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.
From Research to Resilience: Why Community-Led Solutions Must Shape Climate and Health Policy in Somalia
Research in Qardho, Somalia shows that climate-induced loss and damage extends beyond economic impacts, affecting physical health, mental well-being, livelihoods, and dignity. Community-led solutions, grounded in local knowledge and participation, can strengthen resilience and shape more equitable climate and health policies.
Where Oranges Once Blossomed: Cultural Loss and Climate Change in Dagana, Bhutan
In Dagana, Bhutan, climate loss is not only economic but deeply cultural, spiritual, and emotional. Through stories of failed orchards, disrupted rituals, and fractured memory, this blog reveals how environmental change reshapes identity, belonging, and the meaning of resilience.
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 Consent Became a Conversation: Reflections from Loss and Damage Research in Karamoja, Uganda
Informed consent is not just a box for us to tick, but an ongoing conversation. Emmanuel Achellam’s fieldwork in Uganda shows that respecting participants’ rights and building trust are vital—reminding us that good research begins with genuine respect.
Beyond Dollars: Reflections on Researching Loss and Damage in Ecuador’s Andes and Amazon
In Ecuador’s Andes and Amazon, loss and damage cannot be understood through economics alone. This reflection explores how climate change is reshaping biodiversity, agriculture, and cultural identity, and what listening to local and Indigenous communities reveals about the deeper, often uncountable, realities of climate loss.
Bridging the Monastery and Bureaucracy: Climate Knowledge, Cultural Loss, and Adaptation in Mustang, Nepal
In Mustang, Nepal, monasteries are more than heritage sites: they anchor community life, preserve environmental memory, and shape responses to climate change. This post explores how monks interpret loss, navigate uncertainty, and reveal why adaptation planning must include cultural knowledge.
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.
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.