Blogs
Action research on future making and scaling nature-based solutions for climate resilient infrastructure
By Rui Han, PhD student Department of Environment and Geography, University of York October 2023 We are excited to share that on the 28th of September 2023, Future Landscape Optimisation for peri-Urban Resilience and Ecosystem Health in Africa (FLOURISH) launched the Madagascar programme, at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Antananarivo. FLOURISH [...]
By Rui Han, PhD student Department of Environment and Geography, University of York October 2023 From September 19th to 26th 2023, over eighty stakeholders came together of three, three-day three participatory scenario workshops to discuss perceptions of changes in climate, land use, heatwaves, and proximity to greenspace in Madagascar’s [...]
By: Johannes Andreas and Giesberta Shaanika, PhD students University of Namibia, Department of Environmental Sciences September 2024 In April and September 2024, two PhD students from the University of Namibia, Department of Environmental Sciences investigating climate resilience in informal settlements, conducted a scoping trip to Opuwo, the gateway to the [...]
By Daulphin Razafipahatelo, PhD student Essa Forets, University of Madagascar November 2024 Addressing agricultural challenges with Earth Observation Many farmers in Madagascar rely on traditional methods for farming with limited access to modern monitoring tools, making it difficult to predict crop stress and extreme events, manage resources effectively, and ensure [...]
By Rui Han, PhD student Department of Environment and Geography, University of York January 2025 One of the most pressing issues facing humanity in Antananarivo is the escalation of urbanization and population growth that estimated at 4 million in 2024 and projected to double by 2050. With climate change, the [...]
