Dialogues and Workshops
Through its Uncommon Dialogues and workshops the Stanford Woods Institute brings together leaders from government, NGOs and business with experts from Stanford and other academic institutions to develop practical solutions to pressing environmental challenges. These dialogues equip leaders to make informed decisions for a sustainable future while creating a two-way flow of information that brings new perspectives and context to Stanford's environmental research. Learn more about our past workshops and dialogues and download summaries and other resources below. For more information about organizing a dialogue or workshop with the Stanford Woods Institute, contact:
Brian Sharbono
Program Manager
650.721.2916
sharbono@stanford.edu
Featured Dialogue/Workshop
Climate Change Implementation Project Conference Series
May 6, 2016 8:45 am
In Fall 2015 Stanford scholars launched a Climate Change Implementation Project to gather policy and governance ideas for how the next President of the United States might address climate change at the outset of his or her Presidency.
Photo Credit: Aaron Hockley/Flickr
Dialogues and Workshops
Climate Change Implementation Project Conference Series »
May 6, 2016 8:45 am
In Fall 2015 Stanford scholars launched a Climate Change Implementation Project to gather policy and governance ideas for how the next President of the United States might address climate change at the outset of his or her Presidency. Photo Credit: Aaron Hockley/Flickr
Climate Change Implementation Project Workshop II »
January 11, 2016 8:30 am
Through a series of workshops and conferences, an interdisciplinary and cross-sector panel of experts are identifying policy tools that the next President might employ to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the United States’ pivot to a clean energy economy.
Climate Change Implementation Project Workshop I »
November 19, 2015 8:00 am
In Fall 2015 Stanford scholars launched a Climate Change Implementation Project to gather policy and governance ideas for how the next President of the United States might address climate change at the outset of his or her Presidency.
Identifying Challenges & Barriers in the Implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act »
January 27, 2015 8:00 am
After three years of severe drought, the California legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014, which creates a statewide framework for groundwater regulation. This legislation came into effect on January 1, 2015, and presents local water agencies with significant opportunities and challenges. Those challenges and potential solutions were the topic of a 2015 Uncommon Dialogue convened by Water in the West and the Nature Conservancy of California, which served as the basis of a new report issued August 5