A country of vast natural wealth, a roller-coaster economy and one of the most romanticized cultures on Earth, Brazil has assumed a significant role in the complex arena of global finance and politics. It is home to over 203 million human residents, but they are...
By Pavel Azgaldov Morocco. Since childhood, I’ve associated the name with the taste of sweetest oranges. Casablanca. Marrakesh. Atlas Mountains. Berbers: All quickened my imagination. In my mind they were associated with adventure, luring me to visit one day. I...
Water everywhere? An emerging global water crisis The impacts of a water crisis 'Water Wars': Understanding emerging conflicts Industry focus: Sectors facing tensions Moving forward: Opportunities and solutions Wren Montgomery, Erb Visiting Scholar...
Watch this beautiful video on water stewardship and the paper industry in the Great Lakes region. Erb alumna and EAB member, Kathryn Buckner is featured near 3:19 in the video. This video was produced by: Detroit Public Television, the Council of Great Lakes...
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Nature (International Weekly Journal of Science) Consider the global impacts of oil pipelines. The debate over the development of the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, has long been a flashpoint for tensions in and between...
The Challenge One of the greatest environmental problems of the 21st century may not be environmental at all. The United Nations Environment Program’s 2012 Foresight Report states that the most critical emerging environmental issue for the 21st century is not climate...
by Andrew Hoffman To protect something, we have to love it. And to love it, we have to take the time to appreciate its beauty and value. Last week, I took some time to do just that. After giving a keynote address at the new Center for Climate Communication at the...
To protect something, we have to love it. And to love it, we have to take the time to appreciate its beauty and value. Last week, I took some time to do just that. After giving a keynote address at the new Center for Climate Communication at the very-green...
The Role of the Private Sector in Addressing Resource Scarcity Risk (Executive Summary) The Problem: Food Scarcity, Raw Materials, Energy, Water and Land This paper, the first of its series, reflects key discussion themes among roundtable participants and outside...
By Stacy Wennstrom Two Erb Institute / World Environment Center (WEC) fellows, have co-authored a white paper based on their experience as facilitators at the May 2013 WEC roundtable on Resource Scarcity in Arlington, Virginia. In this paper Emily Taylor and Stephen...