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2014 Energy Summit: Meeting Needs for Future Cities and Communities
In the 21st century, cities will account for 90 percent of global population growth, 80 percent of CO2 emissions, and 75 percent of global use of energy, water and food. For the first time in history, the majority of the world’s human population resides in cities. The United Nations estimates that by 2050 this number…
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R(Evolution) of Climate Change – How the Climate Crisis Can Spur Economic and Political Transformation. An Evening with Naomi Klein
WUD Distinguished Lecture Series presents a lecture by Naomi Klein. Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the New York Times and #1 international bestseller, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Published in 30 languages with over a million copies in print, The Shock Doctrine appeared on multiple best…
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Tackling Ebola on many fronts
Tackling Ebola on many fronts: GHI community confronts deadly disease in the lab, on the radio, in story and through relationships
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Graduate/Health Sciences Global Health Field Courses: Information Session
Graduate or health sciences students who are interested in faculty-led summer field courses are invited to attend the 2015 Global Health Field Courses Information Session. Faculty leaders and former student participants will discuss their experiences.
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Climate change and displacement in the indigenous region of Gunayala, Panama
Climate change is already displaceming families in the Autonomous Region of Gunayala, Panama, where indigenous communities call an archipelago on the eastern Caribbean coastline home. Finding equitable and just solutions for families who are losing their homes and livelihoods presents an urgent challenge for the national government, local authorities and the communities affected, says Carlos…