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@ritodhi.bsky.social
Feminist father, wannabe farmer, itinerant scholar interested in masculinity, political ecology, climate justice, STS, Agrarian Futures in South Asia, Pacific and Latin America
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Opportunity for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct research in Japan for 12-24 months. You'll receive a monthly maintenence stipend, a settling in allowance, a research grant and round trip air fare. Apply by 10 Dec
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026
The scheme provides funding for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct cooperative research in Japan, with leading research groups in Japanese universities and other institutions, under the ...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Opportunity for early career postdoctoral researchers to conduct research in Japan for 12-24 months. You'll receive a monthly maintenence stipend, a settling in allowance, a research grant and round trip air fare. Apply by 10 Dec
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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Carbon offsetting does not work. Not because of implementation details but because there are fundamental issues with the very idea of 'offsetting'. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why | Nature
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed. The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Carbon offsetting does not work. Not because of implementation details but because there are fundamental issues with the very idea of 'offsetting'. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I have been letting the closing of @adaptationfutures.bsky.social simmer in my mind for the last day. What did we learn - what do we know about adaptation and what are the big questions? A brief thread to summarise what jumped out at me. 🧵 1/4
October 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have been letting the closing of @adaptationfutures.bsky.social simmer in my mind for the last day. What did we learn - what do we know about adaptation and what are the big questions? A brief thread to summarise what jumped out at me. 🧵 1/4
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“As Ngāi Tahu we migrated south to Te Waipounamu… We have been adapting all our lives.
I think it’s really inspiring as a young person to think back to our ancestors and how they have succeeded because we are all here today.”
The awesome Thomas Blakie at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
I think it’s really inspiring as a young person to think back to our ancestors and how they have succeeded because we are all here today.”
The awesome Thomas Blakie at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“As Ngāi Tahu we migrated south to Te Waipounamu… We have been adapting all our lives.
I think it’s really inspiring as a young person to think back to our ancestors and how they have succeeded because we are all here today.”
The awesome Thomas Blakie at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
I think it’s really inspiring as a young person to think back to our ancestors and how they have succeeded because we are all here today.”
The awesome Thomas Blakie at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
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Midway through Day 1 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social - thoughts: There are lots of people here doing adaptation work. Climate change is causing so much labour: research, planning etc. But if we don't rethink development, and our guiding mantra of growth, we will fail. And...
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Midway through Day 1 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social - thoughts: There are lots of people here doing adaptation work. Climate change is causing so much labour: research, planning etc. But if we don't rethink development, and our guiding mantra of growth, we will fail. And...
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It was a privilege to share my research at the @adaptationfutures.bsky.social conference on #BeyondAdaptation—#Justice and #Maladaptation.
Key message: Need to examine the power and knowledge underpinning the scalar dimension of maladaptation.
@ritodhi.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social
Key message: Need to examine the power and knowledge underpinning the scalar dimension of maladaptation.
@ritodhi.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It was a privilege to share my research at the @adaptationfutures.bsky.social conference on #BeyondAdaptation—#Justice and #Maladaptation.
Key message: Need to examine the power and knowledge underpinning the scalar dimension of maladaptation.
@ritodhi.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social
Key message: Need to examine the power and knowledge underpinning the scalar dimension of maladaptation.
@ritodhi.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social
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Professor Steve Ratuva opening the panel at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social #AF2025 reminding us of the critical time we are in for adaptation and rollbacks of Indigenous Rights.
October 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Professor Steve Ratuva opening the panel at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social #AF2025 reminding us of the critical time we are in for adaptation and rollbacks of Indigenous Rights.
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“We are trying to collect & safeguard knowledge that is there.
In many countries that knowledge is held by few and the way that it was transferred before is hard to do now. Many of our people are moving away from our villages to cities.”
Sefanaia Nawadra at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
In many countries that knowledge is held by few and the way that it was transferred before is hard to do now. Many of our people are moving away from our villages to cities.”
Sefanaia Nawadra at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 4:13 AM
“We are trying to collect & safeguard knowledge that is there.
In many countries that knowledge is held by few and the way that it was transferred before is hard to do now. Many of our people are moving away from our villages to cities.”
Sefanaia Nawadra at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
In many countries that knowledge is held by few and the way that it was transferred before is hard to do now. Many of our people are moving away from our villages to cities.”
Sefanaia Nawadra at #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
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Excellent opportunity for #transdisciplinary and #interdisciplinary researchers:
EVE project Fall School, to explore cutting-edge perspectives on environmental studies through the lens of Euro-African dialogue.
