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@imbrace-erc.bsky.social
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A research project funded by the European Research Council that analyzes the nexus between climate change, health, and immigration. Led by Panagiota Kotsila at @icta-uab.bsky.social imbrace-erc.org

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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🗣️Hey! Next week we're hosting this workshop with Omar Pérez Figueroa on #environmentalrisk and #environmentaljustice 👇Let us know if you want to join the online session and we'll send you the link! 🎫
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A @storymaps.bsky.social report by Matteo Salvini explores three overlapping dimensions of heat vulnerability featuring @pkotsila.bsky.social and @amaliacaar.bsky.social imbrace-erc.org/under-the-sa... Full report in Spanish ➡️ storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/fee5...
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hey! Make sure to check out our researcher @andreamcintosh.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social new Substack channel, where she talks about her fieldwork on #homelessness and #extremeweather, and how these relate to life in #Philadelphia US. andreamcintosh.substack.com?utm_source=n...
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It’s Gonna Be Fine, It’s Gonna Be Fine… The Truth Is Absolutely None of This is Fine
Balancing coping strategies and the reality of climate collapse OR the first edition of my fieldwork blog
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Destenie Nock, PhD @destenie.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5 (P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies) @costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
📢This Saturday at the Permaculture #Barcelona Hub, our researcher Fizza Fatima will share her findings on migration status and climate vulnerability in #Athens
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A recap of our Living with the Weather panel at @pollenetwork.bsky.social #POLLEN2026! 👇
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Today, 16:30-18:30! Part 2 of our panel "Living with the Weather" at @pollenetwork.bsky.social @ub.edu #POLLEN2026👇
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In our panel today at @pollenetwork.bsky.social #POLLEN2026 our researchers Melissa Arrigoitia + @susananevesalves.bsky.social explained how migration status and race compound climate vulnerability in #cities @icta-uab.bsky.social @bcnuej.bsky.social @pkotsila.bsky.social @ianguelovski.bsky.social
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
#POLLEN2026 starts now!
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POLLEN - Political Ecology Network @pollenetwork.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Panagiota Kotsila, lead investigator of the IMBRACE project, shares her perspectives on urban climate justice and previews her group's participation in the POLLEN (Political Ecology Network) Conference, taking place in Barcelona from June 29 to July 3, 2026. #pollen2026
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📢Are you coming to #POLLEN2026? We are part of the @pollenetwork.bsky.social organizing committee @ianguelovski.bsky.social and lab members including @pkotsila.bsky.social @imbrace-erc.bsky.social @amaliacaar.bsky.social will be there! @icta-uab.bsky.social www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
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La UAB i la UB acolliran POLLEN 2026: afrontant la policrisi a través de les narratives de l’ecologia política
Del 29 de juny al 3 de juliol, la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) i la Universitat de Barcelona (UB) coorganitzen una conferència...
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📣El projecte GINA co-liderat per @amaliacaar.bsky.social @ianguelovski.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social busca dones majors d'edat que visquin o freqüentin el #PratdeLlobregat per participar en dos tallers participatius sobre clima, habitatge i barri. Compensació de 60€👇🧵 bcnuej.org/projects/gina/
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🌡️☔Next week is @pollenetwork.bsky.social #POLLEN2026! Here @pkotsila.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social from @bcnuej.bsky.social talks about the upcoming panel "Living with the Weather," which looks at heat, flooding, who the city protects, and who it doesn't.⁠ Full video ⬇️ youtu.be/MpcFoAPunXM
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🔵📩🟠Our newsletter is out! Read our field work stories, learn about our new case study in Valencia, watch @pkotsila.bsky.social talk about ourupcoming panel at the #POLLEN2026 @pollenetwork.bsky.social + more 👇 mailchi.mp/26f532e2eb30...
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Panagiota Kotsila @pkotsila.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Can we talk about vulnerability in climate & health studies but from a feminist perspective? Here we try to outline what this would mean, and what new questions and methods it would require: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 🔓 open access 🙃
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🇫🇷 Called "poor, dirty, dangerous" for decades, Belle-de-Mai in #Marseille is also one of the most solidary neighborhoods in #France. Susana Neves Alves reports on vulnerability to #climatechange among #migrantcommunities #climatejustice imbrace-erc.org/notes-from-t...
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚨New report from @sanidad.gob.es on the use of the healthcare system by the migrant population in Spain
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🥵🇬🇷What does extreme heat feel like when your sidewalks resemble an obstacle course, your flat is on the lowest floor, and your asylum application is pending? Our researcher @fatimafizza.bsky.social reports from #Athens #climatejustice #heatjustice #migraton imbrace-erc.org/notes-from-t...
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Fizza Fatima @fatimafizza.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
At our @imbrace-erc.bsky.social workshop, we were joined by migrants from Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iran, Pakistan, Morocco, Egypt and Ethiopia. We used 2 creative methods: body maps to uncover embodied experiences of heat; postcards to reflect on heat adaptation needs in Athens, Greece.
