📖 ECSP in the News | Scholar & Fellow Highlights Check out a few select pieces that feature ECSP Scholars and Fellows below! ⬇️ 1️⃣ Sharon Guynup | Leopards are the Ultimate Survivors. Can they endure these growing challenges? https://buff.ly/4dh704x 2️⃣ Gordon Feller | Institutional Investing in Infrastructure https://buff.ly/4cSJ0F6 3️⃣ Sherri Goodman | On thin ice: Arctic changes trigger an international race for newly available resources https://buff.ly/4dkJlAp 4️⃣ Meaghan Parker | The Local Journalism Crisis Is Bad News for the Planet https://buff.ly/3YfQGg7
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💫 EVENT Highlights | Launch of USAID’s Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Policy Last week, The Wilson Center, in partnership with USAID, hosted Administrator Samantha Power, Assistant to the Administrator Shannon Green, Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, Mounir Ibrahim, and Tamara Cofman Wittes to celebrate and discuss the release of USAID’s new Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) Policy. The DRG Policy reaffirms and renews USAID’s steadfast commitment to democratic governance and human rights by outlining approaches for enhancing the effectiveness of the United States’ support for democratic development. It will serve as a foundation for Agency-wide efforts to continue USAID’s role as a global leader in promoting DRG. Watch the full event through the link below ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3S3Kzrr
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📖 Out NOW | China, critical minerals, and strategic interdependence In a new piece titled "Strategic Interdependence," Wilson Center Global Fellow Jewellord Nem Singh discusses US efforts to maintain technological superiority over China through semiconductor export controls and why interdependence may be the path forward, despite moves toward decoupling by both countries. Read the full article below ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3Y4qh4Q
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💫 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS | Listen to experts discuss pathways to further population, development, and environment goals on #worldpopulationday at a recent Wilson Center event, “Population and Development in the 21st Century,” co-hosted by ECSP, the Wilson Center | Maternal Health Initiative, and the Population Institute. And watch the full event here: https://buff.ly/3RL86gz
"I think what we mostly think about when we think about ICPD from 1994 is that incredibly important core consensus around the right of couples and individuals to freely and responsibly determine the number, timing and spacing of their children and to have access to the information and the means to do so," said Kathleen Mogelgaard, Population Institute at a recent event hosted by the Maternal Health Initiative and the Wilson Center | Environmental Change and Security Program. The Wilson Center held an panel discussion on #WorldPopulationDay, exploring the topic of population and development in the 21st century. Check out highlights from the event in the video below.
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Congratulations to ECSP Global Fellow Jewellord Nem Singh on his new book!
Unboxing the book! Thank you Oxford University Press for trusting your brand with my intellectual work. I will try to live up to the world class scholarship attached to your portfolio of monographs.
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“Climate change is not a battle to prepare for; it is the context in which battles will be fought." - Lauren Herzer Risi Last week, 32 member states celebrated 75 years of collective defense at the NATO Summit in Washington DC. Following the summit, ECSP Director Lauren Risi shared about NATO's focus on climate change and its efforts to tackle climate insecurity, as part of an event at The Wilson Center unpacking the summit's key takeaways. Read her remarks here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4cM55oN Watch the full event here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3S9JvT2 #NATO75 NATO Wilson Center | Global Europe Program
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📺 ICYMI | #ICR24 Keynote Speaker & Panel Videos The full suite of keynote addresses and panels from the 2024 Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference hosted by Battelle are now online! Check out some of the featured content below: 1️⃣ Scaling Climate Solutions: A Modern Industrial Strategy | NSC Senior Director Sarah Ladislaw https://buff.ly/3LpIfXZ 2️⃣ Navigating Climate Policy | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen https://buff.ly/3LpIfXZ 3️⃣ Climate Adaptation: The Urgency, Impact, and Solutions | USAID Assistant to the Administrator Dina Esposito https://buff.ly/3LpIfXZ 4️⃣ Addressing Climate Change: Brazil's Measures and Global Collaboration | Brazilian Ambassador Maria Viotti https://buff.ly/3LpIfXZ 5️⃣ Navigating Climate Change: The Basics, Breakthroughs, and Building Resilience | Dr. Roger Pulwarty, Hon. Sharon B., Dr. Aaron Salzburg, and Annalise Blum, PhD. https://buff.ly/3LpIfXZ
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🎙️ | Environmental Cooperation in the Middle East: A Conversation with Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, Wilson Center Global Fellow and environmental journalist Anneliese (Lisa) Palmer speaks with longtime leader in environmental diplomacy and Executive Director of The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, about the opportunities and challenges of #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding efforts in Gaza and the Middle East, as well as his role in the Jumpstarting Hope project. Read the highlights and listen to the conversation here ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3Y7Gbvc
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🗓️ EVENT | Population and Development in the 21st Century Thursday, July 11, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am ET This week, ECSP, the Wilson Center | Maternal Health Initiative, and the Population Institute will be exploring pathways to further population and environment goals, ensuring no one is left behind. Keynote remarks will be made by Dr. Priscilla Idele, Chief, Population and Development Branch, United Nations Population Fund, followed by an expert panel with Emily Dwyer, Dr. Apoorva Jadhav, Kathleen Mogelgaard, and Nkechi S. Owoo, Ph.D, moderated by ECSP Global Fellow Roger-Mark "R-M" V. De Souza. RSVP to watch the event online through the link below ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3RL86gz United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) USAID University of Ghana Pact
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🗓️ EVENT | Population and Development in the 21st Century Join us on #WorldPopulationDay, Thursday, July 11, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am ET for an online-only event exploring pathways to progress on population and development. 30 years ago, 179 governments came together in Cairo and transformed the global approach to population issues. The landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was groundbreaking in recognizing the links between population issues and human rights, gender equality, and sustainable development. This World Population Day, ECSP, the Wilson Center | Maternal Health Initiative, and the Population Institute will convene experts to discuss what more is needed to realize the vision of ICPD, including financing, opportunities to further population and environment goals, and ensuring no one is left behind. Keynote remarks by Dr. Priscilla Idele, Chief of the Population and Development Branch at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), followed by an expert panel with Emily Dwyer, Dr. Apoorva Jadhav, Kathleen Mogelgaard, and Dr. Nkechi S. Owoo, Ph.D, moderated by ECSP Global Fellow Roger-Mark "R-M" V. De Souza. RSVP to watch the event online through the link below ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3RL86gz Population Institute United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) USAID University of Ghana Pact #WPD #ChildandWomenHealth #PublicHealth
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