Search ABOUT STUDY RESEARCH PEOPLE PUBLICATIONS ALUMNI EVENTS i Climate Change and the Challenges of Development A new lecture series by ODID The Oxford Department of International Development has over the years brought together a critical approach to development and an exploration of policy-relevant issues. The challenge now is how to incorporate into this approach the planetary threat posed by climate change and the costs of environmental degradation. The ecological crisis may call for a new understanding of development, that includes a rethinking of key concepts such as economic growth, productivity and profitability as well as the introduction of new tools for measuring material progress. We want to do more to reflect collectively upon the impact that the climate and biodiversity crises are having, and will continue to have, on the burning issues of development. As a community of scholars, we also strive to build more links with academics, policy-makers, environmentalists and practitioners in different parts of the global North and the global South. To do so, we are launching a new lecture series, Climate Change and the Challenges of Development. Guest speakers in the series (academics, policy-makers, activists, and leading practitioners) will debate with our researchers and students: (1) the ways in which climate change is approached through diverse and specific constructions of reality; (2) the impact climate change has on the way we think about development, welfare and wellbeing; and (3) the policies and political steps required to keep the global temperature rise to 1.5 C and, failing that, the policies and political steps required for adaptation. Climate Diplomacy READ MORE Climate Emergency and Equality READ MORE Climate Adaptation READ MORE Oxford Department of International Development Queen Elizabeth House 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB tel: +44 (0)1865 (2)81800 Sign up for our e-newsletter Staff intranet Accessibility Statement Privacy Policy Cookie Statement Copyright Site credits Weblearn - resources for students and staff We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to improve and monitor the website. A cookie is a small file of letters or numbers that we place on your device, if you agree. For more information please see our cookie statement I agree Decline