The Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future held an all-day conference on ‘Good News from Africa’ as part of its Africa 2060 program of research. The conference was held on Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Boston Law School and brought together experts from a variety of fields […]
Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and a contributor to the Triple Crisis blog wrote a new post titled “Selecting the New U.N. Climate Chief: Mr. Secretary General, Be Bold.” Prof. Najam whose work focusses on global climate change policy and who also serves […]
Prof. Adil Najam, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environment at Boston University was one of the panelists at the 16th Annual International Development Conference at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University on April […]
Prof. Ellen Ruppel Shell, Professor of Journalism and co-Director of the Center for Science and Medical Journalism at Boston University, who attended the recent Pardee House Seminar on “Dealing with Disasters” says that, in part, the conversation at the Seminar inspired her to write an op-ed on the recent earthquake in Haiti which was published […]
Prof. Adil Najam, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of International Relations and of Geography and Environment at Boston University, spoke at a special panel on Global Governance for Environment and Sustainable Development held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on 8 […]
Pardee Center Research Fellow Moeed Yusuf has been appointed South Asia Advisor at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), a Congressionally created think tank that teaches and supports peacemaking efforts around the world. Moeed Yusuf, who is completing his Political Science PhD at Boston University has been a Pardee Center Fellow since late 2007 […]
Prof. Adil Najam, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of International Relations and of Geography and Environment at Boston University was honored by the Houston-based Alliance for Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) at their Annual “Stars Among Us” Gala event celebrating the 25th Anniversary of […]
Prof. Adil Najam’s paper on Globalization and Environment (co-authored with Mark Halle and David Runnals) has been included in the new edition of the popular college textbook “Green Planet Blues: Four Decades of Global Environmental Politics” edited by Ken Conca and Geoffrey D. Dabelko. The paper is a review of the key trends that are […]
Prof. Adil Najam, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environemnt at Boston University was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (the Star of Excellence Medal)- one of the highest civil awards of his native country, Pakistan – by the President of […]
From 31st May to 11 June the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will hold a meeting of its Subsidiary Bodies, including the 32nd Sessions of the SBSTA and SBI, the 12th Session of the AWG-KP and the 10th Session of the AWG-LCA. As an Observer Organization, the Pardee Center is Boston University’s […]