Migration Events
Gender Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Causes and Consequences.
April 02, 2008 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Africa Program
Gender-based violence is perhaps nowhere more prevalent than in the war-torn eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Future Shock: How Environmental Change and Human Impact Are Changing the Global Map
March 04, 2008 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Environmental Change and Security Program
Four expert speakers examine the security threats posed by global phenomena including migration, demographic change, water scarcity, and environmental degradation, seeking to shed light on the causes of certain conflicts and help governments prevent domestic and regional upheaval.
Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Conflict Prevention: A Roundtable Discussion to Identify Policy and Programming Options
November 01, 2007 // 12:00pm — 3:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Experts from diverse fields—including conflict prevention, environment, humanitarian relief, development, and the military— discuss potential policy and programming responses to the security implications of climate change.
Book Discussion: People on the Move: Reducing the Impact of Human Migration on Biodiversity
October 10, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Experts discuss the relationship between migration and biodiversity. Drawing on case studies in the Galápagos Islands and Brazil, they offer recommendations for mitigating migration's impact on the environment.
Why is Urban Assistance Important? Inserting Urban Issues Into the Development Agenda
September 24, 2007 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
This is the concluding seminar of the CUSP series on Global Urban Poverty.
Examining Environmental Links to Peace and Conflict in Sudan: The UN Environment Programme's Sudan Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment
September 21, 2007 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Efforts to end the ongoing violence in Darfur and build on the 2005 peace agreement must consider how environmental problems such as deforestation, drought, and desertification affect the balance between peace and conflict.
The State of the World's Population: Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth
June 27, 2007 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
Is urbanization really bad?, asks George Martine, lead author of the UN Population Fund's recent report.
Demographic Shifts and Civil Conflict
June 13, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Speakers discuss their current research on demographic security, and argue for greater inclusion of demographics into the study of other social sciences, particularly in their field of political science.
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
May 14, 2007 // 3:00pm — 5:15pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Climate change's anticipated impacts such as sea level rise and forced migration can have multiplier effects, accelerating traditional security threats, conclude 11 retired flag officers in a new report from the CNA Corporation.
Environmental Film Festival Screening: Maquilapolis: City of Factories
March 20, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
ECSP hosts a screening and discussion of Maquilapolis: City of Factories. The film travels to Tijuana, Mexico, where Lourdes, Yesenia, and Carmen are three of many women fighting for better wages and conditions that will not irreparably harm the environment in which they live.