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News
Climate Change Is a Critical Security Issue for United Nations
OCTOBER 2009--ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko speaks at UN General Assembly special event, urging UN and member states to adopt a comprehensive institutional approach to climate's security threats.
Asia's Future Report Released
SEPTEMBER 2009- The Woodrow Wilson Center’s ECSP and China Environment Forum received a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to investigate Asia’s most serious environmental challenges by bringing together global experts to hold discussions that will enable us to identify trends and opportunities to improve Asia’s future environment. The report is now available online.
Combating Climate Change with Condoms
The scientists and policymakers working to protect the planet may have overlooked one of the easiest, cheapest ways to reduce carbon emissions: contraception.
Climate Security Heats Up
The effects of climate change have become increasingly linked to global security issues. The October cover story of Centerpoint looks at how the Environmental Change and Security Program has explored the threats and opportunities posed by the problem of climate change.
Weathering Climate Change
Climate change poses fundamental economic, agricultural, political and security challenges to the United States, says former Congressman Lee Hamilton. The clock is running, and the world needs to act on what is perhaps the most complex item to ever appear on the international agenda.
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Event Summaries
Foundation Roundtable: Future Family Planning Strategies
Tuesday, September 22 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Musimbi Kanyoro, Director, Population and Reproductive Health Program, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation; Jose G. Rimon II, Senior Program Officer, Global Health Policy and Advocacy, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Scott Radloff, Director, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, U.S. Agency for International Development
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A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice, and the Environmental Challenge (Book Launch)
Tuesday, October 27 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Laurie Mazur, Director, Population Justice Project; John Bongaarts, Vice President, Population Council; Jacqueline Nolley Echegaray, Associate for International Programs, Moriah Fund; Roger-Mark De Souza, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations, Sierra Club
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Covering Climate: What's Population Got to Do With It?
Wednesday, October 14 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Dennis Dimick, Executive Editor, National Geographic Magazine; Emily Douglas, Web Editor, The Nation; Andrew Revkin, Environmental Reporter, The New York Times (via video)
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Book Discussion: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Thursday, September 10 2009, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Nicholas Kristof, Author and Columnist, The New York Times;
Sheryl WuDunn, Author and Investment Adviser; Aparajita Gogoi, National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood-India; Country Director, Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA); Jérémie Zoungrana, National Adviser, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood-Burkina Faso and Rwanda; Country Director, JHPIEGO-Rwanda; and Manager, Safe Birth Africa Initiative, ACCESS
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Strategic Energy Opportunities for the Department of Defense
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
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Publications
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ECSP Report 13
As the Obama administration takes over, the 13th issue of the Environmental Change and Security Program Report details the non-traditional security threats—and opportunities—it faces. “Environmental security is making a comeback,” says ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko, “notably in the United States, where signs indicate that the next administration will tackle environment, population, health, and development challenges that impact security.” In a special feature entitled “New Directions in Demographic Security,” seven demographic experts analyze the links connecting population and environmental dynamics to conflict. The report also features articles on the population-climate change nexus and the UN Environment Programme's peacebuilding work in conflict zones.
Watch video interviews with Report 13 authors
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