
Niheer Dasandi
@niheerdasandi
Professor of Global Politics and Sustainable Development @govsoc_bham. Politics of development; human rights; climate change & health. Deptford-based.
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Lancet Countdown Executive Director Marina Romanello highlights the complexity of climate change - as the world sees both an increase in extreme precipitation events and severe droughts. #LancetClimate24


🚨In addition to the publication of the global The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report, we also launched several European country-level datasheets on the climate-health nexus in advance of #COP29! 📈 You can find them on the website for 🇪🇸🇸🇪🇳🇴🇬🇧🇹🇷🇵🇱🇳🇱🇮🇹🇩🇪🇫🇷🇩🇰 ➡️lancetcountdown.org/country-resour…


The 2024 report of the The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals the most concerning assessment yet, in our eight years of monitoring. Let's dive into some of the key findings of the 2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change ⤵️ 🧵 THREAD (1/12) #LancetClimate24


New publication (with Slava Jankin Dafni Kalatzi Pantera & Marina Romanello) "Public engagement with health and climate change around the world: a Google Trends analysis) now out in The Lancet Planetary Health: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #climatechange #health #climatechangehealth

New publication out, led by Niheer Dasandi, showing the growing the growing interest of people around the world on the links between health and climate change - a key to engagement and support for more ambitious climate action that protects our health and wellbeing

After 3 years of teaching, I am taking up a new position in International Development Department as co-Investigator on the ESRC Responsive Mode project: ‘Global Britain, Backlash, and the Politics of “values” in Contemporary UK-Africa Policy’. Exciting times! Jonathan Fisher 🇺🇦 Niheer Dasandi

📰 Niheer Dasandi from Government Bham International Development Department published a commentary (with Kim R. van Daalen, PhD et al.) in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe: “Europe’s Climate Leadership in an ‘America First’ Era’” in April 2025 buff.ly/4WjlIVt

So excited to be launching our Africa Regional Centre! Under the leadership of the outstanding Prof Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi, we will bring together the knowledge and experience of African researchers to produce actionable evidence on health and climate change


Announcement - actor and activist Juliet Stevenson joins our Writing on the Wall event Democracy: Rights on the Line Mon 19th May, with Chris Nineham Niheer Dasandi & Roger Hill. Tickets for all events are selling fast - Join the conversation.

Really looking forward to being part of the Writing on the Wall event on 'Democracy: Rights on the Line' next Monday (19th May) -- the panel looks great. If you happen to be in Liverpool next week, please do join! #Democracy #HumanRights x.com/movver/status/…

Interested in discussing how we can protect our Democratic rights? On Monday 19th May at The Black-E Writing on the Wall brings together actor and activist Juliet Stevenson, Roger Hill, Chris Nineham and Niheer Dasandi to explore ways we can join together to defend civil liberties.




Good news! "The flag and the stick: Aid suspensions, human rights, and the problem of the complicit public", written by Niheer Dasandi and yours truly and published in World Development, is the 2025 Atlas Award Winner (Peace and Justice Theme) elsevier.com/connect/atlas/…