New Publication: The Politics of Adaptation: Subsistence Livelihoods and Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Koyukon Athabascan Village of Ruby, Alaska
Wilson, Nicole J. (2014). The Politics of Adaptation: Subsistence Livelihoods and Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Koyukon Athabascan Village of Ruby, Alaska. Human Ecology 42 (1): 87–101. doi:10.1007/s10745-013-9619-3. Abstract: The concepts of vulnerability and adaptation have contributed to understanding human responses to climate change. However, analysis of the implications of the broader political context on adaptation has […]
Accepting applications for funded MA and PhD student positions in the UBC Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
IRES is accepting applications for funded MA and PhD student positions: Experience of Shifting Water Governance: Comparative Study of Water Access, Narrative and Citizenship in Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, MA and PhD students are invited to work with this collaborative comparative research project. […]
EDGES welcomes three new members!
This year three new members joined the EDGES team. Welcome and we all look forward to working with you in the future! Crystal Tremblay is currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow with IRES, exploring the impacts and implications of shifting water governance structures in Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa, simultaneously providing a powerful narrative portraying the lived experiences […]
New Publication: A comparative analysis of current microbial water quality risk assessment and management practices in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada
Dunn, G., Harris, L., Cook, K. & N. Prystajecky. (2014). A comparative analysis of current microbial water quality risk assessment and management practices in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. Science of the Total Environment, 458-469(2014): 544-552. Abstract: Bacteria, protozoa and viruses are ubiquitous in aquatic environments and may pose threats to water quality for both human and […]
Congratulations to Lucy!
Lucy successfully completed her MA degree in the Resource Management and Environmental Studies Program at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability. Lucy did her MA with Dr. Leila Harris, working on water governance and the human right to water in South Africa. Lucy’s Masters research investigated the lived everyday experiences of residents of informal settlements […]
Congrats to Fatima!
EDGES would like to congratulate Fatima for completing her Master’s degree at IGRSJ. Fatima did her Master’s degree with Dr Leila Harris at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. Her research examines issues of gender and representation within certification standards applied to cocoa bean production. More specifically, she is using feminist critical […]
New Publication: Large dam development in India: sustainability criteria for the assessment of critical river basin infrastructure
Sameer H. Shah & Robert B. Gibson. (2013): Large dam development in India: sustainability criteria for the assessment of critical river basin infrastructure. International Journal of River Basin Management, 11(1): 33-53. Abstract: Historical river basin development for agriculture, power generation and related purposes in India has emphasized supply-side management approaches, often through large dams, with significant failures, deficiencies […]
New Publication: Book review by Rosie Simms
Simms, R. B. (2013). Book Review: Mascarenhas, M. (2012). Where the Waters Divide: Neoliberalism, White Privilege, and Environmental Racism in Canada. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 4(3): 1-4. Abstract: This article provides a critical review of Michael Mascarenhas’ book, Where the Waters Divide: Neoliberalism, White Privilege, and Environmental Racism in Canada.
New Publication: Recent waves of water governance
Harris, L. & M. C. Roa-García. (2013).Recent waves of water governance: Constitutional reform and resistance to neoliberalization in Latin America (1990–2012). Geoforum 50: 20-30. Abstract: This article critically investigates recent water governance shifts, particularly constitutional changes implemented in several Latin American countries that highlight a ‘right to water’ as well as recent efforts that invoke such a […]
Congratulations, Phil!
Please join the EDGES team in congratulating Phil Torio for completing his comprehensive exams and for receiving the IDRC Doctoral Research Award’13 for his work on water privatization in Manilla. His research project in titled “Water Privatization in Metro Manila: Assessing the State of Equitable Access to Water“. The IDRC award will allow him to conduct his field […]
Fieldwork update: Elizabeth K. Dapaah in Accra, Ghana
I have been working in Ghana for the past two and half months on my master’s research project, which is focused on water governance and delivery in the city of Accra, Ghana. I began working from the 3rd of June under the external supervision of Prof. Jacob Songsore in the Department of Geography and Resource […]
New Publication: Rethinking the Human Right to Water
Morinville, C., & L. Rodina. (2013). Rethinking the Human Right to Water: Water Access and Dispossession in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Geoforum, 49: 150-159. Abstract: This paper engages debates regarding the human right to water through an exploration the recent legal battle between San and Bakgalagadi and the government of Botswana regarding access to water in the […]
Congratulations, Leila!
