World Bank & GWU Sustainable Cities Workshop 4 on Local Environmental Externalities
Thursday, April 4th 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ETHybrid-World Bank, Room MC4-1001818 H St NW, Washington, DC Attend Virtually Here The World Bank – GWU Sustainable Cities workshop series brings together academics and development practitioners to present and discuss key...
International Day of the Forests
Thursday, March 21st, 2024 Lindner Family Commons 6th Floor 1957 E St NW, Washington DC 20052 The George Washington University Institute for International Economic Policy at the GW Elliott School of International Affairs will host an event to commemorate the...
8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference
March 7 – 8, 2024World Bank, Main Complex 1818 H St, Washington, DC The 8th Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference will bring together academics and development practitioners to present and discuss questions relating to urban expansion and the...
Sustainable Cities Workshop: Housing, Local Economic Development, & Planning
Thursday, February 15, 20249:00 AM – 12:30 PM ETWorld Bank, Main Complex Room MC4-100 1818 H St, Washington, DC Zoom Link for Virtual Participation The World Bank – GWU Sustainable Cities workshop series brings together academics and development practitioners to...
1st World Bank-GWU-UVA Research Conference on “The Economics of Sustainable Development”
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Hybrid
Governing Finance and Climate Change
Thursday, April 13th, 2023
9:00-12:30 p.m EDT
In-Person
Thriving – Making Cities Green, Resilient, and Inclusive in a Changing Climate
Thursday, March 30, 2023
12:00 pm – 1:35 pm ET
In person and via Zoom
An environmentally-augmented Multidimensional Poverty Index: The Case of Madagascar
Monday, 10th October, 2022
Health in the Social Cost of Carbon: Recent Advances to Fill a Critical Gap
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
via Zoom
Regulating Conglomerates: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program in China
Tuesday, March 1st, 2022
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET
via Zoom
Economic Effects and Policy Responses to Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST
Climate Change and Migration: The Case of Africa
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
12:30 – 2:00 EST
via Zoom
The Future Global Economic and Spatial Consequences of Climate Change
Tuesday, October 26th, 2021
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Online
India’s Environment Challenges and Impact of COVID
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
via WebEx
Taking Stock of Climate Change: Earth, Air, Fire and Water
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST
WebEx
Sustainability and the Architecture of Global Finance
Thursday, December 3, 2020
12:00-1:30 p.m EST
WebEx
Agricultural Transformation and Farmers’ Expectations: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
12:30 pm -2.00pm
Monroe Hall, Seminar Room 321
2115 G St NW, Washington, DC 20052
The Measurement of Human Development in Theory and in Practice
Tuesday, November 22, 12:30-2, Monroe 321
Earth Day: The Ethics of Climate Change
Elliott School of International Affairs, Room 505
Monday, April 22, 2019
12:30pm to 2:00pm
Co-Sponsored with the LEAP Initiative and MAIA program
Financing the Sustainable Development Goals
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Lindner Family Commons
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Pathways Post-Paris
Co-Hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme and the George Washington University Sustainability Collaborative Wednesday, January 27, 2016 8:30am to 1:00pm The Jacob Burns Moot Court Room 2000 H Street, NW Washington, DC...
Sustainable Development Forum: Why Investing in Nature Makes Economic Sense
Monday, September 14th, 2015 1:15 to 2:45pm Elliott School of International Affairs Lindner Commons, 6th floor 1957 E Street NW Washington, DC 20052 What is the role of nature in cities? How can business and government leaders align environmental stewardship...
Has climate change promoted urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 The George Washington University Washington,...
Sustainable Development Forum: “Grand Challenges for Sustainability Science”
William Clark Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm Suite 505, 5th Floor 1957 E St. NW Washington,...
Climate, Ecosystem Resilience and the Slave Trade
James Fenske University Lecturer in Economic History, Oxford University The paper can be found here. Tuesday, September 4, 2012 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington,...
Making Urbanization in Asia Sustainable: Trends and Challenges
Guanghua Wan Asian Development Bank PISA and ADB The PowerPoint presentation can be found here. Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:15 to 2:00pm Lindner Commons, 6th Floor 1957 E St. Nw Washington,...
The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and Office of Sustainability Innovation Dialogue PanelT
Climate Impact and Food Security Co-sponsors: SPHHS and Office of Sustainability Innovation Picture ID/GWID Required Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:00 to 3:00pm Ross Hall Room 117 2300 I St, NW Washington, DC 20052 Panelists: Biotechnology and Food Security:...
Why Cooperate Over Water? Water Has No Borders
Join the World Affairs Council-Washington, DC for an evening with Gidon Bromberg, Co-Director of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) To RSVP for the conference please fill out our form at www.worldaffairsdc.org or (202) 293-1051 Dr. Bromberg’s PowerPoint...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change in Low-Income Countries
Hosted by the Institute of International Economic Policy See more about the Institute’s Adaptation to Climate Change initiative here. In partnership with the World Bank, the UN Development Programme, the Center for International Science and Technology Policy,...
Overcoming Oil Addiction to Prevent Climate Change
Steven Suranovic George Washington University Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington,...
Quantifying Vulnerability to Climate Change: Implications for Adaption Assistance
David Wheeler Center for Global Development Tuesday, March 1, 2011 12:30 to 2:00pm John W. Kendrick Seminar Room Room 321 at 2115 G Street NW Washington,...
IIEP Climate and Energy Forum: Policy Comparisons and Business Perspectives: The Coal and Solar Sectors in China, U.S.A. and Germany
Co-sponsored by the National Center for Sustainable Development, and the Bertelsmann Foundation This event is part of the Institute for International Economic Policy’s Adaptation to Climate Change Initiative. Friday, April 23, 2010 7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m....
