The Impact of Climate Change on Health Care and Migration
Virtual EventMore than just natural disasters and a warming planet, climate change is a contributing factor to human migration. The climate crisis is also changing the way we think about global health care. From renewable energy to how we respond to disasters, the effects of a warming planet are changing our approach in every way. Please come…
Water & Peacebuilding
ZoomThroughout history, water has been a source of conflict, as nations wrestle for sovereignty over key waterways, groups fight for access to critical water sources, and populations are forced to leave their homes due to water scarcity. Accelerating climate change such as erratic rainfall, severe droughts, and other extreme weather events creates more competition for…
WorldQuest 2021
Virtual EventWe’re coming together virtually for this year’s WorldQuest—our annual fundraising gala to support WorldOregon! Join us for an inspiring livestream program as we learn how WorldOregon continues to keep Oregonians connected to the world in the face of a global pandemic. This is our opportunity to build connections and work together to shape a more…
GlobalPDX Lunch & Learn: 100 Days of the Biden Administration
ZoomSarah Farnsworth (formerly of USAID, the Departments of Defense, and State) takes us on a deep analytical dive into the first 100 days of the Biden Presidency. Join us as Sarah explores the following through her lens as a long-time D.C. insider: Clear trends tie domestic policy to international development goals and objectives. Examples include:…
How Radically Listening to communities is addressing the climate and nature crisis: Results from proof of concept site for Health In Harmony
Virtual EventThis panel will discuss the powerful results of a planetary health approach in Indonesian Borneo after ten years as analyzed by Stanford University and published in PNAS. We will discuss how this approach can be implemented globally. The results, which were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in October 2020, show…