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  • Climate adaptation increases vulnerability of cocoa farmers, study shows

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    Climate adaptation by cocoa farmers in Indonesia has made them more vulnerable to economic and climatic risks, says Sean Kennedy, a professor of urban and regional planning. Kennedy found that strategies to keep cocoa farmers in place transferred climate-related risks from chocolate manufacturers to the farmers.

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  • Editor’s notes: To contact Sean Kennedy, email seankenn@illinois.edu.

    The paper “The power to stay: Climate, cocoa, and the politics of displacement” is available online and from the U. of I. News Bureau.

    DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2021.1978839