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Prof. Najam Speaks at SDPI Seminar

Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, spoke – along with Dr. Tariq Banuri, Director of the UN Department of Sustainable Development – at a special seminar at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 23, 2010. The seminar titled […]

Prof. Adil Najam Speaks on International Environmental Law

Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of International Relations and Geography and Environment, Prof. Adil Najam spoke on recent developments in international environmental laws at a seminar organized by the Pakistan Society for the Enhancement of the Rule of Law (SERL) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in […]

Pardee Center Director at International Conference in Pakistan

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 one of the featured speakers at the International Conference on Climate and Development held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 21-22, 2010. The conference, which attracted a […]

New Sustainable Development Insight on Green Revolution

Green Revolution 2.0: A Sustainable Energy Path By Nalin Kulatilaka October 2010 (8 pages) Download PDF version The Green Revolution in agriculture greatly increased crop yields and averted mass starvation, but it also turned small farms into factory farms that concentrated production in a few locations and reduced the diversity of crops.  In this paper, […]

Mallika Sarabhai Speaks on Music, Dance and Social Change

On Monday, October 18, 2010, renowned Indian social activist and dancer Mallika Sarabhai spoke at the Boston University College of Fine Arts on the role of the arts in bringing about social change. The public event was co-hosted by the Pardee Center in collaboration with the BU Center for the Study of Asia, the CAS Core Curriculum, […]

Nov. 4 Event: Lessons from Pakistan and Haiti about Philanthropy and Disasters

New England International Donors (NEID) and the Boston University Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future will co-host a panel discussion on the current situation with the devastating floods in Pakistan and the ongoing impacts of Haiti’s earthquake earlier this year. The event will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2010, from 5:30-7:30pm, […]

Experts discuss Energy, Culture, and Society at second Sawyer Seminar

On Friday October 15, 2010, the Sawyer Seminar on Energy Transitions and Society convened for its second meeting. The session entitled Energy, Culture, and Society featured Laura Nader and Peter Shulman. It was moderated by Adil Najam, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and coordinator of the […]

Pardee Center Director Gives Keynote at Social Work Confernce

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 the Environment, gave the keynote address at an international symposium of the Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association (API SWEA) on October 13, 2010. The symposium was […]

Prof. Najam at Advisory Meeting for Forthcoming UN Report

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 the Environment, participated in an advisory group meeting to develop a policy assessment framework to be used in the forthcoming Fifth Global Environmental Outlook Report (GEO-5) of the […]