Category: 2010

Pardee Center Director in the Media

Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Boston University Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environment has been quoted by multiple sources in the US and international media on the ongoing havoc caused by the devastating floods in Pakistan, which have now affected […]

Pardee Center Publishes New Paper on Coffee Trade in Africa

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future released a new publication in July as part of the Africa 2060 research program. The Pardee Paper is on Coffee, Culture, and Intellectual Property: Lessons for Africa from the Ethiopian Fine Coffee Trade by Pardee Post-Doctoral Fellow, Heran Sereke-Brhan. This publication is part […]

IISD and Pardee Center to Host Experts Meeting on Accountability and Governance

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will host an experts meeting on Accountability in the Global Environmental Governance System on September 9, 2010, at Pardee House, Boston University, Boston. The meeting seeks to bring together a select group of […]

Pardee Center Director Presents Keynote at Latin American RSPO in Brazil

The Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Boston University Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environment, Prof. Adil Najam, presented the keynote address to the 2nd Latin American Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (II RSPO) held in Belem, Brazil (Aug. 25-26). With over 300 palm growers, business […]

Prof. Najam Talks About Pakistan’s Floods: ‘Katrina on Steroids’

Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Boston University Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environment was interviewed by BU Today on the epic floods that have been devastating the country. This detailed interview built on a series of media contributions from Prof. […]

Adil Najam Writes Op-Ed on Violence in Pakistan

Prof. Adil Najam, 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, published an op-ed in Pakistan’s largest English newspaper, The News (August 25, 2010). An excerpt from the article (read full op-ed here): Too many people seem […]

Pardee Center Director in the Media on Pakistan Floods

The Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Boston University Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environment, Prof. Adil Najam has been widely quoted in the international and Pakistani media on the devastating floods in Pakistan, the international humanitarian response to them, and on efforts for […]

Pardee Center Co-hosts Event on South Asia 2060 in Singapore

As part of its South Asia 2060 project, the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future co-hosted a special high-level event and panel discussion on ‘Visions of a Region’s Future: South Asia 2060’ in Singapore . The event was held at the National Library of Singapore on August 12, […]

Prof. Adil Najam Speaks at National University of Singapore

Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of Global Public Policy at Boston University presented a seminar at the Institute for South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on August 12, 2010. Prof. Najam spoke on the topic […]