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The Focused Research Group in International Environmental Cooperation was established in 1995 at the University of California, Irvine to link researchers and techniques from the social and natural sciences in interdisciplinary efforts to address international environmental problems.
Assistant Director Josh Gellers Named 2013 CUSA Human Security Fellow
Submitted by jgellers on Thu, 04/25/2013 - 02:17On April 24, 2013, Dr. Richard Matthew, Director of the Center for Unconventional Security Affairs at UC Irvine presented the 9th Annual CUSA Human Security Award to environmental photographer Chris Jordan for his work on understanding the gravity of human consumption and promoting action in the face of daunting challenges.
Josh Gellers Wins Graduate Student Paper Award at ISA
Submitted by jgellers on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 12:09On Friday, April 5, 2013, FRGinIEC Assistant Director Josh Gellers was presented with the Graduate Student Paper Award from the Environmental Studies Section of the International Studies Association for his paper, "Constitutional Environmental Rights: A Quantitative Analysis of Intra-Regional Influences." The award, which comes with a $100 prize and consideration for publication in Global Environmental Politics, recognizes the best graduate student paper presented during the previous year's International Studies Association Annual Convention.
Assistant Director Josh Gellers Named SIAS Honorary Fellow
Submitted by jgellers on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 14:26FRGinIEC Assistant Director Josh Gellers recently returned from Nepal where he was conducting field research in Kathmandu. He interviewed activists, lawyers, politicians, and scholars about the decision to include an environmental rights provision in Nepal's 2006 Interim Constitution. During his time in Nepal, Josh worked with the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS), a think tank dedicated to advanced research and scholarly exchanges in the South Asia region.
Josh Gellers Publishes Article on Environmental Rights in Review of Policy Research
Submitted by jgellers on Tue, 07/03/2012 - 19:54Here is the abstract for the article:
FRGinIEC Assistant Director Josh Gellers Interviewed at Wharton IGEL Conference
Submitted by jgellers on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 23:22Josh Gellers, Assistant Director of the Focused Research Group in International Environmental Cooperation, was recently interviewed about campus sustainability at UC Irvine at the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership Conference on Greening the Supply Chain, held at Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania on April 26, 2012. An audio recording of the interview is available here.
UCI Environment Institute Sustainability Science Team Seminar Series
Submitted by jgellers on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 15:35The first two seminars organized by the UCI Environment Institute 2011-12 Sustainability Science Team will focus on water and energy. Information about the times and locations for the events is listed below.
EPA P3 Team at UC Irvine to Compete in National Sustainable Design Expo in DC
Submitted by jgellers on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 12:24UC Irvine's EPA P3 Team will be competing in the National Sustainable Design Expo at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., April 21-23.
Check out the EPA P3 Team website describing their project- Sustainable Desalination: Growing Green Energy to Deliver Clean Water: http://jianglab.eng.uci.edu/epap3/.
EPA P3 Team at UC Irvine Presents Second Seminar on Desalination
Submitted by jgellers on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 12:10
The EPA P3 Team at UC Irvine Presents:
Current Developments in Seawater
FRGinIEC Member Jessica Pratt Wins UCI Public Impact Fellowship
Submitted by jgellers on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 20:20See the UCI feature article on PhD Candidate in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Jessica Pratt here.
EPA P3 Team at UC Irvine Kicks Off Seminar Series on Desalination
Submitted by jgellers on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 13:59
The EPA P3 Team at UC Irvine Presents:
