Population Events
Sustainable Transportation Services for the Urban Poor
February 20, 2007 // 1:00pm — 3:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Comparative Urban Studies Project (CUSP) hosts a seminar to discuss sustainable transportation services for the urban poor.
Air Pollution and Environmental Health Threats in Southern China
February 13, 2007 // 8:00am — 10:00am
China Environment Forum
Christine Loh, founder of the Hong Kong think tank Civic Exchange, says that Hong Kong could lose its status as the economic hub of Asia if the city does not clean up its skies.
Seeking Peace and Saving Asia's Forests: Forest Conflict in Asia
January 30, 2007 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Mismanagement of forests undermines efforts to strengthen governance, slows economic development, impoverishes rural people, and can contribute to instability, says USAID's Mary Melnyk.
Growing Demand and Local Communities: The Socio-Economics of Capture Fisheries
January 25, 2007 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The third meeting in ECSP's fisheries series addresses the economic and ecological impacts of declining stocks in capture fisheries, and the ways in which to reduce small-scale fishers' vulnerability.
Water and Sanitation Services for the Urban Poor
January 23, 2007 // 8:00am — 10:30am
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Gordon McGranahan emphasizes the importance of local and community engagement in the provision of water and sanitation services for the urban poor.
HIV/AIDS, Agriculture, and Conservation: Impacts and Solutions
January 17, 2007 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Richard Skolnik of Population Reference Bureau, Lori Hunter of the University of Colorado at Boulder, and World Wildlife Fund's Judy Oglethorpe discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS, and call for multi-sectoral approaches to tackling the disease.
Measuring the Human Cost of War: Dilemmas and Controversies
January 10, 2007 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Frederick Burkle discusses ways in which the health community can better work with political and military actors to implement effective health programs and accurate monitoring mechanisms in fragile environments. The meeting is the sixth in ECSP's Health, Population, and Fragility series.
The Role of Women and Healthy Families: Global Perspectives of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
December 07, 2006 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Poverty, population, and contraception are complex issues closely related to the rights of women around the world. The fall edition of WorldView, the magazine of the National Peace Corps Association, examines how these issues impact poorer communities in the developing world.
Managing Freshwater Inflows to Estuaries
December 07, 2006 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
In the second in a series of meetings on fisheries, ECSP and USAID host a discussion of estuaries, the threats they face, and the actions that can be taken to restore them.
How Swaziland's Governance Model and AIDS Crisis Intersect
December 05, 2006 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
Africa Program
A briefing on recent developments in Swaziland. Panelists will discuss a wide range of social and economic challenges currently facing Swaziland, namely its economic growth, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, and the government's handling of opposition parties.