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Fertile Ground? Climate Change and Jihadism in Mali<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tWhile climate change has not created jihadists in Mali, its effects on the livelihoods of already marginalized communities has created fertile grounds for recruitment.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The fragile balance between employment and the environment<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tDiversification of employment opportunities into non-farm, non-mining activities will be critical to safeguarding Ecuador\u2019s rainforest. However, this is easier said than done.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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How Europe can solve soy conflicts<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tBy growing its own soy instead of importing it, Europe can solve soy conflicts \u2013 and yield the benefits.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Capitalism and resource management<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tMost discussions of power in natural resource management tend to omit the primary issue of capitalism.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Does climate change matter to the poor?<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThere is more to the alleged contradiction between the de-prioritization of action on climate change and the consensus that it is a threat to society.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Sustaining the future<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe new policy framework should acknowledge that challenges for global sustainable development and the environment are interlinked.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The tragedy of the deprived<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe reality behind the game of who gets what, when and how when it comes to natural resources, reveals a power play in which deprived groups in society get the short end of the stick. It also portrays an inherent tension between environmental prot…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Formalizing the unknown<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Peruvian region Madre de Dios is the scene of an enduring dispute between small-scale miners and the authorities over the use of land. In an attempt to formalize the small-scale mining sector, the Peruvian government has declared all small-sca…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Climate change, risks and swarm planning<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17 October 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe disastrous effects of climate events on landscapes can be mitigated by ‘swarm planning’.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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An unfinished symphony<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIn the last week of September, world leaders gathered in New York for the general debate marking the opening of the 68th UN General Assembly (GA). This was an important moment for the post-2015 process, as several events were organized on the glob…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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What the EU could contribute, with a little more EU-phoria<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Furness<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 September 2025
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\n\t\t\tIn spite of the ongoing euro crisis, which does not leave much space for an ambitious global agenda, the EU remains a major global development actor.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Equity should be the goal of the post-2015 agenda<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 July 2025
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\n\t\t\tOnly through focusing on equity can poverty reduction and a sustainable environment be achieved in the post-2015 development framework.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Be careful, BRICS Development Bank<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t02 July 2025
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\n\t\t\tWill the BRICS Development Bank\u2019s constructive capacities overcome its destructive ones? The world is watching.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Maximizing social impact through the power of the public purse<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tPublic procurement can be used to spur economic transition. But there can be a bottleneck when sustainability and inclusiveness do not converge.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Long-term commitment through Basin Authorities <\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tWater partnerships should be locally regulated through specific Basin Authorities, providing equal access for the inhabitants, based on long-term commitment from policymakers. \n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Aiming high<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 March 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe international post-2015 development agenda is in need of a comprehensive water development framework based on widely shared ethical principles.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Groundwater: the unknown resource<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 March 2025
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\n\t\t\tNon-renewable groundwater abstraction leading to groundwater depletion has global dimensions. It should therefore be addressed by a mix of solutions in cooperative projects between international and regional experts and local stakeholders.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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A vision for the future<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 March 2025
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\n\t\t\tThere is chance for us to overcome the challenge of water security if we really live our lives on the basis of respect for diversity, all people and for the Earth.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The many faces of water privatization in Mexico<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tWhen rethinking water and environmental policies for the coming years, the harsh consequences of water privatization must not be forgotten. \n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Ubuntu \u2013 water shows the way<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIn order to solve the water crisis, we need to change our definition and perspective of water from a commodity and a resource to a sacred feminine entity\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Water justice instead of business cooperation<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tCooperation with private corporations is a serious threat to the human right to water.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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A youth perspective<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIncreasing awareness and knowledge about water use is essential and should be a key part of the post-2015 agenda.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Climate adaptation: top priority, or just one of many?<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe implications of climate change on WRM and WASH need to be addressed in the post-2015 development agenda. \n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The water footprint: water in the supply chain<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tWorldwide, companies have started to explore the water footprint of their products. The creator of the water footprint concept, Arjen Hoekstra, gives some background.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Water and the post-2015 development agenda<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe post-2015 agenda on water calls for more cohesion and less pragmatism.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Global mechanism for sustainable water management<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14 February 2025
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\n\t\t\tIn the global water agenda two issues call for urgent global action: the mechanism of carbon taxing and the shortage of phosphate fertilizer.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Water, a vital resource: waste not, want not<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSister Jayanti<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13 February 2025
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\n\t\t\tWater security requires a different perspective towards water-use: If we don’t waste it now, we will still have water in the future.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Water from an indigenous perspective<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPauline Tangiora <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 February 2025
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\n\t\t\tDebating future water policy should integrate its religious and cultural values, instead of framing it as a commodity, argues Pauline Tangiora from the New Zealand Earth Charter Commissioner and Indigenous Grandmother\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Regional conflict over water<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerard Pichel<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 February 2025
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\n\t\t\tImproved water management can avoid future water related conflicts, through a de-centralized, de-politicized and transparent approach based on stakeholder involvement and water engineering technology.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Prioritizing small-scale farming<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaul Wolvekamp<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, Aad Kessler<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, Coen Ritsema<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21 January 2025
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\n\t\t\tPolicy aimed at intensification of small scale agriculture most effectively stimulates global food security argue Wolvekamp (Both Ends), Ritsema (SLM) and Kessler (SML-WUR).\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Resurrection of public water utilities<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 27, 2025
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\n\t\t\tIs water a commodity or a public good? Who can assume the right to open or close the water tap? This blog will focus on the public to public partnerships for water utilities.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Taming capitalism through constitutional action?<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 July 2025
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\n\t\t\tNancy Peluso\u2019s exciting and much discussed keynote speech drew on the metaphor of the ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Using the humorous but thought-provoking imagery of the story, Peluso highlighted the variety of ways in which the relationship between n…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Is Green Economy the key to growth and less poverty?<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t22 February 2025
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\n\t\t\tInvesting 2% of global GDP into ten key sectors can kick-start a transition towards a low carbon, resource efficient Green Economy, a new United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report suggests.The sum, currently amounting to an average of a…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Ren\u00e9 Kemp proposes a marriage.<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRuben Huele<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 June 2025
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Potential for efficiency gains in 3R and circular economy<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBas de Leeuw<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t09 June 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe working group observed that relative decoupling has been possible in many countries. Absolute decoupling however yet to be seen on a wide scale.Hopeful signs come from China where good work is being done in eco parks. Chinese paper industry ha…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Gjalt explains the Challenge<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBas de Leeuw<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t08 June 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe Challenge according to Gjalt Huppes as he explained it in the opening session of the Confernce today:1. We want the good life for 8 billion people by 20502. Environmental challenge: by 2050 growth of eco-efficiency with factor 2-5 (means: envi…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Final reflections on degrowth<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGiorgos Kallis<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 March 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe end of the conference finds us all exhausted but content. We have been organizing this event for the last year, each Tuesday a team of 10 to 15 dedicated people meeting for hours to think and plan the event to its smallest detail. Organizing a…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Degrowth, what next?<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGjalt Huppes<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t28 March 2025
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\n\t\t\tWe face a number of highly challenging tendencies which require fundamental new approaches to get us on the track of a decent global society. First, the industrial transformation of societies has taken off globally. It is not a matter if but only…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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