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I am a senior researcher at the UN University in Bonn, Germany, interested in (among other things), promoting a diversity of new, nuanced, and thought-provoking media representations of climate mobilities. My research has included analyses of climate migration language and framing in the French written press; the conditions of production and circulation of climate migration documentary films, and more recently visual representations on YouTube (with Sarah L. Nash). I am currently collaborating and advising two filmmakers finishing a documentary about youth experiences of climate change in Fiji.

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I am currently a Tenure-Track Researcher at the University of Bologna and a Visiting Scholar at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) of Columbia University. I conduct my research as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Global Fellowship project "PANICOCENE. Reframing Climate Change-induced Mobilities."

I am interested in: media framing, visual aesthetics and counternarratives (also artistic practices) of (im)mobilities, climate change and their nexus.

elena.giacomelli4@unibo.it

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Hi I am a Wildlife and Environmental Filmmaker

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Hi I am a Wildlife and Environmental Filmmaker

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www.findfocusfilms.com

Syed Hasnain Raza is an award-winning environmental filmmaker, educator, and storyteller dedicated to raising awareness about pressing environmental issues through visual storytelling. With over a decade of experience in the field, his work spans wildlife conservation, climate change, renewable energy, and environmental justice. He is the founder of MPCEN (Media Project on Conservation Environment and Nature) and the Pakistan International Wildlife and Eco Film Festival (PIWEFF), initiatives that highlight his commitment to using media as a tool for advocacy and education. Syed’s filmmaking journey is marked by a deep passion for capturing the intersection between human communities and the natural world. His ability to craft compelling narratives that connect science, ecology, and human stories has earned him recognition on both national and international platforms. Notable projects include his documentary *The Sun Bear Project*, which was officially selected at the WCFF in Hollywood and the SOFA Film Festival. The film highlighted the endangered sun bears in Malaysia and underscored the urgent need for wildlife conservation. As a National Geographic Educator and a member of the IUCN CEC, Syed brings a unique blend of educational expertise and filmmaking skills to his projects. He has collaborated with globally renowned organizations such as WWF, NatGeo, and Smithsonian, where his work focused on creating documentaries and educational materials that drive public engagement on critical environmental issues. His film *Dethroned*, made in collaboration with Terramatter Studios and Four Motion Films, examines the socio-political and environmental impacts of deforestation, further cementing his reputation as a powerful voice in environmental filmmaking. In addition to his filmmaking achievements, Syed has been involved in significant climate-related activities. He was selected for the prestigious International School on Climate Mobility (ISCM) fellowship, where he collaborated with global experts to explore climate resilience and mobility. His work with PRIED on energy transitions and his documentary on Lahore's Smog Crisis, produced for the ICFJ, highlight his commitment to addressing urban environmental challenges in Pakistan. Syed’s journalism also extends to his involvement in the Green Narrative Media Initiative (GNMI) fellowship, as well as his work with the MMFD fellowship, focusing on media entrepreneurship. Syed’s expertise in ocean conservation is reflected in his collaboration with Adex Singapore, where he contributed to ocean advocacy efforts. He has delivered lectures on wildlife filmmaking at the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival (KLEFF) and has taken on the role of Director for International Partnerships with VidaVert Film Festival, further expanding his global impact. Recently, he presented a talk during LA Climate Week, sharing insights on climate storytelling and advocacy. Syed Hasnain Raza's work continues to bridge the gap between environmental science and public understanding, using the power of film to inspire action and foster dialogue. His unique approach to storytelling, coupled with his unwavering commitment to environmental advocacy, positions him as a leading figure in the world of environmental filmmaking.Syed Hasnain Raza is an award-winning environmental filmmaker, educator, and storyteller dedicated to raising awareness about pressing environmental issues through visual storytelling. With over a decade of experience in the field, his work spans wildlife conservation, climate change, renewable energy, and environmental justice. He is the founder of MPCEN (Media Project on Conservation Environment and Nature) and the Pakistan International Wildlife and Eco Film Festival (PIWEFF), initiatives that highlight his commitment to using media as a tool for advocacy and education. Syed’s filmmaking journey is marked by a deep passion for capturing the intersection between human communities and the natural world. His ability to craft compelling narratives that connect science, ecology, and human stories has earned him recognition on both national and international platforms. Notable projects include his documentary *The Sun Bear Project*, which was officially selected at the WCFF in Hollywood and the SOFA Film Festival. The film highlighted the endangered sun bears in Malaysia and underscored the urgent need for wildlife conservation. As a National Geographic Educator and a member of the IUCN CEC, Syed brings a unique blend of educational expertise and filmmaking skills to his projects. He has collaborated with globally renowned organizations such as WWF, NatGeo, and Smithsonian, where his work focused on creating documentaries and educational materials that drive public engagement on critical environmental issues. His film *Dethroned*, made in collaboration with Terramatter Studios and Four Motion Films, examines the socio-political and environmental impacts of deforestation, further cementing his reputation as a powerful voice in environmental filmmaking. In addition to his filmmaking achievements, Syed has been involved in significant climate-related activities. He was selected for the prestigious International School on Climate Mobility (ISCM) fellowship, where he collaborated with global experts to explore climate resilience and mobility. His work with PRIED on energy transitions and his documentary on Lahore's Smog Crisis, produced for the ICFJ, highlight his commitment to addressing urban environmental challenges in Pakistan. Syed’s journalism also extends to his involvement in the Green Narrative Media Initiative (GNMI) fellowship, as well as his work with the MMFD fellowship, focusing on media entrepreneurship. Syed’s expertise in ocean conservation is reflected in his collaboration with Adex Singapore, where he contributed to ocean advocacy efforts. He has delivered lectures on wildlife filmmaking at the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival (KLEFF) and has taken on the role of Director for International Partnerships with VidaVert Film Festival, further expanding his global impact. Recently, he presented a talk during LA Climate Week, sharing insights on climate storytelling and advocacy. Syed Hasnain Raza's work continues to bridge the gap between environmental science and public understanding, using the power of film to inspire action and foster dialogue. His unique approach to storytelling, coupled with his unwavering commitment to environmental advocacy, positions him as a leading figure in the world of environmental filmmaking.

