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  • An Earth Day Appeal for Sustainable Market Solutions

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    April 22, 2022  //  By Roger-Mark De Souza
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    Global insecurity driven by the conflict in Ukraine and pandemic-induced instability has come powerfully into confluence to increase threats to livelihoods across the world.

    What can we do to stem the tide? This Earth Day is an opportunity to rally for action that will help us all face such challenges now and in years to come. One of the most powerful ways to do so is to solidify and expand the reach of sustainable markets. There are a number of ways that this process can begin right now.

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  • What Next for Climate Security? Implications From IPCC Working Group II 6th Assessment Report

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    Guest Contributor  //  April 11, 2022  //  By Elisabeth Gilmore, Halvard Buhaug & Helen Adams
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    The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report (AR6) from Working Group II (WG2): Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability presents the stark implications of climate change. At today’s warming level of 1.1°C, a wide range of impacts to people and nature are attributed to human-caused climate change, including hindering progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), damaging infrastructure and economic activities, harming human health and causing excess deaths, and increasing humanitarian needs. Some impacts, like those on sensitive ecosystems, are already irreversible. The more vulnerable are hit harder, due to pre-existing structural conditions that increase their exposure and sensitivity to hazards.

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  • The Climate Solutions That Play Double-Duty

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    Guest Contributor  //  April 7, 2022  //  By Yusuf Jameel & Aiyana Bodi
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    Finance for climate action is growing—however, much of this money is being invested in wealthier nations, while the regions where funds are needed most are often overlooked and underfunded by both public and private institutions. The good news for funders is that there are climate solutions that not only significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also create cascading social and public health benefits for communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. For those looking to get the biggest return on their investment—for both people and planet—we offer two particularly promising solutions: ramp up funding for clean cooking and electricity where they matter most. 

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  • United Nations Advances Strategic Foresight: Breakdown or Breakthrough Scenarios?

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    Guest Contributor  //  April 5, 2022  //  By Steven Gale
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    Last September, Secretary-General António Guterres outlined the United Nation’s Our Common Agenda in a speech to the General Assembly. His remarks focused on the future of global cooperation for the next 25 years. It was imperative, he messaged, to recognize that our accelerated interconnectedness, and the formidable challenges we all face, can only be addressed through a reinvigorated multilateralism, with the United Nations at the core of collective member efforts. We must think big, act swiftly, and work effectively, he said, to reshape how we move forward today to achieve the goals of the UN declaration commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

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  • New Security Brief | Converging Risks: Demographic Trends, Gender Inequity, and Security Challenges in the Sahel

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    Africa in Transition  //  April 4, 2022  //  By Wilson Center Staff
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    Security conditions in the Sahel are rapidly deteriorating. Since 2016, the region has witnessed a 16-fold increase in terrorist attacks. In Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, 10.5 million people are facing starvation, and with climate-related disasters increasing and intensifying in the region, food insecurity is projected to rise. Against this backdrop, rapid population growth is outpacing governments’ ability to provide access to basic services. These pressures have transformed the central Sahel into the epicenter of a forced displacement crisis, with dire long-term and global humanitarian consequences that reverberate well beyond the region’s borders.

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  • “We are so worried we are going to be forgotten”—A Doha Forum Discussion on the Global Displacement Crisis

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    From the Wilson Center  //  March 31, 2022  //  By Lauren Herzer Risi
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    The humanitarian needs for those who are displaced are unprecedented, said Amb. Mark Green, President of the Wilson Center and former USAID Administrator, at a Doha Forum panel hosted by the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program.

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  • It’s Not Ok: How Data from Nigeria Reveals the Role of Addressing Community Attitudes to End Violence Against Women 

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    Guest Contributor  //  March 22, 2022  //  By Maria Fernanda Espinosa & Onyishi Bukola Adeola
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    Globally, one third of women (736 million) have experienced physical and/or sexual violence, oftentimes when they were still children. Domestic violence and violence against women (VAW) have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

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  • When Climate Change Meets Geopolitics

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    Guest Contributor  //  January 4, 2022  //  By Giulio Boccaletti
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    Deteriorating security in Ethiopia, a country W.E.B. Dubois once described as where “the sunrise of human culture took place,” is deeply concerning. The last few months have seen a dramatic involution for a country that was once a poster child for sustainable development. The conflict between the government and rebel forces in Tigray is not just a matter of regional security, but a significant blow to the world’s efforts to fight climate change.

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