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.
The Silent Loss of Food Traditions in Semi-Arid Bahia, Brazil: Lessons from Research on Climate and Food Culture
In Bahia’s semi-arid Bacia do Jacuípe, climate change erodes more than harvests. It quietly takes recipes, ingredients, and cooking practices that bind communities. This post reveals how shifting rains and crop losses undermine women’s knowledge, food culture, and local identities, and argues that protecting food traditions is central to climate justice and territorial resilience.
Seven years of climate migration: A tale of the ghost villages of the Okavango Delta
The Okavango Delta-dependent communities of Botswana are fighting a losing battle against climate change.