http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Sun, 19 May 2013 09:20:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/02/haiti-prime-minister-lamothe-2013/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/02/haiti-prime-minister-lamothe-2013/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:27:40 +0000 Alex Fischer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36095 On April 22, 2013 the Earth Institute’s Haiti Research and Policy Program at the Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development welcomed Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe to the Spring 2013 Haiti Dialogue Series and the Columbia University World Leader’s Forum. The prime minister and Haitian diplomats met with Earth Institute senior researchers to discuss the strategies for the Haitian government’s national-scale monitoring, planning and implementation development programs.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/02/haiti-prime-minister-lamothe-2013/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/28/internship-opportunities-with-the-earth-institute-directors-office/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/28/internship-opportunities-with-the-earth-institute-directors-office/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:51:10 +0000 Nathan Rudder http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29921 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/28/internship-opportunities-with-the-earth-institute-directors-office/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/professor-jeffrey-sachs-extends-term-as-director-of-the-earth-institute/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/professor-jeffrey-sachs-extends-term-as-director-of-the-earth-institute/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:02:46 +0000 Urania Mylonas http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=14112 The Earth Institute, Columbia University announced that Professor Jeffrey Sachs has agreed to extend his term as its director. Since his tenure began in 2002, Sachs has led the Earth Institute to become a leading scientific authority on sustainable development while simultaneously expanding its reach worldwide. Through his guidance, the Earth Institute and its scientists and researchers have consistently been at the forefront of efforts to help solve some the greatest challenges our world faces today in climate change, global poverty, energy, health, food and water security, natural hazards and economic crises.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/professor-jeffrey-sachs-extends-term-as-director-of-the-earth-institute/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/26/an-african-green-revolution-can-the-continent-become-agriculturally-self-sufficient/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/26/an-african-green-revolution-can-the-continent-become-agriculturally-self-sufficient/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:24:10 +0000 Urania Mylonas http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=7927 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 Annan, who joined Jeff Sachs on Columbia’s campus to discuss Africa’s agricultural future. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/26/an-african-green-revolution-can-the-continent-become-agriculturally-self-sufficient/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/grounding-climate-negotiations-in-solution-oriented-research/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/grounding-climate-negotiations-in-solution-oriented-research/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:10:08 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=856 With the generous support of the Planet Heritage Foundation and the Skoll Global Threats Fund, the Earth Institute is initiating the Global Network for Climate Solutions and evaluating its ability to influence future international climate negotiations by grounding them in shared research that is focused on concrete solutions and action. 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