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Thursday, November 12 at 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP
Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program and Partners for Democratic Change for a discussion of
How to Manage Environmental Conflict in the Face of Climate Change
featuring
Sylvia Aguilera, Acting-Director, Socios México - Centro de Colaboración Cívica (Partners-Mexico)
Tom Peterson, President and Chief... Executive Officer, Center for Climate Strategies
Geoff Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Moderator: Anne Devero, Director for International Programs, Center for Climate Strategies
Thursday, November 12, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 20004, USA
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Latin American and North American experts will come together to discuss policy changes and inter-sectoral cooperative efforts to better manage local environmental disputes and mitigate contentious issues. Sylvia Aguilera will explore adaptation strategies in Mexico. Tom Peterson will focus on his fieldwork implementing mitigation strategies on a sub-national level. Geoff Dabelko will discuss how mitigation and adaptation may induce conflict in already unstable communities.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 5th Floor Conference Room. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
How to Manage Environmental Conflict in the Face of Climate Change
featuring
Sylvia Aguilera, Acting-Director, Socios México - Centro de Colaboración Cívica (Partners-Mexico)
Tom Peterson, President and Chief... Executive Officer, Center for Climate Strategies
Geoff Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Moderator: Anne Devero, Director for International Programs, Center for Climate Strategies
Thursday, November 12, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 20004, USA
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Latin American and North American experts will come together to discuss policy changes and inter-sectoral cooperative efforts to better manage local environmental disputes and mitigate contentious issues. Sylvia Aguilera will explore adaptation strategies in Mexico. Tom Peterson will focus on his fieldwork implementing mitigation strategies on a sub-national level. Geoff Dabelko will discuss how mitigation and adaptation may induce conflict in already unstable communities.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 5th Floor Conference Room. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Time:2:00PM Thursday, November 12th
Location:5th Floor Conference Room, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP 's feed: New Security Beat
Covering Climate: What's Population Got to Do With It?
“There’s a correlation between CO2 and population. And it’s that we live in a world of more people, more money and more things, and that all distills down to the need for more energy,” said Dennis Dimick, executive editor of National Geographic, at a Wilson Center event on the media’s ...
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“There’s a correlation between CO2 and population. And it’s that we live in a world of more people, more money and more things, and that all distills down to the need for more energy,” said Dennis Dimick, executive editor of National Geographic, at a Wilson Center event on the media’s ...
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VIDEO: David Jensen on UNEP and Natural Resource Management After Conflict
"We don’t do the gloom-and-doom scenarios anymore,” says David Jensen of the UN Environment Programme’s Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch, in a video interview with ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko. “We focus on the opportunities provided b...y resource management. We focus much more o...
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"We don’t do the gloom-and-doom scenarios anymore,” says David Jensen of the UN Environment Programme’s Post-Conflict and Disaster Management Branch, in a video interview with ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko. “We focus on the opportunities provided b...y resource management. We focus much more o...
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VIDEO: Carol Dumaine on Energy and Environmental Security in the 21st Century
“[W]e’re facing unprecedented challenges, literally things that have never happened in the history of human kind, and that should give us some pause... Not only rising temperatures but dramatic changes in precipitation, possibility of millions... of people having to be relocated, and challenges ...
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“[W]e’re facing unprecedented challenges, literally things that have never happened in the history of human kind, and that should give us some pause... Not only rising temperatures but dramatic changes in precipitation, possibility of millions... of people having to be relocated, and challenges ...
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VIDEO: Cleo Paskal on How Climate Change Will Destabilize Energy Supplies
“Climate change is going to have a very large effect on the ability to extract, distribute, [and] refine energy—in every sector,” says Cleo Paskal, associate fellow for the Energy, Environment, and Development Programme at Chatham House. “You’re g...oing to very likely see increasing insta...
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“Climate change is going to have a very large effect on the ability to extract, distribute, [and] refine energy—in every sector,” says Cleo Paskal, associate fellow for the Energy, Environment, and Development Programme at Chatham House. “You’re g...oing to very likely see increasing insta...
