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Jack Goldstone: Preventing Violence in the Sahel Starts With More Inclusive Governance
›“The Sahel faces huge problems,” says Jack Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel professor of public policy at George Mason University and Wilson Center global fellow, in this week’s podcast. “It is facing massive population growth. It is facing environmental decay. It has a history of violent conflict.”
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Two New Sites Help Visualize Demographic Concepts and Their Effect on Development
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What Paul Ehrlich Missed (and Still Does): The Population Challenge Is About Rights
›In 1968, Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich predicted hundreds of millions would starve to death over the next decade, many of them Americans, and the world would generally decline into chaos in his book The Population Bomb.
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The Environmental Democracy Index: Ranking Access to Information and Justice
›June 2, 2015 // By Carley ChavaraConventional wisdom has been that wealthier countries have better environmental protections than poorer countries. However, a new annual report launched this year, the Environmental Democracy Index, reveals that a strong economy does not necessarily ensure strong environmental rights.
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For Next Edition of Influential Global Trends Report, National Intelligence Council Looks to Expand Its Audience
›Between sessions on the value of creating a physical expression of digital brands (Evernote socks) and Bitcoin, this year’s South by South West (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, featured newcomers from a different background: the U.S. National Intelligence Council.
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Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue: Generational Inequality in the Sahel a Security Risk
›Rapid population growth, which many Sahelian countries are experiencing, is often associated with an increased risk of sociopolitical violence. But in this week’s podcast, Cornell University Professor Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue argues there is another factor related to demographic change that governments and development organizations should account for: inequality.
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Saplings and Contraceptives: Results From a Population, Health, and Environment Project in Kenya
›East African countries like Kenya have made great strides in recent decades in increasing access to modern contraception, leading to marked declines in fertility rates. But disparities remain.
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How Midwives Can Answer the World’s Maternal Health Woes
›The world is about to hit a “turning point” in maternal and newborn health, said Laura Laski, chief of the sexual and reproductive health at UNFPA, at the Wilson Center on March 23. “In terms of strengthening the new health system for achieving the MDGS or any other goals, we have to focus on the human resources for health.” In particular, midwives.
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