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Meg Parsons

@drmegparsons.bsky.social

Māori, Pākehā Other Hybrid from Aotearoa New Zealand. Disabled scholar. Loves researching and teaching about climate change adaptation, environmental management and governance, and historical geography through decolonial, anti colonial and feminist lenses.

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Call for Papers for Journal, Oxford Intersections

Call for Papers for Journal, Oxford Intersections

Do you work in the area of Settler Colonialism? We’re looking for article ideas for our section in the Oxford Intersection on Cultures of Waste. #oxfordintersections

Learn more about the Call for Papers and how you can submit: academic.oup.com/oxford-inter...

08.10.2025 05:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

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02.06.2025 04:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Remembering Wai-Horotiu: microhistory, public art, and Indigenous environmental justice in Tāmaki Makaurau Few people walking along Queen Street in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, realise they are treading above Wai-Horotiu, a historically significant stream now buried beneath the urban landscape. In this pap...

I had the pleasure to writing a microhistory of a buried stream (Wai-Horotiu) in Auckland Aotearoa NZ. #coloniailsm #history #environmentalhistory #newzealand #Indigenous #environmentaljustice www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

30.05.2025 21:18 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Adaptation Futures Conference 2025 The 8th international Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand from 13 to 16 October, 2025. It is hosted by the…

The #AdaptationFutures2025 conference is seeking contributions on climate adaptation. Submit your papers & panels before 1 March 2025! Be part of the conversation—shape the future of adaptation! Submit now: adaptationfutures2025.com

#ClimateAdaptation #ClimateJustice #CallForPapers

18.02.2025 05:26 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Hi there! Kia ora! If you are living in New Zealand please fill out and/or retweet my climate change survey for the @aucklanduni.bsky.social Thanks! auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #climatechange #survey #newzealand #climatejustice

14.02.2025 23:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Indigenous knowledge merges with science to protect people from fish poisoning in Vanuatu Ambae islanders combine their ecological observations with scientific data to develop an early-warning system to predict where and when fish become contaminated.

Indigenous knowledge merges with science to protect people from fish poisoning in Vanuatu
theconversation.com/indigenous-k... #indigenousknowledge #traditionalecologicalknowledge #vanautu #climateadaptation

13.02.2025 06:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
People of Aotearoa what does climate justice mean to you? Online survey

People of Aotearoa what does climate justice mean to you? Online survey

We’re a team of researchers exploring what climate justice means to people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Live in NZ & 16+? Have 10-15 mins? Take our anonymous survey & go in the draw to win supermarket vouchers! Please re-tweet.
#ClimateJustice #Research

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29.01.2025 23:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Adaptation Futures Conference 2025 The 8th international Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand from 13 to 16 October, 2025. It is hosted by the…

Kia ora & Warm Pacific greetings to Blue Sky! We're excited to invite you (online/ in person) to Christchurch New Zealand 13-16 Oct 2025 for the world's leading climate adaptation event! Hosted by WASP & Uni of Canterbury with our consortium sponsors. Submissions now open! adaptationfutures2025.com

13.12.2024 07:07 — 👍 23    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 2
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Adaptation Futures Conference 2025 The 8th international Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand from 13 to 16 October, 2025. It is hosted by the…

adaptationfutures2025.com

12.12.2024 23:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#climateadaptation #callforpapers #climateaction #climateresilience

12.12.2024 23:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Limited grants available for students, LDC participants & Indigenous scholars! #grants Don’t miss the chance to connect, collaborate, & shape a resilient future! Join us in Christchurch or online.

📆 Save the date: 13-16 October 2025

12.12.2024 23:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Workshops: Early-career networking, Indigenous connections, & topics like managed retreats & Pacific responses, hosted by top NZ universities.
Plan a greener trip!
Arrive early for pre-conference events (12 Oct) or stay for post-conference workshops. #workshops #fieldtrips

12.12.2024 23:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What makes AF2025 unique?
Indigenous Solutions & Small Island States: Focused discussions on climate resilience for these communities.
Art Outreach: Inspiring creative climate action through public art events.
Regional Pavilions: Insights from Pacific, Europe, Africa & Latin America. #indigenous

12.12.2024 23:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Exciting news! Adaptation Futures 2025, the world’s premier climate adaptation conference, is coming to Christchurch, New Zealand, 13-16 October 2025!

Join scientists, policymakers & changemakers for a hybrid event lowering our carbon footprint & making participation accessible worldwide. #AF2025

12.12.2024 23:21 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights - Inside Climate News Voters in the city of Everett chose to grant the Snohomish River watershed rights to exist, regenerate and flourish as part of a November ballot initiative.

Fascinating, hopeful case: legally enforceable rights just granted to the Snohomish River watershed in Everett City, Washington State.

“Voters in Everett…enshrined the watershed’s rights to exist, regenerate and flourish.”
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...

07.12.2024 20:09 — 👍 744    🔁 217    💬 12    📌 27
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What has been said at the landmark ICJ climate hearings? – DW – 12/06/2024 Nations on the front line of the climate crisis are asking the International Court of Justice to obligate big polluters to keep their promises to rapidly cut emissions.

What has been said at the landmark ICJ climate hearings? – DW

07.12.2024 13:39 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

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