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TRACE: Tracing evolutionary pathways in grassroots climate governance
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Fieldwork Wengki Ariando

December 2025

Diana Suhardiman, KITLV director and special professor of Natural Resource Governance, Climate and Equity at Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies, Leiden University, received an ERC Advanced Grant of € 2.5 million.

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Fieldwork Adrian Perkasa

October 2025

The project Tracing Evolutionary Pathways in Climate Adaptation in Southeast Asia (TRACE), a European Research Council-funded Advance Grant (ERC Adv) led by Professor Diana Suhardiman and hosted by the KITLV in Leiden, is looking for four PhD candidates. The project investigates how evolutionary pathways in climate adaptation are created, sustained, and changed over time.

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