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...
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...
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...
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...
Our new research project, Environmental Change, Everyday lives and Small Island States, funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), builds on and extends our current project, Everyday Lives and Environmental Change, funded by the ESRC-DFID. The ESRC-DFID project...
In January 2019, Uma Kothari and Alex Arnall visited the islands of Kandholhudhoo and Dhuvafaafaru in Raa Atoll. Kandholhudhoo was badly affected by the tsunami of 2004, which resulted in it being abandoned shortly after by its 3600 inhabitants. Eventually, the people...
In September 2019 Uma Kothari and Alex Arnall met with the Maldivian Minister of Environment, Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan, in Malé. During the meeting they discussed findings coming out of the Everyday Lives and Environmental Change project as well as plans for new...
Following the positive responses we received to the Everyday Lives photo exhibition we hosted in Malé with UNDP, the project has been recognised by the Impact Initiative.The Impact Initiative for international development research aims to increase the uptake and...
On 24 April, 20 people made up of researchers, policymakers and practitioners working on environment and development issues attended a half-day workshop organised by the project team.The aim of the workshop was to discuss the links between research, environment and...
On the 25 April, a public talk was given by Uma Kothari and Alex Arnall at the Maldives National University during which the research project was introduced and some of the main findings presented and discussed.Approximately 40 academics and university students...
+44 (0) 161 306 6000
Recent Comments