Events

Putting Climate Security at the Heart of Humanitarian Action

Aug 9, 2021 | CGIAR
online

Conventional evaluations and indexes that measure the extent and quality of peace more often than not fail to embrace the role that climate can play…

Climate-Change, Gender and Livelihoods in the Indian Himalaya

Aug 9, 2021 | Australia India Institute
Online

Despite being one of the most sensitive hotspots to global climate change, different Himalayan states in India are witnessing accelerated ‘development’—new industries, infrastructural projects, urbanisation,…

Webinar on Climate Change, Adaptation, and Risk of Conflict in International River Basins

Aug 4, 2021 | Laboratory of Political Geography, University of São Paulo
online

The Laboratory of Political Geography at the University of São Paulo is co-organizing the new webinar series about “Transboundary water governance around the globe" from…

International Conference on Women, Peace and Security

Jul 29, 2021 - Jul 30, 2021 | International Research Conference
Zurich

International Conference on Women, Peace and Security aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research…

Saving the Red Sea from a “Floating Bomb” - The decaying FSO SAFER Oil Tanker (A Road to Geneva Event) July 27, 9AM EST

Jul 27, 2021 | World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW) Blue Peace Group
Online

Yemen is experiencing one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises. After 7 Years of conflict, blockade, poverty, and pandemics, the potential explosion of the FSO…

Saving the Red Sea from a “Floating Bomb” - The decaying FSO SAFER Oil Tanker (A Road to Geneva Event), July 27 9AM EST

Jul 27, 2021 | World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW) Blue Peace Group
online

Yemen is experiencing one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises. After 7 Years of conflict, blockade, poverty, and pandemics, the potential explosion of the FSO…

How to Drive Global Action that Transforms Agricultural Innovation

Jul 27, 2021 | CGIAR
Online

After energy, agriculture is the largest source of GHG emissions that causes climate change, uses 70% of freshwater resources and leads to unprecedented biodiversity loss.…

Climate, Land & Security Summer Academy

Jul 25, 2021 - Jul 29, 2021 | Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Initiatives of Change, and Triple Capital
online

The climate and environmental crises pose multiple and increasing risks, notably to human security. Inter-disciplinary solutions are necessary to meet the scale of the challenges.…

The Role of Local Environmental Civil Society Organizations in Building Social Trust in Bosnia and Herzegovina (A Road to Geneva Event) July 23, 9AM ET

Jul 23, 2021 | Alma Mirvic
Online

This event is an online discussion with representatives of EkoBiH, an informal group that gathers individuals and community organizations across Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose daily work…

The Role of Local Environmental Civil Society Organizations in Building Social Trust in Bosnia and Herzegovina (A Road to Geneva Event) July 23 9AM ET

Jul 23, 2021 | Alma Mirvic
online

This event was recorded and can be viewed in Bosnian (original version) or with English interpretation: 

Bosnian: https://youtu.be/4jhJLRMUVkk

English: https://youtu.be/utM9KSkZEzw

This event is an online discussion with representatives of EkoBiH, an…

Adjudicating Gender-Based Persecution at the ICC and Beyond: A Monumental Step and the Challenges that Lie Ahead

Jul 22, 2021 - Jul 23, 2021 | Northumbria University
Online

Historically speaking, gender has not been viewed as a relevant category of persecution in international criminal law, whereas victimisation on the basis of race, religion,…

Susciter des Solutions Politiques et Communautaires pour la Gouvernance de la Terre en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre: Une Voie Vers la Paix et la Prospérité (Generating Political and Community Solutions for Land Governance in West and Central Africa)

Jul 21, 2021 | Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security, Initiatives of Change Switzerland
online

Les nations d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre sont confrontées à de nombreux défis interconnectés - insécurité alimentaire, pauvreté, dégradation de l'environnement, changement climatique, mauvaise…

