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Top 10 Posts for June 2014
July 8, 2014 By Schuyler NullAdaptation, mitigation, or suffering – those are the three choices people the world over face when confronted with climate change, wrote guest contributor Paul Wapner in one of last month’s most popular posts. Joining him were new posts on population, climate, and peacebuilding efforts in Africa and how “smart city” technologies are being applied in growing urban areas around the world.
At the Wilson Center, four retired admirals and generals from the CNA Corporation’s Military Advisory Board discussed their latest report on how climate change is impacting the U.S. military, and Steven Philip Kramer discussed his new book on “the other population crisis.”
1. National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change (Report Launch), Benjamin Dills
2. What Can Governments Do About Falling Birth Rates? Paris Achenbach and Moses Jackson
3. The New World of Climate Suffering, Paul Wapner
4. Dawn of the Smart City? Perspectives From New York, Ahmedabad, São Paulo, and Beijing (Report Launch), Schuyler Null
5. Infographic: Waste, Poor Planning Blunt China’s Wind Energy Ambitions, Siqi Han
6. Challenging Patriarchy: The Changing Definition of Women’s Empowerment, Donald Borenstein
7. Flooding in Uttarakhand Shows Why India Needs to Take Environmental Security More Seriously, Dhanasree Jayaram
8. Partnering on Climate Change Adaptation, Peacebuilding, and Population in Africa, Lauren Herzer
9. How Do We Bounce Back Better? 2015 a Critical Year for Global Resilience, Climate Efforts, Donald Borenstein
10. Getting Specific About Climate Conflict: Case Studies Show Need for Participatory Approaches to Adaptation, Moses Jackson
Photo Credit: Aircraft carriers and amphibious ships moored in Norfolk, Virginia, courtesy of Ernest R. Scott/U.S. Navy.