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    Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic – we now know where it comes from

      Noam Vogt-Vincent, DPhil Candidate in Earth Sciences, University of Oxford April Burt, Research Associate, University of Oxford   More than 1,000km southwest of Mahé, the main inhabited...

    Blog: Let’s move climate discussions beyond the ‘doom and gloom’

      Dr Josheena Naggea joined the Centre as a Visiting Scholar for a year. In November 2022, she attended the climate change conference (COP27) in...

    Why Britain should immediately withdraw from Mauritius’ Chagos Islands

      Peter Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University   Britain is on the cusp of decolonising Mauritius – again. The first attempt at decolonisation...

    Violence against women is a shadow pandemic – we must take action to stop it

      Bincheng Mao, Global Shaper, New York Hub   Violence against women and girls has reached a devastating scale around the globe. A United Nations report recently revealed that...

    COP27 key outcomes: progress on compensation for developing countries, but more needed on climate justice and equity

      Imraan Valodia, Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand Julia Taylor, Researcher: Climate and Inequality,...

    Climate change will force up to 113m people to relocate within Africa by 2050 – new report

      Nicholas P. Simpson, Senior Advisor, Africa Lead for Knowledge & Practice, Africa Climate Mobility Initiative, Global Centre for Climate Mobility, University of Cape Town   Adapting to...

    COP27 explained by experts: what is it and why should I care?

      Imraan Valodia, Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand Julia Taylor,...

    Four scenarios for a world in disorder

      David Bach, Rio Tinto Chair in Stakeholder Engagement and Professor of Strategy and Political Economy, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)   Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s...

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