Claire Doyle
Claire Doyle is ECSP's Program Associate. She holds a master's degree in Environment and Sustainability with a concentration in Environmental Justice from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a bachelor's degree in foreign service from Georgetown University. Claire previously worked with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, where she oversaw capacity development projects on climate resilience and food sovereignty. She also interned with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the World Food Programme. Her research interests focus on the links between climate change, human rights, and development, particularly in the context of a just energy transition.
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Thought-leaders and Frontline Workers in Environmental Peacebuilding: An Oral History | Carl Bruch
›In this episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP’s Claire Doyle speaks with Carl Bruch, Senior Attorney and Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute and the founding President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association. Bruch is a recognized expert on environmental governance and environmental peacebuilding around the world, having worked to provide legal assistance and capacity building in dozens of countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe. And he has been a key leader in the field of environmental peacebuilding, from the early conversations and visioning to the growing traction of the field today.
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Environmental Journalists on the Frontlines of Democracy
›From record-breaking heat in 2023 to alarming levels of biodiversity loss, our global climate and environmental crises pose a growing threat to human and planetary wellbeing. But even as these crises intensify, the work of documenting them has itself become increasingly risky.
Across the world, threats and attacks against journalists who report on environmental degradation and investigate environmental crimes are on the rise. A recent UNESCO survey reported 300 attacks against environmental journalists in the last five years—a 42 percent jump from the previous 5-year period.
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Thought-leaders and Frontline Workers in Environmental Peacebuilding: An Oral History | Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram
›In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP’s Claire Doyle speaks with Dr. Dhanasree Jayaram, Program Manager at Climate Diplomacy and Assistant Professor at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India. Dr. Jayaram describes what environmental peacebuilding looks like in the context of South Asia, how climate diplomacy connects to environmental peacebuilding, and how the field has evolved. In looking at the future of environmental peacebuilding, she also raises insights and questions that an environmental peacebuilding lens can help us consider as we push forward on climate action.
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Climate Priorities in the Middle East and North Africa: Takeaways from a New Occasional Paper
›In a new Occasional Paper published by the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program and ECSP, journalist Taylor Luck examines the climate priorities of wealthy and middle-income countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Luck analyzes the policies adopted by MENA states, highlighting gaps and offering recommendations to strengthen climate action in a region strained by both instability and climate change.
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The State of Play for Critical Mineral Policies: A Berlin Climate Security Conference Roundtable
›The global transition to low-carbon energy is spurring new momentum to produce and secure the mineral inputs necessary for renewable technologies. Yet meeting demand may prove difficult. From electric cars to wind turbines, essential renewable energy technologies often require more minerals than fossil fuel-powered infrastructure. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that efforts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement could lead to a fourfold increase in mineral demand by 2040.
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Q&A: Peter Schwartzstein on Conflict & Climate in Libya
›In the wake of Storm Daniel, which hit Libya in September 2023, ECSP spoke with Wilson Center Global Fellow Peter Schwartzstein about the storm’s tragic fallout and its connection to conflict. As an environmental journalist and consultant, Schwartzstein has written extensively about the climate-conflict nexus and other environmental and geopolitical issues, primarily in the Middle East, North and East Africa.
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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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Examining China’s Impact on Mining in Africa: Critiques and Credible Responses
›The increased demand for minerals driven by the renewable energy transition has put China’s involvement in mining activities in Africa in the spotlight. But understanding the challenges posed by this activity means we need to situate it within broader contexts.