Events

"Weaponizing Water: Can Geneva Reverse the Trend?" Panel

Nov 12, 2024 | Geneva Water Hub and the Geneva Graduate Institute
Geneva, Switzerland

The use of water in war is as devastating as it is fashionable. The predictable spread of disease and long-term environmental degradation guarantee civilians bear…

Peace at COP29

Nov 11, 2024 - Nov 22, 2024 | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Baku, Azerbaijan and online

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change features numerous events related to peace and conflict.  These include:

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The Knowledge and Practice of Decolonial and Indigenous Environmental Peacebuilding 

Nov 11, 2024 | War Prevention Initiative of the Jubitz Family Foundation and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Environmental peacebuilding is an emerging field that looks to integrate the knowledge and practices of numerous disciplines like political science, environmental science, peace and conflict…

21st Annual Women’s Leadership Conference | Women Leading the Change: Towards Peacebuilding, Justice and Social Transformation

Nov 8, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024 | Women's Federation for World Peace International
Regent Warsaw Hotel, Poland

The Women’s Federation for World Peace, International (WFWPI) is an NGO working in over 120 nations to empower women and girls as peacebuilders and leaders…

Addressing War-Linked Threats to Water in Ukraine

Nov 6, 2024 | Conflict and Environment Observatory
online

This webinar will explore how the war is influencing water quality in Ukraine and how water needs and threats may change over time, both in…

Developments in the Legal Framework Protecting the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict

Nov 5, 2024 | King's College London
online

In the past decade, a surge of legal initiatives has addressed environmental protection in the context of armed conflict, a movement of attention unparalleled since…

Understanding Climate Violence

Nov 4, 2024 | The Hague Humanity Hub
The Hague

Join for an engaging evening as we unpack the who, where, what, and whys of climate-related violence. How is climate change contributing to violence? In…

3rd Montreal Climate Summit

Oct 29, 2024 - Oct 30, 2024 | NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence and the Conference of Defence Associations Institute
Montreal, Canada

The Montreal Climate Security Summit is an annual international meeting at the intersection of climate change and security, which brings together participants from across the…

Recovery from Dynamic Events: Geospatial Data and Tools for Disasters and Conflicts

Oct 22, 2024 | National Academies
Washington, DC

Using geospatial applications, data, and lessons learned from disaster recovery, such as hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes, we can develop new methods for recovery from other dynamic…

Maritime Security in the Arctic

Oct 22, 2024 | Danish Institute for International Studies
Copenhagen, Denmark

We have heard that great power rivalry has come to the Arctic. Not least increasing confrontations between Russia and the US, but also China. Denmark…

Women at Peace Tables in a Changing Geopolitical Context: Lessons from Sudan, Ethiopia and Libya

Oct 21, 2024 | The African Union, Inclusive Peace, the Permanent Mission of Ireland, and UN Women.
UN Secretariat, Conference Room 11

How can peacebuilding and mediation respond and adapt to the increase in armed conflicts and the difficulties faced by the global peace and security system…

Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security

Oct 21, 2024 | Women’s Foreign Policy Group and The Leadership Council for Women in National Security
Washington, DC

Please join the Women’s Foreign Policy Group and The Leadership Council for Women in National Security for the October installation of WFPG’s Author Talk series, showcasing novels about diverse…

War and the Wounded Earth: The Impact of Conflict on Creation

Oct 18, 2024
online

In honour of the 2024 Season of Creation’s theme, “To Hope and Act with Creation”, this webinar will delve into the profound ecological consequences of…

2024 Women's Environmental Leadership Summit

Oct 18, 2024 - Oct 20, 2024 | Anacostia Community Museum
Washington, D.C

Launched in 2018 to build capacity for the next generation of environmental leadership, Women’s Environmental Leadership (WEL) engages a multigenerational network of women whose environmental…

A Dangerous Intersection: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, & Inadequate Governance as Drivers of Armed Conflict

Oct 17, 2024 | Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) Project, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, adelphi, Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development (FCDS), and Berghof Foundation
Geneva, Switzerland and online

