Global Campaign For Climate Action (GCCA) is bringing together four members of the Elders group, and four young activists for an online discussion about sustainable future.The Elders group was founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela who, along with Aung San Suu Kyi , remains an honorary member of the group. The ten member group is made up [...]
The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) was launched in 2005 to to inspire, connect, and empower a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. By fostering partnerships, providing strategic advice, and driving resources toward effective ideas, CGI helps its members – organizations from the private sector, public sector, and civil society – maximize [...]
As a side-event at the United Nations Conference for Sustainable Development Rio + 20, Yale University, Fundação Getulio Vargas, and the University of Massachusetts Boston will be hosting the Global Climate Coalition Student Workshop. This event will take place on June 19th, 2012, and will offer teams of university students from around the world the opportunity to [...]
Professor Anamarija Frankic will represent the Center for Governance and Sustainability and the University of Massachusetts Boston at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP 17 is being held in Durban, South Africa Nov. 28-Dec. 9, 2011. The conference is also the 7th Session [...]
Guest Blog by Earth Child Institute. Almost twenty years ago, at the first UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Agenda 21 was established. Agenda 21 delivered a forward looking plan of action for sustainable development which highlighted the importance of expanding children’s access to education at international, regional, national, [...]
Are you a university student in the United States interested in renewable energy ? Are you willing to spend 12 days in Costa Rica this summer? Then the GREEN Educational Adventure Programs may be an opportunity for you. The Global Renewable Energy Education Network (GREEN) seeks to inspire motivated university students in the fields of renewable [...]
