Population Publications
Best of the Beat: Highlights From the First Year
Jul 07, 2011The New Security Beat, ECSP’s blog, was launched in January 2007 to shed light on some of today’s broader security issues, including water scarcity, environmental degradation, and population growth. The posts below are selected highlights from the first year. more
ECSP Report 6: Update and Bibliography
Jul 07, 2011The update section is designed to highlight the environment, population, and security activities of various organizations. The bibliography includes a wide range of publications, organized by theme, which relate to environment, population, and security. more
Population, Migration, and Water Conflicts in the Pangani River Basin, Tanzania
Jul 07, 2011The author describes how population growth and migration in Tanzania’s Pangani River basin—arguably the most waterstressed basin in the country—have intensified local water conflicts. 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
The State of the Field: Demography and War
Jul 07, 2011At its root, the importance of the link between demography and war is the relative capacity of a given political unit’s population to aid in its defense or to threaten other political units, writes Monica Duffy Toft. more
Finding the Source: Foreword
Jul 07, 2011Population and fresh water are widely recognized as two of the most important issues facing humanity. Yet too few policymakers are aware of the close links between these two phenomena. Foreword and table of contents. 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
Bridging the Chasm: Helping People and the Environment Across Africa
Jul 07, 2011This commentary is an edited transcript of an address Dr. Goodall gave to a Washington policy audience at the Woodrow Wilson Center on 3 April 2003. more
The Crisis of Democratic Governance in the Andes
Jul 07, 2011Experts who took part in a June 2000 discussion reveal that countries in the Andean region suffer from deep problems of governance: crisis of citizenship, reflected in widespread apathy and low levels of participation in the political process; the decline of political parties; corruption and a lack of accountability of civilian as well as military elites; weak institutions; and the military's involvement in politics. more
Population, Poverty, and Vulnerability
Jul 07, 2011This article analyzes the relationships between demographic dynamics and Hurricane Mitch in Central America, and extracts from that experience lessons that can help reduce vulnerability to natural disasters in the long run. more
