Water Publications
PECS News Issue 1 (Fall 1999)
Jul 07, 2011The first issue of PECS News features an article on population dynamics and migration in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Mexico by University of Michigan Fellows Program Associate Jenny Ericson. more
Navigating the Mainstream: The Challenge of Making Water Issues Matter
Jul 07, 2011The author explores why water needs fail to rally a forceful, sustained response from the global community. more
Linkages Between Environment, Population, and Development
Jul 07, 2011Overuse of natural resources and degradation of ecosystems play an important role in increasing human vulnerability, undermining livelihoods and human wellbeing, creating instability, and potentially generating or exacerbating violent conflict, according to the policy brief by Michael Renner and Hilary French. 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
Foreword: Environmental Security Heats Up
Jul 07, 2011Climate change has never drawn this much attention from the security community, especially in the United States, where the environmental security field is emerging from the shadows. more
Commentary: Trade and the Environment After Seattle
Jul 07, 2011ECSP draws upon Wilson Center speakers and fellows, past and present, to comment on trade and the environment in the wake of Seattle. more
Demographic Change and Ecological Security
Jul 07, 2011The author discusses four significant demographic issues in the context of the ecological security framework: population growth, movements, graying, and differential growth. 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
Closing the Gaps: Improving the Provision of Water and Sanitation
Jul 07, 2011Geoff Dabelko and Charlotte Youngblood conclude that small-scale approaches are critical to closing the gaps in water and sanitation coverage. more
Water, Conflict, and Cooperation
Jul 07, 2011The UN system and its partners have ripe opportunities to capitalize on water’s cooperation promise while undercutting its conflict potential, write Alexander Carius, Geoffrey Dabelko, and Aaron Wolf in their policy brief. more
