Ilan Kelman

Tales from the Poles - APECS Netherlands Tales from the Poles Tales from the Poles is a collaborative storytelling project organized by APECS Netherlands and the UK Polar Network. Its aim is to bring together diverse voices connected to th...

New book:
"Tales from the Poles: A collation of human stories from the Polar Regions"
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(Free-to-read non-downloadable PDF.)
My contribution: "I Remember the Arctic Seas".

#Arctic #Antarctic #Antarctica #Polar #FieldWork #ScienceArt #ArtScience #PolarRegions

Climate change responses in the Pacific: just transformation or transforming justice? By Ilan Kelman, University College London and Simon Hollis, Swedish Defence University Climate change is affecting Pacific Islanders who are often advised from outside the Pacific to respond throug…

" #ClimateChange responses in the Pacific: just #transformation or transforming #justice? "
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Based on the free-to-download paper doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
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#Climate #Pacific #Oceania #IslandStudies #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

Screenshot of a paper abstract in Geo: Geography and Environment by Ilan Kelman & Simon Hollis (2026) entitled: 'Climate Change Responses in the Pacific: Just Transformation or Transforming Justice?' with an orange banner at the top. Pacific Islanders are being affected by climate change and are often advised from outside the Pacific to respond through justice and transformation. This paper aims to step back from such rhetoric in order to examine its implications. Through considering four types of ‘fatigue’, it asks whether or not transformation and justice approaches for climate change responses account for on-the-ground circumstances of Pacific Islands and Islanders. Possible consequences of the language of transformation and justice are then explored. Critique can lead to responses which suggest how identified difficulties could be overcome through the Pacific approach of talanoa. Conclusions indicate how talanoa can assist in avoiding external impositions without bypassing what non-Pacific approaches offer the Pacific—and especially vice versa.

🌊New in Geo🌊

'Climate change responses in the Pacific: Just transformation or transforming justice?' by @ilankelman.bsky.social & Simon Hollis

This paper is part of an ongoing Special Section: 'Political ecologies of islands: Environmental and climate (in)justices'.

doi.org/10.1002/geo2... #geo

People Heal in Different Ways and at Different Paces After a disaster, assumptions can prevail about mental health during recovery. People respond at different paces, with different timeframes, and using different mechanisms.

"Mental health during disaster recovery"
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#Health #MentalHealth #GlobalHealth #DRR #DisasterRecovery #Shealing

Can risk be managed without measuring it? Many risks require measurement for management. Just not all of them.

"Can risk be managed without measuring it?"
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#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #Risk #RiskManagement #RiskReduction

Climate Change Responses in the Pacific: Just Transformation or Transforming Justice? Through considering four types of ‘fatigue’, this article asks whether or not transformation and justice approaches for climate change account for on-the-ground circumstances of Pacific Islands and I...

New free-to-download paper:
"Climate Change Responses in the Pacific: Just Transformation or Transforming Justice?"
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

#Climate #ClimateChange #Oceania #Pacific #IslandStudies #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #DRR #islands #Transformation #Justice

Thank you for a new review of "Disaster by Choice" knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/aj...

-"Disaster by Choice" global.oup.com/academic/pro...
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" doi.org/10.1007/978-...

#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR

"Four island poems".
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Published in "Blue Humanities" journal.

#islands #islands #islandstudies #poem #poems #poetry #IslandPhotography #IslandPhotos

Thank you and very kind! A new review knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/aj...

-"Disaster by Choice" global.oup.com/academic/pro...
-"Katastrophen aus Menschenhand" doi.org/10.1007/978-...

No Natural Disasters, featuring Professor Ilan Kelman Professor Ilan Kelman argues that human decisions, governance failures and societal inequities determine the impact of catastrophic events.

New #podcast:
#NoNaturalDisasters
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#disaster #disasters #DisastersAvoided #DisastersAreNotNatural #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DRM #DisasterRiskManagement #Climate #ClimateChange

Grazie mille, Paolo and Rupa, for amazing organisation and for the opportunity to be part of it. Fascinating and useful panels, followed by impressive questions and discussion.

Some more details at doi.org/10.1016/j.is... along with practicalities and examples.

#EWS #WarningSystems #Warning #Warnings #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterWarning #EarlyWarning #EarlyWarningSystems #DRM #DisasterRiskManagement #DisasterRisk

"Value Yes, Chain No: Warnings Beyond Linearity"
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#EWS #WarningSystems #Warning #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterWarning #EarlyWarning #EarlyWarningSystems

Wonderful! We shall be in touch after Thursday. All the best, with thanks for your work.

