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Analysis: No, there will not be a war for water
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Analysis: No, there will not be a war for water

Some people falsely believe that the Afghanistan takeover by the Taliban during a drought increases the risk of violence over shared waters such as the Helmand and Kabul Rivers. Violent clashes [...]
COVID-19 and the fight against climate change: What have we learned?
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COVID-19 and the fight against climate change: What have we learned?

As the world continues to battle the COVID crisis, we must not lose sight of the greatest long-term threat faced by mankind: climate change.

Waste not want not: Malaysia moves to become a leader in tackling plastic waste
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Waste not want not: Malaysia moves to become a leader in tackling plastic waste

After China issued its plastic waste import ban in January 2018, global plastic waste shipments were quickly rerouted to Southeast Asia, with Malaysia as a top recipient. Like bamboo sprouts [...]
climate change environmental justice reproductive justice
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At the intersection of climate change and environmental and reproductive justice

"Reproductive justice is the right to reproductive health care, and the right to have children or not, the right to the healthiest possible pregnancy and birth, and the right to raise children in a safe and healthy environment. These rights will be challenged by climate change, including increasing temperatures."

Robert Engelman: All the population future we cannot see
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Robert Engelman: All the population future we cannot see

The most reasonable assumption about the future of population is that no assumptions are safe.

Glass half full? Innovative technologies could increase global water security
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Glass half full? Innovative technologies could increase global water security

This article is part of ECSP’s Water Security for a Resilient World series, a partnership with USAID’s Sustainable Water Partnership and Winrock International to share stories about global water [...]
In search of consensus on climate-conflict links
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In search of consensus on climate-conflict links

What do we (think we) know about the links between climate change and armed conflict? Early attempts to theorize what climate-related conflict might look like were exceptionally successful in [...]
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