Events

Seminar on Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict

Oct 18, 2018 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
New York, NY

Responding to the proposal of the UN Environment Programme, the International Law Commission began the work on the topic of the "Protection of the environment…

The Future of Humanity: The Challenge of Global Peace and Security

Oct 16, 2018 - Oct 17, 2018 | The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace
College Park, MD

With increasing challenges to the creation of a sustainable global peace and the decline in security, new thinking and solutions are needed. This conference examines…

Staying on Course: Security, Coca, Justice, and Accord Implementation in Colombia

Oct 16, 2018 | The Washington Office on Latin America
Washington, D.C., USA

Two years after Colombia signed a historic peace accord with the FARC, Latin America’s largest guerrilla group, much is uncertain. Amid uneven implementation of the…

Cairo Water Week

Oct 14, 2018 - Oct 18, 2018 | Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Egypt
Cairo, Egypt

Arid and semi-arid regions suffer from several water problems such as desertification, water scarcity, upstream country development and climate change impacts. Egypt shares common concerns…

Climate-Related Security Risks and Policy Responses

Oct 8, 2018 | UF Uppsala - The Association of Foreign Affairs
Uppsala, Sweden

Climate change does not only mean rising oceans and more extreme weather - it also creates new and never before seen climate-related security risks. What…

Tantalum 2018

Sep 25, 2018 - Sep 26, 2018 | Roskill
London, UK

If you have an interest in Tantalum, register now to attend this high level event. Join with your peers from Taboca, Intel, Kazera, Bomet and…

Climate Diplomacy Week 2018

Sep 24, 2018 - Sep 30, 2018 | adelphi
Worldwide

Climate Diplomacy Week is a time where EU Delegations around the world reach out to communities and partner organisations, highlighting positive global action and collaboration…

Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation Exhibition in Indonesia

Sep 24, 2018 - Oct 14, 2018 | adelphi
Jakarta, Indonesia

The “Environment, Conflict and Cooperation” (ECC) exhibition visualizes the dramatic and growing impact of global environmental change. It demonstrates how climate change can threaten the…

International Conference on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining & Quarrying

Sep 11, 2018 - Sep 13, 2018 | UN Environment
Livingstone, Zambia

The International Conference on  Artisanal and Small-scale Mining & Quarrying will take place on 11-13th September 2018, in Livingstone, Zambia. The conference aims to promote a…

Progress and Obstacles in Addressing War Legacy Issues in Southeast Asia

Sep 10, 2018 | The Stimson Center
Washington, D.C.

The Stimson Center invites you to join a public discussion on war legacy issues in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The discussion will explore progress to…

The World in a Grain: Story of the Most Important and Overlooked Commodity in the World

Sep 6, 2018 | Woodrow Wilson Center
Washington, D.C.

After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other. Every concrete building and paved road on earth, every…

Stockholm World Water Week: Intergenerational Dialogue for Water and Peace

Aug 30, 2018 | Geneva Water Hub and International Secretariat for Water
Stockholm, Sweden

In the event “Intergenerational Dialogue for Water and Peace”, young water leaders and experts will share their experiences, good practices and knowledge on water and…

Stockholm World Water Week: Refugees and Migrants: Promoting Ecosystem Protection and Human Rights

Aug 29, 2018 | Geneva Water Hub
Stockholm, Sweden

The millions of migrants and refugees in transient accommodation create an environmental and a humanitarian crisis. To find long-term and sustainable solutions, we need to…

Stockholm World Water Week: Connecting Water, Security and Peace through Ecosystems

Aug 29, 2018 | Geneva Water Hub
Stockholm, Sweden

The relationship between water insecurity and peace has been increasingly appreciated and is attracting growing political attention. This is reflected in the focus of the…

Stockholm World Water Week: Creating Peace Through the Water-Energy-Food and Security Nexus Perspective

Aug 28, 2018 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Stockholm, Sweden

This event discusses how an integrated perspective on water, land and energy resources (and their interdependencies) can reduce competition over these resources. Specifically, it examines…

