Kitty Mant

You can read the paper here: institute.global/insights/geopo…

Great piece from @DaceHermione

'The government is right to champion green jobs, but it must be clearer about where these jobs will be and avoid overselling a manufacturing revival' ✍️ @LindyFursman & Thomas Smith of @InstituteGC politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

A new piece from my amazing colleague @jayni_sha:

Green industrial strategy has the potential to boost economic growth and accelerate the UK’s progress towards #netzero. But realising this ambition requires coherent, long-term policymaking. The choice for government is clear: the UK must seize this moment to shape its industrial future in which green growth is an important part but not the sole focus. Find out more from TBI economic and climate experts Tom Smith, @DaceHermione, Icaro Rebolledo, @LindyFursman, @kittymant and @OxfordEconomics: institute.global/insights/econo…

The #Sahel is facing an escalating crisis. New TBI research found a 40% increase in the deliberate targeting of water infrastructure, like wells, from 2019-2024, exploiting climate change-induced resource scarcity to assert control and recruit marginalised populations.

@institutegc is advocating for a new Sahel Compact—a unified framework integrating climate adaptation with security and development. Read our paper here: From Crisis to Conflict: Climate Change and Violent Extremism in the Sahel.

Stabilizing the Sahel isn’t just a regional priority—it’s a global one. For example, addressing climate and conflict in the Sahel now can mitigate future crises on Europe’s doorstep. However, current efforts are not sufficient: ft.com/content/d0af55…

In our new report, "From Crisis to Conflict: Climate Change and Violent Extremism in the Sahel," @InstituteGC explores how climate-driven resource scarcity is fueling escalating conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Let’s unpack👇

A great day supporting former colleagues @ZalNishat @ShairaKarimi and @JemimaShelley at the 3rd @MassoudConfCamb this weekend. Thank you @MosaicAfg for organising such an important event. Always good to be back in Cambridge too!

A year of war has devastated Sudan. @ivorprickett and I spent nearly a month in the country recently. This is our first dispatch from the capital, Khartoum — the ground zero of a catastrophic conflict. nytimes.com/2024/06/05/wor…

Russia becomes the decisive power in another African conflict, potentially switching backing fm RSF to SAF

Often it is reported that “800,000 civilians” are at risk in el-Fasher in Darfur. In fact, it is closer to 3 million people - trapped in a terrifying, tightening siege. economist.com/middle-east-an…

Penned a short election-eve explainer for @InstituteGC - give it a read for the briefest overview of what’s at stake in South Africa’s most important election since 1994. More to follow on the geopolitical implications of the result next week 👇🏽👇🏽 institute.global/insights/geopo…

Delightful to see the government's promised consultation on a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism – a version of the EU's "CBAM". A UK CBAM will be introduced from 2027, so everything actually rests on what the next (Labour) government chooses to do. gov.uk/government/con…