February 27-29, 2012 WHO-TDR Workshop Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Derek Willis, EI Fellow, and Barbara Platzer, CRED Assistant Director, participated in a workshop led by WHO-Tropical Disease Research (TDR) on the “Assessment of Research Needs for Public Health Adaptation to Social, Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Vector-Borne Diseases in Africa” held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia… read more

Climate Change: Uncertainty and the Burden of Proof David H. Krantz I propose that uncertainty about climate change is an argument for vigorous departures from Business-As-Usual. The burden of proof should be shifted: anyone who favors BAU should be obliged to demonstrate that catastrophic climate change is extremely unlikely. Skepticism about climate change has many… read more