Events
Discussion: Mining Local Procurement – A Necessary Lever to Overcome the Resource Curse
Jun 10, 2019
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International Institute for Environment and Development
London, UK
The creation of a global standard on local procurement reporting for mining companies will be discussed in the latest IIED seminar on 10 June, featuring…
Women, Conflict, and the Future of Economic Empowerment
Jun 5, 2019
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Women for Women International
Vancouver, Canada
A Women Deliver concurrent session bringing together donors, NGOs, and a youth leader. This session will explore women's economic empowerment in conflict-affected situations.
Who: Women for Women…
National Security Implications of Climate Change
Jun 5, 2019
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US House of Representatives
Washington, DC
The US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will convene an open hearing about the national security implications of climate change. During this hearing, the…
A Key to Combating Climate Change: Empowering Girls and Women
Jun 5, 2019
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BSR, UNFCCC, and Women’s Environment and Development Organizatio
Vancouver, Canada
Women bear the brunt of climate change, yet they are the world’s best bet in the fight for a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet. This…
Harnessing the Power of Research to Effect Gender Transformative Change
Jun 4, 2019
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American Jewish World Service
Vancouver, Canada
Around the globe, women and girls remain uncounted, undervalued and underrepresented in policy and programs—including in data used by the international development community to set…
OSCE Security Days
Jun 4, 2019
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE has traditionally been active in promoting initiatives and creating platforms for many different forms of dialogue at various levels as a means of…
Berlin Climate and Security Conference
Jun 4, 2019
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German Federal Foreign Office, adelphi, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Berlin, Germany
Germany has made the link between climate change and security policy a top priority for its two-year term (2019-2020) as a UN Security Council (UNSC)…
Gender and Climate Change: Climate Justice Solutions
Jun 4, 2019
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BSR, UNFCCC, Women's Environment and Development Organization
Vancouver, Canada
This session explores the linkages between gender equality, women’s empowerment and climate change by highlighting the differentiated impacts of climate change, and how they exacerbate…
Women Building Power: African Feminist Efforts on Energy & Climate Justice
Jun 3, 2019
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Global Justice Now
London, UK
Organised peasant and working-class women impacted by extractives industries in African countries are defending their communities and their own gender-specific interests against insatiable extractives industries.…
Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Jun 3, 2019
- Jun 6, 2019
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Women Deliver
Vancouver, Canada
The Women Deliver 2019 Conference will be the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women in…
Deconstructing the Gendered Causes of Malnutrition
Jun 3, 2019
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World Vision
Vancouver Canada
Women and girls face unique challenges to attaining good health and nutrition. What are we doing to challenge these, and what can we do better?…
Resilience in Global Food Systems: What Does This Look Like and What Will It Take?
Jun 2, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019
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Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD)
Washington, DC
Nourishing the world’s population in an era of increasing strain on planetary resources and boundaries requires a more resilient global food system. Yet how do…
Creating a Gender Equal World: the Transformative Power of Women's Rights to Land
Jun 2, 2019
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Landsea
Vancouver, Canada
Cocktail reception where guests will learn how to break down the barriers to gender-equal land rights, about a new global advocacy campaign to ensure women…
Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference
May 23, 2019
- May 25, 2019
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Winthrop University and James Madison University
Seville, Spain
For over a millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings…
Dark Commerce and Corruption: Undermining a Sustainable Future
May 23, 2019
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World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
The global trade of goods has drastically and fundamentally changed in recent years. The illicit trade of natural resources and associated corruption threatens both biodiversity…
Border Regimes, Territorial Discourses and Feminist Politics
May 22, 2019
- May 24, 2019
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Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, University of Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland
The NORA conference 2019, on critical feminist cross-disciplinary research and activities relying on contemporary and/or historical perspectives, focuses on the theme of material and symbolic…
Disaster Security: Using Intelligence and Military Planning for Energy and Environmental Risks
May 21, 2019
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Wilson Center
Washington, DC
From glacier melt in the Andes and hurricanes in New York and Hawaii, to hybrid disasters, cyber operations, and geoengineering, the US military and intelligence…
2019 Pacific Environmental Security Forum
May 21, 2019
- May 24, 2019
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US Indo-Pacific Command and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Wellington, New Zealand
Germany will host a high-level ‘Conference on Climate and Security’ in Berlin. It came as a strong statement of intent as the link between climate…
Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group Meeting
May 20, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Arlington, VA
The next meeting of the Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group will be held on May 20, 2019, from 3:00 to 5:00pm ET. The meeting will be…
3rd Liberian Mining, Energy & Petroleum Conference & Exhibition
May 15, 2019
- May 16, 2019
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Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Republic of Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia
Launched to help boost Liberia’s rich mining, energy and petroleum industries, the Liberian International Mining, Energy & Petroleum Conference & Exhibition (LIMEP) is back for…
Water as a Tool for Resilience in Times of Crisis
May 14, 2019
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Wilson Center
Washington, DC
About 90 percent of USAID’s water priority countries are conflict-affected or fragile. Last year, over 60 million people around the world were affected by more…
Webinar: Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding in Oceans Governance
May 9, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
This is the third of our three-part webinar series concerning science diplomacy and environmental peacebuilding. In this session, we will focus on this topic in…
Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding: Prospects and Challenges in the Polar Regions (Second Webinar in a Series on Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding)
May 3, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online
The role of science in environmental diplomacy, whether it is in terms of fostering research collaborations between countries or communities, or in terms of its…
Webinar from the USAID Soybean Innovation Lab and Partners: Gender & Land Matter in Rural Ghana and the World
May 2, 2019
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USAID's Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research
GoToWebinar US
The USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research (Soybean Innovation Lab, SIL) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, May 2, at 10 a.m. CDT…
Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific: Is Gender Relevant?
Apr 30, 2019
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ANU Climate Change Institute & ANU Gender Institute
Australia
Is gender a consideration for your program, project or research? Now is the time to reflect on this.
Women are often portrayed as more vulnerable to…
Fundamentals of Conservation Conflict Transformation
Apr 29, 2019
- May 3, 2019
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Center for Conservation Peacebuilding
Estes Park, Colorado
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…
Beyond Land: Gender Equality in Restoration
Apr 29, 2019
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Global Landscapes Forum
Online
As climate advocates increasingly call for nature as the key to healing climate and biodiversity crises, the spotlight on restoration is growing. The recent announcement…
Emerging Frontiers of Extractive Industry Transparency: Procurement and Sub-Contracting
Apr 24, 2019
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Mining Shared Value
Washington, DC
Extractive industry sites spend hundreds of millions each year on of goods and services – but how much is staying in host countries? What corruptions…
Leading Practices in Natural Resource Governance Workshop
Apr 24, 2019
- Apr 25, 2019
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Canadian International Resources and Development Institute
Vancouver, Canada
The Canadian International Resources and Development Institute (CIRDI) is pleased to invite you to our Leading Practices in Natural Resource Governance Workshop. The workshop will feature participants from…
How Much Land Does a Women Need? Women, Land Rights, and Rural Development
Apr 18, 2019
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Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Boston, MA, USA
For more information and to register, please visit https://genderandsecurity.org/projects-resources/consortium-lectures/how-much-land-does-woman-need-women-land-rights-and-rural.
Where: University of Massachusetts Boston, MA, USA
When: 18 April 2019
Organizers: Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights, University of Massachusetts…