Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪
@lisaschipper.bsky.social
Climate adaptation & development•Prof Development Geography @giubresearch.bsky.social•Co-EiC @climdevjournal.bsky.social•PI @dependencybonn.de•Associate @sei.org & @ecioxford.bsky.social• @welthungerhilfe.bsky.social•she/her/Du•Servant to 3 rescue 🐈⬛ •🇸🇪
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Since COP29 is turning into an adaptation COP, I am bringing some of my past threads on adaptation from another place here.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
PART I: A 🧵 on adaptation and development over the years, digging deep back to the 1990s through to current scholarship.
Although the precariousness for non-profs is a major issue the the volume of teaching for profs is also really wild. 9 hours of teaching every week, every semester, which you cannot pass on to anyone else. Research time is about 10-20% if you are lucky (and have headspace left for anything). 🤯
German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Although the precariousness for non-profs is a major issue the the volume of teaching for profs is also really wild. 9 hours of teaching every week, every semester, which you cannot pass on to anyone else. Research time is about 10-20% if you are lucky (and have headspace left for anything). 🤯
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Stellar reporting by @carbonbrief.org on what really happened with that 'roadmap' away from fossil fuels at COP30:
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
Revealed: Leak casts doubt on COP30’s ‘informal list’ of fossil-fuel roadmap opponents - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief has obtained a leaked copy of the “informal list” of countries that were characterised as “blocking” the fossil-fuel roadmap’sat COP30.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Stellar reporting by @carbonbrief.org on what really happened with that 'roadmap' away from fossil fuels at COP30:
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-lea...
Not good
Elon Musk and the Trump administration gleefully shutting down USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
People throw around terms like genocide quite freely online but it’s hard to find other words to describe this level of man-made death.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Not good
This is truly distressing. www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...
Asia extreme weather: Ninety dead in Indonesia floods as cyclone displaces thousands in Sri Lanka
Extreme weather across several parts of Asia has impacted millions of people in recent days.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This is truly distressing. www.bbc.com/news/live/cl...
Calling for papers to our @adaptationhive.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social 2026 panel on Epistemic ruptures in climate governance: 'Reimagining justice, knowledge and authority'. The call for papers closes on 30 December. The conference is Hybrid and we are looking forward to exciting proposals!
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Calling for papers to our @adaptationhive.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social 2026 panel on Epistemic ruptures in climate governance: 'Reimagining justice, knowledge and authority'. The call for papers closes on 30 December. The conference is Hybrid and we are looking forward to exciting proposals!
What a brilliant day - first a guest lecture in my @giubresearch.bsky.social BSc class on Key thinkers in development by @luisfernandez83.bsky.social on Biopolitics and Necropolitics - and then a visit by @harryquealy.bsky.social to our research group. Even a grey November day can be brightened.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What a brilliant day - first a guest lecture in my @giubresearch.bsky.social BSc class on Key thinkers in development by @luisfernandez83.bsky.social on Biopolitics and Necropolitics - and then a visit by @harryquealy.bsky.social to our research group. Even a grey November day can be brightened.
Oh. So much to say about this.
Illegal trade for ritual use is driving rapid declines in Africa’s vulture populations, with critically endangered species sold in markets despite existing legal protections. doi.org/hbcm7n
Voodoo economics: How wildlife trade for ritual use is wiping out Africa's vultures
For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring occult ceremonies with snakes and animal sacrifice.
phys.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Oh. So much to say about this.
More reading, somewhat more apocalyptic and certainly unflattering to the billionaires (but I'm always OK with that!)
www.juancole.com/2025/11/hurr...
www.juancole.com/2025/11/hurr...
The Hot Tub of Death? Bill Gates, Hurricane Melissa, and a Civilization Under Threat
Here is my essay for this week's Tomdispatch.com. Don't miss Tom Engelhardt's canny introduction, in which he points to Donald Trump's climate denialism as a context for that of his 'billionaire buddi...
www.juancole.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
More reading, somewhat more apocalyptic and certainly unflattering to the billionaires (but I'm always OK with that!)
www.juancole.com/2025/11/hurr...
www.juancole.com/2025/11/hurr...
Encouraging reading on a dark November morning. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Encouraging reading on a dark November morning. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This article is definitely worth reading. When sitting down.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This article is definitely worth reading. When sitting down.
Important: Do not count on the private sector to fund adaptation. They have no incentive to do it well and governments DO HAVE THE MONEY, they just need to stop doing other useless stuff like building weapons.
www.devex.com/news/sierra-...
www.devex.com/news/sierra-...
