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Marianne Mosberg

Marianne Mosberg

  • Institutt for internasjonale miljø- og utviklingsstudier, Noragric

PhD candidate focusing on climate change adaptation, conflict dynamics and climate justice in southeastern Myanmar.

Preliminary title:

"Climate change adaptation in the context of conflict: Insights from Southeastern Myanmar"

Preliminary abstract:

This PhD research project explores the (post-)politics climate change adaptation policies and projects designed and implemented in the context of protracted conflict in southeastern Myanmar during the 'political reforms era' of the 2010s. Drawing on insights from 150 semi-structured interviews and observations made during multi-sited qualitative fieldwork in 2018 and 2019, the thesis provides insights into the lived experiences of climate change in four villages in Karen state and Tanintharyi region, the main socio-political drivers of differential vulnerabilty in these contexts, and the nexus between adaptation interventions and existing conflict dynamics. The thesis builds on recent advancements in critical adaptation studies and brings together insights from diverse strands of literature on the politics of adaptation and conflict to develop a novel analytical framework for investigating the relationship between adaptation interventions and existing conflict dynamics. These insights are crucial for efforts to ensure 'conflict-sensitive adaptation', as a growing number of adaptation interventions are implemented in conflict-affected areas around the world.

This PhD project is affiliated with the DIIS-led and Danida-funded research project: MyClimate - Myanmar: Climate Actions, Conflict and Peacebuilding (2021-2026)

 Educational Background:

  • International Environment Studies, Master of Science, NMBU, Ås, 2013
  • Development Studies, Bachelor of Arts, University of Oslo, 2010
  • Peace and Conflict studies, Kulturstudier and HiOA, India, 2009

Thematic focus:

  • Climate change adaptation and conflict dynamics, contextual vulnerability, the politics of humanitarian and development aid, disaster risk reduction/management, forest/environmental governance

Geographical focus:

  • Myanmar/Burma, Kenya, Tanzania

  • Liste med publikasjoner fra min forskning. (Cristin)

    Peer-reviewed journal articles

    Muok, B. O., Mosberg, M., Eriksen, S. E. H. & Ong'ech, D. O. (2021). The politics of
    forest governance in a changing climate: Political reforms, conflict and socioenvironmental
    changes in Laikipia, Kenya. Forest Policy and Economics, 132:
    102590. doi: 10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102590

    Eriksen, S. H., Schipper, L. F., Scoville-Simonds, M., Vincent, K., Adam, H. N.,
    Brooks, N., Harding, B., Khatri, D., Lenaerts, L., Liverman, D., Mills-Novoa, M.,
    Mosberg, M., Movik, S., Muok, B., Nightingale, A. J., Ojha, H., Sygna, L., Taylor, M.,
    Vogel, C. and West, J. J. (2021). Adaptation interventions and their effect on
    vulnerability in developing countries: Help, hindrance or irrelevance? World
    Development, 141: 105383. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105383

    Mosberg, M. (2018). Book Review: Enterprising Nature – Economics, Markets, and
    Finance in Global Biodiversity Politics. Forum for Development Studies, 2018;
    Volume 42. (2) s. 347-350. doi: 10.1080/08039410.2018.1465992

    Mosberg, M., Nyukuri, E. and Næss, L. O. (2017). The Power of ‘Know-Who’,
    Adaptation to climate change in a changing humanitarian landscape in Isiolo,
    Kenya. IDS Bulletin, volume 48, issue 4. doi: 10.19088/1968-2017.154

    Mosberg, M. and Eriksen, S. (2015). Responding to climate variability and change
    in a rural Kenyan village: The role of illicit coping strategies. Global Environmental
    Change, volume 35, p. 545-557. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.09.006

    Reports and other

    Eriksen, S., Mosberg, M., Muok, B., Vincent, K., Schipper, L. and Scoville-Simonds,
    M. (2021). Why Does Climate Adaptation End Up Repeating, Rather Than
    Rethinking, Old Development Mistakes? EADI Blog, 09.03.2021. URL: http://
    www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=889

    Mosberg, M. (2021). Håpet som brast i Myanmar. Interview at Helgemorgen at
    NRK TV og P2 Radio, 07.02.2021. URL: https://tv.nrk.no/serie/helgemorgen-tv/
    202102/DNRR62001621/avspiller

    Mosberg, M. (2021). Hva skjer i Myanmar? Interview in the NMBU-Podden
    podcast,17.02.2021. URL: https://nmbupodden.libsyn.com/12-hva-skjer-imyanmar-
    etter-militrkuppet

    Nagoda, S., Mosberg, M. and Eriksen, S. (2018). Humanitarian Policy and Practice
    in a Changing Climate – Guiding Principles for Practitioners. Noragric Reports, 84.
    Ås: Norway. ISSN: 1892-8102.

     

    Mine publikasjoner

  • EDS101 Introduction to Environment and Development, August block 2020

    EDS355 Climate Change and Development, Spring semester 2018, Autumn semester 2020