Dr Uche Okpara

New #preprint focused on #transnational #conflict #economies in the #Sahel @nextpathwayslab

🆕📚 New Paper Released! The nexus of climate and conflict in the Lake Chad Region: what we know, don’t know and need to know | Climatic Change @uche4purpose and team rdcu.be/eNPUj

New preprint: "Conflict transformation (CT) is well studied but peace-centred development pathways remain under-researched. We present a new #knowledgeproduct @nextpathwayslab advancing systemic use of CT to embed #peace within #development #strategies."

From Medway to Maiduguri - stories of resilience and victory. Excellent blog from my postdoc Dr Laila @NRInstitute @nextpathwayslab nri.org/latest/news/20…

Congratulations to our brilliant #MSc graduates! Your hard work and dedication have brought you to this remarkable milestone. Wishing you boundless #success ahead! Proud to have been part of your academic journey @NRInstitute #AcademicSuccess #Transformers #university

From my doorstep to my neighbourhood: #Leeds dressed in its pristine winter silence amidst nature's silent protest against our daily hustle - turning our familiar streets into a breathtaking canvas of white. ❄️🏡🌨️ #uksnow #snow #ClimateAction #bbcbreakfast

Register to join @nextpathwayslab event on "Connecting and Innovating to Advance Peace-Centred Development Pathways", holding 27 - 28 January 2025 eventbrite.com/e/connecting-a…

I am excited to introduce the entire @nextpathwayslab project team members. We are advancing research, policy and practice in the interdisciplinary areas of peace-centred development and socially-just futures @NRInstitute #LakeChadRegion #COP29Baku youtube.com/watch?v=-kgr0S…

Excited to share @nextpathwayslab documentary revealing how we are using #bottomup approaches to co-create meaningful prosperity-peace pathways for the #LakeChad region @NRInstitute #UKRIFLF #COP29 #WorldBank #Peace youtu.be/gg1KTRlK4a4?si… via @YouTube

As we @nextpathwayslab continue to uncover paths to #prosperity and #peace, the need for 'a reformed multilateral system' is increasingly evident to address complex global challenges and ensure equitable representation of diverse voices in international decision-making processes

New article alert! "Negative social tipping dynamics resulting from and reinforcing Earth system destabilization" esd.copernicus.org/articles/15/11…

Why are the next 3 months critical for people, nature and climate?🌱 Decision-makers from nearly every country on the planet will attend a series of high-profile international summits between now and the end of the year. Together, they have an unprecedented opportunity to finally put the world on track for a livable future. More from WRI's President & CEO @AniDasguptaWRI▶️ bit.ly/4e7JXKe #ClimateWeekNYC #UNGA #COP16 #COP29

@RealJerryEze Your life is a beautiful STREAM OF JOY that flows into the hearts of many across continents and cultures. Happy Birthday!

HAPPY 42ND BIRTHDAY Lord, thank you for helping me ! Lord, thank you for showing me Mercy !! If there be any Trophy, I lay it all at your feet. TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY !!!

🚨 Job Alert! New #postdoc position in the area of Peace-Centred Development is immediately available in my group @NRInstitute @nextpathwayslab #UKRIFLF Details here > jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?r…

Another year and another #birthday! I'm truly thankful to God for another year of life. Happy birthday to me. And thanks @KLM @LeedsAlumni @UniversityLeeds for your warm birthday wishes early this morning youtu.be/zBc91-ilWMg?si…

Had #lunch with a few of my #MSc students @NRInstitute several months ago during our field trip to #Wales. Wishing them good health and speed as they write up their #dissertations

Happy to announce that my PhD students @NRInstitute and I will host a panel session on "defueling violent conflict and climate crises in drylands" tomorrow at the Environmental Peacebuilding Conference in the Hague @EnvPeacebuild. Exciting times ahead!

Recently presented @nextpathwayslab research on "the nexus of climate & conflict in the #LakeChad region: what we know, don’t know and need to know " at the @ussee 2024 conference in #Albany New York State. ▶️Talk is accessible here in our research brief sway.cloud.microsoft/tXWxA5TVKTVMDz…

In #Albany New York this week with #ecologicaleconomics colleagues debating new ways to tackle the #collectivedelusion that characterise current #economicsystems & #conflicteconomies in order to save the #world nytimes.com/2024/06/08/boo…

Our @nextpathwayslab "YOUNG CITIZENS PANEL" is starting right now in the city of #Maiduguri. Our goal is to track the politics of knowledge underpinning prosperity and peace using two rounds of panel meetings involving young people with an expert workshop in between