Events
Advancing Gender in the Environment (AGENT): The Triple Nexus of Gender Inequality, State Fragility, and Climate Vulnerability
Jul 16, 2019
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IUCN
Washington DC, USA
Gender inequality, state fragility, and climate vulnerability are global challenges that can threaten the well-being of communities and nations, as well as future generations and…
Breaking Silos: Showcasing Integrated Solutions to Help Achieve SDG 16, Gender and Land Related SDGs.
Jul 16, 2019
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FriEnt
New York City, USA
According to the joint UN/Worldbank report “Pathways for Peace”, access to land, water and extractives is among the key risk areas for violent conflict –…
An Evening With Sarah Morris
Jul 13, 2019
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Lawyers Against Poverty
London, United Kingdom
Lawyers Against Poverty is delighted to host a talk with Sarah Morris, daughter of Sue Lloyd-Roberts who wrote The War on Women: And the Brave Ones…
Women, Water, and Resilience
Jul 11, 2019
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Global Water Security Coalition and Wilson Center
Washington, DC
The Global Water Security Coalition is an inclusive network of individuals invested in elevating water security as a cross-cutting issue, and identifying and sharing innovative…
Ensuring an Inclusive Afghan Peace Process
Jul 11, 2019
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Georgetown School of Foreign Service
Washington DC, USA
A conversation with distinguished policymakers and Afghan women leaders.
Hosted by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and…
Gender on the Agenda: The Key to Unlocking Sustainable Development
Jul 10, 2019
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Women Deliver
New York City, USA
Girls and women play a critical role in advancing every Sustainable Development Goal – including the SDGs focused on education (4), economic growth (8), climate…
High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019
Jul 9, 2019
- Jul 18, 2019
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United Nations
New York, NY
The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council, will be held…
International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis in Comparative Perspective
Jul 4, 2019
- Jul 5, 2019
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Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction
London, United Kingdom
We aim to understand the root causes of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the drivers of Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, Rohingya diaspora and their adaptation…
Summer Academy on Land, Security and Climate Change
Jun 27, 2019
- Jun 30, 2019
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Initiatives for Land Lives Peace and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Caux, Switzerland
For six years global experts, practitioners and policy makers have met at Caux, and in other forums, to develop understanding and gather experience about land…
Land, Security, and Climate: Breaking the Silos to Safeguard the Future
Jun 26, 2019
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Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Geneva, Switzerland
Which solutions can address the nexus of threats?Climate change, environmental degradation, food insecurity, conflict, and migration can interact in negative feedback loops. Only integrated, cross-sectoral…
Webinar: Land in Post-Conflict Settings
Jun 25, 2019
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UN Environment, McGill University, and Land Portal
online
Post-war societies not only have to deal with continuing unpeaceful relations but also land-related conflict legacies, farmland and forest degradation, heavily exploited natural resources, land…
Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture and Rural Development Training
Jun 24, 2019
- Jun 26, 2019
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Versed Training Facilities
Nairobi, Kenya
Agriculture is central to the livelihoods of the rural poor and in the attainment of suitable development goals; gender equality further plays a crucial role…
Gender and Food Systems
Jun 24, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019
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Wageningen Centre for Development
Kenya
Are you interested in achieving gender equality through your programmes, partnerships and networks? Do you wish to rethink power relations in our food systems, and…
The Leadership of Women in Developing U.S. Environmental Law and Policy: What They Did, What It Meant, and Where It Is Going
Jun 20, 2019
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Environmental Law Institute
Washington, DC
As ELI celebrates “Gender and the Environment” month in June as part of its 50th Anniversary, join us for a panel discussion of how women have…
Sustainability Standards and Women's Rights to Land and Agricultural Resources
Jun 20, 2019
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
Online
Join us Thursday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CEST as we discuss how sustainability standards can contribute positively to women’s rights…
EITI Global Conference 2019
Jun 18, 2019
- Jun 19, 2019
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Government of France
Paris, France
The 2019 EITI Global Conference will be hosted by the Government of France at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, on 18-19 June.
The conference will…
Women's Participation and Voice in Decision Making About Mining
Jun 18, 2019
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Swedish Environmental Protection Agency - UNDP Environmental Governance Program, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals and Metals
Online
Gender equality is emerging as an important theme for many stakeholders involved in the mining sector, including those working to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals…
Women, Health & Environment
Jun 18, 2019
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Soroptimist International East London
London, UK
What's being a woman got to do with the environment? And what can women do about climate change? The answer is - a lot! Want…
8th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations
Jun 17, 2019
- Jun 18, 2019
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Wilson Center, US Arctic Research Commission, US National Ice Center, Arctic Domain Awareness Center, Patuxent Partnership, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Wilson Center, Washington DC
The Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations symposium will be held this year on July 17 and 18 at the Ronald…
Casualty or Catalyst: Gender Equality and the Future of Mining
Jun 12, 2019
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Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
Ottowa, Canada
We are pleased to invite you to our workshop on June 12, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Carleton University to discuss gender…
Discussion: Mining Local Procurement – A Necessary Lever to Overcome the Resource Curse
Jun 10, 2019
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International Institute for Environment and Development
London, UK
The creation of a global standard on local procurement reporting for mining companies will be discussed in the latest IIED seminar on 10 June, featuring…
Women, Conflict, and the Future of Economic Empowerment
Jun 5, 2019
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Women for Women International
Vancouver, Canada
A Women Deliver concurrent session bringing together donors, NGOs, and a youth leader. This session will explore women's economic empowerment in conflict-affected situations.
Who: Women for Women…
National Security Implications of Climate Change
Jun 5, 2019
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US House of Representatives
Washington, DC
The US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will convene an open hearing about the national security implications of climate change. During this hearing, the…
A Key to Combating Climate Change: Empowering Girls and Women
Jun 5, 2019
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BSR, UNFCCC, and Women’s Environment and Development Organizatio
Vancouver, Canada
Women bear the brunt of climate change, yet they are the world’s best bet in the fight for a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet. This…
Harnessing the Power of Research to Effect Gender Transformative Change
Jun 4, 2019
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American Jewish World Service
Vancouver, Canada
Around the globe, women and girls remain uncounted, undervalued and underrepresented in policy and programs—including in data used by the international development community to set…
OSCE Security Days
Jun 4, 2019
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE has traditionally been active in promoting initiatives and creating platforms for many different forms of dialogue at various levels as a means of…
Berlin Climate and Security Conference
Jun 4, 2019
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German Federal Foreign Office, adelphi, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Berlin, Germany
Germany has made the link between climate change and security policy a top priority for its two-year term (2019-2020) as a UN Security Council (UNSC)…
Gender and Climate Change: Climate Justice Solutions
Jun 4, 2019
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BSR, UNFCCC, Women's Environment and Development Organization
Vancouver, Canada
This session explores the linkages between gender equality, women’s empowerment and climate change by highlighting the differentiated impacts of climate change, and how they exacerbate…
Women Building Power: African Feminist Efforts on Energy & Climate Justice
Jun 3, 2019
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Global Justice Now
London, UK
Organised peasant and working-class women impacted by extractives industries in African countries are defending their communities and their own gender-specific interests against insatiable extractives industries.…
Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Jun 3, 2019
- Jun 6, 2019
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Women Deliver
Vancouver, Canada
The Women Deliver 2019 Conference will be the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women in…