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Political risk and resources assessed at conference
6 February 2007
With the struggle for natural resources becoming ever more acute Chatham House, this week, held a conference looking into the future of this key issue. Speakers at the conference...
Fisheries: A billion dollar industry under threat
16 November 2006
The second of Chatham House's updates on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing takes place at Chatham House on 21 November. The meeting will provide high-level analysis of this...
Wicks opens major conference on Mid East oil investment
7 November 2006
The Rt Hon Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of Energy, opened a major Chatham House conference on Investment in Middle East Oil: What is at Stake?. Mr Wicks addressed the...
Fisheries: the impending world crisis
3 November 2006
With the assertion by the Science Journal Study that there will be little if any seafood to fish in the world's seas in four decades time, Richard Tarasofsky, Head...
Stern Report provides 'step-change' on climate issues
30 October 2006
In reaction to the long-awaited findings of the Treasury commissioned report into climate change led by Professor Nick Stern, Chatham House's Senior Research Fellow on climate change, Beverley Darkin,...
Oil is pricing itself out of the market, says report
17 August 2006
So far high oil prices have not caused recession in the economically developed world, indeed continuing high oil prices are contributing to more efficient use of current technology and...
Latvian President calls for sweeping reforms of UN
11 July 2006
HE Dr Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia, speaking at a meeting at Chatham House today, said that every country, no matter how small, can make a difference in the...
New project will examine uncertainties in food supply
27 June 2006
Chatham House today launches a major new project to examine the UK's food supply. The project will explore an issue that could have a huge impact on the world...
Climate change post-2012 to be discussed
13 June 2006
Climate Change has surged to the forefront of the global political agenda in the last two years. And as part of the ongoing debate Chatham House will be holding...
Russia`s climate commitments still not guaranteed
22 March 2006
Russia occupies a crucial position in the next phase of international climate diplomacy through its presidency of the G8. Russia's support was critical for bringing the Kyoto Protocol into...
National Oil Companies - the new big oil players
14 February 2006
Despite record profits from companies such as Shell and BP the International Oil Companies (IOCs) are struggling to secure their future against the emergent National Oil Companies (NOCs) of...
WTO and development to be focus of conference
27 January 2006
The WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong was another milestone in the Doha Round, not the end point as originally envisaged. Chatham House has convened a major conference to...
New report on WTO-sustainable development issues
7 December 2005
As traditional tariff barriers have fallen everywhere, and as trade negotiators have turned their attention to other government policies which may affect international trade in products and services, the...
Procrastination or Progress: measuring risk against innovation
6 December 2005
Society today in most developed countries has become overly risk-sensitive as the rights of individuals have taken centre stage to the detriment of potentially positive scientific innovations. That is...
African economy in better shape than we think, says report
11 July 2005
A new Chatham House report says that private capital flows to Africa are increasing and argues that this is in part a response to improved governance in the region....
African needs more than debt relief and aid - report
20 June 2005
The situation in Africa has seen little improvement since the plight of the continent first came into the global consciousness in the 1980s. However solving African under-development, the core...
Development report to be launched at Chatham House
8 June 2005
Chatham House in collaboration with the Helsinki Process is pleased to invite you to the international Launch of the High-Level Helsinki Group Report on Wednesday, 29 June 2005 at...
Thinking Gleneagles? Think Chatham House
7 June 2005
Chatham House will be publishing a PRE-SUMMIT REPORT, organising EVENTS and putting forward SPEAKERS on the G8 Summit at Gleneagles.
Africa
The situation in Africa has seen little improvement since the...
Illegal logging now major developing world issue says report
23 March 2005
Illegal logging is now a major problem in the developing world. It causes environmental damage, costs governments billions of dollars is lost revenue, funds armed conflicts and promotes corruption....
Governments must take control of CSR agenda, says report
3 February 2005
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) could play a powerful, positive role in meeting the challenge of delivering global sustainable development - if governments work collectively to strengthen what is currently...
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