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Jittip Mongkolnchaiarunya Wins the 2026 Edward Said Award
Jittip Mongkolnchaiarunya, a PhD student at George Washington University, has been awarded the 2026 Edward Said Award for her paper “Epistemic Exclusion in Climate Science: Why We Grow the Wrong Trees in the Wrong Places.” Presented by the Global Development Studies (GDS) at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, the Edward Said Award recognises…
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Global Day of Action for Climate Justice: Our Reading List
In the run up to Global Day of Action for Climate Justice and as global leaders gather at COP30 in Belém, Brazil (10–21 November 2025), we are reminded that climate justice extends beyond environmental protection, it is also about the fight for equity, dignity, and the right to a future. In this spirit, three of…
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When the Intestines Speak: Indigenous Climate Forecasting in the Horn of Africa
My name is George Tsitati, and I’m a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. My research focuses on how pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa use early warning systems and weather information to respond to climate-induced humanitarian shocks. I focus on how these community-developed interventions either converge, differ, or run in parallel to…
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The Decolonisation of Niger Delta Oil Pollution Cases
Saba Naomi Attfield is a blogger, aspiring solicitor, and researcher specialising in Global Environment and Climate Change Law. In this blog post, Saba explores recent developments in transnational environmental litigation cases around the world through a decolonial lens. She also shares her own research on the potential of foreign direct liability litigation to address oil…
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Our Ocean, Our Future: A Wave of Reflections from the East Asian Seas Congress 2024
From youth representation to regional action, this blog post by Queenie Agdalipe reflects on her journey as an ocean advocate at the East Asian Seas Congress 2024 — and how it revitalised her commitment to protecting our oceans and coastal communities. As an early career ocean professional (ECOP) from the Philippines, an archipelagic country defined by…
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Modi’s Populist Performance of Eco-Masculinity
In this blog post, Ananya Sharma, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University, India, looks at Narendra Modi’s carefully constructed eco-masculine persona and delves into what lies behind the performance. On March 4 2025, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Vantara, the world’s largest private wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre located in…
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Choking on Smog: Lahore’s Air Crisis Threatens Health and Wellbeing
In this post, Purniya Awan, Global Souths Hub’s Contributing Editor and Social Media Manager, examines the personal and collective effects of Lahore’s toxic air pollution.
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End of the Indus: An Artistic Exploration of a Decaying Delta
Saba Khan is a visual artist and Associate Lecturer at Chelsea College of Art, London. Her multimedia works traffics into the language of memorial, monument and expeditions around water bodies and infrastructures. This blog post chronicles an expedition (and the resultant exhibition, The Tide Country) in which she led a group of female Pakistani artists…
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The Importance of Solidarity on World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day (WHD), observed annually on the 19th August, serves as a powerful reminder of the global commitment to alleviating human suffering and upholding human dignity in the face of crises. It is a campaign by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). This year’s theme #ActforHumanity aims to confront…
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Exploring Resettlement in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation
Written by Ginbert Permejo Cuaton Countries in the Global South face simultaneous problems of poverty, economic development, intensifying weather extremes, and the negative impact of climate change. Governments adopt disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate adaptation policies that promise to solve these issues simultaneously to bring about sustainable development. Resettlement or planned relocation is one…
