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Restaurants Lose $162 Billion To Food Waste, New Report Finds

Over-serving is eroding margins. According to a study led by MS in Climate, Environment & Health academic co-director Dr. Gina Green, fixing portions is one of the fastest ways…

March 25, 2026

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Why Those Uneaten Fries and Side of Potatoes Are Bloating U.S. Food Waste

During the winter of 2024, Professor Gina Green and her research team undertook a messy assignment: picking through restaurants’ trash in Washington, DC. They wanted to find…

March 4, 2026

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How Accra tackled complex challenges in an urban slum

Faculty director Dr. Jessica Kritz explores how stakeholders in a developing country can approach and resolve complex.…

January 14, 2026

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Context, Culture, and Governance in an Informal Community in Ghana: A Case Study for Community-Based Adaptation in Public Administration

The paper challenges dominant development paradigms and argues for creative community engagement based on insights from relational and public values-based.…

November 11, 2025

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Redefining Development: Resolving Complex Challenges in a Global Context

In 2015, Old Fadama, the largest informal community in Accra, was a government 'no-go zone.' Armed guards accompanied a participatory action research team and stakeholders as…

July 23, 2025

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Wastewater monitoring for Covid-19 is picking up steam across the US

Interest in using wastewater surveillance to monitor Covid-19 continues to grow in the United States, as the values of the early detection tool come into clearer.…

April 4, 2022

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District Launches Website to Promote Sustainable Living

Gina Green, Faculty Director of the Masters in Climate, Environment & Health and a professor at Georgetown’s Earth Commons environmental and sustainability innovation, …

March 14, 2022