by Maureen Purcell | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Research
What does sustainability look like for Pacific Islands in Oceania, namely the Mariana Islands? What does it entail for islands that are ancestral homelands for Indigenous peoples, as well as the U.S. military presence that claims/colonized the island? Dr. Tiara...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Planetary Health
Last week, ProPublica journalist Abraham Lustgarten published a piece covering recent scientific research detailing how and where dramatic climate changes are or will soon force populations out of the habitable zones called the “climate niche”. The...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 12, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center coastal research lead, Dr. Brett Sanders, is featured in a new short film “Running out of Time: The Race to Save San Clemente Beaches”. This short film is part of a campaign by local organization Bring Back our Beaches, which is trying to...
by Maureen Purcell | May 26, 2023 | Events
Assistant Professor Tiara Na’puti (Dept. of Global and International Studies) will discuss her work on indigeneity, rhetoric, and militarism in the Pacific Islands. Attendees are encouraged to engage in conversation and will have opportunities to ask Dr....
by Maureen Purcell | May 25, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research
Last week, Blum Center coastal flood and erosion researcher Brett Sanders offered insight in a Los Angeles Times article on recent destruction in Orange County. In the context of recent and potential coastal erosion in San Clemente, Sanders spoke on the various...
