Complex Emergencies and Politial Instability in Asia

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Briefs

These concise summaries of current CEPSA research focus on conflict, complex emergencies, climate hazards and disasters, and governance issues impacting countries in South and Southeast Asia. These research briefs discuss ongoing program research, findings, and next steps.

Bangladesh’s Resilience Plan

CEPSA governance researcher Jason Cons discusses the programs and mechanisms Bangladesh has implemented to confront the impact of climate change. Cons argues that in the past decade, Bangladesh has unquestionably become an epicenter of programming and…

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Governance as Vulnerability: Preliminary Lessons from Pakistan

CEPSA governance researcher Paula Newberg discusses the impact of climate change on Pakistan and the country’s ability to respond to the challenges presented. The state and politics that have anchored Pakistan for almost seventy years…

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Asian Conflict Trends September 2016

The September 2016 ACLED-Asia’s Conflict Trends Report focuses on event type increases and decreases throughout the summer through various trends. Notable events include the recent increase in ISIS activity in Bangladesh and the large-scale protests by the Dalit caste…

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Beyond Emergency Relief: Tracking Aid for Disaster Risk and Reduction

CEPSA aid researchers Kate Weaver and Nisha Krishnan analyze the patterns in financing for climate-related disaster events, the extent to which projects are climate focused, and the major donors and actors involved. Building on previous…

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Climate Security Vulnerability in Asia 1.0

CEPSA climate security vulnerability researchers Josh Busby, Nisha Krishnan, Todd Smith, and Charles Wight present the preliminary findings of the effort to map sub-national climate security vulnerability in 11 countries in South and Southeast Asia. Study…

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Asian Conflict Trends 2015 Overview

The February 2016 ACLED-Asia’s Conflict Trends Report includes a general overview of the violence recorded in South and Southeast Asia throughout 2015. The report highlights distinctions between the types and frequency of political violence and protests throughout 2015,…

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Asian Conflict Trends August 2015

The August 2015 ACLED-Asia’s Conflict Trends Report focuses on areas of heightened activity across the subcontinent. Special focus topics include an analysis of Pakistan’s ongoing military operation, Zarb-e-Azb, and its impact on Pakistani security, as well as an overview…

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Asian Conflict Trends May 2015

The May 2015 issue of ACLED-Asia’s Conflict Trends Report focuses on political violence events in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The report notes an overall downward trend of…

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Asian Conflict Trends March 2015

In the first ever issue of Asian Conflict Trends, ACLED researchers Dr. Clionadh Raleigh and Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith of the University of Sussex introduce the conflict environments and profiles of five of the eleven countries included in…

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