Environment and Sustainable Development Course

This course explores the range of issues, actors and institutions in the field of environment and sustainable development. How can we curb climate change? What is required to confront biodiversity loss? What institutions do we need to balance conservation with efforts to address poverty and promote
economic development? The course examines a range of contemporary challenges facing human societies when managing their relationships with each other and with nature. It builds on Geneva's role as host to major multilateral environmental agreements, the UN Environment Programme's Regional Office for Europe, as well as a range of nongovernmental organizations focusing on environment and sustainable development. It encourages participants to think about the kind of future they want, and the
role of governance in getting there.

The course will take place over one week in June 2009. Check back for specific dates.

Course-Only Option

For summer 2009, the program will offer students the option of directly enrolling in one or more of the intensive weeklong courses for academic credit (without the internship component of the program). Completion of one weeklong intensive course with an associated research project submitted to the course instructor by August 1, 2009 will enable the student to earn 2.0 credits through the Duke University Graduate School. The tuition for one weeklong (2.0 credit) course is $2000. We will begin accepting applications for the course-only option in January 2009. Please check back for more details at that time.

2008 Syllabus