In the last installment of our series on climate change, we invite you to read an article featuring IFP Alumna Abidah Setyowati and Executive Director Joan Dassin. The piece appeared in Women’s Media Center online at the close of the Durban Conference.
Michael C. Canares is a finance expert and professor with a master's in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. In the second article for our series on climate change, he explores the power of a collective voice for people and the environment.
The second in our series on climate change, this report comes from IFP Fellow Chen "Rochan" Liang who shares the latest from Thailand, where flood waters continue to rise. In his piece, Rochan recognizes the important role now being played by his local IFP Program Officer.
To begin our feature series on climate change, IFP alumna Elis Anis, leader of the Indonesian Social Justice Network (ISJN), reports on the remarkably successful international climate change conference in Yogyakarta, the first of its kind to be organized solely by IFP alumni.
IFP recently spoke with Bill Tyson, author and media relations expert, about how scholars can use both traditional and social media to reach a broader audience and increase the social impact of their research. Q & A inside...
This Spring, the IFP family in Africa celebrated a decade of fellowships during Executive Director Joan Dassin's visit to the continent. Throughout her stay, fellows, alumni and staff from multiple regions gathered to recognize the highly successful ten year project.
In recent days, the unforgettable euphoria from Tahrir Square in early 2011 has given way to more upheaval. But social movements require persistence. Find out how IFP alumni are using history, art, and film to redefine and restore their nation.
Human rights advocate and Ford Foundation Representative Dr. Willy Mutunga - pictured above - has been nominated sole candidate for Kenya's new Chief Justice. A remarkable achievement, his pending confirmation is also the subject of fierce debate. IFP Fellow Raphael Obonyo explains why.
With a range of advanced environmental degrees, IFP Fellows and Alumni are proving their commitment to a greener world. That commitment sprang into action on April 18th, when IFP Russia joined forces with Russia’s leading multimedia news agency to co-host the first EcoBlogy Forum in Moscow.
IFP China Fellow Liao Hanbo was in Japan as a visiting scholar at the University of Tokyo when the earthquake and tsunami hit in March 2011. In this compelling article, he compares the disaster response in Japan with that of China immediately following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.