Dickinson to Durban » Environmental Politics
“You have to celebrate nothing happening.” – Vajjhala
By Emily Bowie ’14 This past week the Global Mosaic students had the valuable opportunity to talk to government officials and scientists from Washington, DC about their jobs, experiences and their perspectives on both Climate Change and December’s COP 17. One of these delegates was Shalili Vajjhala, the Deputy Assistant Administrator to the Office of International & Tribal Affairs in the EPA. Vajjhala was one of the few women we heard from over the two days, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Featured, Key COP17 Issues
Top to Bottom: Inspiring Bottom-up using the Top
Sam Parker ’12 Climate change governance and mitigation thus far have taken a very “top-down” approach. One of the best examples of this is the Conference of the Parties (COP) that occur yearly, bringing together government officials from all across the world to discuss climate change and its different aspects. Though, these top-down approaches to global problems often overlook the need for more “bottom-up” or community based approaches to issue that the world faces. As I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Conservation, Consumption, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues
Can I Get a Translator, Please?
By: Christine Burns ’14 On October 20th and 21st, the Mosaic students traveled to Washington D.C. to listen to an eclectic group of well-renowned individuals in the global climate change arena. Two individuals that provided some very interesting insight were Dr. Shalini Vajjhala and Dr. Joel Scheraga from the EPA. Dr. Scheraga has served the EPA in many positions, his current one being the Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation in the Office of International Affairs. Dr. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental Politics, Featured, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action
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