During this panel, the speakers analyze what are the effects of climate change on places where the legacy of the Soviet colonial project meets the Western capital expansion. The environmental consequences of war, how militarization, fossil fuels and climate change are intertwined and how the current political economy impacts these processes are discussed.

Speakers:

– Nikoloz Tsikaridze, paleoanthropologist, environmental activist, researcher of Stone Age archaeology and paleoecology, Sakartvelo.

– Aigerim Kapar, curator, cultural activist, founder of community-based contemporary art platform Artcom, Kazakhstan.

– Iryna Zamuruieva, artist and cultural geographer, researcher of climate adaptation and regional climate policies, Ukraine.

The panel is moderated by a researcher and editor of “Commons” magazine Yuliia Kishchuk.