climate change social impacts sustainabilty innovation
Willkommen bei NISANSA –
ein BMBF-Verbundprojekt der Philipps-Universität Marburg und der Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen.
Wir ergänzen die Klimawandelforschung um regional- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven und nehmen dabei den Globalen Süden in den Blick.
Die Frage adäquater sozialer Reaktionen auf Klimawandelfolgen ist eine der zentralen Herausforderungen für die Zukunft.
Das Verbundprojekt NISANSA ergänzt die Klimawandelforschung um regional- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven und nimmt dabei den Globalen Süden in den Blick.
Das Projekt untersucht, mit welchen Klimawandelfolgen die Gesellschaften des Globalen Südens (südliches Afrika und nördliches Südamerika) konfrontiert sind, welche Potenziale, darauf zu reagieren, bestehen und welche Auswirkungen dies für den globalen Norden, Europa und Deutschland hat.
Forschungsinteresse
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Mit welchen Klimawandelfolgen sind die Länder des globalen Südens konfrontiert?
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Wie thematisieren sie den Klimawandel und seine Folgen?
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Welche sozialen Konsequenzen resultieren für diese Regionen und welche Möglichkeiten und Potentiale existieren darauf zu reagieren?
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Mit welchen Praktiken, Programmen und institutionellen Strukturen wird den Klimawandelfolgen begegnet?
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Welche Praktiken nachhaltigen Handelns entstehen dabei (Nachhaltigkeitsinnovation)?
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Und was sind die Folgen für den globalen Norden, Europa und Deutschland?
Diese Fragen untersucht das Verbundprojekt zwischen der UMR und der JLU in transregionaler und vergleichender Perspektive ausgehend vom südlichen Afrika und dem nördlichen Südamerika. Ziel ist es, fundiertes Wissen über die sozialen Konsequenzen der Klimawandelfolgen in diesen Regionen zu generieren.
Das Projekt will damit die aktuelle Klimaforschung systematisch um regional- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven ergänzen: die Klimaforschung ist vornehmlich durch naturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven und statistische Klimamodelle geprägt. Bei Klimawandel handelt es sich aber nicht nur um klimatologischen und ökologischen Wandel, vielmehr impliziert er politische und kulturelle Antworten und gesellschaftliche Transformationen.
In insgesamt sieben Teilprojekten (SP) geht das interdisziplinäre Verbundprojekt zwischen der Philipps-Universität Marburg und der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen seit Juli 2021 diesen Fragen in Ländern des südlichen Afrikas (Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mosambik, Namibia, Südafrika) und des nördlichen Südamerikas (Brasilien, Ecuador, Kolumbien, Venezuela) nach.
Aktuelles
Publication
März 2022
Policy Advice Strategies for Climate Change Adaption in International Cooperation with Malawi and Namibia
Sara Lüttich & Matthias Rompel
Teilprojekt 7
SASSCAL
21. April 2022, Windhoek Namibia
SASSCAL to celebrate 10 years of excellence in climate change research
1. NISANSA Symposium
21. April 2022
Das 1. NISANSA-Symposium findet am 11.07.2022 in der Philipps-Universität Marburg statt. Weiter Informationen folgen in Kürze.
📌CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Simposio Internacional sobre "La Amazonía en Transición: Entre Extractivismo, Conservación y Cambio Climático"
🤝 La Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE) y la Justus-Liebig Universität (JLU) de Alemania invitan a la comunidad académica, representantes del sector público y privado, asi como a representantes de la sociedad civil a participar en el Simposio Internacional "La Amazonía en Transición: Entre Extractivismo, Conservación y Cambio Climático".
💬 Este Simposio busca crear un espacio de diálogo sobre el nexo que existe entre los impactos sociales del cambio climático, el extractivismo de recursos naturales (no) renovables y una transición hacia un futuro post-petrolero.
