The Population, Environmental Change, and Security (PECS) Initiative is a formal collaboration between the Population Fellows Programs and the Environmental Change and Security Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. The PECS Initiative brings together specialists from the highest levels of the governmental, academic, and nongovernmental communities to discuss the implications of population, health, and environmental issues for global security. The initiative offers a unique nonpartisan, interdisciplinary forum for examining the roots of conflict and exploring program and policy options. It sponsors regular seminars and working groups at the Woodrow Wilson Center, newsletters, annual reports, specially commissioned papers, and symposia.

Through PECS, fellows can share their field-level insights with researchers and policymakers in meetings and publications, and they, in turn, have ready access to the Initiative’s vast knowledge base on intersectoral linkages. For more information on PECS meetings and publications, please click http://ecsp.si.edu.