And for those of you focused on domestic environmental issues: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-environment-coronavirus_n_5e755cf7c5b63c3b6490a703?fbclid=IwAR3k--1qKMx-PzdUgqjedVCyrm3aeb2TBTA2v9ahOPp6p456qzrWXy6LYk4
Pam On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 8:32 PM DG Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > BBC and al Jazeera are slightly better at tracking other news, but not by > much. > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2020 at 5:08 PM Wendy Jackson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> To answer your second question, I think it depends on the government >> department in question. I work for a foreign ministry (NZ), and almost all >> hands are on deck for COVID-19 response. Most countries are having massive >> consular emergencies, trying to get nationals back home, responding to >> questions from in-country non-nationals, navigating all of the border >> complexities (think of people transiting countries, families with mixed >> residency status, etc.). I cannot speak for all governments, but here this >> effort is requiring resource from across the business. This has an impact >> on all work being done; we have people backfilling, and backfilling the >> backfilling, but some work is indefinitely postponed. Every govt department >> will be affected in its own way (sorting economic packages for business; >> dealing with tourists who are still here; sorting out school policy; >> ensuring food and other supply chains are stable; etc.). >> >> I work on a multilateral desk (UN relationship management), and BAU has >> slowed to a trickle. As Pam noted, UN meetings are being scaled down, >> postponed, or cancelled. Some processes related to those meetings (e.g., >> informals, regional consultations) are happening, although at a slower >> pace. Multilats are also shifting their focus to COVID-19 matters - how >> this manifests will vary by each agency. >> >> Apologies for writing in haste but hopefully a view from a government is >> helpful. >> >> Wendy >> >> On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 12:38 PM Peter M Haas <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone got any suggested feeds that cover all the other issues that >>> we used to study? Has the media become corona obsessive, or have >>> governments and other actors stopped business as usual? >>> >>> I regularly follow the FT, NYT, WP, FP, and nada. >>> >>> >>> >>> Peter M Haas >>> >>> Professor & Graduate Program Director >>> >>> 514 Thompson Hall >>> >>> Department of Political Science >>> >>> UMASS Amherst >>> >>> Amherst MA 01003 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "gep-ed" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/1d1b01d600a2%24f1b98ea0%24d52cabe0%24%40polsci.umass.edu >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/1d1b01d600a2%24f1b98ea0%24d52cabe0%24%40polsci.umass.edu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "gep-ed" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAKu%3Do17%2BTdZS7ucQLSXiNHqgK6xYVwGCJdbE%3D8F9cjWaYKZHaQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAKu%3Do17%2BTdZS7ucQLSXiNHqgK6xYVwGCJdbE%3D8F9cjWaYKZHaQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > D.G. Webster > Associate Professor > Environmental Studies Program > Dartmouth College > 6182 Steele Hall > Hanover, NH 03755 > phone: 603-646-0213 > http://sites.dartmouth.edu/websterlab > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAKPQqY6DAEWG1Qs9k%3DdKVAHFtzXCirU20x%2BnhTM1b0VyG948Zw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAKPQqY6DAEWG1Qs9k%3DdKVAHFtzXCirU20x%2BnhTM1b0VyG948Zw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Pamela Chasek, Ph.D.* *Professor and Chair, Political Science DepartmentManhattan College* 4513 Manhattan College Parkway Riverdale, NY 10471 USA Phone: +1-718-862-7248 Fax: +1-718-862-8044 [email protected] www.manhattan.edu -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAH09KvFdAnB1JYv5y7Ve-9EnFhjXStcUhGJr8z1-F7prPUd5pg%40mail.gmail.com.