🌳 El Simposio tendrá lugar en el Museo MACCO en Puerto Francisco de Orellana, del 19 al 21 de Enero de 2024 de manera presencial. En paneles de discusión cada panelista tendrá un tiempo de hasta 10 minutos para presentar. En las mesas redondas no habrá presentaciones si no una discusión más dinámica entre diferente actores y perspectivas.
📆 La fecha límite para el envío de ponencias (resúmenes y perfiles de autor) es el 15 de octubre 2023. Para enviar su postulación, haga clic en el siguiente enlace: https://forms.gle/g24vF7Xn54vDjLZe8
📌CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Simposio Internacional sobre "La Amazonía en Transición: Entre Extractivismo, Conservación y Cambio Climático"
🤝 La Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE) y la Justus-Liebig Universität (JLU) de Alemania invitan a la comunidad académica, representantes del sector público y privado, asi como a representantes de la sociedad civil a participar en el Simposio Internacional "La Amazonía en Transición: Entre Extractivismo, Conservación y Cambio Climático".
💬 Este Simposio busca crear un espacio de diálogo sobre el nexo que existe entre los impactos sociales del cambio climático, el extractivismo de recursos naturales (no) renovables y una transición hacia un futuro post-petrolero.
🌳 El Simposio tendrá lugar en el Museo MACCO en Puerto Francisco de Orellana, del 19 al 21 de Enero de 2024 de manera presencial. En paneles de discusión cada panelista tendrá un tiempo de hasta 10 minutos para presentar. En las mesas redondas no habrá presentaciones si no una discusión más dinámica entre diferente actores y perspectivas.
📆 La fecha límite para el envío de ponencias (resúmenes y perfiles de autor) es el 15 de octubre 2023. Para enviar su postulación, haga clic en el siguiente enlace: https://forms.gle/g24vF7Xn54vDjLZe8
The restoration of the high tropical mountains requires long-term actions, which can be achieved by working together with the local inhabitants.
The local knowledge acquired by those who get up every day to milk their cows, to cut wood for the stove to make a coffee and go out to farm, walking through the mist of the páramo and the high Andean forest, are part of the answer to questions we ask ourselves about how to ensure the recovery of water and soil in times when they are increasingly degraded.
This is why in Subproject 1 we want to know the local vision on the restoration of these strategic socio-ecosystems for water regulation and cultural wealth, among others. What is a successful process for local stakeholders? how do they do that? how should we rethink it?
The restoration of the high tropical mountains requires long-term actions, which can be achieved by working together with the local inhabitants.
The local knowledge acquired by those who get up every day to milk their cows, to cut wood for the stove to make a coffee and go out to farm, walking through the mist of the páramo and the high Andean forest, are part of the answer to questions we ask ourselves about how to ensure the recovery of water and soil in times when they are increasingly degraded.
This is why in Subproject 1 we want to know the local vision on the restoration of these strategic socio-ecosystems for water regulation and cultural wealth, among others. What is a successful process for local stakeholders? how do they do that? how should we rethink it?
That`s it from Subproject 3 for now!
We’ve taken you with us for a month to make sure you get to know a little bit more about what we`re doing and what we`re working on. In about half a year we will meet again - then we will be happy to share some results of our research.
For now, we are off to another phase of field research - this time to the Amazon in Brazil (slide 1 & 3). This is where the COP (World Climate Summit) will take place in 2025, and the topic of climate change will be hotly debated. We are excited to see how this will play out on site.
But for now, goodbye and thank you for coming along!
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #colombia #brazil #mozambique #sciencecommunication #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
That`s it from Subproject 3 for now!
We’ve taken you with us for a month to make sure you get to know a little bit more about what we`re doing and what we`re working on. In about half a year we will meet again - then we will be happy to share some results of our research.
For now, we are off to another phase of field research - this time to the Amazon in Brazil (slide 1 & 3). This is where the COP (World Climate Summit) will take place in 2025, and the topic of climate change will be hotly debated. We are excited to see how this will play out on site.
But for now, goodbye and thank you for coming along!
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #colombia #brazil #mozambique #sciencecommunication #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
Promoting a research project on sustainability in social media - sounds like a banal joke?
