Giovanni Bettini

Conference flyer detailing the RGS/IBG Annual Conference on climate justice and inequalities in London, September 2026. Looking for abstracts in the theme of Climate Apartheid: meanings, contexts, politics, legitimacy.

What they are looking for: In-depth written content on climate apartheid, addressing its socio-political context, environmental impacts, and academic submission guidelines. Information about how to submit: please submit abstracts (max 250 words) including full details for all authors (names, titles, institutional affiliations, emails, presenting/not presenting) by 20 February 2026 to Charlotte Lemanski (cll52@cam.ac.uk) and Andrew Baldwin (w.a.baldwin@durham.ac.uk) This CFP will be submitted for Research Group Sponsorship (either Climate Change RG or Political Geography RG). We anticipate that this will be an in-person paper session, but please indicate if you intend to attend the RGS online and we can request a hybrid session and/or would prefer a different presentation format.

Scholarly references and URLs on climate apartheid and justice narratives in a research paper format.

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) are looking for papers‼️

On the theme 'Climate Apartheid: meanings, contexts, politics, legitimacy' for their 1-4 September conference entitled 'Geographies of Inequalities: Toward Just Places' 🌍

All info attached on the PDF's below - submit now! 🌟

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Session programme

If you are at RGS-IBG on Friday 30th, come and join us for the session "De- or re-colonising climate adaptation? Indigenous and local knowledge in the climate adaptation machine" - 4:50pm, venue: ICL — Sir Alexander Fleming Room 119 www.digitalclimatefutures.org.uk/index.php/rg...

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