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  • Risk, But Also Opportunity in Climate Fragility and Terror Link

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    Guest Contributor  //  May 17, 2017  //  By Florian Krampe
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    In a recent article for New Security Beat, Colin Walch made the case that the abandonment of some communities in Mali to deal with climate change on their own has created “fertile ground” for jihadist recruitment. In a similar argument, Katharina Nett and Lukas Rüttinger in a report for adelphi asserted last month that “large-scale environmental and climatic change contributes to creating an environment in which [non-state armed groups] can thrive and opens spaces that facilitate the pursuit of their strategies.”

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  • A Changing Environment Threatens Worker Safety and Productivity

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    May 11, 2017  //  By Sara Merken
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    The implications for a warmer climate are many, but perhaps one of the most frequently overlooked is what it could mean for worker safety and productivity in certain sectors of the global economy.

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

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    From the Wilson Center  //  March 13, 2017  //  By Sreya Panuganti
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    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.

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  • The Urban Disadvantage: Rethinking Maternal and Newborn Health Priorities

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    Dot-Mom  //  From the Wilson Center  //  February 14, 2017  //  By Nancy Chong
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    Urbanization is changing the face of poverty and marginalization, and the maternal and newborn health field needs to change too, said a panel of experts at the Wilson Center on January 24.

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  • As Asian Luxury Market Grows, a Surge in Tiger Killings in India

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    Guest Contributor  //  January 24, 2017  //  By Sharon Guynup

    The original version of this article appeared on Yale Environment 360.

    From 1990 to 2013, the notorious tiger poacher Kuttu Bahelia and his extended family – brothers, uncles, and their wives and children – reportedly killed hundreds of tigers and leopards in the tiger-rich Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, according to law enforcement informants and media reports. “Even if half that [estimate] is correct, it is still a very significant number,” says Belinda Wright, who directs the non-profit Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI).

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  • After the Landslide: A Closer Look at Loss and Damage in Nepal

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    Guest Contributor  //  November 17, 2016  //  By Kees van der Geest & David Hewitt
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    It had been raining for two full days when the landslide came. Nirjala Adhikari vividly remembers the instant it hit her village in Sindhupalchok District, Nepal. “It was a very scary moment, and I couldn’t think of anything else than grabbing my mobile phone and my school certificate before I ran out of the house,” she recalled. “I secured my certificate because only this will help me establish a bright future.”

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  • No Mother Left Behind: How Conflict Exacerbates the Global Maternal Health Challenge

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    Dot-Mom  //  November 7, 2016  //  By Nancy Chong
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    Since the end of World War II, the number of wars between states has declined significantly, but the number of intrastate civil conflicts – as seen in Syria and Afghanistan – has increased.

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  • Building a Case for Integrated Development: A New Research Agenda and Examples From the Field

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    From the Wilson Center  //  September 20, 2016  //  By Sreya Panuganti

    Zunilda Arce (center) and young women from the Ita Guasu indigenous community in Paraguay, participate in the development of their community development plan. This activity is part of USAID’s efforts to strengthen civil society participation in municipal governance. Through its local partner Federation of Production Cooperatives (FECOPROD), USAID also works with indigenous communities to help them identify and advocate for their needs within a political context. /Luciano González, FECOPROD

    With the Sustainable Development Goals nearing their one-year anniversary, the global community continues to strive toward eradicating poverty by 2030. In order to achieve this ambitious target, many international development practitioners are embracing a more holistic approach to development, combining traditionally single-sector programming, like health or environment work, into more comprehensive efforts. But such integrated development is sometimes easier said than done.

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