It is not without reason that we ask ourselves to what extent we can advocate the use of social media for our representation. Streaming and online advertising in particular are not very environmentally friendly: an individual’s use of social media generates 1.05 gCO2 per minute only on Instagram, which contributes to 60kgCO2e per year by all platforms. The latter is equivalent to the amount we generate when travelling 535 km between London and Edinburgh in a small car (Greenspector).
But we can`t do without social media altogether when it comes to marketing these days. Most people have long since integrated the regular use of social media into their everyday lives. And depending on their age, target group and habits, they can be reached differently on the channels. So, we assume it is also justifiable in this everyday life of paradoxical ambivalences in science to resort to a limited use of social media for our project in order to draw added value from it.
Do you consider sustainable influencing a catalyst of change or does the concept seem hypocritical to you?
Source: Greenspector
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #colombia #brazil #mozambique #sciencecommunication #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
Promoting a research project on sustainability in social media - sounds like a banal joke?
It is not without reason that we ask ourselves to what extent we can advocate the use of social media for our representation. Streaming and online advertising in particular are not very environmentally friendly: an individual’s use of social media generates 1.05 gCO2 per minute only on Instagram, which contributes to 60kgCO2e per year by all platforms. The latter is equivalent to the amount we generate when travelling 535 km between London and Edinburgh in a small car (Greenspector).
But we can`t do without social media altogether when it comes to marketing these days. Most people have long since integrated the regular use of social media into their everyday lives. And depending on their age, target group and habits, they can be reached differently on the channels. So, we assume it is also justifiable in this everyday life of paradoxical ambivalences in science to resort to a limited use of social media for our project in order to draw added value from it.
Do you consider sustainable influencing a catalyst of change or does the concept seem hypocritical to you?
Source: Greenspector
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #colombia #brazil #mozambique #sciencecommunication #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
After all the colorful pictures, let`s now take a look beyond the dazzling backdrops of research.
It is true: field research is more than enriching and teaching inspires – but still, the daily work consists largely of administration and filling out documents. Our forum in Colombia has resulted in three months of accounting. For more than a year and after countless signatures, applications, copies, and translations, we are still waiting for the research permit for Brazil. And every business trip entails weeks of fighting with the university administration to get promised funds reimbursed. As enriching as a job in science can be in principle - in everyday life it is often rather, what David Graeber called "𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀" (slide 2).
And this under 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, meaning extremely insecure working conditions (slides 1, 3, 4). More than 90% of the scientific staff at German universities are only temporarily employed; 26% of the contracts even run for less than a year. Unions organise protest against this - but so far with little success (slide 3).
Read more:
#IchBinHanna
https://www.zdf.de/show/mai-think-x-die-show/ich-bin-hanna-106.html
https://mittelbau.net/information-in-english-2/
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #bullshitjobs #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
After all the colorful pictures, let`s now take a look beyond the dazzling backdrops of research.
It is true: field research is more than enriching and teaching inspires – but still, the daily work consists largely of administration and filling out documents. Our forum in Colombia has resulted in three months of accounting. For more than a year and after countless signatures, applications, copies, and translations, we are still waiting for the research permit for Brazil. And every business trip entails weeks of fighting with the university administration to get promised funds reimbursed. As enriching as a job in science can be in principle - in everyday life it is often rather, what David Graeber called "𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀" (slide 2).
And this under 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, meaning extremely insecure working conditions (slides 1, 3, 4). More than 90% of the scientific staff at German universities are only temporarily employed; 26% of the contracts even run for less than a year. Unions organise protest against this - but so far with little success (slide 3).
Read more:
#IchBinHanna
https://www.zdf.de/show/mai-think-x-die-show/ich-bin-hanna-106.html
https://mittelbau.net/information-in-english-2/
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #bullshitjobs #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
Transdisciplinarity is a very significant aspect in Subproject 3. But what does it mean? It refers to a principle of research that crosses the borders of university, integrating academic and non-academic knowledge.
