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Population, Climate, and Politics—A New Phase is Emerging
Guest Contributor // Uncharted Territory // February 5, 2020 // By Jack A. Goldstone
For some time, it has been clear that a global population imbalance is emerging. High income countries, including nearly all of the Americas, Europe, and most of East and parts of South and Southeast Asia, have seen a dramatic, sustained fall in fertility. Already, this is resulting in shrinking labor forces and the oldest mean age populations seen in history. At the same time, the low income countries and even some lower middle-income countries—mainly in Africa but also in Central America, the Middle East, and parts of South and Southeast Asia—continue to have relatively high fertility. This is now, and even more in the coming decades, producing fast-growing labor forces and relatively young populations.
Too Much, Too Soon: Addressing Over-Intervention in Maternity Care
Dot-Mom // From the Wilson Center // May 16, 2017 // By Nancy Chong
For years, the primary approach to improving global maternal health was additive – to increase capacity to address shortfalls in clinics, doctors, supplies, information, and skilled care. Today, however, some women are experiencing issues related to the opposite problem: too much.
Consensus, Certainty, and Catastrophe: The Debate Over Ocean Iron Fertilization
Guest Contributor // May 3, 2017 // By Kemi Fuentes-George
Almost three decades ago, at a conference at the Woods Hole Institute, oceanographer John Martin said with "a half a tanker of iron…I will give you the next ice age."
Sherri Goodman: Incorporate Climate Risks into Diplomacy, Development, and Defense
Eye On // February 16, 2017 // By Schuyler Null
"We are seeing floods, droughts, extreme weather events, migration of people across borders, as well as sea-level rise, and we are going to see increasing challenges," says Wilson Center Senior Fellow Sherri Goodman in an interview with the German think tank, adelphi.
Americans Prefer Renewable Energy Requirements Over a Carbon Tax
Guest Contributor // January 30, 2017 // By Barry Rabe, Sarah Mills & Christopher Borick
There are many questions about where President Trump and the new administration stands on energy and climate policy, but new survey data gives a better picture of what the American public thinks.
Building a Locus of Control: Protecting Yourself From "Climate Trauma"
January 23, 2017 // By Lynae Bresser
With countries declaring drought emergencies and islands facing inundation, it can be difficult to turn away from the big picture when it comes to climate change. If we are to build a climate-resilient society, though, we must look to resilience at its origins, says one group of experts: the individual.
Paradox of Progress: National Intelligence Council Releases Global Trends Report
January 11, 2017 // By Schuyler Null
Do you experience information overload? Feel like there's always another crisis to worry about? Sense a kind of chaos? Well, you may be a citizen of the early 21st century.
Report: Reducing Risks from Rapid Demographic Change
October 27, 2016 // By Cara Thuringer
The world is undergoing a period of demographic transition which presents both opportunities and challenges for governments. A report by the Atlantic Council's Mathew Burrows, formerly of the National Intelligence Council, Reducing the Risks from Rapid Demographic Change, examines the changes in population structures across high-, upper-middle-, lower-middle-, and low-income countries.