Life Solved
Community Resilience in Facing World Crises
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What are the “wicked problems” facing our planet, how are they connected and and how can we address them?
In this episode of Life Solved, Dr Cressida Bowyer explains key findings the University of Portsmouth plans to highlight at COP26, the forthcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November.
She explains the link between plastic pollution and climate change, and shares insights into how community-based research can combat this on the local level.
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Dr Cressida Bowyer
https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/cressida-bowyer
The Tupamue Project
https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects/tupumue
The STEPP Project:
https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects/plastic-pollution-in-the-global-south
Hear Dr Cressida Bowyer and Dr Louis Netter talking about ACT Nairobi
Using art to tackle air pollution in a Nairobi slum
https://theconversation.com/using-art-to-tackle-air-pollution-a-story-from-a-nairobi-slum-111212
The UN Climate Change Conference 2021-10-25
Revolution Plastics
https://www.port.ac.uk/research/themes/sustainability-and-the-environment/revolution-plastics
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