Over the past 10yrs, authoritarian tendencies have intensified in #India, with democratic institutions undermined and dissent silenced.
So, what does the future hold for Indian democracy?
Read the blog by @lylamehta.bsky.social and Salonie Muralidhara Hiriyur 👇
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New: Compounding Barriers to Environmental Justice. It has long been argued (and clearly demonstrated) that institutionalised racism is a key barrier to EJ. We illustrate 4 distinct, interrelated ways this is manifest: general, political, legal, and cultural. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Should and can water be governed as a global commons? Join this seminar, which promises to be an insightful and engaging session: "Do we need a Global Commission on the Economics of Water to tell us how to value water?"
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New publication, please share
The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS)
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Looking for a new postdoc position in climate?
Help us build a reanalysis-based storyline approach to consider how individual extreme events and their impacts are altered in different climates.
Based in Edinburgh as part of collaborative project:
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Critical adaptation scholars, practitioners and policymakers, this is the event for you. Deadline for the Accountable adaptation symposium is 26 March. www.accountableadaptation.org/events/accou...
Happy that we made it to the Charles Wright Museum of African American History in #Detroit while at the #AAG. V moving & shocking experience explaining why so much is still wrong + legacies of injustice but also the power of fearless struggle.
Hello #AAG2025!
Environment & Planning E @natureandspace.bsky.social is having two exciting events on Thursday (see below). The annual lecture by Jamal Wright followed by a Reception. Join us! @geographers.bsky.social
📢 Exciting Opportunity! The University of Manchester is hiring a Lecturer (Assistant Professor – permanent position) in Environmental Politics! 🌍 Join a dynamic research community for exploring key environmental governance challenges. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Op-ed #WorldWaterDay2025. Follow Keynes’ advice from 1941- wealth tax on the super-rich can help fund social spending & defense. There’s no need for shameful cuts that will increase vulnerabilities for the most marginalised people. #USAID #water #Sanitation ipsnews.net/2025/03/aid-cuts-w...
The erosion of democracy in India is not happening in isolation - it reflects broader global trends of rising authoritarianism.
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This paper examines how environmental justice (EJ) activists and scholars experience and think about the barriers to beneficial change. It reports findings from an international study that used Q m...
This think-piece makes a case for addressing the colonial roots of sustainability. It examines how enduring colonial mechanisms and biases have led to certain forms of value and valuing, problematic v...
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We seek a postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) for a 33-month position to work on the UK NERC-funded pushing the frontiers grant “Attributable impacts from extreme weather events”.
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This Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners and policymakers working on defining and measuring the success of adaptation policies and interventions to explore the underlying politics of ...
The principle of leaving no one behind is central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The progress toward achieving SDG 6, which aims to ensure universal access to water, sanitation, and h...
