Who's Who
The Allianz Knowledge Site's Who's Who features people and organizations that make a difference in the areas of climate change, microfinance, and demographic change.
The Earth Institute
Who are they?
A center for research and education on sustainable development and poverty alleviation at Columbia University.
What do they do?
The Earth Institute was founded in 1995 to focus the sustainability research conducted in various branches of Columbia University. The institute aims to use existing science and technological tools to improve conditions for the world's poor while preserving the natural systems that support life on Earth.
The Earth Institue's current director, Jeffrey D. Sachs, has been involved in the formulation of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and acted as head of the UN Millennium Project. Earth Institute faculty were leading several MDG task forces. The Earth Institute hosts a number of specific research facilities that focus on topics such as poverty, the Earth's carbon cycle and energy, water access and safety, hazards mitigation, climate change, global health, ecosystems, and urbanization. An interdisciplinary approach to finding practical solutions for real-world problems, and combining natural and social scientific knowledge, are common features of the institute's work.
