Events

2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum

Sep 26, 2017 - Sep 28, 2017 | UN Environment and OCHA
Nairobi, Kenya

The Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF) is a unique opportunity to discuss global policy, share experiences and knowledge, forge new partnerships and agree on key…

Online Chat on "Addressing Climate Fragility Risks: What Works?"

Sep 26, 2017 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will be hosting a Rapid Fire Chat during #DebSecPlus17. The one-hour online chat will discuss the topic "Addressing Climate…

Seminar on Impact of New EU Conflict Minerals Legislation

Sep 24, 2017 - Sep 24, 2017 | Italian Exhibition Group in association with the CIBJO, World Jewelry Confederation
Vicenza, Italy

EU Regulation 2017/821, which will regulate minerals from conflict areas into the European Union, presented to the European Council and European Parliament, after prolonged discussion…

No War 2017: War and the Environment

Sep 22, 2017 - Sep 24, 2017 | CodePink, Veterans for Peace, Roots Action, End War Forever, and Irthlingz
Washington, DC

Just following the International Day of Peace, and in the tradition of No War 2016: Real Security Without Terrorism, and the best speech any U.S.…

International Conference on Water Security and Climate Change (WSCC) 2017

Sep 18, 2017 - Sep 21, 2017 | TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences (and others)
Cologne, Germany

Achieving water security is one of the major challenges faced by society on both a global and local level, as it is essential to promote…

Report of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace

Sep 14, 2017 | Geneva Water Hub and the Governments of Costa Rica, Senegal, Slovenia, and Switzerland
Maison de la Paix, Geneva

Water is a vital resource. It is essential for life, public health, food security, energy, industry and ecosystem services. It is also a major issue…

Conservation Conflict Transformation (CCT) Fundamentals Workshop

Sep 11, 2017 - Apr 15, 2017 | Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration
Washington, DC

After 3 years of conflict intervention and private contract work, the Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration (HWCC) is delighted to (finally!) be able to offer an open-to-public…

“Peacebuilding during an Age of Crisis” — Annual Conference of the International Association of Peace and Conflict Studies

Sep 11, 2017 - Sep 12, 2017 | International Association of Peace and Conflict Studies
Manchester, UK

Academic critiques of contemporary peacebuilding have shown a tendency in recent years to limit their analytical focus to the cultural, institutional, normative and political mismatches…

Webinar on International Environmental Law in the Context of Communities, Conflict, Conservation and Peace

Aug 31, 2017 | Community Conservation Research Network
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Britta Sjöstedt and Elaine Hsiao have teamed up to offer a webinar to discuss some of the issues relevant to the CEESP Theme on Environment…

H2O Catalyst, "From The Front Lines: How Global Conflicts Are Changing Water's Value"

Aug 29, 2017 | Circle of Blue and Stockholm International Water Institute

From the horn of Africa to the Middle East and India, harsh droughts and humanitarian crises are revealing water's role as a catalyst for conflict…

Environment, Development and Peace

Aug 7, 2017 - Sep 15, 2017 | University for Peace
Online

This course will introduce students to the relations between the environment, development, and peace and conflict. We will discuss the concepts of Global Environmental Change,…

Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group Meeting

Jul 19, 2017 | Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group
Washington, DC

The Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group is pleased to announce that its next meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 19 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM.…

Book Launch for Water, Security and US Foreign Policy

Jun 27, 2017 | World Wildlife Fund and the Wilson Center
Washington, DC

Water, Security and U.S. Foreign Policy offers policymakers a framework for identifying how water-related social and economic disruptions in partner countries can escalate into risks…

DRC Mining Week Expo & Conference

Jun 23, 2017 - Jun 24, 2017 | Spintelligent
Lubumbashi, DRC

We believe that providing an open dialogue between government, mining operators and technologies services providers will strengthen productivity within daily operations in the region. This…

The United States and Russia in the Arctic

Jun 21, 2017 | Woodrow Wilson Center and the Arctic Council
Washington, DC

In light of recent world media attention towards Russia and the United States, the Arctic Circle and the Wilson Center will host a Forum on the…

Environment, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC) Exhibition

Jun 21, 2017 - Jul 13, 2017 | University of New South Whales, EU Delegation to Australia, and adelphi
Canberra, Australia

