A ground-breaking ceremony for the new Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies at the University of Ghana has recently taken place! To read about some early accomplishments of the IESS, check it out here

START’s program, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia, has been featured on the CDKN website, including photos from each of the projects. “Five CDKN-funded projects under way across South Asia aim to integrate disaster risk reduction …

“In Africa, REDD+ goals frequently suffer at the hands of other development aims, with the agriculture, mining, energy and forestry sectors all driving deforestation. In Ghana, for example, the promise of greater foreign income from high-yield sun cocoa and the …

Policy Research Fellow, M. Maximilien Tiogang Djomo presented his work on climate change issues and disaster management.

To download this free e-book, click here. This publication aims to reach out to all graduate students whose curriculum includes water related topics and to assist young scientists and professionals from different water related academic disciplines. Therefore this book constitutes …

START Board Chair, Prof. Gordon McBean has been appointed as co-Director for the Centre for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Western Ontario. He will work with colleagues across Western to enhance the research program within CES and to …

As part of their research project, “The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security among Coastal Communities of Keiskamma, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa”, Dr. A.J. Ribbink and his team have produced a documentary describing their work in the region.

The Second START E-Newsletter for 2012 is now available! We are pleased to share updates on START activities, including a Meeting of ACCFP Alumni with representatives of US Federal agencies, an Advanced Institute on Forensic Investigation of Disasters, Research Partnership …

A new 10-year international initiative on global environmental research for sustainability was successfully launched at the Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Rio De Janeiro on June 14, and shortly afterward at a very well attended …

Pablo Suarez and Janot Mendler de Suarez are continuing to work on material related to the Games for a New Climate Task Force Meeting and Gaming Session organized by the Pardee Center in March, 2012. The following two videos are …