Three new publications from SEI York

Europe's cross-border trade, human security and financial connections: A climate risk perspective

Chris West, Emilie Stockeld and Simon Croft contributed to this large scale literature and data review to explore the potential climate impact transmission pathways between the EU and other world regions. 

West, C.D., Stokeld, E., Campiglio, E., Croft, S., Detges, A., Duranovic, A., von Jagow, A., Jarząbek, Ł., König, C., Knaepen, H., Magnuszewski, P., Monasterolo, I. and Reyeri, C.P.O. (2021). Europe's cross-border trade, human security and financial connections: A climate risk perspective, Climate Risk Management 34:100382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2021.100382.

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Better data is necessary, but not sufficient, to enable sustainable trade

Whether trade is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for our societies and the environment has been a topic of ongoing debate. This brief is a simple overview of some of the costs.

This discussion paper is written by Chris West and is a part of a series of trade and nature discussion papers highlighting the insights and findings from ongoing research across the GCRF TRADE Hub.

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Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements

We present novel co-created transdisciplinary research that uses arts and humanities methods to explore air pollution in an informal settlement (Mukuru) in Nairobi, Kenya.

West, S.E., Bowyer, C.J., Apondo, W., Büker, P., Cinderby, S., Gray, C.M., Hahn, M., Lambe, F., Loh, M., Medcalf, A., Muhoza, C., Muindi, K., Njoora, T.K., Twigg, M.M., Waelde, C., Walnycki, A., Wainwright, M., Wendler, J., Wilson, M. and Price, H.D. (2021). Using a co-created transdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of air pollution in informal settlements. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8, 285. DOI: 10.1057/s41599-021-00969-6

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