International Development Publications
The Shape of Things To Come: Why Age Structure Matters to a Safer, More Equitable World
Jul 07, 2011A recent study by Population Action International (PAI), The Shape of Things To Come: Why Age Structure Matters to a Safer, More Equitable World, provides a timely illustration of population trends and their current interpretations. more
ECSP Report 6: Event Summaries
Jul 07, 2011Event summaries from meetings sponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program between June 1999 and May 2000. more
Environmental Stress and Human Security in Northern Pakistan
Jul 07, 2011Environmental and social factors are generating high levels of conflict and insecurity in Northern Pakistan. more
Health, Population, and Fragility: Insights From a Meeting Series
Jul 07, 2011The series seeks to broaden understanding of health and population issues as part of the problem and part of the solution to instability challenges, as well as foster debate about the correlations between fragility and population dynamics. more
ECSP Report 4: Special Reports
Jul 07, 2011Special reports: Environmental Degradation and Migration The U.S.-Mexico Case Study, by The Natural Heritage Institute; and Solving China’s Environmental Problems: Policy Options from the Working Group on Environment in U.S.-China Relations, by Aaron Frank. more
ECSP Report 11: Table of Contents and Foreword
Jul 07, 2011Environmental pathways to peace can emerge at the unlikeliest of times—even during conflict, when managing shared environmental resources can be an important lifeline connecting combatants cut off from other avenues for dialogue, writes Environmental Change and Security Program Director Geoff Dabelko. more
ECSP Report 12
Jul 07, 2011ECSP Report 12 analyzes conflicts over natural resources, which are increasingly depleted by population growth, environmental degradation, poverty, and over-consumption. Complete report. more
Understanding Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation
Jul 07, 2011This publication is the result of an ongoing collaboration between UNEP and ECSP, exploring the environment and security nexus. Complete report. more
U.S. Military and Environmental Security in the Gulf Region
Jul 07, 2011Oil spills, water shortages, earthquakes, and desertification are only some of the potential environmental threats to the Persian Gulf region’s security, but multilateral and regional efforts to address these problems could help build bridges between nations, writes Rear Admiral John F. Sigler, USN (Ret.). more
Finding the Source: Exploring the Population/Water Resources Nexus in the Developing World
Jul 07, 2011This article explores the population/water resources nexus by using empirical examples from Africa in order to isolate some of the strategically important issues that policymakers should recognize. more
