Maui Water Commission Holds Public Hearing on Model Developed by Millennium Institute 10/16/09
The Maui Water Commission is holding a public hearing on the model developed by Millennium Institute (MI) to analyze the broad impacts of decisions and actions about exploiting Maui's water resources for the island's sustainable development.

MI Study Presented at Congressional Testimony 1/31/09
A study, Evaluating the Creation of a Parallel Non-Oil Transportation System in an Oil Constrained Future conducted by Millennium Institute examining the effects of several oil versus non-oil transportation policy scenarios on GDP, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy availability was presented before the House Sub Committee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, January 28, 2009.

The Right (And Wrong) Way to Spend $1 Trillion 1/30/09
MI was represented on the panel of experts that participated in a presentation and discussion of "Steel Wheel Interstate" a proposal by Phillip Longman, Senior Fellow and Research Director of New America Foundation's Next Social Contract Initiative.

Scenario-based Planning Workshop Held in Mauritius 8/17/08
MI recently conducted a three-week System Dynamics-based Development Planning course in collaboration with the Mauritius Research Council (MRC) in Port Louis, Mauritius.

Energy Conversation to Secure America's Future 7/21/08
MI presented the Threshold 21 model at the July Energy Conversation. The Energy Conversation is a monthly event, aimed at bringing diverse groups together to talk and understand the technologies, systems, and consequences associated with our actions.

Adaptation to Climate Change in Bangladesh Workshop Held 5/28/08
MI, Bangladesh Development Research Center (BDRC), Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS), and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) jointly organized a workshop on "Conceptualizing Effective and Efficient Adaptation Policies to Climate Change in Bangladesh" in Bellagio, Italy from May 20-22, 2008.

Global Agriculture Assessment Report Released Amid Growing Food Crises 4/20/08
"The way the world grows its food will have to change radically to better serve the poor and hungry if the world is to cope with a growing population and climate change while avoiding social breakdown and environmental collapse."

Regional Workshop on Migration and Economic Development in Africa 3/24/08
MI participated in the regional workshop on “Migration and Economic Development in Africa”, which took place from 17 – 19 March 2008 in Dakar, Senegal.

MI Collaborates with Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) on Energy Bill 8/6/07
MI is closely collaborating with Congressman Roscoe Bartlett’s (R-MD) office to analyze the impacts of increasing the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and introducing a National Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) bills.

MI Conducts Workshop for ECOWAS Commission 7/20/07
MI conducted a two-day workshop in July for the ECOWAS Commission to demonstrate how the Threshold 21 and Multi Entity Gaming models can be customized for ECOWAS and its member countries to explore and address critical sustainable development and regional cooperation issues.

MI Signs Partnership on Renewable Nations Consortium 7/19/07
MI has entered into a partnership with SolarQuest and Baltic Sea Solutions (BASS) to establish a Renewable Nations Consortium to encourage and facilitate global transition to a renewable energy future.

World Bank Commends Mozambique’s PSRP Process 2/20/07
At a recent meeting of the Executive Directors of the International Development Association, the directors commended the preparation of Mozambique’s second poverty reduction strategy paper (PARPA II).

MI Conducts Workshop for Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12/14/06
MI was invited by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conduct a workshop for its senior officials to explore how our Threshold 21 and Multi-Entity Gaming models can be valuable additions to the tools used by the ministry in their development assistance programs. 

MI Announces a Six-week System Dynamics-based Development Planning Course 12/8/06
MI announces its 2007 six-week course on System Dynamics-based Development Planning from March 5 – April 14, 2007. The course provides the theory, method, techniques and tools for System Dynamics-based development planning, and is targeted at professionals working in the development planning field, including government officials, representatives of civil society, and the academic community.