Academic Year 2008-2009
GHFPI Seminar: “Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts and Adaptation”
Speaker: Dr. Kristie L. Ebi
Dr. Kristie L. Ebi is a Lead Author for the Human Health chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report, and has contributed to other high profile international reports on climate change
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Rome 200, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
12:30-2 PM
Lunch Provided, RSVP required to globalhealth@jhu.edu
GEEI Issues Forum: "Equity and Justice in Dealing with Global Warming"
Snorre Kverndokk, Senior Research Fellow, Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research, Oslo
Monday, November 10
12:30-2 PM
Room 736, 1717 Massachusetts Ave, NW
RSVP to geei.sais@gmail.com GEEI Leadership Forum: “The Future of the Electric Industry in a Carbon Constrained Environment”
James Rogers, Chairman, President, CEO, Duke Energy
Monday, November 17
1-2 PM
Room 500, 1717 Massachusetts Ave, NW
RSVP to geei.sais@gmail.com GEEI Leadership Forum: "The Prospects for Climate Change Policy in a New Administration”
The Honorable Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Wednesday, December 3
1-2 PM
Room 500, 1717 Massachusetts Ave, NW
RSVP to geei.sais@gmail.com Past News and Events
“From War Planner to War Crimes Investigator: Insights into the Military – Humanitarian Relationship”
Speaker: Marc Garlasco
Marc Garlasco is a former Defense Intelligence Agency Analyst and currently Senior Military Analyst at Human Rights Watch
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 GEEI Keynote Event Date: Monday, October 27,2008
Theme: The Energy Economy in Transition: Mega Trends for the Year Ahead
Chair: David Goldwyn
Panelists: Scott Barrett, “Prospects for a New Carbon Regime”
Michelle Billig, “Political Risks on the Rise”
Adam Sieminski, “New Dynamics in the Markets” “Lobbying for Global Health: Insights from the U.S. Congress and White House”
Speaker: Daryl Edwards
Daryl Edwards is the Policy Director at Coalition for Neglected Tropical Diseases at the Sabin Institute
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
GEEI Leadership Forum: “Energy Regulation in a Carbon-Restrained Economy”
The Honorable Joseph Kelliher, Chairman, FERC
Wednesday, October 22
Oxfam America, The League of Women Voters, and the SAIS International Policy Program present:
"Sisters on the Planet"
As obvious as it sounds, climate change affects everybody. But it’s having a disproportionate impact on poor people, especially women. We invite you to a join us for a reception and screening of a short and powerful video, “Sisters on the Planet,” which tells the story of four women determined to do whatever they can to fight climate change. Watch Sahena, Sharon, Muriel, and Martina, and learn about the impact climate change is having on people’s lives. These women will inspire you, as they’ve inspired us, to join the fight against climate change. And after the screening, Sharon from “Sisters on the Planet”, the President of the League of Women Voters Mary Wilson, and award winning journalist Elizabeth Becker will speak and answer questions.
Wednesday, October 22
“Global Health and Foreign Policy: Why Public Health Practitioners Need Training in International Relations”
Speaker: Harley Feldbaum
Harley Feldbaum is the Associate Director of the SAIS Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative (GHFPI)
Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD
Thursday, October 16, 2008
GEEI Issues Forum: “The Geopolitics of Energy: Achieving a Just and Sustainable Energy Distribution by 2040"
James Conca, Director, Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center
New Mexico State University
Thursday, October 9
GEEI and National Capitol Area Chapter of the U.S. Association of Energy Economics Special Forum:
“Presidential Energy Dialogue”
Tuesday, October 7
Kenneth Berlin, attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates and a representative for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign; and R. James Woolsey, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton for Global Strategic Security, former CIA director and a representative for Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, will discuss this topic. A reception will follow the forum. GEEI Leadership Forum: "Challenges and Prospects for Renewable Energy"
Matt Cheney, CEO MMA Renewable Ventures
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 GEEI Issues Forum: "The Coming Oil Supply Crunch"
Professor Paul Stevens, Senior Research Fellow for Energy at Chatham House and Emeritus Professor at Dundee University
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Prize Documentary Showing
Wars Over Water: Is Benefit-Sharing a Necessary Condition for Cooperation?
Winston Yu, Water Resource Specialist, South Asia Region, Sustainable Development at the World Bank
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
IP Reception at Professor Barrett's House
August 5, 2008 IP Student Lunch
August 3, 2008 Twelth Annual Washington Energy Policy Conference
Integrating Energy Policy and Climate Policy
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Sponsored by the NCAC/USAEE and IEEP
Click here for more information on the conference. IP Alums Josh Alban, Nat Bullard and Ana Arino were profiled in a recent NPR story:
"Young, Green Entrepreneurs Flock to Carbon Market."
