Events

Course: Reversing the Resource Curse

Apr 13, 2015 - Apr 24, 2015 | School of Public Policy at Central European University and the Natural Resource Governance Institute
Budapest, Hungary

The effort to promote transparency and good governance in resource-rich countries has gained significant momentum over the last decade and made substantial progress. At the…

2015 Biennial Conference on the Business and Economics of Peace

Apr 10, 2015 - Apr 11, 2015 | Institute for Economics and Peace and American University’s Kogod School of Business
Washington, DC

The Institute for Economics and Peace and American University’s Kogod School of Business will host the 2015 biennial conference on “The Business and Economics of…

Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group Meeting

Apr 7, 2015 | EPWG
Washington, DC

The next periodic meeting of the Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group (for researchers and practitioners in the Washington, DC area) will be held on Tuesday, April…

Conflict Minerals Rule: Disclosure Compliance and Latest Updates

Apr 1, 2015 | The Knowledge Group
Webcast

In a two hour live webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the latest updates and strategies…

Course: Natural Resource Management in Post-Conflict Countries

Apr 1, 2015 - Apr 28, 2015 | United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Online

Natural resources can play a central role in building sustainable peace in post-conflict societies. The root causes of many conflicts are directly related to or…

Roundtable: Energy Security Worldviews in Asia

Mar 31, 2015 | Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Rising Powers Initiative and the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Washington, DC

How susceptible are Asian countries’ energy policies to being “securitized” toward nationalist preferences over market oriented and international strategies?  What strategies are being promoted? Where does the…

Applied Geography for a Better World

Mar 30, 2015 | The Earth Institute
New York, NY

Speaker: Jack Dangermond, Founder and President, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) Moderator: Robert S. Chen, Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia…

Films as Change Agents for Peace and Climate Change

Mar 27, 2015 | Women's National Democratic Club
Washington, DC

The presentation of these films represents a progression from the despair at what we see the Iraq war has left behind to the hope that…

The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil

Mar 24, 2015 | Chatham House
London, UK

The price of oil has fallen by more than half since June 2014, the result of low demand, changes in technology and new oil supply…

Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015: Linking Land Tenure and Use for Shared Prosperity

Mar 23, 2015 | The World Bank
Washington, DC

The World Bank is pleased to announce the 16th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty being held from March 23 – 27, 2015 at the World…

Combating Corruption in Extractive Industries

Mar 23, 2015 - Apr 24, 2015 | United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Online

Despite their endowment of natural wealth, resource-rich developing countries among the poorest, low democratic and most conflict-ridden countries of the world. A high level of…

Conflict and Natural Resources in Central African Republic

Mar 23, 2015 | The Friends Committee on National Legislation and the Congressional African Staff Association
Washington, DC

This panel discussion will focus on how natural resources – including high-value resources like diamonds, ivory and timber – have exacerbated violent conflict and tensions…

Course: Conflict Sensitive Programming for Relief and Development Actors

Mar 16, 2015 - Mar 19, 2015 | Responding to Conflict (RTC) and Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA)
Beirut, Lebanon

Conflict Sensitive Programming for relief and development actors focuses on the specific needs of agencies working on relief and development in the MENA region in…

EICC Outreach Meeting and CFSI Meeting on EU Conflict Minerals Legislation

Mar 16, 2015 - Mar 17, 2015 | Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition
Brussels, Belgium

This year EICC passed a new Code of Conduct, our first code edits since 2011. The new EICC code has over 40 changes - expanding worker…

Conflict Minerals, Gender and (In)Security in Africa’s Great Lakes Region: The Limitations of the Sexual Violence Paradigm

Mar 4, 2015 | Institute of African Studies, Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada

This discussion with Joanne Lebert on gender-based violence in the context of conflict minerals will be held from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM in room…

Conflict Minerals Filing 2014 and Beyond

Mar 3, 2015 | IHS Inc. and iPoint
Webinar

IHS and iPoint present a Conflict Minerals industry update. With the SEC reporting deadline of May 31st, 2015, just ahead of us, this session will…

