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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | September 18 – 22

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    Eye On  //  September 22, 2023  //  By Angus Soderberg
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    Converging Crises: Pakistan Flood Victims Face Rising Hunger

    According to FAO, Pakistan ranks among the top-ten world producers of wheat, cotton, sugarcane, and mango—and it is the 10th largest producer of rice. But Pakistan is also atop another world ranking: vulnerability to the impacts of global warming.

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  • Climate Adaptation at COP28: Eyes on the Middle East

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    On the Beat  //  September 11, 2023  //  By Angus Soderberg
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    When COP28 begins in the United Arab Emirates in late November of this year, the multifaceted connections between climate and conflict are expected to receive greater attention from participants than they have at previous conferences.  

    While there is scant direct causal evidence to suggest that climate change causes conflict, there is a growing body of information that it can influence the risk of conflict by hurting economies, changing broad patterns of human behavior and movement, and straining social cleavages.  

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | September 4 – 8

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    Eye On  //  September 8, 2023  //  By Wilson Center Staff
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    Peace and Prosperity in the Sahel: Climate Security is Key

    Liptako-Gourma is a landlocked region located on the borders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. It possesses significant mineral, water, and biodiversity resources, and strategically positioned for both economic opportunities and cultural exchange.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | August 14 – 18

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    Eye On  //  August 18, 2023  //  By Angus Soderberg
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    Thirst for Relief: Prolonged Drought Intensifies Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis

    Afghanistan is the world’s sixth most affected country by climate-related threats—and its present acute challenge is water scarcity, intensified by climate change. The country is heavily reliant on agriculture, which makes up a third of its GDP.

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  • No Water, No Food – Glacier Loss Threatens US and Chinese Agriculture

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    China Environment Forum  //  July 27, 2023  //  By Karen Mancl
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    Picture this: A parade of yaks carrying insulated boxes containing meter-long ice core samples from Tibetan glaciers. “Yaks are like cats,” elite glacier scientist Lonnie Thompson explained in a 2023 Wilson Center webinar. They like to wander off — and it takes experienced Tibetan yak herders to keep them moving in the same direction. 

    Yet these yak-schlepped ice cores are essential to climate science, added Ellen Mosely Thompson. They store thousands of years of atmospheric dust and gasses in distinct layers and serve as a record of our changing climate.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | July 10 – 14

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    Eye On  //  July 14, 2023  //  By Angus Soderberg
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    Rough Waters: Sri Lanka’s Fishermen Face Climate Challenges and Economic Woes

    Close to 2.4 million Sri Lankans are employed in that nation’s fisheries, and the bounty of its seas and freshwater bodies make up close to half of the country’s animal-based protein. But now the livelihood that has sustained these workers for generations faces growing constraints.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | July 3 – 7

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    Eye On  //  July 7, 2023  //  By Claire Doyle
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    In Conflict-Affected Somalia, Climate Change Adds to Migration Pressures

    In the Somalian coastal town of Hobyo, thousands of residents—some of whom settled there to flee the country’s civil war—are starting to leave. Why? Their homes are being engulfed by sand.

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  • Water @ Wilson | The Significance of the Coming El Niño: Understanding the Science and Preparing for Its Impacts

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    From the Wilson Center  //  June 23, 2023  //  By Angus Soderberg
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    When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) declared the beginning of an El Niño event on June 8, 2023, the recurring climate pattern featured in headlines all over the world as media outlets sought to cover its anticipated impacts.

    A recent Water @ Wilson event –“The Significance of the Coming El Niño: Understanding the Science and Preparing for its Impacts”—brought together experts at the Wilson Center to explain the complex science behind El Niño and explore its regional implications. The speakers also surveyed the policy tools at our disposal to prepare for its significant climate effects.

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