Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently presented papers at two conferences held in Sydney, Australia, and Bergen, Norway. The first paper, titled “Climate mobilisation from below: deliberative exercises for scaling micro-level climate actions,” explores the strengths and limitations of specific local climate actions […]
Anthony Janetos, the Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, helped convene and participated in the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs’ Global Food Plus Conference at Harvard University on February 24, 2017. The conference featured 24 “speed talk” presentations on the nexus of food, agriculture, environment, health, and […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future invites you to attend its upcoming seminar, “Atmospheric Pollution in Urban Areas: Implications for Air and Water Quality,” featuring Prof. Pamela Templer, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and a Pardee Center Faculty Research Fellow. The seminar will be held at […]
Boston University has played a critical role in contributing to two of Boston’s signature climate initiatives: Climate Ready Boston and the Boston Climate Action Plan. Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities, the Institute for Sustainable Energy, the Pardee Center, and sustainability@BU for a panel discussion featuring: Bruce Anderson – Professor, Department of Earth & Environment, […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has published a new paper in its Issues in Brief series. The paper, titled “Diffusion of Microfinance in Development: The Role of U.S. Philanthropic Foundations,” was written by Emily Bryant, a Boston University doctoral candidate in Sociology and 2015 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow. Microfinance programs […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has published a new paper in its Issues in Brief series. The paper, titled “Transboundary Threats in the Mekong Basin: Protecting a Crucial Fishery,” was written by Irit Altman, a Pardee Center Visiting Research Fellow and Research Assistant Professor of Biology at Boston University. In the […]
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a seminar titled “Financing Global Climate Change Commitments: The Role of Public Finance” featuring a panel discussion with Faculty Research Fellow Prof. Kevin Gallagher (Pardee School of Global Studies; Global Economic Governance Initiative), Faculty Associate Henrik Selin (Pardee School of Global Studies), […]
Application deadline: Monday, March 13, 2017 Download application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program, which offers graduate students from across Boston University an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the broad research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study […]
Chukwuemeka Umeh, a PhD candidate in the School of Public Health and a 2016 Graduate Summer Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently published a paper in the journal Global Health Research and Policy. The paper, which stems from Umeh’s research at the Pardee Center, explores premium exemption for […]
Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently published a paper in the journal International Environmental Agreements. In the paper, Delina explores how and why the role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in climate finance is increasing by analyzing energy projects supported by the Asian Development Bank […]