Sustainability
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Global Perspectives: Exploring Sustainable Development in Rwanda and Bangladesh
Columbia Climate School students in two classes partnered with global communities and gained hands-on experience in sustainability.
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From Classroom to Climate Action: SDEV Alumni Share Diverse Career Paths
An alumni panel offered Columbia students the chance to learn about the various sectors and opportunities for climate and sustainability-related careers.
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Five Ways To Make Your Life More Sustainable
Ready to go green(er) this Earth Day? Here’s a place to start.
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Mangroves, Tigers and Shopping
The last part of our trip was a whirlwind of seeing multiple sites in the Sundarbans mangrove forest and its wildlife, more interviews with villagers, historic and cultural sites and shopping, followed by tearful goodbyes.
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Science for the Planet: In Madagascar, Learning From a Library of Human Experience
Archaeologist Kristina Douglass explains how past human adaptation can inform solutions to modern climate challenges.
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We Have the Power To Protect Our Planet
Our Power, Our Planet is the theme of Earth Day 2025, and it invites the world to join together in support of renewable energy.
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Poets and Polders
Continuing on our journey, we visited the shrine and former home of Bangladeshi cultural icons, continued our interviews, and boarded a boat to take us to the embanked islands known as polders.
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A Special Trip to Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, a large and growing population lives in one of the most dynamic and sensitive environments on Earth, subject to multiple natural disasters and threatened by climate change.
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Why Sustainability Matters in Marathons
An M.S. in Sustainability Science graduate reflects on the pros and cons of running marathons—for people and the planet.
The first Earth Day in 1970 ignited a movement to stop polluting our planet. This Earth Month, join us in our commitment to realizing a just and sustainable future for our planet. Visit our Earth Day website for ideas, resources, and inspiration.
