The new investment model to protect rhinos is governed by Global North-driven financial innovation and misses the complexity of the local political-ecological context.
“What, if anything, has changed in the realm of social policy in response of the overwhelming economic and societal blow of COVID-19?”
If COVID-19 has transformed the world, can it transform our policies as well?
The final part of this blog series addresses globally differentiated climate change impacts in relation to climate finance, losses and damages, the Just Transition and Article 6.
Part 3 addresses whether the Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP) rehabilitated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
In Part 2, Dr Chandni Dwarkasing presents the nucleus of SOAS demands for COP26 outcomes and the importance of Just Transitions.
This blog series presents the key insights of SOAS’s Climate Briefing and looks at how COP26 has addressed the issues and hopes expressed by the academic community.
This research series promotes the local knowledge of marginalised communities in West Africa who are mobilizing against the impacts of climate change.
Developing countries were deeply disappointed that proposals for a ‘Glasgow Facility’ to help them cope with the devastating effects of loss and damage caused by climate change were dropped.
Dr Thomas Tanner gives a debrief of COP26 – its failures, successes and what needs to happen next.
“Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ alternative climate solutions should be taken seriously into consideration.”
Japanese student Haruka reflects on the SOAS Summer School, and looks ahead to her exchange programme at SOAS.
Thomas Tanner and Aditya Bahadur discuss their latest book which explores the creation of resilient cities in the Global South.
Climate refugees fleeing environmental breakdown have been predicted to sweep across the globe in a vast tide within the coming decades. These predictions have been
Intrigued about the MA Anthropology of Food programme? We’ve put together a menu of books to introduce you to the subject.
By changing the way cereals are produced, processed and consumed, it’s possible to harness their benefits to improve diets around the world.
The theme for Earth Day 2020 is ‘climate action’.
How mass movement and action can combat a crisis fuelled by capitalism.
What has the government done since declaring a climate change emergency on 1st May?
The government needs to move faster to prevent a climate crisis.
Think you know all about climate change? Take our quiz to find out just how clued up you really are.
Bamboo has thousand of uses from bamboo furniture to bamboo socks.
The Museum of Brands has recently launched a new exhibition on the topic of sustainable packaging.
Meet the grad who is putting her studies into action
SOAS student Bareera Ahmed has been selected to work on the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition.
Climate change is the foremost challenge, which faces humanity in the 21st century, and it is being prioritised as such by (most!) governments around the world.