As part of this year's European Climate Diplomacy Week, the ECC exhibition visualizes the dramatic and growing impact of global environmental change. It demonstrates how climate change…

23rd International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference

Jun 14, 2017 - Jun 16, 2017 | International Sustainable Development Research Society
Bogotá, Colombia

Sustainability issues today must be seen not only from an environmental perspective; the social perspective is very relevant as well for the Sustainable Development Goals.…

Climate, Conflict, & Refugees: Examining the Impact of Environmental Change on Human Security

Jun 13, 2017 | Stimson Center
Washington, DC

From rising sea levels to crowded megacities, environmental change is spurring new trends in human mobility — and posing new challenges to human security. As…

6th Annual AIAG Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing

Jun 7, 2017 | Automotive Industry Action Group
Livonia, MI

The 2017 Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing is designed to offer the necessary information for new professionals and to advance the knowledge level of those experienced…

Coordination of Assessments for Environment in Humanitarian Action

Jun 7, 2017 | Inter Agency Standing Committee
Geneva, Switzerland

Disasters cause both loss of life and damage to the natural capital upon which societal well-being depends. The Coordination of Assessments for Environment in Humanitarian…

Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Peace Studies (WESIPS) Conference

May 25, 2017 - May 27, 2017 | Dr. Richard J. Chacon (Winthrop University) and Dr. Yamilette Chacon (James Madison University)
Seville, Spain

Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings together a…

Climate, Energy, and Security with Senators Graham and Whitehouse

May 16, 2017 | The Center for Climate and Security
Washington, DC

Organizer: The Center for Climate and Security 

When: 16 May 2017, 2:00pm EDT

Where: 

Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902

Washington, DC 20002

Please join the Center for Climate and Security and…

4th Istanbul International Water Forum

May 10, 2017 - May 11, 2017 | Turkish Water Institute
Istanbul, Turkey

The world is witnessing an unprecedented rise in the number of people fleeing wars and conflicts. Turkey being in the midst of this phenomenon, the…

Water and Security in South and Southeast Asia

May 9, 2017 | Woodrow Wilson Center and World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC

Across South and Southeast Asia, rapidly changing ecological conditions are creating challenges for social stability. Growing populations and economies demand greater and greater freshwater resources,…

Key Elements for a Stable Pakistan: Confronting Internal Factors that Endanger Progress for the Region

May 1, 2017 | U.S. Institute of Peace
Washington, DC

Organizer: U.S. Institute of Peace

When: 1 May 2017, 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT

Where: 

U.S. Institute of Peace 
2301 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20037

Terrorism, stagnant economic growth and a population in which…

Hill Briefing: Climate Change and the Risks to National Security

Apr 27, 2017 | American Security Project and the Center for Climate and Security
Washington, DC

On April 27th, senior national security experts Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.), Brigadier General Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret.), and Brigadier General David McGinnis, USA (Ret.) will discuss…

Seminar: Lagging Lands, Violent Lands (2017 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings Events on Building Sustainable Communities)

Apr 22, 2017 | World Bank and IMF
Washington, DC

Organizers: World Bank & IMF

When: Saturday, April 22, 12:30 – 2:00 pm EDT

Where: 

Room MC13-121, MC Building,

1818 H Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20433

Follow these 2017 World Bank-IMF…

Water Cooperation and Conflict: The Local and Global Challenge

Apr 13, 2017 | Pace University
New York, NY

Water is essential to life. An age of unprecedented planetary change demands new strategies to manage this substance upon which nature, nations and neighborhoods depend.…

From Scarcity to Security: Water as a Resource for Middle East Peacebuilding

Mar 20, 2017 | Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Washington, DC

In the Middle East, water has often constituted a source of tension between Israel, the Palestinians and neighboring states. In recent years, however, regional leaders…

4th Arab Water Week 2017: Managing Water Systems within Fragile Environments in the Arab Region

Mar 19, 2017 - Mar 23, 2017 | Arab Countries Water Utilities Association
Dead Sea, Jordan

Water is increasingly becoming a binding constraint on Arab development. According to the Arab Development Challenges Reports by UNDP; available renewable fresh water resources per…