What You Are Reading: Top 10 Posts for July 2012

Kate Diamond’s look at Mongolia’s nexus of climate, development, and extractive industry issues ran away with the top spot last month (measured by unique pageviews) and was joined by a host of newcomers. We updated you on Afghanistan’s mineral potential and continuing maternal health issues; reviewed CAP’s climate-migration report, CCAPS’s climate-conflict mapping tool, and David Bonnardeaux’s treatise on integrated development in Africa; and examined some of USAID’s recent open data initiatives and what they might signal for the agency moving forward.

1. In Mongolia, Climate Change and Mining Boom Threaten National Identity

2. India’s Maoists: South Asia’s “Other” Insurgency

3. Eye On: Visualizing Complex Vulnerability in Africa: The CCAPS Climate-Conflict Mapping Tool

4. Center for American Progress Takes on Climate Change, Migration, and Why They Matter to U.S. National Security

5. Eye On: New USGS Report and Maps Highlight Afghanistan’s Mineral Potential, But Obstacles Remain

6. Book Review: ‘World Population Policies’ Offers Sweeping Overview of a Complex Field

7. Dot-Mom: ‘Motherland Afghanistan’ Shows Maternal Mortality Not Just A Health Issue

8. Open Data Initiatives at USAID Reflect Move Towards Collaboration, Enabling Efforts

9. In Search of a New Security Narrative: The National Conversation Series Launches at the Wilson Center

10. Beat on the Ground: Linking Water, Sanitation, and Biodiversity Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa