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Who We Are
New Security Beat is the blog of the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program, with contributions from the Maternal Health Initiative, China Environment Forum, Urban Sustainability Laboratory, and Polar Institute.Since 1994, the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) has actively pursued the connections between the environment, health, population, development, conflict, and security. ECSP brings together scholars, policymakers, media, and practitioners through events, research, publications, multimedia content, and our award-winning blog.
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the living, national memorial to President Wilson established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs.
EDITORIAL STAFF:
Lauren Herzer Risi // Managing Editor
Sarah Barnes // Senior Editor, Maternal Health Initiative
Jennifer Turner // Senior Editor, China Environment Forum
Deekshita Ramanarayanan // Assistant Editor
Richard Byrne // Consulting EditorREGULAR CONTRIBUTORS:
Richard Cincotta // Global Fellow
Maanasa Chitti // Intern, MHI
Sophia Deluca // Intern, MHI
Claire Doyle // Program Coordinator, ECSP
Angus Soderberg // Intern, ECSPEDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Jacquelyn Caglia // Maternal Health expert
Alexander Carius // Managing Director, adelphi
Richard Cincotta // Wilson Center Global Fellow, and The Stimson Center, Global Political Demography Program
Ken Conca // Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American University
Geoff Dabelko // Environmental Studies, Voinovich School, Ohio University, and Senior Advisor to the Environmental Change & Security Program
Roger-Mark De Souza // President and CEO, Sister Cities International, and Wilson Center Global Fellow and Advisor
Joydeep Gupta // South Asia Director, The Third Pole and India Climate Dialogue
Sharon Guynup // journalist, author, Wilson Center Global Fellow, and National Geographic Explorer
Cullen Hendrix // Associate Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
Isabel Hilton // CEO, The Third Pole
Schuyler Null // Communications Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, and former New Security Beat Editor-in-Chief
Jennifer D. Sciubba // Wilson Center Global Fellow
Stacy D. VanDeveer // Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts BostonECSP currently has three primary focus areas:
Environmental Security and Peacebuilding: Natural resources, including water, are factors in conflict and affect national and international security. Climate change is expected to act as a risk multiplier in unstable countries and contexts. Yet environmental interdependence can be a powerful incentive for cooperation and peacebuilding. ECSP works with policymakers, practitioners, and scholars to explore new research and develop policy responses that respond to issues at the intersection of environment, diplomacy, development, and security.
Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience: Ending poverty and building the capacity of people to respond to shocks requires a transdisciplinary approach. Addressing environmental change and climate impacts is a critical component of sustainable development. ECSP highlights efforts to empower vulnerable populations to address the effects of climate change and helps policymakers and program managers find ways to preserve critical natural resources while providing for people.
Population Dynamics: Global population dynamics such as migration, youth bulges, and urbanization can affect political stability, conflict trends, and environmental vulnerability. ECSP serves as a forum for discussing new research and practical rights-based policies and programs on population-health-environment connections and demographic security.
ECSP and the Maternal Health Initiative are supported by grants from the Population Institute, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, United Nations Population Fund, EMD Serono, adelphi, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, and contributions from other partners and organizations.
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