Past / Published Global Development Projects

The Haath Mein Sehat Project... - Pairs technology and education - Run by student volunteers from Mumbai, India and Berkeley, CA - Partners with local NGOs for sustainability - Focuses on point-of-use household water treatment for urban slums - Bridges the gap in between research and development in practice - Works in Behrampada (Bandra East) and Panchsheel Nagar (Sion) - Developing a process model to scale to other urban slums Learn more

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) has a two-fold mission: 1. to urge universities to ensure that lifesaving medical products developed in campus labs are accessible in developing countries; and 2. to facilitate and promote research on neglected diseases–diseases that devestate poor countries, but predominantly affect those too poor to attract private-sector R&D investment. In both cases, UC Berkeley is well-placed to make a difference. Learn more

1) To establish a research database so that the UC Berkeley School of Public Health may use the data to research maternal mortality, drug distribution, and relevant subjects. 2) Send needed medical supplies to maternity clinics and/or other clinic types. Learn more

provide a forum for discussion regarding appropriate engineering on campus, coordinate collaborations for field work, and to promote awareness on sustainability issues Learn more

• Drastically reduce the carbon dioxide associated with kit homes through local production. • Implement a pilot scale plant that would allow for the local production of sustainable building materials. • Work with the local government, builders and policy makers to further develop the support for locally produced materials. • The improvement of the dwelling comfort, by the incorporation of sustainable techniques. • Identification of the ways that imported construction materials can be replaced by local resources. (Completed) • The acquisition of data on climatic performance of the existing MTR construction (Completed) • Usage of these data for the research of the modifications to improve the existing MTR with focus on consumer savings of energy and water. (Completed) Learn more

Determine if the Payment for Environmental Services (PES) model is an effective means of reducing the cost of improving drinking water and supporting economic development in rural areas of China. This summer, both researchers will be hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences' State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology based in Beijing to explore the effectiveness of PES in the Hai River watershed. Learn more