International Environmental Issues (EnvS 225)

Below you will find your White Paper country, environmental topic, and various contexts.  You will need to narrow both the country and topic into specifics for your Problem statement.  For instance, you will need to specify an exact location within the country (i.e., Port-au-Prince, Haiti), and exactly what aspect of your topic you are exploring (i.e., deforestation practices for the land/soil category).  It will depend on your own interests and the available research material for your country.  Environmental problems are impacted by many variables. Consider any of the contexts below for a better understanding of the background of your environmental issue, and for crafting your policy recommendation.

Country & Issue:

          India

 Samantha Arneberg- biodiversity

Kyra Walton- biodiversity

Stephanie Barley- waste management

          China

 Kelli Duncan- air

Jason Mahuron- water

Leilani Beard- marine/coastal resources

Kenya

 Laura Becker- biodiversity

Jeff Mitchell- water

Denise Canady- waste management

          Haiti

Brian Clapp - land/soil

Jessica Finch - water              

         Australia

Rebecca Jones- air

Derrick Reeves- land/soil

Valerie Kimbro - biodiversity

Costa Rica

 Shanna Knight- energy

Ecuador

Jeffrey Mitchell- biodiversity

 Anthony Pastrama- marine/coastal resources

Venezuela

 Megan Ritchie- biodiversity 

 Janelle Rogers-  land/soil

Argentina

Zane Sapp- marine/coastal resources

Jana Smith- energy

Contexts:

Economic
Political
Historical
Socio-Cultural
Demographical
Religious