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The Human Right to Water: SHRI to present at UN Water Conference

The Human Right to Water: SHRI to present at UN Water Conference

“To reach universal access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene by 2030, the current rates of progress would need to increase fourfold,” the United Nations says. The Keough School’s Sustainability and Human Rights Initiative (SHRI) is working to achieve that goal.

SHRI will present on its efforts to combat water insecurity and enhance human flourishing at the United Nations Water Conference on March 22-24, 2023 in New York.…

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Broadening standard WASH indicators would improve global health

Broadening standard WASH indicators would improve global health

Water scarcity now threatens the health and development of communities around the globe. And climate change intensifies the problem, pushing governments to find more innovative, collaborative ways to address water stress. That’s why we need new metrics to monitor and assess Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene or WASH interventions, says Pulte Institute Evidence and Learning Associate Director Danice Brown Guzmán.

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International Women's Day Panel Discussion: Iraqi Women Speak

International Women's Day Panel Discussion: Iraqi Women Speak

It has been 20 years since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq in their “war on terror.” What the U.S. sold as a grim but necessary surgical strike for democracy and stability in the Middle East worsened the conditions in which women and children live.

Deepening poverty and weakened state institutions made women and girls more vulnerable to exploitation and is just one consequence of the devastation. Through their research and interviews with Iraqi women and activists, Keough School Professor Emeritus 

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Humanitarian aid following Turkey-Syria earthquake should not be held hostage

Humanitarian aid following Turkey-Syria earthquake should not be held hostage

Earthquakes and tsunamis, referred to among humanitarians as “rapid onset disasters,” strike suddenly on a massive scale, leaving widespread death and destruction and overwhelming local and national response capacities.

Think of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, killing at least 225,000 people across a dozen countries, or the Haiti earthquake of 2010, which left more than 230,000 people dead and 1.3 million homeless. Or the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6 that caused the deaths of over 50,000 people.…

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Mandela Washington Fellowship Returns in June

Mandela Washington Fellowship Returns in June

This summer, 25 of the brightest young minds from Sub-Saharan Africa will participate in a six-week fellowship at the University of Notre Dame. It’s the 10th year the Pulte Institute for Global Development has served as an institute partner for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

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Going Beyond the Root Causes of Migration to Resolve the Border Crisis

Going Beyond the Root Causes of Migration to Resolve the Border Crisis

At the Pulte Institute, we’re focused on identifying and resolving the systemic causes of the border crisis — versus just dealing with its effects. We believe our comprehensive approach, to provide information through rigorous research that is accessible and usable, will help policymakers implement significant and sustainable change to improve outcomes along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Journal Article Analyzes the Fertilizer Subsidy Policy in Nepal

Journal Article Analyzes the Fertilizer Subsidy Policy in Nepal

A recently published article, titled “Behavior of Private Retailers in a Regulated Input Market: An Empirical Analysis of the Fertilizer Subsidy Policy in Nepal” has been co-authored by Shriniwas Gautam, evidence and learning associate with the University of Notre Dame’s Pulte Institute for Global Development.

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A California-Style Approach Could Save Florida Homes During Hurricanes

A California-Style Approach Could Save Florida Homes During Hurricanes

In an article published by Newsweek, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Acting Director of the Pulte Institute for Global Development and engineering professor at the University of Notre Dame, shared her team’s findings on how buildings that were up-to-date on building codes weathered Hurricane Ian better than those which were out-of-date.

 

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