
Laurie Parsons
@lauriefdparsons
Reader @RHULGeography // Climate change in a globalised world // Cambodia
Chair, RGS Climate Change Research Group
Editor at Geo
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Our first paper from Oppressive Heat project with Laurie Parsons, Sabina Lawreniuk, Jennifer Cole, we present evidence from 5 sectors in Cambodia how heat stress,productivity impact for workers manifest unevenly across occupations,working env. See below🧵for key messages,links

Join us for our upcoming EOH webinar with Dr. Laurie Parsons on "Thermal Futures of Work in the Global Factory: Heat, Climate and Precarity in Cambodia". Open to all! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.


Very hard on #Cambodia people especially lowest paid garment workers following on decimation of USAID and its projects for them. We can envisage all Western countries being vilified as it sinks deeper in #China's orbit. Sabina Lawreniuk Laurie Parsons bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

📢A friendly reminder! Don't miss out on today's GEOHealth-MENA EOH webinar with Dr. Laurie Parsons.

Brilliant work Camellia - well done! So proud on behalf of RHULGeography


What is the future of English cities? Is the future of housing small? 🔍 Our new Economic and Social Research Council study led by Phil Hubbard explores these questions & more. Check out our new website for more info & updates: nospacelikehome.study LinkedIN: linkedin.com/company/106533…

Let workers take you behind the scene's of #Jordan's clothing and footwear industry👕👀 Led by Katharina Grüneisl & our Invisible Women, Invisible Workers team 📅Sat May 3rd ⏰4pm UK/6pm Amman 📍Online or in person MMAG Foundation Amman 🔗More info and link to register: invisibleworkers.org.uk/events


"Poor workers in countries like #Cambodia will be among the biggest losers" 🏭🪡👩 My thoughts on #TrumpTariffs in The Conversation 👇 Drawing on lessons learned from the #EU's 2020 tariff changes in the garment industry 👕 theconversation.com/trumps-tariffs…

Very excited to be speaking at the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance (SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance) this evening to launch the paperback of Carbon Colonialism (out 27th of May)! More events impending - watch this space! soas.ac.uk/about/event/ca…

📌 Join us TODAY at SOAS University of London #Economics with SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance for the book launch of Laurie Parsons: 🛢️Carbon colonialism: How rich countries export climate breakdown 🌎 Info 🔗 soas.ac.uk/about/event/ca…


Carter is excited for the release of our latest book on being human in a universe of superheroes American Association of Geographers Kent State kentstategeography Univ Press of MS Marvel Entertainment Marvel Studios*


Hosted by City Books in Hove, author & researcher Laurie Parsons will be in conversation with Phil Hubbard to mark the paperback publication of his award-winning book, Carbon colonialism. 3rd June from 7pm Tickets on sale now: city-books.co.uk/blogs/news/lau… #booklaunch


Beautiful day in London - visited The Centre for Social Justice in Smith Square to confirm the launch details for our forthcoming Agenda Publishing book. Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State Pre-order is now live: waterstones.com/book/debt-trap…



A recent study explored the extent of #Heat exposure faced by #workers in #Cambodia. Lead author Laurie Parsons talks to subir@texfash on the Oppressive Heat project and why the #ClimateCrisis needs to be seen through the lens of #labour. texfash.com/special/there-…… #texfash

Thrilled to share my new publication to spark conversations on #Temporalities, #ClimateMobilities & #Decoloniality. Huge thanks to Dr Marcia Vera, Kerry Holden and to t Loren B Landau ) for their unwavering support. Read it here 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

For any Korean speakers, check out this new doc by KBS WORLD TV - featuring research by myself, Sabina Lawreniuk and others From waste to work, it shows greater accountability is needed in global production This is the reality behind the label youtube.com/watch?v=FcLwJL…