Environment Events
Health and Harmony: Population, Health, and Environment in Indonesia
September 29, 2011 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park is a microcosm of both the island’s ecological wealth and vulnerability. More than half of the park is undisturbed forest; the remainder, however, “is being torn down day after day” at an alarming rate, said Health in Harmony’s Nichol Simpson at an event on integrated approaches to population, health, and environment (PHE) programs in Indonesia.
Scrambling for Hydropower in the Himalayas
September 26, 2011 // 9:00am — 11:00am
China Environment Forum
The Third Pole – an area of the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau and home to the largest reserve of fresh water outside the Arctic and Antarctic – is a region familiar to both earthquakes and dam projects. This irreconcilable reality is at the center of an emerging debate, raising environmental and security concerns as regional governments scramble for clean energy resources and control over a precious water source.
Women and Water: Streams of Development
September 23, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Wilson Center on the Hill
Women and water are inextricably linked around the world. Responsibility for fetching and using water commonly rests – quite literally – on the shoulders of women and girls. This burden exacts a high toll across sectors, negatively impacting health, education, economy, agriculture, gender equity, and political stability.
Film Screening: Weathering Change
September 22, 2011 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Population Action International will screen the documentary Weathering Change, which follows four women from around the world - Ethiopia, Nepal, and Peru - as they struggle to care for their families in the face of increasing crop failures and water scarcity.
Is the Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline in the National Interest?
September 22, 2011 // 8:30am — 12:15pm
Canada Institute
Panelists discussed whether the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline is in the national interest. The discussion took place as federal agencies and the public submit comments in the 90-day review period, following the State Department's release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
Perfect Storm? Population Pressures, Natural Resource Constraints, and Climate Change in Bangladesh
September 19, 2011 // 1:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Few nations are more at risk from climate change’s destructive effects than Bangladesh.
The Environment and Human Rights: the International Community’s Responses to Emerging Local and Global Challenges
September 14, 2011 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
European Studies
This event will address the interrelation between environmental damage and
human rights, and examine how the international community—and in particular
the UN—has approached this issue at a local and global level and discuss
possible ways to optimize approaches and processes.
Book Launch: Water: Asia's New Battleground
September 12, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Brahma Chellaney, one of India's most prominent strategists, discusses the threat posed by water tensions in Asia.
Digging Deeper: Water, Women, and Conflict
August 29, 2011 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Speakers explore the dynamics between water access and gender-based vulnerability in conflict-affected areas in an effort to identify what opportunities exist through water-related programming to reduce women’s vulnerability.
Collaboration with Taiwan to Address Regional Environmental Challenges
August 11, 2011 // 10:30am — 11:30am
China Environment Forum
Come join the Wilson Center's China Environment Forum and Asia Program for a conversation with Taiwan's Minister of Environmental Protection, Dr. Stephen Shu-Hung Shen, to learn about work the EPA and Taiwan have been doing since 2010 to engage regional partners to advance global capacity in the remediation of contaminated sites, e-waste recycling and management, and reduction of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from ports.