Sarah Khan
@sarahkhan.bsky.social
Climate Policy - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
DevEcon - University of Goettingen
Royal Holloway, University of London alumna
Previously, SOAS University of London
📍Berlin
Personal account
DevEcon - University of Goettingen
Royal Holloway, University of London alumna
Previously, SOAS University of London
📍Berlin
Personal account
Reposted by Sarah Khan
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Call for African-led teams to shape high-impact systematic reviews on climate and health in Africa - Deadline 13 February 2026, 14:00 SAST:
#climatesolutions #climateaction #evidenceinformedpolicy #climateandhealth #systematicreview
#climatesolutions #climateaction #evidenceinformedpolicy #climateandhealth #systematicreview
Call for African-led teams to shape high-impact systematic reviews on climate and health in Africa - What Works
Applications are open for teams of experts to lead a series of living systematic reviews gathering and synthesizing evidence on some of the most promising interventions that address pressing climate a...
whatworksclimate.solutions
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Call for African-led teams to shape high-impact systematic reviews on climate and health in Africa - Deadline 13 February 2026, 14:00 SAST:
#climatesolutions #climateaction #evidenceinformedpolicy #climateandhealth #systematicreview
#climatesolutions #climateaction #evidenceinformedpolicy #climateandhealth #systematicreview
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What share of LMIC lead poisoning is battery recycling? Maybe 33 percent.
leadbatteries.substack.com/p/what-share...
leadbatteries.substack.com/p/what-share...
What share of LMIC lead poisoning is battery recycling? Maybe 33 percent.
This is one of the biggest questions in the lead poisoning world, and a great new paper from Lee Crawfurd, James Hu, and Theodore Mitchell attempts to answer it.
leadbatteries.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 AM
What share of LMIC lead poisoning is battery recycling? Maybe 33 percent.
leadbatteries.substack.com/p/what-share...
leadbatteries.substack.com/p/what-share...
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Localize the Intifada
January 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Localize the Intifada
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Climate change is already reshaping health outcomes across Africa — but what policies work to protect communities? We're providing technical support to ~five teams to lead rigorous #evidencesynthesis work, while building systematic review capacity in the African climate community.
shorturl.at/TpioO
shorturl.at/TpioO
#climatesolutions #climatepolicy #evidencebasedpolicy #climateaction #climateandhealth #africa #systematicreview #wwcs | What Works Climate Solutions
Climate change is already reshaping health outcomes across Africa — but what policies work to protect communities?
What Works Climate Solutions is seeking African-led teams to answer that question. W...
shorturl.at
January 22, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Climate change is already reshaping health outcomes across Africa — but what policies work to protect communities? We're providing technical support to ~five teams to lead rigorous #evidencesynthesis work, while building systematic review capacity in the African climate community.
shorturl.at/TpioO
shorturl.at/TpioO
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39 Pakistani farmers are taking RWE and Heidelberg Materials to court. They filed their claim on 22 Dec 2025 demanding compensation for their losses and damages caused by the devastating climate-related floods of 2022. Time has come for polluters to pay.
www.climatecostcase.org/en/
www.climatecostcase.org/en/
Global polluters on trial!
Polluters have to pay! Pakistani farmers demand compensation from RWE and Heidelberg Materials
www.climatecostcase.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM
39 Pakistani farmers are taking RWE and Heidelberg Materials to court. They filed their claim on 22 Dec 2025 demanding compensation for their losses and damages caused by the devastating climate-related floods of 2022. Time has come for polluters to pay.
www.climatecostcase.org/en/
www.climatecostcase.org/en/
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Aurora over Berlin right now
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Aurora over Berlin right now
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Reposted by Sarah Khan
Today, the ICJ starts oral proceedings in genocide case The Gambia v Myanmar.
Germany, among other States, intervened, stating factors like sexual violence, violence against children and forced displacement can point to genocidal intent.
@verfassungsblog.de
verfassungsblog.de/the-rohingya...
Germany, among other States, intervened, stating factors like sexual violence, violence against children and forced displacement can point to genocidal intent.
@verfassungsblog.de
verfassungsblog.de/the-rohingya...
The Rohingya Case Gets a Hearing
verfassungsblog.de
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Today, the ICJ starts oral proceedings in genocide case The Gambia v Myanmar.
Germany, among other States, intervened, stating factors like sexual violence, violence against children and forced displacement can point to genocidal intent.
@verfassungsblog.de
verfassungsblog.de/the-rohingya...
Germany, among other States, intervened, stating factors like sexual violence, violence against children and forced displacement can point to genocidal intent.
@verfassungsblog.de
verfassungsblog.de/the-rohingya...
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Now on Substack: Political scientist Hanna Pfeifer @hannapfeifer.bsky.social identifies five distinct forms of genocide denial in German war discourse – showing how Germany explains Israel’s genocide in Gaza away, one concession at a time.
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
The Five Ways Germany Denies Genocide
Political scientist Hanna Pfeifer identifies five distinct forms of genocide denial in German war discourse – showing how Germany explains Israel’s genocide in Gaza away, one concession at a time.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Now on Substack: Political scientist Hanna Pfeifer @hannapfeifer.bsky.social identifies five distinct forms of genocide denial in German war discourse – showing how Germany explains Israel’s genocide in Gaza away, one concession at a time.
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
open.substack.com/pub/hannohau...
