Center for Sustainable Urban Development
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Columbia Beautiful Planet 2026
Once again, we honor Earth Day by sharing some amazing photos celebrating the beauty and magic of our planet, as captured by the Columbia community.
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Planning Exercises That Got Community Engagement Right
The Resilient Coastal Communities Project has a new white paper that highlights examples of truly fair and accountable resilience planning.
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Building Climate Resilience in Communities at Home and Abroad
M.A. in Climate and Society student Anar Amarjargal hopes to bring the lessons from her work on global climate projects and disaster recovery back home to Mongolia.
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Building Climate Justice: Empowering Communities Through Coastal Resilience at Columbia University
A new class in the Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development aims to educate students on effective climate-adaptation planning through collaboration with community partners.
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New York’s Climate Buyout Plans Must Put Communities First, Experts Say
At the Managed Retreat conference, hosted by Columbia Climate School, researchers emphasized the need to work together with communities on climate adaptation.
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Upcoming Scientific Fieldwork, 2023 and Beyond
Climate School researchers are carrying out fieldwork on every continent and every ocean. A guide to upcoming projects.
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Resilient Coastal Communities and Climate Adaptation: Lessons from New York for New Zealand
A Fulbright scholar from the South Pacific shares the lessons she will bring home after a research fellowship with the Climate School’s Resilient Coastal Communities Project.
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Why Ghana Relies Heavily on Used Cars
Used vehicles serve real needs across Africa, but they also contribute to its public health and environmental problems through crashes and pollution.
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Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2022
A list of some of our most popular articles and videos, plus some of our favorites that you shouldn’t miss.
Congratulations to our Columbia Climate School Class of 2026 and all of our 2026 Columbia University graduates! Learn more about our May 15 Climate School Class Day celebration. 💙 #Columbia2026 #ColumbiaClimate2026