Deadline is today, August 15th!
www.eve-modules.eu/news/%f0%9f%...
EVE project Fall School, to explore cutting-edge perspectives on environmental studies through the lens of Euro-African dialogue.
Deadline is today, August 15th!
www.eve-modules.eu/news/%f0%9f%...
📢 Application Deadline Extended – Apply by 15 August! | Eve Modules
We are pleased to announce that the application deadline for the 2025 edition of the EVE Fall School has been extended to 15 August 2025. The programme will run fully online from 25 September to 27 No...
www.eve-modules.eu
August 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Excellent opportunity for #transdisciplinary and #interdisciplinary researchers:
EVE project Fall School, to explore cutting-edge perspectives on environmental studies through the lens of Euro-African dialogue.
Deadline is today, August 15th!
www.eve-modules.eu/news/%f0%9f%...
EVE project Fall School, to explore cutting-edge perspectives on environmental studies through the lens of Euro-African dialogue.
Deadline is today, August 15th!
www.eve-modules.eu/news/%f0%9f%...
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📢 Call for Papers!
Urban Politics in the Global South Conference
November 6-7, 2025 (fully virtual!)
This conference showcases research on urban politics in low- and middle-income countries in different world regions.
Deadline for Submissions: Sept. 5
Link: www.globalsouthurbanpolitics.com
Urban Politics in the Global South Conference
November 6-7, 2025 (fully virtual!)
This conference showcases research on urban politics in low- and middle-income countries in different world regions.
Deadline for Submissions: Sept. 5
Link: www.globalsouthurbanpolitics.com
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Urban Politics in the Global South is an annual virtual conference series that brings together the growing community of social scientists conducting research on urban politics in low- and middle-incom...
www.globalsouthurbanpolitics.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📢 Call for Papers!
Urban Politics in the Global South Conference
November 6-7, 2025 (fully virtual!)
This conference showcases research on urban politics in low- and middle-income countries in different world regions.
Deadline for Submissions: Sept. 5
Link: www.globalsouthurbanpolitics.com
Urban Politics in the Global South Conference
November 6-7, 2025 (fully virtual!)
This conference showcases research on urban politics in low- and middle-income countries in different world regions.
Deadline for Submissions: Sept. 5
Link: www.globalsouthurbanpolitics.com
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A looming global water crisis may be under appreciated as climate change takes hold. Today I report on a new study that finds the planet is quickly drying, with mega-regions of water loss now stretching across continents. www.propublica.org/article/wate...
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
July 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A looming global water crisis may be under appreciated as climate change takes hold. Today I report on a new study that finds the planet is quickly drying, with mega-regions of water loss now stretching across continents. www.propublica.org/article/wate...
July 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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'The Military-Fossil Fuel Complex. A world system based on permanent war, and permament ecological crisis.'
#ClimateChange #Energy #Oil #Conflict
Via @graceblakeley.substack.com
#ClimateChange #Energy #Oil #Conflict
Via @graceblakeley.substack.com
The Military-Fossil Fuel Complex
A world system based on permanent war, and permament ecological crisis.
graceblakeley.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
'The Military-Fossil Fuel Complex. A world system based on permanent war, and permament ecological crisis.'
#ClimateChange #Energy #Oil #Conflict
Via @graceblakeley.substack.com
#ClimateChange #Energy #Oil #Conflict
Via @graceblakeley.substack.com
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There are no red states, no blue states, only purple, from Idaho fuchsia to Vermont violet. And in every state there are children, non-citizens, and prisoners who can't vote. In every state where one candidate won, a bunch of people voted for the other candidate. And so forth.
July 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
There are no red states, no blue states, only purple, from Idaho fuchsia to Vermont violet. And in every state there are children, non-citizens, and prisoners who can't vote. In every state where one candidate won, a bunch of people voted for the other candidate. And so forth.
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Israel continues to Starve, Target Gaza Civilians in ongoing Genocide
Israel continues to Starve, Target Gaza Civilians in ongoing Genocide
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The fascist government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage war on Gaza civilians, in the longest and most intense violation of the Geneva Conventions, the Rome Statute and other elements of International Humanitarian Law in this century. The United Nations Human Rights office in the Occupied Palestinian territories […]
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July 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Israel continues to Starve, Target Gaza Civilians in ongoing Genocide
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If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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In Madrid, eight striking artworks depict the pain of the countless mothers in Gaza losing their children to senseless violence.
