In rural Mali, failing rains bring more than crop failure. Drawing on fieldwork in Nioro du Sahel, Mohamed Sylla reveals the hidden mental health toll of climate change and why loss and damage responses must address anxiety, grief, and eroding hope.
Invisible Erosion: What the Bhotekoshi Flood Took That We Cannot Count
When the Bhotekoshi flood in Nepal receded, it left orphaned children, widows without closure, and families abroad still waiting for word of loved ones. This is the story of loss no damage assessment can count, invisible, immeasurable, and almost impossible to price.
Reaching the Unreachable: Journeys Through Fragile Mountains, Gendered Realities, and Climate-Injustice Landscapes
The journey of Kosar Bano, a Saleemul Huq Fellow, through Gilgit, Hunza, and Ghizer shows how blocked roads, flood damage, and poorly built protection schemes deepen gendered vulnerability, and why climate and development work must count the unmeasured losses of time, dignity, and belonging.
Between Sunlight and Snowstorms: Reflections on Fieldwork Across Seasons from the Mongolian Steppe
Returning to the Mongolian steppe for winter fieldwork, the author reflects on dzud, loss, and resilience. The post explores how climate change is lived through memory, livelihood, and place, and why seasonality matters in understanding pastoral communities and vulnerability.
When the Wild Comes Home: The Hidden Ethics of Grassroots Loss and Damage Research
A reflective account of grassroots loss and damage research in Nyaminyami, exploring consent, silence, trust, and non-economic loss while showing why ethical, community-centred methods are essential for documenting climate impacts safely and meaningfully in vulnerable rural communities.