2008 Human Security Award

We Live in Dramatic Times

Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey and Laren Poole

October 29, 2008

2007 Human Security Award

How to Change the World

David Bornstein

October 25, 2007

2006 Human Security Award

Human Rights in a Complex World

Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire

October 11, 2006

2005 Human Security Award

Strong Women, Strong Nations

Zainab Salbi

November 4, 2005

2004 Human Security Award

Clearing a Path to a Safer World

Heather Mills McCartney

April 28, 2004

Bryan McDonald presented to the California State University’s 2009 Emergency Management and Homeland Security Summit held at the California State University Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach, California on June 29, 2009. This event brought together academics, agency representatives, and homeland security professionals to showcase academic excellence and research within California on homeland security and emergency management.

Bryan McDonald presented on “Ensuring Safety and Security in the Food System” to a conference on “Factors Influencing Emerging Infections in the Southeast” sponsored by the Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, June 23-24, 2009 .

Richard Matthew and Anne Hammill were invited to present research on “Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding” to the Global Environmental Change and Human Security Convention in Oslo, Norway on June 22, 2009.

CUSA Student Research Affilaite Hai Vo is featured in a profile on UC Irvine's homepage. The profile discusses Hai's work and activism on sustainable food, a topic that was the subject of a UROP project that examined sustainability in the UC Irvine dining system.

Richard Matthew presented on “Natural Resources, Conflict and Peacebuilding” to the Symposium on Resource Governance and Conflict sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam on May 29, 2009.

We are very pleased to announce that Kelsey Meagher has been selected to receive a Social Sciences Alumni Academic Excellence Scholarship. Kelsey is a CUSA Student Research Associate and worked with CUSA this year on a UROP project to examine sustainability in the UC Irvine dining system.

In May 2009, Richard Matthew was invited to head a United Nations mission to Sierra Leone to investigate the links between environment, conflict and peacebuilding.

CUSA's work on environmental security is included in Hans Gunter Brauch, et al (eds.), Facing Global Environmental Change: Environmental, Human, Energy, Food, Health and Water Security Concepts (Peace Research and European Security Studies Press, 2009). This volume is the fourth in the Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, and contains a chapter by Richard A. Matthew and Bryan McDonald on "Environmental Security: Academic and Policy Debates in North America."

CUSA has updated our pages on Pandemic Influenza and Emergency Preparedness with links and information related to current cases of H1N1 influenza. Please visit these pages for more information.

On May 16, Kelsey Meagher and Hai Vo, CUSA Student Affiliates, presented the results of their research on food sustainability at UC, Irvine. Their presentation “A “Real” UCI Dining Experience: Toward a Just and Sustainable Food System,” was part of UC, Irvine’s 16th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

CUSA is pleased to announce that Crystal Murphy Morgan, a PhD Student in Planning, Policy and Design (PPD) has been selected to receive the 2008-2009 Heather Mills Graduate Fellowship in Human Security for her project “‘Trust no one?’: Agency and microfinance in Juba, Sudan.” Established in honor of Heather Mills’ significant contributions to human security issues, the Heather Mills Fellowship allows graduate students to undertake original research on pressing security issues, and allows them opportunities to use their research to help address real world challenges.

CUSA's Richard Matthew and Bryan McDonald contributed to "From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment," a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. "Intrastate conflicts are likely to drag on and escalate without a greater focus on environment and natural resources in the peacebuilding process, according to a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)." Download the report and read the full news release at the UNEP website.

CUSA Research Associate Jesse Baker participated in an expedition to Antarctica with Robert Swan and 2041 to study issues of globalization through the various effects that can be seen in Antarctica. This expedition will focus on global climate change, alternative energy use, and international political cooperation. Read more about this expedition at: Antarctica 09.

The Environmental Change and Security Program hosted a report launch of "From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment" on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. A webcast of this event is available at: www.wilsoncenter.org

A new publication on "Environmental Ethics" by CUSA's Richard Matthew, Bryan McDonald and Heather Goldsworthy is now available as part of an edited volume on The Ethics of Global Governance, ed. Antonio Franceschet (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2009). In this volume, the authors analyze the ethical controversies that are central to global governance as states and other actors navigate a complex world order. Learn more about this volume.

Matthew Mitro, President of the Indego Africa Project presented a talk on "Harnessing Global Trade to Promote Human Security: Social Entrepreneurship and the Indego Africa Model," as part of CUSA's CAHS Speaker Series. This talk was held on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. at The Pacific Club. RSVP required. Please visit the event page for more details.

An article on "Microfinance and Climate Change Adaptation," appears in the current issue of the Institute of Development Studies Bulletin. This article by Anne Hammill, Richard Matthew and Elissa McCarter explores potentials ways to link microfinance services with climate change adaptation efforts.

CUSA's research was featured at two panels at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona from October 5-14, 2008. The WCC brought together more than 8,000 of the world’s leading decision makers in sustainable development from governments, NGOs, business, the UN and academia.

CUSA's work on Human Security is discussed in an article on "Beyond Borders and Bullets" in The Chronicle of Higher Education. "The concept of human security is important as a lens that sharpens interdisciplinary work, [Matthew] argues. 'It's about how to bring together, say, economic and ethical and environmental and governance elements to bring people dignity when things fall apart.'" Read the full article here.

"Resource Scarcity: Responding to the Security Challenge," by Richard A. Matthew is now available. This IPI paper examines in detail the correlation between environmental issues and security, drawing on both scientific evidence and empirical examples, and concludes with a series of actionable policy recommendations.

Learn more about CUSA's project on "Societal Implications of Individual Differences in Response to Turbulence: The Case of Terrorism" which examines the extent to which traumatic events and perceptions of global threats may evoke different political responses that in aggregate can influence democratic values, institutions and practices.