Nepal at risk of climate hazards despite pledges from global community – COPCAS 2023 Student Blog
Interview by Harley Pope, reporting by Alex Moores Nepali academic Professor Biraj Singh Thapa has called for direct compensation of climate-induced damage in talks at COP28, claiming that existing mechanisms are not able to address the hazards Nepal faces. Due...
Mixed Feeling For COP28 Half Way Through The Conference – COPCAS 2023 Student Blog
Written by PhD student Emmeline Smith from SCENARIO DTP The 28th COP conference has been full of debate and controversy but are those involved in proceedings starting to lose trust in the process? We are now halfway through COP28, yet many of the main...
Small Island Developing States: a life-vest for climate action – COPCAS 2023 Student Blog
Written by PhD student from FoodBioSystems DTP Lynn de Miranda Small islands stand to lose the most in this climate crisis, but would letting them go under be a massive mistake? Small Island Developing States or SIDS as they are referred to within COP,...
Urbanization: can it be sustainable? – COPCAS 2023 Student Blog
Written by Lynn de Miranda, Alex Moores FoodBioSystems DTP students and Matthew Paskin SCENARIO DTP student By 2050, 70% of the population will be living in urban areas, but can cities cope while also meeting sustainability goals? What drives...
