Events

International Seminar on The Security Implications of Emerging Climate Altering Technologies

Oct 23, 2019 | Egmont Institute
Brussels, Belgium

Addressing the Climate and Security nexus is one of Belgium’s priorities for its 2019-2020 mandate as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.…

A Roundtable Discussion on Women, Peace, and Security in West Africa: Coalition Building and Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas

Oct 21, 2019 | Partners Global
Washington, DC

To unpack experiences, challenges, and successes in women’s grassroots movements for peace, PartnersGlobal is convening a roundtable of experts and practitioners in the Women, Peace,…

Building Peace in the Central African Republic: The Role of Agricultural Extension Services

Oct 21, 2019 | The Wilson Center
Washington DC

For several decades, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been engulfed in a complex crisis that has weakened the country’s social and economic fabric, including…

Women in Sustainable Agriculture National Conference

Oct 17, 2019 - Oct 19, 2019 | Women Food & Ag Network
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

Every few years, a regional women’s network takes the lead in planning a national conference for women in sustainable agriculture (WISA).

More than 400 people from…

2019 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium: "Pax Agricultura: Peace through Agriculture"

Oct 16, 2019 - Oct 18, 2019 | World Food Prize
Des Moines, Iowa

The Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, known informally as the "Borlaug Dialogue," each year brings together over 1,200 people from more than 65 countries to…

Environmental Peacebuilding in the Middle East: The Dialogue Project with Odeliya Matter and Mohammed Abusaada

Oct 16, 2019 | Department of Environmental Studies at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC)
Syracuse, New York

October 16, 2019 at 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Eggers Hall, 220

Odeliya Matter and Mohammed Abusaada are alumni of the Arava Institute. At the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, students…

Protecting the Environment in Areas Affected by Armed Conflict

Oct 15, 2019 | Chatham House
London, UK

In 2011, the UN’s International Law Commission first included the ‘protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts’ in its programme of work. Earlier…

How the VGGT Have Changed Rural Women's Lives: Key Strategies and Innovations Towards Gender Equality

Oct 15, 2019 | Committee on World Food Security
Rome, Italy

The purpose of the side event is to showcase key strategies and innovations that are contributing to gender equality in agriculture and land tenure in…

MENA Workshop on Water Security & Environmental Peacebuilding

Oct 14, 2019 - Oct 16, 2019 | EcoPeace Middle East
Rabat, Morocco

Climate change and its disruptive impact on water resources are increasingly recognized as a threat multiplier that exacerbates conflict in areas around the world. Climate-induced…

Environment, Gender, and Disasters

Oct 11, 2019 | Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction and UN Environment
Geneva, Switzerland

To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) would like…

Colombian Women on the Frontline: the Role of Women Human Rights Defenders Working on Peace

Oct 10, 2019 | European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
Brussels, Belgium

Claudia Mejía Duque and Katerin Jurado Díaz from Sisma Mujer, and Maria Eugenia Cruz Alarcón from the National Network of Women Human Rights Defenders are leading figures for the protection…

PeaceCon 2019: Natural Resource Management and the Environment

Oct 2, 2019 - Oct 4, 2019 | Alliance for Peacebuilding and US Institute for Peace
Washington, DC

Hosted in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), PeaceCon provides a dynamic platform for AfP members to network with the private foundations, policymakers…

2019 New Shape Forum: Weapons Governance

Sep 30, 2019 - Oct 1, 2019 | Global Challenges Foundation and Geneva Disarmament Platform in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation and Chatham House
Geneva, Switzerland

The Global Challenges Foundation and the Geneva Disarmament Platform, in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation and Chatham House, are pleased to announce the 2019 New Shape Forum on Weapons…

Webinar on “Hydrogovernance in Afghanistan” (Second in an Occasional Series of Discussions on Environment, Conflict, and Peace in Afghanistan)

Sep 27, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
webinar

This webinar will take a closer look at current issues relating to water, security and peacebuilding in Afghanistan. Following on the topics discussed in our first…

