Environmental Research for the Greater Middle East

RAND analyzes environmental legislation and policies on resource management to find cost-effective and politically feasible solutions to environmental problems.

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    Content

    Community Health and Environmental Policy

    The Community Health and Environmental Policy program focuses on such topics as infrastructure, science and technology, community design, community health promotion, migration and population dynamics, transportation, energy, and climate and the environment.

  • Report

    Natural Gas and Israel's Energy Future

    Israel can make natural gas usage a bigger part of its energy portfolio without jeopardizing its security, but even more importantly, the nation needs to make conservation measures a priority in its future energy plans.

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    Report

    More Support Is Needed to Integrate Nongovernmental Agencies in Human Recovery from Disasters

    Changing emergency planning rules to make nongovernmental organizations a key component of recovery efforts could get them involved earlier and speed the full recovery of communities after disaster strikes.

  • Report

    Report

    Public Health Preparedness and Response to Chemical and Radiological Incidents

    One under-examined area of public health emergency preparedness concerns incidents involving the release of chemical or radiological substances, which can have serious public health consequences. This report focuses on the roles of the public health service in emergency preparedness and its response to such incidents.

  • Event

    Locating Katrina in Time and Space, with Author Lori Peek

    Guest speaker Lori Peek will discuss her book The Continuing Storm: Learning from Katrina in which she and co-author Kai Erikson delve into the enduring and often hidden effects of extreme events. In this presentation, Peek will discuss research on children and families who were affected by Katrina as well as several other major disasters. [Virtual]