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Utilising local community knowledge to support policing during the climate crisis

Emergency service workers on a raft following flooding in the UK

By Dr Ali Malik, published: 22/10/2024. This blog was originally published on the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures website. Climate change is already having an impact on policing and public services in the UK. From one-off extreme weather events requiring emergency assistance, to tackling social unrest and disruption due to climate anxieties, as well as …

Trees on fire during the 2019-20 Australian summer bushfire crisis. Photo from New Matilda via Flickr (CC BY 2.0 DEED).

In this public lecture, Dr Jarrett Blaustein will explore what policing is, and what it might become, in the climate crisis. 12pm – 1.30pm, Thursday 7 March 2024 Moot Court Room, Liberty Building, School of Law, University of Leeds, LS3 1DB Climate change is the defining issue of our time. As the disruptive and destructive …