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New Security Beat is the blog of the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program, with contributions from the Maternal Health InitiativeChina Environment ForumUrban Sustainability LaboratoryPolar Institute, and Global Risk and Resilience Program.


Since 1994, the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) has actively pursued the connections between the environment, health, population, development, conflict, and security. ECSP brings together scholars, policymakers, media, and practitioners through events, research, publications, multimedia content, and our award-winning blog.


The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is the living, national memorial to President Wilson established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs.

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Building Resilience for Peace: Water, Security, and Strategic Interests in Mindanao, Philippines

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2017
Philippines

The Philippines faces a breadth of social and environmental challenges that threaten its economic and political stability. A long history of violent conflict stemming from ethnic, religious, and political tensions is further complicated by changing weather patterns that cause severe drought and damaging storms. Millions of people in Mindanao have been displaced by violence and extreme weather events, and their migration from rural areas leaves room for the expansion of terrorist groups that threaten regional stability.

Water Stress, Instability and Violent Extremism in Nigeria

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2017
Nigeria

This article is a summary of the chapter by Marcus King, John O. Rankin Associate Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, in the new book, Water, Security and U.S. Foreign Policy. The book was produced by the World Wildlife Fund-US and edited by David Reed. The summary was prepared by Chelsea Spangler.