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.

Getting to grips with research impact

Getting to grips with research impact

By Africa Bauza Garcia-Arcicollar, University of Reading It was shortly after starting my PhD at the University of Reading in September 2017 that I realised the importance of research impact. I attended a series of workshops during which the Global Development...

Discussing Everyday Lives at the Maldives National University

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...

Photo exhibition reactions

Photo exhibition reactions

The Everyday Lives and Environmental Change photography exhibition was successfully launched on 18 April in the National Art Gallery, Malé.Around 70 people attended the event, which featured a panel discussion of representatives from the UNDP, Maldivian Red Crescent,...