Spanish artists reimagine Picasso's Guernica against the genocide in Gaza
In Madrid, eight striking artworks depict the pain of the countless mothers in Gaza losing their children to senseless violence.
globalvoices.org
June 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In Madrid, eight striking artworks depict the pain of the countless mothers in Gaza losing their children to senseless violence.
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This is sadly very relevant and we need to talk about it more in relation to how wars and climate change are related
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
This is sadly very relevant and we need to talk about it more in relation to how wars and climate change are related
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This is the New Zealand Luxon and co are giving us. While the Govt celebrates a reduction in emergency housing the people they have turfed out of emergency housing and/or refused to house have nowhere to go. This is the back on track they are celebrating. #NZpol
A coalition of callous bastards.
A coalition of callous bastards.
‘Heartbreaking’: Pensioners, children sleeping rough in Christchurch’s red zone
With more people weathering the South Island winter in cars and tents, support organisations said homelessness in Christchurch is “so sad”.
www.stuff.co.nz
June 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is the New Zealand Luxon and co are giving us. While the Govt celebrates a reduction in emergency housing the people they have turfed out of emergency housing and/or refused to house have nowhere to go. This is the back on track they are celebrating. #NZpol
A coalition of callous bastards.
A coalition of callous bastards.
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Elephants don’t belong in zoos. It's time the UK banned their captivity for good. No more breeding, no more importation, no more excuses 🐘
Please sign & share 👇
www.change.org/p/uk-...
Please sign & share 👇
www.change.org/p/uk-...
Sign the Petition
UK Government: End Elephant Captivity
www.change.org
May 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Elephants don’t belong in zoos. It's time the UK banned their captivity for good. No more breeding, no more importation, no more excuses 🐘
Please sign & share 👇
www.change.org/p/uk-...
Please sign & share 👇
www.change.org/p/uk-...
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The Hindu Right has dispossessed India’s Muslims of meaningful political participation and fair representation in parliament and state assemblies, while radically altering electoral politics to cast #Muslims as a political liability, writes Harsh Mander
The political erasure of Indian Muslims
INDIA IS HOME to 200 million Muslim people. More Muslims live here than in any other country in the world barring Indonesia and Pakistan. Yet in 2023, the
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June 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Hindu Right has dispossessed India’s Muslims of meaningful political participation and fair representation in parliament and state assemblies, while radically altering electoral politics to cast #Muslims as a political liability, writes Harsh Mander
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Microsoft - one of the highest emitters in big tech, missing its climate targets entirely
JPMorgan chase - the world's biggest funder of fossil fuel projects
Musk - techno-fascist climate delayer and denier who supports new oil and gas extraction and burns community-choking methane for a chatbot
JPMorgan chase - the world's biggest funder of fossil fuel projects
Musk - techno-fascist climate delayer and denier who supports new oil and gas extraction and burns community-choking methane for a chatbot
I do not understand how credits from complex forms of CO2 removal like enhanced rock weathering are priced (averages at $352 per tonne of CO2 here) when scientists are still in the process of figuring out MRV. No idea about actual sequestration but let's price and trade it
www.ft.com/content/ffc2...
www.ft.com/content/ffc2...
Investors pile into rocks to absorb carbon emissions
‘Enhanced weathering’ draws backers including Microsoft, Musk and JPMorgan
www.ft.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Microsoft - one of the highest emitters in big tech, missing its climate targets entirely
JPMorgan chase - the world's biggest funder of fossil fuel projects
Musk - techno-fascist climate delayer and denier who supports new oil and gas extraction and burns community-choking methane for a chatbot
JPMorgan chase - the world's biggest funder of fossil fuel projects
Musk - techno-fascist climate delayer and denier who supports new oil and gas extraction and burns community-choking methane for a chatbot
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The military emissions gap -1st piece in our new series by @damiengayle.bsky.social
Exclusive: Nato rearmament could increase greenhouse gas emissions by 200m tonnes a year. Latest global arms race looks set to worsen the climate crisis causing even more conflict
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: Nato rearmament could increase greenhouse gas emissions by 200m tonnes a year. Latest global arms race looks set to worsen the climate crisis causing even more conflict
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year, study finds
Exclusive: researchers say defence spending boosts across world will worsen climate crisis which in turn will cause more conflict
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The military emissions gap -1st piece in our new series by @damiengayle.bsky.social
Exclusive: Nato rearmament could increase greenhouse gas emissions by 200m tonnes a year. Latest global arms race looks set to worsen the climate crisis causing even more conflict
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: Nato rearmament could increase greenhouse gas emissions by 200m tonnes a year. Latest global arms race looks set to worsen the climate crisis causing even more conflict
www.theguardian.com/environment/...