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Want to Beat Global Warming? Beat Global Indebtedness First
›The world has a sobering debt problem. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the ensuing shocks to commodity prices, governments everywhere have borrowed enormous sums to promote stability and kickstart recovery.
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The Climate Security Nexus: A Transatlantic Conversation With NATO
›July 21, 2023 // By Claire DoyleFrom individual health risks to geopolitical tensions, climate impacts are relevant to every facet of peace and security. Focus on these links has sharpened in recent years, as governments and international security organizations like NATO increasingly recognize that climate responses must be part of promoting peace and security.
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ECSP Weekly Watch | July 17 – 21
›A window into what we are reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
Extreme Heat’s Toll on Pregnancy and Reproductive Health
Preliminary data collected by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows that the first week of July 2023 was the hottest week on record. Recent global heatwaves also prompted a public health alert from the WMO concerning rising health risks.
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ECSP Weekly Watch | July 10 – 14
›A window into what we are reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
Rough Waters: Sri Lanka’s Fishermen Face Climate Challenges and Economic Woes
Close to 2.4 million Sri Lankans are employed in that nation’s fisheries, and the bounty of its seas and freshwater bodies make up close to half of the country’s animal-based protein. But now the livelihood that has sustained these workers for generations faces growing constraints.
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World Population Day: Understanding Current Trends to Enhance Rights and Climate Resilience
›In today’s demographically diverse world, population issues abound, creating different and important social, economic, and political implications. World Population Day (observed each year on July 11) offers an opportunity to reflect on why population is so important. Understanding the implications of population growth and decline, as well as population age structure and migration—is essential to strengthen our abilities to plan for a more sustainable future.
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Understanding El Niño’s Broad and Pervasive Impacts is Essential To Mitigation
›July 10, 2023 // By Danielly de Paiva MagalhãesScientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have predicted an El Niño event between late 2023 and early 2024. El Niño is a complex climate phenomenon characterized by unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator that typically happens every two to seven years. This phenomenon amplifies the likelihood of severe weather events in specific regions due to changes it creates in atmospheric circulation patterns, which escalate and initiate consequences for the environment, economy, and human health.
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ECSP Weekly Watch | July 3 – 7
›A window into what we are reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
In Conflict-Affected Somalia, Climate Change Adds to Migration Pressures
In the Somalian coastal town of Hobyo, thousands of residents—some of whom settled there to flee the country’s civil war—are starting to leave. Why? Their homes are being engulfed by sand.
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The UN Security Council Debates its Role in Tackling Climate Security
›Climate change is a security concern due to its role as a risk multiplier, aggravating political, social, and economic vulnerabilities, straining resources, and undermining institutions. And as climate change intensifies, its impact on military operations around the world, including UN peacebuilding efforts, will grow in tandem.
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