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🥵☔ Our literature reviews of the drivers of vulnerability to extreme weather, #heatwaves and #floods on #migrants in European #cities are now available in several languages. Download them on our website 👇 imbrace-erc.org/publications/
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
📢 Call for papers! New special issue in @nature.com Urban Sustainability: Radical Civic Practices,The Future of Urban Environmental Justice Studies in a Highly Unequal World. Guest editors ➡️@pkotsila.bsky.social @ianguelovski.bsky.social Deadline Jun 10! 🔗 nature.com/collections/bjddhegddh
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Radical Civic Practices: The Future of Urban Environmental Justice Studies in a Highly Unequal World
This collection invites research on environmental justice challenges in cities and urban areas and their governance.
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
😍Excited to share that Isabelle Anguelovski from ICTA-UAB presented her research last week at TU Dortmund University. It was a great contribution to interdisciplinary sustainability science and international collaboration. ram.raumplanung.tu-dortmund.de/details/isab...
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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🗞️¿La pesadilla de vivir en La Florida?🤯 ✍️El científico Sergio Ruiz Cayuela del ICTA-UAB explica en @elperiodico.com otra versión diferente: cómo el ecosistema barrio de La Florida cuenta una historia de dignidad, resistencia y futuros colectivos 💪 #LHospitalet www.elperiodico.com/es/opinion/2...
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¿La pesadilla de vivir en La Florida?
En un barrio que a menudo se describe como una «pesadilla», el ecosistema barrio de La Florida cuenta una historia diferente: una historia de dignidad, resistencia y futuros colectivos
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
✍️¿Qué hay detrás de los titulares que llaman a #LaFlorida una “pesadilla”? En @elperiodico.com nuestro investigador Sergio Cayuela y La Florida s’Aveïna comparten otra historia: la de un barrio que resiste, se organiza y construye futuros colectivos #LHospitalet www.elperiodico.com/es/opinion/2...
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¿La pesadilla de vivir en La Florida?
En un barrio que a menudo se describe como una «pesadilla», el ecosistema barrio de La Florida cuenta una historia diferente: una historia de dignidad, resistencia y futuros colectivos
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🥳Tomorrow we're celebrating 10 years of BCNUEJ!👇 #urbanjustice #research #environmentaljustice #cities www.bcnuej.org/2026/03/11/b...
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BCNUEJ Turns 10! - Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability
Author Admin Ana is a Communications Officer for BCNUEJ and part of the ICTA-UAB Communications team She is a Cuban-American-Spanish mix and worked as an editor and journalist for architecture,...
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
📢20 March! A roundtable titled “Beyond Borders” with our PI @pkotsila.bsky.social will discuss climate migration, participatory methodologies community-based artistic practices, w/ Josep Perelló Palou & Rae Teitelbaum👇 📍 La Escocesa, Bcn 🎟️ Free event w/ registration laescocesa.org/es/view/masa...
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La escocesa
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🌡️ How does extreme heat affect everyday life in cities? A look at our workshop in Athens @fatimafizza.bsky.social, where migrant women shared their experiences 👇 #ClimateJustice #UrbanHeat #MigrantCommunities imbrace-erc.org/exploring-th...
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Exploring the impacts of extreme heat on migrant communities in Athens - IMBRACE
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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
⛈️❄️El cambio climático agrava el sinhogarismo (también en invierno) ✍️👩@andreamcintosh.bsky.social, investigadora del ICTA-UAB, pone sobre la mesa esta grave problemática social que se encuentra a diario en las calles de las ciudades. 📰@publico.es www.publico.es/opinion/colu...
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El cambio climático agrava el sinhogarismo (también en invierno)
El cambio climático agrava el sinhogarismo y en algunos casos incluso lo fomenta
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🗣️ Shout-out to our team members Susana Neves Alves, Melissa Fernández Arrigoitia and @pkotsila.bsky.social who participated in @icta-uab.bsky.social s campaign for #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience! #11F
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
👉 JOB ALERT! 📣 We’re looking for a Field Assistant in #Marseille 🇫🇷 to support workshops, participant recruitment & data collection for the @erc.europa.eu IMBRACE project. Apply by 5 Feb! imbrace-erc.org/call-for-fie... #recherche #JusticeClimatique @icta-uab.bsky.social
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨"Living on the streets is also a climate issue" Our researcher @andreamcintosh.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social explains how climate change deepens vulnerability among homeless people in Barcelona, based on her research and the recent street count w/ Arrels Fundació #Homelessness #ClimateJustice
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🌡️Heatwaves are one of the most invisible, yet deadly, climate risks in cities. In this clip, @pkotsila.bsky.social talks about climate vulnerabilities in El Raval, Barcelona, 1 of our key case studies ▶️https://palaumacaya.fundacionlacaixa.org/es/p/comunidad-reconstruccion-y-resiliencia_a172936012
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
✨🎄Wishing everyone a warm holiday season ❄️
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📢 Hey! Submission for this call is extended until March 10! 👇https://www.nature.com/collections/bjddhegddh #climatejustice #environmentaljustice
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Radical Civic Practices: The Future of Urban Environmental Justice Studies in a Highly Unequal World
This collection invites research on environmental justice challenges in cities and urban areas and their governance.
