Environmental and Energy Studies

Naira Harutyunyan, PhD Candidate, published a book “Closing the Decade of Kyoto”. With the end of the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and in view of current negotiations on the second round of commitments, this book provides an analysis of the evolution of the clean development mechanism (CDM) framework, with its strengths and restrictions, and trends within the world’s carbon market infrastructure.

Mukesh Gupta, Ph.D. Student is teaching under Roma Access Program (RAP) to the students who want to apply for Master’s program in Environmental Sciences at the CEU/Western European/United States Universities at the end of the Academic Year 2012-2013. The Roma Access Program is a 9-month preparatory, non-degree program whose mission is to achieve the entrance of promising Roma youth into high quality international post-graduate programs in the Social Sciences and the Humanities.

In a recent research study by the Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN), CEU Professor Diana Urge-Vorsatz analyzed best possible mitigation of building energy-related greenhouse gas emissions both regionally and globally, and as a lead author also suggested policy scenarios for achieving the best-case mitigation targets.

Naira Harutyunyan, PhD Candidate, authors an article “Water Technologies in Ancient Armenia”. The article presents an overview of irrigation and water supply structures in Ancient Armenia during the pre-Urartian and the Urartian period, first named in Assyrian inscriptions around 1250 B.C. It presents hydraulic technology in Urartian urban centers and ancient irrigation systems around Van Lake.

From 28 August to 1 September, the 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology was held in Glasgow, Scotland. Held every 3 years, this event attracts some of the most prominent conservation practitioners and researchers from Europe and around the globe to engage in debates and discussion concerning conservation science and practice. This year's Congress, themed 'Conservation on the Edge', was represented by department faculty (B.

Mukesh Gupta, PhD student published a book “Carbon Credits and Local Communities: Promoting Self Sufficiency Through Carbon Credits From Conservation and Management of Forests”. The book description is as below:

Naira Harutyunyan, PhD Candidate, recently published a book “Genetic Engineering in Agricultural Landscapes: Controversy, International Policy-Making, Transnational Corporate Interests, and Implications for Armenia”. The book scrutinizes the claimed benefits and potential risks of GMOs, focusing on crops and food products, with consideration of implications for social and environmental sustainability. It investigates international GMO policy-making alongside the role of corporations in shaping global agrifood governance. The book then proceeds with analyses of the situation in Armenia.

Naira Harutyunyan, PhD candidate, published a research article “State versus private sector provision of water services in Armenia” in the Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. The article was presented at the 8th International Conference on "Urban Watershed Management: Water Systems in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas" Beijing, China, September 06-08, 2011. The conference was organized by Tsinghua University (China), US Environmental Protection Agency, Environment and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (USA), and H2-O (China).

Naira Harutyunyan, PhD Candidate, authored a research article “Is Armenia ready to confront global gene giants?” to be presented at the "Social and Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development: Alternative Models in Central and Eastern Europe", European Parliament, Brussels, October 15-17, 2012. The paper will be published at the special issues of Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe and EMECON.