Events

Securing the Nation: Energy Security, Fortifying the DIB, and Strengthening Infrastructure Resilience

Oct 17, 2024 | U.S. Naval Institute
Annapolis, MD

The U.S. Naval Institute with support from the U.S. Naval Academy Engineering Department and the USNA Center for Energy Security and Infrastructure Resilience will gather government…

Beyond Survival — Unpacking The Nexus Between Conflict, Gender and Natural Disasters

Oct 16, 2024 | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, The Syria Campaign (TSC) International Bridges to Justice (IBJ)
Geneva, Switzerland and Online

Join us for a screening of a powerful docu-series highlighting the experiences of Syrian women at the forefront of the 2023 earthquake disaster and response…

Sparing Water from Armed Conflicts – Building a Coalition of Action

Oct 16, 2024 | Geneva Call, Geneva Water Hub, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and European Affairs of Slovenia
Geneva, Switzerland and Online

The impact of conflict on freshwater, water-related installations is severe and long-lasting, and poses grave humanitarian, development and environmental challenges. Sparing water from armed conflicts…

Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership and the Fight for Global Security

Oct 15, 2024 | CNA
Arlington, VA

Join Sherri Goodman, founder of CNA's Military Advisory Board, at our headquarters as she talks about her new book, "Threat Multiplier." Goodman goes inside the…

Combined Naval Address on Climate, Energy and Environment Featuring Jeff Goodell

Oct 10, 2024 | U.S. Naval War College, Naval Postgraduate School U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Naval Community College, and Marine Corps University
Online

An explosive, completely new understanding of heat, the lethal force which threatens every living cell on Earth. New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Goodell presents…

Global Community Virtual Gathering (Asia-Pacific Hours) | October

Oct 9, 2024 - Oct 9, 2024 | Women and Climate
Online

Join us for a global monthly virtual gathering for professionals from around the world to meet, chat, and make new connections. No climate experience necessary!

Agenda:

​Intro's…

Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training

Sep 30, 2024 - Oct 4, 2024 | Geneva Graduate Institute, Geneva Water Hub, and Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Geneva Water Hub and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia have joined forces to develop a training course…

Consultation on Urban Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 26, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Despite the obvious impacts of environmental and climate change on cities – and cities being important actors in climate mitigation and adaptation – the environmental…

Technical Panel Discussion on 6PPD-quinone

Sep 25, 2024 - Sep 25, 2024 | Women in Environment
Seattle or Online

"WIE's mission is to further professional development and opportunities for women in the environmental field. WIE fosters relationships, mutual respect, and diversity among environmental professionals…

Using Strata: A Geospatial Tool for Integrated Analysis and Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 24, 2024 | UNEP, FAO, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

UNEP and FAO are proud to present the latest version of Strata: a geospatial data platform that identifies and tracks where environmental, climate, and security…

Frontline or Fault Line: Understanding the Global Security Dimensions of Climate Change as a “Threat Multiplier”

Sep 19, 2024 | Stimson Center
Washington, DC and online

July 2024 marked the 14th consecutive month of record-high global temperatures and saw the earliest Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic as Hurricane Beryl swept…

Gender & the City: Overcoming Gender Equity Challenges

Sep 16, 2024 | ICLEI
online

ICLEI Europe’s webinar series for Members explores different ways European cities are making sustainability a reality. Webinars happen once a month from 11:00–12:00 CEST.

Join the…

Conflict, Climate and Extreme Poverty: Time for a New Approach

Sep 11, 2024 | Chatham House
London, UK and online

Combatting the climate crisis, ending protracted conflicts, and alleviating poverty are three of the greatest priorities for international action. However, these three challenges become increasingly concentrated…

Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Program

Aug 12, 2024 - Aug 16, 2024 | University of Eastern Finland
Joensuuu, Finland

The course will address environmental and natural resource conflicts that are familiar and topical for the course participants. These cases provide a real-world context for…

Operationalization of Women, Peace and Security for Contract Success and National Security

Jun 26, 2024 | International Stability Operations Association
Online

Please join ISOA for the next Women, Peace and Security Webinar of 2024. The Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-68) (WPS Act)…

Climate and Peace in the Middle East: How Can Climate Action Support Peacebuilding Objectives?