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Send in the Scientists: Finnish MP Calls for Assessing Toxic Waste Threats in Somalia
“If there are rumors, we should go check them out!” declared Finnish MP Pekka Haavisto about barrels of toxic waste that supposedly washed ashore in Somalia after the 2004 tsunami. I spoke with Haavisto in Helsinki last month as he ...took a break from marathon budget meetings. “I ...
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“If there are rumors, we should go check them out!” declared Finnish MP Pekka Haavisto about barrels of toxic waste that supposedly washed ashore in Somalia after the 2004 tsunami. I spoke with Haavisto in Helsinki last month as he ...took a break from marathon budget meetings. “I ...
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Geoff Dabelko
Had
250 at the UNGA yesterday for our Committee 2 special event on climate
and security. I got questions from Bangladesh, Jamaica, and Sweden. The
Russians as usual were down on the topic as a security issue. Decision
early November from member states on what happens with the SG's draft
report.
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP
Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program for a book launch of
A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge
featuring
Laurie Mazur, Director, Population Justice Project
John Bongaarts, Vice President, Population Council
Jacqueline Nolley Echegaray, Associate for International Progra...ms, Moriah Fund
Roger-Mark De Souza, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations, Sierra Club
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Through a series of essays by leading demographers, environmentalists, and reproductive health experts, A Pivotal Moment offers a new perspective on the complex connection between population dynamics and environmental quality. It presents the latest research on the relationship between population growth and climate change, ecosystem health and other environmental issues. It surveys the new demographic landscape-in which population growth rates have fallen, but human numbers continue to increase. It looks back at the lessons learned from half a century of population policy-and forward to propose twenty-first century population policies that are sustainable and just.
Laurie Mazur, the editor of A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice & The Environmental Challenge, is the director of the Population Justice Project, and has worked for years as an independent writer and consultant specializing in population, environment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. She is also the editor of Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population, Consumption and the Environment (Island Press, 1994), a contributed volume that explored and articulated the Cairo consensus. Mazur founded and, for several years, directed the Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights.
John Bongaarts is a Population Council vice president and distinguished scholar. He has worked at the Population Council since 1973. His research focuses on a variety of population issues, including the determinants of fertility, population-environment relationships, the demographic impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, population aging, and population policy options in the developing world. Bongaarts is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars.
Jacqueline Nolley Echegaray is an associate for International Programs at the Moriah Fund, a family foundation based in Washington, DC. Promoting human rights, social justice, and grassroots empowerment are priorities across Moriah’s five program areas; in 2008, grants made by the foundation totaled $9.8 million. Ms. Nolley’s work at the foundation includes three program areas: Women’s Rights and Health, Guatemala, and International Development and Trade. Prior to joining Moriah in 2005, she at the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), a regional NGO dedicated to promoting human rights in the Americas through international litigation.
Roger-Mark De Souza is the director of Foundation and Corporate Relations at the Sierra Club, where he plans, directs and implements the Club's foundation and corporate fundraising program, supporting work at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Prior to working at the Sierra Club, De Souza served as technical director for population, health, and environment at the Population Reference Bureau. Previous work includes the World Resources Institute and the Pan American Development Foundation and teaching high school in France, the Caribbean, and the United States.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line),5th Floor Conference Room. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice and the Environmental Challenge
featuring
Laurie Mazur, Director, Population Justice Project
John Bongaarts, Vice President, Population Council
Jacqueline Nolley Echegaray, Associate for International Progra...ms, Moriah Fund
Roger-Mark De Souza, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations, Sierra Club
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Through a series of essays by leading demographers, environmentalists, and reproductive health experts, A Pivotal Moment offers a new perspective on the complex connection between population dynamics and environmental quality. It presents the latest research on the relationship between population growth and climate change, ecosystem health and other environmental issues. It surveys the new demographic landscape-in which population growth rates have fallen, but human numbers continue to increase. It looks back at the lessons learned from half a century of population policy-and forward to propose twenty-first century population policies that are sustainable and just.
