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Towards a voice for local communities in global climate policy?

In recent months, hope has grown that we may be approaching a breakthrough moment for the voice and visibility of front-line communities...

23 June 2026

Transformation as Praxis: Exploring Socially Just and Transdisciplinary Pathways to Sustainability in Marginal Environments – TAPESTRY

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Channaka Jayampathi Jayasinghe

Research Associate, Colombo Urban Lab

Opinion

15 June 2026

Tropicalising the evidence: climate uncertainty and public policy in Brazil

Alexandre Marques

The ‘Good’ Evidence: evidence use during narrative wars within Brazilian bureaucracy Brazil

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Alexandre Marques

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Science and Technology Policy, UNICAMP

Opinion

15 June 2026

“We can’t talk of the environment without taking about the local leadership” Why politics matter when thinking about land use change in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones

Zimbabwe

Opinion

15 June 2026

Trying to live, love and work in Kampala: stories from the frontline of aid cuts

Megan Schmidt-Sane & 6 others

Tackling inequities in HIV/AIDS treatment ‘failure’ and mortality in Kampala, Uganda through participatory research with young men on the social determinants of health Uganda

Student Opinion

15 June 2026

Learning to enjoy the journey: Reflections of a Chevening Scholar

Adja Aminata Mbengue

Journal Article

15 June 2026

Shifting the Gaze: Rethinking the Study of Urban Food Market Systems in the Global South

This paper proposes conceptually rethinking the study of urban food market systems in the Global South, offering an approach that better...

Jodie Thorpe & 4 others

Living Off-Grid Food and Infrastructure Collaboration

Opinion

11 June 2026

What is the Lebanese state actually for?

Aya Abou Ghalyoum

Lebanon

Opinion

10 June 2026

Can mid-level actors make climate action more reliable?

Shilpi Srivastava

Reimagining Preparedness under Climate Extremes (RELIABLE) India United Kingdom