paul mitchell
@paulmitchell.bsky.social
Principal Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (iied.bsky.social). Working on locally-led climate action and climate finance access
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Episode 4 of Law at the end of the world is now out.
This episode features the fabulous @birshao.bsky.social
And @prof-mac.bsky.social and I discuss prefigurative legalities, utopian politics and my failed attempts at slow scholarship -
www.buzz-sprout.com/2489596/epis...
This episode features the fabulous @birshao.bsky.social
And @prof-mac.bsky.social and I discuss prefigurative legalities, utopian politics and my failed attempts at slow scholarship -
www.buzz-sprout.com/2489596/epis...
Prefiguring a better, post-growth world - Episode 4 (with Birsha Ohdedar) - Law at the End of the World
In this episode of 'Law at the End of the World', Cristy Clark and Elizabeth Macpherson explore the intersections of environmental law, climate change, and social justice. The episode particularly foc...
www.buzzsprout.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Episode 4 of Law at the end of the world is now out.
This episode features the fabulous @birshao.bsky.social
And @prof-mac.bsky.social and I discuss prefigurative legalities, utopian politics and my failed attempts at slow scholarship -
www.buzz-sprout.com/2489596/epis...
This episode features the fabulous @birshao.bsky.social
And @prof-mac.bsky.social and I discuss prefigurative legalities, utopian politics and my failed attempts at slow scholarship -
www.buzz-sprout.com/2489596/epis...
Really interesting study on climate change ‘flipping’ urban areas from predominantly wet to dry and vice versa. Makes adaptation planning much more complex www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals
Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Really interesting study on climate change ‘flipping’ urban areas from predominantly wet to dry and vice versa. Makes adaptation planning much more complex www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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My new book is now available to preorder. It looks at the last four decades of water governance and considers the interaction between human relationships with water and the law, through case studies from Chile, the UK, the Philippines, South Africa, the US, & Aotearoa New Zealand.
Legal Geographies of Water: The Spaces, Places and Narratives of Human-Water Relations
This book deepens our understanding of humanity’s diverse relationships with water and the law, providing a critical assessment of this relationship, as well as charting the course towards a more sust...
www.routledge.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My new book is now available to preorder. It looks at the last four decades of water governance and considers the interaction between human relationships with water and the law, through case studies from Chile, the UK, the Philippines, South Africa, the US, & Aotearoa New Zealand.
St Clements church in Oxford with crescent moon
March 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
St Clements church in Oxford with crescent moon
Registration is now open for the 19th international conference on community based adaptation. Session proposals are under review and Dia Alternativo planning is underway. It’s going to be a huge week!
I hope to see many of you in Recife from 12-16 May www.iied.org/cba19-local-...
I hope to see many of you in Recife from 12-16 May www.iied.org/cba19-local-...
CBA19: Local solutions inspiring global action
CBA19 brings together practitioners, grassroots representatives, local and national government planners, policymakers, researchers and donors working at all levels and scales to discuss how we can dri...
www.iied.org
February 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Registration is now open for the 19th international conference on community based adaptation. Session proposals are under review and Dia Alternativo planning is underway. It’s going to be a huge week!
I hope to see many of you in Recife from 12-16 May www.iied.org/cba19-local-...
I hope to see many of you in Recife from 12-16 May www.iied.org/cba19-local-...
Sunset dogs walks are lovely - particularly now that the sun is setting after 5pm!
February 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sunset dogs walks are lovely - particularly now that the sun is setting after 5pm!
Very much don’t swim at this beach - drop off, submerged rocks, strong currents - and sharks…
January 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Very much don’t swim at this beach - drop off, submerged rocks, strong currents - and sharks…
Old town Recife, Brazil is filled with colonial buildings in various dates of disrepair and vibrancy. This street was, apparently, voted one of the prettiest on earth
January 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Old town Recife, Brazil is filled with colonial buildings in various dates of disrepair and vibrancy. This street was, apparently, voted one of the prettiest on earth
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Locally Led Adaptation works. Our joint report examined locally led climate change adaptation in practice in Kenya and Tanzania, with promising results. www.diis.dk/en/research/...
