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  • Q&A: Dr. Jeff Colgan on the Energy Security Impacts of Russia’s War in Ukraine

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    Eye On  //  Guest Contributor  //  August 21, 2023  //  By Wilson Center Staff
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    Dr. Jeff Colgan is Director of the Climate Solutions Lab at the Watson Institute for Public and International Affairs at Brown University, and a keen observer of the interplay between energy and security. His new white paper,  “Letting Europe’s Energy Crisis Go to Waste: The Ukraine War’s Massive Fossil Fuel Costs Fail to Accelerate Renewables,” co-authored by Alexander S. Gard-Murray and Miriam Hinthorn, offers a new window into how an event with the broad potential to reshape energy policy to more sustainable ends has failed to meet the moment. Colgan spoke to us about the institute’s new research and the lessons learned about conflict’s influence on the energy transition more than a year into the Ukraine conflict.

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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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    A window into what we are reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    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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  • China’s Critical Mineral Model in Latin America

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    Guest Contributor  //  July 24, 2023  //  By Gregory Wischer & Juan Pablo Villasmil
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    The great power competition underway between the United States and China has a ripple effect in each nation’s neighborhood. As the United States prepares for possible conflict seven thousand miles away in the Taiwan Strait, China is expanding its economic influence in Latin America.

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  • Examining China’s Impact on Mining in Africa: Critiques and Credible Responses

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    From the Wilson Center  //  July 18, 2023  //  By Lauren Herzer Risi & Claire Doyle
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    The increased demand for minerals driven by the renewable energy transition has put China’s involvement in mining activities in Africa in the spotlight. But understanding the challenges posed by this activity means we need to situate it within broader contexts.

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  • World Population Day: Understanding Current Trends to Enhance Rights and Climate Resilience

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    Guest Contributor  //  July 11, 2023  //  By Kathleen Mogelgaard
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    In today’s demographically diverse world, population issues abound, creating different and important social, economic, and political implications. World Population Day (observed each year on July 11) offers an opportunity to reflect on why population is so important. Understanding the implications of population growth and decline, as well as population age structure and migration—is essential to strengthen our abilities to plan for a more sustainable future.

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  • Solving Municipal Solid Waste Management Challenges in Arctic Cities

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    Guest Contributor  //  June 26, 2023  //  By Nadezhda Filimonova
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    The Arctic was once untouched and pristine. However, over the years, the polar environment has experienced ecological damage caused by extensive resource exploration, military activities, and contamination from sources originating outside of the region. The extent and implications of the human-induced pollution legacy are still awaiting comprehensive estimation, measures, and solutions.

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  • Gender-Based Violence in Kenya’s Fisheries: Finding Structures and Solutions

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    Guest Contributor  //  June 6, 2023  //  By Margaret Gatonye
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    On the edge of beautiful, blue ocean waters in coastal Kenya’s Kilifi County, boats float on the surface of fish landing sites. The fish-eating birds in flight above the boats are a breathtaking sight—and they immediately elicit a sense of tranquility.

    Over the past few months, I have traveled to various fish landing sites in Lake Victoria and on Kenya’s coast to continue my research on socioeconomic factors leading to the exclusion of women in the fisheries sector.

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  • Building Peace by Formalizing Gold Mining in the Central Sahel

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    Guest Contributor  //  May 23, 2023  //  By Jorden de Haan & Aly Diarra
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    The Central Sahel is increasingly deemed the new epicenter of terrorism, accounting for 35 percent of global terrorism deaths in 2021. Yet as the situation in the region continues to deteriorate, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) both persists and proliferates. For instance, in Mali, where much of the region’s security crisis originates, this conundrum is laid bare.

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