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Climate Academy Results

Publications & Links

Since 2005, the Munich Re Foundation has organised the so-called Summer Academies in partnership with UNU-EHS. For a few years they were called Summer Academies on Social Vulnerability, later Resilience Academies or Climate Academies. What they all had in common was that we looked at specific issues related to the umbrella topic of climate change. In the early 2010s, for example, we played a role in shaping the debate on loss and damage. Over the years, very esteemed partners have accompanied us at the Academy. ICCCAD (Bangladesh), UNU-INRA (Ghana), LMU Munich (Germany) and the Climate Secretariat UNFCCC, among others. The Academies have three objectives:
 

  1. Build networks
  2. Act as a think tank for the UN climate debate
  3. Initiate publications and projects

A number of publications have emerged from the Academies' networks. In the table below you will find a selection of publications from the last 10 years. We are proud to have contributed to this knowledge generation and dissemination through the academies.

 

Title Author Journal / Publisher Kind of article Publication date Link
Co-production of climate change vulnerability assessment : A case study of the Indian Lesser Himalayan region, Darjeeling Parveen Kumar & Christopher Brewster Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences Special Issue Contribution 2022 more
Digitalization for transformative urbanization, climate change adaptation, and sustainable farming in Africa: trend, opportunities, and challenges Abdul-Lateef Balogun, Naheem Adebisi, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Umar Lawal Dano & Abdulwaheed Tella Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences Special Issue Contribution 2022 more
The influence of socioeconomic factors on individual and household adaptation strategies to climate change risks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Mulala Danny Simatele & Oluwaseun Olowoporoku Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences Special Issue Contribution 2022 more
Social protection in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: A bibliometric and thematic review Irfan Ahmad Rana, Sifullah Khaled, Ali Jamshed & Adnan Nawaz Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences Special Issue Contribution 2022 more
Urban climate governance in Southeast Asian small and mid-sized cities: undermining resilience and distributing risks unevenly Danny Marks & Gwenn Pulliat Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences Special Issue Contribution 2022 more
Underlying vulnerabilities and inequalities compromise COVID-19 response - Perspectives on India and beyond Himanshu Shekhar, Parveen Kumar, Richa Sharma, Mar Moure, Simone Sandholz, Michael Hagenlocher, Saskia E. Werners Applied Geography Journal Peer reviewed scientific article 2022 more
Urban resilience in the fourth industrial revolution: Transformative digitalization in European smart cities to address climate change Abdul-Lateef Balogun, Himanshu Shekhar, Paulina Budryte, Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Teslim Abdul-Kareem, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Yusuf A. Aina, Abdulwaheed Tella, Shamsudeen T. Yekeen Springer Book chapter 2022 more
The consideration of future risk trends in national adaptation planning: conceptual gaps and empirical lessons Matthias Garschagen, Deepal Doshi, Mar Moure, Harrhy James, Himanshu Shekhar Climate Risk Management Journal Peer reviewed scientific article 2022 more
The Drivers of Child Mortality During the 2012–2016 Drought in La Guajira, Colombia Diana Contreras, Jana Junghardt, et al. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Peer reviewed scientific article 2020 more
Trapped in the prison of the mind: Notions of climate-induced (im)mobility decision-making and wellbeing from an urban informal settlement in Bangladesh Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Dominic Kniveton & Terry Cannon The Nature Peer reviewed scientific article 2020 more
The Integrated Spatial Pattern of Child Mortality during the 2012−2016 Drought in La Guajira, Colombia Diana Contreras Sustainability Peer reviewed scientific article 2019 more
Gender, environment and migration in Bangladesh Kathinka Fossum Evertsen, Kees van der Geest Climate and Development Peer reviewed scientific article 2019 more
I will not go, I cannot go: cultural and social limitations of disaster preparedness in Asia, Africa, and Oceania Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Dominic Kniveton, Terry Cannon Disasters Peer reviewed scientific article 2019 more
Assessing the Potentials of Digitalization as a Tool for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development in Urban Centres Abdul-Lateef Balogun, Danny Marks, Richa Sharma, Himanshu Shekhar, Chiden Balmes, Dikman Maheng, Adnan Arshad, Pourya Salehi Sustainable Cities and Society Journal Peer reviewed scientific article 2019 more
