In the News: Farhana Sultana
Sultana Piece on Collaborating to Advance Water Justice Published in Nature
“Globally, safe water access for all can be achieved only by involving Indigenous and local communities in water governance and climate planning. People are not voiceless, they simply remain unheard. The way forward is through listening,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Water
Sultana Discusses the Feedback Loops Between War and Fossil Fuels in Atmos Article
“The control of oil and gas resources has been a key factor in many conflicts and geopolitical imperialism, either by providing part of the motivation for an invasion or by helping countries fund their militaries,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment. “Conflict, in turn, feeds production by driving up oil and gas prices,” she adds.
See related: Conflict, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, Natural Resources
Research by Sultana Cited in Scientific American Article on Extreme Weather, Long-Term Health
Women in Bangladesh suffer disproportionately during floods, as Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, has documented in a study, in part because they bear the brunt of responsibility for managing water and food for their household, as well as taking care of their children.
See related: Climate Change, Gender and Sex, Mental Health, Natural Disasters, South Asia
Sultana Discusses the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) with BBC Newshour, CBC Radio, NY Times
"One of the challenges that's coming out of the COP is a focus on language rather than actual politics," says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment. "So we can talk about abated/unabated [fossil fuels], whether there's possibilities for different forms of use, which source it's coming from. But I think what we really need to focus on is the overall production."
Sultana Discusses Carbon Inequality With BBC News Brasil and The Guardian
“Carbon inequality is effectively a colonisation of the atmosphere by the capitalist elite of the planet through hyper-consumption and pollution, while the cost of that climate coloniality is borne disproportionately by the marginalised and vulnerable communities in developing countries,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, Colonialism
Sultana Discusses COP28 Conference, Death of Climate Champion Saleemul Huq in The Guardian, France24
“As the world prepares for COP28, the onus is on global leaders, corporations and individuals to rise to the occasion and champion the cause of climate justice. Wealthy nations must start putting real funding towards loss and damage, while ramping up their mitigation and adaptation efforts, and reining in the influence of the fossil fuel industry in climate policies,” Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, writes in The Guardian.
See related: Climate Change, Government, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa
Sultana Named to First Cohort of American Association of Geographer’s Elevate the Discipline Program
One of 15 geographers from 11 states and the West Indies, Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment, will focus on climate and society.
See related: Awards & Honors, Climate Change, United States
Farhana Sultana Addresses European Parliament
The Maxwell School professor participated in a conference on climate and sustainability.
Sultana Quoted in ScienceAlert Article on Rising Sea Levels
"This can't continue as systems that become more unstable and unpredictable will harm more in chaotic ways," says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Climate Change, United States, Water
Sultana Talks to Inside Climate News About the COP27 Loss and Damage Agreement
“When you can’t adapt to climate change at all and face interconnected issues surrounding loss and damage, the unbearable heaviness of climate coloniality is worsened,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment. “This means destruction, devastation and loss are so profound that one can’t finance one’s way out of it.”
See related: Climate Change, Colonialism, International Agreements
Maxwell School Announces 2022 Faculty Promotions
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Sultana Study on Climate Coloniality Published in Political Geography
"The unbearable heaviness of climate coloniality," authored by Professor of Geography and the Environment Farhana Sultana, was published in Political Geography.
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Sultana Comments on IPCC Climate Report on Sustain What Webcast
Farhana Sultana, associate professor of geography and the environment, discussed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on global warming.
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Sultana Quoted in BBC Article on International Climate Justice
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Sultana Discusses Diversity, Climate Research with Carbon Brief
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Sultana reports on political ecology in Progress in Human Geography
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Sultana study examines overlapping crises of climate change, COVID-19
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Sultana explains why climate, COVID crises need feminism in The Hill
See related: Climate Change, COVID-19, United States
Sultana participates in Race, Space and the Environment project
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Environment, Race & Ethnicity, United States