Stockholm World Water Week: Water and Security: Assessing Risks and Mitigation Options in Hotspots

Aug 27, 2018 | Stockholm International Water Institute and World Resources Institute
Stockholm, Sweden

Since ancient times, water has played a key role in security and conflict. This role is expected to increase, as pressures over water are growing…

Stockholm World Water Week: How Water Utilities Respond in Crisis and Conflict

Aug 27, 2018 | World Bank Group and UN Children’s Fund
Stockholm, Sweden

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region has experienced an upsurge of political unrest and conflict over the past decade. Urban water service providers…

Stockholm World Water Week: Water Diplomacy: A Tool for the Future?

Aug 27, 2018 | Stockholm International Water Institute
Stockholm, Sweden

Water diplomacy is increasingly seen as a means to facilitate dialogue and cooperation between countries and communities at different levels who share water freshwater resources.…

Stockholm World Water Week: Resilient Water Services in an Increasingly Water Insecure World

Aug 26, 2018 | Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance at UN-Habitat, Wetlands International, WaterWorX, Blue Deal consortia, Government of the Netherlands
Stockholm, Sweden

WASH services depend on, and have an impact on ecosystems. Economic growth, population growth, urbanisation and climate change create enormous pressure on ecosystems, and on…

Symposium on Regional Cooperation on Reclaimed Water

Jul 18, 2018 | EcoPeace Middle East
Jerusalem

The Symposium on Regional Cooperation on Reclaimed Water will bring together Israeli and Palestinian decision makers, experts and professionals from the private and public sectors from…

Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding in Africa

Jul 17, 2018 | Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The 2018 Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding (SVNP) Conference will be held from 16-19 July at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at…

Building Coastal Resilience for Greater U.S. Security

Jul 16, 2018 | Stanford University's Hoover Institution, Woods Institute, Wilson Center
Washington, D.C.

As the Atlantic hurricane season revs up, some coastal communities in the United States and small-island nations in the Caribbean are still recovering from last…

USAID's Measuring Impact Closeout Event

Jul 12, 2018 | USAID and Woodrow Wilson Center
Washington, DC

Since 2013, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Forestry and Biodiversity has worked through its Measuring Impact contract to improve the effectiveness of…

Conflict Transformation across Borders

Jul 1, 2018 - Jul 21, 2018 | University of Massachusetts Boston
Quito, Ecuador

Led by an international faculty of peace building practitioners and scholars, this summer institute in Ecuador is designed to equip early-career professionals, graduate and advanced…

Natural Resource Revenue Management in the Global South - A Blessing or a Curse?

Jun 18, 2018 | Peace Research Institute Oslo
Oslo, Norway

How can transparency help in transforming natural resource revenues in developing countries into a blessing rather than a curse? Welcome to a briefing to learn about…

Stockholm Dialogue: On the Nexus between Human Rights, Environmental Sustainability and Conflict Prevention

Jun 12, 2018 | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, UNDP, UNEP, and Folke Bernadotte Academy
Stockholm, Sweden

The 2030 Agenda asks the global community to respond to a wide range of complex and multidimensional development challenges. This requires a paradigm shift supported…

Sustainable Water, Resilient Communities: The Challenge of Erratic Water

May 30, 2018 | Wilson Center
Washington, DC

Water is indispensable, but also highly variable. Communities around the world need a reliable and predictable supply of fresh water, but outdated infrastructure, poor management,…

Winning the Peace: The Link between Food Insecurity and Global Instability

May 15, 2018 | Stimson Center
Washington, DC

We have long understood that war and conflict produce poverty and hunger. Yet today, with the number of hungry people on the rise for the…

Screening of the Video "Land Grabbing in Angola – a Growing Threat"

May 9, 2018 | Lutheran World Federation
Geneva, Switzerland

Angola is a country rich in natural resources, such as diamonds and oil. When the oil price dropped, the government decreed a diversification of the…

Water in the Middle East and Africa: A Nexus of Cooperation and Conflict

May 7, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

The severe water crises facing areas of the Middle East and Africa have significant implications for the health, welfare and security of the regions’ people.…