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Environmental Change and Security Program

The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was founded in 1994 to study the connections among environmental, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy.[1][2][3] Located in Washington, DC, the program holds events and publishes research and multimedia content with the aim of connecting scholars, policymakers, the media, and practitioners.[4]

Activities

ECSP currently has three primary topical focus areas:[1]

  1. Integrated Development: ECSP serves as a forum for presenting new research and debating practical policy options on population-health-environment connections and demographic security in developing countries.[5][6][7] Topics include global population dynamics such as urbanization, youth bulges, and migration, as well as rural population growth and its effects on food security and conservation.[8][9]
  2. Environment, Conflict, and Security: ECSP works with policymakers, practitioners, and scholars to debate new research and develop policy responses to natural resource factors in conflict outcomes and climate change in the security context.
  3. Water: ECSP programs and publications focus on water’s potential to spur conflict and cooperation, its social and economic value, and its relationship to health and disease.[10]

Publications

ECSP produces a series of program reports as well as the FOCUS series of short briefs on integrated population, health, and environment programs. Previous occasional publications include Navigating Peace: Forging New Water Partnerships and Water Stories: Expanding Opportunities in Small-Scale Water and Sanitation Projects. The program also maintains a daily blog, New Security Beat, and a YouTube channel with speaker interviews.

Support

ECSP is supported by grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development, under the Health, Environment, Livelihoods, Population, and Security (HELPS) Project and the Resources for Peace Project (RFPP).[1]

Staff

References

  1. ^ a b c About ECSP
  2. ^ Morello, Lauren (2010). “Accelerating Arctic Changes Pose Long-Term Risks for the U.S. Navy,” The New York Times. New York, 24 March 2010.
  3. ^ Revkin, Andrew (2011). “7 Billion and Counting” The New York Times. New York, 8 January 2011.
  4. ^ 2011 Population Institute Global Media Award for "Best Online Commentary or Blog"
  5. ^ Agence France-Press (2010). “US forum urges contraception aid for poor countries.” Washington, DC, 17 October 2010.
  6. ^ Anderson, Lisa (2012). “Time to tackle 'last taboo' of contraception and climate – experts,” AlertNet. New York, 29 February 2012.
  7. ^ C-SPAN, “Wilson Center Discussion on Democracy in the Middle East [VIDEO].” 24 March 2011.
  8. ^ Cincotta, Richard; Leahy, Elizabeth (2006), Population Age Structure and Its Relation to Civil Conflict: A Graphic Metric. Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
  9. ^ Leahy, Elizabeth; Engelman, Robert; Vogel, Carolyn Gibb; Haddock, Sarah; Preston, Tod (2007). The Shape of Things to Come – Why Age Structure Matters To A Safer, More Equitable World. Washington, DC: Population Action International.
  10. ^ Morello, Lauren (2009). “Europe 'living beyond its means' when it comes to water use,” The New York Times. New York, 18 March 2009.

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