Thursday, September 24, 2009

Climate Change and River Conflict

Two speakers on October 2, at 12:00 noon, in Hurst 203.

Dr. Ashok Swain will present his work on climate change and implications for international rivers and relation to border issues globally (via videoconference). Dr. Swain is a professor of Peace and Conflict Research and director of Centre for Sustainable Development at Uppsala University in Sweden.

Dr. James Lee, director of Mandala Projects at AU SIS, will hold a talk based on his latest book "Climate Change and Armed Conflict" Join us on this exciting opportunity to hear about the latest on Climate Change and Hot Wars while enjoying pizza and refreshments.

For more information on Dr. Swain, visit http://www.pcr.uu.se/about/staff/Swain_a.htm and for Dr. James Lee, visit http://www1.american.edu/TED/ice/ice.htm

Please RSVP by sending an email to jlee@american.edu

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