Opportunities for Women Environmental Leaders in the New Green Economy

Jul 21, 2021 | ELI
Online

Join ELI’s Women in Environmental Law and Leadership (WELL) initiative and expert panelists in a discussion on the role of women in the development of the environmental…

Environment, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: Eastern Africa

Jul 21, 2021 | Bosch Alumni Network in partnership with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Across communities and societies that have experienced conflicts where natural resources have been one of the factors, we find an undeniable link between the protection…

Representation of Women in Human Rights Organs and Mechanisms for Ensuring Gender Parity

Jul 20, 2021 | American University
Online

Ensuring gender parity, a discussion on the Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee.” The panel will discuss the recently-published report of the UN…

Climate Security at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Jul 15, 2021 | Center for Climate and Security
online

Climate change is impacting and exacerbating risks to security at home and abroad. Lisa Friedman (The New York Times) will moderate a conversation with Erin…

Environment, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: Western Africa

Jul 14, 2021 | Bosch Alumni Network in partnership with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Across communities and societies that have experienced conflicts where natural resources have been one of the factors, we find an undeniable link between the protection…

Women's Autonomy and the Care Economy in the Framework of a Transformative and Sustainable Recovery with Equality

Jul 13, 2021 | ECLAC
Online

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus has accentuated the structural challenges of gender inequality and has generated a setback of more than a decade…

Climate Justice: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Jul 8, 2021 | ABA;IDLO
Online

The escalating risks of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to the forefront the need for urgent action to deliver smart, accessible, and…

EnPAx Consultative Meeting on the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (second meeting)

Jul 8, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Please join us for a briefing on and consultative meeting in preparation for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding on Thursday, July 8, from 10:00-11:15 AM…

Environment, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: Central Africa

Jul 7, 2021 | Bosch Alumni Network in partnership with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Across communities and societies that have experienced conflicts where natural resources have been one of the factors, we find an undeniable link between the protection…

Why does Climate Action Need Women?

Jul 5, 2021 | School of Architecture at Liverpool University
Online

In the 2021 COP Climate Summit, the leadership team are currently 25% women and 75% men. Women only make up 10 per cent of the…

Young Women in Peacebuilding: The Importance of Representation

Jul 2, 2021 | YouthLead
Online

Women’s participation in peacebuilding is crucial in the development of three pillars of lasting peace: economic recovery, social cohesion, and political legitimacy. Evidence indicates that…

IWRA 2021 Master Classes on Water Cooperation & Diplomacy

Jul 1, 2021 - Oct 7, 2021 | International Water Resources Association
online

The International Water Resources Association (IWRA) in collaboration with the Universities Partnership for Water Cooperation and Diplomacy (UPWCD), are excited to launch a new online series of…

Ireland and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda on the UN Security Council

Jun 30, 2021 | Irish Peace and Conflict Network
Online

Ireland has made WPS a key focus of its foreign policy and its tenure on the UN Security Council, including through taking up the role…

Environment, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: Southern Africa

Jun 30, 2021 | Bosch Alumni Network in partnership with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online

Across communities and societies that have experienced conflicts where natural resources have been one of the factors, we find an undeniable link between the protection…

Will the European Green Deal and EU Recovery Fund Benefit Women?

Jun 29, 2021 | Green European Foundation
Online

Gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting have become popular concepts in recent years, and the Von der Leyen Commission has highlighted gender equality time and time…

Supporting the Next Generation of Female Climate Pioneers

Jun 28, 2021 | Centre for Climate Change Innovation
Online

How far are we from gender parity in London’s climate innovation space? How can we bring more female students and researchers into London’s climate positive…

Closing the Gender Gap in Climate and Security

Jun 28, 2021 | International Alert and Chatham House
online

The climate crisis disproportionately affects fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). While those states are contributing the least to global emissions – they face the starkest…

Reconciliation and Gender

Jun 28, 2021 | University of Bristol
Online

Wars formally end and combatants lay down their weapons, yet what follows rarely amounts to a clear-cut, unambiguous ‘peace’. After formal hostilities have ended, citizens…