A new open Series co-organized by the Undisciplined Environments and FLOWs blogs looks at struggles over more just and ecological water presents and futures. Water connects every aspect of life: from our literal physical sustenance, to economic activities and political regimes.
3rd June 2020
Are ‘Nature-based Solutions’ an answer to unsustainable cities or a tool for furthering nature’s neoliberalisation?
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are broadly perceived as positive ‘triple-win’ strategies, though they have so far shown contradictions and limited transformational potential for advancing environmental justice and sustainability in cities. We can, however, recover the underlying idea of respecting and protecting
WEGO mentor Simona Lanzoni, vice-president of our beneficiary Fondazione Pangea, continues to advocate tirelessly to bring an end to violence against women, be it in Italy or worldwide. Source: REAMA In March 2019 Pangea launched the Italy-wide network REAMA – Rete per l’Empowerment
Punti di Vista(Italian for ‘points of view’) and its enchanting premises of the Franciscan convent overlooking the volcanic lake of Bolsena hold a special place in the story how WEGO came into being, as the idea to create an international
22nd May 2020
We are running behind the farmers: mapping food, knowledge and care in Chennai, the peri-urban and beyond
In the city of Chennai, Restore, an established non-profit organic food store, has been working closely with and for farmers for over ten years. More than a ‘shop,’ this organisation has networks and connections that extend to both local farmers and
22nd May 2020
Ticking the box or designing for meaningful change?
AS STATEWIDE CLIMATE RECOMMENDATIONS BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE, HOW DO WE PUT MAINE COMMUNITIES AND EQUITY AT THE CENTER? Equity. It’s a concept that many value but can struggle to put into practice. When it comes to the state of Maine’s
21st May 2020
Media Attention to Five proposals from Academics to craft a radically more sustainable and equal world
Several WEGO member have contributed to a highly visible Manifesto by Dutch Academics that has been circulating in the highest circles in The Netherlands. One key question that people are interested in is the ‘how’ question: how to go about
Arundhati Roy, in her widely circulated 3 April 2020 Financial Times piece ‘The pandemic is a portal’, argues that the pandemic offers us a chance to think about the world anew, ushering in a new era. I, hope with Roy, that
19th May 2020
Care – extra care
I’m trying hard to sleep, seeing my dear 18 month-old daughter finally fall asleep. I am exhausted, tried to sleep, but instead my mind travelled far to where I started my journey as a PhD with WEGO. Here are some
19th May 2020
Decolonial Feminism and Feminist Political Ecology
Marlene Gómez presented the theme: “Decolonial Feminism and Feminist Political Ecology” in the seminar “Philosophy and Science” of the Earth Sciences career at the National University Autonomous of Mexico last 5thof May 2020. During this session a brief introduction was