@diis.dk #ClimateChangeAdaptation
@diis.dk #ClimateChangeAdaptation
January 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Locally Led Adaptation works. Our joint report examined locally led climate change adaptation in practice in Kenya and Tanzania, with promising results. www.diis.dk/en/research/...
@diis.dk #ClimateChangeAdaptation
@diis.dk #ClimateChangeAdaptation
On my way to the airport. I’ll be in Brazil for the week scoping out venues and politics for the #CBA19 conference - too early to launch the hashtag?
January 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
On my way to the airport. I’ll be in Brazil for the week scoping out venues and politics for the #CBA19 conference - too early to launch the hashtag?
The 19th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation is calling for session proposals. The overarching conference question is how can we achieve just and equitable adaptation? Themes are LLA in action, Urban adaptation,
and Nature/adaptation. Open till 17 Feb www.iied.org/cba19-call-f...
and Nature/adaptation. Open till 17 Feb www.iied.org/cba19-call-f...
CBA19 call for proposals for conference sessions
IIED is seeking submissions of proposals for conference sessions for the 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA19) in Recife, Brazil from 12-16 May 2025
www.iied.org
January 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The 19th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation is calling for session proposals. The overarching conference question is how can we achieve just and equitable adaptation? Themes are LLA in action, Urban adaptation,
and Nature/adaptation. Open till 17 Feb www.iied.org/cba19-call-f...
and Nature/adaptation. Open till 17 Feb www.iied.org/cba19-call-f...
I'm super excited to be able to share that the 19th international conference on community-based adaptation (CBA19) will take place in Recife, Brazil in the week of 12 May 2025. More details at the link 👇, and MANY more details to come in the new year www.iied.org/cba-bound-fo...
CBA bound for Brazil in May 2025
CBA19 will be hosted in Recife, Brazil the week of 12 May 2025 – just months before COP30 in the same country
www.iied.org
December 17, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I'm super excited to be able to share that the 19th international conference on community-based adaptation (CBA19) will take place in Recife, Brazil in the week of 12 May 2025. More details at the link 👇, and MANY more details to come in the new year www.iied.org/cba-bound-fo...
It’s great to see this report out in the world. Locally-led adaptation is (slowly) moving from commitments to action. Some of that action is collected in these chapters. It’s rare to see a publication with perspectives on one issue from such a wide range of different actors gca.org/reports/2024...
2024 Stories of Resilience: Lessons from Local Adaptation Practice - Global Center on Adaptation
The key message from this year’s Stories of Resilience is the need for urgent and rapid reform in how global and national climate finance is delivered, in the power dynamics between providers and reci...
gca.org
December 6, 2024 at 6:28 PM
It’s great to see this report out in the world. Locally-led adaptation is (slowly) moving from commitments to action. Some of that action is collected in these chapters. It’s rare to see a publication with perspectives on one issue from such a wide range of different actors gca.org/reports/2024...
I’m finding it hard to be optimistic about climate action after the debacle in Baku. Yes, we saw an increase in finance commitments, but barely more than the current trickle 1/4
November 24, 2024 at 6:11 AM
I’m finding it hard to be optimistic about climate action after the debacle in Baku. Yes, we saw an increase in finance commitments, but barely more than the current trickle 1/4
Great to see Panama’s commitment to bringing as action under the three Rio conventions back together - action on climate and nature has been too fragmented for too long (via climate home news)
November 23, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Great to see Panama’s commitment to bringing as action under the three Rio conventions back together - action on climate and nature has been too fragmented for too long (via climate home news)
It’s more than a bit disingenuous of Australia to sign this pledge while increasing mining and export of coal poweringpastcoal.org/news/countri...
