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    Green Planet Blues Covers Four Decades of Global Environmental Politics
    Revised and Updated Edition Available January 2010

    War and Warming
    Using recent publications written by ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko, the Autumn 2009 Wilson Quarterly explores the growing links between climate change and security; and the pitfalls of "hyperbole and exaggeration" that may follow.

    New Toolkit for Population, Health, and Environment Resources Now Online
    DECEMBER 2009--ECSP is participating the PHE Toolkit, the latest initiative of USAID’s BALANCED Project

    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.

    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.




    Event Summaries
    Foreign Policy Challenges in 2010: The Developing World
    Friday, January 15 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
    Maria Ivanova, Fellow, Environmental Change and Security Program and Assistant Professor of Government and Environmental Policy, The College of William and Mary; Amos Sawyer, Public Policy Scholar and Chairman, Liberian Governance Reform Conference; Andrew Selee, Director, Mexico Institute; John Sewell, Senior Scholar; Moderated by: Michael Van Dusen , Executive Vice President
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    Pathways to Peace: Stories of Environment, Health, and Conflict
    Wednesday, January 13 2010, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Gidon Bromberg, Co-Director, Friends of the Earth Middle East; Joan Regina L. Castro, Executive Vice President, PATH Foundation Philippines, Inc.; Shewaye Deribe, Project Coordinator, Ethio Wetlands and Natural Resources Association; Juan Dumas, Special Adviser, Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano; Aaron Wolf, Professor, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University
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    Water, Conflict, and Cooperation: Practical Concerns for Water Development Projects
    Wednesday, January 06 2010, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
    Ken Hackett, President, Catholic Relief Services; Jason Gehrig, Consultant and Engineer, Catholic Relief Services; Tjip Walker, Team Leader, Warning and Analysis unit, Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, U.S. Agency for International Development; William E. Hall, Professor, Conflict Resolution Program, Georgetown University; Geoff Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
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    Changing Climates in North American Politics
    Wednesday, December 16 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
    Stacy VanDeveer, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of New Hampshire; Henrik Selin, Director of Graduate Studies and Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Boston University
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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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    Publications

    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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