Events

Water: A Driver for Peace and Conflict (A "Path to The Hague" Event)

May 11, 2023 | Youth Peace Initiative and Cirus Student Associatoin
The Hague, Netherlands

Water is one of the most scarce natural resources and plays an increasingly significant role in social stability, economic development, and the general livelihood of…

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP - PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ARMED CONFLICTS

May 4, 2023 - May 4, 2023 | Finnish Institute in Athens
16 Zitrou street, Athens Greece

The Toxic Crimes Project (Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki), the Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL) Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of…

New Tools for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Environmental Peacebuilding

May 4, 2023 | Environmental Law Institute, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, and Alliance for Peacebuilding
online

This session highlights two resources to help practitioners navigate the particular set of challenges faced when performing monitoring and evaluation at the intersection of environment, conflict,…

Agrarian Questions of Gendered Labour in Global South Development Trajectories

May 4, 2023 | Oxford Department of International Development
Queen Elizabeth House 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB

For the ODS Annual Lecture 2023, Professor Lyn Ossome examines concerns around the structures, trajectories and gendered outcomes of capitalist development in the agrarian south, with the…

Climate Displacement in the Shadow of War: Feminist Refugee Perspectives on Hydro-disaster

May 4, 2023 | UC Berkeley Center for Race and Gender
3335 Dwinelle Hall

Please join us for the fourth lecture in our Spring 2023 series “Moving Out of Harm’s Way: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives on Climate-related Mobilities.”

“Climate-related migration,”…

Addressing the Converging Risks of Climate, Insecurity, and Migration in Central America

Apr 28, 2023 - Apr 28, 2023 | Wilson Center
Washington, DC and online

Latin America and the Caribbean is the second most disaster-prone region in the world. In the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras…

COP27 Presidency Initiative: Climate Response for Sustaining Peace (CRSP) Briefing Event - Scaling Up Action on the Adaptation and Peacebuilding Nexus

Apr 25, 2023 - Apr 25, 2023 | COP27 Presidency Initiative
Zoom

Please save-the-date for our upcoming virtual event, on behalf of the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations, the Cairo International Center for Conflict…

Climate Conflicts & Environmental Peacebuilding: Intersectional Approaches

Apr 25, 2023 | Inclusive National Security
online

"Climate Conflicts and Environmental Peacebuilding: Intersectional Approaches" will take place on April 25th from 12-1 PM ET, and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Erika Weinthal, Professor…

Thematic Review on Climate Security and Peacebuilding 2023

Apr 25, 2023 | UN Peacebuilding Fund
online

The Peacebuilding fund invites everyone to the launch of the Thematic Review on Climate Security and Peacebuilding. – an independent study commissioned by the UN…

Catalyzing Change: Ongwen, Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes, and Intersection

Apr 20, 2023 - Apr 21, 2023 | Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights
Online

Join us for a lively discussion of how the ground-breaking International Criminal Court's Appeals Chamber ruling in Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen impacts intersectional feminist approaches to norm-setting…

Activism and Environmental Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

Apr 20, 2023 | Centre for Sustainability, Equality & Climate Action
Belfast, UK and online

As part of the SECA Research Seminar series, Niamh Small, will be presenting material from her PhD research. More details to follow.

Date and time: Thu,…

How should the UN respond to the Taliban's prohibition on Afghan women working for the UN?

Apr 18, 2023 | Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Online

In April 2023 the Taliban barred Afghan women from working for the United Nations in Afghanistan. This decision extends the Taliban’s directive previously announced in…

China’s Climate Security Vulnerabilities

Apr 11, 2023 | Wilson Center, Environmental Change and Security Program
Washington, DC and online

In an era increasingly defined by climate change, the United States and China stand out as the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases—but neither country…

Climate Security: Finding Shared Solutions to Shared Challenges

Apr 6, 2023 | Search for Common Ground, USAID, and ConnexUs
online

Addressing climate security requires an understanding of the best practices and lessons learned in the joint challenges of climate change, conflict, and human security. By…

