Events
Planet, Population and Rights
Mar 6, 2020
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London School of Economics
London, UK
Climate change measures and rhetoric, whether intentionally or not, can have a negative impact on the rights and freedoms of less powerful groups, notably women…
Global Forum on Environment: Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability
Mar 5, 2020
- Mar 6, 2020
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OECD Global Forum on Environment
Paris, France
This OECD Global Forum on Environment focuses on "Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability". It will identify and propose ways to capitalise on…
Climate Change, Peace and Conflict
Mar 3, 2020
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Disasters and Resilience Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Washington, DC / online
Climate change is a major threat to human wellbeing and development, but does it also impact the dynamics of violent conflict and peacebuilding? This talk…
Career Advice with Tobias Ide
Mar 3, 2020
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Young Professionals Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Washington, DC / online
This is an opportunity for scholars and practitioners to discuss research trends and career opportunities in environmental peacebuilding. The event will start with a very…
Water for Peace: Preventing Conflict Related to Water and Wetlands (Session at Fragility Forum 2020)
Mar 3, 2020
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World Bank
Washington, DC
Preventing conflict saves lives and costs. However, only a tiny amount of Official Development Aid is spent at conflict prevention. Important reasons are that it is…
From Seeds to Movements: Feminist Leadership in Climate Justice
Mar 3, 2020
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University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Minneapolis, USA
Feminists have long been on the front lines of environmental and climate justice activism. In honor of International Women’s Day, join us on March 3, 2020,…
Gender Equality: The Future of the Food & Farming Industry-Celebrate International Women's Day 2020
Mar 3, 2020
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Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
London, UK
Although women are commonly seen as cooks and homemakers, how can they grow to be seen as changemakers, and put themselves at the forefront of…
The Best & Worst Countries for Women: Measuring Equality with the WPS Index
Mar 3, 2020
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Institute for Global Development
Sydney, Australia
Join the Institute for Global Development for a conversation on the findings of the Second Edition of the Global Women Peace & Security (WPS) Index,…
SDGs Ambassadors Forum 2020
Feb 29, 2020
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Young African Chief Executive Directors Network
Accra, Ghana
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by world leaders at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015. Encompassing everything from health to gender…
Gender Differences in Land Property Rights: How Land Tenure Security Impacts Investments and Agricultural Productivity in Tanzania
Feb 26, 2020
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University of London School of Oriental and East Asian Studies
London, UK
The agricultural sector in Tanzania accounts for more than two-thirds of employment and has recorded persistent low levels of investment and productivity. Among other factors,…
Climate Change Forum Hosted by League of Women Voters of Newton
Feb 26, 2020
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Climate Change Forum Hosted by League of Women Voters of Newton
Newton, USA
The League of Women Voters of Newton, along with the Leagues of Framingham, Needham, Wayland, Wellesley and Weston, will co-host a community conversation that relates.
You’ll learn…
Thriving Women 2020 Conference
Feb 24, 2020
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Women Together Learning
Hahndorf, South Australia
The Thriving Women 2020 Conference is the premier conference to secure a sustainable future for women living and working in agriculture and associated industries.
An initiative…
Women Taking the Lead: Defending Human Rights and the Environment
Feb 24, 2020
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Trocaire
Belfast, UK
Women Taking The Lead: Defending Human Rights And The Environment
Guest speaker: Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres, Honduran activist & daughter of murdered human rights and environmental defender…
Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding Course
Feb 19, 2020
- Feb 21, 2020
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Swiss Peace and University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland
War and conflict affect women, girls, men and boys in different ways, and yet a gender analysis is often absent from peacebuilding theories and processes.…
Youth-Led Environmental Peacebuilding: Lessons from the Field
Feb 18, 2020
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Young Professionals Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Washington, DC / online
Young people constitute the largest demographic sector in many countries affected by conflicts related to competition over natural resources and the negative impacts of climate…
Norms and Practices in UN Peacekeeping: Gender and the Environment
Feb 17, 2020
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King's College London
London, UK
It’s our pleasure to invite you to the talk ‘Norms and Practices in UN Peacekeeping' hosted by the Conflict Security and Development Research Group and…
Women in Sustainaiblity- Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire Hub
Feb 12, 2020
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Women in Sustainability Network
Stoke-on-Trent, UK
We'll be providing an overview of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), covering what they are, how to understand them and how to use them, with…
Economic Aspects of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Feb 12, 2020
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Yale University
New Haven, USA
How does women's economic participation shape growth and development? What are the gendered dimensions of war, natural disasters, and state fragility? What is the role…
Environmental Impact and Climate Change Adaptation in Mine Action
Feb 12, 2020
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Norwegian People’s Aid, Conflict and Environment Observatory, and HALO Trust
Geneva, Switzerland
Managing the environmental aspects of mine action operations is critical to ensure that operations do no harm and positively impact local communities after clearance. Awareness…
Women on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Feb 11, 2020
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Self Help Africa
Belfast, UK
'Women on the Frontline of Climate Change' is an exhibition by Self Help Africa, an Irish-based international development organisation that is supporting communities across sub-Saharan…
Twenty Years of Women, Peace and Security Initiatives: Are We Doing Better?
Feb 11, 2020
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, USA
This keynote session will consist of a “fireside chat” discussion with Ms. Michèle Flournoy. As the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to…
When the Going Gets Tough: Women and the Future of Global Peace and Security
Feb 10, 2020
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Centre for Women, Peace and Security LSE
London, UK
On the 5th anniversary of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, take a look ahead with the new Director, Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini.
Who: Centre for Women, Peace and Security…
Effects of Armed Conflicts on Local Environments: How Can Humanitarians Respond?
Feb 7, 2020
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Pax and Chatham House
Geneva, Switzerland
This session will provide an overview of why environmental issues are relevant in the context of conflict and humanitarian response, with a particular focus on…
The Role of Women in Conference of the Parties
Feb 3, 2020
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Women in Sustainability Network
Glasgow, UK
There is still an unequal participation of women in political processes so what should be done at COP26 to highlight this? Don't we need women…
Self-Paced MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace (CLOSING SOON)
Jan 30, 2020
- Jun 23, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association, UN Environment, ELI, Columbia University, Duke University, UC Irvine, UNDP, and SDG Academy
online
Conflicts over natural resources and the environment are among the greatest challenges in 21st-century geopolitics. These conflicts present serious threats to human security at both…
Women in Sustainability Oxford Hub
Jan 30, 2020
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Women in Sustainability Network
Oxford, UK
We've moved on from thinking we can solve all our problems by changing our energy sources. Food is, of course, vital to our existence and…
Empowering Rural and Indigenous Women in Forest Related Climate Actions
Jan 30, 2020
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Global Landscapes Forum
Webinar
The webinar will gather experts and field practitioners who will walk us through national and international experiences on gender, forestry and climate change linkages and…
Gender Justice and Women's Leadership in the Climate Justice Movement: A Roundtable Discussion
Jan 28, 2020
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California Gender Justice Funders Network
Oakland, CA
The California Gender Justice Funders Network is pleased to host an informal roundtable discussion over lunch. We’ll dive into climate change as it relates to gender justice,…
A Community Conversation about Gender Equality and the Environment
Jan 26, 2020
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UN Women USA Gulf Coast Chapter
Sarasota, Florida
A panel discussion with Christine Johnson, President of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, and Dr. Heather O'Leary, Assistant Professor ISS-Anthropology, University of South…
Seminar: Environmental Peacebuilding - The Year in Review and the Year Ahead
Jan 16, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
online / Washington, DC
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association will host its second year-in-review seminar “Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review.” The event will showcase important developments in the environmental…