Announcements


Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding

Mar 3, 2014 | Outward Bound Peacebuilding

The Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding (PEP) is a program that combines a unique outdoor experience with experiential learning techniques in a multi-cultural environment. During this…


Photo Competition: Transparency that Matters

Feb 27, 2014 | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

The EITI International Secretariat invites you to the photo competition “Transparency that matters” in March 2014. We want to see your photos showing how EITI…


The University of California Berkeley (UCB) and the University for Peace (UPEACE): Summer Peace Institute

Feb 18, 2014 | University for Peace

The University of California Berkeley (UCB) and the University for Peace (UPEACE) jointly offer the summer course on Human Security and Peacebuilding

Deepen your understanding of…


Call for Applications: 2014 Media Course on Oil, Gas, and Minerals

Feb 18, 2014 | Revenue Watch Institute

The Revenue Watch Institute-Natural Resource Charter is rolling out this year’s training program for African journalists interested in improving their knowledge of and skills in…


Water, People, Agriculture: PhD Scholarship Information

Feb 11, 2014 | Anton & Petra Ehrmann-Stiftung Research Training Group

WPA PhD scholarship

The application is only possible by completing WPA’s PhD scholarship application form, which can be down-loaded here. Besides the application form, the…


Whose Garbage Is This Anyway?

Feb 11, 2014 | Thomas Friedman, in The New York Times (Op-Ed)

Thomas Friedman's NY Times Op-Ed  HEBRON, West Bank — It was not your usual Holy Land tour, but surely one of the most revealing I’ve…


Request for Qualifications: Humanitarian Assistance Thematic Window, DRC

Feb 10, 2014 | International Initiative for Impact Evaluation

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation will soon issue a Request for Qualifications from researchers for proposed impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance interventions in the Democratic…


2014 Call for Proposals: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone (Deadline: 30 May)

Feb 10, 2014 | Open Society Initiative for West Africa

OSIWA seeks proposals aimed at achieving the following specific objectives in the priority countries listed beside each objective: - See more at: http://osiwa.org/en/portal/grants/79/Call-for-proposals.htm#sthash.xRg3yQNP.dpuf OSIWA seeks…


Call for Abstract and Research Proposals on Government Development Strategies in the Pastoral areas of the Horn of Africa

Feb 3, 2014 | Institute for Peace and Security Studies

IPSS is calling for Abstract and Research Proposals on Government Development Strategies in the Pastoral areas of the Horn of Africa: lessons learned.

The research findings…


New Online training: UN partners with EU in toolkit for preventing land and natural resources conflict

Jan 27, 2014 | European Union and United Nations Development Programme

The challenges associated with preventing, managing and resolving natural resource-induced conflicts may well come to define global peace and security in the 21st century. Global…


New civil society initiative on conflict and the environment

Jan 27, 2014 | Toxic Remnants of War

During the last two years, the Toxic Remnants of War Project has sought to establish whether an approach that merged environmental and humanitarian principles could…


DFID-ESRC China and Africa Research Programme

Jan 23, 2014 | Economic and Social Research Council

The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are pleased to announce a dedicated programme of research to investigate…


Landesa: Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program

Jan 16, 2014 | Landesa: Center for Women's Land Rights

The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professional Program is cultivating a network of qualified professionals who are strongly committed to strengthening women’s land rights. The program…


Call For Papers: The Jus Post Bellum Project

Jan 15, 2014 | Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at the University of Leiden

Peacebuilding and Environmental Damage in Contemporary Jus Post Bellum: Clarifying Norms, Principles and Practices An NWO-funded Vidi project of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies…


Empowering women in natural resource management critical for lasting peace in war-torn countries, says UN report

Nov 15, 2013 | UNEP

Geneva/New York/Nairobi  – Ensuring that women have better access to and control of natural resources such as land, water, forests and minerals can improve the…


UNEP Partners with KOFF Swisspeace to Deliver Training on Prevention and Resolution of Natural Resources Conflicts

Nov 14, 2013 | UNEP

Geneva – Access, distribution and management of natural resources including land, renewable or non-renewable resources have often been an important driver of violent conflicts. The…


UNEP, ELI, and Partners Launch Global Knowledge Platform for Environmental Peacebuilding

Nov 6, 2013 | ELI & UNEP

WASHINGTON, DC and GENEVA, 6 November 2013 ‒ A new website providing users with free access to dozens of case studies as well as teaching…


Policy Brief Release: Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Oct 10, 2013 | ELI & UNEP

Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, an accompanying brief to our recently released book of the same title is now available to download. To download the brief, please click…


Policy Brief Release: High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Oct 9, 2013 | ELI & UNEP

High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, an accompanying brief to our recently released book of the same title is now available to download. To download the brief,…


Policy Brief Release: Assessing & Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Jun 17, 2013 | ELI & UNEP

Brief No. 2: Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, an accompanying brief to our recently released book of the same title, is now…


Available for Download: Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

May 25, 2013 | ELI & UNEP

Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding is now available for download free of charge. To find out more about the book and download…


New Release: Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

May 6, 2013 | ELI & UNEP

Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, the latest book in the series was released today. To find out more and order a copy, please click here.

Press ReleaseLand,…


New Release: Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Nov 6, 2012 | ELI & UNEP

Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, the latest book in the series, was released today. To find out more and order a copy,…


Call fro Action: "Goverments: commit to meaningful military emissions cuts at COP26"

There are signs that some countries may pledge to reduce military greenhouse gas emissions at COP26 in November. This call sets out the scope of…


Seeking Information on Monitoring and Evaluation in Environmental Peacebuilding

Environmental Law Institute

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is collecting and synthesizing information on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices in environmental peacebuilding. ELI is working with the Environmental…


Seeking Applicants: Environmental Field Advisor for the MSB (Deadline December 10th 2017)

Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency is accepting applications for Environment Field Advisors. 

Duties

Environmental integration in humanitarian aid is a priority area for MSB. Within this field,…


Call for Case Studies on Environmental Assessment in Humanitarian Action

USAID, OCHA, UN Environment, UNHCR, WWF, and MSB Joint Initiative

A Joint Initiative by USAID, OCHA, UN Environment, UNHCR, WWF, and MSB is seeking case studies relating to environmental assessments in humanitarian action. This initiative…


CALL FOR PAPERS: THE WATER-GENDER-VIOLENCE NEXUS

King's Water

King’s Water will be participating in the 2016 Annual International Conference (30 August – 2 September 2016) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in…