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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · 9d

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Navigating Autonomy, Energy and Ecology in Ladakh, India

Neelakshi Joshi is a postdoctoral researcher, associated with Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, working on the socioecological impacts of energy transitionsalternatives

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · 9d

A lot has been said about #Ladakh and Ladakhis in the last few days. For those who know the region and it's people understand the demand for autonomy. For others, @ashishkothari.bsky.social and I provide a glimpse of how Ladakh's demand for autonomy is tightly linked to its ecology and energy future

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Aug 24

Great reporting!

Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Do have a look and and if you would like to, do try playing these games. The game material is #openaccess : zenodo.org/records/1489...

Speaking as a river — a guide for implementing multispecies role-playing games

General Information This is a guide for the application of multispecies role-playing games as a tool in education, transdisciplinary research or participatory governance. Four game materials are prese...

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Through role-playing, we challenge human-centered planning, make the presence of more-than-human voices audible and visible and finally, hope to leave our players with #creativity and #courage to question established planning norms.

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Should other-than-human species be the subjects of #justice?
If yes, then how do we make it happen?
We explore this challenge through #multispecies #roleplaying games tested on four urban planning scenarios: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Designing multispecies role-playing games: From human-nature partnerships towards multispecies justice - npj Urban Sustainability

npj Urban Sustainability - Designing multispecies role-playing games: From human-nature partnerships towards multispecies justice

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza

Substantial and well-documented evidence indicates a catastrophic public health emergency in Gaza (appendix pp 1–5), marked by severe food insecurity and alarming levels of malnutrition-related deaths...

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jun 11

We will discuss:
⚡ How green energy projects reproduce extractive logics
🌐 The geopolitical dynamics shaping these frontiers
🛡️ The resistance of communities on the ground and their pluriversal approaches

Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jun 11

📅 Date: June 19, 2025 at 2PM GMT
🔗 Register here:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📘 Event details:
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🌎 About the series:
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#GreenColonialism #EnergyJustice #GlobalTapestryOfAlternatives #Pluriverse

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join us on June 19th for a vital conversation on the Geopolitics of Green Colonialism. Hosted by the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, we explore how the energy transition is impacting so-called “cold regions” like the Arctic and Ladakh (India) — turning them into emerging green sacrifice zones.

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jun 5

Climate justice is social justice!

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Jun 4

As Gaza faces over three months of Israeli blockade, a group of 12 activists is sailing to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.

The mission includes the renowned Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who spoke with Democracy Now! live from the Madleen.

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Mar 13

Deadline extended to 30.03. Consider applying!

Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Feb 20

🚨 Summer School 2025 alert 🚨

Justice in an Interlinked World: Revisiting Rural-Urban & South-North Relationships in Sustainability Transformations 🌍⚖️

📅 09-11 Sept 2025
📍 Location: Dresden, Germany
🎯 For mid-career scholars (www.ioer.de/en/press/new...)
📝 Apply by: 15 March 2025

Just sustainability in an interlinked world? – Apply now for Summer School for mid-career scholars

Under the heading "Justice in an interlinked world: revisiting rural-urban and South-North relationships in sustainability transformations", a Summer School in autumn 2025 will be dedicated to questio...

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Feb 20

🚨 Summer School 2025 alert 🚨

Justice in an Interlinked World: Revisiting Rural-Urban & South-North Relationships in Sustainability Transformations 🌍⚖️

📅 09-11 Sept 2025
📍 Location: Dresden, Germany
🎯 For mid-career scholars (www.ioer.de/en/press/new...)
📝 Apply by: 15 March 2025

Just sustainability in an interlinked world? – Apply now for Summer School for mid-career scholars

Under the heading "Justice in an interlinked world: revisiting rural-urban and South-North relationships in sustainability transformations", a Summer School in autumn 2025 will be dedicated to questio...

www.ioer.de

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Feb 21

@pollenetwork.bsky.social

Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Feb 20

P.S. Check out our 2023 Summer School insights for inspiration! 👀👇
📸 Event report: www.leibniz-sustain.de/mainnavigati...
📸 Collective document: zenodo.org/records/1376...

