Locations
Island of Oahu
The first half of the institute is based in Honolulu on the Island of Oahu in Hawai‘i. The island is an ideal microcosm of the environmental issues the globe faces. Highly food and energy dependent on imports, with most to the earth’s ecosystems represented and hotspot of endangered species, field studies in Oahu allow participants to see issues first-hand.
Boulder, Colorado
We spend a week in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. in an innovative example community. Boulder, Colorado shows what groups can achieve when united. In 1967, Boulder voters were the first city in the U.S. to vote in favor of taxes to purchase and maintain open space. It has over 100 miles of bikeways and the highest number of bike commuters in the U.S. It recently became the world's first SmartGrid city.
Washington, DC
By seeing this iconic city and meeting policy makers at the Senate Committee on Enviornment and Public Works, enforcers and the Enviornmental Protection Agency, and policy influencers in industry and NGO sectors, participants gain greater understanding of the U.S. The solutions SUSI teams found can be vetted, giving crucial public communication experience. A final presentation at the U.S. Department of State is a culminating reflection and opportunity to share home country Action Plans.
The first half of the institute is based in Honolulu on the Island of Oahu in Hawai‘i. The island is an ideal microcosm of the environmental issues the globe faces. Highly food and energy dependent on imports, with most to the earth’s ecosystems represented and hotspot of endangered species, field studies in Oahu allow participants to see issues first-hand.
Boulder, Colorado
We spend a week in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. in an innovative example community. Boulder, Colorado shows what groups can achieve when united. In 1967, Boulder voters were the first city in the U.S. to vote in favor of taxes to purchase and maintain open space. It has over 100 miles of bikeways and the highest number of bike commuters in the U.S. It recently became the world's first SmartGrid city.
Washington, DC
By seeing this iconic city and meeting policy makers at the Senate Committee on Enviornment and Public Works, enforcers and the Enviornmental Protection Agency, and policy influencers in industry and NGO sectors, participants gain greater understanding of the U.S. The solutions SUSI teams found can be vetted, giving crucial public communication experience. A final presentation at the U.S. Department of State is a culminating reflection and opportunity to share home country Action Plans.