Alejandra Colom
@alecolom.bsky.social
Applied anthropologist working in equitable conservation, adaptation to climate change and community resource management. UVG, UMD, KUL. Fulbright, CALI, SfAA.
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Insurance has a unique role to play in addressing climate-related risks, yet fires & floods are making the costs fall on communities, families, and small businesses.
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
Catastrophe bond sales are having a major moment
CAT bonds refer to a type of financial instrument designed to raise money for insurers in the event of a natural disaster.
www.cnbc.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Insurance has a unique role to play in addressing climate-related risks, yet fires & floods are making the costs fall on communities, families, and small businesses.
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
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Felt #earthquake: 5.6 #quake 25 km southeast of Jutiapa, Departamento de Jutiapa, Guatemala, 39 minutes ago - 117 reports so far.
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Felt earthquake: 5.6 quake 25 km southeast of Jutiapa, Departamento de Jutiapa, Guatemala, 39 minutes ago
Detail infos, updates and user reports for this event
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July 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Felt #earthquake: 5.6 #quake 25 km southeast of Jutiapa, Departamento de Jutiapa, Guatemala, 39 minutes ago - 117 reports so far.
Did you feel it? Send a report!
Did you feel it? Send a report!
As someone who talks and thinks sustainability on a daily basis, I find the anthropological perspective very relevant, as always 💚
New entry, new entry, new entry! 📣 📣 📣
SUSTAINABILITY 🌱 🌱 🌱
written by Alice Rudge 📝 📝 📝
"Sustainability is one of the key terms of the contemporary moment" - and thus there's so much to learn about this term! Read the full entry (as always, OA) here: anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/sustai...
SUSTAINABILITY 🌱 🌱 🌱
written by Alice Rudge 📝 📝 📝
"Sustainability is one of the key terms of the contemporary moment" - and thus there's so much to learn about this term! Read the full entry (as always, OA) here: anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/sustai...
Sustainability
The term ‘sustainability’, as used in policy and common contemporary parlance, has a very European heritage, but its meanings and implications defy easy definition. While perhaps most famously the…
anthroencyclopedia.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
As someone who talks and thinks sustainability on a daily basis, I find the anthropological perspective very relevant, as always 💚
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#time depends not just on the position of the observer but also on the observer's categories of thought, and their society and #culture. So how to study it #ethnographically? Find out here: www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/time
Time
Time, from an anthropological perspective, is culturally specific and inseparable from our understanding of the world and our place in it. Anthropology charts how and to what extent time is culturally...
www.anthroencyclopedia.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#time depends not just on the position of the observer but also on the observer's categories of thought, and their society and #culture. So how to study it #ethnographically? Find out here: www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/time
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Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of compassion, courage, and a continuing call to protect our common home and all who share it with us.
In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵
In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵
Live updates: Pope Francis dies at 88
Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered to poor people with a message of mercy, has died. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal and indiffer...
apnews.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of compassion, courage, and a continuing call to protect our common home and all who share it with us.
In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵
In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵
Very honored to join the board of @appliedanthro.bsky.social and support our mission.
March 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Very honored to join the board of @appliedanthro.bsky.social and support our mission.
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Extreme storms continue to sweep across the US South today, as damages and deaths from last night's severe weather is just now being assessed.
How is climate change affecting tornadoes? It's hard to detect a robust signal in such small, short events, but there's evidence that ... [see next post]
How is climate change affecting tornadoes? It's hard to detect a robust signal in such small, short events, but there's evidence that ... [see next post]
Live Updates: At least 19 dead as severe storms rip through South and Midwest
At least 13 dead as severe storms rip through South and Midwest
www.nbcnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Extreme storms continue to sweep across the US South today, as damages and deaths from last night's severe weather is just now being assessed.
How is climate change affecting tornadoes? It's hard to detect a robust signal in such small, short events, but there's evidence that ... [see next post]
How is climate change affecting tornadoes? It's hard to detect a robust signal in such small, short events, but there's evidence that ... [see next post]
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Deadline is soon. Please apply.
LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics
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@lsehumanrights.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics
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@lsehumanrights.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics
LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics,
,
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: black;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive unive...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Deadline is soon. Please apply.
LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics
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@lsehumanrights.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics
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We're excited to launch our page for One Conservancy Science at @nature.org! Follow us to see how our team is tackling the world's toughest environmental challenges. From restoring habitats to promoting sustainability, we're blending science with traditional knowledge for a thriving planet.
January 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We're excited to launch our page for One Conservancy Science at @nature.org! Follow us to see how our team is tackling the world's toughest environmental challenges. From restoring habitats to promoting sustainability, we're blending science with traditional knowledge for a thriving planet.
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Research shows forest canopy coverage of 50%+ decreases temperatures by 5.3°C compared to uncovered areas. Microclimate buffering through forest ecosystems could be key to combating rising global temperatures, read more here ⬇️
#climateaction #ecosystemrestoration
#climateaction #ecosystemrestoration
Earth restoration in your back yard: Can we really combat climate change by microclimate buffering? - Ecosystem Restoration Communities
What are our biggest issues with climate change? We have all heard the continuous onslaught of devastating news that world average surface temperatures have almost surpassed the point of no return acc...
