India Events
Thinking Outside the Grid: An Aggressive Approach to Climate and Energy
September 23, 2008 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
"The issue of our time is the combination of energy security and climate change," says former Congressman Sherwood Boehlert at a forum co-sponsored by Wilson Center On the Hill and ECSP.
Addicted? Assessing India's Growing Dependence on Energy Resources Abroad
July 22, 2008 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
With limited energy reserves at home, India is increasingly looking abroad to satisfy much of this voracious demand. The Asia Program, with assistance from the Global Energy Initiative, hosts a panel discussion on India's external energy security policy.
Strengthening Health Systems To Reach the Poor
July 15, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
As part of a larger governance framework, health care systems can begin to remove some of the layers of neglect, abuse, and exclusion that prevent the poor from receiving equal care, public health experts explain.
Decentralization and Democratization of Natural Resource Management
April 28, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The forum examines the results of several studies in WRI's Representation, Equity, and Environment working paper series, which seeks to determine how developing countries' efforts to decentralize and democratize natural resource management (NRM) have affected local-level NRM and democracy.
Health, Population, and Nutrition in India: Key Findings from the 2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3)
November 05, 2007 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Global Health Initiative
The Wilson Center hosts the U.S. launch of India's much-anticipated third National Family Household Survey, which provides vital health and welfare indicators.
Beyond Disasters: Creating Opportunities for Peace
June 28, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Co-authors of the new Worldwatch report, Beyond Disasters: Creating Opportunities for Peace, presented some of their main findings on how natural disasters in conflict zones can foster or hinder peace.
The Other Side of the Indian Growth Story: Confronting Agriculture and Rural Development
June 26, 2007 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Asia Program
Experts discuss how and why agriculture and rural development factor into long-term economic growth and poverty reduction in India.
Urban Health in Asia: Growing Needs and Challenges Among the Poorest Populations
May 10, 2007 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Panelists discuss the rapid state of urbanization and the health status of the urban poor in Asia and, specifically, in India, where the urban population is projected to expand from 328 to 550 million by 2026, and the urban poor are currently estimated at between 80 and 100 million.
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.
Environmental Film Festival Screening: Thirst
March 14, 2005 // 11:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
This film documents community efforts in Bolivia, India, and the United States to confront government plans to privatize water services.