Course: Competing Claims on Natural Resources

Mar 2, 2015 - Mar 13, 2015 | Wageningen UR Centre for Development
Wageningen, The 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…

Course: Conflict, Collaboration and Consensus in Natural Resources (CCCNR)

Mar 2, 2015 - Mar 3, 2015 | Michigan State University Extension
Tustin, MI

Do you work with natural resource-based groups or individuals who often find themselves in conflict situations?  Michigan State University Extension offers an intensive program designed…

Resilience for Peace: A New Agenda

Mar 2, 2015 | The Wilson Center Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Mercy Corps
Washington, DC

From Asia’s mushrooming urban centers to the remote highlands of Ethiopia, a new agenda for peace is emerging. By helping local communities build resilience to…

GATHER+962

Feb 26, 2015 - Mar 1, 2015 | Seeds of Peace
Dead Sea, Jordan

The GATHER+962 meeting in Jordan will cover environmental peacebuilding, resource management, conflict and cooperation, among other themes. The event brings together emerging leaders in the…

Land Tenure and Disasters: Response, Rebuilding, Resilience

Feb 20, 2015 | United States Agency for International Development
Washington, DC

After a disaster, land and property rights are often overlooked in response and rebuilding efforts. The lack of clear rights often leads to conflict, delay,…

Natural Resources and Conflict: A Guide for Mediation Practitioners

Feb 19, 2015 | DPA and UNEP
New York, New York

Launch of the Department of of Political Affairs (DPA) and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) joint guide on Natural Resources Conflict: A Guide to Practitioners offers practical advice, drawing…

Environmental Peacebuilding – Approaching the Nexus: Climate Change, Adaptation/Mitigation and Peacebuilding

Feb 19, 2015 | The International Studies Association
New Orleans, LA

Environmental issues in post-conflict societies have received greater attention recently, as development and climate researchers increasingly focus not only on addressing the underlying causes of…

Ten Building Blocks for Making a Difference in the World and in Your Neighborhood

Feb 17, 2015 | Manchester University Peace Studies Institute
Manchester, England

Best-selling author and founding director of the Enough Project – an initiative to end genocide and other crimes against humanity – John Prendergast will discuss…

World Bank Group Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Forum 2015

Feb 11, 2015 - Feb 13, 2015 | World Bank Group
Washington, DC

Conflict in the 21st century has multiple dimensions and vanishing boundaries, with countries and regions facing diverse and overlapping forms of fragility, conflict and violence.…

World Bank's 2015 Fragility Forum: A Special Great Lakes Policy Forum on the Democratic Republic of Congo

Feb 11, 2015 | Work Bank Group and Search for Common Ground
Washington, DC

Twenty years ago, the now-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received massive influxes of refugees from neighboring Rwanda, triggering a state collapse that claimed millions of…

Data Revolutions for Better Governance of Extractive Industries in Fragile States

Feb 11, 2015 | World Bank Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum
Washington, DC

At the World Bank Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum next week there is a session on 'Data Revolutions for Better Governance of Extractive Industries in…

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Feb 9, 2015 - Feb 12, 2015 | Mining Indaba
Cape Town, South Africa

African Mining Indaba brings together top leaders from the private sector, the international investment community and African governments to discuss challenges and opportunities of the…

Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS): Launch of the 2nd Edition Handbook

Feb 9, 2015 | Overseas Development Institute
London and online

Millions of people worldwide depend on livestock for their livelihoods and many of them – and their animals – are affected by disasters, both natural…

A Series of Seminars on the Environment-Security Nexus

Feb 9, 2015 - Feb 10, 2015 | University of Geneva
Global Studies Institute – Rue de l’Ecole de Médecine 20 – S.123

A growing literature on environmental security reveals a deeper interest in the connections between security studies and environmental studies. However, despite several studies on environmental…