Thrilled that I could contribute to the Global Tipping Points Report 2023 launched at #COP28 today. The report is the first comprehensive assessment of the risks & opportunities of both negative & positive tipping points in the #Earth system NRI global-tipping-points.org

Grateful to work alongside brilliant minds like @Uche4purpose at NRI. His contribution to the Global Tipping Points Report 2023 was launched at #COP28 yesterday. The report delves into the risks & opportunities of Earth's tipping points 🌍🚀 #TeamWork #ClimateAction ⤵️

Thermal discomfort is not just about "heat" or "climate". It's also about human metabolic rate & clothing insulation. New work from Dr Uche Okpara & project team Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project provides 1st systematic analysis of the nexus of thermal discomfort & conflict in tropical drylands

🚨Newest on New SocArXiv Papers showcasing our Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project work on "the nexus of climate and conflict in the Lake Chad region: what we know, don’t know and need to know" NRI #climatesecurity #LakeChad

We Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project are getting set to #advance our #constructivist #citizen #labs and #young citizen panel in Northeast #Nigeria where we hope to bring together science, society and the state to co-create meaningful pathways of change for the #LakeChad region. Watch this space!

Our Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project constructivist citizen lab session has just started at the University of Maiduguri NIGERIA. This satisfies Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project goal of bringing together science, society & the state in a mutually beneficial way to #cocreate pathways of change for #LakeChad

Our #constructivist citizen lab Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project is a #vehicle that allows us to use #activebrainstorming, #questioning, #visualising, #storytelling and #discoverylearning to assemble collective #wisdom and #knowledge the cross multiple #sectoral and #disciplinary domains

Our "constructivist citizen labs" in #Nigeria, #Niger & #Chad are underpinned by constructivist principles, meaning they're not like normal workshops, seminars or world cafes where expert facilitators control the flow of ideas & reinforce "banking models" of #knowledge generation

Our Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project "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

Recently presented Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project research on "the nexus of climate & conflict in the #LakeChad region: what we know, don’t know and need to know " at the US Society for Ecological Economics 2024 conference in #Albany New York State. ▶️Talk is accessible here in our research brief sway.cloud.microsoft/tXWxA5TVKTVMDz…

Happy to announce that my PhD students NRI 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 Environmental Peacebuilding Association. Exciting times ahead!

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

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

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As we Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project 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

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

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

While making my presentation at the pre forum side event of the 5th Lake Chad Governors Forum organized by Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project

From Medway to Maiduguri - stories of resilience and victory. Excellent blog from my postdoc Dr Laila NRI Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project nri.org/latest/news/20…

🆕📚 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 Dr Uche Okpara and team rdcu.be/eNPUj