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International Women’s Day – Considering Gender and Climate Change
Monday, March 8, 2021
Walker Institute Researcher and Impact Officer, Luisa Ciampi, recently completed a PhD studying the impact of gender on the effectiveness of agricultural extension services. In this 3-minute video, made to ...
Climate Expo Hosted by UK Universities Ahead of COP26
Friday, May 14, 2021
Week-long conference brings together leading scientists, government ministers and experts from around the world to set the agenda ahead of the United Nations Climate Change conference.
This week more ...
‘Learning to Co-Produce’: Forecasts that can Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience to Climate Related Risks
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
This article was originally posted on the Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) blog, HERE.
What is co-production?
Early warning and early action are vital to strengthening the ...
Livelihoods Analysis Course Successfully Completed by Students Across UK and Africa
Monday, March 8, 2021
Assessing Livelihood Vulnerability to Extreme Shocks (ALiVE)
Already-vulnerable communities are facing multiple shocks, from pandemics to extreme weather events. These shocks are worsening persistent ...
Walker Update 9 March 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Welcome to the Walker Update, bringing you up to speed with the latest news and developments from the Walker Institute and the wider environmental field. This week, we’re explaining the links ...
Walker Update 23 February 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Welcome to the Walker Update, bringing you up to speed with the latest news and developments from the Walker Institute. We’re trying something new this issue and have produced a video version of ...
Connecting climate scientists and social protection professionals: ASPIRE training in Senegal
The ASPIRE project is working across three West African Sahelian countries (Senegal, Burkina Faso and Niger) to improve integration of climate and livelihoods information into adaptive social protection planning. As part of this, the Walker team recently traveled to Dakar, Senegal to run the first Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) training.