Why is this important for us? Climate change is a complex phenomenon, entangled with multiple social dimensions and conceptualized differently by different actors at different localities. To find answers and strategies that make sense for people we need to understand non-scientific perspectives and meaning making.
We realize transdisciplinarity…
➡️ In the form of workshops in Mozambique (slide 5 & 6), Brazil (slide 7) and Colombia.
➡️ Through an international, transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary forum: in March 2023 almost 200 people came together in Santa Marta (Colombia) to discuss the social dimensions of climate change for three days (slide 1, 2, 3 & 4).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y6pOb48qdw
Photo credits: Valeria Alvarez (forum und workshop in Colombia)
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #colombia #brazil #mozambique #sciencecommunication #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #intergenerationalequity #workshop #nisansa #researchproject
Transdisciplinarity is a very significant aspect in Subproject 3. But what does it mean? It refers to a principle of research that crosses the borders of university, integrating academic and non-academic knowledge.
Why is this important for us? Climate change is a complex phenomenon, entangled with multiple social dimensions and conceptualized differently by different actors at different localities. To find answers and strategies that make sense for people we need to understand non-scientific perspectives and meaning making.
We realize transdisciplinarity…
➡️ In the form of workshops in Mozambique (slide 5 & 6), Brazil (slide 7) and Colombia.
➡️ Through an international, transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary forum: in March 2023 almost 200 people came together in Santa Marta (Colombia) to discuss the social dimensions of climate change for three days (slide 1, 2, 3 & 4).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y6pOb48qdw
Photo credits: Valeria Alvarez (forum und workshop in Colombia)
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #colombia #brazil #mozambique #sciencecommunication #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #intergenerationalequity #workshop #nisansa #researchproject
After our transdisciplinary workshop, we did a little evaluation with the participants - watch and listen what they have to say!
#transdisciplinary #workshop #research #interdisciplinary #climatechange #nisansa #jlu #jlugiessen #unimarburg
After our transdisciplinary workshop, we did a little evaluation with the participants - watch and listen what they have to say!
#transdisciplinary #workshop #research #interdisciplinary #climatechange #nisansa #jlu #jlugiessen #unimarburg
‘When it comes to climate change adaptation and mitigation, we still work way too much in silos.’ - This became clear at our transdisciplinary workshop on Awareness Creation of Social Climate Change Impacts in Namibia, held in Windhoek last week (July 17th – 19th).
The workshop was conceptualized by
Sara Lüttich @sarijaneluik (WP7) and Janek Riedel @janek.riedel (WP6), within our BMBF project ‘Social Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability Innovation in Southern Africa and Northern South America’ (nisansa.org) and operated with and co-funded by @NUST Namibia.
By using innovative and rather ‘unorthodox’ methods, such as planning context specific awareness campaigns for different contextual settings, namely Opuwo, Windhoek, Swakopmund and Keetmanshop, our workshop aimed to open up new interaction spaces to link local contexts with cultural and societal dimensions. Therefore, traditionally separated stakeholders from Ministries, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, schools and academia, local authorities as well as international donors came together to learn from one another, to share their perceptions and expertise.
Some important outcomes for us was to increase the understanding of the importance to integrate local belief systems, perceptions and social needs to successfully implement climate change activities. In addition, stakeholders have joined forces and want to launch initiatives, which emphasizes the need for such formats and their role in fostering climate change adapatation and mitigation.
A big thank you at this point to all of you for taking your time and allowing this workshop to become a big success. Amongst others we thank SASSCAL.org, NUST Namibia, The Namibian, GIZ Namibia, NamiGreen E-waste, NAMWATER, Namibia Housing Acti Group, City of Windhoek, Eduventures, Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (YILAA) and many more of our 43 participants!!
A big round for our wonderful organizing team- without you guys it would not have been possible Penehafo Ricardo, Vanessa Simataa, Laina Ndategako Alexander, Mario Siukuta 😊
‘When it comes to climate change adaptation and mitigation, we still work way too much in silos.’ - This became clear at our transdisciplinary workshop on Awareness Creation of Social Climate Change Impacts in Namibia, held in Windhoek last week (July 17th – 19th).
