By Kevin Merrill

Rosina M. Bierbaum, dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, has been appointed a Fellow at The World Bank under a new global fellowship program designed to bring expertise into the Bank's development work.

Dean Bierbaum co-directed The World Bank's 2010 World Development Report, which focused on climate change. In her role as Fellow (an advisory position that is not full-time), she will remain based in Ann Arbor while working with the Bank's climate-change team to develop screening tools for lending operations in low-income countries.

As part of a new knowledge partnership on "Green Development,"  Dean Bierbaum will work with a team to move forward research and dialogue on this issue. She also will advise developing-country governments on climate adaptation.

The Bank Fellows program was designed to attract global technical and policy experts for short periods to provide new perspectives on policy, performance and implementation. Fellows contribute to policy analysis, advise governments, promote knowledge sharing and bring cutting-edge solutions to countries.

World Bank Fellows are nominated by World Bank staff and approved by the Knowledge and Learning Council of the World Bank.

About the World Bank Fellows Program
The World Bank Fellows Program has been established to encourage the flow of knowledge and innovative ideas between high-level experts who are globally recognized practitioners in their field. These individuals may be located within academia, government or the private sector, and interested to come on short-term assignments to the World Bank.

Fellows provide the World Bank with expert consultation and contribute key technical knowledge and professional experience to issues related to investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, environmental and natural resource management, to name a few.

The World Bank Fellows will open up dialogue on new development issues and lend their expertise and enhance the World Bank's advice. The program taps the expertise of these highly qualified professionals to meet critical intellectual and analytical needs in the World Bank's priority programs and represent a variety of professions.