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 […]
NEW PUB FROM EDGES MEMBER LEILA HARRIS:
Jankovic-Rankovic, J., Roque, A., Rosinger, A., Adams, E., Pearson, A.L., Lloréns, H., Garcia-Quijano, C., Stoler, J., Harris, L.M., Wutich, A., Brewis, A. (2024). Household water sharing: implications for disaster recovery and water policy. Water Security, 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasec.2024.100178
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 […]