Everyday life, environmental change and small island states
This work explores how the day-to-day dimensions of people’s lives intersect with how their physical environment changes and the implications of these for diverse individuals and groups. By undertaking research with island and coastal communities, we aim to better understand how people support, accommodate, negotiate and resist such changes in their everyday lives.
Photography Exhibition
Alex Arnall (University of Reading) and Uma Kothari (The University of Manchester) are launching a photography exhibition on Dhiffushi Island, Kaafu Atoll, in the Maldives on Friday 26th November 2021. The exhibition explores the importance of the harbour to everyday...
Shifting Sands: Stories of change on a Maldivian island
Uma Kothari and Alex Arnall have produced an interactive story map that explores how the movement of sand contributes to a small island’s sense of place. Click below to explore the story map. Related Contact us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find us...
The Maldives is threatened by rising seas – but coastal development is causing even more pressing environmental issues
Alex Arnall, University of Reading As UN climate conference COP26 approaches, vulnerable nations are rightly highlighting how they are threatened by climate change. One such nation is the Maldives, for whose inhabitants sea level rise could cause permanent...
Preliminary findings: Togoru settlement and Nabaka Village
In March and April this year, Melbourne University Research Assistant and University of Queensland PhD student Merewalesi Yee visited two coastal communities on Viti Levu, Fiji: Togoru and Nabaka. Both villages have been facing increased challenges associated with...
Visiting low lying communities impacted by coastal change in Fiji
In February 2020 Celia and Annah, along with local researcher Teresia, visited four villages in Fiji that are facing increased exposure from sea level rise in the form of coastal erosion, storm surges, and tidal inundation. Community members spoke of the impact these...
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