by Konstantina Pratta | Feb 24, 2026 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
The Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) initiative — a UK Aid‑funded CLARE Research Programme led by UNEP in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI Africa — has launched a new call for research proposals focused on the economics of...
by Konstantina Pratta | Feb 19, 2026 | Front page news, MCRIRG, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Written by Dr Celia Petty, Deputy Director, Strategic Lead Livelihoods, The Pearl Next Friday, 27th February sees the launch of a free online resource ‘Climate Science and Colonialism’, the product of a two year project of the ‘My Climate Risk’ (MCR) Education Working...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 17, 2025 | Front page news, Newsletter
Welcome to The Pearl From the Director As The Pearl launches, we celebrate nearly two decades of work turning climate science into action through the Walker Institute. The Pearl carries that legacy forward – linking people, place, and evidence to build fairer, faster...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 25, 2025 | COP, COP CAS, COP30, Walker Academy
Written by Meena Jagait, Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading. This article explores why Indigenous Leadership is central to effective climate solutions and examines what COP 30 signifies for strengthening their...
by Konstantina Pratta | Nov 24, 2025 | COP, COP CAS, COP30, Walker Academy
As COP30 concluded in Belém, Brazil on Saturday, 22 November, we also closed an extraordinary chapter here in Reading with the COP Climate Action Studio in The Pearl Conference Room. For these past two weeks, this space transformed into a vibrant hub of...
