Case Consortium @ Columbia Announces First Sustainable Development Case

March 17, 2014 - PRLog -- The Case Consortium @ Columbia is happy to introduce our first case on sustainable development.

The case, Côte Sud Initiative: Integrated Development in Haiti, takes students into the world of international sustainable development. It looks at the challenges that confront a comprehensive development project (environment, education, health etc.) in the south of Haiti in 2012.

The case will draw students into the world of international donors, intergovernmental organizations, academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations and a national government all pursuing sustainable development goals.

Ask students to consider what is required to implement ambitious and comprehensive development projects in an unstable political context. What kind of skills are required to negotiate such an environment? What role does science play in development projects?

This case includes interviews with members of the Columbia Earth Institute who worked firsthand on a major sustainable development project in Haiti.

The Case Consortium is grateful to the Columbia Earth Institute for its willingness to work with us on this project. To access the case, go to our website: https://casestudies.jrn.columbia.edu and check out Case Collection!