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Senior Fellow Sherri Goodman and Global Fellow Peter Schwartzstein discuss their newly published books during "The Story Behind Climate Security and What it Means for US Foreign Policy."
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ECSP Director Lauren Risi, Delbert Pungowiyi, Dr. Rebecca Pincus, Carolyn Weis, and Ryan Houlihan speaking at "Ocean Policy to Strengthen the Resilience of Marine Ecosystems"
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A behind the scenes interview with ECSP Director Lauren Risi
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power speaking at the Wilson Center event "Launch of USAID's Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Policy."
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Wilson Center Fellow Meaghan Parker, alongside Jeje Mohamed, Clayton Weimers, Amrita Gupta, and Sandhya Ravishanka (online, not pictured) speaking at "Environmental Journalists on the Frontlines of Democracy"
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South Asia Institute Director Michael Kugelman, Dr. Mary Melnyk, Dr. Abror Gafurov, Sherri Goodman, and Dr. Eric Rudenshiold speaking at "Water @ Wilson | MODSNOW: A New Tool for Water Security in Central and South Asia"
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The roundtable titled "Indigenous and Community Power: Localizing Climate Action" was moderated by Marcia Wong and featured Desirée Cormier Smith, Juan Carlos Jintiach, Lindsey Allen, and Dr. Gerald Torres.
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Maxine Burkett delivers opening remarks at the "Forum on Advancing Inclusive Climate Action in Foreign Policy and Development," hosted in collaboration with the White House and the US Agency for International Development.
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Senior Director for Climate and Energy at the National Security Council, Sarah Ladislaw, and ECSP Director Lauren Risi speaking at the 2024 Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference
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Ambassador of Colombia to the US, Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, speaking at "Colombia’s Frontline Environmental Defenders: Afro-Colombians and the Pacific Coast"
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Senior Adviser to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation, John Podesta, speaking at "The Inflation Reduction Act and the Green Deal Industrial Plan: Transatlantic Cooperation on Critical Minerals"
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SPEC John Kerry speaking at "Our Ocean Countdown, Greece 2024: An Ocean of Potential"
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