Environment Publications
In Defense of Environment and Security Research
Jul 07, 2011Since the end of the Cold War, many policymakers and researchers have been rethinking and pushing the boundaries of the definition of security. Perhaps the most extensive and controversial part of this project has been the numerous and varied attempts to identify links among environmental change, conflict, and security. more
Navigating Peace Initiative: Water Conflict and Cooperation
Jul 07, 2011The Navigating Peace Initiative’s Water Conflict and Cooperation Working Group present four policy briefs to identify the current and emerging trends in water conflict and cooperation. more
ECSP Report 8: Bibliography
Jul 07, 2011Literature that has come to the attention of ECSP in the past year on population, environmental change, and security issues. more
Environmental Peacemaking: Conditions for Success
Jul 07, 2011Alexander Carius identifies the conditions under which environmental cooperation best facilitates conflict transformation and peacebuilding, and which forms of negotiation or stakeholder participation have been particularly successful. more
People on the Move: Reducing the Impacts of Human Migration on Biodiversity
Jul 07, 2011This book provides conservation planners and protected area managers with an excellent overview of contemporary human migration, emphasizing its impacts on biodiversity. more
ECSP Report 6: Official Statements
Jul 07, 2011Below are excerpts from recent official statements in which environment and population issues are prominently cited in the context of security and national interests. more
Water, Conflict, and Cooperation: Lessons From the Nile River Basin (No. 4)
Jul 07, 2011Patricia Kameri-Mbote examines the context of the Nile River basin and the relationships forged among the states that share its waters. more
Why Environmental Transformation Causes Violence: A Synthesis
Jul 07, 2011Correlations between transformation of societal-nature relationships and violent conflict are numerous. This analysis will examine the critical role of transformation regarding causation of environmental conflicts in certain areas of developing countries. more
The Next Steps for Environment, Population, and Security: Introduction
Jul 07, 2011ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko introduces commentary on the future of environmental security. more
ECSP Report 2
Jul 07, 2011In the 1996 issue of ECSP's annual report, Miriam R. Lowi writes about water disputes in the Middle East; Dennis Pirages explores "microsecurity"; and Thomas Homer-Dixon discusses findings from a project on environment, population, and security. Complete report. more
