Events
Special Institute on Human Rights Law and the Extractive Industries
Feb 18, 2016
- Feb 19, 2016
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Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Panama City, Panama
Join the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in Panama for the Special Institute on Human Rights Law and the Extractive Industries. Human rights, and the requirements…
Columbia University Environment, Peace, and Security Certification- Information Session
Feb 8, 2016
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Columbia University
New York City
Please join EPS faculty Marc Levy, Beth Fisher-Yoshida and Josh Fisher to discuss the certificate curriculum and how you can be part of this innovative program designed…
Conflict Minerals Compliance and Supplier Sustainability Conference
Feb 4, 2016
- Feb 5, 2016
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TBM Evolution Group
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This TBM evolution event will enable participants to focus on real implementation and practical applications of Conflict Minerals Complaince and supplier engagement challenges. For inquiries,…
Meeting on Environmental Impacts of Syria Conflict
Jan 25, 2016
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Emergency Preparedness and Environment Section (Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit)
Geneva, Switzerland
The Joint United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/OCHA Environment Unit (JEU), housed within OCHA’s Emergency Services Branch, helps Member States to prepare for and respond to…
Rating Companies on Responsible Sourcing Sprint
Jan 18, 2016
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Amnesty International and WikiRate
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Amnesty International, Global Witness, and WikiRate are gathering a community of students to help us answer our questions on responsible sourcing. On 18 January 2016,…
East-West Arctic Cooperation During Times of Global Tension
Jan 15, 2016
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The Stimson Center
Washington DC
Can the United States and its allies cooperate with Russia, China and other Asian nations during times of tense relations — or will cooperation on…
Climate Change, Disasters, and Security: Unconventional Approaches to Building Stability
Jan 14, 2016
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Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars Environmental Change and Security Program
Washington, D.C.
Natural disasters are expected to increase in both number and severity as a result of climate change. Many places lack the resources and institutional capacity…
Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding
Jan 8, 2016
- Jan 17, 2016
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Outward Bound Peacebuilding
Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica
One of the most critical findings of the 2010 Report of The United States Institute of Peace on the topic of graduate education in peace…
Environment, Peace, and Security Certification - Information Session
Jan 6, 2016
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Columbia University
Online
Evidence is accumulating that linkages between environment and security dynamics are more important than previously thought. Governments, the public, corporations, and other organizations around the…
International Legal Dialogue-Middle East North Africa
Dec 14, 2015
- Dec 15, 2015
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The American Society of International Law, Columbia Law School, and Columbia Global Centers | Amman
Amman, Jordan
Columbia Law School and the American Society of International Law will hold a conference on the theme “International Legal Dialogue—Middle East North Africa” in Amman,…
Climate Security and Migration
Dec 11, 2015
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Center for New American Security
Washington, DC
This event will explore questions of how the United States, in collaboration with foreign partners, multilateral institutions, and civil society, should tackle future climate migration.…
Department of Defense Action on Climate Change: Insights from the Pentagon and a Two Year National Tour
Dec 11, 2015
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American Security Project
Washington, DC
One year ago, the Department of Defense released its landmark Climate Adaptation Roadmap, which outlined the steps that all areas of the DoD must take…
Climate Security and Resilience – The Way Forward
Dec 11, 2015
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adelphi, Auswärtiges Amt
Paris, France
Building on the recommendations of the study “A New Climate for Peace”, the G7 Foreign Ministers agreed in April that risks of instability and conflict…
Conference on Water Security 2015
Dec 9, 2015
- Dec 11, 2015
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REACH Program, University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Water security has rapidly emerged as a defining global and local challenge to promote economic growth, human development and resource sustainability. Achieving and maintaining water security…
"Water and Peace in the Middle East": A Discussion with EcoPeace Middle East
Dec 9, 2015
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Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group
Washington, DC
The Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group cordially invites you to a discussion with EcoPeace Middle East Co-Directors, Nader Khateeb (Palestine), Munqeth Mehyar (Jordan) and Gidon Bromberg…
The Future of Goal 16: Peace and Inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals
Dec 8, 2015
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Search for Common Ground: Conflict Prevention & Resolution Forum
Washington, DC United States
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) make a clear link between conflict and development, thanks to the powerful language about peace in the preamble to the…
Global Supply Chain Summit USA
Dec 7, 2015
- Sep 8, 2015
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Chemical Watch
Washington, DC
This annual two-day Summit focuses on the management of safe and sustainable chemicals in the Supply Chain. The program includes the latest thinking on Alternatives…
Climate Change and the Geopolitics of Water and Energy Challenges and Opportunties in the Levant
Dec 3, 2015
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EcoPeace Middle East
Tel Aviv, Israel
EcoPeace Middle East, the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), cordially invite you to a conference on “Climate Change and the…
The Secure and the Dispossessed: Challenging the Militarisation of Climate Change
Dec 1, 2015
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Transnational Institute (TNI)
The panel of Dutch and international experts on climate change and security issues will expose the dangers of a new climate security agenda in which…
Climate Change, Security & Defence Conference
Nov 24, 2015
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The Conference Board of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
Climate change is projected to have significant impacts on global stability, potentially increasing the risk of conflict in a number of regions—from the Arctic to…
A Tale of Two Insecurities: Why the Paris COP Has So Little to Do with Climate Change Impacts on Human Security and What We Can Do About It
Nov 24, 2015
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Columbia University
New York City, USA
Join EPS Professors Marc Levy and Josh Fisher in a discussion about the current global context of climate disarray in the lead up to the…
Climate Security and the 4Ds of Foreign Policy
Nov 18, 2015
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Security & Sustainability Forum
Webinar
Disaster risk reduction, development, diplomacy and defense communities have increasingly identified climate as a risk – and not just in the long term. For example,…
High-Level Panel Discussion on Natural Resources and Conflict: A Mediated Solution?
Nov 17, 2015
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UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
Join us for a high-level panel discussion with leading international experts as they debate the findings of UNEP & UN DPA’s report “Natural Resources and…
Geneva Peace Week
Nov 16, 2015
- Nov 20, 2015
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Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva Peace Week 2015 is the umbrella for 33 events organized by 41 organizations. All events resulted from a public call for submissions of events…
Launch of Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
Nov 16, 2015
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Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
Geneva, Switzerland
Sustainable water resources management is one of the global challenges of the 21st century. Water issues are a growing cause of social, economic and political…
Buddhism in the Mekong Area: History and Development
Nov 14, 2015
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HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanity / Buddhism Research Institute
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The conference will be held by the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanity and the Viet Nam Buddhism Research Institute.
The conference will attract…
Lecture: Can Ecological Intervention Enhance Diplomatic Success? Developing an Empirical Comparison of Peace Processes
Nov 12, 2015
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Uppsala University - Department of Peace and Conflict Research
Uppsala, Sweden
Although there has been considerable research on environmental factors contributing to conflict, the reverse prospect of peace-building linked to ecological harmony has only been presented…
Israel Conference on Peace
Nov 12, 2015
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Haaretz
Tel Aviv, Israel
Haaretz's Israel Conference on Peace will take place on November 12th at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv. Between 10:15 and 11:45, the conference…
Course: Introduction to Water Diplomacy
Nov 9, 2015
- Dec 6, 2015
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United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Online
Water is every living organism’s common denominator. Societies depend on it for their own subsistence and growth, and go great lengths to ensure water secure…
Annual Research Conference: “Rethinking Peace, Security and Development in Contemporary Africa”
Nov 6, 2015
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University of Bradford
West Yorkshire, UK
Dubbed as the year of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance, 2013 saw many African countries celebrate their 50th anniversary of independence. Looking at its past, present…