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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | October 28 – November 1

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    Eye On  //  November 1, 2024  //  By Neeraja Kulkarni

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

    COP16 Sees Action Against Biomass Subsidies (Mongabay) 

    In recent years, biofuel has gained tremendous popularity as an alternative to fossil fuels. Yet scientists have now demonstrated how burning forest biomass to produce energy emits more carbon emissions than coal when measured per unit of electricity generated. They also have evidence that forest-based products like wood pellets degrade carbon stores and biodiversity. It is a debate that has gained momentum in the ongoing COP16. 

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | October 15 – 18  

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    Eye On  //  October 18, 2024  //  By Neeraja Kulkarni

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

    Global Water Stress May Create a Food Crisis (Guardian) 

    In its recent report, The Economics of Water, the Global Commission on the Economics of Water examined world hydrological systems and their impact on water availability—and warn of imminent shortcomings in food production. The study asserts that the demand for freshwater will outweigh the supply by 40% in 2030, highlighting a significant shift in previous freshwater requirement estimates. 

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | September 16 – 20 

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    Eye On  //  September 20, 2024  //  By Neeraja Kulkarni

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

    COP29-Host Azerbaijan Accused of Hypocrisy (The Guardian)   

    Azerbaijan holds the presidency for the upcoming COP29 in November 2024, and it is using that platform to call for all member states to cease any ongoing conflict they are involved in during the two-week conference. The Central Asian country will also host a “peace day” on November 15, and is putting forth a COP29 Climate and Peace Initiative to support vulnerable countries and advance action in the climate and peace nexus. 

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  • War and Climate Change Intensify Global Water-related Conflicts

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    Reading Radar  //  September 16, 2024  //  By Neeraja Kulkarni

    The Pacific Institute recently updated its Water Conflict Chronology—a database of water-conflict events that began to take form in the 1980s. The recent updates include the addition of 300 new entries to the database, highlighting the alarming rise of water-related conflicts in the last few years. Despite this overwhelming evidence of a growing trend in water-related conflicts, global attention toward addressing them remains negligible.   

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  • Can the UPR Advance Global Women’s Rights? Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa

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    Africa in Transition  //  Guest Contributor  //  September 9, 2024  //  By Rebecca Yemo

    At the opening of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York this past March,  UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the importance of stepping up national and global efforts to advance the rights of women. Guterres observed that “many women and girls are also facing a war on their fundamental rights at home and in their communities. Hard-fought progress is being reversed.”

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | August 26 – 30

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    Eye On  //  August 30, 2024  //  By Neeraja Kulkarni
    A window into what we are reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
     

    World Food Program Faces Scrutiny Over Fraud in Sudan (Reuters) 

    As Sudan suffers an immense humanitarian crisis due to an ongoing internal conflict between the Army Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) has provided crucial aid to people displaced by the conflict. Yet its ability to continue this crucial work is now under threat because of allegations of illicit activities made against its top officials in that country. These developments have drawn the attention of humanitarian practitioners and diplomats—who also have concerns regarding WFP’s mismanagement and how it might have contributed to the failure to deliver enough aid in Sudan.  

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | August 12 – 16

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    Eye On  //  August 16, 2024  //  By Neeraja Kulkarni

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

    Mpox Outbreak a Global Health Emergency, Again (The Washington Post) 

    Various rapidly spreading mpox strains in Central and East African countries have led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the viral infection as a global health emergency. More than 15,000 people have been infected this year alone, with over 500 deaths reported. Mpox is transmitted largely through exposure to infected animals, as well as via skin-to-skin or sexual contact, and it disproportionately affects heterosexuals and sex workers.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | July 29 – August 2

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    Eye On  //  August 2, 2024  //  By Neeraja Kulkarni

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

    How One Loss and Damage Fund Bore Fruit (The Guardian)  

    The Loss and Damage Fund established during the UN COP27 was a monumental breakthrough in the climate finance realm and aimed to provide financial assistance to vulnerable nations impacted by climate change. Such damage can be catastrophic. When Cyclone Freddy hit Malawi in 2023, it killed 1,200 people and displaced 659,000 more. The estimated economic loss exceeded $1 billion, and it landed especially hard on farmers—including the women who make up more than 70% of Malawi’s agricultural workforce. 

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