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🌍 How do climate & environmental changes affect health in migrant communities? In IMBRACE, we explore this through participatory, feminist and transdisciplinary methods: #bodymaps #photovoice #walkalong... click through to learn about each one 🧵 👇 imbrace-erc.org/methodologies/ #climatejustice
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Panagiota Kotsila @pkotsila.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Bringing @imbrace-erc.bsky.social to this conference, inserting issues of social justice to discussions of #OneHealth and #PlanetaryHealth
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🎓💥What happens when you try to do #militantresearch from within #academia? In a new paper our researcher Sergio Ruiz Cayuela explores the everyday tensions, contradictions, and negotiations that shape politically engaged research for professional scholars👇
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🧡 Busquem persones migrants que visquin al Raval (Barcelona) i que s’hagin vist afectades per les onades de calor per participar en un taller de recerca remunerat sobre justícia climàtica. Ajuda’ns a fer-ne difusió! #JustíciaClimàtica #Barcelona #ElRaval
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Panagiota Kotsila @pkotsila.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
In light of the new Lancet report on climate and health: "one heat-related death every minute throughout the year" while "every heat-related death is preventable". www.theguardian.com/environment/... www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year from combined effects of failure to tackle climate crisis
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
As the planet heats and floods intensify, who is most at risk? We're taking advantage of #DayOfClimateAction to share our 2 reports on how #climatechange deepens health inequalities for migrants in Europe how justice should lead adaptation 👇 #ClimateJustice #ClimateActionDay
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Panagiota Kotsila @pkotsila.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Here is our panel with colleagues from @bcnuej.bsky.social, consider sending your presentation proposal by DEC 5th via the link below, for the @pollenetwork.bsky.social conference to be held in Barcelona end of June 2026! nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
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P017: Living with the Weather: Everyday Adaptations, Urban Inequalities, and Justice-Centered Climate Responses
The format intended is a panel of short presentations and a common discussion. We will invite up to 5 panel participants.
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Dan Brockington @danbrockington.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
#POLLEN"2026 panels are now live. What happens now is a vital part of the preparation Hundreds of potential participants will be sending in their ideas to the hundreds of different convenors. It is a rich moment of exchange and interaction. Please spread the word. shorturl.at/fCGhB
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Call for presentations & posters - POLLEN
The call for presentations and posters is now open until 23:59 CET on Friday 5th December. Before proposing anything, please read the conference rationale & purpose, the rules below, and then browse t...
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🏙️ On #WorldHabitatDay we highlight how #housing inequality shapes #climateustice in EUcities. ‼️ #Migrants + refugees are more likely to live in overcrowded, poorly insulated homes, increasing heat-related health risks and deepening social vulnerability. @icta-uab.bsky.social @bcnuej.bsky.social
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Panagiota Kotsila @pkotsila.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Flexible Athens-based assistant job in our IMBRACE project - PM me with any questions 🙏
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IMBRACE @imbrace-erc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
📢Hey! We're looking for a field assistant to help us with our #research in #Athens. Find all the info to apply here! 👉 imbrace-erc.org/call-for-fie... #jobs #climatejustice @icta-uab.bsky.social @bcnuej.bsky.social
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🎥"Stories like those portrayed in The Green Divide can be as effective in shaping public policy as the results of quantitative studies." Thanks @alerigolon.bsky.social for this review of our documentary. 👀 Have you watched it yet?
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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🌿🎬 Our documentary "The Green Divide" is now available on CaixaForum+ with subtitles in EN, ES, CA, PT It explores how urban greening can fuel inequality & how communities mobilize for fairer, healthier cities. 🎥 Official selection #SUNCINE. @bcnuej.bsky.social caixaforumplus.org/v/the-green-...
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The Green Divide. Urban struggles for environmental justice - CaixaForum+
'La brecha verde. Luchas urbanas por la justicia ambiental.' La
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sommalliance.bsky.social @sommalliance.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
SOMMa, la alianza de centros y unidades de investigación de excelencia española, hace un llamamiento urgente a abordar la emergencia climática con una política basada en el conocimiento y las evidencias científicas.
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La acción climática: conocimiento científico y consenso social - SOMMa
Como red de centros y unidades de investigación de excelencia, desde la Alianza de Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa y Unidades de Excelencia María de Maeztu (SOMMa) queremos hacer un llamamiento urgente y ofrecer nuestra ayuda para abordar la emergencia climática con una política de país que ...
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BCNUEJ @bcnuej.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
😓 Our #Rehousin report found that 1 in 4 Spaniards spends 30% of their income on #housing. Coauthored by Austin Matheney @brianrosa.bsky.social and @pkotsila.bsky.social
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