Laurie Mazur, the editor of A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice & The Environmental Challenge, is the director of the Population Justice Project, and has worked for years as an independent writer and consultant specializing in population, environment, and sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. She is also the editor of Beyond the Numbers: A Reader on Population, Consumption and the Environment (Island Press, 1994), a contributed volume that explored and articulated the Cairo consensus. Mazur founded and, for several years, directed the Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights.
John Bongaarts is a Population Council vice president and distinguished scholar. He has worked at the Population Council since 1973. His research focuses on a variety of population issues, including the determinants of fertility, population-environment relationships, the demographic impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, population aging, and population policy options in the developing world. Bongaarts is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, and the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars.
Jacqueline Nolley Echegaray is an associate for International Programs at the Moriah Fund, a family foundation based in Washington, DC. Promoting human rights, social justice, and grassroots empowerment are priorities across Moriah’s five program areas; in 2008, grants made by the foundation totaled $9.8 million. Ms. Nolley’s work at the foundation includes three program areas: Women’s Rights and Health, Guatemala, and International Development and Trade. Prior to joining Moriah in 2005, she at the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), a regional NGO dedicated to promoting human rights in the Americas through international litigation.
Roger-Mark De Souza is the director of Foundation and Corporate Relations at the Sierra Club, where he plans, directs and implements the Club's foundation and corporate fundraising program, supporting work at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Prior to working at the Sierra Club, De Souza served as technical director for population, health, and environment at the Population Reference Bureau. Previous work includes the World Resources Institute and the Pan American Development Foundation and teaching high school in France, the Caribbean, and the United States.
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line),5th Floor Conference Room. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Time:3:00PM Tuesday, October 27th
Location:5th Floor Conference Room, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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Alexander Carius, Managing Director at Adelphi Research, discusses the state of climate change and security discussions in a European context with ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko.
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP
Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program for a book discussion of
Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman’s Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime
featuring
Rana Husseini, Journalist and Author
Monday, October 26, 2009
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson Intern...ational Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
“Honor killings” claim the lives of 5,000 women every year in many traditional societies around the world, as well as in migrant communities in Europe and the United States. Such killings are often carried out by the victims’ relatives to “cleanse” the family’s honor following a perceived violation
Murder in the Name of Honor breaks the silence surrounding this crime with personal stories from both high-profile and still-untold cases. It describes the author’s battle to change outdated laws and expose governments that turn a blind eye to the murder of thousands of women.
Rana Husseini is one of the world’s most influential investigative journalists. Her reporting with The Jordan Times has put violence against women on the global agenda. She has received several awards for her work, including a medal from Jordan’s King Abdullah II in 2007 for reporting on honor crimes.
In addition to her extensive journalism experience, Husseini has consulted on and advocated for women’s rights in the Middle East and Jordan with local NGOs and international organizations. She has served as special advisor to Freedom House on women’s issues and press freedom in Jordan. She also worked as a regional coordinator for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) campaign to eliminate violence against women in five Arab countries.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The live webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th Floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman’s Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime
featuring
Rana Husseini, Journalist and Author
Monday, October 26, 2009
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson Intern...ational Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
“Honor killings” claim the lives of 5,000 women every year in many traditional societies around the world, as well as in migrant communities in Europe and the United States. Such killings are often carried out by the victims’ relatives to “cleanse” the family’s honor following a perceived violation
Murder in the Name of Honor breaks the silence surrounding this crime with personal stories from both high-profile and still-untold cases. It describes the author’s battle to change outdated laws and expose governments that turn a blind eye to the murder of thousands of women.
Rana Husseini is one of the world’s most influential investigative journalists. Her reporting with The Jordan Times has put violence against women on the global agenda. She has received several awards for her work, including a medal from Jordan’s King Abdullah II in 2007 for reporting on honor crimes.
