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>CEP featured as top speaker at 12th Annual National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, Washington, DC, on "Women, Health and the Environment", January 2012

>CEP in experts session at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)on "Population, Development, and Environment: Solutions for Global Challenges", Vancouver, Canada

>UN General Assembly and Clinton Global Initiative Framing Event on "Connecting Local to Global - Women, Climate Change and Conservation" September 19, 2011, 9:00-10:30am,New York

This event highlights the powerful personal narratives of leading Global South grassroots activists. Guest panelists will discuss their successful, innovative women-centered approaches to environmental conservation, climate change, and development through on-the-ground grassroots networks. They will help connect the dots between seemingly remote climate and other environmental occurrences, with the daily realities of the US and global communities’ policies and actions. The event was opened by the Honorable Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and founding director, Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice. Guest panelists include:

- Constance Okollet, Chairperson, Osukuru United Women’s Network, founding member, Climate Wise Women, Eastern Uganda

- Thilmeeza Hussain, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Republic of Maldives to United Nations, Maldives

- Professor Karanja M. Njoroge, Executive Director, The Green Belt Movement, Kenya

CEP partners with Climate Wise Women, Izaak Walton League,and Sierra Club. For more information contact CEP.

Population and Environment Program:

CEP activities will focus on the major milestone of the world reaching 7 billion population (Fall 2011) and the Rio+20 (2012), and what it means for women/girls, RH and the environment, including:

> "The World at 7 Billion: What It Means for Women and the Environment" - Grassroots Public Event, all are welcome!

The Center for Environment and Population (CEP), with the Izaak Walton League, the Alliance for Global Conservation, and League of Women Voters Monday, May 9, 2011, White Plains, NY

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Series of 3 targeted states' grassroots workshops with the Izaak Walton League, Pew Alliance for Global Conservation, and League of Women Voters (see NYC and Westchester County, NY event here).
Special feature articles and blogs with potential outlets such as Yale Environment 360 and RH Reality Check
Release of new CEP briefing report "World at 7 Billion Population: What It Means for Women and the Environment"

Roundtable series with global women leaders with potential partners of the Aspen Institute's Leadership Council on Reproductive Health and Alliance for Global Conservation

Reproductive Health (RH) Program:

CEP's two project activities under this program will involve policy and advocacy work on: a) US community/grassroots, state and federal policies at risk in FY 2011-2012, and; b) international RH/FP policies and on the ground programs, strengthening US leadership and targeted US constituencies in the global context on key policies at risk in FY 2011-2012.

In both cases this is undertaken with tailored background resource materials; targeted constituents, grassroots to national level workshops/public forums, and; targeted policy and media campaigns/briefings.

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