The Nelson Institute Blog

Two years ago today in the UK, the Chancellor of HM Treasury asked Sir Nick Stern to lead a major review on the economics of climate change, in order to understand more comprehensively the nature of the economic challenges and how they can be met, in the UK and globally. The Stern Review examines the costs and benefits of taking strong actions to reduce the risks posed by climate change in contrast to the costs and benefits of “business as usual.” The results, supporting a strong argument for action, have continued to provoke discussion and debate since their release in October of 2006, and offer a window into the connections between natural science, economic analysis, political debate, and ethical choices.

Read:

The Stern Review, plus additional papers and FAQ’s published since its release,
some
Shots Across the Stern in The Economist magazine,
and a
Policy Forum: Debating the Stern Review on Climate Change in Science.

The 2006 Water Resources Management Practicum report Enhancing an Urban Resource: Watershed Assessment and Management Plan for Monona Bay, Madison, Wisconsin, is now available online.

To see past online WRM Practicum reports or to see a listing of all WRM Practicums go to the WRM Workshops webpage.

Madison Arcatao Sister City Project, Just Coffee, Rainbow Bookstore, Community Action on Latin America, and the Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua will be presenting an evening of discussion about Fair Trade with Dan Jaffee, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University, and author of the new book Brewing Justice: Fair Coffee, Sustainability and Survival, at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street.

Dan received his Ph.D. in from the Nelson Institute in 2006, and received the Universitiy’s 2006 Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for outstanding research in social studies for the work described in Brewing Justice.

The evening will include a a discussion of Fair Trade as a movement, slides from Jaffee’s research, a brief talk by Matt Earley of Just Coffee, and the introduction of Café Juan Chacón, a fairly traded coffee from Madison’s sister region in El Salvador. Copies of Brewing Justice, provided by Rainbow Bookstore, and bags of Café Juan Chacón will be available for purchase.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (608) 251-9280.

Both the Land Resources (LR) and Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development (CBSD) program committees met this past spring and I have posted the minutes from those meetings below. The Water Resources Management (WRM) committee also met, but those minutes have not been finalized and will be posted as soon as they are. If you have any questions about the minutes, please contact Jim Miller (jemiller@wisc.edu, 263-4373).

LR Minutes 5-10-07

CBSD Minutes 4-11-07

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[Read a story about this project in The Advocate of Baton Rouge.]

The students of Water Resources Management would like to give you an update of the practicum in New Orleans so far as you all have been very instrumental in the development of the project.

The entire WRM group has been down here for the first part of the summer. A week was spent visiting several wetland assimilation sites, a research station where cypress restoration is being implemented, and meeting with our client and fellow collaborators.

The wetland science group has begun installing piezometers, seepage meters, and data loggers. We’ve begun to take measurements and samples of both ground and surface water throughout the bayou triangle. We’ve been paddling around the bayou by canoe, and are surprised by the number of fish, crab, and waterfowl living in the area.

The social science team has been investigating several concerns about the wetland assimilation project as requested by our client. We finally received IRB approval on our proposal to implement community surveys and that work will begin this week. We also hope to host the first educational workshop next week for community members that are interested in wetland ecology and waste water treatment.

We meet with our client, the Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, and various partners several times each week. Everyone is enthusiastic about our presence and we are equally happy to be here. Last friday we hosted a community crab boil at the access point to Bayou Bienvenue in the Lower Ninth Ward, and we were told that the feast wasn’t too bad for northerners!

We would like to thank you all for your support in this project. Your guidance has been most useful and appreciated. Go Bayou!

Warmly,

Andy Baker, Kristin Maharg, Jonathon Carter, Liz Pleuss, Michele Cipiti, Ashleigh Ross, Laura Craig, Travis Scott, Natalie Hunt, Kate Tillery-Danzer, & Professor Herb Wang