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Future Wars: Will There Be Wars over Water? [Video]
2022
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Sky News
For centuries wars have been fought over resources. But as parts of the world get hotter and drier, we could be seeing fighting over arguably…
Avoiding “Backdraft” in Climate Policy - When Mitigation or Adaptation Actions Spark Conflict
2022
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Columbia Climate School Earth Institute
Geoff Dabelko, Stacy VanDeveer, and Kimberly R. Marion Suiseeya
In 2013, a groundbreaking report from the Environmental Change & Security Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center warned that efforts to cut planet-heating pollution and…
Iraq's Dying Garden of Eden [Video]
2022
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VICE News
Ben C. Solomon
In Iraq, climate change has transformed the once mythical mesopotamian marshes into deserts. It's not only temperatures that exceed 125°F and record low rainfall, but…
Food Security and Why It Matters for Peace in South Sudan [Video]
2022
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
'Food security and why it matters for peace in South Sudan' highlights the complexity of the food security crisis in South Sudan and the efforts…
The Climate Security Movie—4 Stages of Action [Video]
2021
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adelphi
Raquel Munayer
When it comes to security, the impacts of climate change are particularly harmful. On top of creating unbearable natural conditions in already fragile social and…
The Climate Crisis’ Impact on Security [Audio]
2021
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Callin
Alexander Verbeek and Gary Lewis
A conversation with Gary Lewis, former Director of Policy and Programme at UNEP, and Director for Disasters and Conflict, about the recent UN Security Council’s…
The Nexus of Climate Change, Fragility, and Peacebuilding [Video]
2021
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Wilson Center and US Institute of Peace
The Wilson Center and USIP hosted a timely discussion with experts on the linkages between climate and fragility, and how a more integrated approach to…
Pacific Plunder
2021
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Guardian
Josh Nicholas, Ben Doherty, and Kate Lyons
Millions of tonnes of minerals, fish and timber are extracted from Pacific island nations each year, generating massive profits for foreign multinationals. Across the region,…
We Need to Talk: Changing Climate, Changing Conflicts [Audio]
2020
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Climate Diplomacy
Günther Baechlerm, Andrew Gilmour, and Janani Vivekananda
This podcast features Andrew Gilmour, Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation, and Janani Vivekananda, Senior Advisor at adelphi, in an intimate fireside chat. Moderated by…
Five Years of Fighting in Eastern Ukraine: Environmental Issues Depicted in Infographics [Infographic]
2020
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Zoï Environmental Network
“Five Years of Fighting in Eastern Ukraine” is a set of infographics which demonstrate the dynamics and trends of environmental change since the onset of…
Climate Change and Peacebuilding in Colombia
2019
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adelphi
Colombia’s longstanding internal conflict and the country’s contribution to climate change share one common root cause: land concentration. Policies to strengthen access to land and…
Thirsty Planet: How Water Can Be a Source of Conflict or Cooperation
2019
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Wilson Center
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, they speak with Gidon Bromberg about the water crisis in the Middle East which has been exacerbated by climate change. Bromberg also…
Environmental Disruptors: Global Water Girls
2019
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Environmental Law Institute
Globally, we’ve accumulated nearly 9.2 billion tons of plastic since plastic production became widespread in the 1950s. Of this, more than 6.9 billion tons have…
The Amazon Burns: National & Regional Security Implications [Audio]
2019
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War on the Rocks
The Warcast
The Amazon has now been on fire for over three weeks. On Friday, Brazilian President Bolsonaro announced he would send 43,000 troops to battle the…
When Disasters and Conflicts Collide [Audio]
2019
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Overseas Development Institute
Katie Peters
When disasters and conflict collide’ is a podcast series that explores how conflict increases people’s vulnerabilities to disasters around the world. It examines what we…
Life after Conflict: Healing the Environmental Wounds of War [Video]
2019
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Al Jazeera
In conflict, one of the silent and forgotten casualties is often the environment. From the chemical contamination of soils with chemicals and the collapse of…
Water, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: A New Animated Short from the Wilson Center and USAID [Video]
2019
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Wilson Center
Water brings us together. It is essential to the health of individuals, the vitality of communities, and the stability of nations. A new animated short…
Educated Afghan Women Offer Economic Resilience in the Face of Climate Change and Conflict [Video]
2018
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PBS
Beth Murphy
Drought is drying up farms across Afghanistan, cracking the earth and threatening the only way of life the majority has ever known. It's in the…
Cobalt Blockchain on Changing the Way the World Sources Conflict Minerals
2018
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Investor Intel
Interviewer: Tracy Weslosky; Interviewee: Lance Hooper
“Today minerals are traced in the Congo. You have got tin, tantalum, tungsten, cobalt, which are considered conflict metals. The early incumbent system is all…
Ghana’s Gold Diggers: Chinese Miners Bring Conflict
2016
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Science Development Net
Jon Spaull
China has had a long history of investment in Ghana, whether it be building the country’s national theatre or constructing roads and dams. But the…
Susan Martin: Migration a Climate Adaptation Strategy, but Displacement More Dangerous
2016
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New Security Beat
Sean Peoples
“Migration is a risk management strategy,” says Susan Martin, the Donald G. Herzberg professor of international migration at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, in…
Climate Change, Disasters, and Security: Unconventional Approaches to Building Stability [Video]
2016
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Wilson Center
Natural disasters, driven in part by climate change, are affecting more people via higher frequency and intensity events, and a great number of people living in vulnerable…
Asia-Pacific Rebalance 2025: Capabilities, Presence and Partnerships - Report Findings [Video]
2016
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Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies was tasked by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 with conducting an independent assessment of…
John Mpaliza: We Are All Connected to Abuses in DRC Fuelled by Economic War [Video]
2016
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International Business Times
Ludovica Iaccino and James Lillywhite
As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) might witness political instability due to a possible delay to the presidential elections, scheduled for this November, IBTimes…
Oil Tank Fires in Libya [Photos]
2016
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NASA: Earth Observatory
Images can be seen of oil tank fires in Libya from January 5-7, 2016.
After battles in Libya on January 4–6, 2016, several fires were observed…
Oro Limpio - Oro Sucio: La Estigmatización de la Minería
2015
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Semana Sostenible
El conflicto aumenta con el papel de las comunidades y sus instituciones, que en su mayoría, han decidido entrar en el negocio como administradores de…
Conflict Mineral Smelter Data Program [Video]
2015
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Assent Compliance
Assent Compliance helps companies comply with conflict mineral requirements and currently works with over 20% of S&P 500 companies in scope. One of the critical…
Protecting Afghanistan's Ancient Buddhist Heritage [Video]
2015
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PBS
Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. A Chinese…
Broken Landscape: Confronting India’s Water-Energy Choke Point [Video]
2015
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The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Environmental Change and Security Program
In resource-rich Meghalaya, India, the demand for coal is transforming the environment and the people who depend on it. Coal mine owners are prospering from…
How Conflict Disrupts Sustainable Living [Video]
2015
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TEDxDili
Rui Pinto
Rui Pinto discusses how past conflicts, in displacing people, have disrupted their historical connection to the land and sustainable way of living. He is a…