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Royal Leadership and Awards for the Ageing

Environmental issues are, far too often, inherently controversial and lacking in simple solutions. How does one weigh the feasibility of building a dam to provide hydroelectric power against the possibility of destroying a river's fragile ecocomplex and its component ecosystems — valued resources for generations? Or clear-cutting a forest to create farmland, resulting in the destruction of a natural habitat? Or importing hazardous waste to boost the local economy to the possible detriment of children's health? Although most environmental issues, such as solid waste or water pollution, share some universality of nature, each nation and even each community has a unique perspective that needs to be addressed. SIPI's Global Change Media Briefings provide a forum for in-depth discussion of the questions surrounding environmental controversies. These briefings, featuring a panel of experts, present an opportunity for international and US journalists to learn about possible solutions to each other's environmental problems. Particular attention is paid to the dilemmas faced by developing nations.