In this year’s
Bartels World Affairs Lecture from the
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, former president of Costa Rica
Carlos Alvarado Quesada will share how conservation and sustainability are crucial for preserving democracy around the world.
Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse spots on the planet, with more than one-quarter of the nation’s land protected in parks and preserves. As Costa Rica’s leader from 2018 to 2022, Professor Alvarado proposed a challenge for his country and the world: to make Costa Rica a decarbonized nation by 2050.
During his visit to Cornell, Professor Alvarado will explore some of the questions that guided his administration: What roles do democracy and governance play in shaping environmental policies at the local, national, and global levels? And how can we meet — equitably and democratically — the basic needs of the world’s ever-growing human population without sacrificing the health of the planet and its other inhabitants?
The
Bartels World Affairs Lecture is a signature event of the
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. Part of Einaudi's work on
democratic threats and resilience, this year’s lecture is cosponsored by Einaudi’s
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. The lecture and related events are made possible by the generosity of Henry E. Bartels ’48 and Nancy Horton Bartels ’48.
