Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Events

REACH, RoHS and Conflict Minerals: Potential Impacts on the Metals Industry

Apr 29, 2015 | ASTM
Anaheim, California

This workshop will focus on REACH, RoHS and Conflict Minerals as they affect the copper industry. These developments could have a major impact upon the…

2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Summit

Apr 29, 2015 - Apr 30, 2015 | Automotive Industry Action Group
Novi, MI

This conference will discuss best practices in: 1) Conflict Minerals Reporting: How to conduct Due Diligence and develop a CMR, 2) Societal Connection: Why society cares and…

Defense, National Security & Climate Change Symposium

Apr 23, 2015 - Apr 24, 2015 | Association of Climate Change Officers
Washington, DC

ACCO's 4th annual Defense, National Security & Climate Change Symposium will continue the dialogue on the growing efforts of U.S. defense, intelligence and national security…

2015 Congress: Dangerous Dialogues and Courageous Conversations

Apr 23, 2015 - Apr 26, 2015 | Mediators Beyond Borders
Bucharest, Romania

The conference presentations and workshops will focus on the themes of climate change related conflicts, peacebuilding processes and women, historical conflicts and divisions, emerging conflicts…

Water after Borders: Global Stakes, Local Politics

Apr 23, 2015 - Apr 24, 2015 | Humanities Without Walls, the UIC Institute for the Humanities, and the UIC Institute for Environmental Science and Policy
Chicago, IL

The Great Lakes contain one of the world’s most significant shares of fresh water, a resource necessary to almost every human endeavor and one that…

"400 Miles From Darwin": Coastal Fisheries and Food Security in Post-Conflict Timor-Leste

Apr 23, 2015 | ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Chronic food insecurity persists in Timor-Leste, illustrated brutally by a childhood stunting (growth limited by inadequate nutrition) rate of 58% – amongst the worst in…

Climate Change and the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Apr 22, 2015 | The Stimson Center
Washington, DC

The rivers that flow from the Himalayas—including the Mekong, Indus, Brahmaputra, Yellow, and Yangtze—play critical roles in meeting the energy, water, and food security needs…

FAQ on Conflict Minerals Webinar

Apr 15, 2015 | Claigan Environmental
Online

The SEC's final rules on conflict minerals is a very complex and wordy document. Industry is often struggling to understand the fine details of the…

Conflict, Collaboration and Consensus in Natural Resources (CCCNR)

Apr 14, 2015 - Apr 15, 2015 | Michigan State University Extension
Tustin, MI

Do you work with natural resource-based groups or individuals who often find themselves in conflict situations? Michigan State University Extension offers an intensive program designed…

Course: Reversing the Resource Curse

Apr 13, 2015 - Apr 24, 2015 | School of Public Policy at Central European University and the Natural Resource Governance Institute
Budapest, Hungary

The effort to promote transparency and good governance in resource-rich countries has gained significant momentum over the last decade and made substantial progress. At the…

2015 Biennial Conference on the Business and Economics of Peace

Apr 10, 2015 - Apr 11, 2015 | Institute for Economics and Peace and American University’s Kogod School of Business
Washington, DC

The Institute for Economics and Peace and American University’s Kogod School of Business will host the 2015 biennial conference on “The Business and Economics of…

Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group Meeting

Apr 7, 2015 | EPWG
Washington, DC

The next periodic meeting of the Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group (for researchers and practitioners in the Washington, DC area) will be held on Tuesday, April…

Conflict Minerals Rule: Disclosure Compliance and Latest Updates

Apr 1, 2015 | The Knowledge Group
Webcast

In a two hour live webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the latest updates and strategies…

Course: Natural Resource Management in Post-Conflict Countries

Apr 1, 2015 - Apr 28, 2015 | United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Online

Natural resources can play a central role in building sustainable peace in post-conflict societies. The root causes of many conflicts are directly related to or…

Roundtable: Energy Security Worldviews in Asia

Mar 31, 2015 | Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Rising Powers Initiative and the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Washington, DC

How susceptible are Asian countries’ energy policies to being “securitized” toward nationalist preferences over market oriented and international strategies? What strategies are being promoted? Where does the…

Applied Geography for a Better World

Mar 30, 2015 | The Earth Institute
New York, NY

Speaker: Jack Dangermond, Founder and President, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) Moderator: Robert S. Chen, Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia…

Films as Change Agents for Peace and Climate Change

Mar 27, 2015 | Women's National Democratic Club
Washington, DC

The presentation of these films represents a progression from the despair at what we see the Iraq war has left behind to the hope that…

The Geopolitics of Cheap Oil

Mar 24, 2015 | Chatham House
London, UK

The price of oil has fallen by more than half since June 2014, the result of low demand, changes in technology and new oil supply…

Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015: Linking Land Tenure and Use for Shared Prosperity

Mar 23, 2015 | The World Bank
Washington, DC

The World Bank is pleased to announce the 16th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty being held from March 23 – 27, 2015 at the World…

Combating Corruption in Extractive Industries

Mar 23, 2015 - Apr 24, 2015 | United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Online

Despite their endowment of natural wealth, resource-rich developing countries among the poorest, low democratic and most conflict-ridden countries of the world. A high level of…

Conflict and Natural Resources in Central African Republic

Mar 23, 2015 | The Friends Committee on National Legislation and the Congressional African Staff Association
Washington, DC

This panel discussion will focus on how natural resources – including high-value resources like diamonds, ivory and timber – have exacerbated violent conflict and tensions…

Course: Conflict Sensitive Programming for Relief and Development Actors

Mar 16, 2015 - Mar 19, 2015 | Responding to Conflict (RTC) and Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA)
Beirut, Lebanon

Conflict Sensitive Programming for relief and development actors focuses on the specific needs of agencies working on relief and development in the MENA region in…

EICC Outreach Meeting and CFSI Meeting on EU Conflict Minerals Legislation

Mar 16, 2015 - Mar 17, 2015 | Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition
Brussels, Belgium

This year EICC passed a new Code of Conduct, our first code edits since 2011. The new EICC code has over 40 changes - expanding worker…

Conflict Minerals, Gender and (In)Security in Africa’s Great Lakes Region: The Limitations of the Sexual Violence Paradigm

Mar 4, 2015 | Institute of African Studies, Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada

This discussion with Joanne Lebert on gender-based violence in the context of conflict minerals will be held from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM in room…