Population Events
Book Launch: The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment
September 18, 2008 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Human beings have harnessed culture and technology to become the most dominant animals on Earth, however we're destroying our life-support system, warns Paul Ehrlich at the launch of his new book.
Cyberseminar on Environmentally Induced Population Displacements
August 18, 2008 // 9:00am — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The overall purpose of the seminar is to determine if there is consensus on the definitional issues as well as on the magnitude of flows, and what the evidence shows from regional studies regarding the relative weight of environmental versus other factors in displacing populations.
Review of the National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2025 Report
July 24, 2008 // 12:00pm — 3:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
ECSP convenes a group of environment, demography, and security experts to review an intermediate draft of the National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2025 report. The discussion focuses on Chapter Two, "The Demographics of Discord," and Chapter Three, "Scarcity in the Midst of Plenty?"
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.
Washington, DC Launch of Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
July 01, 2008 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
"We're not just talking about environmental change as an isolated phenomenon, but what are its implications to development, to people, to the future of the economy, and ultimately to the sustainability of resource use?" says UNEP's
Achim Steiner at the Washington, DC launch of the Atlas.
From Relief to Development: Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts
June 04, 2008 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Reframing GBV as a development issue will be central to encouraging large-scale programming focusing on prevention, experts say.
Human, Animal, and Ecosystem Health
May 21, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Human, livestock, wildlife, and environmental health are integrally related, and development practitioners and policymakers should "take advantage of these relationships to achieve conservation and development goals," says the Wildlife Conservation Society's Steve Osofsky.
Fishing for Families: Evidence From the Philippines on Integrating Population and Environment in Development Programs
May 16, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Leona D'Agnes speaks about the Integrated Population and Coastal Resource Management (IPOPCORM) initiative, which was implemented in biodiversity hotspots in the Philippines.
Population, Health, and Environment: Lessons from East Africa
May 08, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Experts show how a multisectoral approach can improve livelihoods, conserve natural resources, and promote family planning.
Japan's Declining Population: Clearly a Problem, But What's the Solution?
April 24, 2008 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Four experts speak to the multidimensional nature of Japan's declining population.