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Will COVID-19 Accelerate Urban Water Security or Insecurity?

Posted: 08 Jun 2021 07:03 AM PDT

"Never let a good crisis go to waste," said Winston Churchill. Like other acute stressors, the COVID-19 pandemic acts as a multiplier of chronic or pre-existing vulnerabilities, such as the challenges of servicing rapidly growing informal populations, particularly in urban settings. This multiplier effect may accelerate water insecurity at unprecedented levels. However, together with UNESCO Intergovernmental […] Related posts: Humanitarian Challenge: Amping up Urban Response to COVID-19...

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A Conflict Prevention Agenda Should Inform Climate Change Actions in Africa

Posted: 07 Jun 2021 06:30 AM PDT

In Africa, climate change and population expansion are increasing fragilities and vulnerabilities—including contributing to conflict dynamics—for many people who directly depend on nature. To cope with how their environment can no longer supply livelihood needs, people are migrating in search of security or economic stability. These factors interact with one another in ways that underline […] Related posts: "Land is Now the Biggest Gun": Climate Change, Conflict, and the Telling Case of...

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