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@oxfamgb.bsky.social: "The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026", while "the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget". www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
@oxfamgb.bsky.social: "The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026", while "the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget". www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Bombing Venezuela while coordinating a genocide in Palestine while threatening to attack Iran (again) while destabillizing Somalia while carrying out a heist in the DRC...
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
US imperialism is the greatest threat to peace and security in our world today and it's not even close.
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I don't understand why the authorities don't consider it necessary to have transitional provisions for students who've already obtained visas under the old rules. The students' ordeal is regrettable and seems entirely avoidable. www.euronews.com/2025/12/23/b...
Indian students at Berlin university face deportation, not graduation
High tuition fees and even bigger, broken promises. For Indian students at the International University (IU), the dream of studying in Germany has turned into a nightmare. "My life feels like hell," one of them told Euronews.
www.euronews.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I don't understand why the authorities don't consider it necessary to have transitional provisions for students who've already obtained visas under the old rules. The students' ordeal is regrettable and seems entirely avoidable. www.euronews.com/2025/12/23/b...
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|🎉 SIGNIFICANT VICTORY FOR INDONESIAN FISHERS 🌍|
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
ECCHR: Rising sea levels: An island fights against its demise
The people on Pari do not want to accept the demise of their homeland: they are taking legal action in Switzerland against one of the world’s largest emitters of climate-damaging greenhouse gases, the...
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
|🎉 SIGNIFICANT VICTORY FOR INDONESIAN FISHERS 🌍|
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
For the first time ever has a Swiss court admitted a climate lawsuit brought by four Indonesian fishers against Holcim.
More about the case: bit.ly/49oCyGs
#ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation #CallForClimateJustice #MakePollutersPay
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🇩🇪 Germany’s Federal Security Council approved a $3.1bn weapons deal with Israel on Thu, clearing the way for Berlin to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system despite mounting int'l legal scrutiny over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye reports.
Beginning with the genocide of...
Beginning with the genocide of...
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🇩🇪 Germany’s Federal Security Council approved a $3.1bn weapons deal with Israel on Thu, clearing the way for Berlin to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system despite mounting int'l legal scrutiny over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Middle East Eye reports.
Beginning with the genocide of...
Beginning with the genocide of...
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🏠Digitising land records in Pakistan boosted daughters’ property inheritance by 50%+, but also led to earlier marriage & lower school attendance.
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
Strengthening women’s property rights in Pakistan brings opportunities – and new challenges
Digitising land records in Pakistan increased daughters’ inheritance, but complementary policies are needed to protect women’s economic empowerment.
theigc.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🏠Digitising land records in Pakistan boosted daughters’ property inheritance by 50%+, but also led to earlier marriage & lower school attendance.
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
Reform can empower women but must be paired w/ policies that protect their empowerment.
theigc.org/blogs/gender...
#GenderEquality
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🆕 Why are richer families in India still choosing sons?
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Why are richer families in India still choosing sons?
New evidence uncovers how institutional features of the marriage market are behind persistent sex selection in India.
voxdev.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🆕 Why are richer families in India still choosing sons?
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi & Soumya Swaminathan explore the significant role of the marriage market: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Pakistan is one of the countries most affected by extreme weather events. The 2022 flood hit one-third of the country, killing 1,700+ people, displacing 33 million people, destroying vast tracts of farmland and causing economic losses of up to $30bn.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Pakistan climate costs case: 43 Pakistani farmers are taking on the Carbon Majors RWE and Heidelberg Materials in Germany. The claimants are demanding compensation for the losses and damages they suffered in the wake of the devastating, climate-related floods in 2022. www.climatecostcase.org/en/
November 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Pakistan is one of the countries most affected by extreme weather events. The 2022 flood hit one-third of the country, killing 1,700+ people, displacing 33 million people, destroying vast tracts of farmland and causing economic losses of up to $30bn.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.winra.org/aktuelles/ne... Von 52.000 Professuren in D führen nur 3 eine explizite Denomination im Bereich Rassismusforschung. Es existieren keine eigenständigen Studiengänge zur Rassismusforschung; sie wird als Randaspekt behandelt.
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
Neuer WinRa-Bericht: Bestandsaufnahme zur Situation der Rassismusforschung in Deutschland (2015–2025) WinRa
Hier finden Sie Aktuelle Informationen aus dem Wissensnetzwerk Rassismusforschung (WinRa).
www.winra.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
www.winra.org/aktuelles/ne... Von 52.000 Professuren in D führen nur 3 eine explizite Denomination im Bereich Rassismusforschung. Es existieren keine eigenständigen Studiengänge zur Rassismusforschung; sie wird als Randaspekt behandelt.
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
Es fehlen Schwerpunktprogramme der DFG
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The 2026 German-Israeli Frontiers symposium will address the problem of uneven access to food, housing, etc., which "shapes people’s chances of survival, their sense of belonging, and their capacity to flourish." Only Germans and Israelis have access to the conference, which is held in Palestine.
Call for applications
www.humboldt-foundation.de
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The 2026 German-Israeli Frontiers symposium will address the problem of uneven access to food, housing, etc., which "shapes people’s chances of survival, their sense of belonging, and their capacity to flourish." Only Germans and Israelis have access to the conference, which is held in Palestine.
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TW via BTselem: filmed executions of Palestinians under occupation in Jenin – carried out by the very regime the support of which several “left wing” German journalists have built their laughable careers on
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
TW via BTselem: filmed executions of Palestinians under occupation in Jenin – carried out by the very regime the support of which several “left wing” German journalists have built their laughable careers on
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This is wild!
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This is wild!
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.
Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.