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Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @lossanddamage.bsky.social · 15d

1/10. ⚠️IMPORTANT #ICJAO UPDATE: Vanuatu is pursuing a new United Nations (UN) resolution to turn the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) 🏛️ Advisory Opinion (#ICJAO) ⚖️on the obligations of states in respect to #ClimateChange into political action. 🥳
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Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s minister of Climate Change, pictured at the rapid reaction event that took place in the Hague the day after the delivery of the Advisory Opinion on the obligations of states in respect to Climate Change by the International Court of Justice, has announced that Vanuatu is pursuing a new UN resolution to turn the ICJAO into political action. Image credit: Loss and Damage Collaboration.

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Climate Mobilities Hub @climohub.bsky.social · 21d

Which journals are most central in publishing research on #climateChange and #migration?

This new visualization by @gregory-manni.bsky.social highlights the top 15 journals shaping the field based on the #CliMig database.

Explore the full overview here 👉 www.climohub.org/project/top-...

#CliMoHub

Visualisation: Top Journals Covering Climate Migration – Climate Mobilities Hub | University Of Vienna

These visualisations show a ranking of the the top journals covering climate migration based on an analysis of the CliMig Database. Explore more...

www.climohub.org

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Climate Mobilities Hub @climohub.bsky.social · 21d

New on #CliMoHub: Communities are pushing back against #GreenGentrification and #Displacement. Henri Oster’s scoping review shows how strong local networks + coalitions can counter displacement and advance #EnvironmentalJustice.

🔗 www.climohub.org/project/gree...

Environmental Gentrification And Displacement

Displacements in the name of sustainability and the context of environmental gentrification are happeningen more often that one might think.

www.climohub.org

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · Aug 4

The University of Vienna launches #ViCAS to foster innovative, interdisciplinary #research and to create a space where ideas thrive beyond borders - #academic, disciplinary, and national. 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬
Find out more about ViCAS and its #fellowships: ⤵️🔍
vicas.univie.ac.at
#AcademicSky #edusky #PhDSky

✨ Join ViCAS - Vienna Center for Advanced Studies | University of Vienna

YouTube video by Universität Wien

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IDMC (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) @idmc-geneva.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌏 In 2024, disasters triggered a record 45.8 million forced movements of people.

9.8 million people were internally displaced at the end of the year.

Reliable data is key for strengthening disaster risk reduction & responses.

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danizenpg.bsky.social @danizenpg.bsky.social · Aug 5

🌊 Small islands aren’t empty spaces for investment—they’re ecosystems & homelands.
PP 28/2025 expands coastal licensing, risking irreversible damage. Yes we need jobs, but at what cost? In Pulau Tengah for ex: reef loss & displacement.
#ProtectSmallIslands #CoastalJustice #PulauBukanLahanKosong

Mongabay Indonesia @mongabayid.bsky.social · Aug 5

Alih-alih menyempurnakan kebijakan sebelumnya, beleid ini justru bersiiko mendorong perusakan pesir dan pulau kecil lebih massif. mongabay.co.id/2025/08/04/pp...

Aturan Perizinan Berusaha Ancam Pesisir dan Pulau Kecil?

Langkah Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP) memberlakukan Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) Nomor 28 Tahun 2025 tentang Penyelenggaraan Perizinan Berusaha Berbasis Risiko memantik kritik sejumlah pihak. Pasalnya, alih-alih menyempurnakan kebijakan sebelumnya, beleid ini justru bersiiko mendorong perusakan pesir dan pulau kecil lebih massif. KKP menyebut aturan baru itu menyempurnakan PP No 5 Tahun 2021 tentang Penyelenggaraan Perizinan […]

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danizenpg.bsky.social @danizenpg.bsky.social · Jun 3

Good read!

Simon Bunchuay-Peth @simonbunchuaypeth.bsky.social · Jun 1

Are we overlooking the power of those who stay in place in shaping sustainable climate futures?

📢 New article in Mobilities:
"From individual to collective social remittances…"

📖 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#ClimateMobilities #Immobility #Mobilities #SocialRemittances

From individual to collective social remittances: the role of translocal moorings in climate adaptation in Morocco

Remittances from migrants have been increasingly recognized as potential contributors to climate adaptation in origin communities. This paper examines social remittances and the role of translocal ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Climate Mobilities Hub @climohub.bsky.social · May 28

Event | International Protection for People Displaced Across Borders in the Context of #ClimateChange & #Disasters

3 June 2025 (London/Online) to explore legal protections for cross-border climate and disaster displacement.

🔗 Link: lnkd.in/dAS3bvn4

#ClimateMobility #CliMoHub #ClimateDisplacement

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · May 13

New figures on internal displacement globally are out today from @idmc-geneva.bsky.social. Nearly 70% of global internal displacement in 2024 occurred in the context of disasters www.internal-displacement.org/global-repor...

2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID)

The 2024 Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) report presents the data and analysis behind the 75.9 million people living in internal displacement as of the end of 2023. It is the ninth editi...

www.internal-displacement.org

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Trans|Form Research @transformres.bsky.social · Feb 3

Check out the recent Blogpost by our team member @danizenpg.bsky.social on decolonizing science and academic institutions as an everyday practice 🗣️ ➡️ www.gender-blog.de/beitrag/deko... based on her publication "When good intentions aren´t good enough" with the network @fgf-nrw.bsky.social

Für eine dekoloniale Wende in der Wissenschaft

Trotz der zunehmenden Berücksichtigung dekolonialer und intersektionaler Ansätze in der Wissenschaft bleiben tief verankerte Ausschlussstrukturen bestehen und reproduzieren koloniale Machtverhältni

www.gender-blog.de

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