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Gerald Stang, European Union Institute for Security Studies
Climate Change and EU Security: When and How Do They Intersect?
›December 3, 2014 // By Wilson Center Staff
The potential security challenges linked with climate change can make for great headlines. While sensationalist claims about water wars, states collapsing in chaos, or the forced migration of hundreds of millions cannot be completely discounted for the long term, intelligent mitigation and adaptation efforts can help avoid the worst of these – and manage the rest.
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New Portal for Himalayan Region Aims to Provide Better Environmental Data
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“There was drought so we had to share the little water brought a long distance from irrigation canals to the field. This delay in rice planting is resulting in a late harvest,” explains Ratna Darai, 47, a farmer in Daraipadhera, Nepal, during an interview with The Third Pole reporter Ramesh Bhushal. An erratic monsoon means an uncertain harvest in a nation where agricultural production is not on pace with population growth. Water insecurity is a major driver of conflict and uncertainly in the world’s most populous continent.
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Can Ecologists and Engineers Work Together to Harness Water For The Future?
›The Pangani River in Tanzania is important for many reasons: its three major dams provide 17 percent of the country’s electricity; it sustains thousands of farmers and herders living in the basin; and its flow of fresh water supports humans, industry, and ecosystems. But most interesting might be the innovative water policies that govern withdrawals, infrastructure projects, and ecosystems along its banks.
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Unprecedented Coal Shutdown Tests Authority of India’s New Court
›JOWAI, India – On April 17, in a ruling that stunned miners, truckers, and owners in this region of black dust and rivers that run the colors of the rainbow, India’s National Green Tribunal ordered the state of Meghalaya’s $650 million coal mining industry to shut down.
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India’s National Green Tribunal Charts Bold Course Towards Sustainable Development
›SHILLONG, India – India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT), a judicial body with legal authority that ranks just below the Supreme Court, is quickly emerging as one of the world’s most important forums for testing the idea that economic advancement is tightly wired to public safety and the security of water, air, and land.
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Water and New Development Path Are Priorities in U.S.-China Climate Agreement
›NEW DELHI, India – There are nearly 1.3 billion people in this swarming democracy, where over 66 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the general election last May. A few of them took me aside this week to express surprise at the puzzle that is the American electorate and its national leadership. -
Tripp Shealy and Elke U. Weber, The Daily Climate
Built-In Climate Solutions: Adjusting Defaults to Encourage More Efficient Design
›November 14, 2014 // By Wilson Center StaffNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for “urgent, daring action” to help deliver on his pledge to reduce New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050. The Mayor asked us all to think about “the reckless way in which we live.”
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Earth Pushes Back: Era of Indifference Greets Droughts, Floods, Storms, Tsunamis
›There’s nothing demur about Mother Earth these days. She’s fuming and pushing back hard. Very hard.
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NEW DELHI, India – There are nearly 1.3 billion people in this swarming democracy, where over 66 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the general election last May. A few of them took me aside this week to express surprise at the puzzle that is the American electorate and its national leadership.
