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Climate Change & Security at Copenhagen

New Thinking on the Atlantic Contribution to Success

On 17 March 2009, the Institute for Environmental Security and the Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE-EU) in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, organised the conference Climate Change & Security at Copenhagen. The event, which took place in Washington DC, was part of the IES Climate …

Climate Change & Security at Copenhagen II

The Contribution of the Global Security Community to Success

On 7 and 8 October 2009, the Institute for Environmental Security and its partners met at the European Parliament in Brussels to discuss the state of affairs in the lead up to the December UNFCCC COP15 meeting in Copenhagen, focusing particularly on the aspect of Atlantic Relations on the first …

Climate Change & Security at Copenhagen III

The Role of the Military

On 29 October in Washington, D.C., the Institute for Environmental Security organised the third event of the series entitled " Climate Change & Security at Copenhagen " . The effects of climate change and its implications on national and international security are increasingly getting integrated into the global debate. The objective of this …

Climate Change: Insight from King's

Climate change discussion

A panel discussion called ' Climate Change: Insight from King ' s ' was held on 30 September 2008 in London for King ' s Fellows and alumni. Experts from King ' s discussed insights stemming from their academic research and explored the scientific, economic and political aspects of climate change. The panel included Lord …

Cluster Approach

The ad hoc, unpredictable nature of many international responses to humanitarian emergencies prompted the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) in 2005 to launch an independent Humanitarian Response Review of the global humanitarian system. The review assessed the humanitarian response capacities of the UN, NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and other …

Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking

The Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) aims to focus public and political attention and resources on ending the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products. The Coalition complements and reinforces existing national, regional and international efforts, including the work of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which monitors …

Commission for Africa

The Commission for Africa was launched by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004. The aim of the Commission was to take a fresh look at Africa’s past and present and the international community’s role in its development path. The work set out to be comprehensive …

Community-based Wildlife Conservation and Ecotourism Development in Babille Elephant Sanctuary and Adjacent Localities, Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA), in cooperation with Wildlife for Sustainable Development (WSD) carried out a project to develop a management plan and encourage community-based wildlife conservation and ecotourism development in and around Babille Elephant Sanctuary, Ethiopia. The project was financially supported by the Horn of Africa Regional Environment …

Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Management Network

The Comprehensive Risk Analysis and Management Network (CRN) was launched in 1999. The CRN is a Swiss-Swedish Internet and workshop initiative for international dialog on national-level security risks and vulnerabilities, critical infrastructure protection (CIP), and emergency preparedness. The network consists of partners from four countries, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, and Austria …

Congo Basin Forest Fund

The forests of the Congo Basin, the second largest rainforest in the world, are an essential resource providing food, shelter and livelihoods for over 50 million people. Covering 200 million hectares and including approximately one fifth of the world’s remaining closed canopy tropical forest, they are also a very …