Environment Publications

Finding the Source: Exploring the Population/Water Resources Nexus in the Developing World

Jul 07, 2011
This 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

Dilemmas for Conservation in the Brazilian Amazon

Jul 07, 2011
This article traces the history of conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon, and then argues that repeated failure to understand or accommodate the political factors at work in the Amazon undermines efforts to protect the rainforest. more

ECSP Report 12: Table of Contents and Foreword

Jul 07, 2011
ECSP Report 12 analyzes conflicts over natural resources, which are increasingly depleted by population growth, environmental degradation, poverty, and over-consumption. Table of Contents and Foreword. more

Issue 15: Fishing for Families: Reproductive Health and Integrated Coastal Management in the Philippines

Jul 07, 2011
The Philippines' rapidly rising population has overwhelmed fisheries, bringing grinding poverty and malnutrition to many coastal communities. But a new approach to conservation may save families along with the fish and their habitats, say Joan Castro and Leona D'Agnes. more

The Environmental Dimension of Asian Security: Conflict and Cooperation Over Energy, Resources, and Pollution

Jul 07, 2011
The Environmental Dimension of Asian Security: Conflict and Cooperation Over Energy, Resources, and Pollution describes and analyzes connections among resources, the environment, and security in Northeast Asia. more

The Enlightenment Rift and Peacebuilding: Rationality, Spirituality, and Shared Waters

Jul 07, 2011
Paper contribution to January 2010 seminar on environmental peacebuilding. more

Population, Urbanization, Environment, and Security: A Summary of the Issues

Jul 07, 2011
Th author addresses issues including migration to urban centers, the immediate environmental and health impacts of urban pollution on developing country cities, and the link between crime and security. more

The Challenges of Groundwater in Southern Africa (No. 2)

Jul 07, 2011
Southern Africa faces potentially severe groundwater shortages, which not only imperil the lives of those directly dependent on it, but also the continued development of the region's economies. more

Water Stories Photo Essay

Jul 07, 2011
Photo essays by journalist J. Carl Ganter, a member of the Navigating Peace working group, chronicle water and sanitation endeavors in three resource-strapped regions of Mexico. more

ECSP Report 4: Update and Resources

Jul 07, 2011
This update section highlights the environment, population, and security activities of foundations, nongovernmental organizations, academic programs, and government offices, and includes a list of Internet sites and forums which may facilitate research and policy efforts. more

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Way of the Knife

May 22, 2013May 29, 2013

This week on Dialogue at the Wilson Center our guest is Mark Mazzetti, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The New York Times. He is the author of the new book, “The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth.” We also spoke with Curtis Brainard, Editor of The Observatory, the Columbia Journalism Review’s “lens on the science press,” to survey the landscape of science journalism.