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Hello I am Julian Matthews -  a Assoc Prof at the uni of Leicester (UK). I have written on media and environmental issues  (climate change and energy issues most recently). I’ve also explored media coverage of migration/immigration and have been thinking about bringing these issues together in some way for some time. Hence, I was excited to see the invitation and related opportunity to explore media, climate and mobilities as part of a network.

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Hi everyone, I work as Full Professor of Sociology, Culture and Communication at the Department of Sociology and Business Law, University of Bologna, Italy. Honorary Professor at Melbourne University, and Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, at the Institute for Public Knowledge-New York University (USA), and at Monash University (Australia). I am author of several books and papers in the field of media and migration, borders and human rights, performing arts and active citizenship. Past President of the Italian NGO YODA (www.gruppoyoda.org); founding Director of IT.A.CÀ_migrants and travellers: Festival of Responsible Tourism (www.festivalitaca.net); founding member of the Italian Network against Hate Speech (https://www.retecontrolodio.org).

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Hi all, I am Soumaya Majdoub from Belgium and currently located in Rabat.

I am a PhD Researcher at the VUB (Free University of Brussels), affiliated at Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies and previously fellow at the Political Ecology Lab of the Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics. I'm a scholar in social demography and the interplay of population dynamics and socio-ecological change. I conduct research on Malthusian thinking and framing, and the political economy and ecology of migration. My research lies at the intersection of demography, human geography, political economy and ecology, with a focus on the relationship between population growth and pressure, economic development and international migration on the one hand and the political and public discourse on (climate) migration on the other. I am a columnist and the author of the book 'Consuming like rabbits. The (still persisting) Myth of Overpopulation' in which I correct the dominant narrative about overpopulation and shifts the focus to the core of the (climate) problem: overconsumption and the need for a paradigm shift. I have also been appointed as an expert in the States General for Just Transition by the Belgian Minister for Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development and the Green Deal.

I look forward to join this network and discover the work of all participants!

M: soumaya.majdoub@vub.be

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I am a PhD student at Philipps-Universität Marburg and a senior research assistant at UNU-EHS, Bonn. I work on the nexus of climate, human (im)mobility, and health. I am the PI of a 6-month DAAD Project on "Untangling Climate Mobility Narratives in Europe." We conducted three expert panels on determining the most predominant climate mobility narratives in the media, conducted a Fall School with 70 students on the topic, conduct a survey on the topic at the moment, and will host a Science Slam in December as well. Looking forward to meeting you all.

