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
Halvard Buhaug: Climate Changes Affect Conflict Dynamics
“Climate is unquestionably linked to armed conflict,” says Halvard Buhaug, Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, in the latest Wilson Center podcast.
“If we produce a map of the …
00:18:23 |
Fri 04 May 2018
Dr. Belen Garijo: “I Believe We Need To Do Better” For Caregivers Across The World
“As many as 865 million of our mothers, daughters, [and] sisters across the globe are not reaching their full potential to contribute to their national economies,” said Dr. Belén Garijo, CEO for heal…
00:13:05 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
Maternal Health Experts: Strategic Partnerships and Data Key to Strengthening Health Systems
“We need to think differently about how we invest in our country programs, and what outcomes we are interested in,” said Dr. Koki Agarwal, director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (U…
00:07:53 |
Fri 16 Mar 2018
2.6 Million Babies Are Stillborn Every Year
Every day, 7,100 babies are stillborn. A tragic, complicated problem, stillbirth—which the WHO defines as a baby born with no signs of life at or after 28 weeks' gestation—remains difficult to contr…
00:07:16 |
Fri 12 Jan 2018
“It Can Be Done”: Address Malata’s Dream for Safe Motherhood in Malawi
“Women still die…and they die preventable deaths,” said Address Malata, vice chancellor of the Malawi University of Science and Technology, at a recent Wilson Center event honoring the 30th anniversa…
00:22:53 |
Thu 11 Jan 2018
Peter Yeboah on Faith-Based Approaches to Global Health
Peter Yeboah, Executive Director, Christian Health Association of Ghana, offers his perspective on faith-based approaches to global health
00:11:28 |
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Tonny Tumwesigy on Faith-Based Approaches to Global Health
Dr. Tonny Tumwesigye, Executive Director, Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, gives his remarks on faith-based approaches to global health.
00:12:02 |
Thu 14 Dec 2017
An Unlikely Ambassador: Ghana Gurung on Snow Leopards and Community Resilience
As a child growing up in Nepal’s mountainous Upper Mustang region, Ghana Gurung understood that his survival depended on the mountains and his community. Today, as senior conservation program directo…
00:14:44 |
Wed 22 Nov 2017
As Fiji Leads COP-23, Camari Koto Reflects on Climate Resilience in the South Pacific Islands
Climate change poses an undeniable threat to small island states, but many islanders do not even know what climate change is, says Camari Koto, an indigenous Fijian academic and educator at the Unive…
01:09:09 |
Sat 18 Nov 2017
Can We Fall in Love With the Problem? Monica Kerrigan on Innovations in Maternal Health
“Innovation happens when there are pioneers that stick with it,” says Monica Kerrigan, vice president of innovations at Jhpiego in a podcast from the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative. At a …
00:18:32 |
Fri 20 Oct 2017
Backdraft #9: Joshua Busby on Mapping Hotspots of Climate and Security Vulnerability
Maps help us to grasp complex ideas, such as patterns of risk and vulnerability, but the stories they tell can have significant implications. “It’s very difficult to validate that what you’re capturi…
00:17:17 |
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Doris Chou on Measuring Maternal Health in the SDG Era
“How do we present things in a responsible way?” asks Dr. Doris Chou of the World Health Organization (WHO) during a Wilson Center panel discussion on “Maternal and Women’s Health, Two Years In: Meas…
00:22:48 |
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Simon Nicholson on Climate Engineering Technologies
In this podcast postscript, Simon Nicholson goes into detail about the array of climate engineering technologies being researched.
00:09:16 |
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Backdraft #8: Simon Nicholson on Climate Engineering
When the Paris Agreement set an ambitious goal of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the negotiators put climate engineering on the table, says S…
00:23:43 |
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Michael Kugelman on Pakistan’s “Nightmare” Water Scenario
“Water scarcity is a nightmare scenario that is all too real and all but inevitable in Pakistan,” says Michael Kugelman, deputy director of the Wilson Center’s Asia Program, in this week’s podcast.
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00:13:34 |
Thu 25 May 2017
Christophe Angely on Overcoming Pessimism for the Sahel
The Sahel region of Africa is a wide band that marks the transition from the Sahara Desert in the north to the wetter, sub-tropical regions in the south. The Sahelian countries have some of the most …
00:14:04 |
Thu 18 May 2017
A Little Respect: Saraswathi Vedam on Reducing Over-Intervention in Maternal Care Through More Autonomy
Governments and health organizations have made remarkable gains in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity rates around the world. Much of those gains have been driven by increasing capacity, direc…
00:19:36 |
Thu 11 May 2017
Backdraft #7: Janani Vivekananda on What Renewable Energy Projects Can Learn From Oil and Future-Proofing Humanitarian Responses
As more and more development and humanitarian programs contend with climate-related problems, there are important lessons learned from past experience that should not be forgotten, says Janani Viveka…
00:16:11 |
Thu 13 Apr 2017
Backdraft #6: Jesse Ribot on Why It’s So Important for Climate Interventions to Work Through Local Democracy
In a research project spanning more than two dozen case studies on environmental governance in 13 sub-Saharan African countries, Jesse Ribot, professor at the University of Illinois, and colleagues f…
00:20:35 |
Thu 06 Apr 2017
Samara Ferrara on How Midwifery Can Reduce Unnecessary Surgeries and Save Lives in Mexico
“Midwives have the knowledge, midwives have the skills, and have the heart and compassion to serve mothers and babies in the most perfect way,” explains Samara Ferrara in this week’s podcast. But the…
00:09:18 |
Thu 30 Mar 2017
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