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Water, Food, and Women: Top 5 Posts for April 2018

Posted: 04 May 2018 02:43 PM PDT

Severe water shortages in Cape Town, South Africa, are a signal of what's to come for other rapidly expanding cities. "We will have more and more events like what happened in Cape Town as populations grow and water demand grows," said Eric Viala, Director and Chief of Party of the Sustainable Water Partnership, in New […] Related posts: “Journalist on Water Beat Helped Cape Town Avoid 'Day Zero'” Taking Our Power Back: Women and Girls Are Key to Food Security During Conflict...

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Halvard Buhaug: Climate Changes Affect Conflict Dynamics

Posted: 04 May 2018 11:56 AM PDT

"Climate is unquestionably linked to armed conflict," says Halvard Buhaug, Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, in the latest Wilson Center podcast. "If we produce a map of the world with locations of ongoing and recently entered armed conflicts, and we superimpose on that map different climate zones or climatic regions, we would […] Related posts: Climate Change and Conflict: New Research for Defense, Diplomacy, and Development New "Backdraft" Podcast Series, on the...

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