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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: Working in development as the world heats 
 up: A double-bind or an opportunity to make real change?
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DESCRIPTION:Natalie Cunningham (Host)\, Senior Lecturer in Leadership for
  Development\nTom O’Brien\, Global Development Expert\n\nClimate change 
 represents one of the most complex and daunting challenges confronting t
 oday’s development practitioners and organisations. As extreme weather e
 vents hit vulnerable Global South communities at an ever-growing and dis
 proportionate pace\, new questions arise about how to implement developm
 ent strategies in a changing world. \n\nWhat effect will climate change 
 have on existing regional conflicts\, resource shortages\, industrial de
 velopments\, and migration patterns? And how can development leaders man
 age the stakeholder tensions that arise from these problems? How can we 
 foster economic growth and stability while mitigating the impact of deve
 lopment projects on the environment? What responsibilities do organisati
 ons in the Global North have in reckoning with climate change and enviro
 nmental degradation as legacies of colonialism and exploitation? \n\nIn 
 our next Community of Practice\, we’ll discuss these issues and more wit
 h Tom O’Brien\, a professional economist and global development expert w
 ith over three decades of front-line experience. Tom will discuss his fi
 rst-hand experiences of juggling competing pressures within the World Ba
 nk as the Vice President’s Senior Adviser for Africa before opening the 
 floor to wider discussion. As ever\, we welcome participants from a rang
 e of career stages\, sectors\, and backgrounds.\n\nPlease register via Z
 oom and get in touch with Natalie Cunningham (natalie.cunningham-3@manch
 ester.ac.uk) if you have any questions. \n\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/regi
 ster/tJcrf-CupzgsGtV0DpWswESLFHxjwcYBGCkd#/registration
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LOCATION:Online 
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