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Diana Liverman

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Geographer, seeking climate justice especially by studying vulnerability, adaptation and governance University of Arizona dianaliverman.net

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Diana Liverman is a retired Regents Professor of Geography and Development and past Director of the University of Arizona School of Geography, Development and Environment in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Tucson, Arizona. .. more

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · 11d

For panel at the International Adaptation futures meeting in NZ I’m collecting data and stories on what happened to adaptation projects and funds in US in 2025 incl USAID. If you are willing to share any info on impacts on your work or community please message me ASAP and I’ll send my email

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is an excellent review link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Climate media amidst technopolitical change: challenges, transformations, and new directions for research - Climatic Change

In this essay, we seek to provide a meta-level view of research on mediated climate change communication, taking stock of its achievements, historical and contemporary challenges, and future direction...

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Jun 2

Katherine Wilkinson from some years ago

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · May 7

Destruction of USAID and its climate adaptation programs

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · May 3

I am so angry today seeing the devastating cuts to my colleagues research funding and their grief at having to give notice to their research teams. Especially upset about cuts to indigenous resilience, flood risk and agrivoltaics work that has so much economic and risk reduction potential :(

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Apr 29

www.nasonline.org
Congratulations Svitlana Krakovska! (you can find her on FB)

Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Apr 29

She is honored for research and her leadership in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC), and I am particularly admiring of her courage in speaking out on the role of fossil fuels in causing conflict and her support for science in Ukraine.

National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, nonprofit organization of the country’s leading researchers, recognizing and promoting outstanding science.

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Apr 29

At the US National Academy of Sciences meeting this morning, Ukrainian climate scientist, Svitlana Krakovska was elected as an international member. Election to membership in the US NAS recognizes excellence in research and is one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve.

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Apr 26

Watching online but delighted to see Tom Dietz, Jonathan Overpeck, and Sue Cutter sign the big book as elected members of the National Academy of Sciences(class of 2024) @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Apr 23

www.amacad.org/news/new-mem...

Honoring Excellence, Announcing New Members: Academy 2025 Election

The Academy's first new members were elected in 1781 and today the Academy announced the members elected in 2025. The individuals elected were recognized for excellence in various fields and professio...

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Apr 23

Delighted to see some wonderful women working on environmental justice elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Laura Pulido, Karen O'Brien and Rebecca Solnit www.amacad.org/news/new-mem... @karen-obrien.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Mar 27

So happy to see Tiana Bruno get the Margaret FitzSimmons early career award from the Cultural and Political Ecology group at AAG in Detroit! @cape-aag.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Mar 23

Tucson turned up!

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 22

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

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Reposted by Diana Liverman, Joanna Bourke, Terry Gourvish , and 1 more Diana Liverman, Joanna Bourke, Terry Gourvish, Sue Timmis

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 22

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

4.4K 27K 170K

Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Mar 7

Standing up for Science at the University of Arizona including social science and indigenous science

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 28

I had already called about NOAA today

Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 28

Just called all my reps to express my shock and embarrassment at the way the President and VP behaved with the Ukrainian President today. Their bullying is unacceptable and a violation of diplomacy

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 27

And of course the publications of US scientists will be cited in IPCC reports so we must keep writing!

Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 27

Oh and US scientists may be nominated to IPCC by international orgs like ISC I think or by IPCC bureaus?

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 27

I assume that US scientists may need to fund their own attendance at any in person IPCC meetings as usgcrp may not do so. But I am sure those selected will make every effort to do so.

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 21

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 20

Just tell us what we can do!

Reposted by Eszter Hargittai, Diana Liverman, Mary C. Murphy

Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · Feb 19

This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks

NSF state cards - Google Drive

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 16

‘Flow’ is a stunning animated film about animals working together to overcome adversity. No dialog, amazing landscapes..I found it very moving. Hope it gets Oscar.

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 10

I’m coming in person! First visit to NZ!

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Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Feb 5

I appear to be on editorial advisory board although I asked to step down several years ago! Will try to resign. Again. But also mention issue to a couple of assoc editors

Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Jan 25

I am so sad. She and I were grad students together at UCLA and then shared a house in Boulder for a year when we worked with Steve Schneider.She was brilliant and hilarious with her dry sense of humor. I will miss her and her work.

Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Jan 22

Take a break from doom scrolling and look at this adorable dog who got given some tennis balls….

Diana Liverman @dianaliv.bsky.social · Jan 18

If you include cartoonists the First dog cartoons in Guardian often do climate themes with an Australian angle www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The best of: First Dog on the Moon cartoons 2024

From rescue labradoodles to the best aurora yet, revisit five of the best strips by the Guardian Australia cartoonist

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