IPR Editor
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IPR Editor10th August 2026
Drought: Water resources and food security in increasingly rainless environments
Wildfires and critically low river levels are causing significant environmental damage and economic costs across Europe and North America. In the UK, drought was declared across half of England and all of Wales in July, following record-low rainfall and exceptionally...
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IPR Editor3rd August 2026
Interview: Professor Yixian Sun on his new database tracking Chinese climate ‘leadership’
Professor Yixian Sun, a sustainability governance expert at the University of Bath, explains what his new database of China-led climate initiatives reveals about the country's evolving international role and whether this amounts to climate leadership. The number of global climate...
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IPR Editor6th July 2026
Local asylum seekers or national debate: What shapes opposition to immigration?
Public debate often assumes that communities become more hostile to immigration when asylum seekers are housed nearby. Max Strangleman-Sykes, a Politics and International Relations finalist at the University of Bath, explains why local increases in asylum accommodation do not appear...