Climate change, environmental stress and loss of livelihoods can push people towards illegal activities: a case study from coastal Bangladesh Istiakh Ahmed, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Kees van der Geest Climate and Development Peer reviewed scientific article 2019 more
Muzaffar - 'Hard work and a harvester machine' Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Istiakh Ahmed, Laurens Nijzink UNU-EHS Video 2019 more
The fight of the WAYUU ethnic Community against the DROUGHT in La Guajira, Colombia Diana Contreras Recovery & Resileince Blog article 2018 more
The Conceptual Birth of Trapped Populations and the Danger of Using it as a Policy Tool Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Christopher D. Smith, Dominic Kniveton TRANS RE Scientific blog article 2018 more
A discursive review of the textual use of ‘trapped’ in environmental migration studies: The conceptual birth and troubled teenage years of trapped populations Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Christopher D. Smith, Dominic Kniveton Ambio (Springer) Peer reviewed scientific article 2018 more
Exploring and Managing Adaptation Frontiers with Climate Risk Insurance Laura Schäfer, Koko Warner, Sönke Kreft Springer Book chapter 2018 more
Attribution: How Is It Relevant for Loss and Damage Policy and Practice? Rachel A. James, Richard G. Jones, Emily Boyd Springer Book chapter 2018 more
Non-economic Loss and Damage and the Warsaw International Mechanism Olivia Serdeczny Springer Book chapter 2018 more
The Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystem Services and Resulting Losses and Damages to People and Society Kees van der Geest, Alex de Sherbinin, Stefan Kienberger, Zinta Zommers, Asha Sitati, Erin Roberts, Rachel Jame Springer Book chapter 2018 more
The More Things Change: Resilience, Complexity, and Diplomacy Are Still Top Priorities in 2018 Roger-Mark De Souza New Security Beat Scientific blog article 2018 more
Environmental migrants, climate ‘refugees’ and sun-seeking expats: capturing the larger context of migration in a changing climate through appropriate and effective behavioural research Dominic Kniveton, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Christopher D. Smith Routledge International Handbooks Book chapter 2018 more
When the disaster strikes: Immobility Decision-Making in the context of Environmental Shocks and Climate Change Impacts Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson n.a. PhD Thesis 2018 more
The 2018 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: shaping the health of nations for centuries to come Nick Watts, Markus Amann, Nigel Arnell The Lancet Peer reviewed scientific article 2018 more
Sahia - 'We cannot afford honour' Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Istiakh Ahmed, Laurens Nijzink UNU-EHS Video 2018 more
UNU-EHS expert in pioneering Lancet Countdown study on climate change and health UNU-EHS UNU-EHS Web article 2017 more
Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson’s Lancet research featured in Brazilian media UNU-EHS UNU-EHS Web article 2017 more
Resilience Academy Bulletin No. 4 Istiakh Ahmed, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson UNU-EHS Bulletin 2017 more
Facing disasters: Lessons learned from a Bangladeshi island Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson The Conservation Scientific blog article 2017 more
Living Planet: Climate change worse for women n.a. DW Radio Contribution 2017 more
A typology of loss and damage perspectives Emily Boyd, Rachel A. James, Richard G. Jones Nature Climate Change Peer reviewed scientific article 2017 more
What Is Loss and Damage from Climate Change? First Academic Study Reveals Different Perspectives, Challenging Questions Emily Boyd, Richard G. Jones, Rachel James New Security Beat Scientific blog article 2017 more
Lack of spatial resilience in recovery process: Case L'Aquila, Italy Diana Contreras, Thomas Blaschke, Michael E. Hodgson Technological Forecasting and Social Change Peer reviewed scientific article 2017 more
The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health Nick Watts, Markus Amann, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson The Lancet Peer reviewed scientific article 2017 more
In flood prone South Asia, early warning messages buy precious time Irwin Loy The New Humanitarian Web article 2017 more
Nurmia - 'If we had left earlier...' Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Istiakh Ahmed, Laurens Nijzink UNU-EHS Video 2017 more
Loss and Damage Livelihood Resilience Kees van der Geest, Soenke Kreft, Zinta Zommers UNU-EHS Working Paper 2016 more
Policy Brief No.10: Loss and Damage - Livelihood Resilience Summer Academy Participants 2016 UNU-EHS Policy brief 2016 more
What money cannot buy back: non-economic loss and damage Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson UNU-EHS Scientific blog article 2016 more