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Hello! I am a tenure-track researcher at the University of Bologna (Italy). My research deals with climate change communication, and in particular aspires to identify how to tell this phenomenon in a more accurate and engaging way. I am also concerned with the representation of climate change in news, nature documentaries, and graphic novels. In parallel, I am interested in the dynamics of humanitarian communication, "othering" processes, and in media representations of migrations.

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Hallo! I am Assistant Professor from the University of Bologna and I work on artivism and migration, engaged research and arts-based methods. Actually, I am studying artivism refugee practices in the city of Marseille and collaborating with the Campus Antropoceno America Latina.

I am curator of the international exhibition "Connections. Collaborative imaginaries of territories in change across Europe" (2022) and the short-documentary "Frontières (in)visibles", with Iranian artist Ali Zareghanatnowi (2024).

https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/melissa.moralli2/

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Melissa Moralli — Università di Bologna — Home Page

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Melissa Moralli è RTDA presso il Dipartimento di Sociologia e Diritto dell’Economia dell’Università di Bologna. È visiting scholar presso il CRISES (Centre de Recherche sur les Innovations Sociales, Université du Québec à Montréal), IPK (Institute for Public Knowledge, New York University) e CRISES Redifined (Università di Jyväskylä, Finlandia), Mesopolhis (Aix-Marseille University, Sciences Po Aix, CNRS). I suoi interessi di ricerca sono: innovazione sociale, migrazione, e metodi creativi ed è PI del progetto di ricerca internazionale ”“Collaborative imaginaries on territories in change across Europe”. È stata ricercatrice nel progetto “Atlas of Transitions. New Geographies for a Cross-Cultural Europe” (Creative EU) ed in “Welcoming Spaces. Revitalising Shrinking Areas by Hosting Non-Eu Migrants” (Horizon2020). È autrice del libro (2019) “Innovazione sociale. Pratiche e processi per ripensare le comunità”, FrancoAngeli, Milano. Da diversi anni collabora all’interno del Festival del Turismo Responsabile IT.A.CÀ, migranti e viaggiatori. Vai al Curriculum

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Hi everyone, I am Nihal Ranjit - a Senior Research Associate at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements. My research interests span understanding experiences of long-term disaster recovery, assessing differential vulnerability to climate change, and barriers and enablers to climate change adaptation and migration. In the past, I have experimented with multiple ways of representing research, including a graphic novel (https://iihs.co.in/knowledge-gateway/afterwards/). Currently, I am working on a 3 year research project focussing on climate (im)mobilities, and one of the aspects we are looking into is to understand how climate-related migration and migrants are represented in popular media in India.

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Afterwards – Graphic Narratives of Disaster Risk and Recovery from India – IIHS Knowledge Gateway

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Vineetha Nalla, Nihal Ranjit, Yashodara Udupa, Mythili Madhavan, Jasmitha Arvind, Garima Jain, Teja Malladi | 2022

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I'm a Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at the University of Kent researching contemporary fictions of climate-induced migration, the links between colonialism and climate breakdown, and the intersection of 'hostile environment' border policies with ecological displacement. From 2025 I'll be working on a British Academy-funded project (with Sophia) on climate migration in contemporary African literature. Email: m.whittle@kent.ac.uk

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Dr Whittle is Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at the University of Kent.

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Hello, I'm the Climate Justice Director for the National Partnership for New Americans, a national Immigrant Rights Coalition in the United States. We're building a base of immigrants and refugees in the United States who identify climate as a major factor in their displacement from their home country and are very interested in narrative strategies that elevate their stories and effectively build political will for safe pathways and investments in climate resilience.

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I'm currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, funded by the Catalina Ruiz Programme. My research focuses on migration, climate change, and religion, combining quantitative approaches — such as fuzzy-hybrid models, topic modelling, and efficiency analysis — to explore how social and environmental factors shape mobility and integration.

Right now, I'm particularly interested in examining how political and media discourses narrate climate-driven migration across Europe and the Americas, and how these narratives connect to broader debates on sustainability and social cohesion.

Email: alessandro.indelicato@ulpgc.es

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Hi, I'm Senior Lecturer in English at Lincoln Bishop University, UK. My primary research interest is in migration literature, and I've published books and articles around this topic. I'm currently researching literary and cultural representations of climate migration/mobility but am interested in the intersections between migration and climate/environment more broadly. Website: https://www.lincolnbishop.ac.uk/staff/dr-lucinda-newns Email: lucinda.newns@lincolnbishop.ac.uk