Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - Sustainability science

Science and Technology for Sustainable Well-Being

John P. Holdren — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:29:19 -0600

"I would urge every scientist and engineer with an interest in the intersection of S&T with sustainable well-being...to 'tithe' 10% of your professional time and effort to working in these and other ways to increase the benefits of S&T for the human condition and to decrease the liabilities. If so much as a substantial fraction of the world's scientists and engineers resolved to do this much, the acceleration of progress toward sustainable well-being for all of Earth's inhabitants would surprise us all."

Improving China's Image in Africa

Calestous Juma — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0600

"China’s ability to respond rapidly to requests for investment in new areas such as infrastructure has emboldened many African leaders who are under pressure to meet their electoral promises....Many of the transactions between China and Africa are kept confidential and little is known about their terms. Promoting greater transparency and mutual learning from those arrangements will help to improve the image of Chinese businesses in Africa."

Reaping Benefits of Technology Revolution

Calestous Juma — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500

"The market release of the iconic $100 laptop (XO) later this year promises to do for education what the cell phone did for telecommunications....Like the cellphone, new educational technologies such as the XO will demand greater flexibility in educational systems....Existing curricula are like landlines; fixed in place and dependent for their functioning on centralized bureaucracies."

Freedom to Innovate: Biotechnology in Africa's Development

Calestous Juma and Ismail Serageldin — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500

"This report is about biotechnology and the role it can play for development in Africa. The report suggests specific and practical measures to advance development, quality of life and environmental sustainability using biotechnology."

Food Security, Agriculture, and Economic Growth: Opportunities for Cooperation between the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa

Calestous Juma — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Testimony of Calestous Juma before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, Hearing on Food Security in Africa: The Impact of Agricultural Development

Harvard Launches Major Initiative to Help Design an International Climate Agreement

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— Harvard University announced a two-year project to help identify key design elements of a future international agreement on climate change, drawing upon the ideas of leading thinkers from academia, private industry, government, and advocacy organizations, both in the industrialized world and in developing countries.

2007 Roy Family Award - Joined by the United Nation's Achim Steiner, Harvard to Honor African-German Project Making Renewable Electricity from Jatropha Nut

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500

May 8, 2007

Belfer Center's John Holdren Co-authors UN/Sigma Xi Climate Change Roadmap Report

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600

February 28, 2007

Belfer Center's John Holdren Co-authors UN/Sigma Xi Climate Change Roadmap Report

The Gene Revolution: GM Crops and Unequal Development

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600

This is the first book to bridge the gap between the "naysayers" and "cheerleaders", and to provide a penetrating examination of the realities, complexities, benefits and pitfalls of GM adoption in developing countries that are desperately fighting poverty while trying to stay afloat in the hyper-competitive global economy.

Introduction: Genetically Modified Crops and National Development Priorities

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0600

"Investing in agricultural technology increasingly turns up these days on lists of the top ten practical actions the rich world could take to contribute to reducing global poverty...."

Technology Innovation for Sustainable Prosperity: Memorial Tribute to Vicki Norberg-Bohm

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0500

October 5, 2005

Equitable Development Key to World Security

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Necla Tschirgi — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0500

"Development is crucial for human security, not only for those in poor countries but also for people throughout the world."

Robert Frosch, "Father of Industrial Ecology," Receives Prestigious SOCIETY PRIZE from International Society for Industrial Ecology

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0500

June 19, 2005

Harvard Experts Release Plan to Reduce Gas Prices

Thu, 06 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0600

January 6, 2005

Robert I. Rotberg Appointed to State Department Panel on US Policy for Africa

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0500

July 31, 2003

Savitz Prize Recipients Announced for Best Paper by a Master?s Student in Environmental and Resource Policy

Thu, 29 May 2003 00:00:00 -0500

May 29, 2003

Calestous Juma Elected to World Academy of Art and Science Board of Trustees

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0500

April 25, 2003

Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project wins inaugural Roy Family Award

Thu, 13 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0600

March 13, 2003

Heinz Center Issues Landmark Report on State of the Nation's Ecosystems

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0600

December 13, 2002

A Better Way to Regulate Fishing

Robert N. Stavins — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0600

December 2, 2002

William Clark, Calestous Juma and others in the News: Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development

Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0500

October 22, 2002

The State of the Nation's Ecosystems: Measuring the Lands, Waters and Living Resources of the United States

William Clark — Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0500

September 24, 2002

Sustainability Information and Pension Fund Investment

Bernd Kasemir — Sat, 31 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0500

August 31, 2002

Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead

Thu, 07 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0600

March 7, 2002

Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead

Robert Kates — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0600

March 7, 2002

How do Scientific Assessments Learn? A Comparative Study of the IPCC and LRTAP

Bernd Siebenhuener — Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0600

January 31, 2002

Brazilian Climate Epistemers' Multiple Epistemes: An Exploration of Shared Meaning, Diverse Identities and Geopolitics in Global Change Science

Myanna Lahsen — Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0600

December 31, 2001

From Science to Policy: Assessing the Assessment Process

David Cash and William Clark — Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0600

November 15, 2001

Queries on the human use of the Earth

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0600

November 1, 2001

Embeddedness and Influence: A Contrast of Assessment Failure in New England and Newfoundland

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0600

October 31, 2001