Please join the EDGES team in congratulating Leila Harris, who was promoted to Associate Professor at the Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, effective July 1, 2013. Having received her PhD degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Geography with a minor in Development Studies and […]
Fieldwork update: Community Debrief in Site C, Khayelitsha, Cape Town
During a second visit to Cape Town, South Africa, with the invaluable help of Iliso Care Society, Lucy Rodina organized a community debrief event in Site C, Khayelitsha, to present some aspects of her research activities during 2012, including a preview of the CWGAR project, and to welcome feedback from the community. The event took […]
New Publication: CIGI Policy Brief
Improving Participatory Water Governance in Accra, Ghana SERIES: CIGI-AFRICA INITIATIVE POLICY BRIEF SERIES BY: LEILA M. HARRIS AND CYNTHIA MORINVILLE EDITED BY: SONYA ZIKIC RELEASE DATE: JUNE 4, 2013 The city of Accra faces challenges in providing its citizens with potable water due to rapid population growth, poverty and governance challenges. This policy brief highlights […]
Multiple SSHRC Awards for the EDGES team!
Several EDGES members have recently received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards. Leila Harris was awarded the SSHRC Insight grant, titled “Experiences of Shifting Water Governance: Comparative Study of Water Access, Narrative, and Citizenship in Accra Ghana and Cape Town South Africa.” Sameer Shah and Rosie Simms received Masters funding. Sameer is starting […]
Zoonoses and emergence of new infectious diseases: biology meets anthropology
Sansonetti_Colloque2013 Collège de France (Chaire de Microbiologie et Maladies Infectieuses, Paris), PWIAS (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) and CNRS (Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale, Paris) are organizing a workshop, titled “Zoonoses and emergence of new infectious diseases: biology meets anthropology”, which will take place on June 10 and 11th. The goal of this workshop is to identify key factors in the […]
New Book: Contemporary Water Governance in the Global South
Contemporary Water Governance in the Global South: Scarcity, Marketization and Participation (May 20th, 2013) Edited by Leila M. Harris, Jacqueline A. Goldin, Christopher Sneddon The litany of alarming observations about water use and misuse is now familiar—over a billion people without access to safe drinking water; almost every major river dammed and diverted; increasing conflicts over the delivery […]
Fundraiser for Iliso Care Society
Fundraiser for Iliso, Mar 26 We would like to kindly invite you to a fund-raising event to help support one of our community partners in South Africa – the Iliso Care Society. Founded by Vivian Zilo, the Iliso Care Society is a registered non-profit organization and a registered Public Benefit Organization, working for the cause of poverty alleviation in Khayelitsha, Site […]
Margaret Morales joins Genomics Project at UBC
Margaret Morales recently started an internship with genomics.entrepreneurship@UBC. For more information on the project please click HERE. Margaret completed her Masters of Arts in Resource Management and Environmental Studies at UBC in Fall 2012, under the supervision of Dr. Gunilla Öberg and Dr. Leila Harris. More information on Margaret’s thesis is available HERE. Margaret’s work for […]
EDGES at the AAG 2013
Leila Harris and Cynthia Morinville will be presenting at the Association of American Geographers’ (AAG) Annual Meeting in April 2013. Leila Harris will be panelist in the The Right to Water: Theories and Practices (April 12th) session. She is also one of the organizers for Political Ecologies of the State I (April 11) and Political Ecologies of the State II (April 11) and […]
GRSJ Graduate Student Conference – Call for proposals
E(merge)nce: Expanding Interdisciplinary Approaches to Feminism Call for Proposals The Graduate Student Association at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia invites graduate scholars to submit Abstracts for presentations at an interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference entitled E(merge)nce: Expanding Interdisciplinary Approaches to Feminism. The conference will be held on March 4 from 10am-5pm at the Liu […]
EDGES at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
EDGES collaborators Megan Peloso (current IRES Masters student), Cynthia Morinville (IRES and EDGES alumna) and Andrea Marston (EDGES alumna, currently pursuing a PhD in Geography at the University of California, Berkeley) attended a workshop from December 3-5 hosted at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in Delft, Netherlands, aimed at developing a Water Alternatives Special […]
Welcome to Rosie Simms!
EDGES is pleased to welcome our newest member – Rosie Simms. Rosie is a Masters student working with Dr. Leila Harris. Her research will focus on drinking water monitoring and governance in a collaborative project with British Columbia First Nations communities. Rosie has a BA&Sc (Hons) Environment degree from McGill University, where her interests converged around Canadian […]