*[Enwl-eng] Ukraine diaries: Life after war

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From our own ethnographic correspondent At The Conversation, our team of journalists devotes itself day in, day out, to helping academics tell their stories – be those revelations grounded in exciting research, or expert analyses shedding light on breaking news.  This week, our own ethnographic correspondent reports from the war in Ukraine. The French researcher Romain Huët is no stranger to conflict. The Conversation France ran a first series of his observations in Ukraine between April and August 2022, and he has covered the 2018 Syrian war. While his first series looked at how the Russian invasion ripped through the lives of ordinary people, turning them into volunteers, drivers and fighters, this new piece raises the question of continuity: how do people return to a semblance of normality as the frontline shifts further away? To find out, he revisits the regions he left in August: Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kramatorsk in the Donbas. Of course, life is anything but normal for those affected by the Kakhova dam breach in Southern Ukraine. Joining the Ukrainian authorities, the United Nations have described it as an "ecological catastrophe". In Bonn, meanwhile, the international organisation is overseeing interim climate talks in the run-up to COP28 in Dubai. Given the negotiations' dire record of achieving climate action over the past 30 years, you would be forgiven for wanting to switch off. Yet a new paper published in Nature Climate Change shows implementing current national climate pledges could be enough to stabilise global heating to around 1.7-1.8°C above pre-industrial levels.  Regardless of what level of warming we reach, it is clear present and future generations face the prospect of living in a radically altered environment. And not just by climate change: AI, space travel, and potential shifts in social values and geopolitical tensions. In a bold piece, a group of academics from Oxford University imagine scenarios of how activity in outer-space might impact upon inequality on earth. In other environmental news, scientists fear a Spanish irrigation law could dry up one of Europe's largest wetlands, the Doñana National Park. Another article looks into the unsavoury world of animal culling in Sweden, bringing insights into our fickle rapport to wildlife. It will come as a surprise to no one that while municipal cullers can dispose of certain animals' carcasses unceremoniously, they may need police protection for others considered more lovable. Finally, we are excited to bring you a Q&A with Ludovic Slimak, one of  the archeologists on a mission to overhaul our understanding of how Neanderthal and Sapiens lived – and interacted – in Europe 54,000 years ago.  - Natalie Sauer, head of the English section for The Conversation France   Ukraine diaries: almost a year on, French ethnographer returns to document the war A year after two stays several weeks-long in war-torn Ukraine, ethnographer Romain Huët has gone back there. From Kyiv to the Donbas, he is on a quest to understand how the war has changed Ukrainians. Was this email forwarded to you? Join the hundreds of thousands of people who subscribe to email newsletters from The Conversation. Subscribe now. Recap Q&A with Ludovic Slimak, the archeologist who wants to rewrite the history of early humans 54,000 years ago Current emissions targets could keep the planet below a 2°C temperature rise but a turbocharged effort is needed How activity in outer space will affect regional inequality in the future   For the curious ‘Clubbing a bunny to death is very effective but it sure does look bad’: the inside stories of urban animal control Satellite images show that Spain is in danger of drying out one of the main wetlands in Europe   Podcast Researchers are constantly pushing at the edges of human knowledge. In a global podcast from The Conversation, Dan Merino and Nehal El-Hadi get leading scientists and scholars to connect new discoveries with the biggest trends, ideas and issues of today. New episodes every Thursday. Follow wherever you get your podcasts. Recommended newsletters for you Global, best of the network, twice a week. Curated by the executive editors. Give it a go Imagine, deep dives in possible climate actions. Give it a go         From: Natalie at The Conversation Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2023 2:02 PM Subject: Ukraine diaries: Life after war

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