Shibaji Bose
shibbose.bsky.social
Shibaji Bose
@shibbose.bsky.social
Independent Consultant. Works with TAPESTRY-Belmont Forum;PASTRES; ANTICIPATE;Brown Gold;Health Systems Global;IDS Sussex;NMBU; STEPS Centre, IWMI.

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Giving a shit about genocide on #WorldToiletDay

IDS research fellow @lylamehta.bsky.social & Alan Nicol (IWMI) write today for @newhumanitarian.bsky.social on how genocidal wars in Gaza and Darfur leave people without even basic forms of sanitation 👇

https://thenewhumanitarian.pulse.ly/jajfkcbtd8
Giving a shit about genocide on World Toilet Day
Genocidal wars not only force people to move away from homes, schools, and places of work, but away from even the most basic forms of sanitation.
thenewhumanitarian.pulse.ly
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Please join @justwaterfutures.bsky.social for a discussion on: Do we need the Global Commission on the Economics of Water to Value Water? November 21, 2025, 14:00-15:00 CEST. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/do-we-need...
#Water #Justice
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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"Environmental destruction, rising inequalities, fears of massive unemployment from accelerated automation, and growing dissatisfaction with work centred lives (...) invite to rethink the meaning, purpose, volume, content, and distribution of work"

✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1364
Rethinking work for sustainability and justice
By Erik Gomez-Baggethun Work time reduction is one of the central policy proposals brought forward by ecological economists and degrowth scholars to reduce environmental pressure and unemployment a…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Amazing day at the #Triennale di #Milano at the event “The Space of Inequality” where I spoke at the session on socio-environmental & climate inequalities. An impressive exhibition on #Inequalities with exhibits on cities, borders, citizenship microbes etc. A great way to spend #WorldUrbanDay
October 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Was great to do this with @shibbose.bsky.social & Quest Alliance on how climate uncertainties should not just drive anxiety but also be an opportunity for youth & others to push for climate action & reimagine more just & sustainable futures #ClimateChange #Youth

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PlI...
Facing the Storm : Future vs Climate Change | Quest for Better Futures | Ep 3
YouTube video by QUEST Alliance
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July 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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On #WorldOceanDay, new co-authored paper that calls for rethinking development in coastal spaces, away from extractive models toward approaches that respect local knowledge, ecological interdependence, & justice.

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
June 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I hope short-sighted property developers & urban planners in coastal cities like Bombay pay attention to this
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’,
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C
#ClimateEmergency
May 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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On this #BiodiversityDay, let’s remember:

Fundamental shifts in how people view and interact with the natural world are urgently needed to halt and reverse #biodiversity loss. 🌍

- @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment

Transformative change is necessary and possible! 🧪
May 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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This #BiodiversityDay happy to share a recent publication led by Nobu Ohte where our inter- & transdisciplinary research validated local pastoralists' knowledges re the synergies between swimming camels & local mangrove ecosystems & + biodiversity outcomes.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Validation of Traditional Pastoralist Practices Based on Ecological Observations of a Camel Herding Community and Coastal Mangrove Forests of Kutch, Gujarat, India
Coastal mangroves are traditionally used by local pastoralist camel herders for livelihood activitiesLong-term monitoring of mangroves by remote sensing showed that their use had no negative long-ter...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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OnlineFirst - "Digital hives, nonhuman work and the real subsumption of nature: Fixing pollination in capitalist agriculture" by Richie Nimmo:

#PrecisionAgriculture #SmartHives #SocioEcologicalCrisis #CapitalistNatures #NonhumanLabour

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
April 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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New publication, please share
The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS)
link.springer.com/10.1057/s412...

@ids.ac.uk @eadi.bsky.social
The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS) - The European Journal of Development Research
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...
link.springer.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Western values hold that nature should either be kept 'pristine' or extracted for profit. But don't these concepts often clash with values held by many people who live in the majority world?

