BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Following is a brief description of the program\, A Nexus Appro ach to Peace\, Sustainability\, & Climate Security\, and our presenter\, D r. Bernard Amadei. TOPIC:  It is difficult to envision a sustainable com munity that is not peaceful and climate-secure\, a peaceful community that does not sustain livelihoods and ecosystems\, or a climate-secure communi ty that is geopolitically unstable and environmentally unsustainable. Like wise\, water-energy-land-food security is unlikely when one dimension of t he peace–sustainability–climate security nexus is weak or absent. For this reason\, a nexus approach is more appropriate than treating these sec tors in isolation.   Peace\, sustainability\, & climate security are deep ly entangled through complex social\, environmental\, economic\, and polit ical interactions. Yet their intersection is rarely analyzed through a sys temic lens. A multi-solving nexus perspective is therefore essential for c ommunity development\, as it encourages examination of how these domains i nteract\, reinforce one another\, or generate vulnerability.   A major ch allenge in developing integrated nexus models is the limited availability of reliable data across interconnected sectors and scales.  BIO:   Dr. Amadei is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado\, Boulder. He received his Ph.D. in 1982 from the U niversity of California\, Berkeley. Dr. Amadei is the Founding Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (now Globa l Engineering). He is also the founding president of Engineers Without Bor ders-USA and a co-founder of the Engineers Without Borders International N etwork. Among other distinctions\, Dr. Amadei is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Constructio n. He is also an elected Senior Ashoka Fellow\, has been inducted into the ASEE Hall of Fame\, and received the 2026 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Award of Merit. Dr. Amadei holds seven honorary doctoral degrees (UMass Lowell\, Carroll College\, Clarkson\, Drexel\, Worcester P olytechnic Institute\, Technion\, and SUNY-ESF). In 2013 and 2014\, Dr. Am adei served as a Science Envoy to Pakistan and Nepal for the US Department of State. In 2025\, Dr. Amadei completed the book\, Engineering for Peace and Diplomacy. His new book\, Engineering With Soul\, will be published i n 2026. Dr. Amadei holds a commercial pilot license (multi-engine land\, i nstrument). DTEND:20261002T013000Z DTSTAMP:20261002T230217Z DTSTART:20261002T003000Z LOCATION:ZOOM SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:10/1/26 - Dr. Amadei - A Nexus Approach to Peace UID:4c5231a8-d2dd-410e-8773-2f6aebafc7de X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Following is a brief description of the program\, A Nexus Ap proach to Peace\, Sustainability\, &\; Climate Security\, and our presenter\, Dr. Bernard Amadei.
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\nTOPIC: \; \;It is difficult to envision a sustainable c ommunity that is not peaceful and climate-secure\, a peaceful community th at does not sustain livelihoods and ecosystems\, or a climate-secure commu nity that is geopolitically unstable and environmentally unsustainable. Li kewise\, water-energy-land-food security is unlikely when one dimension of the peace&ndash\;sustainability&ndash\;climate security nexus is weak or absent. For this reason\, a nexus approach is more appropriate than treati ng these sectors in isolation.
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\nPeace\, sustainabilit y\, &\; climate security are deeply entangled through complex social\, environmental\, economic\, and political interactions. Yet their intersect ion is rarely analyzed through a systemic lens. A multi-solving nexus pers pective is therefore essential for community development\, as it encourage s examination of how these domains interact\, reinforce one another\, or g enerate vulnerability.
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\nA major challenge in developi ng integrated nexus models is the limited availability of reliable data ac ross interconnected sectors and scales.
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\n \;BIO:  \; \; \;Dr. Amadei is a Distinguished Emeritus Profe ssor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado\, Boulder. He rece ived his Ph.D. in 1982 from the University of California\, Berkeley. Dr. A madei is the Founding Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities (now Global Engineering). He is also the founding p resident of Engineers Without Borders-USA and a co-founder of the Engineer s Without Borders International Network. Among other distinctions\, Dr. Am adei is an elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering and th e National Academy of Construction. He is also an elected Senior Ashoka Fe llow\, has been inducted into the ASEE Hall of Fame\, and received the 202 6 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Award of Merit. Dr. Ama dei holds seven honorary doctoral degrees (UMass Lowell\, Carroll College\ , Clarkson\, Drexel\, Worcester Polytechnic Institute\, Technion\, and SUN Y-ESF). In 2013 and 2014\, Dr. Amadei served as a Science Envoy to Pakista n and Nepal for the US Department of State. In 2025\, Dr. Amadei completed the book\, Engineering for Peace and Diplomacy. His new book\, Engineerin g With Soul\, will be published in 2026. Dr. Amadei holds a commercial pil ot license (multi-engine land\, instrument).

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