The workshop was conceptualized by
Sara Lüttich @sarijaneluik (WP7) and Janek Riedel @janek.riedel (WP6), within our BMBF project ‘Social Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability Innovation in Southern Africa and Northern South America’ (nisansa.org) and operated with and co-funded by @NUST Namibia.
By using innovative and rather ‘unorthodox’ methods, such as planning context specific awareness campaigns for different contextual settings, namely Opuwo, Windhoek, Swakopmund and Keetmanshop, our workshop aimed to open up new interaction spaces to link local contexts with cultural and societal dimensions. Therefore, traditionally separated stakeholders from Ministries, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, schools and academia, local authorities as well as international donors came together to learn from one another, to share their perceptions and expertise.
Some important outcomes for us was to increase the understanding of the importance to integrate local belief systems, perceptions and social needs to successfully implement climate change activities. In addition, stakeholders have joined forces and want to launch initiatives, which emphasizes the need for such formats and their role in fostering climate change adapatation and mitigation.
A big thank you at this point to all of you for taking your time and allowing this workshop to become a big success. Amongst others we thank SASSCAL.org, NUST Namibia, The Namibian, GIZ Namibia, NamiGreen E-waste, NAMWATER, Namibia Housing Acti Group, City of Windhoek, Eduventures, Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (YILAA) and many more of our 43 participants!!
A big round for our wonderful organizing team- without you guys it would not have been possible Penehafo Ricardo, Vanessa Simataa, Laina Ndategako Alexander, Mario Siukuta 😊
Part of the survey is a newspaper analysis. In this framework we chose three mediums for each research region – Mozambique, Brazil and Colombia. Why? To capture public climate discourses and to complement the empirical data from interviews and participant observation. We are currently evaluating this in an international team of students from Germany, Colombia and Mozambique.
Special thanks to Marta, Daniel and Silvia for gathering more data regarding variations in language on climate change matters in the different regions!
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #mozambique #brazil #colombia #sciencecommunication #media #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
Part of the survey is a newspaper analysis. In this framework we chose three mediums for each research region – Mozambique, Brazil and Colombia. Why? To capture public climate discourses and to complement the empirical data from interviews and participant observation. We are currently evaluating this in an international team of students from Germany, Colombia and Mozambique.
Special thanks to Marta, Daniel and Silvia for gathering more data regarding variations in language on climate change matters in the different regions!
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #mozambique #brazil #colombia #sciencecommunication #media #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
We are also interested in urban initiatives that want to support the living conditions of the rural population. Thankfully, we were allowed to accompany them in their work - whether it was receiving advice for efficient agriculture (slide 3) or for land surveying that would aid them in applying for secured land titles - an absolutely fundamental security strategy, including against climate change (slide 4 & 5).
Many thanks to all those who gave us their time and patience and shared their knowledge with us!
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #mozambique #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
We are also interested in urban initiatives that want to support the living conditions of the rural population. Thankfully, we were allowed to accompany them in their work - whether it was receiving advice for efficient agriculture (slide 3) or for land surveying that would aid them in applying for secured land titles - an absolutely fundamental security strategy, including against climate change (slide 4 & 5).
Many thanks to all those who gave us their time and patience and shared their knowledge with us!
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines #unimarburg #mozambique #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
Empirical field research means: living, experiencing and literally getting your hands dirty in the process. In order to understand what climate change means from a local perspective, we have to dive into the places we are talking about by going there. And engage with the people whose perspective interests us.
In one of our research areas - the provinces of Nampula and Niassa in northern Mozambique - Jemusse and Michaela spent six months in field research in 2022. We talked with a whole range of different actors on different topics.
We got to know the "Agrimulheres"-Associations (Slide 2, 3 & 4) of rural women who organize themselves together. In addition to mutual support, the focus is on collective gardening. This way they earn their own money, which makes them more independent in a patriarchal society and thus also a bit more resilient against the challenges they face with climate change. The Agrimulheres-Women also regularly participate in conferences and workshops and share their experience (Slide 5 & 6).
