[Mitworld] New: Duflo on Poverty, Melillo on Carbon

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[FIGHTING POVERTY: WHAT WORKS? THE WORK OF THE ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL
POVERTY ACTION LAB AT MIT]

Duflo brings a pragmatic and measured look at a range of anti-poverty
programs to help deliver social impact and influence policy.

SPEAKER:
Esther Duflo
Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development
Economics;
Director, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/375/>

[QUOTE]
"Evaluating projects... can demonstrate that conventional wisdom is
wrong, or right, and how it needs to be rethought. This is critical for
maximizing the impact of limited resources."

--Esther Duflo


EVENT HOST: Alumni Association
<http://alum.mit.edu/>

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[CHANGES IN THE LAND: ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES AND THE TERRESTRIAL
BIOSPHEREíS CAPACITY TO STORE CARBON]

Melillo provides an overview of his research on carbon dioxide, and how
the chemistry of the atmosphere affects the climate system.

SPEAKER:
Jerry M. Melillo
Co-Director and Senior Scientist, The Ecosystems Center, Marine
Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/372/>

[QUOTE]
"Our knowledge of the global carbon cycle is incomplete, and our current
approach of managing it is not in the interests of humankind. Finding
better ways forward is essential if we want to travel the path of
sustainability."

--Jerry Melillo


EVENT HOST: Center for Global Change Science
<http://web.mit.edu/cgcs/www/>

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