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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study from Lund University in Sweden. The two weather phenomena El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (jointly abbreviated to ENSO)

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/enso-threatens-food-supply-southern-africa - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring programme has produced a special issue of the journal AMBIO: Synthesis of the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring Programme. The special issue presents 13 papers based on Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring Programme (GEM) data. They describe chosen results and analyses of the past 10 and 20 y

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/ambio-special-issue-greenland-ecosystem-monitoring-programme - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A population projection dataset of Africa was generated by Niklas Boke-Olén and Veiko Lehsten. The publication of this dataset also led to the accreditation of DataGURU as a Nature data repository. A population projection dataset of African population spanning over the rest of this century has been generated by Niklas

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/niklas-boke-olens-dataset-projected-population-density-published-nature-scientific-data - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A spatio-temporal historical dataset at micro-level for geocoded individuals in five Swedish parishes, 1813–1914, has been created by Finn Hedefalk, Patrick Svensson and Lars Harrie. The publication can be found at: http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201746, and author information is available at: Finn Hedefalk, Patr

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/historical-spatio-temporal-dataset-1813-1914-published-nature-scientific-data - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Torben R. Christensen has contributed as lead author to a major international assessment of the status of Arctic climate and environment, "Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic" (SWIPA). The authors were interviewed for a short film now available. The SWIPA report was released on 25th April 2017 at a

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/torben-r-christensen-featured-short-film-about-arctic-climate-and-environment - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. EASAC has issued a new report on the multifunctional role of forests. Among other things, the report debunks the idea about the climate neutrality of bioenergy. EASAC - European Academies 'Science Advisory Council - has published a new report dealing with the multifunctional role of forests, focusing on biodiversity a

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-report-easac - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Hakim Abdi, who recently defended his PhD thesis at the department, has published a popular science article on The Conversation website. Hakim Abdi recently finished his PhD studies the department. Now he has published a popular scientific article on the The Conversation website.Articles published on The Conversation

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/chad-country-most-vulnerable-climate-change-heres-why - 2026-10-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Jörgen Olofsson, Markku Rummukainen and Minchao Wu were recently featured or cited in various media. Researcher interviewed about strategies to achieve climate targetsResearcher Jörgen Olofsson, was interviewed in the daily Dagens ETC about a new book containing 100 strategies to achieve climate targets by 2050. “I’ve

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/staff-swedish-media - 2026-10-15

How do Syrians navigate uncertainty and reshape their futures after years of conflict and upheaval? This question was at the heart of the CMES seminar “Worlds in the Making: Viability, Orientation and Recalibration in Syrian Lives,” with Andreas Bandak, University of Copenhagen. The event brought together students, researchers and practitioners to reflect on the shifting realities, challenges, and

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/worlds-making-viability-orientation-and-recalibration-syrian-lives - 2026-10-15

CMES director Ronny Berndtsson at the Division of Water Resources Engineering has cowritten a publication on Salinity–Chloride Interaction Effects on Novel Citrus Combinations Under Various Field Conditions. Read the article here (external link).Citrus production is increasingly constrained worldwide by rising soil salinity, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. In Tunisia, the expansion of

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/salinity-chloride-interaction-effects - 2026-10-15

Recent developments in Iran highlight the complex interplay between domestic unrest, regional conflict and global geopolitics. At a CMES panel at Lund University, researchers and practitioners explored possible futures for Iran — emphasising uncertainty, internal dynamics and the limits of external intervention. The event opened with remarks by Lund University Vice-Chancellor Erik Renström.A compl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/what-does-future-hold-iran-insights-cmes-panel-discussion - 2026-10-15

A full house at CMES gathered researchers, students and members of the public for a seminar on settler violence in Palestine, where legal perspectives on state responsibility sparked an engaged discussion and a lively Q&A. The CMES seminar brought together a large and engaged audience to hear Alice Panepinto (Queen’s University Belfast) present her research on settler violence in the occupied West

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/examining-state-responsibility-settler-violence-palestine - 2026-10-15

Special issue stemming from workshop held at CMES. Cowritten by CMES Board Member Sarah Anne Rennick and CMES researcher Rola El-Husseini Read full article here.AbstractThe 2019 uprisings in Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Iraq, often framed as a ‘Second Wave’ of the Arab uprisings, present a critical puzzle: why did mass mobilization re-emerge nearly a decade after the 2011 revolutions, despite thei

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/edge-theorizing-role-post-conflict-dynamics-mobilization - 2026-10-15

Arabic cultural event organized by Rafah Barhoum Language training expert at Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University: Teaching Arabic at CMES  with Rafah is not merely about teaching the Arabic language; rather, it is an immersive engagement with Arab culture, as well as the customs and traditions of Arab societies—an experience that students actively live through dialogue, p

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/arabic-cultural-event-cmes - 2026-10-15

Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. Read CMES Newsletter here.Message from the DirectorDuring an especially busy spring period, CMES organised several important public panels and seminars. On 13 April, in connection with Lund Sustainability Week, CMES hosted the panel A Sustainable Middle East in a Turbulent W

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-60 - 2026-10-15

The CMES seminar room was filled with researchers, students and interested attendees as Pelle Valentin Olsen presented his ongoing research on leisure and everyday life in modern Iraq. The seminar, based on a forthcoming book project, offered a shift away from traditional political narratives, instead focusing on how ordinary people experienced and shaped modern Iraqi society. Everyday life beyond

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/leisure-morality-and-modern-iraq-new-perspectives-cmes - 2026-10-15

The Center for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) organized an interdisciplinary workshop “Critical Approaches to Middle East and Islamic Studies: Power, Politics, and Decoloniality” with international scholars to analyze and evaluate major paradigms and methods used to study the Middle East and Islam. The workshop was convened by Sami Al-Daghistani (Associate Professor, Lund University) and i

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/critical-perspectives-middle-east-and-islamic-studies-cmes-workshop-summary - 2026-10-15

CMES researcher Filippo Verre has published the book chapter in the Scopus-index book "Smart Healthcare: Leveraging AI and Cloud Technologies for Enhanced Medical Solutions". Read the chapter hereAbstractWater resilience plays a critical role in ensuring uninterrupted function in modern hospitals. Disturbance to the supply of this precious material creates robust issues in care and patient safety.

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/ensuring-water-resilience-smart-hospitals-role-ai-crisis-management-and-resource-optimization - 2026-10-15

CMES researcher Lina Eklund has been elected as a new member of the Young Academy of Sweden, a multidisciplinary academy bringing together outstanding early-career researchers. The Young Academy of Sweden is an independent organisation that selects leading young researchers from across disciplines, with the aim of contributing to public debate and strengthening the conditions for research.Lina Ekl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-researcher-elected-young-academy-sweden - 2026-10-15

This CMES Regional Outlook (2026:1) by Hebatalla Taha and Dina Tawfik examines Iran’s nuclear posture beyond assumptions of weaponisation, highlighting its pursuit of nuclear latency and the implications for diplomacy and regional dynamics. There is a tendency to assume that Iran wants ‘the bomb’. This claim has been repeated – in the press and in some policy circles – with little nuance. However,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/future-irans-nuclear-activities - 2026-10-15