International Development Publications
Issue 18: Forests for the Future: Family Planning in Nepal's Terai Region
Jul 07, 2011Farmers in rural Nepal are becoming front-line stewards of the environment—and advocates for integrated population-health-environment programs. The co-authors describe a World Wildlife Fund program that combines family planning and community-based forestry within Nepal's Terai region. 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
National Intelligence Estimate: The Global Infectious Disease Threat and Its Implications for the United States
Jul 07, 2011These excerpts from a January 2000 National Intelligence Estimate highlight the rising global health threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases more
Le nouveau visage des conflits a propos de l'eau (No. 3)
Jul 07, 2011Au milieu des discussions sur les menaces de « guerres de l’eau », un lien moins dramatique mais plus immédiat entre l’eau et la violence est souvent ignoré : la violence engendrée par la mauvaise gouvernance des ressources en eau. more
PECS News Issue 4 (Summer 2001)
Jul 07, 2011PECS News Issue 4 features discussions of the 2001 IFAD Rural Poverty Report and the film The Urban Explosion, and an article by Michigan International Development Associate John Williams on integrating population into conservation projects. more
From Environmental Peacemaking to Environmental Peacekeeping
Jul 07, 2011While it is still not clear if environmental cooperation can lead directly to peace, we should explore the environment’s potential as a peacemaking tool in this increasingly unstable and conflictual world, writes Erika Weinthal. more
Climate Change, Demography, Environmental Degradation, and Armed Conflict
Jul 07, 2011Using geo-referenced data, Clionadh Raleigh and Henrik Urdal find that population growth and density are related to increased civil conflict, but that demographic and environmental factors are generally outweighed by political and economic ones. more
Hong Kong Conference Report: Section 4 (English)
Jul 07, 2011The second day of the Green NGO and Environmental Journalist Forum, the participants focused on NGO capacity building and NGO-journalist communication. Section 4 (continued). more
Population and Environment: A Review of Funding Themes and Trends
Jul 07, 2011In June of 2002, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation commissioned the following report reviewing the “state of play” in population and environment funding. more
Security By Other Means: Foreign Assistance, Global Poverty, and American Leadership
Jul 07, 2011This Brookings Institution volume, edited by Lael Brainard, joins the growing chorus of criticism of foreign assistance reform in offering a clear set of first steps. more