Resilience Academy Bulletin No. 3 Istiakh Ahmed, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson UNU-EHS Bulletin 2016 more
From Top-Down to “Community-Centric” Approaches to Early Warning Systems: Exploring Pathways to Improve Disaster Risk Reduction Through Community Participation Marie-Ange Baudoin, Sarah Henly-Shepard, Nishara Fernando, Zinta Zommers International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (Springer) Peer reviewed scientific article 2016 more
A Climate Migrant's Story from an Urban Slum in Dhaka Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson Our World Scientific blog article 2016 more
This Bangladeshi woman can tell you how real climate change is Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson The Conservation Scientific blog article 2016 more
Finding Resilience in the Aftermath of Cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh Michael De Souza New Security Beat Scientific blog article 2016 more
The armed conflict as stressor of the climate change consequences - Colombian case Diana Contreras 6th IDRC Davos 2016 Conference Paper 2016 more
The Lancet countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change Nick Watts, W. Neil Adger, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson The Lancet Peer reviewed scientific article 2016 more
Understanding the sociomaterial boundary qualities of livelihood resilience to climate change Christopher Lawless UNU-EHS Working Paper 2015 more
Maintaining and building ‘place’ through managed and forced community relocations Helen Adams, Ryan Alaniz, Robin Bronen and Karen McNamara UNU-EHS Working Paper 2015 more
Livelihood resilience in a changing world – 6 global policy recommendations for a more sustainable future Ayeb-Karlsson, Sonja, Tanner, Thomas, Barthelt, Christian, et. Al. UNU-EHS Working Paper 2015 more
Insecure hope: the challenges faced by urban slum dwellers in Bhola Slum, Bangladesh Karen E. McNamara, Laura L. Olson & Md. Ashiqur Rahman Migration and development Peer reviewed scientific article 2015 more
Re-framing islands as champions of resilience Karen McNamara, Sarah Henly-Shepard, Roger-Mark De Souza, Nishara Fernando UNU-EHS Working Paper 2015 more
Differentiated migration as community disassembly: resilience perspectives on catastrophic disturbances in livelihood systems David Wrathall UNU-EHS Working Paper 2015 more
Risk begets more risk: how rural-urban migration can bring insecure hope Karen E. McNamara, Laura L. Olson UNU-EHS Scientific blog article 2015 more
Gibika seminar on livelihood resilience research and practise UNU-EHS UNU-EHS Seminar 2015 more
Resilience Academy Bulletin No. 2 Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Kees van der Geest, T. Khanom UNU-EHS Bulletin 2015 more
A people-centred perspective on climate change, environmental stress, and livelihood resilience in Bangladesh Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Kees van der Geest, Istiakh Ahmed, Saleemul Huq, Koko Warner Sustainability Science (Springer) Peer reviewed scientific article 2015 more
Nepal Earthquake: Preparing and Planning for the next Disaster Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson Our World Scientific blog article 2015 more
No Need for Luck to Survive: Why We Should Care about Disaster Risk Reduction Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson Our World Scientific blog article 2015 more
How can wie design more sustainable migration policy? Global Diplomacy Lab Vimeo Video 2015 more
The view from below Hans Dembowski D+C Development and Cooperation Web article 2015 more
Participatory Exclusion – Cyclone Sidr and Its Aftermath Md. Nadiruzzaman, David Wrathall Geoforum Peer reviewed scientific article 2015 more
Violence as an obstacle to livelihood resilience Beth Tellmann, Andrea Rivera Sosa, Ryan Alaniz, Diana Contreras UNU-EHS Working Paper 2014 more
Loss and Damage to Ecosystem Services Zinta Zommers, David Wrathall, Kees van der Geest UNU-EHS Working Paper 2014 more
Early warning systems and livelihood resilience: exploring opportunities for communities’ participation Marie-Ange Baudoin, Sarah Henly-Shepard, Nishara Fernando, Zinta Zommers UNU-EHS Working Paper 2014 more
Resilience Academy Bulletin No. 1 David Wrathall, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson UNU-EHS Bulletin 2014 more
Livelihood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change Thomas Tanner, David Lewis, David Wrathall, Nick Cradock-Henry et al Nature Climate Change Peer reviewed scientific article 2014 more
Segregated building as a spatial indicator of the lack of resilience Diana Contreras et al The Resilience Academy Conference Paper 2013 more
Addressing loss and damage in the context of social vulnerability and resilience Anthony Oliver-Smith, Susan L. Cutter, Koko Warner, UNU-EHS Policy brief 2012 more
Mainstreaming Gender into Uganda’s REDD+ Strategy Simon Peter Amunau IUCN Uganda Working Paper 2012 more