Events

iPCMP Webinar: Conflict Minerals Platform

Apr 2, 2014 | iPoint
iPoint, Web-based

Get to know the iPoint Conflict Minerals Platform. Join our free webinar on April 2nd at 11 a.m. EST. Learn how you can streamline your conflict…

Geographies of Conflict: Mapping Overlaps Between Extractive Industries and Agricultural Land Uses in Ghana and Peru

Mar 27, 2014 | Oxfam America and Clark University
Washington, DC

Oxfam America and Clark University's Graduate School of Geography invite you to the launch of a new report entitled Geographies of Conflict: Mapping Overlaps Between…

Report Launch: Geographies of Conflict: Mapping Overlaps Between Extractive Industries and Agricultural Land Uses in Ghana and Peru

Mar 27, 2014 | Oxfam America and Clark University's Graduate School of Geography
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Thursday March 27th, 2014

10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

1779 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC

Oxfam America and Clark University's…

Expert Seminar: Land Degradation as a Global Challenge

Mar 27, 2014 | Clingendael Institute
Clingendael Institute, Netherlands

On 27 March 2014, the Clingendael Institute organises an expert seminar discussing some diverse but interlinked aspects of land degradation, exploring possibilities for fostering policy…

Book Launch: Water & Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Mar 21, 2014 | ELI & UNEP
Environmental Law Institute, Washington, DC

The Environmental Law Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, University of Tokyo, McGill University, and Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment cordially invite you to…

Oil Sparks in the Amazon: Local Conflicts, Indigenous Populations, and Natural Resources

Mar 21, 2014 | Woodrow Wilson Center
Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC

In Oil Sparks in the Amazon:  Local Conflicts, Indigenous Populations, and Natural Resources (University of Georgia Press, 2014), Patricia Vásquez explores the potent mix of…

World Bank Event: Trafficking and Fragility in West Africa

Mar 19, 2014 | Center on Conflict, Security, and Development and theHive
The World Bank, Washington DC

In its 2013 threat assessment on organized crime in West Africa, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) noted that "In the interest…

iPCMP Webinar: Conflict Minerals Platform

Mar 19, 2014 | iPoint
iPoint Conflict Minerals Platform (Web-based)

Get to know the iPoint Conflict Minerals Platform by joining our free webinar on March 19th at 11 a.m. EST. Learn how you can streamline your…

The Long Shadows: Examples of the Environmental Impacts of World War II

Mar 18, 2014 | Geneva Environment Network
International Environment House, Geneva

"The Long Shadows: examples of the environmental impacts of World War II" is a presentation by Simo Laakkonen, a senior researcher in environmental history at…

Bellagio Conference: Designing a Blueprint for Fragile State Spatial Data Needs

Mar 17, 2014 | Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Earth Institute, Columbia University
Bellagio Center, Italy

In March 2014, a group g7+ country representatives, global thematic experts and spatial data experts will gather at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center with the…

13th Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative Workshop

Mar 17, 2014 | Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative
Belgium

European Union regulations, in-region traceability initiatives -- a lot is going on in the conflict minerals space. Make sure you have the most up-to-date information…

iPoint: 13th Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative Workshop

Mar 17, 2014 | Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative
Web-Based

European Union regulations, in-region traceability initiatives -- a lot is going on in the conflict minerals space.

iPoint is sponsoring the 13th Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative Workshop being…

Israel, the Environment and Peace: At the Crossroads

Mar 3, 2014 | George Mason University
George Mason University

Israel, the Environment and Peace: At the Crossroads

Presentation and discussion with Dr. Alon Tal, Stanford University

6pm Monday, March 3rd, 2014, at

George Mason…

Water, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Development: Lessons for Practitioners (Toolkit Launch)

Feb 24, 2014 | USAID, Global Sustainability and Resilience Program, and Middle East Program
Woodrow Wilson Center

Join us for the launch of USAID’s Water and Conflict Toolkit for Programming, a document designed to help development practitioners gain a deeper understanding of…

Pillage: Exploring the Links Between Armed Conflict and Natural Resource Exploitation

Feb 20, 2014 | American University Washington College of Law
American University, Washington DC

Pillage: Exploring the Links Between Armed Conflict and Natural Resource Exploitation

Thursday, February 20, 2014
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts…

Environmental and Social Conflict Resolution in the Resources Sector

Feb 18, 2014 | Professional Development and Training for Mining
Live Webcast

SummaryThe extractive industry has the potential to significantly transform environments, communities and economies. At times, such transformation may manifest in conflicts or disputes between a…

Washington Green Exchange

Jan 28, 2014 | Green Humanitarian
Washington D.C.

During this exchange, held in Washington on November 5 and 6 2013, members of military, humanitarian and environmental communities shared their current best environmental field practices.

See…

Cross Border Environmental Issues and Water Resources in the Context of the Peace Process

Jan 27, 2014 | Friends of the Earth Middle East
Tel Aviv, Israel

EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) and the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) invite you to attend a conference on: Cross…

Humanitarian and Military Better Practices Exchange: Reducing Environmental Impacts and Improving Outcomes

Dec 3, 2013 | UNEP, ELI, ProAct Network
Geneva Center for Security Policy

The objectives of the exchange are to identify environment policies, practices and experience of the humanitarian and military communities to define how to improve the…

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

Nov 6, 2013 | United Nations

On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment…

Humanitarian and Military Better Practices Exchange: Reducing Environmental Impacts and Improving Outcomes

Nov 5, 2013 | ELI, UNEP, ProAct Network
ELI Office, Washington, DC

Exchange environmental policies, practices and experience between the military, humanitarian and environmental communities to improve the overall effectiveness of humanitarian assistance by reducing the potential for negative…

Blessing or Curse: Making Earth's Riches Work for Poor and Fragile Countries

Oct 11, 2013 | The World Bank
World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC

At least 80 percent of countries considered fragile or affected by conflict are home to valuable  extractive resources that the global economy hungers for. Earth’s…

Inaugural Al-Moumin Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding: Michael L. Ross

Mar 19, 2013 | American University, ELI, and UNEP
American University, Washington, DC

On March 19, UCLA Political Science Prof. Michael L. Ross delivered the inaugural Al-Moumin Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding, which was hosted by the Environmental…

Sustainable Management of Natural Resources to Support Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Jun 18, 2012 | ELI, McGill University, UNEP, University of Tokyo
Rio+20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Training Course: Introduction to Post-Conflict Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding

May 25, 2012 | ELI, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID), UNEP
Tokyo, Japan

Workshop on Using Post-Conflict Natural Resource Management Research Outputs for Education and Training

May 24, 2012 | ELI, University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Natural Resource Management in Peacebuilding Contexts: A Workshop on Teaching and Training Approaches

Apr 26, 2012 | Columbia University
Columbia University, New York, NY

Identifying Lessons for Natural Resource Management in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Conference

Apr 25, 2012 | Columbia University
Columbia University, New York, NY

From Resource Curse to Prosperity: Lessons in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management

Apr 24, 2012 | UN Department of Political Affairs
New York, NY

Experiences from Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management: Lessons for Bolstering Mediation and Transparency

Apr 24, 2012 | Finnish Mission to the United Nations
United Nations, New York, NY