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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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Humanity Beyond Borders
›“The health care challenges faced by refugees and displaced people are complex and multi-dimensional,” said John Thon Majok, Director of the Wilson Center’s Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI). “This requires not only understanding the drivers of displacement but also analysis of the barriers to healthcare as well as innovative ways to address them.”
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Plowing Under the EU Green Deal? Climate Policy and the European Parliament Elections
›This article originally appeared on the blog of Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program.
The recent farmers’ protests that erupted across several EU countries have put the EU climate debate in the limelight of the European Parliament election campaigns. From Spain to Poland, farmers have been expressing grievances over falling margins; rising costs for energy, fertilizers, and transport; increasing competition from Ukrainian imports; and complex bureaucratic procedures.
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Water @ Wilson | MODSNOW: A New Tool for Water Security in Central and South Asia
›Central and South Asia’s water resources are critical for the region’s water, energy, food and environmental security. Major rivers in the region originate from the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya, Pamir, and Tien Shan Mountain Ranges and flow across multiple countries. Unique geographical characteristics make water management a complex and challenging task that is further complicated by a changing climate and increasing demand affecting diminishing water resources.
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REPORT LAUNCH | Population Trends and the Future of US Competitiveness
›From the Wilson Center // February 5, 2024 // By Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba, Lauren Herzer Risi & Sarah B. BarnesThis article is adapted from “Population Trends and the Future of US Competitiveness”
Demographic issues intersect with a number of policy priorities on the congressional agenda, including the economy, immigration, health care and foreign policy, but how population trends influence policy outcomes is often overlooked or misunderstood. In a new report, we explore how population dynamics have changed dramatically over the last few decades, and what these changes mean for the economic and security interests of the United States.
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Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Help Achieve Health for All
›“The [COVID-19] pandemic, as all of you know, severely disrupted essential health services in countries around the world, and it left many health systems reeling from the drain on resources,” said Nidhi Bouri, Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at a recent Wilson Center event to assess lessons learned in coping with the stressors created by the global health crisis.
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Crisis to Innovation: Lessons from COVID-19 Can Transform Routine Immunization Strategies
›At a recent Wilson Center event, hosted in partnership with USAID’s MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity Project, Dr. Folake Olayinka, Immunization Technical Lead of the Global Health Bureau at USAID, described a recent two year period as “the largest sustained backsliding of childhood vaccination,” citing the fact that “between 2019 and 2021, approximately 67 million children missed out on essential lifesaving vaccines.”
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Connecting the Dots to Gender Equality and Empowerment
›“Women’s ability to access education, pursue a career outside the home, or participate politically often hinges on their ability to exercise control and autonomy over their own bodies and reproduction,” said Sarah Craven, Director of the North American Representation Office at UNFPA at a recent Wilson Center event, hosted in partnership with Population Institute, to launch their new report, Connecting the Dots: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights as Prerequisites for Global Gender Equity and Empowerment.
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