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Can Better Data Lead to More Women in Environmental Leadership Positions?
›The saying goes, what hasn’t been counted doesn’t count. Our latest datasets for the Environment and Gender Information (EGI) platform are proving this true.
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What Next? Climate Adaptation After Paris
›In December 2015, representatives from 195 nations gathered in Paris for the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP-21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. After two weeks of intensive negotiations, countries approved an agreement that charts new territory for global cooperation to address climate change. [Video Below]
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What Happens When You Can’t Build Back? Addressing Climate Change Loss and Damage
›The world is entering a new phase of climate change defined by “failure to mitigate sufficiently and failure to adapt sufficiently,” said Saleemul Huq, director of the Bangladesh-based International Center for Climate Change and Development, at the Wilson Center on March 16. [Video Below]
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Ruth Greenspan Bell, The Guardian
In the Fight for Climate Action, Data Isn’t Always Your Friend
›April 6, 2016 // By Wilson Center StaffWhen anyone wishes to support – or defeat – a given position, the sturdiest method is to generate data to predict its consequences. Advocates generate reams of numbers to substantiate their preferred outcome.
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Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Human Nature
Murders of Environmental Activists Reflect Chronic Clashes Over Resource Use
›April 4, 2016 // By Wilson Center StaffWhen I heard of the horrific murder of Berta Cáceres, a Honduran environmental activist who had spent years fighting to protect her community’s traditional lands, I was shocked – though perhaps I shouldn’t have been.
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Sharon Burke on How the U.S. Military Is Planning for Climate Change
›Climate change is impacting the U.S. military in two major ways, explains Sharon Burke in this week’s podcast.
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Protection and Prosperity: A New Environmental Research and Education Agenda for a Changing World
›March 30, 2016 // By Roger-Mark De SouzaSome, especially in the scientific community, get frustrated at the seeming lack of scientific literacy among the general public and policymakers. This is a two-part problem, however. The general public must understand the implications of science and data, yes, but it is also important for the scientific community to effectively convey their work and educate the next generation.
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Community Empowerment vs. State Stability? Lessons From Nepal’s Micro-Hydropower Projects
›Post-war countries are among the most difficult policy arenas. The challenge is not only to stop violence and prevent violence from rekindling, but moreover to help countries reset their internal relations on a peaceful path. Increasingly, researchers and practitioners are interested in the potential of natural resources in post-war settings in the hope that good governance and sustainable management can contribute to this reset. Indeed, the international community acknowledged the relevance of the link between peaceful societies and environmental issues by including both in the Sustainable Development Goals.
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