UPCOMING WEBINAR, SEPT 28: EVOLVING DIALOGUES IN WATER RESILIENCE
On September 28, Cardiff University, UK Research and Innovation, and the Global Challenges Research Fund will be hosting a multi-speaker webinar. Access to water underpins the resilience of human society. It is an essential input for food production, for drinking and sanitation, for economic activity and for energy production. It also has aesthetic value and […]
CONGRATS TO EVELYN ARRIAGADA ON HER VANIER CGS AWARD!
EDGES member, Evelyn Arriagada, has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, administered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada! Congratulations, Evelyn! Evelyn Arriagada is a PhD student at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (UBC), supervised by Professor Leila Harris. Her research interests include subjective experiences of environmental suffering, collective […]
NEW PUB: ABDULAI, CHIREH & TCHOUKALEYSKA. “ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN RURAL CLIMATE CHANGE KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION.”
Abstract: Community radio is an important form of knowledge dissemination, especially in rural areas where it can create opportunities for a geographically spread-out audience to engage in local debates. Through this article, we reflect on the community-building function of radio and consider how it can be mobilized to support climate change knowledge transfer in rural communities. […]
NEW PUB: YIRIDOMOH, CHIREH, BONYE & DERBILE.“ENHANCING THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF PRO-POOR POPULATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: ANALYSIS OF CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS IN RURAL GHANA.”
Abstract: Social cash transfer (SCT) has been recognised as an essential social policy intervention to address poverty and vulnerability. The policy intervention has also been observed as a critical package for reducing climate risks. Using the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program in Ghana, the study investigates the role of SCT to climate change adaptation […]