Events
Water Stories: Expanding Opportunities in Small-Scale Water and Sanitation Projects
This report by the Wilson Center's Navigating Peace Initiative, examines alternatives to large-scale infrastructure projects in the water and sanitation sectors. Funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the study explores how lessons learned from small-scale projects can be effectively communicated and replicated worldwide.
Former Wilson Center Scholar Proposes Environmental Pathways to Peace in Africa
JANUARY 2007--New Policy Briefs Address Environmental Cooperation in Great Lakes Region, Nile Basin
The Next Global Food Crisis
Just several years after the 2007-08 global food crisis, the "telltale drivers" of acute global food insecurity have returned, argues Asia Program associate Michael Kugelman in a new World Politics Review op-ed that draws on his recent trip to India.
Avoiding Collapse: Lessons for a Sustainable World
Former Ambassador Kenneth C. Brill reviews Jared Diamond's new best-seller
From the Green Revolution to the Biotechnology Revolution: Food for Poor People in the 21st Century
In this Director’s Forum, Rockefeller Foundation President Gordon Conway discussed ways Africa can feed its population, particularly by better utilizing science and technology.
'New Security Beat' Wins Global Media Award for Excellence in Population Reporting
NOVEMBER 2008—The Environmental Change and Security Program's blog, New Security Beat, has won a 2008 Global Media Award for Excellence in Population Reporting in the category of "Best Online Commentary." The project—which features analysis, podcasts, and video—joins a roster of winners that includes Reuters, CNN, and the BBC.
PECS News Issue 9 (Spring 2004)
Includes articles on the Okavango River Basin and reproductive health in the Amazon rainforest, as well as summaries from events on population and security, and a review of Breaking the Conflict Trap.
Book Preview: In "War and Conflict in Africa," GWU Scholar Skeptical That Natural Resources Play a Leading Role
In "War and Conflict in Africa," Paul Williams evaluates which factors explain the frequency of conflict in Africa during the post-Cold War era and how the international community has tried to build peace and prevent future conflict.