Sierra Leone challenges COP30 push for private sector to fund adaptation
Sierra Leone’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change Jiwoh Abdulai says that the private sector can’t meet adaptation needs.
www.devex.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Important: Do not count on the private sector to fund adaptation. They have no incentive to do it well and governments DO HAVE THE MONEY, they just need to stop doing other useless stuff like building weapons.
www.devex.com/news/sierra-...
www.devex.com/news/sierra-...
Detailed summary of COP30.
NEW – COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/3isyGpX
#COP30
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/3isyGpX
#COP30
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Detailed summary of COP30.
Donald Pearlman, the oil lobbyist. If you were around in the beginning you will know this man. Otherwise, listen to this open.spotify.com/episode/1ESA...
The oil lobbyist who tried to sink the first big climate deal
open.spotify.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Donald Pearlman, the oil lobbyist. If you were around in the beginning you will know this man. Otherwise, listen to this open.spotify.com/episode/1ESA...
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Trump, war, attention deficit: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield in which they took place
Jonathan Watts in Belém
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield in which they took place
Jonathan Watts in Belém
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump, war, absent media: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place in
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Trump, war, attention deficit: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield in which they took place
Jonathan Watts in Belém
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield in which they took place
Jonathan Watts in Belém
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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While COP30 winds down, I recorded episode 5 of the COPOut Podcast with the amazing @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com today. The whole episode airs on Monday, but here's a little preview of the amazing conversation:
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
While COP30 winds down, I recorded episode 5 of the COPOut Podcast with the amazing @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com today. The whole episode airs on Monday, but here's a little preview of the amazing conversation:
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INVITATIONS: There are also a few invitations. There are strong “requests” issued to COP presidencies. There are also “invitations” for countries to take action, such as the “call” to triple adaptation finance. Notably, “call” is the weakest verb that can be used.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
INVITATIONS: There are also a few invitations. There are strong “requests” issued to COP presidencies. There are also “invitations” for countries to take action, such as the “call” to triple adaptation finance. Notably, “call” is the weakest verb that can be used.
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COP30 TEXT ANALYSIS: One way to read dense COP text is to focus on the verbs. These are helpfully italicised – and for good reason.
MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
COP30 TEXT ANALYSIS: One way to read dense COP text is to focus on the verbs. These are helpfully italicised – and for good reason.
MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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2/2. ⚠️The closing plenary of #COP30 is happening now in Belém. ⏰ It's time to find out what has been agreed on #LossAndDamage. 🔥
📺Follow the webcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBLg...
📺Follow the webcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBLg...
🔴 Authorities attend the COP30 closing plenary
YouTube video by COP30 Brasil Amazônia
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
2/2. ⚠️The closing plenary of #COP30 is happening now in Belém. ⏰ It's time to find out what has been agreed on #LossAndDamage. 🔥
📺Follow the webcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBLg...
📺Follow the webcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBLg...
GGA Indicators were always doomed to be useless but I mainly worried that they would create a straight jacket for adaptation efforts.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
GGA Indicators were always doomed to be useless but I mainly worried that they would create a straight jacket for adaptation efforts.
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New text @cop30brazil.bsky.social provides a glimpse of where #COP30 might land.
Some reflections on references to science and evidence. /1
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
Some reflections on references to science and evidence. /1
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
unfccc.int
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New text @cop30brazil.bsky.social provides a glimpse of where #COP30 might land.
Some reflections on references to science and evidence. /1
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
Some reflections on references to science and evidence. /1
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
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"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
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1/10. 📣 MUST DO BETTER: 📢Early this morning the #COP30. Presidency released a new text 📜 for the #GlobalMutirão but it still does not go far enough to urgently scale up 📈 #LossAndDamage action and support!🤯
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
1/10. 📣 MUST DO BETTER: 📢Early this morning the #COP30. Presidency released a new text 📜 for the #GlobalMutirão but it still does not go far enough to urgently scale up 📈 #LossAndDamage action and support!🤯
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1/4.🗣️ At the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ) press conference today at COP30 Brazil in Belém,
#meenaraman, of the Third World Network broke down the finance crisis at the heart of negotiations 💰🔥.
#meenaraman, of the Third World Network broke down the finance crisis at the heart of negotiations 💰🔥.
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
1/4.🗣️ At the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ) press conference today at COP30 Brazil in Belém,
#meenaraman, of the Third World Network broke down the finance crisis at the heart of negotiations 💰🔥.
#meenaraman, of the Third World Network broke down the finance crisis at the heart of negotiations 💰🔥.
COP30 is ending swimmingly then...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
COP30: UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
COP30 is ending swimmingly then...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq