Environmental Security Events
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.
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
May 14, 2007 // 3:00pm — 5:15pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Climate change's anticipated impacts such as sea level rise and forced migration can have multiplier effects, accelerating traditional security threats, conclude 11 retired flag officers in a new report from the CNA Corporation.
The Bottom Billion: Strategies for Failing States
May 01, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Everything we think we know about international development is wrong, says Paul Collier, professor of economics at Oxford.
Reception: Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation Exhibition
April 03, 2007 // 5:30pm — 7:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Environmental issues have played a part in some of world's worst conflicts, but they can also help build peace. These issues are the focus of a multimedia exhibit created by Berlin's Adelphi Research.
Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation
April 03, 2007 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Better management of natural resources could pave a path for peace in war-torn societies, or, conversely, mismanagement could trigger a relapse back into conflict.
Looking Forward: Sustaining the Earth and Humanity - Implications for the New UN Secretary-General
March 26, 2007 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Realizing the goal of stabilizing the environment requires new frameworks for global actions. This event, which marks the second in a three-meeting series on UN reform, examines the role of the UN and its member states in leading the environmental sustainability movement.
U.S. Energy Security and Oil Revenue Transparency
March 21, 2007 // 2:30pm — 6:00pm
Africa Program
The Africa Program, Global Witness, and the offices of Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) co-host a comprehensive program to explore the issue of oil revenue transparency and how it relates to U.S. energy security.
Global Report on Conflict, Democracy, and State Fragility 2007: Gauging Countries' Performance in the Era of Globalization
March 07, 2007 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Growing attention on fragile or failed states as threats to international security has stimulated much interest in the development of new frameworks that identify and analyze the sources of state fragility and conflict.
Climate-Security Connections: An Empirical Approach to Risk Assessment
March 06, 2007 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Research on the links between environmental scarcity and conflict has undergone a shift in recent years: the theory that resource scarcity leads to interstate conflict has taken a backseat to theories based on data suggesting that environmental stressors may lead to intra-group conflicts.