Climate Justice Think Lab: Workshop #1
2024-10-29
The first workshop of the Climate Justice Think Lab took place on 29-30 October. Fifteen young researchers (mainly PhD students and postdocs) working on climate justice from a legal or political science perspective met at the Leuphana University Lüneburg.
In addition to general discussions and expert talks, the core element of the workshop was the presentation of individual research projects by the participants. The projects presented were at a very early conceptual stage. This allowed the young researchers to test how their ideas and approaches would be received, to identify potential weaknesses, and to engage in a thematic discussion with others before starting the actual writing process.
In subsequent workshops, the research projects will be further developed and finalised by April 2025 to be presented to a wider audience. In addition to enabling young researchers to network and make contacts with others working in the same field, the Climate Justice Think Lab has also allowed for close monitoring of the research projects and support in the publication process.
The first workshop was facilitated by Professor Dr. Louis Kotzé (North-West University, South Africa). In addition, Professor Dr. Radha D’Souza (University of Westminster) gave an insightful presentation on her work with the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (link). Finally, after the screening of the film 'Water for Life' (2023, link), Andrea Pietrafesa (ECCHR) shared her experiences of the (legal) struggle for access to water (especially for indigenous peoples) in Latin America.