Advancing Women's Roles and Rights Amid Global Challenges

Sep 25, 2019 | International Peace Institute
Live Broadcast

By many indicators the status of women’s roles and rights globally are under threat. In conflict resolution processes, mediators and negotiators are rarely women, and…

Gendered Effects of the Conflicts in the South Caucasus Region and Women's Priorities for Peace

Sep 25, 2019 | European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
Brussels, Belgium

Addressing the multitude of problems which are affecting the South Caucasus requires a gender- and conflict-sensitive approach from all relevant actors, including civil society, state…

Climate Change, Water & National Security for Jordan, Palestine and Israel

Sep 24, 2019 | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
New York, NY

The Middle East region is considered a climate hotspot due to its natural water scarcity, social tensions, and political conflicts. Over the course of the…

Seminar: Dr. Geoff Dabelko and The Honorable Sharon Burke

Sep 24, 2019 | National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
Annapolis, MD

Researchers and practitioners have investigated environment and natural resources connections to security outcomes in earnest for the past thirty years. Climate change impacts entered these…

Building a Resilient Future

Sep 22, 2019 | The New School
New York City, USA

The purpose of the Day is to reinforce the focus on resilience and the commitments expected to be made at the Climate Action Summit. It…

Fierce Feminist Solutions to End Climate Chaos

Sep 22, 2019 | Women's Environment and Development Organization
New York, NY

On the eve of the Secretary General's UN Climate Summit, join the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), the Sierra Club, Women Engage for a…

Solutions For Implementing Gender-Responsive Climate Action

Sep 22, 2019 | Climate Action Summit 2019, United Nations
New York City, USA

The Social and Political Drivers coalition led by the governments of Peru and Spain, with UN Women, the government of Costa Rica and in collaboration…

Peace, Security and Climate Change

Sep 19, 2019 | International Alert
The Hague, Netherlands

There are opportunities for businesses operating in contexts of fragility and conflict to contribute proactively to peace. Their contribution to peacebuilding is however challenged by…

Tackling the threat multiplier: Addressing the role of climate change in conflict dynamics

Sep 19, 2019 | USAID
Washington DC

September Adaptation Community Meeting | Tackling the threat multiplier: Addressing the role of climate change in conflict dynamicsThu, September 19, 2019, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM…

Women, Peace & Security Reclaim Prevention!

Sep 18, 2019 | Swiss Peace
Bern, Switzerland

This conference intends to raise awareness and prompt discussion regarding the future of WPS (Wo- men, Peace & Security), and Switzerland’s role in shaping that…

European Commission Webinar: Women's Land Rights Matter

Sep 18, 2019 | European Commission
Online

The webinar will provide an overview of the main challenges and opportunities surrounding the promotion of women’s land rights as well as present what the…

"Ethnicity and Conflict in Iraq's Oil City: A History of Kirkuk" - Arbella Bet-Shlimon, University of Washington

Sep 16, 2019 | Princeton University, Department of Near Eastern Studies
Princeton, NJ

Arbella Bet-Shlimon is Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington. In her research and teaching, she focuses on twentieth-century Iraq and the Persian…

Fundamentals of Conservation Conflict Transformation

Sep 12, 2019 - Sep 16, 2019 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding
Arusha, Tanzania

The Center for Conservation Peacebuilding offers workshops designed to build the capacity of individuals and teams to collaboratively engage in the theory, principles, and practice…

Geoff Dabelko on WATH Radio to Discuss Global Environmental Issues

Sep 4, 2019 | WATH Radio
Radio Show

Geoff Dabelko, a professor in Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, will be the featured guest on the Party Line talk show…

Analytical Tools for Identifying Water Conflict Risks

Aug 29, 2019 | adelphi, Deltares, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Germany, IHE Delft, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, and World Resources Institute
Stockholm, Switzerland

This event will discuss how early warning tools can contribute to better policy responses for mitigating water conflict risks. Bringing experts from the foreign, defence,…

Women for Water Partnership: She Decides?

Aug 27, 2019 | Stockholm International Water Institute
Johanneshov, Sweden

The importance of involving both women and men in the management of water has been recognized since 1977 at the UN Water Conference at Mar…