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An African Green Revolution: Can the Continent Become Agriculturally Self-Sufficient?
What will it take for Africa to feed itself? Can the continent double its current crop yields and provide food not only for itself, but for export to outside markets? How can African farmers become as productive as their global peers? These and other questions were presented on October 11 by former UN Secretary-General Kofi…
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A Year of Progress Toward a Sustainable Earth
The Earth Institute’s annual donor report is now available in an interactive digital format. We remain committed to finding extraordinary solutions to unprecedented world challenges, and this report highlights some of our innovative projects in research, policy and education, and the partnerships that are helping to support them.
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‘Troubled Waters’ Wreaking Havoc, from Minnesota to Mexico
On October 5th, ‘Troubled Waters’, a documentary produced by the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum, was screened for the first time on the U’s main campus in St. Paul.
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How Hamburgers Pollute Our Water
Most Americans have no idea where the hamburgers and fried chicken we love come from, or what their environmental impacts are. But the way most meat in the U.S. is produced today has serious repercussions for our soil, air, and especially water.
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Measuring the Ice From a Bird’s Eye View!
Operation IceBridge Antarctica ramps up for a second year of ice surveys. Originating from Chile, a series of airborne missions will be flown almost daily from the airbase in Punta Arenas.
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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…
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IRI Scientist Wins NSF CAREER Award
Alessandra Giannini, a research scientist at the IRI, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award to advance our understanding of uncertainty in climate model projections in the African Sahel and other semi-arid regions of the world.
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Newsweek Takes on Water
Last week Newsweek Magazine took up the water issue – a sure sign that awareness of the global water crisis is growing.
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Denmark’s New Mark: Fossil-free by 2050
Last Monday, October 11th, Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the Consulate General of Denmark co-hosted “The Climate Challenge: Revitalizing the Debate”. The daylong symposium included three panel sessions, in which experts from academia, the private sector, government and non-governmental organizations discussed the effects and implications of global climate change as well as steps –both taken…
