-By Maria Jolly, a graduate student in the Rollins School of Public Health  These videos connect water and environmental justice issues in Atlanta to those happening in other parts of the globe. The first part focuses on the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and its efforts to tackle the issue of storm water and sewage outflow. The second […]

-By Rachel Pui Shi Loh, ‘18C, Economics and International Studies  Developing countries are most vulnerable to climate change impacts due to the dearth in technological and financial resources. The Philippines is among the countries most vulnerable because of its heavy exposure to extreme weather events. One such event took place on November 8, 2013. Regarded as one of the strongest storms in recorded history, […]

-By Naomi Boon, a graduate of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholar at Emory, 2017-2018 The ocean covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, providing a primary source of protein for 2.6 billion people worldwide and supporting $2.5 trillion dollars of economic activity each year. Still, the ocean is […]

-By Candelaria Bergero, a graduate student in Environmental Sciences Few people in the globe can deny the threat that climate change represents to us, daily catalyzed by the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This short video focuses on a key mitigation strategy taking place in Latin America: the adoption of solar energy. In the region, changes in markets and policy significantly boosted growth in […]

-By Yezi Lyu, a senior majoring in environmental sciences China, the largest carbon emitter in the world, has been blamed for failing to contribute to the Green Climate Fund to assist developing countries implement the Paris accord. However, China has been pulling its weight on renewable energy and taking the lead in promoting energy alternatives in […]

-By Aspen Ono, a senior majoring in environmental sciences and international studies   The civil war in Syria that began in 2011 is a cautionary example of the worsening impact of climate forces on an already dire situation. A severe drought from 2006 to 2010 set in motion a volatile chain reaction that pushed the […]