by envirolab | Apr 19, 2016 | Clinic, Indigenous Communities, Palm Oil, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Yale-NUS
Claremont McKenna College student Johann Lim (’18), a History & Government major from Singapore, reflects upon his experience on the EnviroLab Asia Clinic Trip. In the photo above, he is taking a picture with Madison Vorva (PO’17), Stephanie Steinbrecher...
by envirolab | Apr 5, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Development, Indigenous Communities, Palm Oil, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Yale-NUS
Scripps College student Stephanie Steinbrecher (’16), an English major & Environmental Analysis minor, writes about her web of experiences from the EnviroLab Asia Clinic Trip. From January 3 to January 13, 2016, students and faculty from the Claremont...
by envirolab | Mar 22, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Indigenous Communities, Research Cluster, Southeast Asia
On March 21, 2016, it was announced that the proposed Mega Dam, which would have flooded indigenous villages and altered the ecosystem of the Baram River, had been halted due to the activism of indigenous communities. Elizabeth Weinlein, an Environmental Policy and...
by envirolab | Mar 16, 2016 | Clinic, Dam, Development, Indigenous Communities, Southeast Asia
Fernando Salud (second from the right), an Engineering major from The Philippines at Harvey Mudd College writes about how EnviroLab Asia’s Clinic Trip to Singapore and Malaysia shaped his views on dam-building, development, and sustainability. From January 3 to...
by envirolab | Mar 10, 2016 | Clinic, Indigenous Communities, Southeast Asia
Professor James Taylor (bottom right), Professor of Theatre at Pomona College, writes about his experience in EnviroLab Asia’s Clinic Trip. From January 3 to January 13, 2016, ten students and eight faculty from the Claremont Colleges embarked on a 10-day...