On the 18th of June 2025, I was invited to talk about flood adaptation and land/housing justice at the Peace & Climate Justice Camp 2025. The chosen location for the camp this year was Dublin. The meeting point for participants was one of St Stephen’s Green entrances. The specific set-up location of the camp in Dublin was to be decided during the first hour of the gathering. At 4pm, a group started to form.
Here we are, a group of incredibly different people who have never met each other before for the most part, gathering in circle to decide together where the camp is to be set up. Discussions are organized so as to be as inclusive as possible. We are told that everyone must be given a voice and that we should all practice and improve our deep listening skills. These initial discussions are so well facilitated: instantly, we feel welcome and part of the group! We feel that our voices matter! To warm us as a collective, a fire prayer is sung.
After a final round of deliberations, we make our way to Leinster House in Kildare Street, the collectively agreed location for the camp set-up!
While we are starting to set up the camp, a guard asks us if we are waiting for the bus : )
What words are to best represent everyone’s concerns? A small group starts working on finding common words for the camp. A logo is also discussed and, later on, chalked on the ground along with the words “Nature”, “Peace”, “Justice” in both Irish and English.
After dinner, I give a brief insight on my research on the politics of flood adaptation in the River Poddle catchment, highlighting how property developers’ greed compromises flood safety, housing security and any alternative futures for the River Poddle. Flood adaptation can only be achieved through land justice!
A central message from the camp is that many of our struggles, if not all, are intimately connected. The traditional urban/rural divide, in particular, must be challenged. Speaking with some of the camp’s organizers, clear links were drawn between the politics of ‘flood adaptation’ conducted in the River Poddle catchment and in north Kerry (see great podcast by Eoghan and Kate below!). A main common thread is, no doubt, land justice. So let’s unite and fight back together!
#StopShannonLNG #SaveOurSperrins #FreePalestine #SaveTheTripleLock #NoToNATO
Episode 1 – Future Generations Kerry – A People's Broadcast
Learn more about Future Generations Kerry at https://futuregenerationskerry.wordpress.com
(Laure de Tymowski, June 2025)
river-poddles.ie 
Amazing work thanks 😊
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