• woodrow wilson center
  • ecsp

New Security Beat

Subscribe:
  • mail-to
  • Who We Are
  • Topics
    • Population
    • Environment
    • Security
    • Health
    • Development
  • Columns
    • China Environment Forum
    • Choke Point
    • Dot-Mom
    • Navigating the Poles
    • New Security Broadcast
    • Reading Radar
  • Multimedia
    • Water Stories (Podcast Series)
    • Backdraft (Podcast Series)
    • Tracking the Energy Titans (Interactive)
  • Films
    • Water, Conflict, and Peacebuilding (Animated Short)
    • Paving the Way (Ethiopia)
    • Broken Landscape (India)
    • Scaling the Mountain (Nepal)
    • Healthy People, Healthy Environment (Tanzania)
  • Publications
  • Events
  • Contact Us

NewSecurityBeat

The blog of the Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program
Sreya Panuganti

Sreya Panuganti

Sreya Panuganti is an intern with the Environmental Change and Security Program and is pursuing a Master’s degree in International Development Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University.

Sreya has managed U.S. government proposals and conducted research and analysis for federal clients. Internships with WaterAid UK, the U.S. Department of State, and Pact have fueled her passion for water, sanitation and hygiene, and international development. She holds a BA in Political Science from Wake Forest University and an MA in International Politics and Human Rights from City University London.

Twitter: @Sreya0429

Email: Sreya.Panuganti@wilsoncenter.org

  • 15 Years of Environmental Peacemaking: Overcoming Challenges and Identifying Opportunities for Cooperation

    ›
    From the Wilson Center  //  March 13, 2017  //  By Sreya Panuganti
    Laos-forest

    As the 1990s drew to a close, there was a sense that much of the momentum gained at the first Earth Summit on sustainable development, a positive, affirming environmental narrative, was waning.

    MORE
  • As More Aid Flows to Fragile States, a Call for a Better Approach

    ›
    March 7, 2017  //  By Sreya Panuganti

    Global poverty has been reduced dramatically over the past two decades. Less than 11 percent of the world’s population were living in extreme poverty in 2013 compared to 35 percent in 1990. But improvements have largely come in stable countries. Many of the remaining pockets of extreme poverty are in “fragile states,” countries that are vulnerable to internal and external shocks and can easily tip into crisis when faced with an environmental, economic, social, or political change.

    MORE
  • Come Hell or Holy Water: India’s Fight to Save the Ganges

    ›
    February 13, 2017  //  By Sreya Panuganti
    Varanasi-large

    Revered for far more than its contribution to Indian civilization, the Ganges represents the goddess of salvation, Ganga. As a symbol of purity in Hindu mythology, the holy river is thought to cleanse believers both spiritually and physically with its waters.

    MORE
  • The Invisible World Ocean Regime, and USAID’s 2015 Water Activities in Review

    ›
    Reading Radar  //  February 1, 2017  //  By Sreya Panuganti

    USAID-Water-ReviewAccording to their recent Safeguarding the World’s Water report, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invested $499,995,179 in water-related programming in 54 countries in 2015.

    MORE
  • Adapting NATO to Climate Change, and the Economic Benefits of the 1.5-Degree Limit

    ›
    Reading Radar  //  January 13, 2017  //  By Sreya Panuganti

    RANDIn his dissertation, Tyler H. Lippert of the Pardee RAND Graduate School explains how the transboundary security impacts of climate change will both challenge and elevate the role of international multilateral institutions like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

    MORE
  • Rising Seas Threaten Military Installations, and Elevating Human Rights to Mitigate Geoengineering Risks

    ›
    Reading Radar  //  December 16, 2016  //  By Sreya Panuganti

    UCSA roughly three-foot increase in sea level will threaten 128 coastal military installations in the United States, valued at $100 billion, according to a study from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The report, The U.S. Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas, argues that the growing exposure to storm surge and sea-level rise puts vital infrastructure, training and testing grounds, and housing for thousands of personnel at risk.

    MORE
  • Predicting the Geopolitical Landscape of 2035, and a More Holistic Measure for Disaster Risk Assessment

    ›
    Reading Radar  //  November 24, 2016  //  By Sreya Panuganti

    Atlantic-Council-2035-rr_nsThe world of 2035 will be facing global and regional insecurities that could be “more dangerous than the second half of the Cold War era,” according to a 2016 report from the Atlantic Council.

    MORE
  • The Rising Tide of Water Insecurity: Moving from Risks to Responses

    ›
    From the Wilson Center  //  November 16, 2016  //  By Sreya Panuganti
    WaterSec-Lake-Victoria

    “Water is the frontline of climate change. It’s what every report that you see identifies as the sort of first and foremost effect we see from a climate changing world,” said Sherri Goodman, a public policy fellow at the Wilson Center and formerly of CNA and the U.S. Department of Defense, on October 19.

    MORE
  Older Posts
View full site

Join the Conversation

  • RSS
  • subscribe
  • facebook
  • G+
  • twitter
  • iTunes
  • podomatic
  • youtube
Tweets by NewSecurityBeat

Trending Stories

  • unfccclogo1
  • Pop at COP: Population and Family Planning at the UN Climate Negotiations

Featured Media

Backdraft Podcast

play Backdraft
Podcasts

More »

What You're Saying

  • Rainforest destruction. Gold mining place in Guyana China’s Growing Environmental Footprint in the Caribbean
    ZingaZingaZingazoomzoom: US cleans up. China runs wild on free rein- A lack of international compliance mechanisms to hold...
  • shutterstock_1858965709 Break the Bias: Breaking Barriers to Women’s Global Health Leadership
    Sarah Ngela Ngasi: Nous souhaitons que le partenaire nous apporte son soutien technique et financier.
  • shutterstock_1858965709 Break the Bias: Breaking Barriers to Women’s Global Health Leadership
    Sarah Ngela Ngasi: Nous sommes une organisation féminine dénommée: Actions Communautaires pour le Développement de...

What We’re Reading

More »
  • woodrow
  • ecsp
  • RSS Feed
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Home
  • Who We Are
  • Publications
  • Events
  • Wilson Center
  • Contact Us
  • Print Friendly Page

© Copyright 2007-2023. Environmental Change and Security Program.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. All rights reserved.

Developed by Vico Rock Media

Environmental Change and Security Program

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

  • One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
  • 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
  • Washington, DC 20004-3027

T 202-691-4000