Environmental Security Events
The International Watersheds Initiative: Implementing a New Paradigm for Transboundary Basins
July 23, 2009 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Canada Institute
The International Watershed Initiative represents a new way of thinking about freshwater basins, say Chuck Lawson and Willem Brakel.
Healthy Solutions to Climate Change
June 16, 2009 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The growing concentration of atmospheric carbon has punctured Earth's climate equilibrium, pushing the planet toward rapid transitions with serious implications for human and ecological health, says Dr. Paul Epstein.
A Climate of Conflict: Considerations for Climate Adaptation in Fragile States
June 10, 2009 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Negotiators responsible for international climate talks are scientists or diplomats, not development practitioners. But in low-income countries, climate change will primarily be a development issue, warns International Alert.
Trends and Best Practices in Environmental Dispute Resolution in Latin America
June 03, 2009 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Public policies governing natural-resource extraction in Latin America are often seen as illegitimate by communities. Panelists explore methods of resolving environmental disputes.
Globalization of Asian Trade and Demand for Natural Resources
April 30, 2009 // 9:30am — 11:30am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Patrick Alley of Global Witness, Frederik Balfour of BusinessWeek, and Pradeep Tharakan of the International Resources Group discuss the natural resources sector.
Health, Cities, and the Post-Conflict Environment
April 24, 2009 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Frederick Burkle of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and Dan Monk of Colgate University join the Wilson Center's Geoff Dabelko and Blair Ruble for this panel.
Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future
April 22, 2009 // 9:00am — 11:00am
China Environment Forum
The new report by the Asia Society's Leadership Group on Water Security in Asia considers the security dimensions associated with decreased access to a safe, stable supply of water in Asia and provides a forward-looking agenda aimed at averting a water crisis in the region.
Demography, Environment, and Conflict in Indonesia and India
April 21, 2009 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Panelists Henrik Urdal of the International Peace Research Institute and Steve Rhee, an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow (2007-2009), discuss the effects of environmental degradation on conflict.
Report Launch: From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment
March 24, 2009 // 6:30pm — 8:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
UNEP would like to put green advisers with blue helmets to examine peacebuilding "from an environmental, natural resource restoration point of view," says Achim Steiner.
Conservation, Health and Development: Connecting Science and Practice
March 10, 2009 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Wilson Center on the Hill
To save the planet, Jane Goodall stresses the importance of finding a solution to abject poverty and rapid population growth. Greater integration of projects can benefit health, conservation, and poverty alleviation at the same time.