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Dealing with climate change and local beliefs in Africa
Experts should take note of local knowledge and beliefs when making plans about how to help people in vulnerable regions cope with the impacts of climate change. This will ensure that such interventions are money well spent, and are not culturally insensitive, advises Conor Murphy of Ireland’s Maynooth University. Together with an interdisciplinary research team from universities in Malawi, Zambia and Ireland he interviewed community members in rural Malawi and Zambia to assess how well they are able to adapt to the way they produce food within the context of shifting belief systems and climate change. The findings are published in Springer’s journal Climatic Change.
Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2015
September 2015 Graduations
9th, 10th 11th of September 2015 saw the graduation of a large number of students from the Department of Geography.
Date: Monday, 14 September 2015
Dept of Geography Seminar Series launched
Geography Seminar Series launched
Date: Monday, 14 September 2015
Maynooth scholar’s Casement Project wins 1916 Arts Commission
The Casement Project a choreography of bodies and ideas that dance with the queer body of British peer, Irish rebel and international humanitarian, Roger Casement, created by Maynooth University scholar Fearghus Ó Conchúir, was today awarded a 1916 Arts Commission by The Arts Council (Ireland).
Date: Thursday, 13 August 2015
Fearghus Ó Conchúir wins 1916 Arts Commission
Fearghus Ó Conchúir wins 1916 Arts Commission
Date: Monday, 10 August 2015
Dr Rory Hearne, Department of Geography, was interviewed on RTE's 6 pm News
Dr Rory Hearne, Department of Geography, was interviewed on RTE's Six One News in relation to launch of the Housing Agency Report on housing provision in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 30 July 2015
Dr Rory Hearne, Department of Geography, Maynooth University writes in an opinion piece in today's Irish Examiner about the important role that community development has played in Ireland
Dr Rory Hearne, Department of Geography, Maynooth University writes in an opinion piece in today's Irish Examiner about the important role that community development has played in Ireland.
Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2015
International report confirms: 2014 was Earth's warmest year on record
In 2014, the most essential indicators of Earth's changing climate continued to reflect trends of a warming planet, with several markers, such as rising land and ocean temperature, sea levels and greenhouse gases, setting new records.
Date: Thursday, 16 July 2015
Maynooth researchers highlight key role of cyclones in climate of the British-Irish Isles
A study of climate data in the British-Irish Isles over a 142-year period by researchers at Maynooth University has confirmed the important role of cyclones in the regional hydroclimate.
Date: Monday, 13 July 2015
Maynooth Geographers get IRC Postgraduate Awards
Congratulations to Lorna O'Hara and to Louise Collins on their success in the Irish Research Council competition for postgraduate studentships.
Date: Monday, 13 July 2015