The Politics of Extreme Heat & Displacement in South Asia: A View from Urban Pakistan

One of the worse impacts of climate change is forced displacement. Climate change is fueling internal and international migration and refugee trends through the extreme weather events (e.g. abnormally heavy rainfall, prolonged droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones), sea level rise, water and food insecurity and associated conflicts. The United Nations General Assembly’s New York Declaration for […]

Reimagining ‘Community’ Engagement: Lessons from Climate-related Planned Relocation

Climate Change Displacement Dialogue Periodic climate-related migration caused by extreme weather events and newly uninhabitable territory is already occurring in Canada due to climate change impacts including coastal erosion, flooding, and wildfires. This dynamic will increase in coming years, resulting in sustained demand for federal, provincial, local, and Indigenous governments to provide humanitarian assistance and […]

Pipeline Populism and the Climate Cycle of Struggles: 2010-2020

Dr. Kai Bosworth will present a talk on: Pipeline Populism and the Climate Cycle of Struggles: 2010-2020 How has the character and politics of the climate justice movement changed in the last decade, in the context of the growth of Indigenous-led struggles against oil pipelines? How have non-Indigenous settlers variously understood (or not) themselves in […]