Juha Uitto
@juhanexus.bsky.social
Geographer, evaluator, writer, music afficionado based in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Europe's heatwave reveals some interesting tensions about keeping cool. juhauitto.substack.com/p/europes-ne...
Europe's New Climate Divide: Air Conditioning
Europe is entering a new era. Air conditioning, often regarded as an unnecessary luxury or an environmental indulgence, is rapidly becoming essential infrastructure.
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A great piece by Hazel Todd on coastal sustainability in the Caribbean. substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Ounce of Prevention
How decades of small decisions have reshaped Barbados’ coastline
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How the Iran-USA-Israel War Is Devastating the Environmenthttps://juhauitto.substack.com/p/the-overlooked-casualty
At a moment when societies face unprecedented technological and environmental risks, the role of science has never been more critical. Yet public trust in science is eroding, and political support for scientific institutions is weakening. juhauitto.substack.com/p/rebuilding...
Rebuilding trust in science for smarter decision-making
At a moment when societies face unprecedented technological and environmental risks, the role of science has never been more critical.
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Happy 108th anniversary to Finland as an independent democratic nations! #Finland #IndependenceDay
Updated my website with four new academic articles under ‘publications’. Take a look and let me know if you want to read more. juhauitto.com/publications
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At a time when #science is under attack and half of the people don't know the difference between fact and opinion, this topic is supremely important. Happy to join distinguished speakers at the event @EnvironmentalLawInstitute. www.eli.org/events/how-c...
How Can We Build Science Into Management of Technology? | Environmental Law Institute
How Can We Build Science Into Management of Technology?A discussion on options for managing the “Survival Nexus” between science, technology, and environmental law and policyAn ELI Hybrid EventTechnol...
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She will be missed. A life well lived. janegoodall.org
Remembering Jane - Jane Goodall Institute USA
1934-2025 Remembering Dr. Jane Scientist. Conservationist. Humanitarian. Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was a remarkable example of courage and conv...
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The Censorship You Practice Today Will Be Used Against You Tomorrow www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/o...
Opinion | The Censorship You Practice Today Will Be Used Against You Tomorrow
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Tonight Blues Alley in Washington, DC, live-streamed Melissa Aldana Quartet concert. Wonderful music and she is one of the foremost contemporary saxophonists.
Our new paper exploring options for small island nations in Pacific and Indian Oceans to cope with and thrive under climate change and sea-level rise. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Countermeasures to Climate Insecurity of Asia-Pacific Island Countries: Out-Migration and Adaptation Options
This chapter explores the challenges and dynamics associated with climate-induced migration from small island developing states (SIDS), focusing on atoll nations facing sea-level rise. Drawing upon ex...
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A fact-based analysis of the Gulf Stream and climate change by Matti H. Virtanen. Worth reading. juhauitto.substack.com/p/will-north...
Will Northern Europe be plunged into a new Ice Age?
Matti H. Virtanen tells us why this is a wrong reason to panic.
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When it rains it pours. Another new article to share, published nearly at the same time as the previous one but written much later. As always, comments are welcome. rdcu.be/eAuKC
Managing Climate Action Through Effective Monitoring and Evaluation: Insights from Three Global Environment Facility Projects
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On July 8th, I wrote about a manga that prophesized the destruction of Japan by earthquake and tsunami this month. This didn't happen -- quite -- but a massive earthquake in the neighborhood did just occur. The risk is real. juhauitto.medium.com/massive-eart...
Massive Earthquake in Kamchatka sent a Tsunami across the Pacific — But no casualties reported
The month of July is virtually gone and Japan was not devastated by an earthquake or tsunami, as a prophetic manga had suggested (see my…
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Happy to share that our article on Using a Systems Lens in Evaluations at the Nexus of Environment and Development has been published. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using a systems lens in evaluations at the nexus of environment and development
This article advocates for the integration of systems thinking into evaluations, particularly in the context of Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHA…
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An important piece. Titbits and Snippets 2. Words have Weight zendaofir.com/titbits-and-...
Titbits and Snippets 2. Words have Weight - Evaluation and Transformation
Share this post Why do we still tolerate the terminology of “Developed” and “Developing” countries? Words have weight. They create images and dominant narratives that often insidiously infect our mind...
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Pleased to inform that the recording of our session on Sustainability-inclusive Evaluation in Agriculture (June 5th) organized by #EvalForEarth is now available at www.evalforearth.org/webinars/pan...
Panel Discussion: Sustainability-inclusive evaluations in agriculture: Exploring opportunities for collaboration
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Please join us on Thursday at the #gLOCALEvaluationWeek session. www.globalevaluationinitiative.org/event/sustai...
Sustainability-inclusive evaluations in agriculture: Exploring opportunities for collaboration | Global Evaluation Initiative
Better evidence, better policies, better lives: GEl supports developing countries in strengthening their monitoring and evaluation systems to help governments gather and use evidence that improves the...
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