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines#unimarburg #mozambique #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
Empirical field research means: living, experiencing and literally getting your hands dirty in the process. In order to understand what climate change means from a local perspective, we have to dive into the places we are talking about by going there. And engage with the people whose perspective interests us.
In one of our research areas - the provinces of Nampula and Niassa in northern Mozambique - Jemusse and Michaela spent six months in field research in 2022. We talked with a whole range of different actors on different topics.
We got to know the "Agrimulheres"-Associations (Slide 2, 3 & 4) of rural women who organize themselves together. In addition to mutual support, the focus is on collective gardening. This way they earn their own money, which makes them more independent in a patriarchal society and thus also a bit more resilient against the challenges they face with climate change. The Agrimulheres-Women also regularly participate in conferences and workshops and share their experience (Slide 5 & 6).
#nisansaconcepts #nisansadisciplines#unimarburg #mozambique #climatechange #socialconsequences #climatechangeresearch #research #sustainableuseofnaturalresources #sustainability #nisansa #researchproject
Today’s post is all about presenting you our partners outside of Germany 🤗
We conduct research in an international team with fellows from our partner universities in Mozambique, Brazil and Colombia.
Our collective concern revolves around the questions of local realities of climate change in rural areas: How does climate change affect people on the ground? What changes do people perceive and how do they interpret them? What responses do they find to confront these new processes?
Jemusse Abel Ntunduatha (Mozambique) has conducted research with Michaela Meurer in northern Mozambique (Niassa and Nampula) and is currently working on flood-affected communities. Despite the existence of governmental resettlement programs, they keep returning to their flood-threatened localities - what seems paradoxical from a governmental perspective makes perfect sense from a local perspective, as Jemusse intends to show in his doctoral thesis.
Prof. Dr. Rosa Acevedo Marín (Brazil) and Dr. Eliana Teles and are particularly interested in the entanglements of climate change effects, climate policy and large-scale projects in rural Amazonia - which are mutually reinforcing and pose major problems for local communities.
Prof. Dr. Fabio Silva Vallejo and Alexander Rodriguez Contreras (Colombia) focus on the multiple responses and reactions to climate change-induced changes in rural communities in the federal state of Magdalena. The results are processed in a documentary film.
All together we meet regularly online to engage in collaborative and comparative discussions 💬
Collaborations: @ppgcit.ufpa @ufpa_oficial @unimagdalena Universidade de Rovuma
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Today’s post is all about presenting you our partners outside of Germany 🤗
We conduct research in an international team with fellows from our partner universities in Mozambique, Brazil and Colombia.
Our collective concern revolves around the questions of local realities of climate change in rural areas: How does climate change affect people on the ground? What changes do people perceive and how do they interpret them? What responses do they find to confront these new processes?
Jemusse Abel Ntunduatha (Mozambique) has conducted research with Michaela Meurer in northern Mozambique (Niassa and Nampula) and is currently working on flood-affected communities. Despite the existence of governmental resettlement programs, they keep returning to their flood-threatened localities - what seems paradoxical from a governmental perspective makes perfect sense from a local perspective, as Jemusse intends to show in his doctoral thesis.
Prof. Dr. Rosa Acevedo Marín (Brazil) and Dr. Eliana Teles and are particularly interested in the entanglements of climate change effects, climate policy and large-scale projects in rural Amazonia - which are mutually reinforcing and pose major problems for local communities.
Prof. Dr. Fabio Silva Vallejo and Alexander Rodriguez Contreras (Colombia) focus on the multiple responses and reactions to climate change-induced changes in rural communities in the federal state of Magdalena. The results are processed in a documentary film.
All together we meet regularly online to engage in collaborative and comparative discussions 💬
Collaborations: @ppgcit.ufpa @ufpa_oficial @unimagdalena Universidade de Rovuma
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