Environmental Change and Security Program - ECSP

Between 2000 and 2015, the production of clothing has more than doubled, with 92 million tons of textile waste produced globally, according to the Global Fashion Agenda. Where does all that waste go? How do we manage it?

International Day of Zero Waste 2025 is bringing attention to the growing waste in the fashion and textiles industries. Check out ECSP's insights into our world's growing waste problem and how we might manage it ⬇️

The Struggle Against Plastic Choking the Mekong | By Anton L Delgado -https://buff.ly/4gp6rwz

Scaling up the Reuse Revolution in the Global South | By Eline Leising & Firda Istania - https://buff.ly/C1FNJjp

From Waste to Wear: Chinese Startup Revolutionizing Sustainable Fashion with Recycled Materials | By Yunhuan Chen, Haiying Lin & Haifeng Huang - https://buff.ly/4UfSYj0

In 's top 5 posts from February, you'll find insights into China's growing role in the global south's energy transition, what to make of Arctic sea ice tipping points and possible interventions, as well as a photo essay surveying Indonesia's decarbonization efforts and an interview with Ashok Swain about his latest book "Climate Security." 💡👇

1️⃣ China’s Role in Financing the Energy Transition in the Global South | By Muyi Yang & Xunpeng Shi - https://buff.ly/410EFLf

2️⃣ Energy Islanding in Kentucky? Fort Knox’s Push to Resilience and Grid Independence | By Alicia Dotson & Andrew Pfluger - https://buff.ly/4hkJRAM

3️⃣ Facing Up to Climate Risk: Arctic Sea Ice, Tipping Points, and Possible Interventions | By Brad Ack & Kerry Nickols - https://buff.ly/3EIPsSP

4️⃣ Photo Essay: Indonesia’s Decarbonization Tipping Point | By Ulet Ifansasti & Jacob Dreyer - https://buff.ly/3QsUDZM

5️⃣ Q&A: Dr. Ashok Swain on Misinformation, Changing Borders, and the Role of the UN in his New Book, Climate Security | By Wilson Center Staff - https://buff.ly/4gyVYZH

China’s Role in Financing the Energy Transition in the Global South As the world inches closer to the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, the demand for decisive climate leadership has never been more pressing. The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on January [...]

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 [...]

Can new technologies save melting sea ice in the Arctic? How is climate security connected to misinformation, national security and political rhetoric? What are some of the environmental and social challenges associated with Zimbabwe's critical mineral boom? Can China help the Global South decarbonize?

Find answers to these questions in this week's posts.

💠 Facing Up to Climate Risk: Arctic Sea Ice, Tipping Points, and Possible Interventions | By Brad Ack and Kerry Nickols - https://buff.ly/3EIPsSP

🌐 Q&A: Dr. Ashok Swain on Misinformation, Changing Borders, and the Role of the UN in his New Book, Climate Security | By Wilson Center Staff - https://buff.ly/4gyVYZH

🌍 Mining for Change: Obert Bore on Human Rights and Development Amid Zimbabwe's Mineral Boom | By Claire Doyle and Jennifer Nguyen - https://buff.ly/3CJ7ggc

⚡China’s Role in Financing the Energy Transition in the Global South | By Muyi Yang and Xunpeng Shi - https://buff.ly/410EFLf

💫 ECSP Weekly Watch | February 10 - 14 | By Breanna Crossman - https://buff.ly/4gFWd5q

🌐 This week on , we featured articles on energy islanding at Fort Knox, navigating security-based migration policies in the Dominican Republic, and more. Check out these articles and subscribe to our newsletter below ⬇️

💠 Energy Islanding in Kentucky? Fort Knox's Push to Resilience and Grid Independence | By Alicia Dotson & Andrew Pfluger - https://buff.ly/4hkJRAM

💠 Beating Backlash: Can NGOs Effectively Challenge Security-Based Migration Policies? | By Jean-Pierre Murray - https://buff.ly/43235qH

💠 ECSP Weekly Watch | By Breanna Crossman - https://buff.ly/40Sq6cC

📬 Stay up to date on emerging trends in environment, security, development, and global health by joining our newsletter: https://buff.ly/3Wxpgkr

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 on , we featured articles on integrating indigenous knowledge into the sustainable development goals, widespread sexual violence as a component of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and China’s response to the environmental justice movement in Shenzhen. Check out these articles and subscribe to our newsletter below ⬇️

🔹Conflict in Sudan: Widespread Sexual Violence | By Zeinab Mohammed Salih - https://buff.ly/40oTRS7

🔹 A Proposal for SDG 18: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge | By Martin Nweeia & Pamela Peeters - https://buff.ly/3Ct7eJ1

🔹 Decoding China’s Response to Environmental Justice Movement in Shenzhen | Zhao Zhong & Kuoray Mao - https://buff.ly/3EknPPO

🔹 ECSP Weekly Watch | January 20 — 24 | By Angus Soderberg & Breanna Crossman - https://buff.ly/4aw28Zc

📬 Stay up to date on emerging trends in environment, security, development, and global health by joining our newsletter: https://buff.ly/3Wxpgkr

What does classical geopolitics have to tell us about climate and conflict? How are developing nations employing circular economics? Check out this week's posts for answers to these questions and much more ⬇️

🔹 Classic Geopolitics and Today’s Nexus of Conflict and Climate | By Dr. Gerard Toal - https://buff.ly/3DQDHtg

🔹 When Going in Circles is a Virtue: “The Circular Economy” | By Steven Gale - https://buff.ly/4age6WS

🔹 2024 Dot-Mom Guest Contributor Highlights | By Maternal Health Initiative - https://buff.ly/4jjSlJO

🔹 ECSP Weekly Watch | January 13 – 17 | By Angus Soderberg - https://buff.ly/3WnipK4

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

💫 This week on New Security Beat, we cover how to accelerate just energy transitions around the world, the promise of a new US-Africa energy alliance, the consequences of the Swachh Bharat Mission, and more! Check out the latest from NSB here ⬇️

🔹 The Arc | Financing Inclusive Climate Action: Investing in and Empowering Local Communities | https://buff.ly/3OX0vKa

🔹 Swachh Bharat Mission: Intended and Unintended Consequences | By Shamika Ravi & Sindhuja Penumarty - https://buff.ly/3ZB1QeH

🔹 US-Africa Energy Development: An Opportunity for the Trump Administration? | By Kalim Shah & Etchu Tabenyang - https://buff.ly/3BvHV8S

🔹 The Arc | Inclusive Green Energy: Accelerating Just Transitions | https://buff.ly/41A4Hae

🔹 ECSP Weekly Watch | December 9 – 13 | By Neeraja Kulkarni - https://buff.ly/4fkNgO9