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.