Information on "Population Distribution"
May 2012
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May 2012
"Ground Truthing" Vulnerability in Africa
Author: Jared Berenter
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This brief discusses climate change vulnerability in Africa with a specific focus on security. More on «"Ground Truthing" Vulnerability in Africa»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
Vulnerability to Climate Change in West Africa
Author: Emily Joiner, Derell Kennedo, Jesse Sampson
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This study is part of a program that assesses vulnerability to climate change through Africa at the sub-national level. More on «Vulnerability to Climate Change in West Africa»
January 2011
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Jan 2011
City Limits: Urbanisation and Vulnerability in Sudan: Port Sudan Case Study
Author: Hassan Abdel Ati, Sara Pavanello, Susanne Jaspars, Abu Amna Hashim, Mohamed Idriss, Sara Pantuliano
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper investigates urbanization and vulnerability in the region surrounding Port Sudan. More on «City Limits: Urbanisation and Vulnerability in Sudan: Port Sudan Case Study»
July 2010
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Jul 2010
Beyond Population
Author: Joel E Cohen
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This essay reviews important demographic trends expected to occur between 2010 and 2050, indicates some of their implications for economic and global development, and suggests some possible policies to respond these trends and implications. More on «Beyond Population»
November 2008
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Nov 2008
Jerusalem: The Dangers of Division
Author: Nadav Shragai
Publisher: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA)
This publication addresses the division of Israel's capital, the city's demographic balance between Jews and Arabs as well as the security implications of dividing Jerusalem. More on «Jerusalem: The Dangers of Division»
May 2008
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9 May 2008
Islam in Africa
Author: Hussein D Hassan
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The attacks on US soil on September 11, 2001, coupled with the rise of militant transnational Islamism, have prompted both the Bush Administration and the US Congress to reassess foreign policy in Africa and to begin to give considerable attention ... More on «Islam in Africa»
September 2007
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Sep 2007
Identity Voting and the Regional Census in Malawi
Author: Karen Ferree, Jeremy Horowitz
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper evaluates the extent to which identity-based voting can explain Malawi's regional make-up. More on «Identity Voting and the Regional Census in Malawi»
February 2007
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22 Feb 2007
Economic Deprivation and Civil War Events: A Disaggregated Study of Liberia
Author: Håvard Hegre, Gudrun Østby, Clionadh Raleigh
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
This paper examines the link between absolute and relative poverty and the location of civil war events. More on «Economic Deprivation and Civil War Events: A Disaggregated Study of Liberia»
January 2007
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2007
Die Rolle Mexikos in der globalen Strukturpolitik
Author: Enrique Dussel Peters, Günther Maihold
Publisher: German Development Institute
Dieses Papier untersucht die Rolle Mexikos als Regionalmacht im zentralamerikanischen Raum und als Partner für strategische Bereiche der globalen Strukturpolitik. More on «Die Rolle Mexikos in der globalen Strukturpolitik» -
2007
Respiration and Reproduction on the Roof of the World: Cultural and Physiological Adaptations to Chronic Hypoxia In a High-Altitude Kyrgyz Nomadic Population
Author: Ted Callahan
Publisher: Social Research Center (SRC)
This paper discusses the physiological stress of the Kyrgyz population caused by coldness and high altitude. More on «Respiration and Reproduction on the Roof of the World: Cultural and Physiological Adaptations to Chronic Hypoxia In a High-Altitude Kyrgyz Nomadic Population»
