On Oct. 9, the series will start with a talk by Jan Golinski on "Bonn is not alone - Consequences of losing administrative functions: A case study of Polish Voivodeship Cities" When? 12:15 pm Where? room Ü6, Department of Geography

#internationalcollaboration Prof. Maria Christina Fragkou's research focuses on water scarcity and water governance, environmental justice and adaptation to climate change from a political ecology perspective.

Evening Event at 5:15pm on "Carl Troll Station postcolonial: artistic, participatory & curatorial perspectives" consists of an opening discussion event and interactive workshops led by Cheryl McIntosh, Dr. Ismahan Wayan and JProf. Julia Binter followed by a discussion in plenary.

The Lunch Talk at 12:15pm on "Development Geography and Decolonial Theory" is held by Dr. Zainab Khalid, Dr. Emma Minja, Prof. Detlef Müller-Mahn and Prof. @lisaschipper.bsky.social@giubresearch.bsky.social#decolonization

“We started the COP with this huge bang [rich countries pledged >US$700 mio. to new ‘loss and damage fund’ to support nations most affected by climate change],” says Schipper. But she says that COP28 has otherwise been disappointing when it comes to promises on climate finance. 3/3

[The agreed text] [...] “shows that they are actually listening to the science”, @lisaschipper.bsky.social says. But she adds that “transitioning away” rather than “phasing out” fossil fuels, is still disappointing, as ‘transition’ could be interpreted in different ways. 2/3