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Agricultural Development in Africa: NEPAD’s Contribution over a Decade

January 19, 2012

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), a program of the African Union, was launched in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2001. NEPAD offered a fundamentally new approach to development. African leaders set out to pursue new priorities and methods to transform the continent politically and socio-economically, focusing on Africa’s growth, development and participation in the…
Does La Niña Lead to Flu Pandemics?

January 18, 2012

Four major flu pandemics of the last century, including the deadly 1918 flu, were all proceeded by La Niña conditions in the Pacific, according to a recent paper.
Giulio Verne and the Windmills

January 18, 2012

Like some Quixotic dream, at long last the formerly Dutch island of Manhattan reaches westward for windmills.
Breakthrough in Saving Lives in Rural Africa

January 17, 2012

It’s mid-morning in the Tiby Millennium Village in Mali. Rokia, a community health worker, sits with a young mother in a spare courtyard of the household. Gently she asks the key questions.
Internships in the Millennium Villages

January 17, 2012

The Millennium Villages Internship program provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn about implementing public health, business development, agriculture, infrastructure, and other development interventions though firsthand participation. Students will be placed in one of the fourteen (14) MVP sites in ten (10) countries in sub-Saharan Africa or one of the regional MDG centers in…
Online Course – Introduction to Environmental Policy

January 13, 2012

We are excited to let you know that CERC is offering a piloted version of Introduction to Environmental Policy online as part of our Executive Education Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability.
Building NYC’s Resilience to Climate Change With Green Infrastructure

January 13, 2012

Climate change will impact New York City through more frequent heavy precipitation, sea level rise and rising temperatures. To strengthen its resilience, the city is planting trees and mini-parks, restoring wetlands and installing more permeable surfaces.
Climate News Roundup: Week of 1/09

January 13, 2012

To Slow Climate Change, Cut Down on Soot, Ozone; Investors Say Private Sector Must Tackle Climate Change; US Teachers Offered Support for Climate Change Lessons;Massive ecological change predicted for Canada: NASA
Fast & Cheap: Shortcuts to Curb Global Warming

January 12, 2012

Relatively cheap, simple steps using existing technologies could cut projected global warming by one degree Fahrenheit – a substantial amount — by focusing on sources of methane and soot, concludes a new study by an international team of scientists.

Agricultural Development in Africa: NEPAD’s Contribution over a Decade

January 19, 2012

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), a program of the African Union, was launched in Lusaka, Zambia in July 2001. NEPAD offered a fundamentally new approach to development. African leaders set out to pursue new priorities and methods to transform the continent politically and socio-economically, focusing on Africa’s growth, development and participation in the…
Does La Niña Lead to Flu Pandemics?

January 18, 2012

Four major flu pandemics of the last century, including the deadly 1918 flu, were all proceeded by La Niña conditions in the Pacific, according to a recent paper.
Giulio Verne and the Windmills

January 18, 2012

Like some Quixotic dream, at long last the formerly Dutch island of Manhattan reaches westward for windmills.
Breakthrough in Saving Lives in Rural Africa

January 17, 2012

It’s mid-morning in the Tiby Millennium Village in Mali. Rokia, a community health worker, sits with a young mother in a spare courtyard of the household. Gently she asks the key questions.
Internships in the Millennium Villages

January 17, 2012

The Millennium Villages Internship program provides an excellent opportunity for students to learn about implementing public health, business development, agriculture, infrastructure, and other development interventions though firsthand participation. Students will be placed in one of the fourteen (14) MVP sites in ten (10) countries in sub-Saharan Africa or one of the regional MDG centers in…
Online Course – Introduction to Environmental Policy

January 13, 2012

We are excited to let you know that CERC is offering a piloted version of Introduction to Environmental Policy online as part of our Executive Education Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability.
Building NYC’s Resilience to Climate Change With Green Infrastructure

January 13, 2012

Climate change will impact New York City through more frequent heavy precipitation, sea level rise and rising temperatures. To strengthen its resilience, the city is planting trees and mini-parks, restoring wetlands and installing more permeable surfaces.
Climate News Roundup: Week of 1/09

January 13, 2012

To Slow Climate Change, Cut Down on Soot, Ozone; Investors Say Private Sector Must Tackle Climate Change; US Teachers Offered Support for Climate Change Lessons;Massive ecological change predicted for Canada: NASA
Fast & Cheap: Shortcuts to Curb Global Warming

January 12, 2012

Relatively cheap, simple steps using existing technologies could cut projected global warming by one degree Fahrenheit – a substantial amount — by focusing on sources of methane and soot, concludes a new study by an international team of scientists.