EDGES: Environment and Development: Gender, Equity, and Sustainability

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: HOUSEHOLD WATER SHARING: IMPLICATIONS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY AND WATER POLICY

Abstract: Access to safe water is vital for community health, especially during disaster and recovery periods when standard solutions may be slow or politically stalled. Water sharing, an informal and self-guided coping mechanism, becomes critical during disasters when standard water infrastructure is damaged or destroyed. Drawing on diverse literature, we highlight the prevalence and importance […]

UPCOMING EVENT: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ‘WATER, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND STRUGGLES AGAINST PRIVATIZATION’

On September 18, 2024, Wageningen University, as part of the ongoing activities of the Riverhood and River Commons projects, will be holding a short seminar with public lectures and debate by two world scholars on the political ecology of water. EDGES member Dr. Leila Harris will present a lecture entitled ‘Infrastructural inequities and democratic (counter) […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS AND EDGES ALUM SAMEER SHAH: RE-CONCEPTUALIZING CLIMATE MALADAPTATION: COMPLEMENTING SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS WITH RELATIONAL SOCIONATURES

Abstract: Cases of climate maladaptation are increasingly documented. Its identification and redressal has become a priority for researchers and policymakers concerned with climate vulnerability reduction. The ability to address climate maladaptation hinges on being open to its diverse causes, manifestations, and impacts. This study argues that climate maladaptation analyses are dominated by an “interactional ontology”—the […]

EDGES MEMBER DACOTAH-VICTORIA SPLICHALOVA PRESENTED AT CASCA CONFERENCE

On May 16, EDGES member Dacotah-Victoria gave a talk at the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) Conference hosted at UBC Okanagan during a session entitled: Rivers and Their People, A CASCA 2024 Flash Talk Session. The session was organized by John Wagner, UBC Okanagan, and Sabrina Doyon, Laval University, and focused on the variety of human/river […]

NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS: RESILIENCE COUNTER-CURRENTS: WATER INFRASTRUCTURES, INFORMALITY, AND INEQUITIES IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Abstract: In 2017 and 2018, Cape Town faced historically unprecedented water shortages. With the imminent possibility of running out of water, the city’s leadership prioritized reducing water demand and expanding new water sources, while also reinvigorating the goal of seeking to build system-level water resilience for the longer term. Beyond the context of Cape Town, […]

EDGES is a research collaborative based at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The acronym EDGES identifies the major themes of our research: Environment & Development: Gender, Equity, and Sustainability. The use of the term EDGE is also meant to invoke several of its meanings—highlighting the goal of cutting edge research, signaling the focus of research on marginal and vulnerable populations (women, impoverished, etc.), and also referencing the aim for sharp analysis that will serve to advance knowledge of key issues of contemporary social and environmental concern. In addition to regular research meetings, the collaborative also sponsors occasional lectures and events related to our research themes.

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