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Reimagining Urban Futures: The Case for Storytelling & Arts

by Maureen Purcell | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, HT

Recently, the UCI Blum Center, in collaboration with the Climate and Urban Sustainability Program (CUSP), and the School of Social Ecology, hosted the award winning filmmakers Michael Uwemedimo and Petna Ndaliko Katondolo. Students, faculty, and non-profit partner...

Climate Resilience & ‘Genuine Security’ in Guåhan/Guam

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...

Climate Change Could Push Billions out of Habitable Zones

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...
New Article on Incorporating Climate Adaptation Plans Into Peacebuilding Initiatives

New Article on Incorporating Climate Adaptation Plans Into Peacebuilding Initiatives

by angelarr | Apr 1, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding, Research

The International Institute for Sustainable Development published a recent article by Alec Crawford, Anne Hammill, and Blum Center faculty director Richard Matthew titled “Building Peace and Climate Resilience: Aligning peacebuilding and climate adaptation in...
Richard Matthew speaks on panel about climate change and migration

Richard Matthew speaks on panel about climate change and migration

by angelarr | Mar 18, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding, Research

Blum Center faculty director Richard Matthew recently spoke on a panel at the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. The panel discussion, titled “Resource Implications of Human Mobility and Migration,” was summarized by Jill...
New article explores environmental change, displacement and conservation

New article explores environmental change, displacement and conservation

by angelarr | Feb 9, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding, Research

Blum Center Director Richard Matthew is a co-author on a recent article in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. The article, titled “Species on the Move: Environmental Change, Displacement and Conservation,” characterizes the growing...
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