Past Events
Development
Environment & Migration
Finance
Security
Technology & Innovation
Global Issues
11 November, 2018 to 13 November, 2018
La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris, France

Paris Peace Forum

Inspired by the COP 21 model, the Paris Peace Forum will be a forum for discussion and debate with special emphasis on civil society initiatives, and for sharing experiences and innovative solutions involving all the stakeholders in governance.

Security
Global Issues
05 November, 2018 to 09 November, 2018
Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva Peace Week 2018

The Geneva Peace Week Building Peace in a Turbulent World This year takes place from 5-9 November 2018. It emphasizes the urgency of finding peaceful solutions for the growing risks of violent conflict, building on the lessons from history and the needs for future peacebuilding practice.

Development
Security
Global Issues
24 September, 2018
New York, USA

UNGA High-level Plenary on Global Peace

On Monday, 24 September, the UNGA will hold a high-level plenary meeting on global peace. Also called the 'Nelson Mandela Peace Summit', it is based on UNGA resolution 72/243, by which UN Member States decided to hold a high-level plenary meeting on global peace in honor of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela.

Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Climate Change
Energy
Environment & Migration
Land & Food
Security
Water
Global Issues
Asia
24 September, 2018 to 14 October, 2018
Jakarta, Indonesia

ECC Exhibition in Indonesia

The “Environment, Conflict and Cooperation” (ECC) exhibition visualizes the dramatic and growing impact of global environmental change. It demonstrates how climate change can threaten the security of the Asian continent, and showcases how climate, environment and sustainable development cooperation can contribute to stability and peace. Dealing with themes such as water, natural resources and climate change, the exhibition shows how environmental degradation and resource scarcity can spark conflict and create new security risks.

Adaptation & Resilience
Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Climate Change
Conflict Transformation
Development
Environment & Migration
Forests
Land & Food
Minerals & Mining
Security
Sustainable Transformation
Water
Global Issues
North America
09 July, 2018 to 19 July, 2018
Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, USA

ECC Exhibition during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development

The Exhibition on Environmnent, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC) highlights the unprecedented environmental pressures and climate extremes that the world faces today. It was recently updated to encompass topical issues of sustainable development and peace, including the 2030 Agenda. adelphi's ECC Exhibition is shown during the HLPF 2018 by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations with support by the German Federal Foreign Office as part of the Climate Diplomacy Initiative.

Conflict Transformation
Security
Global Issues
24 April, 2018 to 25 April, 2018
United Nations, New York, USA

UNGA High-level Meeting on Sustaining Peace

UNGA President Miroslav Lajcak will convene a high-level meeting to assess efforts undertaken and opportunities to strengthen the UN's work on peacebuilding and sustaining peace.

Conflict Transformation
Environment & Migration
Security
Global Issues

Conflicts over natural resources and the environment are among the greatest challenges in 21st century geopolitics.  These conflicts present serious threats to human security at both the national and local levels.

Conflict Transformation
Development
Environment & Migration
Land & Food
Security
Water
Global Issues
18 December, 2017
Washington, DC or Remote

Conflict and Natural Resource Management

This panel event will provide an overview of the environmental peacebuilding field and highlight, frame and analyze the efforts of three conservation organizations whose efforts in this area underscore the benefits of this approach to achieving rights-based conservation outcomes.

Adaptation & Resilience
Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Climate Change
Climate Diplomacy
Conflict Transformation
Security
Global Issues
12 December, 2017 to 13 December, 2017
The Hague

Planetary Security Conference 2017

Climate-related risks are increasingly recognised as a key factor – and at times a key driver – of human insecurity and even conflict. Understanding the linkages between climate and security is essential for decision-makers and practitioners to develop and implement risk-reducing, conflict preventive and sustainable policies and approaches to climate-related risks. The Planetary Security Initiative (PSI) is the institutional home of these efforts.

