Noal Amir and participatory filmmaking in West Africa
EDGES member Noal Amir has been working on several projects related to gorillas, including a participatory filmmaking project in West Africa. Her work was recently recognized in the publication of this article on Gorilla Folk filmmaking in the Cross River headwaters. The film on which this article is based was awarded with the Jean Roch award. Congrats to Noal and her […]
New Pub: Harris et al., Intersections of Gender and Water
Harris, L. M., Kleiber, D., Goldin, J., Darkwah, A., and C. Morinville (2016). Intersections of Gender and Water: Comparative approaches to everyday gendered negotiations of water access in underserved areas of Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Gender Studies. DOI:10.1080/09589236.2016.1150819 Abstract: A large and growing body of literature suggests that women and men often have differentiated […]
New Pub: McDowell et al., Community-level climate change vulnerability research
McDowell, G., Ford. J., Jones. J. (2016) 25 years of community-level climate change vulnerability research: Trends, progress, and future directions. Environmental Research Letters. 11:033001 Abstract: This study systematically identifies, characterizes, and critically evaluates community-level climate change vulnerability assessments published over the last 25 years (n = 274). We find that while the field has advanced considerably […]
EVENT: Sameer Co-hosts “Creating Resilient Water Systems” Workshop
Sameer co-hosted the Canadian Water Network‘s workshop Creating Resilient Water Systems on February 24, 2016, at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. The workshop – with presentations on decentralized water governance for enhancing community-wide ecosystem services, water metering and pricing, and engineering resilience – focused on building resilience at multiple scales of water […]
EVENT: UBC Centennial Water Workshop, March 8-10, 2016
As part of its Centennial celebration, UBC will host a series of Emerging Research Workshops, including a session on Water Ways: Understanding the Past, Navigating the Future, which will take place on March 8, 9 and 10th, 2016. This workshop is intended to bring together leading water experts from UBC and the global academe to share knowledge and […]