July 2025 Our research project on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in conflict-affected coastal communities has been officially endorsed as a Decade Action by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. NbS offer significant potential to enhance resilience in communities facing overlapping challenges—such as restricted mobility, economic instability, and environmental degradation. Yet in conflict-affected settings, adaptation projects, including NbS, canContinue reading “UNESCO endorsement as a Decade Action for the Ocean Decade”
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Contributing to Global Guidance on Resilience Science
June 2025 In June, Associate Professor Michele Barnes had the privilege of traveling to Stockholm to take part in the Resilience Science Must-Knows workshop – a global initiative designed to bridge the gap between resilience research and real-world decision-making. Led by the Global Resilience Partnership, the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and Future Earth, this initiative brings together researchersContinue reading “Contributing to Global Guidance on Resilience Science”
SDEC Lab members receive funding for climate adaptation research project
March 2025 Congratulations to SDEC Lab members Associate Professor Michele Barnes and Dr Henry Bartelet and their colleague Sandra Alday (Business School) on their new climate adaptation research project funding. The funding is provided by the Sydney Environment Institute as part of their collaborative grant scheme. The project will develop a novel social network andContinue reading “SDEC Lab members receive funding for climate adaptation research project”
Social Dynamics and Environmental Change 