Adaptation & Resilience
Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Climate Change
Conflict Transformation
Environment & Migration
Gender
Land & Food
Security
Water
Global Issues
Asia
10 October, 2017 to 15 December, 2017

ECC Exhibition in the Republic of Korea

The “Environment, Conflict and Cooperation” (ECC) exhibition visualizes the dramatic and growing impact of global environmental change. It demonstrates how climate change can threaten the security of the Asian continent, and showcases how climate, environment and sustainable development cooperation can contribute to stability and peace.

Climate Change
Climate Diplomacy
Security
Global Issues
07 July, 2017 to 08 July, 2017
Hamburg, Germany

G20 Summit 2017

The G20 summit under the German Presidency will be held on 7 and 8 July 2017 in Hamburg. The 20 heads of state and government and top-level representatives of international organisations will meet at Hamburg Messe, the city’s exhibition and trade fair centre.

Conflict Transformation
Security
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues

Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings together a cadre of internationally recognized scholars to address the underlying causes of warfare, environmental degradation, the advent of social complexity, and social inequality from a host of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives.

Environment & Migration
Security
Water
Global Issues
10 May, 2017 to 11 May, 2017
Istanbul Turkey

4th Istanbul International Water Forum

The world is witnessing an unprecedented rise in the number of people fleeing wars and conflicts. Turkey being in the midst of this phenomenon, the 4th Istanbul International Water Forum (IIWF) will address the impacts of the current refugee crisis on water.

Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Environment & Migration
Security
Global Issues
24 February, 2017 to 25 February, 2017
New Haven, United States

NDEL 2017 Conference: Environment, National Security & Human Rights

The New Directions in Environmental Law 2017 Conference: Environment, National Security & Human Rights seeks to explore the intersections of environment, state security, and human lives and livelihoods.

Security
Global Issues
17 February, 2017 to 19 February, 2017
Munich, Germany

Munich Security Conference

From February 17 to 19, 2017, the 53rd edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) will bring together hundreds of decision-makers in the realm of international security at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich. Under the chairmanship of Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, more than 500 participants will debate critical security challenges, including the troubling state of the international order and the rise of illiberalism around the world.

Climate Change
Security
Global Issues
05 December, 2016 to 06 December, 2016
Peace Palace

Planetary Security Conference 2016

How can climate-induced risks become an integral part of foreign and security policy? The Planetary Security Conference, organised by adelphi and other leading think tanks, is meant to deliver answers to this question and will take place from 5-6 December in The Hague.  

Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Security
Global Issues
26 September, 2016
6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC, USA

The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Backdraft Revisited

2015 was a banner year for international commitments to address climate change. However, as countries take steps to implement National Adaptation Plans and cut emissions, policymakers and practitioners may find themselves grappling with the unintended consequences of climate action. How climate responses are developed and implemented could increase the vulnerability of populations and contribute to political instability.

Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Development
Early Warning & Risk Analysis
Security
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues
28 August, 2016 to 01 September, 2016
Davos, Switzerland

6th International Disaster and Risk Conference 2016

Under the topic "Integrative Risk Management - towards resilient cities" the IDRC Davos 2016 addresses researchers from the various disciplines, experts and practitioners, policy and decision makers, representatives from UN, IGOs, NGOs and the private sector. IDRC Davos 2016 contributes to the post-Sendai process and will cover different risk and disaster areas and cross cutting themes such as resilience, urban risks, mega catastrophes, sustainable development, climate change adaptation, underlying risks, and more.

 

Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Climate Change
Conflict Transformation
Energy
Forests
Minerals & Mining
Security
Water
Global Issues
Oceania & Pacific
18 July, 2016 to 04 August, 2016
Venue: Advanced Engineering Building (49), Foyer Area

ECC Exhibition at the University of Queensland, Australia

The exhibition “Environment, Conflict, Cooperation” (ECC), co-organised by The University of Queensland and adelphi, supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, is shown in Brisbane during 18th July and 4th August. The exhibition is accompanied by a public talk as well as a closing panel discussion:

Conflict Transformation
Development
Early Warning & Risk Analysis
Energy
Security
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues

International Alert, together with the Grantham Insitute on Climate Change and the Environment and the King's College London organise this one-day workshop with the following objectives:

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