Barbara Ward Lectures
The International Institute for Environment and Development has organised a number of 'Barbara Ward Lectures' in memory of Ward, who was the institute's first director.
- 2007 Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland
- 2008 Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Housing of the Republic of South
- 2010 Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action.
- 2012 Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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