Water Events
Freedom: A Power for Environmental Stewardship
June 08, 2005 // 10:00am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton says freedom—combined with private property rights and respect for the rule of law—creates an atmosphere conducive to environmental cooperation and security.
Finding Balance: Results from a Population-Environment Success Story in Madagascar
May 31, 2005 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Former Environmental Health Project Director Eckhard Kleinau reports on the program's results. The event also includes the Washington, D.C. premiere of Finding Balance: Forests and Family Planning in Madagascar, a nine-minute documentary film by Population Action International.
Population, Health, and Environment: Evidence-based Approaches to Policy and Programs
May 17, 2005 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Population Reference Bureau President William P. Butz and three PRB experts mark PRB's 75th anniversary at the Wilson Center.
Meeting Rising Community Expectations: From Landslide Prevention to Harbour Enhancement in Hong Kong and Three Gorges Project in Mainland China
April 22, 2005 // 10:00am — 11:30am
China Environment Forum
Featuring Professor Lee Chack Fan, University of Hong Kong.
New Orleans: Successful Models of Consensus Building in Coastal Restoration
April 14, 2005 // 8:30am — 11:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Population, Development, and Environment in Ethiopia
April 14, 2005 // 12:00am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Decades of rapid population growth in Ethiopia have contributed to over-farming and deforestation, which have degraded the environment and undermined development. Sahlu Haile and Charles Teller discuss these linkages.
Economic Growth and Environmental Security in Russia
March 16, 2005 // 8:00am — 10:00am
Kennan Institute
At a recent Kennan Institute seminar, Aleksei Yablokov, President, Center for Russian Environmental Policy, Moscow; and D.J. Peterson, Senior Political Scientist, Rand Corporation, discussed the environmental problems that Russia faces and how these problems can be addressed while promoting economic growth.
Regional Integration in the Amazon: Challenges and Prospects
March 14, 2005 // 11:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Rosalía Arteaga, Secretary General of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), discusses challenges to regional integration in the Amazon.
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.
Environmental Film Festival Screening: Thirsty Planet
March 09, 2005 // 11:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The first two episodes of the six-part series, Thirsty Planet, examine the world's water crisis.