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Our "leaders" are going to keep making empty promises. It makes them feel good. It gets the activists to act like zombie kittens. If you want to have some self-respect and perhaps make a difference (actual facts may vary), then find a functioning group that cares about your skills and knowledge - what you have, what you want. One useful group might be www.climateemergencymanchester.net - you can email them on contact@climateemergencymanchester.net-
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Category Archives: Adaptation
Upcoming event: “Supporting #climate adaptation in Tanzania” 23 November, #Manchester
Tyndall Manchester would like to invite you to attend the next talk in our seminar series “Supporting climate change adaptation in rural Tanzania: is promoting resilience in transitional communities sufficient?” by Dr. Susannah Sallu on Thursday 23rd November (room C21, Pariser … Continue reading
“Adapting Greater #Manchester” Fri 10 November
Of course, folks have been talking about adaptation for a good ten years… Still, book herebook here for this… THE MANCHESTER ESRC FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE 2017, 4-11 November 2017 Discover the next generation of climate adaptation resources! The … Continue reading
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Lecture: “Bangladesh confronts #climate change” #Manchester,7 December
1700 on 7 December. Free, no need to book. The Global Development Lecture Series brings together scholars involved in cutting edge research on international development. It aims to facilitate dialogue and discussion, providing a space for leading development thinkers to … Continue reading
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Upcoming Event: #Salford & floods, Sun 5th June, Greater#Manchester
reposted from the excellent Salford Star AFTER THE BOXING DAY FLOOD SALFORD COMMUNITY SEEKS OWN SOLUTIONS Star date: 31st May 2016NEVER MIND THE FLOOD REPORT DELAY – HERE’S THE DIY SOLUTIONS Floods, Climate Change, Solutions Sunday 5th June 4pm-6:30pm Albert … Continue reading
Open Letter to Chair of #Manchester Health Scrutiny Committee about #climate change @bevcraig
Dear Councillor Craig, [cllr.b.craig@manchester.gov.uk, @bevcraig] I know you care about climate change (you are one of the councillors who has completed the face-to-face carbon literacy training, but not the online component). I know that the agenda of the Health Scrutiny … Continue reading
Learning adaptation from Mozambique. #Manchester lags behind… #LootingTIvoryTower
Manchester could learn from Mozambique is the message in this second “Looting the Ivory Tower” blog post. But do we have the either the humility and capacity to do so? Jon Silver of Durham University reviews a really good academic … Continue reading
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Carbon Co-op’s New Year Resolutions #Manchester #climate
Carbon Co-op‘s Jonathan Atkinson gives answers to the 11 questions that Manchester Climate Monthly has sent to a bunch of environmental groups (It’s also open to individuals…). 1. What is the purpose of your group? (three or four sentences) We … Continue reading
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Good Article on Local Government Adaptation #LootingTIvoryTower
Paper(s) under discussion Porter, J.,Demeritt, D. and Dessai, S. 2015. The right stuff? informing adaptation to climate change in British Local Government. Global Environmental Change, Vol. 35, pp. 411-422. What’s the issue? (and why should we care) Are British local … Continue reading
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On the flooding in the North West. #Manchester #climate
This is from Pauline Hocking, a Manchester resident, reposted (with permission) from her facebook. PLEASE EVERYONE IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL, CHECK FLOOD WARNINGS. Unprecedented flooding is spreading across the whole of the North West. Not just Cumbria but … Continue reading
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What #Manchester could learn from Cape Town on #climate action (but won’t)
MCFly reader Jon Silver on what Manchester – its people and government – could learn from “the South.” But given the wilfully blindness and deafness of the Council’s elected members and bureaucrats, don’t hold your breath… Learning from Cape Town’s … Continue reading
