Events
Women's Health: Key to Climate Adaptation Strategies
February 27, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
“If we want to have a people-focused understanding of resilience then…reproductive health, women’s ability to choose, and the number and spacing and occurrence of birth is, I think, at the very center of that,” said David Schensul of the UNFPA.
Reaching Out at Rio: Population Growth, Family Planning, and Environmentalists
February 22, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
The results of a recent survey show “environmentalists are ready to talk about population, they’re ready to listen – it’s not toxic,” said Nancy Belden.
Addressing Social Constructs to Improve Adolescent Health
February 02, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
“There are 750 million adolescent girls in the world today, and this is by far one of the world’s most marginalized and vulnerable demographics,” said Denise Dunning of the Public Health Institute.
Sustainable Solutions for the Planet’s Energy Challenge
January 25, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
The environmental challenges of climate change, energy demands, and natural resource loss continue to mount. World population hit seven billion on Halloween and is projected to go to ten billion if not more. The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest in 130 years of recorded global temperatures and 2010 was the warmest year yet recorded. At the Wilson Center, experts will discuss energy solutions to meet with these increasingly demanding challenges.
2012 National Council for Science and Environment Conference on Environment and Security [Ronald Reagan Building]
January 18, 2012 // 8:00am — January 20, 2012 // 2:15pm
The environment impacts human health in many ways - through air and water quality; providing vectors for infectious diseases; and exposure to toxics used for many purposes, including (ironically) for increasing the safety of food and water. These are just a few. Changing environmental conditions lead to changing health threats. Health threats on a large scale can quickly become security issues as populations begin to move or as nations erect barriers to real or perceived external threats. Large scale health threats can arise from large scale environmental changes, from new pandemics with environmental vectors, or in stressed communities with limited health services.
Global Media Awards [New York]
January 11, 2012 // 7:00pm — January 12, 2012 // 7:00pm
Each year Population Institute honors journalists, filmmakers, radio and television show hosts, and editorial cartoonists from around the world who write about population issues. The awards are designed to promote accurate and broader media coverage of population and development issues. 2011 marks the 32nd year for the Global Media Awards.
Putting Adolescent Mothers on the Development Agenda
January 11, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Each year, 350,000 women die of pregnancy-related causes and 25 percent of these women are between the ages of 15 and 19. Sadia Chowdhury from the World Bank and Jennifer Redner of the International Women’s Health Coalition highlight the need for repositioning maternal health and adolescent girls on the world’s development agenda.
Political Demography: How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National Politics
January 10, 2012 // 12:00pm — 5:00pm
“The world’s population is changing in ways that are historically unprecedented,” said Jack Goldstone, co-editor of the new book, "Political Demography: How Population Changes Are Reshaping International Security and National Politics."
New Research on Climate and Conflict Links
December 19, 2011 // 9:00am — 11:45am
Experts discuss new and existing research that shows how climate change could potentially contribute to armed conflict or violent social unrest.
Government Leadership in Sustainability
December 14, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Opportunities among government and business to partner in support of sustainable design are vast and growing. Martha Johnson, GSA Administrator, will explore how $65 billion and 360 million square feet of federal real estate can become a zero environmental footprint that will reduce waste, support innovation, and boost efficiency.
