http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:49:59 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32862 Thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced satellite technology, a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale will benefit poor African farmers.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:10:18 +0000 Kevin Krajick http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20680 Floods, volcanoes, earthquakes–really, very little good news comes out of this sort of thing. Maybe the occasional feel-good story about, say, a child miraculously dug from the rubble days later, tired but unharmed and in good spirits, having survived on a cache of crackers and Coke. Actually, says John Mutter, an Earth Institute professor of sustainability studies, disasters can sometimes [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/06/natural-disasters-the-upside/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/23/executive-education-in-environmental-economics/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/23/executive-education-in-environmental-economics/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:23:15 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=18190 The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) presents a course in Environmental Economics.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/23/executive-education-in-environmental-economics/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/13/apply-for-upcoming-executive-education-courses-in-conservation-and-environmental-sustainability/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/13/apply-for-upcoming-executive-education-courses-in-conservation-and-environmental-sustainability/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:05:49 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17575 The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University provides professionals with the knowledge and tools to be effective environmental leaders and decision makers in the 21st century. It is an evening program in which environmental issues are discussed, debated and examined, where participants develop an in-depth understanding of conservation science and practice through case studies and a focus on Environmental Policy, Management and Finance.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/13/apply-for-upcoming-executive-education-courses-in-conservation-and-environmental-sustainability/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/the-policy-buffet-part-2-understanding-the-american-power-act/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/the-policy-buffet-part-2-understanding-the-american-power-act/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:17:52 +0000 Adam Fischer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=1918 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/the-policy-buffet-part-2-understanding-the-american-power-act/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/03/22/state-of-the-planet-2010-join-the-global-conversation-2/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/03/22/state-of-the-planet-2010-join-the-global-conversation-2/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:35:12 +0000 Betsy Ness-Edelstein http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=1529 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/03/22/state-of-the-planet-2010-join-the-global-conversation-2/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/12/jeffrey-sachs-talks-about-columbia-climate-center-in-new-video/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/12/jeffrey-sachs-talks-about-columbia-climate-center-in-new-video/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:53:37 +0000 Betsy Ness-Edelstein http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=745 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/12/jeffrey-sachs-talks-about-columbia-climate-center-in-new-video/feed/ 0