New Security Broadcast
Tune in to our podcast to hear expert speakers on the links between global environmental change, security, development, and health. The Environmental Change and Security Program is a part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the living, national memorial to President Wilson established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in the District of Columbia. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs. The Center establishes and maintains a neutral forum for free, open, and informed dialogue. For more information, visit www.wilsoncenter.org/ecsp and www.newsecuritybeat.org.This podcast was formerly titled "Friday Podcasts From ECSP and MHI," and included contributions from the Wilson Center's Maternal Health Initiative (MHI).
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2023
The State of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: A Conversation with Dr. Zara Ahmed
“Unintended pregnancy and abortion are reproductive health experiences shared by tens of millions of people around the world, irrespective of personal status or circumstance. What differs though are …
00:15:32 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
A National Reckoning: Highlights From A Conversation with Congresswoman Alma Adams
“I believe that we're experiencing a national reckoning and in this unique moment, I definitely see an opportunity for Congress, but also for our local governments to enact policies that begin to add…
00:15:10 |
Thu 30 Jul 2020
Non-Communicable Diseases and COVID-19: A Conversation With Dr. Belén Garijo and Dr. Felicia Knaul
“NCDs have raised the risk of and the severity of the COVID-19 infection,” says Dr. Belén Garijo, Executive Board Member and CEO of Healthcare at Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany, in this week’s Friday …
00:20:46 |
Thu 11 Jun 2020
Highlights from COVID-19: Magnifying the World’s Inequities
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc the world over, and recent data shows that the hardest hit will be the world’s women and girls and populations impacted by racism and discrimination. This week’s Friday Pod…
00:20:46 |
Thu 28 May 2020
Highlights from the First-Ever State of the World’s Nursing Report
The year 2020 has been designated as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife by the World Health Organization. In April 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), International Council of Nurses, and N…
00:19:11 |
Thu 14 May 2020
Unpacking Covid-19 and the Connections Between Ecosystems, Human Health, and Security
“What are the underlying drivers of risk that created the conditions for Covid-19 to emerge, and how do we better address them?” said Lauren Herzer Risi, Project Director for the Environmental Change…
00:31:53 |
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Listen to Midwives to Achieve Universal Health Coverage by 2030
What is inherent in the word “universal,” is that it is for all women, said Anneka Knutsson, Chief of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), at a rec…
00:13:44 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Chitra Nagarajan on What’s Changed for Women in Lake Chad Region
“Women and men face very different risks and challenges,” said Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and journalist who covers climate change, conflict, and gender. She spoke in this week’s podcast about what’s…
00:36:29 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
A Conversation with Rodolfo Camacho on Using Data for Water Security
While there are many uses for global data sets and innovative data analysis technologies, the most important thing, Rodolfo Camacho said in this week’s Water Stories podcast, is not analyzing the dat…
00:18:16 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
From Arms to Farms: A Conversation with Casimiro Olvida
“This project is serious,” Casimiro Olvida said. “It will help the community. If you do not believe me, you can kill me anytime.” He recalled saying this in 1995 to Communist rebels in Mindanao who w…
00:21:57 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Wim Zwijnenburg on Using Data to Visualize the Impacts of Conflict on the Environment
Through open source information, remote sensing, and existing data, we can have a better sense of how conflict impacts the environment and how it then impacts people depending on the environment, sai…
00:21:01 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Dr. Mishkat Al-Moumin on the Importance of Women & the Environment to Sustainable Peace
“I believe if you acknowledge women as primary users of environmental resources, if you draft the policy with women [at] the table, offering you their unique perspective and unique feedback, you’re g…
00:18:34 |
Thu 13 Feb 2020
Geoff Dabelko and Sharon Burke on Environmental Peacebuilding in an Era of Great Power Competition
The United States and China are on the road to war, said Senior Advisor of New America’s Resource Security Program, Sharon Burke in this week’s Friday Podcast. “And if you’re an environmental peacebu…
00:21:39 |
Thu 06 Feb 2020
Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy: A Conversation with Terrie Livingston
“For me, [multiple sclerosis (MS)] presented itself shortly after the birth of my second son. I had these symptoms; I had this profound fatigue that I didn’t have with my first child,” said Terrie Li…
00:15:01 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
To Address Security in Africa, Focus on the Citizen: Ambassador Phillip Carter III on the Connections between Development and Security
To address the security challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa we need to shift the focus from a concept of state security to one of citizen security, says Ambassador Phillip Carter III (ret.), former …
00:19:47 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Gordon Mumbo on Water and Livelihoods in the Mara River Basin
“If you live in the developed world or in some urban centers, then the supply of water is guaranteed,” said Gordon Mumbo, team leader for Sustainable Water for the Mara River Basin, a project of Winr…
00:00:30 |
Fri 15 Nov 2019
David DeArmey on Engaging Communities to Increase Water Point Functionality
The Wilson Center is partnering with the USAID Sustainable Water Partnership and Winrock International to share stories about global water security. The series has highlighted the connections between…
00:14:41 |
Fri 06 Sep 2019
With Knowledge Comes Responsibility: A Conversation with Sylvia Earle on the Ocean
“Having a planet that is suitable for us has taken a very long time, like four and a half billion years,” said Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society, in a podcast int…
00:14:20 |
Thu 08 Aug 2019
Erika Weinthal on the Weaponization of Water in Conflict Settings
“When you're in a post-conflict phase, it means we really should be moving away from humanitarian assistance into development because we've moved along the conflict spectrum toward peace and developm…
00:21:00 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Partnerships, Politics, & Plastic Pollution: A Conversation with Rob Kaplan on Reducing Ocean Plastics
“I’ve never seen this kind of political and public sector engagement in an environmental topic happen so fast,” said Rob Kaplan, the Founder and CEO of Circulate Capital in an interview with Ambassad…
00:13:59 |
Fri 21 Jun 2019
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