Jun 25, 2024 | Berghof Foundation
online

Engage with leading experts as they share their perspectives on the parameters for climate mitigation and adaptation policies that simultaneously contribute to peace and stability.…

Countering Gender Apartheid & Gender Persecution in Afghanistan: Call for Global Action for Accountability and Codification

Jun 19, 2024 | Canada's Feminist Forum for Afghanistan
Room XXII UNOG Building – Palais des Nations Geneva

Since the Taliban seized control in 2021, women and girls in Afghanistan have been subject to ever more repressive restrictions on their fundamental rights and freedoms.…

Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jun 18, 2024 - Jun 21, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University
The Hague, Netherlands and online

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are delighted to announce that the Third International Conference on Environmental…

Analyzing Ukraine Through the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

Jun 17, 2024 | New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy
1660 L Street Northwest Washington, DC 20036

Please join us for a panel discussion honoring the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Our event, Analyzing Russia's War…

Critical Minerals and Great Power Competition: Interactions and Implications

Jun 13, 2024 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Mistra Geopolitics
online

Critical minerals are vital for the transition away from fossil fuels towards cleaner energy but who has those minerals and who doesn’t is becoming a…

The Power of Women in Peacebuilding

Jun 13, 2024 | Search for Common Ground
online

Women around the world are a powerful force for peace, helping to generate more robust and sustainable solutions to violent conflicts. On June 13 at 1 p.m. EDT, join…

The Gender Pay Gap and Violence – Two Sides of the Same Coin

Jun 5, 2024 | Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa and Embassy of Canada in Reykjavík
online

The year 2023 was a year of conflict and empowerment in Iceland like in many other countries of the world with a reawakened feminist wave.…

Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability (WESIPS) 2024 Conference

Jun 4, 2024 - Jun 7, 2024 | CICUS Center, University of Seville
Seville, Spain

Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings together a…

War and Climate Change

May 29, 2024 | Covering Climate Now
online

War and climate change are intertwined in ways that journalists need to understand. Violent conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, and elsewhere are not only causing terrible…

Women’s Leadership in Climate Action: Investing in Women as Change Agents and First Responders to the Climate Crisis

May 29, 2024 | Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund
Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda

Women and girls are indispensable to climate action. They are essential agents of change when it comes to sustainable solutions. At the same time, they…

Election Series | Gender Based Violence in Mexican Politics

May 29, 2024 | Wilson Center
online

The elections on June 2, 2024 will have a profound impact on the daily lives of the people of Mexico. In light of this, the…

Beyond Borders: Stories of Feminist Resistance From Palestine, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran

May 29, 2024 | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Salle Centrale de la Madeleine

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) invites you to a special evening of powerful celebration of feminist resistance and collective liberation. Artists…

Rethinking Climate Change Support in Violent Conflict-Affected States

May 29, 2024 | Danish Institute for International Studies
Copenhagen, Denmark and online

Areas of the world affected by violent conflict and state fragility are among the most vulnerable to climate change yet receive an extremely low share…

2024 Global Gender Equality Conference

May 20, 2024 - May 23, 2024 | USAID

USAID is accepting session abstracts for its 2024 Global Gender Equality Conference. Abstracts will align to three themed tracks and across all USAID sectors. The…

The Red Zone: The Crossfire between Conflict and Climate Change

May 15, 2024 | Center for Strategic International Studies
Washington, DC

Recurring heatwaves, water scarcity, shrinking crop yields, flash floods, and conflict are the primary climate-specific drivers for human insecurity in the Middle East and North…