The TAPESTRY project is hosting three side events at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, November 2021. Transforming Deserts, Deltas and Deconstructing Cities 7 November at 8:30-9:30 am South Asian Regional…
TAPESTRY events at the COP26 conference
Transformations Conference 2021: STEPS Methods Sessions
The upcoming annual Transformations Conference will feature a talks by STEPS colleagues reflecting on questions of methods and methodology. These talks will form part of the Centre’s theme for 2021:…
Transformation Conference 2021: Tapestry project sessions
The Tapestry project will be participating in a series of sessions at the upcoming 2021 Transformations Conference. The events will narrow in on marginal environments and climate uncertainty in South…
A manifesto for models: New Nature Comment article
A new comment article in Nature by a group of authors, including STEPS co-director Andy Stirling (SPRU), takes the form of a ‘manifesto’ for responsible mathematical modelling. This relates to…
IDS podcast: The Politics of Green Transformations
In this month’s edition of the Institute of Development Studies podcast, Between the Lines, IDS Director Melissa Leach, STEPS co-director Ian Scoones and Sussex professor Peter Newell discuss their co-edited…
Local knowledge and ideas are key to action on climate disruption
Press release, 20 September 2019 Vulnerable coastal areas of South Asia face a ‘perfect storm’ of increasing climate uncertainties combined with threats to livelihoods from inequality, industrial development and marginalisation,…
Uncertain Climate: new short film explores complex uncertainty in India
A new short film summarises key themes from the project Climate Change, Uncertainty and Transformation, which explored the myriad forms of uncertainty faced by the people at the forefront of…
Learning from rapid change in a warming world: Rapid Transition Alliance launches
A new initiative to learn from stories of rapid change is launched on 3 December, at the start of COP24, the UN’s annual global conference on climate change. The Rapid…
What can climate activism learn from the great public health campaigns of the past?
A new report (PDF) suggests efforts to change public behaviour to address climate change must learn from the great campaigns of previous decades on smoking, drink driving and HIV &…
ACTS and Sussex University work together to boost Africa’s access to climate change funds
Press release / African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) (source) Nairobi, Kenya 27 July 2018 ACTS partners with UK varsity to boost Africa’s access to climate change funds Kenya’s top…