In addition to her extensive journalism experience, Husseini has consulted on and advocated for women’s rights in the Middle East and Jordan with local NGOs and international organizations. She has served as special advisor to Freedom House on women’s issues and press freedom in Jordan. She also worked as a regional coordinator for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) campaign to eliminate violence against women in five Arab countries.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The live webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th Floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Time:3:00PM Monday, October 26th
Location:6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP
http://newsecuritybeat.blogspot.com/2009
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“Covering Climate: What's Population Got to Do With It?”—webcast live from the Wilson Center—will analyze the challenges facing science and environmental reporters as they prepare ...
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP posted Nicholas D. Kristof - Comprehensive Approaches to Family Planning from YouTube
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP
Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program and the Interagency Gender Working Group for a discussion of
Sexual Violence Against Minors: Scope, Consequences, and Implications
featuring
Kiersten Stewart, Director of Public Policy, Family Violence Prevention Fund
Jim Mercy, Special Advisor for Strategic Direct...ions, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jama Gulaid, Country Representative, UNICEF Swaziland
with an introduction by
Michal Avni, Gender Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Strengthening our understanding of sexual violence against minors is critical to implementing meaningful, effective policies and interventions. However, there are significant gaps in data on the scope and consequences of sexual violence against minors. The research to fill those gaps faces a range of methodological challenges and ethical considerations. Such research is most valuable if it can be used to galvanize action to prevent sexual violence and care for the victims.
Kiersten Stewart of the Family Violence Prevention Fund will present the connections between childhood exposure to violence and reproductive health risks. Jim Mercy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the consequences of sexual violence for female children in Swaziland, drawing on a recent survey study published in The Lancet. Finally, Jama Gulaid of UNICEF-Swaziland will focus on translating this research into practice, and the implications for policies and programs.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The live webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 5th Floor Conference Room. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Sexual Violence Against Minors: Scope, Consequences, and Implications
featuring
Kiersten Stewart, Director of Public Policy, Family Violence Prevention Fund
Jim Mercy, Special Advisor for Strategic Direct...ions, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jama Gulaid, Country Representative, UNICEF Swaziland
with an introduction by
Michal Avni, Gender Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
5th Floor Conference Room
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
Strengthening our understanding of sexual violence against minors is critical to implementing meaningful, effective policies and interventions. However, there are significant gaps in data on the scope and consequences of sexual violence against minors. The research to fill those gaps faces a range of methodological challenges and ethical considerations. Such research is most valuable if it can be used to galvanize action to prevent sexual violence and care for the victims.
Kiersten Stewart of the Family Violence Prevention Fund will present the connections between childhood exposure to violence and reproductive health risks. Jim Mercy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the consequences of sexual violence for female children in Swaziland, drawing on a recent survey study published in The Lancet. Finally, Jama Gulaid of UNICEF-Swaziland will focus on translating this research into practice, and the implications for policies and programs.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The live webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 5th Floor Conference Room. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Time:12:00PM Tuesday, October 20th
Location:5th Floor Conference Room, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP
Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program, the International Reporting Project, and the Society of Environmental Journalists for a Journalist Roundtable discussion of
Covering Climate: What's Population Got to Do With It?
featuring
Dennis Dimick, Executive Editor, National Geographic Magazine
Emily Douglas..., Web Editor, The Nation
Andrew Revkin, Environmental Reporter, The New York Times (via video)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Reception Follows
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
When the world’s climate experts gather in Copenhagen to solve the climate change puzzle, they will most likely be missing an important piece: global health and population dynamics. But ignoring these issues could mean not only overlooking potential solutions but also multiplying the suffering of those already most at risk.
Population growth's effect on climate change has received considerable coverage in the media in recent weeks. Yet much of it lacks nuance. This is not surprising: reporters writing about global population-environment connections face significant barriers to in-depth coverage, including stovepiped beats, the shrinking news hole, and old-fashioned squeamishness.
