Environmental Security

Program Events

• Russia’s Arctic Development Strategy and Opportunities for Regional Collaboration

  On March 27th, the Environmental Security Program at the Stimson Center and the Rule of Law Committee for the Oceans will sponsor a presentation by Dr. Alexander Pelyasov, Head of the

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• Indian Ocean Rising: Maritime Security Challenges Out to 2030

  The Stimson Center and National Intelligence Council are co-conducting a one-day workshop focused on the future of maritime policy, security, and governance challenges in the Indian

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• Resources on the Roof of the World

  Spreading across the frontiers of Afghanistan and Pakistan, India and China, the Hindu Kush - Himalayan plateau constitutes one of the most politically sensitive and geo-strategically

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• Can the Gulf Be Green? Environmental Challenges and Opportunities in the Arabian Gulf

  Dr. Mohamed Raouf is Program Manager - Environment Research at the Gulf Research Center, Dubai. Dr. Raouf, who has been a lecturer of Environmental Accounting and Economics, has worked

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• The Law of the Sea Convention at 16: Its Impact on the 21st Century Agenda

  The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea entered into force 16 years ago on November 16, 1994. Since then the Convention has established the norms for the behavior of states

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• Global Warring: How Environmental, Economic, and Political Crises Will Redraw the World Map

  Cleo Paskal is an Associate Fellow of the Energy,

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• Rising Seas, Migrant Flows: Climate Change and Policy Choices in the World’s Coastal Regions

  Policy Choices in the World’s Coastal Regions

  Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 1:30-3pm

  
  Coastal populations are on the front lines of climate change. Rising sea levels risk submerging lowlying … Read More »

• Indian Climate Policy: Choices and Challenges

  On the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit to Washington and on the eve of the Copenhagen summit, we invite you to the launch of the Stimson Center's latest

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• Indian Climate Policy: Choices and Challenges

  In order to negotiate effectively on an international regime for climate change, US policymakers must have an accurate understanding of the constraints and considerations that

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• A Green Technology Path for India

  A Green Technology Path for India, with Prem Jha, Editor, Columnist, and Energy Advisor to India’s Climate Envoy

   

  India faces daunting development and environmental challenges. 

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• Continuing Climate Challenges: Copenhagen and Beyond

  Global climate policy is coming to a critical juncture.  The US Congress will soon resume deliberations on domestic cap-and-trade legislation.  In December, representatives from

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• Water and Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan

  Water is a critical resource for sustaining livelihoods, promoting economic development, and ensuring environmental quality.  In the semi-arid regions of southern Afghanistan and

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• Book Launch - The Indian Ocean: Resource and Governance Challenges

  We cordially invite you to the launch of our new publication

   

  The Indian Ocean

  Resource and Governance Challenges

  Edited by Ellen Laipson and Amit Pandya

   

  Thursday May 21, 2009,

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• Global Warming and the Future of the International Climate Negotiations: A View from Southeast Asia

  with

  Simon Tay

  Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

  Thursday, 14 May 2009, 2:30-4:00pm

  
  

  This event is co-hosted by the ASIA SOCIETY
  

   

  In December this year, Denmark

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• Global Warming at the Roof of the World: Climate Impacts, Water Resources and the Himalayan Glaciers

  Dr. Hasnain is currently a Senior Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi. He previously served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calicut, Kerala, and

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