The Early Careers’ Symposium of the Cultures of Adaptation Network (CAN), held on June 26-27 at Utrecht University, was an incredible success. Here are some of the highlights: 16 papers were presented by early career researchers from 11 countries spanning 4 continents. We had 3 keynote speakers from Germany (Dr. Jürgen Scheffran), Australia (Dr. Animesh…

As we reflect on the first Early Careers’ Symposium, we have learned a lot from the 16 early career researchers, presenting their current research endeavours on climate adaptation in highly diverse settings. If you are curious to read their work or missed any presentations, we have created a digital book of abstracts. The book can…

Update: registration is now closed for external registrations. Employees who are part of the UU can still register. On 26 and 27 June 2024, the Cultures of Adaptation Network is organising an Early Careers’ Symposium on “Regional Convergences and Divergences in Cultures of Climate Adaptation” at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. Early career researchers have been invited…

The program of the two-day Early Careers’ Symposium looks as follows (CET Time Zone). The program is updated regularly, in case of changes that need to be made. Click here to download the detailed program.   Location Vening Meineszgebouw A (VMA) Princetonlaan 8a 3584 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands Google Maps Getting there and accessibilities 

All researchers who have submitted a short paper have received an invitation letter or rejection from the Early Careers’ Symposium 2024. If you have not received an e-mail from us, please check your spam folder before contacting us (at j.n.vandenberg@uu.nl). We are currently arranging the program’s last details and the technical setup for researchers joining…

Last Tuesday, 23 April 2024, Dr. Bishawjit Mallick was invited to give an interactive lecture on the “Co-creation of Research & Development Issues for South Asia”, during the “Imagining [equitable] transport and [inclusive] city-making in the Global South” seminar, presented by EQUIMOB and IOS Open Cities Platform. South Asia falls behind in many systemic social…

On April 12, the Cultures of Adaptation Network (CAN), along with the Ohio State University Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) hosted a hybrid event entitled “Unpacking the 5th U.S. National Climate Assessment for the Midwest & Flash Talks Highlighting Climate Resilience Partnerships in Central Ohio“….

UPDATE – This call for papers has now been closed for submissions. Received submissions are currently under review. Are you too late to submit but still interested in attending the symposium? Or are you interested in collaborating with our network? Then, please contact the network coordinator Julia van den Berg at j.n.vandenberg@uu.nl   We now…

On December 21, 2023, Khulna University hosted a climate culture workshop with the aim of deepening knowledge and understanding of climate change adaptation and climate culture research in (coastal) Bangladesh. The workshop, led by Dr. Nasif Ahsan, provided space for presentations on the concept of climate culture (by Dr. Bishawjit Mallick) and on climate culture…

On December 30, 2023, An Gian University hosted a climate culture workshop with the following topic: “Understanding the different cultural adaptations of Kinh and Khmer people to cope with water scarcity in highland areas in An Giang province, Vietnam“. Led by Dr. Tran Van Hieu, the workshop touched upon the definition and aligning concepts of…