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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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April 27, 2011
Maternal and Child Health
Family Planning and U.S. Foreign Policy
Overview Women today are recognized as critical to reducing poverty, boosting economic growth and agricultural productivity, promoting environmental sustainability, and raising healthy and well-ed…
September 23, 2011
Afghanistan
Maternal Health in Afghanistan
Overview In this Working Paper, Isobel Coleman and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argue that continued U.S. investment in maternal health should be part of a responsible drawdown in Afghanistan. Through a h…
May 14, 2012
Development
Entrepreneurship in Postconflict Zones
Overview Economic development is a critical component of promoting stability and U.S. security interests, particularly in conflict and postconflict zones. Around the world, entrepreneurs who own s…
April 14, 2014
Sexual Violence
High Stakes for Young Lives
By developing a stronger understanding of what works and what does not in combatting child marriage, policymakers and civil society leaders will be better equipped to end child marriage. Senior Fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and Research Associate Lynn S. ElHarake identify the drivers of child marriage and the factors that can curb it.
June 11, 2014
Climate Change
Fragile States, Fragile Lives
Overview Existing evidence suggests that the correlation between child marriage prevalence and fragility should be examined more closely, as many of the countries with the highest rates of the pra…
