Events
Upcoming Events
April is Earth Month!
Panel on Sustainable Food & Agriculture:
Advocacy in Action
Monday, April 8th
10:20 A.M. - 11:35 A.M.
SIS 233
Panel on Climate Activism:
Wednesday, April, 10th
10:00 A.M. - 11:35 A.M.
Ward 304
Working Downtown:
Careers in Environmental Politics Panel
with young professionals from National Geographic, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency.
Tuesday, April 23rd
9:00 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.
SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Event on Food Security and Sovereignty:
Tuesday, April 23rd
4:00 P.M. - 5:15 P.M.
Location TBD
Friday, April 26:
Save the Date for SIS Practicum Presentations
SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
9-10AM
- Agricultural Policy for Social and Ecological Resilience
1-4PM
- International Financial Flows: Environmental Practices
4:30-5:30PM
- Development and Conflict in the Mekong River Basin, Office of Conservation and Water Team
- Local-scale Sustainable Design, National Capital Planning Commission Team
Wednesday, April 30:
GEP/NRSD SRP Presentation Day
SIS 300
Sunday, May 12:
GEP & NRSD Graduation Ceremony,
10AM-12PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
SIS Commencement Ceremony,
1PM, Bender Arena
Recent Events
Spring 2014 Events
Sunday, February 17:
Forward on Climate Rally (350.org, The Sierra Club and the Hip-Hop Caucus)
12PM, The National Mall
Friday, March 1:
Multilateral Environmental Agreements and the Role of International Financial Institutions, with Charles E. Di Leva, Chief Counsel at the Environmental and International Law Unit for The World Bank
10:20-11:35AM, McDowell Formal Lounge
Monday, March 18:
Environmental Film Festival screening of Shark Loves the Amazon(60 min).
7PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Tuesday, March 19:
The inaugural Al Moumin Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding presents "Natural Resources and Conflict: A Glimpse into the Future,"
with Michael Ross. Sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute.
2-4:30PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Fall 2012 Events
Thursday, October 11:
Summer Activities and Internships Panel
3:30-5:00PM, SIS 300
Tuesday, December 4:
The Future of International Climate Policy,
with Ruth Greenspan Bell
12:00-1:30PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Tuesday, October 2:
China's Environmental Challenges,
book launch with Judy Shapiro
4:00-5:30, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Visit from Norwegian polar explorer Thorleif Thorleifsson
12:30-2:00PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Tuesday, September 18:
Introduction to International Environmental Law,
with David Hunter
9:00-11:30AM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
GEP/NRSD Potluck, 5:30-8:00PM
Thursday, September 27:
Silent Spring Anniversary
12:00-2:30PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Spring 2012 Events
Tuesday, May 8:Resource Geopolitics for the 21st Century: Security Dilemmas in the Anthropocene
9AM-12:15PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Monday, May 7:
SRP Day!
Graduating students will present work on their Substantial Research Papers
10 AM-6 PM, SIS 300
Thursday, April 26:
Farm Bill 101: Teach-in with freshly baked pies
In preparation for the April 27 symposium U.S. Farm Bill 2012: Policy & Potential, the symposium's steering committee invites you to Farm Bill 101. Learn about this massive legislation and its far-reaching implications from current SIS graduate students who are researching it while enjoying freshly-baked pies. This will be a zero-waste event, so BYOB (Bring Your Own Bottle) if you want to wash those pies down.
7PM, SIS 300
Friday, April 27:
U.S. Farm Bill Symposium 2012: Policy & Potential
Panel Discussions on the Domestic and International Implications and Potential for the 2012 Farm Bill, and a Closing Reception at AU's Own Community Garden
SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
See an archive video of this event here
Monday, April 16:
Food Movements Unite! Strategies to Transform Our Food Systems
with Eric Holt-Giménez and Ben Burkett
5:30PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Tuesday, April 17:
Zen of Environmental Activism: Stephanie Kaza
7:30PM, SIS 300
Thursday, April 19:
Opening Ceremony: A View from UPEACE
GEP & NRSD alumni opening reception for the University of Peace's photo exhibition in the SIS Atrium
6-8 PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
RSVP to gep@american.edu
Friday, April 6:
Professor Judith Shapiro participated in the 2012 Roundtable on Post-Communism discussion on "Energy and Conservation"
Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University
Monday, April 9:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits the Global Environment Facility
2 PM
Tuesday, March 27:
UC Berkeley professor Kate O’Neill speaking on "New Directions in Global Environmental Governance: Studying Complexity, Linkages and Scale"
3:45-5:15 PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Monday, March 19:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits the Alliance to Save Energy
2 PM
Monday, March 19:
Film screening and discussion for the DC Environmental Film Festival. We’ll screen Waking the Green Tiger: The Rise of a Green Movement in China, followed by a panel discussion with director Gary Marcuse and GEP professor Judy Shapiro.
6-8 PM, SIS Abramson Family Founders Room
Be sure to check out the entire schedule for the DC Environmental Film Festival, from March 13-25.
Monday, March 5:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits Chemonics International
2 PM
Thursday, March 1:
Discussion and Workshop with Neil Chambers, Author of Urban Green: Architecture for the Future
12 PM, Kay Spiritual Life Center Basement
Professor Judith Shapiro was keynote speaker at the Half the World Symposium at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, offering insights from her forthcoming book China's Environmental Challenges. Her topic: "Environmental Justice and the Displacement of Environmental Harm."
Professor Simon Nicholson speaks at the USDA's 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum about global food security and his report on the federal government's Feed the Future Initiative.
Environmental Activism in a Climate Age, panel discussion with Rachel Bagby, J.D., Mitchell Ratner, Ph.D., and Mike Tidwell.
Monday, February 27:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
2 PM
Professor Judith Shapiro spoke with Radio Free Asia about Chinese air pollution. Watch here.
Monday, February 13:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits Forest Trends
2 PM
Monday, February 20:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits the American Forest and Paper Association
2 PM
Monday, January 30:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits the State Department, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
2 PM
Monday, February 6:
The SIS 663 Washington Workshop visits Pew Environment Group
2 PM
Ken Conca speaking on water and conflict at the annual conference of the National Council on Science and the Environment
Fall 2011 Events
Famine Media and the Politics of Representation
Occupy Wall Street: Why Should We Care?
Building Sustainability: Frontiers of Architecture & Policy
Jane Goodall's Town Hall Meeting: A Conversation on Peace
Brahma Chellaney: Preventing "Water Wars" in South Asia
David Hunter: An Introduction to International Environmental Law
See a video of this event here.