Click here to listen to the segment. Crude Oil Over $100/bl.—Speculators vs. Fundamentals
Thomas Stenvoll, Director of Energy Strategy at UBS Investment Bank (SAIS alum)
Tuesday, April 8
“Africa, the West, and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS”
Speaker: Helen Epstein
Helen Epstein, a molecular biologist by training, is an independent consultant and writer specializing in public health in developing countries. Her latest book, The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West, and the Fight Against AIDS, was published July 2007.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
European Power Markets from Vattenfall's Perspective
Christopher Eckerberg, Vice President, Vattenfall
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
IEEP Seminar: Status and Prospects of Wind Power
Michael Rucker, SAIS Graduate; Development Leader, Clipper Windpower
Thursday, March 6, 2008
“Humanitarian Assistance in Burma in the Wake of the Saffron Revolution: Dilemmas of Policy and Practice”
Speaker: Dr. Chris Beyrer
Chris Beyrer is Professor of Epidemiology and International Health and Director of the Center for Public Health and Human Rights at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Information on the 2007 SAIS Energy Research Trip to China can be found here. IP Energy Seminar
China's Long March Toward Energy Security: An Interim Assessment
Speaker: Bo Kong
Wednesday, February 13
Click here to see the presentation. IP Program Director Scott Barrett was interviewed regarding "Engineering Solutions to Climate Change" on January 30's Marketplace. Read or listen to it here. IP is no longer offering International Technology Policy as a specialization area. See Professor Barrett's letter regarding this decision here. IP Student Luncheon
Monday, January 28
This meeting is required of all IP students.
IP Book Talk
Featuring Prof. Ariel Dinar, co-author of Bridges over Water, Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict, Negotiation and Cooperation and instructor of International Water: Conflict, Negotiation and Cooperation (SA 680.738)
Monday, January 28
Energy, Security, and Climate Change: A Transatlantic Perspective
Speaker: R. Andreas Kraemer, Director of Ecologic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy
Wednesday, January 23
Letter from Leading Energy and Climate Experts to Members of Congress and Presidential Candidates
Dr. Scott Barrett, along with over thirty leading energy and climate experts, signed a letter to members of Congress, President Bush, and presidential candidates. The letter details their call for the federal government to significantly increase funding for energy research. Click here for the full New York Times article regarding the letter (December 3, 2007), a copy of the letter, and a list of participants. Professor Scott Barrett will discuss his new book:
Why Cooperate? The Incentive to Supply Global Public Goods
Introduction by Professor Frank Fukuyama and commentary by Nobel Laureate Thomas Schelling
Monday, December 3, 2007
Click here to download or listen to audio of Dr. Barrett's presentation.
Blessing or Curse? Natural Resources and Development
To be moderated by:
Dr. Francis Fukuyama
Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the International Development Program
Panelists Include:
Dr. Peter Lewis, Director of the African Studies Program, SAIS
Julia Nanay, Senior Director - Country Strategies, PFC Energy
David L. Goldwyn, President, Goldwyn International Strategies and Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs
Akram Esanov, Senior Economist, Revenue Watch Institute
Saul Garlick, Executive Director, Student Movement for Real Change
Panel Discussion Topic: Are natural resources a blessing or curse for developing nations?
Neither the abundance nor the absence of natural resources can necessarily define the destiny of a nation's development. Rather than representing a simple panacea or delineating limit for growth, the history of development and a nation's endowment of natural resources has indeed been complex. Experts from government, academia, and the NGO sector will engage with students in a lively discussion of how much natural resources can matter in international development.
SAIS Reception and refreshments to follow
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Professor Scott Barrett Shares ‘Piece’ of Nobel Prize
When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change received the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore on October 12th, the IPCC was quick to acknowledge the contribution of its many author-scholars, including Scott Barrett, director of the SAIS International Policy Program.
Barrett received a congratulatory letter from the leadership of IPCC, thanking him and his colleagues for their efforts in producing several compelling reports on climate change that served as the basis for the prize. "This work has provided the foundation for the current recognition of IPCC as an authoritative voice on the climate system, the impacts of climate change and ways to avoid it. You all can be proud of this achievement," the letter said. Barrett, who recently published a new book, Why Cooperate? The Incentive to Supply Global Public Goods, was a lead author and contributing author to two of the IPCC assessment reports. "U.S. Global Health Policy"
Speaker: Maurice Middleberg, Vice President for Public Policy, Global Health Council
Maurice I. Middleberg is the Vice President for Public Policy at the Global Health Council. He is responsible for ensuring that the Council serves as an effective voice for global health through dialogue with the U.S. Government, UN agencies, developing country governments and other constituencies. Mr. Middleberg has been working in the field of global health for almost 25 years as an executive, program manager, analyst, advocate, teacher and writer. Prior to coming to the Global Health Council, Mr. Middleberg served as Executive Vice President of EngenderHealth, Director of Health for CARE, Director of the Options for Population Policy Program, Coordinator of the USAID/Niger Population Program, and Senior Research Associate at The Futures Group.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
"China's Quest for Energy Security in the Eyes of SAIS Energy Group"
Between August 22 and 31, a dozen SAIS students traveled over 10,000 kilometers in China to understand the country's endeavor to tackle its energy and environmental challenges. They met a wide variety of people, including policymakers from the Chinese government, energy experts from Chinese think tanks, representatives from foreign oil companies, environmental NGO and Chinese energy companies. They also visited a series of projects, including a coal mine, a garbage recycling power plant, a bio-straw power plant, a water pumping storage power plant, and a nuclear power plant. Participants of the SAIS China energy trip group will report their findings in this presentation.
Friday, October 26, 2007
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