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Kees van der Geest retweeted
23 Jul 2025
“The world’s highest court didn’t just speak — it spoke with one voice. The ICJ’s ruling is unanimous: governments have legal duties to act on the climate crisis, and delay is no longer an excuse.”
@pisfcc @WY4CJ
MULTIMEDIA: Photos and videos of the reading of the #ICJ Advisory Opinion on States Obligations in Respect of Climate Change are available here: go.icj-cij.org/3GZPqHK
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
23 Jul 2025
Landmark ruling in the Advisory Opinion by the ICJ on Climate Change.
1.5 degree C is legally the Planetary limit.
All countries are legally obliged to comply.
Even fossil-fuel subsidies can be illegal.
States have duty to solve the planet crisis and can be held accountable.
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
23 Jul 2025
A Big Day for #ClimateJustice!
#ICJAO confirms achieving the 1.5°C is not just our moral duty, but a binding obligation of all countries under the Paris Agreement.
States are must ensure highest ambition in Nationally Determined Contributions to hold the 1.5°C limit.
#SIDSLead
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
24 Jun 2025
Greenhouses in Almería, Spain 🌱 where a place that’s nearly a desert feeds Europe.
The new #RethinkAction Platform lets you test climate solutions for regions like this.
Explore adaptation and mitigation options in our latest article ⤵️
unu.edu/ehs/news/conversatio…
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
13 Mar 2025
🚨 New publication out!
This @FAO @UNUEHS guiding framework helps integrate #humanmobility and rural livelihood links into national adaptation & mitigation plans.
📘 bit.ly/3FkKhsA
#ClimateAction #RuralDevelopment
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
12 Mar 2025
Ready to make a difference?
Check out this @FAO @UNUEHS toolkit for integrating human mobility into national climate plans with a focus on rural livelihoods. 9 practical tools, checklists & examples to drive change!
👉 bit.ly/3Fdz1OP
#ClimateAction #RuralDevelopment
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18 Jan 2025
Dear colleagues and friends, I will no longer be actively using twitter/x. I hope we can stay in touch elsewhere, e.g. on Bluesky [@keesvandergeest.bsky.social] or on Linkedin. All the best 👋☮️
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24 Dec 2024
📢📢Fantastic job opportunity at @UNUEHS (my job ☺️): Head of a research division studying environmental change and human mobility. I have very much enjoyed this job for over five years and am both sad and excited to pass the baton after the summer.
careers.unu.edu/o/head-of-em…
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
Dear ECMN Community,
Save the date! 📅
We are happy to annonce the date for the 3rd Annual ECMN Conference which will take place on 8-10 July 2025 in Bonn, Germany. 🌍
Further details and a call for abstracts will be shared in January.
#ECMN3 #ECMN25 #ClimateMigration
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20 Dec 2024
📢📢 SAVE-THE-DATE!!!
3rd Annual Conference of the Environmental and Climate Mobilities Network (#ECMN3): 8-10 July 2025, Bonn, Germany.
Mark it in your calendars before you make your summer holiday plans!! More info and the call for papers will follow in January. Happy 2025💫
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
1/14. 📢The long awaited technical paper 📜 on Non-Economic Losses (NELs) from the Expert Group on NELs under the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the Warsaw International Mechanism for #LossAndDamage is here!
🔗Find it here: unfccc.int/sites/default/fil…
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
1/8. 📢 This important @CambUP_GSus paper from @douwevanschie, @Guy_R_Jackson, @SerdecznyOlivia and @keesvdgeest questions the dichotomy between economic💰 and non-economic ❤️🩹 #LossAndDamage and the implications for policy and research.
🔗Read it here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
Critical infrastructure is vulnerable to climate hazards, risking cascading failures. AI and tech can enhance resilience.
Learn more: 10insightsclimate.science
#10ClimateInsights #10Insights
@wcrp_climate @TheEarthLeague @ASUGlobalFuture
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
9 Dec 2024
#InTheMedia🗞️
The recently launched World Drought Atlas has gained attention for its analysis of drought risks & resilience strategies.
UNU-EHS experts emphasize systemic approaches to tackle drought's wide-ranging impacts in several media outlets.
👉 unu.edu/ehs/media-coverage/w…
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
Worth reading people!⬇️
❗ The first HSC Research Brief has been released.
Featuring original field-based research in eastern DRC by researcher Delu Lusambya, this brief presents research into cases of SEA within the Humanitarian Sector in North and South Kivu.
🔗 bit.ly/hscBrief1
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
4 Dec 2024
🌏 As the Global Goal on #Adaptation is being operationalized, how can we capture #climate-related #humanmobility?
📰 Our 🆕️ @SLYCANTrust #article explores this question:
slycantrust.org/post/human-m…
@AdaptXChange @Adapt_Community @CliMig @cmdplatform @IOM_MECC @DDisplacement #GGA
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
2 Dec 2024
In a newly published OA paper in npj Urban Sustainability, we suggest that building social empathy between urban planners and #migrants can lead to inclusive and #sustainable cities and facilitate recognition and procedural aspects of urban #climate_justice.🧵
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
2 Dec 2024
#ICJ hearings opened today to clarify what countries are legally required to do to fight #ClimateChange.
A record number of countries are involved, and a strong decision could mark a turning point for climate justice.
ALT "This is the world’s biggest climate case. The decision by the world’s highest court can provide a robust foundation to hold polluters to account." - Mary Robinson, Member of The Elders
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Kees van der Geest retweeted
3 Dec 2024
#DidYouKnow?
The new World Drought Atlas was launched yesterday at #COP16Riyadh!
This publication serves as a wake-up call, offering insights into the stark realities of drought and calling for urgency in our response!
Find out more: unccd.int/resources/publicat…
#UNited4Land
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