Conference: “Dynamics of Transformational Environmental Policy Reform”

Contact Name: Lisa MatthewsTransformational change is well established in business and can deliver outstanding results. In the world of environmental policy, however, many transformational policy reforms flounder.

The list of reasons for failure is long. Using case studies drawn primarily from Australia, North America and Europe, this international conference will examine key factors that drive success in environmental policy reform.
 
The day will be facilitated by the Australian Studies Chair at Harvard University, Prof. Mike Youngwho is teaching a course on transforming water, fish, forest and environmental policies.
 
This is an opportunity to learn from a unique set of practitioners and researchers with demonstrated experience in success policy reform.

From Australia

• Andrew Campbell, a former environment administrator who played a key role in establishing Australia’s Landcare and  biodiversity conservation programs and now heads Charles Darwin University’s Environment Institute
• Quentin Grafton, a prominent Australian fishery, energy and water policy reformer from the Australian National University
• Deborah Peterson, a Victoria University Board member with extensive government experience in implementing reforms and working on productivity reform

 From North America and Europe

• Georgeta Vidican, a member of the German Development Institute speaking on lessons from the reform of energy subsidies
• Rebecca Henderson, a Harvard University specialist in the environmental transformation of business
• David Fairman, Consensus Building Institute Managing Director speaking on successful negotiation strategies
• David Keith, a Harvard University specialist identifying lessons from the failure of climate policy development
• Dustin Garrick, a McMaster University expert on water reform and the barriers imposed by transaction costs
• Jim Salzman, a Duke University environmental lawyer presenting lessons emerging from the failure of ecosystem service payment programs