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  • A Case for Refugee Resilience: Reflection on the Lost Boys’ Story of Perseverance

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    Beat on the Ground  //  July 20, 2015  //  By John Thon Majok
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    Fifteen years ago last month, I was brought to America through the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program after having lived in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya for more than a decade. As I reflect on my experience, it is my hope that it will inspire others and help inform dialogue on forced migration so that refugees are perceived not just as victims, but models of resilience.

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  • Parson Rambinizandry and Marie Williamson, Blue Ventures

    Conservation Organization Helps Women Bring Health Care to Rural Madagascar

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    Beat on the Ground  //  Dot-Mom  //  June 30, 2015  //  By Wilson Center Staff
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    The original version of this article, by Parson Rambinizandry and Marie Williamson, appeared on Blue Ventures’ Beyond Conservation blog.

    Two months ago we sat down with some of our community health workers to brainstorm ideas for International Women’s Day. What would engage women, what could bring about positive change in their community? Something different to the normal celebrations, perhaps a petition for a midwife? This seemed like a great idea on paper, but would it create false hope in a village where the public health center has been closed for years?

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  • Saplings and Contraceptives: Results From a Population, Health, and Environment Project in Kenya

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    Beat on the Ground  //  Guest Contributor  //  May 28, 2015  //  By Theresa Hoke
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    East African countries like Kenya have made great strides in recent decades in increasing access to modern contraception, leading to marked declines in fertility rates. But disparities remain.

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  • The New World of Climate Suffering

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    Beat on the Ground  //  Guest Contributor  //  June 24, 2014  //  By Paul Wapner
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    To date, there have been two proposed responses to climate change: mitigation, aimed at stopping the buildup of greenhouse gases, and adaptation, focused on accommodating ourselves to a warmer world. There is a third option, however, that is increasingly relevant: suffering.

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  • “What I See Is That Women Are Healthier…Children Are Healthier”: Vik Mohan on Blue Ventures’ Work in Madagascar

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    Beat on the Ground  //  January 15, 2014  //  By Laura Henson

    Six years after beginning a marine conservation program focused on octopus fishery management in southwest Madagascar, “we can proudly say that we have made a real impact as an organization providing health care,” said Dr. Vik Mohan, medical director of Blue Ventures and a practicing doctor in the United Kingdom.

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  • Lisa Dabek: Thinking Long Term to Save Papua New Guinea’s Tree Kangaroos

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    Beat on the Ground  //  December 30, 2013  //  By Schuyler Null

    “I always say what brought me to Papua New Guinea is the tree kangaroo, and what keeps me there are the people,” said Lisa Dabek.

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  • Dark Forests: Interview With Bopha Phorn on Investigating Land Deals, Logging, Gender Issues in Cambodia

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    Beat on the Ground  //  November 26, 2013  //  By Donald Borenstein
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    Cambodia is a young democracy in transition. It has the highest rate of urbanization in Southeast Asia, but the lowest percentage of current urban dwellers and widespread poverty. The Mekong River, on which millions of rural Cambodians rely, is being dammed at a rapid pace, both upstream, beyond the country’s borders, and within. Aided by weak land laws, both foreign and domestic industrial forces have staked claim to large swaths of the country for logging and rubber plantations, displacing thousands.

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  • “We Are Not Sitting Idle, We Are Fighting”: Interview With Saleemul Huq on Bangladesh’s Climate & Food Challenges

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    Beat on the Ground  //  November 5, 2013  //  By Jacob Glass
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    When it comes to climate change vulnerability, it sometimes seems as if all eyes are on Bangladesh. As part of my research for a recent article exploring the rise of aquaculture in the country, I interviewed Saleemul Huq, senior fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development in London, former executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies, and lead author of two chapters on adaptation and sustainable development in the IPCC’s third and fourth assessment reports. A number of his quotes made it into the final story but I wanted to provide the full transcript here as well, as his thoughts on the country’s climate-related risks, food security, and population dynamics are worth a read.

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