A new clinic addresses matters pertaining to water, endangered species, public lands, climate change, tribal lands and other natural resource challenges that exist in Arizona and the West.
Issues of governance, including the examination of institutional, legal, and decision-making contexts, are a key focus of national and international environmental research at the UA. Faculty work on diverse topics, including water rights; transborder environmental management; collaborative approaches; the interplay of law, biology, and conservation practice; international climate policy; political ecology; international development; and environmental governance on indigenous and tribal lands.
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Kathy Jacobs, director of the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, she agrees that President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. ffrom the Paris agreement will have a significant negative impact on global efforts to combat climate change.
Elizabeth Baldwin, an assistant professor in the UA School of Government and Public Policy, writes in an op-ed that as new resource emergencies emerge — such as Cape Town's water shortages — understanding countries' internal politics will become more important.
Jeffrey Kucik, associate professor in the UA School of Government and Public Policy, writes in an op-ed about the Trump administration's new tariffs on imports of solar panels.
The UA has been ordered to surrender emails by two scientists that a group claims will help prove that theories about human-caused climate change are false and part of a conspiracy.
Events
What does water security mean in the 21st century and how do we reconfigure water policy for a more sustainable future? Although drought and water scarcity have driven conflict throughout history, there are increasing efforts across the U.S. to bring a more collaborative and systems-based approach to water governance. This talk examines the current water policy landscape and the ways in which a clash of paradigms is playing out between the legacy systems of the past and the new paradigm solutions of the future.
Please join the Environmental Law Society, the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, and the Natural Resource Use & Management Clinic as we host an afternoon discussion on the dynamics and challenges of environmental restoration. Professor Donald Falk, a faculty expert at the University of Arizona on wildfire and restoration ecology, and Clare Cragan, an attorney for the U.S. Department of the Interior, will lead the discussion. Professor Falk will focus on the science of restoration and ecosystems management in the context of wildfire, while Ms.
Speakers will discuss the TCE issue in South Tucson and the importance of community lawyering. Food will be provided. Sponsored by JAC, AJELP, and ELS.
Costa Rica was implementing its own social and economic development policies long before the United Nations set the Sustainable Development Goals. From renewable energy and universal access to education and health care to a longstanding tradition of democracy, peace and inclusive growth, Costa Rica’s development has not been typical of the time or the region.
Please join us to hear Joel Clement, a science and policy expert and past director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Policy Office, talk about climate change and risk in the current political environment. How can we help make communities more resilient despite federal efforts to reverse environmental policies? What solutions can we identify and implement to aid Americans who are already in peril?