My colleague Lyla Mehta outlines ways to challenge colonial biases in sustainability initiatives ⬇️
April 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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OnlineFirst - "Tribal sovereignty in land use decision making: Evaluating cultural resource law in California" by Jeremy Sorgen, Peter Nelson, Seth LaRosa, Van Butsic, Shasta Gaughen, Anna Mae Starkey, Melanie McCavour, Robert Geary, and Jennifer Sowerwine:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Tribal sovereignty in land use decision making: Evaluating cultural resource law in California - Jeremy Sorgen, Peter Nelson, Seth LaRosa, Van Butsic, Shasta Gaughen, Anna Mae Starkey, Melanie McCavou...
Upholding Tribal sovereignty in land use decision making is an ongoing challenge, in part because Tribal sacred sites, cultural heritage sites, and other cultur...
journals.sagepub.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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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
March 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Reminder - join us today for @natureandspace.bsky.social Plenary Lecture & Reception. Come early for the reception if you want free drinks & food. #AAG2025
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
March 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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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...
How Aid Cuts Will Shatter Global Water and Sanitation Progress
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...
ipsnews.net
March 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Some justice at last. Yesterday’s arrest of former #Philippines president #Duterte and his departure for The Hague mark a victory for victims and their families – and an encouraging moment for international justice generally. Read @astroehlein in @hrw’s Daily Brief: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
A Historic Step toward Justice: Daily Brief
Yesterday’s arrest of former Philippine president Duterte and his departure for The Hague mark a victory for victims and their families – and an encouraging moment for international justice generally....
www.hrw.org
March 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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For the 9th year running @ids.ac.uk (together with @sussex.ac.uk) has been ranked 1st in the world for #DevelopmentStudies.

Proud to be part of such an amazing community of talented and committed researchers & students!
IDS, in partnership with @sussex.ac.uk is no.1 in the world for Development Studies for the 9th year running!

It reflects the strength of the teaching, research and our talented students from across the globe.

Why not join them and come study with us!

Read more: www.ids.ac.uk/news/ids-and...
March 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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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 👇

www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/dev...
Development as domination: inequality and authoritarianism in India - Institute of Development Studies
The erosion of democracy in India is not happening in isolation - it reflects broader global trends of rising authoritarianism.
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March 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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"Studying the production, management, disposal, & reuse of wastes tells us not only about wastes themselves, but also abt the political, social, & economic contexts in which they are embedded"
@hervecorvellec.bsky.social et al, Waste as a Critique.
1https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198907077.001.0001.
Waste as a Critique
Abstract. This volume shows how waste in its manifold variety provides an innovative starting point for interrogating twenty-first-century society. Waste i
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February 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Every now and then, I hear Saleem's voice in my head. We need to push on, we cannot give up. Everybody needs to be at the table to solve the climate crisis. Missing him today as always. www.devex.com/news/saleemu...
Saleemul Huq’s legacy: Ensuring climate-vulnerable nations are heard
Saleemul Huq championed the cause of loss and damage and focused on bringing the experiences and knowledge of climate-affected countries to the decision-making table.
www.devex.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Delighted to be part of this @ids.ac.uk
archive bulletin on 'Environmental Change, Development Challenges Revisited'. 35 years of scholarship highlighting how questions on environment (& climate) are central to IDS & development studies more generally.
bulletin.ids.ac.uk/index.php/id...
IDS Bulletin
The IDS Bulletin is an open access, peer-reviewed journal exploring emerging international development topics.
bulletin.ids.ac.uk
February 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Should Artificial Intelligence be used in development and humanitarian work?

IDS researcher @phatcontroller.bsky.social urges politicians and practitioners to defer using potentially harmful AI technologies until work establishing responsible #AI is complete 👇

www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/ten...
Ten reasons not to use AI for development and ten routes to more responsible use - Institute of Development Studies
The UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer says we should be mainlining AI directly into every part of government and the economy. The Foreign Secretary says he is planning to bring ‘AI into the heart of our ...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Many aspects of life are marked by turbulence and volatility, but there are many strategies to respond to the uncertainties we face - as @ianscoones.bsky.social explains in this episode of the @idsglobaldev.bsky.social podcast.
www.ids.ac.uk/news/podcast...
Podcast: Navigating uncertainty - radical rethinking for a turbulent World - Institute of Development Studies
Uncertainties are everywhere. Whether it’s climate change, financial volatility, pandemic outbreaks or new technologies, we don’t know what the future will hold. For many contemporary challenges, navi...
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January 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM