Events
3rd Automotive Industry Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing
Aug 14, 2014
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Automotive Industry Action Group
Michigan, US
This event is an opportunity to hear an overview of Conflict Minerals Reporting-Year 1 as well as information on the year ahead. The automotive industry…
25th IPRA General Conference: Uniting For Peace - Building Sustainable Peace through Universal Values
Aug 10, 2014
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International Peace Research Association and Sakarya University
Istanbul, Turkey
However, the end of the Cold War also witnessed a change in conflict patterns and the world faced a new generation of challenges for peace…
Fourth Global International Studies Conference
Aug 6, 2014
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University of Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
The overarching theme of the conference is "Justice, Peace and Stability: Risks and Opportunities for Governance and Development“. Some relevant sessions are organized by Tobias…
Workshop: The Global Environmental History of World War I in Perspective
Aug 4, 2014
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Rachel Carson Center
Washington, DC
This workshop will mark the centennial of the outbreak of the 1914–1918 cataclysm that extended industrial warfare to a global scale; it will examine the…
National Security and Climate Change: What Do We Need to Know?
Jul 29, 2014
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Wilson Center
Washington, DC
What do a White House senior advisor, a member of Congress, scientists, military planners, and business people have in common? At a June 4 symposium in…
The Fourth International Africa Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference
Jul 25, 2014
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ACCORD
Johannesburg, South Africa
This 4th international summit, following earlier meetings in 1998 and 2011 in Accra, and 2008 in Addis Ababa, will attempt to fill the void by…
Conflict Minerals: Lessons of First Year Reporting / Foundations for 2014 Reporting
Jul 23, 2014
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IHS, ECIA and iPoint
Webinar
IHS, ECIA and iPoint present a Conflict Minerals industry update. With the first SEC reporting deadline now behind us, this session will discuss recent developments…
The Process for Conflict Minerals Due Diligence
Jul 23, 2014
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Claigan Environmental Inc
Webinar
On 23 July 2014, Claigan Environmental Inc. will present a webinar on how to conduct due diligence for conflict minerals. One of the most fundamentally misunderstood…
3rd Climate Change and Population Conference on Africa (CCPOP)
Jul 22, 2014
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Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS)
University of Ghana, Legon - Accra, Ghana
This development knowledge conference is intended to break the huge barriers that have existed amongst potential stakeholders over the years. It represents a call for…
Forced Migration and Peace Conference
Jul 15, 2014
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International Association for the Study of Forced Migration
Bogotá, Colombia
The proposed conference seeks to create a space in which academic rigor engages with the compromises inherent in policy, as well as the challenges of…
Conference on Environmental Justice and Citizenship
Jul 13, 2014
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Inter-Disciplinary.Net
Mansfield College, Oxford
The 13th Conference of Environmental Justice and Citizenship will explore technological, political or economic solutions to problems impeding environmental justice and perspectives, inviting people working…
Workshop: Towards a Sustainable Society
Jul 13, 2014
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Cerana Foundation, Indian Youth Climate Network
Hyderabad, India
One-day workshop: Charting a course towards a sustainable, equitable and peaceful society
We face one tilting point–environmental degradation and two tipping points–climate change and peak oil.…
Conflict Minerals: Staying Current in a Changing Landscape
Jul 10, 2014
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IPC
Santa Clara, CA
Regardless of whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) conflict minerals disclosure rule applies directly to your company, you will have to provide information…
Accountability and the Environmental Legacy of Armed Conflict
Jul 3, 2014
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IISS
London, UK
The provisions of international humanitarian law for the protection of the environment during conflict are notoriously lacking. However, peacetime environmental norms and standards, and developments…
Report launch: Pollution Politics: Power, Accountability and Toxic Remnants of War
Jul 2, 2014
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The Toxic Remnants of War Project
Amnesty International UK, London
Our new report Pollution Politics examines where responsibility lies for reducing the health and environmental risks from military and conflict pollution. Where are the weaknesses in the…
Russia, Ukraine and Energy Security
Jul 1, 2014
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The Wilson Center
Washington, DC.
This event will focus on energy and its potential impact on future solutions to the Ukraine crisis, as well as overall relations among Russia, other…
Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Recovery: Learning From Post-Conflict and Disaster Response Experience
Jun 25, 2014
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Wilson Center
Washington, D.C.
This panel will present and discuss selected findings from a joint project by the American University’s School of International Service and World Wildlife Fund to bring…
Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Recovery: Learning from Post-Conflict and Disaster Response Experience
Jun 25, 2014
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Woodrow Wilson Center
6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
Crises, including complex emergencies, war, and natural disasters, create high-stakes environmental and natural resource management choices for communities, governments, and non-governmental organizations. If managed properly,…
Course: Economic Dimensions of Peacebuilding (Deadline: 11 June)
Jun 24, 2014
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Peacebuilding and Development Institute in Sri Lanka
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
The course is designed for organisations and individuals involved in peacebuilding and development efforts in post-conflict contexts in order to help participants combine ‘economic’ dimensions…
UN Environmental Assembly of UNEP
Jun 23, 2014
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United Nations Environment Programme
Nairobi, Kenya
The next meeting of the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which has replaced the UNEP Governing Council, is tentatively scheduled…
14th Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference
Jun 23, 2014
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Network of European Peace Scientists
International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands
The Network of European Peace Scientists have invited scholars from an interdisciplinary community to present recent research related to peace at their 14th annual meeting. The…
Political Geography and the Environment
Jun 19, 2014
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University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
The theme of the conference will be Political Geography and the Environment. The meeting will consist of two days of sessions, followed by an optional…
Summary of Conflict Minerals Reports
Jun 19, 2014
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Claigan Environmental, Inc.
Webinar
On 19 June 2014, Claigan Environmental Inc. (www.claigan.com) will present a webinar on the summarized content of the conflict minerals reports submitted to the SEC…
IAFOR: Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment
Jun 12, 2014
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The International Academic Forum
Osaka, Japan
Conflict within communities and societies is inevitable given that these groups are based on commonality of geography, values, attitudes, and beliefs that help to differentiate…
20th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
Jun 9, 2014
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Leibniz University of Hannover
Hannover, Germany
For centuries, one of the visible signs of the interdependence of natural resource management and societal processes was the relationship between urban and rural areas.…
Peace Event Sarajevo
Jun 6, 2014
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Network for Building Peace
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Peace Event Sarajevo will serve as an acknowledgment for all peace initiatives which have been flourishing for decades and a reminder that peace still needs to…
Natural Resource Management in Post-Conflict Situations: Challenges and Opportunities
Jun 2, 2014
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United Nations University, Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations
Belgian Mission, New York
Natural resource exploitation can offer opportunities and present challenges for resource-endowed countries, in particular in post-conflict situations. If effectively managed, natural resource exploitation offers countries…
"Women and Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential" Report Launch Party
May 26, 2014
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The Permanent Mission of Finland, Permanent Mission of Canada, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Permanent Mission of the United States in Geneva
Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG), Room #4, Geneva, Switzerland
PROGRAMME1. Welcoming remarks by Ms. Päivi Kairamo, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN and to the WTO2. Introductory remarks by Ms. Alison LeClaire Christie,…
Alliance for Peacebuilding Annual Conference
May 21, 2014
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Alliance for Peacebuilding
Washington, DC
The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) Annual Conference serves as an opportunity for AfP members to mingle with other members of the broader peacebuilding community, including…
SID-Washington Conference: Delivering Results in a Changing World
May 20, 2014
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Society for International Development
Washington, DC
Join more than 600 development professionals representing the private sector, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, government agencies, multilateral institutions, and universities actively engaged in the field…