Category: 2017

Upcoming Event: Research in Action: BU’s Contributions to Boston’s Climate Initiatives

Boston University has played a critical role in contributing to two of Boston’s signature climate initiatives: Climate Ready Boston and the Boston Climate Action Plan. Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities, the Institute for Sustainable Energy, the Pardee Center, and sustainability@BU for a panel discussion featuring:  Bruce Anderson – Professor, Department of Earth & Environment, […]

New Paper: Diffusion of Microfinance in Development: The Role of U.S. Philanthropic Foundations

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has published a new paper in its Issues in Brief series. The paper, titled “Diffusion of Microfinance in Development: The Role of U.S. Philanthropic Foundations,” was written by Emily Bryant, a Boston University doctoral candidate in Sociology and 2015 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellow. Microfinance programs […]

New Paper: Transboundary Threats in the Mekong Basin: Protecting a Crucial Fishery

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future has published a new paper in its Issues in Brief series. The paper, titled “Transboundary Threats in the Mekong Basin: Protecting a Crucial Fishery,” was written by Irit Altman, a Pardee Center Visiting Research Fellow and Research Assistant Professor of Biology at Boston University. In the […]

Pardee Center Hosts Seminar on Climate Change Finance

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future recently hosted a seminar titled “Financing Global Climate Change Commitments: The Role of Public Finance” featuring a panel discussion with Faculty Research Fellow Prof. Kevin Gallagher (Pardee School of Global Studies; Global Economic Governance Initiative), Faculty Associate Henrik Selin (Pardee School of Global Studies), […]

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2017 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program

Application deadline: Monday, March 13, 2017 Download application instructions Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program, which offers graduate students from across Boston University an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the broad research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study […]

Laurence Delina Authors Paper on Role of Multilateral Development Banks in Climate Finance

Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently published a paper in the journal International Environmental Agreements. In the paper, Delina explores how and why the role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in climate finance is increasing by analyzing energy projects supported by the Asian Development Bank […]