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UCT study calls for climate services rooted in local knowledge

NikkiMorse — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:53:22 +0000

A new study led by Dr Petra Holden of the African Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) compared priorities for strengthening existing climate services for nature-based solutions in sub-Saharan Africa with priorities for entirely new climate services. A clear finding was the strong demand for meaningful integration of scientific knowledge with indigenous and local knowledge in climate-service co-production.

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Aluta-Rore Elevates Women’s Indigenous Knowledge in Pacific Climate Resilience

NikkiMorse — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:01:02 +0000

For generations, women across the Pacific have stood as the unsung architects of food security. Through traditional gardening, reef gleaning, fishing, and food preservation, their inherited ecological wisdom has sustained households through shifting weather patterns, climate-related issues, and socio-economic pressures.

This philosophy forms the bedrock of Alice Clara Aluta-Rore’s academic mission as a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in Pacific Studies at The University of the South Pacific (USP). Under the prestigious Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate Scholarship Programme (NPOC), a bi-institutional initiative between USP and the University of Bergen, Norway, Rore is documenting how rural Solomon Islands women utilise local knowledge systems to build climate-resilient futures.

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University of Leeds launches ambitious new Framework for Environmental and Social Responsibility

NikkiMorse — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:12:39 +0000

The University of Leeds has launched its new Framework for Environmental and Social Responsibility 2026–2030, setting out a bold, integrated vision to embed sustainability and social impact across all aspects of university life.

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Professor Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe Delivers Inaugural Lecture on Climate Change, Indigenous Knowledge and Health

NikkiMorse — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:02:57 +0000

Professor Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, Professor of Population Studies at the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development, has delivered his Inaugural Lecture at the University of Ghana. The Lecture, titled “Reading the Skies and Healing in the Land: Climate, Indigenous Knowledge and Health”, examined the relationship between climate change, indigenous knowledge and health, drawing on Professor Codjoe’s research in communities across Ghana.

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Expert Comment: Are extreme heatwaves the UK’s ‘new normal’?

NikkiMorse — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:10:38 +0000

Professor Myles Allen, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at the University of Oxford, explains how researchers at Oxford are combining climate information with operational weather forecasting systems to understand the changing risks of extreme weather.

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Smart stormwater filter developed to stop more pollution reaching rivers and beaches

NikkiMorse — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:08:05 +0000

Researchers from UNSW Sydney have developed a smart stormwater treatment system that can automatically adapt to changing weather conditions, significantly improving its ability to remove harmful pollutants before they reach the environment.

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Tree cover is key to cooling cities

NikkiMorse — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:23:47 +0000

Trees in urban areas are highly effective in reducing harmful heat exposure and improving outdoor comfort in cities, according to a new study. Weather measurements in Leeds have shown that many green spaces, such as parks, gardens and forests, were cooler than surrounding urban environments, also known as grey spaces.

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Cambridge seeks behaviour change expert to tackle climate crisis as first Hatton Professor of Sustainability

NikkiMorse — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:54:13 +0000

Trinity College and University of Cambridge launch global hunt for new professor of sustainability who can help help effect change in choices and actions taken by the public.

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Bridging the gap between people and nature: the need for biocultural approaches to restoration

NikkiMorse — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:05:57 +0000

Ecological restoration is booming worldwide as a climate solution. It is often presented as a straightforward fix for environmental damage, but it’s not that simple. Dr Antonio Uzal , Associate Professor of Conservation Biology in NTU’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, discusses how dominant Western technical and science-driven approaches could be unintentionally reinforcing power imbalances and marginalising local and indigenous knowledge.

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Surf, sewage, survival – young athletes on the frontline of climate change

NikkiMorse — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:27:10 +0000

For many young athletes, the greatest challenge may not be their opponents, but the changing environment around them.
The University of Waikato shines a light on how climate impacts are disrupting sport and shaping the experiences of a new generation.

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