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Reimagining Peace and Security: The Women, Peace and Security Inaugural Workshop
Last week, a diverse group of activists, practitioners, and academics from across the U.S. came together to discuss building collective action for peace and social change.
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In India, Dirty Air Kills as Easily in the Country as in the City
A forthcoming study of northern India suggests that people living in rural areas are as likely to die prematurely from the effects of poor air quality as those living in cities.
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To Sustain Peace, UN Should Embrace Complexity and Be UN-Heroic
A new report from the United Nations lays out new goals for building and keeping peace, but will likely face several challenges.
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Climate Migrants Will Soon Shift Populations of Many Countries, Says World Bank
If emissions of greenhouse gases remain high, as many as 143 million “internal migrants” might move within their own countries by 2050.
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Celebrating Young Women’s Economic Empowerment for International Women’s Day 2018
Women today are completing higher levels of education and taking on more leadership roles, yet many barriers to economic empowerment still persist.
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Hotter Temperatures Will Accelerate Migration of Asylum-Seekers to Europe, Says Study
If carbon emissions hold steady, a new study in Science predicts that the European Union could face a massive influx by 2100.
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Photo Essay: The Dead Sea, Living Waters and Megadrought
Thousands of years before Biblical times, during a period when temperatures were unusually high, the lands around the Dead Sea now occupied by Israel, Jordan and surrounding nations suffered megadroughts far worse than any recorded by humans. Warming climate now threatens to return such conditions to this already hard-pressed region.
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New Columbia Program to Help Define Women’s Roles in Peace and Security
Women on all different levels, from households to the highest ranks of government, are striving to gain a seat at the table when it comes peace and security. A new program launched today at Columbia University will help define what those roles might be
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Photo Essay: When People Must Make Way for Nature
The forested Kanha Tiger Reserve, in the highlands of central India, is home to an abundance of rare wildlife. It also used to be home to thousands of people—that is, until they were moved out by the government to make way for endangered creatures.
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“