25 Countries and the EU launch Call to Action for No New Coal in National Climate Plans - PPCA
25 countries and the European Union launch a Call to Action to reflect no new unabated coal in their electricity systems as part of their national climate plans. Baku, Azerbaijan: Today, recognizing ...
poweringpastcoal.org
November 21, 2024 at 5:41 AM
It’s more than a bit disingenuous of Australia to sign this pledge while increasing mining and export of coal poweringpastcoal.org/news/countri...
I’ve been avoiding social media for a while but am feeling hopeful at this massive growth here in the last few days. So nice to see the climate community flourishing here
November 15, 2024 at 5:27 AM
I’ve been avoiding social media for a while but am feeling hopeful at this massive growth here in the last few days. So nice to see the climate community flourishing here
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Here's a list of the political scientists working on climate I could find on here. Let me know if I missed you!
go.bsky.app/C9L9xV
go.bsky.app/C9L9xV
November 15, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Here's a list of the political scientists working on climate I could find on here. Let me know if I missed you!
go.bsky.app/C9L9xV
go.bsky.app/C9L9xV
This has been my big climate finance worry since COP27 - that new pledges for the l&d fund would be drawn from donors’ existing adaptation allocations. We can’t divert already minuscule adaptation finance to loss and damage; we need to scale up both, dramatically www.straitstimes.com/world/middle...
COP28 ‘loss and damage’ fund could threaten adaptation cash
Rich countries offered barely half of what they promised to adaptation projects such as flood defences and early-warning systems. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
December 7, 2023 at 4:16 AM
This has been my big climate finance worry since COP27 - that new pledges for the l&d fund would be drawn from donors’ existing adaptation allocations. We can’t divert already minuscule adaptation finance to loss and damage; we need to scale up both, dramatically www.straitstimes.com/world/middle...
Update on the plant-based milk situation at cop28. % coffee cart near the women and youth building (which houses the resilience hub among others) has ALL the milks (without the dodgy climate policy)
December 3, 2023 at 1:57 AM
Update on the plant-based milk situation at cop28. % coffee cart near the women and youth building (which houses the resilience hub among others) has ALL the milks (without the dodgy climate policy)
CBR-SYD-DXB — starting my journey to cop28. I’m planning to use the Resilience Hub as a base, so between meetings and events you’ll likely find me there (or grabbing coffee with plant-based milk from the Australian pavilion)
November 30, 2023 at 6:06 AM
CBR-SYD-DXB — starting my journey to cop28. I’m planning to use the Resilience Hub as a base, so between meetings and events you’ll likely find me there (or grabbing coffee with plant-based milk from the Australian pavilion)
As country delegations pile into Dubai’s expo city for cop28, loss and damage will be on everyone’s mind. This short article should be required reading for anyone in a position of decision-making authority around the loss and damage fund. It’s clear, concise and spot on in every aspect
Climate loss-and-damage funding: how to get money to where it’s needed fast
Finance for coping with the harms of climate change must be disbursed swiftly and pragmatically. The world’s largest existing climate fund for supporting climate mitigation and adaptation provides l...
www.nature.com
November 28, 2023 at 1:36 AM
As country delegations pile into Dubai’s expo city for cop28, loss and damage will be on everyone’s mind. This short article should be required reading for anyone in a position of decision-making authority around the loss and damage fund. It’s clear, concise and spot on in every aspect
Hello blue sky. I’m happy to be joining this breath of fresh air away from the toxic other place. I’m working on locally-led action and increasing climate finance access. Currently with Save the Children but shifting to the International Institute for Environment and Development in early 2024
November 23, 2023 at 11:02 PM
Hello blue sky. I’m happy to be joining this breath of fresh air away from the toxic other place. I’m working on locally-led action and increasing climate finance access. Currently with Save the Children but shifting to the International Institute for Environment and Development in early 2024