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Teresa Kramarz
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Dr. Teresa Kramarz is an Associate Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in the University of Toronto. She directs the Munk One undergraduate program, co-directs the Environmental Governance Lab, and is the co-convener of the Accountability in Global Environmental Governance Task Force of the Earth System Governance network. Her work focuses on environmental accountability, public-private partnerships, international organizations, and the governance of oil and mining industries in the Latin America. Dr. Kramarz is the author of two books, Forgotten Values: The World Bank and Environmental Partnerships (2020) and Global Environmental Governance and the Accountability Trap (2019) both published by MIT Press. Her forthcoming book Populist Moments and Extractivist States in Ecuador and Venezuela is published by Palgrave Macmillan. Her most recent articles appear in Global Environmental Politics, Society and Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Governance, and Review of Policy Research. She has been working on environmental policy and governance issues for over 25 years starting as an international civil servant in the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, and now as an academic.
Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental disasters hit marginalized communities the hardest. Not just because they are more exposed to risk, but ... Read More
Greta Thunberg—the 16-year-old girl who just one year ago started a global climate movement—has spoken loud and clear about demanding action against ... Read More
Brazil and the developing world are not the only culprits on climate change. The developed world too shares the blame for CO2 output. Unfortunately, the ... Read More
There is a common thread across the experiences of indigenous people in Latin America with extractive industries. As Birds of Passage highlights through ... Read More
Two competing norms have emerged on the treatment of women in modern society. In times of such social polarization we are rehashing once-settled issue. ... Read More
The Trump administration’s decision to abandon the Paris Agreement was no surprise. The world, U.S. cities, and U.S. businesses are already moving on, ... Read More
Violence against women is a pervasive reality in the Americas. While the state has a primary responsibility in providing protection to women, what role do ... Read More