A person’s water security is affected by their gender, as is their likelihood to hold decision making positions about this vital resource. To increase water...
Gender issues, climate change, and security problems are interconnected in complex and powerful ways. Unfortunately, some of these connections have not received...
As Jammu and Kashmir authorities prepare to mine lithium in Reasi, locals fear negative environmental and social impacts, given the history of large...
How can the risks associated with increased critical mineral production be addressed in Latin America? As outlined in a recent report published by the OECD and...
To mark the upcoming International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the authors spoke with Lola Cabnal, a Guatemalan indigenous leader, to discuss the...
As part of the Wilson Center “backdraft" series on the unintended consequences of climate change responses, this article argues how environment, climate, and...
Women are disproportionately affected by environmental catastrophes and crimes, even as they remain at the forefront of efforts to resist them. A more holistic...
Women are crucial actors in managing water resources and conflicts, yet their perspectives are often missing from high-level decision making. Removing barriers...
The EU wants electric cars to drive it to net zero, powered by batteries produced in the bloc, but at what cost to people living near new lithium mines?
What can climate security learn from the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda? The two agendas share the need for urgent, context-specific, interdisciplinary...
Water deprivation is increasingly recognized as a political and security problem. Tensions resulting from the growing imbalance between global water demand and...
Women in the region suffer disproportionately from climate impacts, but they also play an essential role in addressing climate change. With the right policy...
As China advances its geoengineering capabilities, the security and geopolitical risks associated with these techniques for South and Southeast Asia need to be...
A new form of organized crime has recently been emerging in the Amazon: illegal mining. Miners fell trees, use high-grade explosives for blasting soils and...
Women are vital for effective climate policy making and implementation. In South Asia, more needs to be done on systematically integrating women into policy...
Resource consumption has grown exponentially over the past: between 1970 and 2010, the quantity of extracted materials has tripled. Not only the overall amount...