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Shell nu zelf onder vuur!

Shell heeft zich in de Tweede Kamer moeten verantwoorden voor haar activiteiten in Nigeria. Daarnaast loopt er ook een rechtzaak tegen Shell aangespannen door Milieudefensie namens een groepje gedupeerde Nigeriaanse boeren en viseers. In de VS heeft Shell al een megaboete moeten betalen. Rechtvaardigheid is echter belangrijker dan financiële genoegdoening.

Cross-border climate vulnerabilities of the European Union to drought

European Union’s vulnerability to climate change stretches far beyond its borders because many of its economic sectors, such as meat and dairy, use raw materials sourced from far afield. Cross-border climate vulnerability is a relatively new subject in scientific literature, while of high societal and economic relevance. We quantify these climate vulnerabilities with a focus on drought risk and assessed them for 2030, 2050, 2085 and for RCP 2.6 and 6.0 climate scenarios. Here we find that more than 44% of the EU agricultural imports will become highly vulnerable to drought in future because of climate change. The drought severity in production locations of the agricultural imports in 2050 will increase by 35% compared to current levels of drought severity. This is particularly valid for imports that originate from Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, India and Turkey. At the same time, imports from Russia, Nigeria, Peru, Ecuador, Uganda and Kenya will be less vulnerable in future. We also report that the climate vulnerabilities of meat and dairy, chocolate (cocoa), coffee, palm oil-based food and cosmetic sectors mainly lie outside the EU borders rather than inside.

Gecijferdheid in beleid

Rosa Alberto (HU) en Bart Kleine Deters (ECBO) deden onderzoek naar welke lessen we als Nederland kunnen leren van het buitenland op het gebied van beleid in gecijferdheid. Dit deden ze aan de hand van een thematische analyse op vier terreinen: 1. Samenhang in basisvaardigheden(-beleid) 2. Implementatiemethode van basisvaardighedenbeleid 3. De rol van kenniscentra 4. Rol van werkgevers in het versterken van basisvaardigheden Het onderzoek geeft mooie aanknopingspunten en inspiratie voor de ve-plannen die bij het ministerie van OCW in de maak zijn. Dit onderzoek is verschenen binnen het project Gecijferdheid als Basisvaardigheid, waarbij de HU, CINOP en Freudenthal Instituut (UU) samen optrekken.

Gebiedsgerichte aanpak en inwonerbetrokkenheid in de versterkingsopgave

"Students’ perspectives on flexible higher education

Currently, various higher education (HE) institutes develop flexible curricula for various reasons, including promoting accessibility of HE, the societal need for more self-regulated professionals who engage in life-long learning, and the desire to increase motivation of students. Increasing flexibility in curricula allows students to choose for example what they learn, when they learn, how they learn, where they learn, and/or with whom. However, HE institutes raise the question of what preferences and needs different stakeholders have with regard to flexibility, so that suitable choices can be made in the design of policies, curricula, and student support programs. In this workshop, we focus on student preferences and share recent insights from research on HE students' preferences regarding flexible education. Moreover, we use participants’ expertise to identify new (research) questions to further explore what students’ needs imply for several domains, namely curriculum-design, student support that is provided by educators/staff, policy, management, and the professional field. Firstly, a conceptual framework on flexible education and student’s preferences will be presented. Secondly, participants reflect in groups on student personas. Then, discussion groups have a Delphi-based discussion to collect new ideas for research. Finally, participants share the outcomes on a ‘willing wall’ and a ‘wailing wall’.

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