As mentioned in my previous blogs, sudden shocks can have devastating impacts on the livelihoods of both rural and urban communities and can reverse much of the progress made towards achieving the SDGs. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to increased energy prices and reduced grain supply. The price of wheat has risen by 64% ...
The focus for my thesis was on rural communities (mainly through an agricultural lens) in developing countries as they are amongst the most vulnerable groups to the devastating impacts of climate change even though they have the smallest carbon footprints. In fact, according to the World Bank, the world’s seventy-four poorest countries have only contributed ...
In my new blogs, I will be discussing my thesis, a review paper which was written in collaboration with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). The title of my thesis was “Enabling socially inclusive action to build resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change and natural hazards of the most marginalised”. Often the most ...
The Covid-19 pandemic has dominated 2021 and is still wreaking havoc across the globe almost two years since it began. Worldwide, economies are facing their largest financial crisis in decades, healthcare systems have been put under immense pressure, lives have been lost and domestic and global inequalities have been exacerbated in light of the pandemic ...
Introduction The 26th conference of parties, COP26 climate summit was one of the last chances to set the world on the right path of meeting the goals of the Paris agreement, ultimately keeping 1.5°C alive. There were some positive outcomes of this COP such as the deforestation pledge where 130 countries have pledged to end ...
The annual conference for the Irish forum for international agricultural development (IFIAD) took place last Wednesday, 20th of October. The main theme of this conference was “A year for action: Food and climate” a very appropriate theme for the challenges that we face in eradicating hunger in a changing climate. There were some very interesting ...