International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence

Mar 30, 2023 - Apr 1, 2023 | IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group
Online and Oxford UK

This conference will bring together representatives from several major sectors, spanning governments (including representatives of GWP projects), NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, academic and business sectors, and…

Taking Data Back: Women’s Sovereignty over Land Data

Mar 30, 2023 | The Land Portal
Online

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality(link is external)”.  The day aims to celebrate women and…

Climate Change, Natural Resources & Conflicts (Continuing Education Course)

Mar 30, 2023 - Mar 31, 2023 | swisspeace
Basel, Switzerland

This course explores how climate change and related international and national policies impact conflicts. The course sets off with an introduction to the key economic,…

Commitments to Accelerate Cooperation on Water, Environment, Climate, and Peace (side event to the UN 2023 Water Conference)

Mar 23, 2023 | Government of Sweden, Federal Republic of Somalia, and Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security
New York, NY

In the face of a changing climate, coordinated action can contribute to peace, prosperity and strengthen resilience. The side event will provide a platform for…

UN 2023 Water Conference

Mar 22, 2023 - Mar 24, 2023 | United Nations
New York, NY

In March 2023, the world will come together to address the urgent water crisis at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. Co-hosted by…

2023 Environment and Emergencies Forum

Mar 22, 2023 - Mar 23, 2023 | UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit
Brussels, Belgium

The Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF) is an inclusive global forum focused on the interface between the environment and humanitarian emergency response. It brings together…

Somalia: Between Conflict and Draught, Building Peace (Forum at the 21st International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights)

Mar 16, 2023 | FIFDH
Geneva, Switzerland

For 32 years, Somalia has been considered a failed state. Between global warming, famine, piracy along its coastline, attacks by the islamist terrorist group Al-Chabab…

Women at the Helm: The Unfinished Business of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement

Mar 16, 2023 | Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
Copley Formal Lounge 3700 O St. NW Washington, DC 20007

This conference will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement and spotlight the critical, yet often overlooked, role that women have played…

Extended Dialogue on Forests, Livelihoods and Peace: Good Governance and Legality

Mar 15, 2023 | Forest Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Online

The Forest Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is holding bi-monthly meetings for the Extended Dialogue on Forests, Livelihoods and Peace. The discussion is open to all interested…

African Women in Peace and Security

Mar 15, 2023 | The African Youth Security Network
Online

Join us for an international women's day event for African women who work in peace, security and development.

This year, we're celebrating the achievements of African…

Frontiers: Innovative Approaches for Women’s Land Rights

Mar 15, 2023 | USAID
Online

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes important goals related to ending poverty and promoting gender equality. The Agenda recognizes that the pathways to achieve…

Famine in the Horn of Africa: A Boon for Terrorist Groups? (Forum at the 21st International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights)

Mar 15, 2023 | FIFDH
Geneva, Switzerland

In the countries of the Horn of Africa, populations are experiencing unprecedented food insecurity as a result of recurrent droughts. While global warming is the…

Reigniting the WPS Agenda

Mar 10, 2023 | Australian Civil Society Coalition on Women, Peace and Security
Online

This session is designed to bring together activists, organisations and networks working to advance the Women, Peace and Security Agenda around the world in a…

The Changing Geopolitics of Critical Minerals and the Future of the Clean Energy Transition

Mar 9, 2023 | Wilson Center
Washington, DC and online

The relationship between China and the US is commonly portrayed in terms of geostrategic competition, often leading to pessimistic accounts of international cooperation. This, in…

Iraqi Women Speak: Promoting Women, Peace, and Security

Mar 8, 2023 | Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame
Online

What is the situation for women in Iraq today? What are the challenges to implementing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda that would ensure women’s equal and…

Women, Peace and Security in Iraq: 20 Years After the Invasion

Mar 8, 2023 | Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Keough School of Global Affairs, Washington D.C. Office, 1400 16th Street NW, Suite 120, Washington D.C., 20036