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  • Environmentalism for Sovereignty’s Sake

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    Guest Contributor  //  December 12, 2022  //  By Peter Schwartzstein
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    Egypt’s Gebel Elba National Park is, by all accounts, a spectacular place. But it better be to justify the fuss it takes to visit. First you have to apply for a permit. If that’s approved (and almost none have been in recent years), you need to travel with an approved tour operator. Even then, you must be accompanied by police at all times.

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  • What China’s Heatwave from Hell Tells us About the Future of Climate Action

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    China Environment Forum  //  Guest Contributor  //  September 1, 2022  //  By Scott Moore
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    The summer of 2022 has been a season of climatic extremes across the globe, including record-breaking heatwaves and droughts in both the United States and Europe. But even these unprecedented extreme weather events pale in comparison with China’s heatwave from hell. For more than two months, a huge swath of the world’s most populous nation has been baking under temperatures of up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit. According to state media, this extreme heatwave affects an area of over 500,000 square miles, equivalent to more than twice the size of Texas. In terms of duration, intensity, and area affected, it is almost certainly the most severe heatwave ever recorded anywhere in the world.

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  • Agricultural Land in Russian Territorial and Geopolitical Ambitions

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    Guest Contributor  //  August 22, 2022  //  By Jiayi Zhou
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    The negative impacts on global food security wrought by Russia’s war in Ukraine are obvious. But recent news that Russia currently occupies more than one fifth of Ukrainian farmland, draws attention to another dimension of this politically-induced food and agricultural crisis: land itself. Of course, territory has long been an object of conflict and warfare. But agricultural land—in particular—is also a key, though understated, dimension of the geopolitical ambitions undergirding Russian activity at home and abroad.

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  • Addressing the Global Food Crisis: CIMMYT Experts Weigh In

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    New Security Broadcast  //  July 29, 2022  //  By Claire Doyle

    Untitled (235 × 176 px)The confluence of climate change, COVID-19, and the war in Ukraine have placed enormous stress on food systems across the globe. Food insecurity spiked in 2020 and has stayed high, and the number of undernourished people is on the rise.

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  • Reclaiming Community Identity through Opera: Voices of Zion

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    Guest Contributor  //  Urban Sustainability Laboratory  //  June 10, 2022  //  By Blair A. Ruble

    New Music-Theatre  Voices of ZionCommunity resilience rests on shared experience and history. And while lectures, historic markers, and walking tours commemorate what has come before, only the arts can bring those events—and the people who made them happen—back to life.

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  • Can Law Prevent the Green Resource Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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    Guest Contributor  //  May 23, 2022  //  By Tracy Stein, Carl Bruch & Jordan Dieni
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    A new contribution in a continuing series examining “backdraft“—the unintended consequences of climate change responses—and how its effects might be anticipated and minimized to avoid conflict and promote peace.

    The transition to a carbon-neutral economy will bring profound shifts to diverse economic sectors. This transformation will generate increasing demands for land for renewable energy generation and the minerals needed for clean energy technologies.

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  • The Risks of Gender-blind Climate Action

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    Guest Contributor  //  May 10, 2022  //  By Marisa O. Ensor
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    A new contribution in a continuing series examining “backdraft“—the unintended consequences of climate change responses—and how its effects might be anticipated and minimized to avoid conflict and promote peace.

    Climate change is widely recognized as one the greatest threats to peace and security in the 21st century. The causal pathways that link deteriorating environmental conditions, insecurity, and conflict, while seldom automatic or linear, are, nevertheless, ubiquitous. The adverse impacts of climate change exacerbate other risk factors, especially in already fragile contexts. In turn, these factors magnify pre-existing economic, social, or political drivers of insecurity.

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  • Centering Indigenous Knowledge in Climate Response

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    From the Wilson Center  //  November 23, 2021  //  By Shruti Samala
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    “Tribal People have learned to take care of the land because our land took care of us,” said Kat Brigham, Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), at a recent Wilson Center event. “It’s important for tribal people to be at the table. We have a lot of knowledge, we have a lot of experience on how to protect and restore natural resources,” said Brigham. “This is part of our culture, our history, and our future.”

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