Policies to guarantee education in the mother tongue of minorities are put in place around the world. Ecuador and Germany have bilingual schools that use […]
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Stemming from a belief that what lies behind a new wave of opposition to LGBTQ+ rights goes far beyond simple homophobia, a study of the […]
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Health inequalities are a major cause of maternal mortality, which can be seen within ethnically diverse countries like Peru, but also persist in the more […]
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In 2019, fires were raging in the Amazon. Meanwhile, “helpless” European citizens watched in dismay as Latin American governments failed to act in the face […]
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For the spanish version click here. Climate change-induced migration Climate change-induced migration is increasingly incorporated into international debates, but there is a lack of […]
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The expansion of mining activities in Colombia has led to socio-environmental contradictions that aggravate armed conflicts, environmental destruction, and land and water grabs. Because gold […]
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While structural inequalities make women particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, there is a growing recognition of their agency in scaling adaptation, mitigation, […]
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While flooding is one of the most frequent natural disasters in the world, not all countries have the same financial and technical means to deal […]
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Tom is a PhD Candidate in Environmental Economics, researching the triangular relationship between development, the environment, and human health at the Research Centre for Environmental Economics at Heidelberg University. He did his Bachelor’s in Bayreuth and completed his Master’s in Heidelberg and Warsaw. Working as a diplomatic consultant in Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur, he immersed himself in the world of international relations and never broke away again. He is a research fellow in the Doctoral Program “Security and Development in the 21st Century” by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and is particularly interested in the unintended results on the environment of intentional action by international players.
Tom speaks German, English, Russian, Arabic, Swahili, and a bit of Japanese and Bahasa Malayu. He currently learns Spanish.
Personal Website: tom-zeising.com
