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    April 10, 2009 By Wilson Center Staff
    Uncharted Waters: The U.S. Navy and Navigating Climate Change, a working paper by the Center for a New American Security, examines climate change’s implications for the U.S. Navy.

    Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently chose Admiral James Stavridis, the former head of U.S. Southern Command known for his “smart power”/“sustainable security” approach, to lead U.S. European Command.

    An Economist article highlights some of the linkages between water and political instability, energy, food, demography, and climate change.

    The Governance of Nature and the Nature of Governance: Policy That Works for Biodiversity and Livelihoods, a report by the International Institute for Environment and Development, explores the success of local-level conservation. It features case studies from India, Tanzania, and Peru.

    Sheila Herrling of the Center for Global Development argues that the USAID Administrator should become a permanent member of the National Security Council.

    The Nation wonders whether nations go to war over water; Nature (subscription required) and Slate say “no.” ECSP has weighed in on this issue in the past.

    Lisa Friedman of ClimateWire reports on Bangladesh’s attempts to prepare for the impacts of climate change.
    Topics: climate change, conflict, conservation, development, livelihoods, military, water

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