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Bridging Continents and Currents: How Water and the Environment Shape Georgetown’s Global Leadership

For Dr. Raha Hakimdavar, it all began with water. As a child, it was “her first fascination,” and she first began ceremonially collecting rainfall in pots and pans in her-…

February 13, 2025

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Forces of Nature: Water-related Environmental Extremes in a Changing Climate

A Common Home Spotlight by ECo Faculty Network member Dr. Marisa O. EnsorJanuary 9, 2025 The year 2024 ended with a stark reminder that destructive environmental extremes…

January 9, 2025

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Climate Negotiations at COP29:  Financing a Livable Planet for All?

A Common Home Spotlight by ECo Faculty Network member Dr. Marisa O. EnsorDecember 7, 2024 The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate…

December 7, 2024

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University Stories

On the Way to a New Degree: One Security Guy’s Journey to the Hilltop and Back Again

Most people and ideas have an origin story. For Dr. Marcus King, that was a childhood marked by environmental beauty–and scarring–as he watched acid rain’s severe…

October 31, 2024

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On the Ground in Greece with the Earth Commons

The Earth Commons pilots a model for international environmental collaboration in a climate change…

August 29, 2024