Reproductive Health Events
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.
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.
Film Screening and Reception: A Walk to Beautiful
May 15, 2008 // 3:00pm — 6:00pm
Global Health Initiative
The Wilson Center hosts a screening of A Walk to Beautiful, an award-winning documentary about five Ethiopian women who suffer from obstetric fistula and seek treatment at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.
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.
More or Less?: Two Accounts of Population and Family Planning
April 22, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Columbia University's Matthew Connelly and WorldWatch Institute's Robert Engelman discuss population, family planning, and their recently released books.
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.
Population-Health-Environment Programs: Assessing the Past, Planning the Future
March 13, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Systematic assessments of development programs are critical in identifying and expanding best practices and minimizing unsuccessful approaches. Panelists present the results of their assessments of PHE programs.
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.
Population and Climate Change: Relationships, Research, and Responses
February 20, 2008 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Larger populations tend to produce higher total levels of emissions, but other factors—including urbanization, technology, and population age structure—can affect a large population's emissions output, says NCAR's Brian O'Neill.
Human Population and Demographics: Can Stabilizing Population Help Stabilize Climate?
January 17, 2008 // 12:30pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
ECSP's breakout session at the National Council for Science and the Environment's (NCSE) 2008 National Conference explores how programs to improve reproductive health, family planning, natural resource management, and sustainable livelihoods can help mitigate climate change.