Events


9th ICP International Summer Academy and Forum: Mediating Company-Community Conflicts

Jul 12, 2016 - Jul 16, 2016 | The Institute for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
Caux (Montreux), Switzerland

The 9th International Summer Academy and Forum 2016 offers its participants an overview of the problems that arise due to the impact of companies setting…


2016 Conflict Mineral Compliance Webinar Series

Jul 7, 2016 | Assent Compliance
Online

Assent is hosting a 2016 conflict mineral compliance webinar series entitled "Your Conflict Mineral Program For 2016 – Manage Internally or Use a Compliance Partner" and will…


Implications of Climate Change and Disasters on Military Activities: Building Resilience and Mitigating Risks and Vulnerability in the Balkans

Jul 6, 2016 - Jul 7, 2016 | Crisis Management and Disaster Response - Center of Excellence
Sofia, Bulgaria

CMDR COE's workshop will bring together lecturers from the US EUCOM, ERDC, Hawaiian Center of Excellence on Disaster Response and Humanitarian Assistance, EADRCC and other…


EU Conflict Minerals: A Complete Guide to the New Legislation

Jun 30, 2016 | European Union
Webinar

On Wednesday, June 15th, The European Union (EU) agreed to outline a deal to facilitate a focus on transparency in the supply chain. This legislation…


Webinar - 2015 Conflict Minerals SEC Reports

Jun 30, 2016 | Claigan Environmental Inc

On 30 June 2016, Claigan Environmental Inc. (www.claigan.com) will present a webinar on the common errors and gaps in the 2015 conflict minerals filings to…


The 4th Annual Caux Dialogue on Land and Security

Jun 29, 2016 - Jul 3, 2016 | Initiatives for Land, Lives, and Peace
Caux, Switzerland

Initiatives for Land, Lives, and Peace (ILLP) is delighted to inform you of the upcoming Caux Dialogue on Land and Security (CDLS 2016), due to take place between…


7th Annual International Law and Transboundary Freshwater Training Workshop

Jun 27, 2016 - Jun 30, 2016 | Dundee Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science (under the auspices of UNESCO)
Dundee, Scotland, UK

Through a series of lectures from experienced water law experts, case studies and group exercises the workshop provides participants with the opportunity to gain a…


4th Conflict Minerals Compliance and Supply Chain Transparency Conference

Jun 22, 2016 - Jun 23, 2016 | Marcus Evans
Chicago, IL

Marcus Evans will host the 4th Conflict Minerals Compliance and Supply Chain Transparency Conference on June 22-23, 2016 in Chicago, IL. The 4th edition of this conference examines US, UK,…


Water Security for Policy Makers and Practitioners Short Course

Jun 20, 2016 - Jun 24, 2016 | International Development University of East Anglia
Norwich, UK

Bringing together key strengths in water politics, climate change, agricultural water management and water allocation, this course will provide participants with an exceptional chance to…


Conference on Water in Conflicts

Jun 14, 2016 | Geneva Water Hub and the Platform for International Water Law
Maison de la Paix, Geneva

The Conference on “Water in Conflicts” will present the results of the Geneva Water Hub Expert Roundtable on the “Protection of Water During and After…


Addressing the Environmental Dimensions of Armed Conflict to Achieve the SDGs

May 24, 2016 | Zoï Environment Network, ELI, Toxic Remnants of War Project, and Norwegian People's Aid
Nairobi, Kenya

This event will provide an introduction to the environmental dimensions of contemporary armed conflicts and their relationship to the SDGs. It will also consider the…


Building Peace in a Changing Climate

May 24, 2016 | ELI and Conservation International
Washington, DC

There is growing recognition of the interrelationship between climate change and conflict. Climate change is already having—and will continue to have—significant impacts in fragile, natural-resource…


Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains

May 10, 2016 - May 12, 2016 | OECD, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo
Paris, France

The 2016 forum will focus on compliance and implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism, and other initiatives to enable responsible mineral…


Peace After Paris: Addressing Climate, Conflict, and Development

May 6, 2016 | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DC

2015 was a milestone year for international commitments on climate change, sustainable development, and peacebuilding. Where are the opportunities at the intersection of these processes…


Avoiding Catastrophe: Linking Armed Conflict, Harm to Ecosystems, and Public Health Conference