Is nature angry with us? To avoid disasters, our actions ought to be about cooperating and living with nature – and with each other – without harm, including without harming ourselves. We should recognise and implement the wo...

"Is nature angry with us?"
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#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters

"Fresh starts: how to thrive when you leave academia"
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Thanks to @josiegz.bsky.social for this inspiring @nature.com article, offering a diversity of options including the amazing work and self-created pathway from @claudia-santos.bsky.social
#academia #careers #SelfEmployment

How to Reduce Eco-Anxiety and Make Positive Change Environmental difficulties including climate change pose immense challenges. Now is the time to be inspired for solutions!

Thank you! It is realistic #optimism:
1. #Ecoinspiration www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disa...
2. #DisastersAvoided disastersavoided.com #DRR
3. Collaboration www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disa...
4. #EnvironmentalMagic www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disa...
Circumstances are grim--& hopeful.

YouTube video by Closeup Channel Jacinda Ardern Live on TV interview while Earthquake strikes.

We would be happy to work remotely to exchange ideas and work together on this topic. In July 2025 at LABCoN - Legislative Assemblies Business Continuity Network (in London), NZ was there and the Beehive's continuity after the Wellington Big One was an issue. Compare www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzmM...

Thank you for this amazing work and looking forward to it!

On Day 22 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing a few #snowstorm images from Professor @ilankelman.bsky.social (@uclrdr.bsky.social) during his research time in #Boulder, #Colorado, where he looked at stopping weather and climate from becoming disasters.

#snow #ice #weather

Atolls and climate change Atolls are perceived as being most at risk from rising sea levels. Professor Ilan Kelman explores what the future could hold for these islands in the middle of the ocean

It was a privilege to write two #ScienceCommunication articles for the UK's Royal #Museums Greenwich:
1. #Atolls and #ClimateChange www.rmg.co.uk/stories/ocea...
2. Coastal #storms and #climate change www.rmg.co.uk/stories/ocea...

#oceans #islands #DRR #StormSurge #IslandStudies #maritime

The Psychological Impact of Space Travel As humanity looks beyond our planet, scientists investigate the psychological impact of space travel.

"Psychological Impact of Space Travel"
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#psychology #SpaceTravel #OuterSpace #astronaut #astronauts #cosmonaut #cosmonauts

Urban 2.0 Newsletter 8: Ideas to Make Cities & Towns Better
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#UrbanResilience #UrbanDevelopment #UrbanStudies #Cities #UrbanPlanning #CityPlanning

#DisastersAvoided Newsletter 11
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#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #vulnerability #resilience #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters #risk

Future-making beyond (im)mobility through tethered resilience - Nature Climate Change Adaptation to climate change goes beyond the migration–non-migration divide. Families and communities combine mobility with rootedness, drawing on cultural ties, intergenerational learning, and lived ...

New commentary:
"Future-making beyond (im)mobility through tethered #resilience"
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#resiliency #climigration #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateMigrants #ClimateMigration #ClimateCrisis #MigrationCrisis #ClimateEmergency #MigrationEmergency #Climigration #Futures #FuturesResearch

Working Equids in Disasters: Local Concerns and Inspirations Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys is an international animal welfare charity dedicated to improving the lives of working equids, including during and after disasters. Now, Brooke seeks to p...

Open access chapter:
Working #Equids in #Disasters
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#DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #AnimalsDisasters #DisastersAnimals

Warning Research Centre newsletter
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#EWS #WarningSystems #Warning #Warnings #EarlyWarning #EarlyWarningSystems #EW4All #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters)

Operational Ethics for Researching Geohazards Researching and publishing on geohazards can be hazardous to researchers and to others, leading to operational ethics concerns about balancing the need for geohazards research and the need for everyon...

"Operational #Ethics for Researching #Geohazards" doi.org/10.1007/978-...

#Geoethics #ResearchEthics #EthicalResearch #ScienceEthics #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters).

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change Driven by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is increasingly claiming lives and harming people's health worldwide. Mean annual temperatures exceeded 1·5°C above those of pre-industr...

"The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on #Health and #ClimateChange" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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#ClimateHealth #HealthClimate #OneHealth #EcoHealth #PlanetaryHealth #GlobalHealth #Health #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Climate

Planetary Dysregulation and Our Mental Health An out-of-balance planet leads to adverse mental health outcomes; we can act to avoid both.

"Planetary Dysregulation and Our Mental Health" www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disa...

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#MentalHealthAwareness #PlanetaryHealth #GlobalHealth #Health #OneHealth #EcoHealth #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #MentalHealth