Author: Earth Institute48

Being an Earth Institute Fellow

By Elisabeth King As the applications for the 2011-2 Earth Institute (EI) Postdoctoral Fellows program are coming in, I have been asked by a number of people to describe the kind of research that I have had the chance to undertake during my time at EI.
Upcoming Information Sessions: Master of Arts in Climate and Society

Join us at one of our two upcoming information sessions on November 18th and December 6th to learn more about the program, the application process, and to meet with faculty, current students, and alumni.
Open House for Environment and Sustainable Development Programs

By Andrea Schecter From critical global issues like climate change and water scarcity to devastating local disasters like the Gulf oil spill and Haiti earthquake, experts in sustainable development are being called upon more and more to meet the challenges of our increasingly complex world. The demand for expertise and problem-solving in these areas is…
In the Fight Against Poverty, Higher Priority Needed for Environmental Sustainability

By Cheryl Palm As the state of the environment directly affects human health and economic wellbeing, the attainment of Millennium Development Goal 7: Ensuring environmental sustainability is critical to the success of all the MDGs.
Resources for health in Ruhiira, Uganda

By Anjali Chowfla This past week the Uganda MDP team completed our health sector rotation, which proved to be a sobering experience. Despite the many successes the project has made in improving health outcomes in the community ( a decrease in maternal and child mortality and malaria deaths and an increase
Education interventions in the Ruhiira Village: Sustainable?

By Ashley Elizabeth Henderson One of the biggest criticisms of the Millennium Village Project is sustainability. This week, as an intern on the Uganda team, I witnessed first-hand some of the difficulties surrounding the transition from project initiated interventions to community managed continuation. In the education sector, the site team has three general objectives: universal…
Micro-focus in Development: Adding Results One-by-one

By Ana Maria Poveda Garces During three days while driving around Mbola in Tanzania, Columbia University MDP students measure in many ways the return on investments of specifically targeted social interventions.
The Guarani Aquifer: a little known water resource in South America gets a voice

By Annabel Symington The Guarani Aquifer in South America is a huge underground reservoir that lies under Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, covering an area of land the size of Texas and California combined.
Why Haiti Suffered More Than Chile

By Colin Stark About six weeks ago, a large earthquake devastated Haiti and killed over 200,000 people. Saturday, a huge earthquake releasing 500 times more energy, devastated Chile and killed hundreds. So why did the smaller earthquake kill so many more people?

Being an Earth Institute Fellow

By Elisabeth King As the applications for the 2011-2 Earth Institute (EI) Postdoctoral Fellows program are coming in, I have been asked by a number of people to describe the kind of research that I have had the chance to undertake during my time at EI.
Upcoming Information Sessions: Master of Arts in Climate and Society

Join us at one of our two upcoming information sessions on November 18th and December 6th to learn more about the program, the application process, and to meet with faculty, current students, and alumni.
Open House for Environment and Sustainable Development Programs

By Andrea Schecter From critical global issues like climate change and water scarcity to devastating local disasters like the Gulf oil spill and Haiti earthquake, experts in sustainable development are being called upon more and more to meet the challenges of our increasingly complex world. The demand for expertise and problem-solving in these areas is…
In the Fight Against Poverty, Higher Priority Needed for Environmental Sustainability

By Cheryl Palm As the state of the environment directly affects human health and economic wellbeing, the attainment of Millennium Development Goal 7: Ensuring environmental sustainability is critical to the success of all the MDGs.
Resources for health in Ruhiira, Uganda

By Anjali Chowfla This past week the Uganda MDP team completed our health sector rotation, which proved to be a sobering experience. Despite the many successes the project has made in improving health outcomes in the community ( a decrease in maternal and child mortality and malaria deaths and an increase
Education interventions in the Ruhiira Village: Sustainable?

By Ashley Elizabeth Henderson One of the biggest criticisms of the Millennium Village Project is sustainability. This week, as an intern on the Uganda team, I witnessed first-hand some of the difficulties surrounding the transition from project initiated interventions to community managed continuation. In the education sector, the site team has three general objectives: universal…
Micro-focus in Development: Adding Results One-by-one

By Ana Maria Poveda Garces During three days while driving around Mbola in Tanzania, Columbia University MDP students measure in many ways the return on investments of specifically targeted social interventions.
The Guarani Aquifer: a little known water resource in South America gets a voice

By Annabel Symington The Guarani Aquifer in South America is a huge underground reservoir that lies under Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, covering an area of land the size of Texas and California combined.
Why Haiti Suffered More Than Chile

By Colin Stark About six weeks ago, a large earthquake devastated Haiti and killed over 200,000 people. Saturday, a huge earthquake releasing 500 times more energy, devastated Chile and killed hundreds. So why did the smaller earthquake kill so many more people?