Meg Mills-Novoa
@mills-novoa.bsky.social
Geographer. Climate justice. Director of the Climate Futures Lab. Berkeley Prof. Extreme fruit enthusiast.
4) Despite all the efforts to create international standards like the World Commission on Dams 25 years ago, these standards are rarely invoked in hydropower conflicts.
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
4) Despite all the efforts to create international standards like the World Commission on Dams 25 years ago, these standards are rarely invoked in hydropower conflicts.
3) Hydropower financing is diversifying, making it harder for movements to target funders (especially large bilateral funders like China) and hold them accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
3) Hydropower financing is diversifying, making it harder for movements to target funders (especially large bilateral funders like China) and hold them accountable.
2) Decarbonization is often cited to justify hydropower development and is rarely challenged by opponents.
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
2) Decarbonization is often cited to justify hydropower development and is rarely challenged by opponents.
1) "Low impact" alternatives to large dams, such as run-of-river and small hydropower, have risen in prominence but are being fiercely contested
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
1) "Low impact" alternatives to large dams, such as run-of-river and small hydropower, have risen in prominence but are being fiercely contested
We looked at 265 hydropower conflicts and found a lot of important things for hydropower or energy scholars and anti-dam movements, but here are 4 key takeaways. A 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We looked at 265 hydropower conflicts and found a lot of important things for hydropower or energy scholars and anti-dam movements, but here are 4 key takeaways. A 🧵
Co-authored with brilliant @kimanh.bsky.social + @mmikulewicz.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Co-authored with brilliant @kimanh.bsky.social + @mmikulewicz.bsky.social
9. Resistance can come at a high cost. It can be costly, fracturing and ineffective
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
9. Resistance can come at a high cost. It can be costly, fracturing and ineffective
8. Resistance is having an impact – creating material outcomes
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
8. Resistance is having an impact – creating material outcomes
7. The diverse goals of adaptation reflect the many imagined adaptation futures under climate change
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
7. The diverse goals of adaptation reflect the many imagined adaptation futures under climate change
6. Formal “participation” mechanisms can facilitate or seek to neutralize resistance
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
6. Formal “participation” mechanisms can facilitate or seek to neutralize resistance
5. The state plays a critical, but not uniform role, in shaping adaptation and resistance
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
5. The state plays a critical, but not uniform role, in shaping adaptation and resistance
4. How people resist adaptation is creative and diverse
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
4. How people resist adaptation is creative and diverse
3. Resistance to adaptation initiatives often has little to do with climate change skepticism
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
3. Resistance to adaptation initiatives often has little to do with climate change skepticism
2. It is not an anomaly, resistance spans adaptation project types, sectors, actors and geographies
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
2. It is not an anomaly, resistance spans adaptation project types, sectors, actors and geographies
1. Resistance to adaptation is likely being underreported in the peer-reviewed literature, silencing challenges and limiting our ability to learn and do better
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
1. Resistance to adaptation is likely being underreported in the peer-reviewed literature, silencing challenges and limiting our ability to learn and do better