www.ecosystemrestorationcommunities.org
February 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Research shows forest canopy coverage of 50%+ decreases temperatures by 5.3°C compared to uncovered areas. Microclimate buffering through forest ecosystems could be key to combating rising global temperatures, read more here ⬇️
#climateaction #ecosystemrestoration
#climateaction #ecosystemrestoration
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This state is home to 6 million acres of peatlands, more than any other state in the contiguous U.S. Can you guess which state? 🤔
Find out here – and check out TNC's new report that highlights the role of protecting and restoring peatlands as a natural climate solution: nature.ly/4i4oH9W
Find out here – and check out TNC's new report that highlights the role of protecting and restoring peatlands as a natural climate solution: nature.ly/4i4oH9W
February 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This state is home to 6 million acres of peatlands, more than any other state in the contiguous U.S. Can you guess which state? 🤔
Find out here – and check out TNC's new report that highlights the role of protecting and restoring peatlands as a natural climate solution: nature.ly/4i4oH9W
Find out here – and check out TNC's new report that highlights the role of protecting and restoring peatlands as a natural climate solution: nature.ly/4i4oH9W
I don’t miss the movie world but I do miss these two, who said yes to end-of-the-world, tiny budget mini documentaries of brave women in distant places. Happy encounter yesterday :)
February 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I don’t miss the movie world but I do miss these two, who said yes to end-of-the-world, tiny budget mini documentaries of brave women in distant places. Happy encounter yesterday :)
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José Ubico, exdiputado, “amigo y aliado” de Giammattei, que se vendía como defensor de la seguridad, ha sido condenado de nuevo por narcotráfico en EE.UU., esta vez a 18 años. Una nota de Rodrigo Estrada. epinvestiga.com/actualidad/c...
Condenan a exdiputado José Ubico a 18 años de prisión
El exlegislador ya había sido condenado por delitos relacionados al narcotráfico, y al igual que la primera vez, se declaró culpable de conspirar para trasegar droga a Estados Unidos.
epinvestiga.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
José Ubico, exdiputado, “amigo y aliado” de Giammattei, que se vendía como defensor de la seguridad, ha sido condenado de nuevo por narcotráfico en EE.UU., esta vez a 18 años. Una nota de Rodrigo Estrada. epinvestiga.com/actualidad/c...
Is paper reading at a scientific conference a type of performing art and does anyone enjoy it apart from the reader?
February 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Is paper reading at a scientific conference a type of performing art and does anyone enjoy it apart from the reader?
I love (as in “I love to cringe at the absence of self reflection among those who claim to know who we (the other) are better than we do ourselves”) to attend lectures and hear papers that “decolonize” by academically recolonizing.
February 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I love (as in “I love to cringe at the absence of self reflection among those who claim to know who we (the other) are better than we do ourselves”) to attend lectures and hear papers that “decolonize” by academically recolonizing.
Took advantage of my day off to see the beautiful exhibit by survivors of the Panabaj survivors in Santiago Atitlán. Just today and tomorrow at CCE in Antigua Gua.
February 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Took advantage of my day off to see the beautiful exhibit by survivors of the Panabaj survivors in Santiago Atitlán. Just today and tomorrow at CCE in Antigua Gua.
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Part two of @elfaroenglish.bsky.social’s new photojournalism curation, “Disappeared in El Salvador” 👇
📸On New Year’s Day 2022, Carlos disappeared on his way to a park on the border between 18th Street and the Mara Salvatrucha-13. In a country where information on missing persons is precarious, his father Ricardo spent weeks scouring the dark alone hoping to find him. elfaro.net/en/202502/ef...
A Father Scours the Gang-Controlled Night
<p>On New Year’s Day 2022, Carlos disappeared on his way to a park on the border between 18th Street and the Mara Salvatrucha-13. In a country where information on missing persons is precarious, Ricar...
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February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Part two of @elfaroenglish.bsky.social’s new photojournalism curation, “Disappeared in El Salvador” 👇
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‘Even the sound of the water has changed’: can Bogotá bring its wetlands back from the brink? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Even the sound of the water has changed’: can Bogotá bring its wetlands back from the brink?
The marshes in Colombia’s capital are sacred to Indigenous peoples, provide vital wildlife habitats and could help the city adapt to climate change. But after centuries of development they are close t...
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
‘Even the sound of the water has changed’: can Bogotá bring its wetlands back from the brink? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Feb 13, 2018. I’m in DC moving between meetings when I see @stephencolbert.bsky.social riding a segway. A few miracles happened: I thought something smart to yell and attract his attention. I did not lose my voice. Stephen responded, turned back, took a selfie. My most fruitful 5 minutes in DC.
February 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Feb 13, 2018. I’m in DC moving between meetings when I see @stephencolbert.bsky.social riding a segway. A few miracles happened: I thought something smart to yell and attract his attention. I did not lose my voice. Stephen responded, turned back, took a selfie. My most fruitful 5 minutes in DC.
Sample of my balcony garden. Red harvest. Cosecha roja del balcón.
February 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Sample of my balcony garden. Red harvest. Cosecha roja del balcón.
Went shopping this morning and, for the first time ever, I stopped to think global politics in front of the egg section. BTW, US$1.00 = Q7.80 do the math.
February 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Went shopping this morning and, for the first time ever, I stopped to think global politics in front of the egg section. BTW, US$1.00 = Q7.80 do the math.
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Taliban minister ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after speech in support of girls’ education. Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for girls.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Taliban minister ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after speech in support of girls’ education
Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for girls
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Taliban minister ‘forced to flee Afghanistan’ after speech in support of girls’ education. Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, left for UAE after criticising ban on secondary school and higher education for girls.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Yes, bird flu could become airborne, human-to-human. As my collaborator Seema Lakdawala points out, we're doing the experiment now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...
Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne? (Gift Article)
Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Yes, bird flu could become airborne, human-to-human. As my collaborator Seema Lakdawala points out, we're doing the experiment now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/s...