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  • Water and Security Hotspots to Watch in 2016 [Infographic]

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    Eye On  //  February 15, 2016  //  By Gracie Cook
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    The ongoing violence in Syria exhibits the potential for water problems – a historic drought, in this case – to exacerbate existing social and political problems and contribute to humanitarian crises. In a recently released infographic, Circle of Blue combined data from the European Commission Joint Research Center’s Global Conflict Risk Index and the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas to identify 10 hotspots around the world where water “could play a role in developing or exacerbating humanitarian crises” in 2016.

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  • Zika Virus Prompts El Salvador and Others to Discourage Pregnancy – What Are the Potential Consequences?

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    Guest Contributor  //  January 29, 2016  //  By Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba
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    The government of El Salvador took a truly extraordinary step in an attempt to control the rapidly spreading Zika virus last week by asking its citizens to avoid getting pregnant from now until 2018. Yes, you read that right.

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  • Lisa Palmer, Yale Environment 360

    Will Indonesian Fires Spark Reform of Rogue Forest Sector?

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    November 11, 2015  //  By Wilson Center Staff
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    The original version of this article, by Lisa Palmer, appeared on Yale Environment 360.

    The fires that blazed in Indonesia’s rainforests in 1982 and 1983 came as a shock. The logging industry had embarked on a decades-long pillaging of the country’s woodlands, opening up the canopy and drying out the carbon-rich peat soils. Preceded by an unusually long El Niño-related dry season, the forest fires lasted for months, sending vast clouds of smoke across Southeast Asia.

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  • Growing Role of Armed Forces in Disaster Relief a Dangerous Trend for Latin America

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    Guest Contributor  //  October 22, 2015  //  By Pablo Scuticchio
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    From earthquakes to floods, when natural disasters strike, the military is often called on to bolster civilian responses. Policymakers throughout Latin America in particular are increasingly relying on the armed forces for emergency assistance.

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  • New Research Links Water Security and Economic Growth

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    Guest Contributor  //  August 6, 2015  //  By Laura E. Turley
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    While it is intuitively clear that economic growth is related to water security – understood here as both water availability and also exposure to water-related risks such as drought and floods – there has been very little empirical evidence of this relationship to date.

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  • Swept Under the Carpet: The Psychological Side of Maternal Health

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    Dot-Mom  //  From the Wilson Center  //  May 18, 2015  //  By Carley Chavara
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    In high-income countries, as many as 10 to 15 percent of women experience depression, anxiety, or other non-psychotic mental health challenges during pregnancy or the year after giving birth. In developing countries, the chances rise to 16 percent of pregnant women and 20 percent of post-natal women, according to Jane Fisher, professor of women’s health at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. [Video Below]

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  • Lisa Friedman on a More Diverse Environmental Movement and the Critical Year Ahead for Climate Talks

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    Friday Podcasts  //  February 6, 2015  //  By Linnea Bennett
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    “If you care about climate change and international response to climate change, the first two weeks of December in Paris, France, will be your Super Bowl,” says Lisa Friedman, deputy editor of ClimateWire, in this week’s podcast.

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  • Safety and Security in the Global Youth Wellbeing Index

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    Guest Contributor  //  December 9, 2014  //  By Nicole Goldin

    Few would argue with the notion that socioeconomic development is contingent on peace, safety, and security. What goes for nations, goes for people too – especially young people.

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