May 4, 2016 - May 6, 2016 | Concordia University (Loyola Sustainability Research Centre)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Gathering experts from the medical, epidemiological, veterinary, conflict management, biodiversity conservation, climate change and political science communities, this conference will pursue an integrated understanding of…


Book Launch: "Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding"

May 3, 2016 | ELI & UNEP
Washington, DC

The Environmental Law Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, University of Tokyo, and McGill University cordially invite you to the launch of Governance, Natural Resources, and…


Partnering for Local Value Chain Development in Contexts of Instability

Apr 26, 2016 | Clingendael CRU
The Hague, Netherlands

This interactive, closed door expert session aims to stimulate open and candid discussion on local value chain development in fragile and conflict-affected contexts by focusing on the…


What Do We Know About El Niño and Conflict Linkages?

Apr 21, 2016 | Columbia University School of Professional Achievement
Webinar

Join the faculty of Columbia University for a discussion on recent research and insights on pressures from El Niño and techniques to cope with new…


Media, Peace & the Environment National Conference

Apr 16, 2016 | Media Association for Peace
Beirut, Lebanon

MAP is happy to be holding the world's first conference dedicated to the intersection between media, peace, and the natural environment. The day will explore the values…


North Rift Dialogue on Land & Security

Apr 12, 2016 - Apr 15, 2016 | Initiatives for Land, Lives and Peace
Kabarnet, Kenya

The Governments of Baringo and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties, supported by six other counties Nandi, Samburu, Trans-Nzoia, Turkana, Uasin Gishu and West Pokot, and in partnership…


Global Water Security Summit

Mar 22, 2016 | United States Institute of Peace
Washington, D.C

The following outlines objectives, outcomes and participants for a Global Water Security Summit on World Water Day, March 22, 2016, to be held at the U.S.…


Webinar Series for SEC Conflict Minerals Disclosure Filers

Mar 22, 2016 - Apr 12, 2016 | Green Status Pro, Responsible Trade and Elm Sustainability Partners LLC
Webcast

Green Status Pro, Responsible Trade and Elm Sustainability Partners LLC, conflict minerals reporting industry experts, have announced that they will lead a limited number of…


Roundtable on “Defining Environmental Peacebuilding”

Mar 16, 2016 | International Studies Association
Atlanta, GA

For many years, researchers, practitioners, and decision makers have been working at the intersection of peacebuilding, natural resources and the environment.  Over this time, our…


Land and Poverty Conference 2016: Scaling up Responsible Land Governance

Mar 16, 2016 - Mar 18, 2016 | World Bank
Washington, DC

Now in its 17th year, the annual World Bank conference on land and poverty brings together key stakeholders from governments, civil society, academia, the development…


[Rescheduled] Tech Tools for Environmental Peacebuilding

Mar 8, 2016 | Conservation International
Arlington, VA

Please join Conservation International’s Policy Center for Environment and Peace for a half-day panel event, the third in a series focused on tools that foster…


Columbia University Environment, Peace, and Security Certification- Information Session

Mar 3, 2016 - Mar 4, 2016 | Columbia University
Online

Speak with EPS faculty one final time before the first application deadline on 15 March 2016.  These two online information sessions will discuss the course content…


Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2016

Mar 1, 2016 - Mar 3, 2016 | World Bank Group
Washington, DC

The challenge of fragility, conflict and violence has become increasingly complex, spread across a wide range of countries, regions and urban centers. The recent spike…


World Bank Group Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2016

Mar 1, 2016 - Mar 3, 2016 | World Bank Group
Washington, DC

By convening a broad spectrum of partners from governments, aid agencies, civil society, private sector, and research institutions among others, the 3-day Forum aims to…


Course: Competing Claims on Natural Resources

Feb 29, 2016 - Mar 11, 2016 | Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation
Netherlands

Competition over land and natural resources is increasingly overstretching the multi-functionality of landscapes, whether it is at local or at global level. With the ambition…


Data Diplomacy in South Asia: Water, Natural Hazards, and Regionalism

Feb 24, 2016 | Atlantic Council
Washington, DC

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center invites you to a conversation with Saleem Ali, University of Queensland’s Chair in Sustainable Resource Development, entitled “Data Diplomacy…