Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP

Will intensifying climate impacts lead to the adoption of a climate security lens in Asia? What can be done to alleviate the struggles of Afghan widows? How is Indonesia's reliance on coal conflicting with its mission of decarbonization?

Read more in last week's New Security Beat posts ⬇️

💠 Climate Change, Peace and Security: Discourse Versus Action in Asia | By Simon Bunse and Tabea Campbell Pauli - https://buff.ly/42YRSHj

💠 Afghanistan Widows: The Silent Struggle of Women-Headed Households | By Massoma Jafari, Ijia Ormel, Faiza Rab, Basnama Ayaz, Carla Taylor & Salim Sohani - https://buff.ly/41pyrWF

💠 Photo Essay: Indonesia’s Decarbonization Tipping Point | By Ulet Ifansasti & Jacob Dreyer - https://buff.ly/3QsUDZM

💠 ECSP Weekly Watch | February 17 – 21 | By Breanna Crossman - https://buff.ly/3XfoAR4

Climate Change, Peace and Security: Discourse Versus Action in Asia This year’s World Economic Forum called for greater urgency in discussing the impacts of climate change on human security and social, political, and economic stability. And a recognition of the [...]

The push for a global clean energy transition is forging new partnerships and new markets. In this shifting landscape, could we see Japan and the US supporting Latin America’s critical minerals sector? Does China have the capacity and willingness to fuel Indonesia’s clean energy transition?

Find answers to these questions, as well as expert analysis of how to close the women’s health gap, in this week's posts.

🔹 Could Japan and the US Support Latin America’s Critical Minerals Sector? | By Neeraja Kulkarni - https://buff.ly/4jCwn4M

🔹 Closing the Women’s Health Gap: Research, Investment, and Eliminating Inequities | By Deeksh*ta Ramanarayanan - https://buff.ly/4hvqK6K

🔹 Can China Fuel Indonesia’s Clean Energy Transition? | Jacob Dreyer - https://buff.ly/4gmrydg

🔹 ECSP Weekly Watch | January 27 – 31 | By Breanna Crossman - https://buff.ly/4aIx7Bs

This week, we featured articles on a wide range of topics, from unplanned decarbonization and China EV investments in Thailand to kangaroo mother care and the possibility of a decolonial energy transition. Check out this week's posts below ⬇️

1️⃣ The Traumas of Unplanned Decarbonization in Fragile States | By Alex de Waal & Aditya Sarkar - https://buff.ly/406eUJ7

2️⃣ Low-Carbon Transitions: A Spur (and a Solution) to Colonial Violence? | By Erik Post - https://buff.ly/4255Y9n

3️⃣ Kangaroo Mother Care: A Critical Role in Welcoming the Tiniest Lives | By Consolata Chikoti - https://buff.ly/40oO6VP

4️⃣ Charged Up: China Driving Thailand’s EV Industry | By Nayan Seth - https://buff.ly/3WaG2FG

5️⃣ ECSP Weekly Watch | January 6 – 10 | By Angus Soderberg - https://buff.ly/408Dysx