Demography Events
Why is Urban Assistance Important? Inserting Urban Issues Into the Development Agenda
September 24, 2007 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
This is the concluding seminar of the CUSP series on Global Urban Poverty.
Report Discussion: Return of the Population Growth Factor
September 12, 2007 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
A report that grew out of hearings held by the UK Parliament concludes that it will be difficult or impossible to achieve the MDGs with the current rate of population growth in the world's poorest countries.
Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: The Orangi Pilot Project in Karachi, Pakistan and Density & Urban Form in Dakar, Senegal
September 07, 2007 // 9:00am — 11:30am
Comparative Urban Studies Project
According to the United Nations, over one billion people lack access to clean water and over two billion have no access to sanitation, the primary cause of diseases like cholera that take the lives of more than 6,000 children in poor countries every day.
The State of the World's Population: Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth
June 27, 2007 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Is urbanization really bad?, asks George Martine, lead author of the UN Population Fund's recent report.
The Role of Gender in Population, Health, and Environment Programs
June 19, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Experts advocate greater integration of gender into reproductive health and sustainable livelihood programs.
Demographic Shifts and Civil Conflict
June 13, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Speakers discuss their current research on demographic security, and argue for greater inclusion of demographics into the study of other social sciences, particularly in their field of political science.
Teaching Environment, Population, and Security: Workshop for Faculty of Military Education Institutions
May 22, 2007 // 9:00am — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Faculty at military education institutions debate military roles in responding to environmental security challenges, assess policy implications of this involvement, and identify topics for further research.
Youth and Politics in Conflict Contexts
May 16, 2007 // 2:00pm — 5:30pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
This event seeks to identify ways in which youth can serve as important catalysts for positive change and as contributors to sustainable peace through active involvement in the political process, specifically focusing on political party development, governance, citizen participation, and elections.
Confronting Fishing Overcapacity and Other Long-Overdue Reforms
April 26, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Experts discuss trends that have contributed to overcapacity, and examine efforts to reform policy and management.
Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: Lessons From the World Development Report 2007
April 17, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The number of youth relative to other age groups in today's world is higher than it has ever been. This peak in youth population presents the international community with a unique "window of opportunity," which, if seized, could propel growth and prosperity in developing countries, say experts.