By Christian Siderius, Senior researcher in water and food security, London School of Economics and Political Science
Local water conservation measures could buffer the potential negative impacts of climate change in eastern Africa and boost food production.
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By Bamidele Olajide, Lecturer (Political Science), University of Lagos
Nigeria’s representative at COP29 must realise that an unimpressive outing will leave citizens more at the mercy of climate change impacts.
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Trump may seek to strengthen his position in preparation for a deal with Putin and a pragmatic approach to Xi.
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By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
Trying to predict what Donald Trump will do during a second term in office is a fool’s errand.
It is all the more challenging considering Trump has prioritised winning re-election far more than discussing a detailed policy agenda. In many ways, Kamala Harris had the same strategy of maintaining an ambiguous policy agenda, though to obviously lesser success.
With that said, Trump comes back to the White House after not only four years of a prior tenure in the Oval Office, but also an additional four years since leaving office. These many years in the public eye may not tell…
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of a major opposition march planned for 7 November in Maputo following disputed elections, Mozambique’s Frelimo-led government must halt its violent and widespread crackdown on human rights and respect everyone’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, Amnesty International said. The crisis in Mozambique is the country’s worst crackdown on protests in […] The post Mozambique: End violent post-election crackdown ahead of 7 November Maputo march appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Mehak Oberai, Senior Research Assistant, Ethos Project, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University
Ella Jackman, PhD Candidate, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University
Shannon Rutherford, Associate Professor, Public Health, Griffith University
Steven Baker, Associate Professor, School of SHS – Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University
Zhiwei Xu, Research Fellow, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University
Although heatwaves can affect everyone, older adults are particularly at risk. But our new research has found older Queenslanders don’t necessarily believe heat poses a risk to their health.
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor
Rachael Jolley, International Affairs Editor
Sam Phelps, Commissioning Editor, International Affairs
This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the immediate run-up to and aftermath of the election, with some explainers about the process. This page is updated from the top, so older references are moved down the page.
Good morning world. The United States has made its choice. And, as of 7am Donald Trump and the Republican Party will be the…
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By Emily Wilkinson, Principal Research Fellow, ODI
Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Matt Bishop, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Sheffield
Vikrant Panwar, Senior Climate and Disaster Risk Finance Specialist, ODI
Two years ago, when the curtain fell on the COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, developing nations on the frontline of climate change had something meaningful to celebrate.
The creation of a new fund for responding to loss and damage was agreed after a hard-fought diplomatic effort, spearheaded by a group of small island developing states (sometimes known as the Sids). The fund would provide much needed support for climate-vulnerable nations faced with a spiralling human and financial…
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By James Gilbert, Lecturer in Zoology, University of Hull
At less than 3mm long, you may not think Dunatothrips aneurae seem like much. And – as I have shown in a new study – you’d be absolutely right. That’s because these may be the world’s laziest insects.
Dunatothrips live in the remote Australian outback where they bother nobody. They almost never leave their near-invisible miniature nests, built on Acacia trees from silk they extrude from their bottom. No known predators bother with Dunatothrips and their…
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By Conrad Wasko, ARC DECRA Fellow in Hydrology, University of Sydney
Andrew Dowdy, Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
Seth Westra, Professor of Hydrology and Climate Risk, University of Adelaide
To prepare for more intense floods supercharged by climate change, we have to build infrastructure able to tolerate new extremes
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