Posts
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At UN Food Systems Summit, Did Business Show It Is Serious About Addressing the Crises Facing Global Food Systems?
While pledges were made, they did not meet the moment.
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EI LIVE K12 Is Back for the Academic Year
Our popular video series for students, educators, and parents returns with an exciting lineup from October to May.
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Trying to Stay Afloat: How Mumbai’s Climate Action Plan Falls Short
Mumbai’s climate action plan, created as part of the C40 cities initiative, focuses too much on data collection and not enough on action.
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Disaster Relief and the Psychology of ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Events
It’s time to stop responding to frequent climate catastrophes and start preparing for them.
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Climate & Water in a Changing Africa: Uncertainty, Adaptation & the Social Construction of Fragile Environments
A special issue for the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences examines water (in)security in Africa in an age of global climate change.
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That’s a Wrap for SIPA’s 2021 Summer Ecology Courses
Students in the MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program learned about the ecology of NYC and other cities around the world this summer as they completed courses in Principles of Ecology and Urban Ecology.
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8 Ways NYC Can Help Vulnerable Communities Survive Summer Heat
Communities of color are especially at risk from extreme heat, and COVID-19 has made cooling off more challenging for many. Here’s how the city can do better.
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A Realistic Transition to Environmental Sustainability
We need to understand nature better to both live within its boundaries and maintain our current way of life.
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Glacier Funerals Offer a Way of Coping With Ecological Grief
Public mourning for environmental loss could become a vital tool for promoting climate activism.
