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NEW: For any new climate agreement to operate effectively there will have to be changes to the way the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) work. This seminar will examine the climate-friendly changes needed by these organisations to underpin an agreement at the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties (COP) in December 2009.
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On 14 July 2008, the IES co-organised the launch of the third volume in the Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace. In the book, "Globalization and Environmental Challenges", 92 authors from 5 continents assess the reconceptualization of security triggered by the end of the Cold War, globalization and global environmental change in the early 21st century. Two co-editors, Hans Günter Brauch and Ursula Oswald Spring, presented the book to the audience in Brussels.
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On 23 April 2008, the IES co-organised a half day symposium during which Dr. Peter Haldén presented his recent book on “The Geopolitics of Climate Change”. Other topics included: The Strategic Importance of the Arctic, The Geopolitics of Energy Security, and The EU Approach to Climate Change and International Security.
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One of the new initiatives of the IES is Planet2025 Communities, an innovative approach to sustainable development, that "converts carbon into things people need". It addresses global climate change and poverty alleviation by planting trees on degraded lands. This helps creating sustainable livelihoods, carbon offsets, biofuels, and other ecosystem services.
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On 18 December 2007, the IES convened a conference on the subject of the impact of climate change on security and sustainable development. The conference, called From Bali to Poznan: New Issues, New Challenges, was held at the European Parliament in Brussels.
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The IES Pathfinder Project on Combating Illegal Trade in Natural Resources focuses on using domestic legal systems of importing countries for the protection of natural resources in fragile states. The aim is to promote new legal mechanisms to block the import of illegally obtained natural resources and to 'dry up' funds that are used to finance conflict.
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The three IES Prototype EnviroSecurity Assessments focusing on the Matavén area in the Colombian Guiana Shield Region, the Great Lakes region of Africa and Kalimantan, Indonesia are available on this site. The interactive map viewer and maps have been recently updated. The full case study reports, legal analyses, recommendations, maps and posters, and the latest news, are available on our ESPA pages.
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