
Disaster Trade
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ESRC-FCDO research at the nexus of climate, disasters and British trade
The hidden cost of bricks, garments and tea
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Shocking news that Gerry Flynn - one of Cambodia's most prominent environmental journalists - has been indefinitely banned from the country Others have also been targeted Those who expose illegal logging are being silenced with growing force news.mongabay.com/2025/02/cambodโฆ ๐ท




Let workers take you behind the scene's of #Jordan's clothing and footwear industry๐๐ Led by Katharina Grรผneisl & our Invisible Women, Invisible Workers team ๐ Sat May 3rd โฐ4pm UK/6pm Amman ๐Online or in person MMAG Foundation Amman ๐More info and link to register: invisibleworkers.org.uk/events


"Poor workers in countries like #Cambodia will be among the biggestย losers" ๐ญ๐ชก๐ฉ My thoughts on #TrumpTariffs in The Conversation ๐ Drawing on lessons learned from the #EU's 2020 tariff changes in the garment industry ๐ theconversation.com/trumps-tariffsโฆ

Very excited to be speaking at the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance (SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance) this evening to launch the paperback of Carbon Colonialism (out 27th of May)! More events impending - watch this space! soas.ac.uk/about/event/caโฆ

Hosted by City Books in Hove, author & researcher Laurie Parsons will be in conversation with Phil Hubbard to mark the paperback publication of his award-winning book, Carbon colonialism. 3rd June from 7pm Tickets on sale now: city-books.co.uk/blogs/news/lauโฆ #booklaunch


For any Korean speakers, check out this new doc by KBS WORLD TV - featuring research by myself, Sabina Lawreniuk and others From waste to work, it shows greater accountability is needed in global production This is the reality behind the label youtube.com/watch?v=FcLwJLโฆ

You can now pick up Carbon Colonialism in paperback! Available in your local bookshop - or online direct from Manchester University Press

A real pleasure to speak today at Cambridge Geography Thanks to the Geographies of Knowledge research group and Ainsley Trahan for organising!


We have an ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ event coming up at 1pm on the 9th of July ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ: ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ Superstar speakers will discuss our best hope for real change More here ๐ rgs.org/events/upcominโฆ



An honour to be at @ILO's Regulating Decent Work Conference with Pratik Mishra and Ly Vouch Long Using data from the Oppressive Heat project - we show how worker voice is the most effective tool in managing heat stress under climate change More here: oppressive-heat.org/publications


Don't miss this event coming up at 1pm on the 9th of July ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ: ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ We have now added an expanded lineup of stellar speakers! More here ๐ rgs.org/events/upcominโฆ



VERY excited to share our new Oppressive Heat paper: Towards a decolonial heat-health nexus We show how heat stress science and policy has been - and is - shaped by colonial and post-colonial interests, from the 19th century to now More here๐: sciencedirect.com/science/articlโฆ



FINAL REMINDER about our ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ: ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ panel discussion TOMORROW at 1pm! It's free to attend and question our stellar line up - don't miss out! More here ๐ rgs.org/events/upcominโฆ
