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Why Science Alone Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

New research paper emphasizes the human element in managing climate risks in the Pacific

HONOLULU (March 9, 2010) – With nations spending untold millions on scientific research to address the global climate crisis, social scientist Melissa L. Finucane cautions that they should not neglect another key element – the human factor. A Senior Fellow at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, Finucane states in a recent paper that a purely technocratic approach ignores the dynamic psychological, cultural, social, economic and political systems that shape different societies’ response to the threat of climate change impacts.

Click here to listen to an interview with Dr. Finucane on the EarthSky science program. ... more ...

Early Registration Ends March 22 for Second EWC International Media Conference

Conference on “Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific” to be held in Hong Kong April 25-28

March 22 is the deadline for early registration to the East-West Center’s 2^nd International Media Conference in Hong Kong April 25-28. Co-sponsored by the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Center for Journalists and the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre, the conference will feature expert on-the-ground updates and insights on key news and media issues, and opportunities for participants to build new networks and information sources among an anticipated 200 journalists and other professionals from Asia, the Pacific and the U.S.

Click here for online registration and information, including preliminary agenda and speaker list. ... more ...

Regional Security and Okinawa in the U.S.-Japan Alliance

(Washington D.C.) March 9 – The U.S.-Japan Alliance will continue as an important element of Asia Pacific stability due to a commitment on both sides to continue dialogue and find new solutions to pressing challenges. Distinguished scholars from the United States and Japan discussed two key concerns for the U.S.-Japan Alliance: regional security and U.S. military bases in Okinawa. ... more

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FEATURED EVENTS

Chinese Ways: History, Philosophy, Religion, Art and Medicine
Asian Studies Development Program Workshop
Where: Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
When: March 25, 2010 to March 27, 2010

Kabu Ni Vanua: Dance and Music from Fiji
Performance
Where: UHM Kennedy Theatre
When: April 3, 2010

41st Summer Seminar on Population
Three individual workshops dealing with population and heatlh
Where: Honolulu (WS1 and WS3); Honolulu/Manila (WS2)
When: May 29, 2010 to June 26, 2010

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EWC 50 Spotlight

: Conference co-coordinator Vandana Krishnamurthy welcomes the audience to the International Graduate Student Conference.

International Graduate Student Conference Addresses Global Challenges

Now in its ninth year, the East-West Center’s International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC) is steadily increasing in international scope and prestige, attracting university students from more countries than ever before. Over 120 graduate students representing 43 countries from 40 universities gathered at the EWC’s Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center in mid-February to present their research. The annual gathering is the largest student-run conference on Asia Pacific issues.

The three-day conference included some 28 panel sessions in a number of areas focusing on the Asia Pacific region and its interactions with the U.S. Panel topics ranged from “Health Security in the 21st Century,” “Post-Conflict Reconciliation & Healing,” and “Fresh Perspectives from Disaster Recovery Areas,” to “Leadership and Development in the Asia-Pacific,” “Identifying & Addressing Emerging Threats in the Asia-Pacific,” “Sustaining Culture & Conserving Tradition in the Era of Globalization” – and much more. ... more ...

Click here to view video of the keynote address by former Hong Kong Chief Executive C.H. Tung.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

ASEAN's Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and Civil Society Initiatives in Southeast Asia
by David Cohen

Localising Power in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia: A Southeast Asia Perspective
by Vedi R. Hadiz

A New Geography of Knowledge in the Electronics Industry? Asia's Role in Global Innovation Networks
by Dieter Ernst

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FEATURED SITES

East-West MediaLine
A new journalism resource from the EWC's Asia Pacific Center for Journalists.

Asia Matters for America
An online hub for exploring graphical data on the importance of U.S.-Asia interactions to individual U.S. states and congressional districts.

EWCA Blog
An informal forum for news and updates about members of the EWC community around the world.