Kees van der Geest

“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

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.

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

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/conve…

🚨 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

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

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 👋☮️

📢📢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-emic…

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

📢📢 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💫

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/…

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/…

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

#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-cove…

Worth reading people!⬇️

🌏 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-mob… @AdaptXChange @Adapt_Community @CliMig @cmdplatform @IOM_MECC @DDisplacement #GGA

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.🧵

#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.

🚨👇#JobAlarm👇🚨 Come and join our team at the @univienna as a Postdoctoral researcher, and advance innovative work in #climate and #environmental #mobilities. 📍 Start: February 2025, contract 5 yrs - deadline 07 Jan 2025 @ecm_network jobs.univie.ac.at/job/University…

#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/publ… #UNited4Land