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Feb 20

Organised in collaboration with:
🌿 IOER @ioer.bsky.social
🌿 JUPITA - SIG on Justice, Power & Transformative Action @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
🌿 ZALF @zalf.bsky.social sky.social
🌿 Ju-ST (STRN Thematic Group Equity & Justice)
🌿 Leibniz Research Network Knowledge for Sustainable Development

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Feb 20

💡 Key Speakers:
🔹 Flor Avelino
🔹 Elia Apostolopoulou @eliapos.bsky.social
🔹 Neha Mungekar

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Feb 20

🚨 Summer School 2025 alert 🚨

Justice in an Interlinked World: Revisiting Rural-Urban & South-North Relationships in Sustainability Transformations 🌍⚖️

📅 09-11 Sept 2025
📍 Location: Dresden, Germany
🎯 For mid-career scholars (www.ioer.de/en/press/new...)
📝 Apply by: 15 March 2025

Just sustainability in an interlinked world? – Apply now for Summer School for mid-career scholars

Under the heading "Justice in an interlinked world: revisiting rural-urban and South-North relationships in sustainability transformations", a Summer School in autumn 2025 will be dedicated to questio...

www.ioer.de

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jan 29

Our very timely paper is a pushback in the face of backlash against both #energy #transitions as well as #equity #diversity and #inclusion on the global stage. We advocate for meaningful engagement with #intersectional inequality to transform the energy system. Do check it out!

Julie MacArthur 🍁 @jlmacarthur.bsky.social · Jan 29

Somewhat topical article out today: 'Equity, diversity and inclusion promises, exclusive practices? How to move towards effective and just energy transition' w/ S. Sharma, R. Das, @njoshi.bsky.social @amyjanzwood.bsky.social & @georgiasav.bsky.social #energysky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Equity, diversity and inclusion promises, exclusive practices? How to move towards effective and just energy transitions

Equitable, diverse and inclusive action in a climate emergency is not optional – it is an imperative. Despite the growing rhetoric for inclusive energ…

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jan 8

Along with @ashishkothari.bsky.social, we further delve into what #socioecologically #just #energy #transitions look like in Ladakh, India and argue that political autonomy is critical for #pluriversal visions of energy transition to flourish in the future: doi.org/10.1177/1942...

Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jan 8

Check out our Interface piece, edited by Fayola Jacobs,Elise Harrington and Ward Lyles, on Just Energy Transitions in Planning Theory & Practice. I learnt a lot working in tandem with @tarirokamuti.bsky.social exploring the ideas of socioecologically just energy transition: doi.org/10.1080/1464...

Just Energy Transitions

Published in Planning Theory & Practice (Vol. 25, No. 4, 2024)

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Jan 8

Publication alerts for people interested in research and action on #just #energy #transitions 📯

an illustration of a lion holding a magnifying glass with the words announcement behind it

ALT: an illustration of a lion holding a magnifying glass with the words announcement behind it

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Dec 29

Recently I had the pleasure to publicly screen a documentary film on the risks of rapid unplanned urban development in the Himalayan cities for the citizens of Almora who made this research possible. This was made as a part of my doctoral research way back in 2019: youtu.be/88Yufw4pNwA?...

Risks of rapid unplanned urban development in the Himalayas

YouTube video by Neelakshi Joshi

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Dec 21

जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी
(Mother and motherland are greater than Heaven)

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Neelakshi Joshi @njoshi.bsky.social · Nov 30

Neighbourhood as sites of climate action is a revolution that is underway but surely needs to grow : www.nature.com/articles/s44...

What does neighbourhood climate action look like? A scoping literature review - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - What does neighbourhood climate action look like? A scoping literature review

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