EnDev is made up of students from many countries who love experiencing new places and cultures and meeting people from all corners of the globe. The SIG is motivated by the belief that sustaining environmental quality to support the world’s poor is among the most critical challenges today. EnDev seeks to enrich the SIG experience with topics related to this challenge, discuss topics pertinent to our work around the world, and support academic and professional development in this area.

The mission of the Environment and Development Student Interest Group is to

• Explore the relationships between culture, politics, economics and science to gain insights into the root causes of environmental problems in the developing world.
• Learn innovative approaches to environment and development challenges that cross borders and contexts.
• Support students’ academic work on environment and development issues and professional development for environment and development careers.