The case for ‘Climate Popularism’: A new politics for an age of ecological crisis
Climate resilience and adaptation remain largely neglected in UK politics, a glaring omission our proposal aims to address.
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What if fighting climate change could help tackle the crisis of male loneliness?
What’s now widely called the male loneliness epidemic is, on closer inspection, less about loneliness itself than about having nowhere to take it. Why shouldn’t combating climate change do the job?
Stories on the Edge: On the front lines of climate-driven water scarcity in Morocco
In recent years, Agadir, Morocco, has become a focal point for discussions on climate resilience and adaptation. In a recent episode of The Stories on the Edge podcast, hosts Veronica and Nigel spoke with Zach Oulad, an urban data expert and local official, who discussed the urgent need for community adaptation and innovative policies.
‘Urban Greenlash’: Why is climate action facing opposition across cities?
In areas around the world, growing opposition to climate action signals a new disruptive wave that researchers call an “urban greenlash,” a backlash against climate plans and policies in cities.
Trust is climate infrastructure: What Mauritius teaches us about building truly resilient communities
Communities that trust their institutions are more willing to participate, collaborate, adapt, and recover. Communities that do not trust them remain vulnerable, regardless of how much climate finance is mobilised.
Displaced on the Island of Java: A village sinking into the sea – documentary review
Water, that vital element, is an invasive presence in the documentary Displaced on the Island of Java: A Village Sinking into the Sea.
For 6,000 years humanity controlled water. Climate change is changing the equation
As climate change brings more extreme floods, droughts and heatwaves, a growing number of cities are exploring a different path: adapting to water’s rhythms rather than trying to dominate them.
How do we build social movements in an age of collapse? An interview with activist Tadzio Müller – Cont’d
In a catastrophe, the most important thing is social relations. Anything that builds resilient social relations is a step towards having agency in a catastrophe.
How do we build social movements in an age of collapse? An interview with activist Tadzio Müller
Honestly, it was very difficult to create a climate movement in Germany. We worked for five years with hardly any attention. Then the Paris summit happened, and we exploded.
How an ecosystem restoration community is regenerating water cycles to mitigate forest fires in Portugal
Rewetting and restoring wetlands, building small dams, and restoring streams create landscape-level breaks that disrupt fire spread by retaining water in the land instead of letting it run off. EcoAtivo is putting this approach into practice.
Restoring nature is our only climate solution
Most activities driving climate change rely on technology, so we naturally turn to new technologies for solutions. But what if more technology worsens the problem? This article explains why trees, soil, and biodiversity may be our true lifelines.
How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
The catastrophic flood that killed hundreds of people in Nepal in August shows the ways rising temperatures, thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other regions around the world.
