Check out our blog behind the paper which discusses the human dimensions of climate adaptation and the importance of prioritising social wellbeing Neil Adger Catherine Butler The Open University University of Exeter Wellcome #ClimateAdaptation #Wellbeing communities.springernature.com/posts/navigati…

Last week we spent a very enjoyable and stimulating couple of days discussing the links between resilience and transformation in climate change planning. Lots of great chats, post-its and stickers. Thanks to all involved, and we got to experience Maynooth in March sunshine too.

Excited to share our latest paper on the #SocialConsequences of #PlannedRelocation in response to #SeaLevelRise . Our study in Ghana highlights multiple impacts on #WellBeing , anxiety, and perceived safety. Mumuni Abu Neil Adger Catherine Butler Tara Quinn The Open University

I wrote an article about “nature’s colours” last weekend.

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Thrilled to be a part of this!

Thrilled our team across South Asia and the UK is funded (two projects Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and IDRC | CRDI): to ensure success in migration as effective and fair adaptation strategy for precarious populations. What a team!
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👀Check out this new article in One Earth on Climate Mobility Research Priorities! It highlights key areas for better understanding and planning human movement in response to climate change risks. Nick Simpson Lindsay Stringer Department of Environment and Geography

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Prop or Opera star? 🎤

Italy U20's Davide Ascari treated his teammates to his rendition of Nessun Dorma to celebrate their maiden win over France in the Six Nations Under-20s Championship 🎶

Easy to criticise MPs so I want to shout from the rooftops about how incredible Ben Bradshaw has been as my MP these last four weeks. In probably the toughest time of my life, I've had an MP responding efficiently and empathetically, then pushing relentlessly and selflessly

EPA Research News Tara Quinn Neil Adger Prof Lisa Schipper 🌎 ✊ Gina Ziervogel Riad Meddeb Helen Clark Hannah Daly Hannah Daly setting out the steep slope of Ireland's climate commitment.

EPA Research News Tara Quinn Neil Adger Prof Lisa Schipper 🌎 ✊ Gina Ziervogel Riad Meddeb Helen Clark Hannah Daly setting out why carbon budgets matter at the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council cost of climate event.

This is so important. It shouldn't need to be said but adult lives aren't any less justified of protection also & the profound destruction of place has deep multi-generational effects on land, nature and people (e.g. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…).

So sorry to hear this Sam. What a lovely person - he will be missed.

How can we accelerate the transition to low-carbon energy systems in the UK? Read our #Election24 blog by iain soutar & Patrick Devine-Wright, @uniofexeter, to explore the role of public engagement in developing thriving local low-carbon energy systems.
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📢NEW PAPER📢
“Translocal social resilience dimensions of migration as adaptation to environmental change”
by Patrick Sakdapolrak Harald Sterly @hasterly.bsky.social Marion Borderon Simon Bunchuay-Peth (@[email protected]) Kayly Ober | @kayly.bsky.social & more!
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Great to read this new study in Scientific Reports on outcomes of #plannedrelocation on well-being in the Volta Delta region in Ghana from colleagues Mumuni Abu, Sam Codjoe Neil Adger Catherine Butler Stacey Heath Tara Quinn Wellcome
Read here 👉
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'planned relocation has multiple outcomes for wellbeing that are not straightforwardly related to risk reduction.' Our latest Scientific Reports
Mumuni Abu Stacey Heath Wellcome Catherine Butler Tara Quinn ICARUS Maynooth ExeterGeography University of Exeter News
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An interesting new behavioral science study — with ~60,000 participants across over 60 countries — looks at how different climate messages affect people.

Not surprisingly, “doom & gloom” messages were shown to be highly shareable, but counterproductive to taking action.