What are the challenges facing science and environmental reporters as they prepare to cover what Andrew Revkin calls "the story of our time"? This roundtable will discuss past coverage and offer ideas and best practices for future stories on population-climate links, especially in light of the seismic shifts in the media industry. Panelists will also address how to pitch the stories to editors, grab the attention of readers and viewers, and spark a conversation at Copenhagen.
Dennis Dimick, executive editor of National Geographic magazine, was its environment editor and he continues to lead the magazine's coverage of energy and climate issues. An Oregon native, Dimick grew up on a Willamette Valley farm and holds degrees in agriculture and agricultural journalism from Oregon State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Emily Douglas is the web editor at The Nation. Formerly an editor at RH Reality Check, the reproductive and sexual health online daily, she has written for The Nation, The American Prospect, Alternet, and elsewhere on reproductive health, women's rights, and LGBT issues. She graduated from Harvard University.
Andrew Revkin has spent nearly a quarter century covering subjects ranging from Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami to the assault on the Amazon, from the troubled relationship of science and politics to climate change at the North Pole. He has been reporting on the environment for The New York Times since 1995. Revkin has a biology degree from Brown and a Master's degree in journalism from Columbia.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The live webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th Floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Covering Climate: What's Population Got to Do With It?
featuring
Dennis Dimick, Executive Editor, National Geographic Magazine
Emily Douglas..., Web Editor, The Nation
Andrew Revkin, Environmental Reporter, The New York Times (via video)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Reception Follows
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004 USA
Webcast live at www.wilsoncenter.org
Please RSVP to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with your name and affiliation.
When the world’s climate experts gather in Copenhagen to solve the climate change puzzle, they will most likely be missing an important piece: global health and population dynamics. But ignoring these issues could mean not only overlooking potential solutions but also multiplying the suffering of those already most at risk.
Population growth's effect on climate change has received considerable coverage in the media in recent weeks. Yet much of it lacks nuance. This is not surprising: reporters writing about global population-environment connections face significant barriers to in-depth coverage, including stovepiped beats, the shrinking news hole, and old-fashioned squeamishness.
What are the challenges facing science and environmental reporters as they prepare to cover what Andrew Revkin calls "the story of our time"? This roundtable will discuss past coverage and offer ideas and best practices for future stories on population-climate links, especially in light of the seismic shifts in the media industry. Panelists will also address how to pitch the stories to editors, grab the attention of readers and viewers, and spark a conversation at Copenhagen.
Dennis Dimick, executive editor of National Geographic magazine, was its environment editor and he continues to lead the magazine's coverage of energy and climate issues. An Oregon native, Dimick grew up on a Willamette Valley farm and holds degrees in agriculture and agricultural journalism from Oregon State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Emily Douglas is the web editor at The Nation. Formerly an editor at RH Reality Check, the reproductive and sexual health online daily, she has written for The Nation, The American Prospect, Alternet, and elsewhere on reproductive health, women's rights, and LGBT issues. She graduated from Harvard University.
Andrew Revkin has spent nearly a quarter century covering subjects ranging from Hurricane Katrina and the Asian tsunami to the assault on the Amazon, from the troubled relationship of science and politics to climate change at the North Pole. He has been reporting on the environment for The New York Times since 1995. Revkin has a biology degree from Brown and a Master's degree in journalism from Columbia.
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at www.wilsoncenter.org. The live webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the free player, visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th Floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions. Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.Read More
Time:3:00PM Wednesday, October 14th
Location:6th Floor Flom Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center
Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP 's feed: New Security Beat
VIDEO - Geoff Dabelko on Environment & Security at Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Conference
The 19th annual Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) conference began today in the crisp autumn air of Madison, Wisconsin. ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko discusses Al Gore's keynote address explicitly connecting c...limate change to national security issues, as well as his questions and expectati...
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The 19th annual Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) conference began today in the crisp autumn air of Madison, Wisconsin. ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko discusses Al Gore's keynote address explicitly connecting c...limate change to national security issues, as well as his questions and expectati...
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