Climate change is not just an environmental and human security issue; it acts as a risk multiplier, contributing to armed group conflict and recruitment. The…

Securing the Nation: Energy Security, Fortifying the DIB, and Strengthening Infrastructure Resilience

Oct 17, 2024 | U.S. Naval Institute
Annapolis, MD

The U.S. Naval Institute with support from the U.S. Naval Academy Engineering Department and the USNA Center for Energy Security and Infrastructure Resilience will gather government…

Beyond Survival — Unpacking The Nexus Between Conflict, Gender and Natural Disasters

Oct 16, 2024 | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, The Syria Campaign (TSC) International Bridges to Justice (IBJ)
Geneva, Switzerland and Online

Join us for a screening of a powerful docu-series highlighting the experiences of Syrian women at the forefront of the 2023 earthquake disaster and response…

Sparing Water from Armed Conflicts – Building a Coalition of Action

Oct 16, 2024 | Geneva Call, Geneva Water Hub, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and European Affairs of Slovenia
Geneva, Switzerland and Online

The impact of conflict on freshwater, water-related installations is severe and long-lasting, and poses grave humanitarian, development and environmental challenges. Sparing water from armed conflicts…

Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership and the Fight for Global Security

Oct 15, 2024 | CNA
Arlington, VA

Join Sherri Goodman, founder of CNA's Military Advisory Board, at our headquarters as she talks about her new book, "Threat Multiplier." Goodman goes inside the…

Combined Naval Address on Climate, Energy and Environment Featuring Jeff Goodell

Oct 10, 2024 | U.S. Naval War College, Naval Postgraduate School U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Naval Community College, and Marine Corps University
Online

An explosive, completely new understanding of heat, the lethal force which threatens every living cell on Earth. New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Goodell presents…

Global Community Virtual Gathering (Asia-Pacific Hours) | October

Oct 9, 2024 - Oct 9, 2024 | Women and Climate
Online

Join us for a global monthly virtual gathering for professionals from around the world to meet, chat, and make new connections. No climate experience necessary!

Agenda:

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Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training

Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 4, 2024 | Geneva Graduate Institute, Geneva Water Hub, and Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Geneva Water Hub and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia have joined forces to develop a training course…

Consultation on Urban Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 26, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Despite the obvious impacts of environmental and climate change on cities – and cities being important actors in climate mitigation and adaptation – the environmental…

Technical Panel Discussion on 6PPD-quinone

Sep 25, 2024 - Sep 25, 2024 | Women in Environment
Seattle or Online

"WIE's mission is to further professional development and opportunities for women in the environmental field. WIE fosters relationships, mutual respect, and diversity among environmental professionals…

Using Strata: A Geospatial Tool for Integrated Analysis and Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 24, 2024 | UNEP, FAO, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

UNEP and FAO are proud to present the latest version of Strata: a geospatial data platform that identifies and tracks where environmental, climate, and security…

Frontline or Fault Line: Understanding the Global Security Dimensions of Climate Change as a “Threat Multiplier”

Sep 19, 2024 | Stimson Center
Washington, DC and online

July 2024 marked the 14th consecutive month of record-high global temperatures and saw the earliest Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic as Hurricane Beryl swept…

Gender & the City: Overcoming Gender Equity Challenges

Sep 16, 2024 | ICLEI
online

ICLEI Europe’s webinar series for Members explores different ways European cities are making sustainability a reality. Webinars happen once a month from 11:00–12:00 CEST.

Join the…

Conflict, Climate and Extreme Poverty: Time for a New Approach

Sep 11, 2024 | Chatham House
London, UK and online

Combatting the climate crisis, ending protracted conflicts, and alleviating poverty are three of the greatest priorities for international action. However, these three challenges become increasingly concentrated…

Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Program

Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 16, 2024 | University of Eastern Finland
Joensuuu, Finland

The course will address environmental and natural resource conflicts that are familiar and topical for the course participants. These cases provide a real-world context for…

Operationalization of Women, Peace and Security for Contract Success and National Security

Jun 26, 2024 | International Stability Operations Association
Online

Please join ISOA for the next Women, Peace and Security Webinar of 2024. The Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-68) (WPS Act)…