Prof. Michael Kremer’s work evaluates approaches to safe water provision:  a chlorine dispenser in Kenya 2009-10 Center for International Development faculty, fellows and staff Prof. Nava Ashraf works on incentives in the distribution of public goods: female condom promotion in Zambia Balancing land conservation and local economic development in Thailand, Katharine Sims 2008

Sustainability Science doctoral, post-doctoral and mid-career fellowship applications accepted through December 1, 2009

Land-Water Sustainability faculty grant applications accepted through December 21, 2009

Sustainability Science faculty grant applications accepted through February 1, 2010

The Sustainability Science Program is the hub of Harvard's research, teaching, and interventions on the challenges of sustainable development.

Harvard's Sustainability Science Program harnesses the University's strengths to promote the design of institutions, policies, and practices that support sustainable development.  The Program addresses the challenge of sustainable development by:

  • advancing scientific understanding of human-environment systems;
  • improving linkages between research and policy communities; and
  • building capacity for linking knowledge with action to promote sustainability.

The Program supports major initiatives in policy-relevant research, faculty research, training of students and fellows, teaching, and outreach.

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