Prof. Tom Tanner (SOAS)
@tommytanner.bsky.social
Climate and development researcher, educator and do-er
At SOAS dept of DevStudies, head of Centre for Dev, Env and Policy (CeDEP), associate with ODI
At SOAS dept of DevStudies, head of Centre for Dev, Env and Policy (CeDEP), associate with ODI
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#Adaptation isn't about preserving the status quo, but about managing inevitable and often painful change. Our new paper on 'curating transformation' looks at lessons from heritage management for wider adaptation & managing losses & damages (open access). www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Curating transformation can strengthen adaptation and minimize losses and damages - npj Climate Action
Heritage conservation recognizes that losses and damages cannot be entirely prevented, that decisions about what to keep and what to let go are fundamental to maintaining values for future generations...
www.nature.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Adaptation isn't about preserving the status quo, but about managing inevitable and often painful change. Our new paper on 'curating transformation' looks at lessons from heritage management for wider adaptation & managing losses & damages (open access). www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Most experts still have hope despite evidence this year that the UN system is not fit for purpose on environmental issues
apnews.com/article/unit...
apnews.com/article/unit...
Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process
In the past few months United Nations-sponsored negotiations to tackle climate change have either outright failed or come out with limited outcomes.
apnews.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Most experts still have hope despite evidence this year that the UN system is not fit for purpose on environmental issues
apnews.com/article/unit...
apnews.com/article/unit...
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We’re hiring research fellows!
We're hiring!
We need more part-time researchers to work with our interdisciplinary, all-virtual team of scientists and fellows studying climate solutions. Do you have research experience in climate +
#electricitygrid
#transportation
#oceans
#buildings
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drawdown.org/careers/rese...
We need more part-time researchers to work with our interdisciplinary, all-virtual team of scientists and fellows studying climate solutions. Do you have research experience in climate +
#electricitygrid
#transportation
#oceans
#buildings
#agriculture
drawdown.org/careers/rese...
Research Fellow
Our mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown" as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible.
drawdown.org
December 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
We’re hiring research fellows!
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🎥 Sneak peek from the Financing Climate Action Roundtable!
@tommytanner.bsky.social offers his perspective on the financial pledges made at COP29.
Watch the full roundtable discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W56S...
@soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @laurahammond.bsky.social
@tommytanner.bsky.social offers his perspective on the financial pledges made at COP29.
Watch the full roundtable discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W56S...
@soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @laurahammond.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 11:34 AM
🎥 Sneak peek from the Financing Climate Action Roundtable!
@tommytanner.bsky.social offers his perspective on the financial pledges made at COP29.
Watch the full roundtable discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W56S...
@soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @laurahammond.bsky.social
@tommytanner.bsky.social offers his perspective on the financial pledges made at COP29.
Watch the full roundtable discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W56S...
@soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @laurahammond.bsky.social
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The call is out! In Oct 2025, Aotearoa/New Zealand hosts the world’s most significant climate adaptation event: #AF2025. Online & in-person. Hosted by UC & UN World Adaptation Science programme & consortium sponsors. A key focus is Oceania & Indigenous solutions. Join us! adaptationfutures2025.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The call is out! In Oct 2025, Aotearoa/New Zealand hosts the world’s most significant climate adaptation event: #AF2025. Online & in-person. Hosted by UC & UN World Adaptation Science programme & consortium sponsors. A key focus is Oceania & Indigenous solutions. Join us! adaptationfutures2025.com
Great new article by @martaolazabal.bsky.social @sean-p-goodwin.bsky.social et al
Barriers to climate adaptation include
1. search for universal truths
2. failure to integrate different perspectives and knowledges
3. tendency to simplify what is a complex process
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Barriers to climate adaptation include
1. search for universal truths
2. failure to integrate different perspectives and knowledges
3. tendency to simplify what is a complex process
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
December 12, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Great new article by @martaolazabal.bsky.social @sean-p-goodwin.bsky.social et al
Barriers to climate adaptation include
1. search for universal truths
2. failure to integrate different perspectives and knowledges
3. tendency to simplify what is a complex process
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Barriers to climate adaptation include
1. search for universal truths
2. failure to integrate different perspectives and knowledges
3. tendency to simplify what is a complex process
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Watch the recording of this fab roundtable event here
youtu.be/W56S-rY0MVc
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
youtu.be/W56S-rY0MVc
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Watch the recording of this fab roundtable event here
youtu.be/W56S-rY0MVc
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
youtu.be/W56S-rY0MVc
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
Please join us this coming Thursday 5pm GMT @SOAS
Register for online or in person attendance here soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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Register for online or in person attendance here soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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November 26, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Please join us this coming Thursday 5pm GMT @SOAS
Register for online or in person attendance here soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social
Register for online or in person attendance here soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social
Reposted by Prof. Tom Tanner (SOAS)
If you are looking for a good paper that showcases critical adaptation scholarship, I really recommend Julian Yates chapter on the power and politics in the governance of community-based adaptation. You can find it here www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) 2. Power and politics in the governance of community-based adaptation
PDF | On Jan 1, 2014, Julian S. Yates published 2. Power and politics in the governance of community-based adaptation | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
www.researchgate.net
November 25, 2024 at 10:17 AM
If you are looking for a good paper that showcases critical adaptation scholarship, I really recommend Julian Yates chapter on the power and politics in the governance of community-based adaptation. You can find it here www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by Prof. Tom Tanner (SOAS)
1/26. ⚠️USEFUL INFO: Are you trying to understand the text for the New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance (#NCQG) at #COP29? 🤔 Are you a bit confused by all those technical terms? 😊 Read this thread! 🧵
November 19, 2024 at 6:37 AM
1/26. ⚠️USEFUL INFO: Are you trying to understand the text for the New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance (#NCQG) at #COP29? 🤔 Are you a bit confused by all those technical terms? 😊 Read this thread! 🧵