Gina Ziervogel
@GinaZiervogel
Geographer, connector, climate change adaptation and transformation supporter, mother, friend, lover of 🌍🌱⛰🏕🦉, #TeamHB6
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http://www.egs.uct.ac.za/egs/staff/academic/ziervogel/ 27-07-2011 18:47:01
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Some thoughts about this $38m (about ZAR726m) 'pilot' carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Leandra in South Africa, funded by the World Bank, co-financed by @governmentZA and led by CGS 🧵
mg.co.za/the-green-guar…
New Economy Hub Oxpeckers Center
This has been a wonderful initiative that would not have happened without Maike Hamann 's leadership!
Climate adaptation requires innovation- African Climate & Development Initiative happy to be hosting 2 teams at d-school to work through challenges around Just transition and small scale urban growers Bertha Centre Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) PlanAdapt
Fabulous 2 day strategy retreat. As Director of African Climate & Development Initiative I knew I needed to do this. Given I am new to this I brought in 2 fabulous people who really helped us connect, work through lots of stuff and envisage a way forward
Comics are an important educational resource. It has been a pleasure to work with Oxford University Press #SouthAfrica who developed a resource pack for teachers to accompany our everyday climate comic #geography
resourcehub.oxford.co.za/schools/everyd… African Climate & Development Initiative Science Spaza Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Calling teachers! Try these #climate #cartoon stories based on research by @GemmaSou in Manchester The University of Manchester, Adeeba Nuraina Risha in Dhaka BRAC University & my friend/coauthor Gina Ziervogel in CapeTown African Climate & Development Initiative. This version's adapted for #SAfricans resourcehub.oxford.co.za/schools/everyd…
After a wobble our Global Environmental Change publication is now Open Access! NatureClimate featured it in
Research Highlights rdcu.be/dxuB6 It talks to the importance & complexity of private provisioning in urban adaptation African Climate & Development Initiative Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) WRI Adaptation Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA)
🤩 👉 Now #OpenAccess ! Check it out: doi.org/10.1016/j.gloe…
Highlights: * Private provisioning of public adaptation is central to urban adaptation *Altruism theory and adaptive capacity explain PPPA *Adaptation of cities is not the simple aggregation of adaptation in cities
Great to see our recent Global Environmental Change publication w/Gina Ziervogel and Nadine Methner as Research Highlight rdcu.be/dxuB6 in NatureClimate We posit that private provisioning is overlooked, but central to urban adaptation.
🎉We’ve got some news!
🌱We’re excited to launch an upgraded version of weADAPT, with a new look, innovative tech features & an eco-conscious design.
🌏You can now use weADAPT in BIGGER, BETTER & GREENER ways to support your #climateadaptation work.
👉weadapt.org
📢 #jobannouncement : please spread the word!
🌍SEI Research is looking for a new Oxford Centre Director.
💡This is an exciting #leadershiprole for someone interested in #climaterisk & #adaptation . The CD will shape the strategic direction of SEI & weADAPT.
🗓️Apply by 3 Feb
Submit your abstract by end of Jan if you want to present at this Human geographies of climate adaptation conference in Norway in May. African Climate & Development Initiative Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA)
Hiring Postdoc to work with me: Urban water adaptation, Cape Town focused & based - exploring multi-actor engagement across scales acdi.uct.ac.za/opportunities African Climate & Development Initiative Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) WRI Adaptation African Centre for Cities ICLEI Africa Global Resilience Partnership Stockholm Resilience Centre weADAPT PlanAdapt
