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  • Meeting Women’s Modern Contraceptive Needs Could Yield Dramatic Benefit

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    Dot-Mom  //  From the Wilson Center  //  September 9, 2020  //  By Deekshita Ramanarayanan
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    “Achieving true progress on sexual and reproductive health and rights requires a comprehensive approach and a commitment to tackling deeply entrenched inequities and injustices of which marginalized communities continue to bear the brunt,” said Dr. Herminia Palacio, President and CEO of the Guttmacher Institute. She spoke at a recent Wilson Center event where speakers analyzed findings from the Guttmacher Institute on the state of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally.

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  • High Blood Pressure: Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Hidden Danger

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    CODE BLUE  //  Dot-Mom  //  Guest Contributor  //  April 23, 2020  //  By Charlotte E. Warren & Pooja Sripad

    Preeclampsia

    One-third of all maternal deaths can be traced to high blood pressure in pregnancy and in the weeks after giving birth. Yet many women don’t know how dangerous high blood pressure can be. And they may not realize they are at risk for many life-threatening conditions such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Because high blood pressure can be asymptomatic, women with hypertension may not feel unwell or even know that their health is compromised.

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  • Foresight for Action | Improving Predictive Capabilities for Extreme Weather and Water Events in Pakistan

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    Foresight for Action  //  Guest Contributor  //  December 18, 2019  //  By Amanda King & Michael Kugelman
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    The Wilson Center is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research to develop a framework to improve predictive capabilities for security risks posed by extreme weather events. Our “Foresight for Action” series highlights research used to develop the framework.

    Pakistan ranks eighth on the list of countries most affected by extreme weather events (1998–2017 data), according to the 2019 Global Risk Index. With increasing global temperatures, severe weather and water events, like monsoons and droughts, are likely to become even more frequent and extreme in the future. Since the 1960s, Pakistan has observed changes in temperature and precipitation. By the end of the century, Pakistan’s temperatures are expected to be significantly higher than the global average.

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  • More than Just a BRI Greenwash: Green Bonds Pushing Climate-Friendly Investment

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    China Environment Forum  //  December 13, 2018  //  By Alan Meng
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    From the cultural hub of Lahore down to the bustling ports of Karachi, smog is king in Pakistan, with citizens enduring unhealthy air quality for much of the year. The smog, generated mostly by crop and garbage burning and diesel emissions from furnaces and cars, could get worse by the end of this year when Pakistan opens five new Chinese-built coal power plants, funded by a $6.8 billion venture under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative. These five plants are just the beginning of the Pakistan government’s planned 7,560 MW expansion in coal power, which are CPEC-energy priority projects. “It’s a perfect storm for a pollution crisis,” said Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Center’s Asia Program. “The poor will continue to burn a variety of polluting materials to produce fuel, and now you’re also going to be introducing dirty coal into the mix. Combine that with crop burning in the countrywide and car exhaust fumes in rapidly growing cities, and you’ve got a really smoggy mess on your hands—and in your lungs.”

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  • Forever Young: Engaging Youth to Build Stability and Reduce Violence

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    On the Beat  //  July 31, 2018  //  By Amanda King
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    “There are more young people in the world today than in any other time in the history of the world,” said Beza Tesfaye, Senior Researcher at Mercy Corps, at a recent event at the U.S. Institute of Peace on Mercy Corps’ efforts to engage youth in Somalia and Afghanistan in order to promote stability and prevent violence. “As we know, marginalized youths are the ones often to be recruited into violent movements. Not only do we have to focus on conflict, but we also have to put youth at the center of development programs to address these issues.”

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  • Mapping Refugees and Urban Job Opportunities

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    Eye On  //  July 2, 2018  //  By Daniel Lohmann
    Urban refugees

    Although most of us picture refugees living in remote, dusty camps, as many as 2.1 million of the developing world’s working-age refugees reside in major urban areas—where they should have greater access to employment opportunities. However, according to a new report from the Center for Global Development, finding employment remains “one of the major unmet needs identified by refugees.”

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  • A More Resilient World: The Role of Population and Family Planning in Sustainable Development

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    From the Wilson Center  //  June 27, 2018  //  By Olivia Smith

    Girls in jigjiga, jila alu kebele on their way to fetch water from the nearby water point which is recently started by unicef/ethiopia. they explain, their life is much improved in which they get cleaner water in their nearby. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2016/Tesfaye

    “Community mobilization, local capacity-building, and innovation are the cornerstones of successful development. And that for us includes resilience,” said Franklin Moore, Africare’s Chief of Programs, at a Wilson Center event on family planning and sustainable development. As rapid population growth intersects with challenges like food insecurity and water scarcity, communities in developing countries need not only the capacity to absorb short-term shocks, they also need transformative capacity to address long-term challenges.

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  • First Responders of Last Resort: South Asian Militaries Should Strengthen Climate Security Preparedness and Cooperation

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    Guest Contributor  //  April 9, 2018  //  By Tariq Waseem Ghazi & Rachel Fleishman
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    This post originally appeared on the Center for Climate and Security’s website.

    Last month, a major multinational military exercise launched in South and Southeast Asia. The Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in areas such as medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters. At its center is the hospital ship USNS Mercy, with an international team of civilian and military specialists seeking to build response capacity in one of the most disaster-prone regions of the world.

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