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Issue #129 – Dec 18, 2018 |
AnnouncementsDecember 18, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is extending the deadline for the call for proposals for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. The new deadline will be January 11, 2019.
December 18, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, founded in April of this year, is offering founding membership to individuals and institutions who join by December 31, 2018.
December 18, 2018 We are pleased to announce the second running of a massive open online course (MOOC) on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace.
December 18, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is soliciting training proposals to enrich the experience at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding in Irvine, CA on October 23-25, 2019.
December 17, 2018 Professors and Mentors, are you looking for the perfect and affordable gift for the holidays? Sponsor one of your students with an EnPAx Student Membership!MOOC: Peace Park Development and Management December 12, 2018 Are you interested in exploring the intersection between biodiversity conservation and community peacebuilding?Balkans: Environmental Peacebuilding & Sustainability: Peace Parks in the Balkans November 26, 2018 The Balkans Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainability study abroad program is a 7 credit field course (in Washington DC and the Balkans) affiliated with Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs and… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
February 11, 2019 - 2019-04-21
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SDG Academy
Examining Tropical Changes: Resilience in the Context of Disturbance and Transgression
January 31, 2019 - 2019-02-02
Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters
January 17, 2019
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 22 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:
January 1, 2019 | Juan David Gutierrez Rodriguez
January 1, 2019 | Nelson Grima and Simron J. Singh
January 1, 2018 | Anne Dienelt
January 1, 2018 | Maria M. Fontecha-Tirado
International Water Cooperation and Environmental Peacemaking
January 1, 2018 | Tobias Ide and Adrien Detges
January 1, 2018 | Jorge H. Maldonado, Rocio del Pilar Moreno-Sanchez, Sophia Espinoza, Aaron Bruner, Natalia Garzon, and John Myers
A Janus-Faced Resource: Social Capital and Resilience Trade-offs
January 1, 2018 | Daniel P. Aldrich, Courtney Page-Tan, and Timothy Fraser
Afghanistan Food Security Outlook, October 2018 to February 2019
January 1, 2018
Agricultural Yield and Conflict
January 1, 2018 | James B. Ang and Satyendra Kumar Gupta
Structures, Actors, and Interactions in the Analysis of Natural Resource Conflicts
January 1, 2018 | Ton Salman, Marjo De Theije, and Irene Velez-Torres
Environmental Peacebuilding: Towards a Theoretical Framework
January 1, 2018 | Anaïs Dresse, Itay Fischhendler, Jonas Østergaard Nielsen, and Dimitrios Zikos
Sandra Ruckstuhl on Capturing Practical Lessons on Water, Conflict, and Cooperation [Podcast]
January 1, 2018 | Kathryn Gardner and Truett Sparkman
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow December 16, 2018 | Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship The Herbert Scoville Jr.Yemen: WASH Coordinator - Integrated Humanitarian Assistance to Yemen December 12, 2018 | FHI 360 FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U. S. states and territories.Cameroon: Environmental Health Coordinator December 12, 2018 | International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.Academic Officer for Migration and Environmental Programme December 12, 2018 | United Nations University The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars, engaged in research, postgraduate teaching and capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of…Kenya: Chief of Party- Multiyear Assistance (Food for Peace) December 12, 2018 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 48 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Seven Missing after Mudslide Hits Myanmar Refugee Camp Mae Hong Son September 17, 2018 | Chiang Rai Times Seven people have been reported missing after a mudslide hit a Myanmar refugee camp in Mae Hong Son on Sunday night, with another 16 confirmed injured, a provincial official said on Monday.Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Production Problem September 17, 2018 | Irina Slav, OilPrice Iraq’s oil production will only grow marginally over the next 10 years despite its potential capacity, which stands at as much as 7 million bpd, an analyst from IHS Markit has forecast.Afghanistan: Afghanistan Records 60% Drop in Water Levels September 17, 2018 | Massoud Ansar, TOLOnews The Ministry of Energy and Water says Afghanistan is currently facing more than sixty percent of the water losses.If You Want Peace, Prepare for Solar September 5, 2018 | Emiliano Bellini, pv magazine US-based start-up, Energy Peace Partners is currently implementing a program to help humanitarian missions across the world transition from diesel dependence to a safer and cheaper source of electricity: solar energy.Sierra Leone: President Bio Running the Economy without Mining Export Revenue September 5, 2018 | Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph The 2007 to 2017 reign of the All Peoples Congress Party (APC) can best be described as the mining revolution era in Sierra Leone.August 31, 2018 | Zeyar Nyein, Eleven Among the land areas in Taninthyi Region allotted for growing oil palm, over 100,000 acres will be confiscated as they are not being used for intended cultivation purposes, according to a press conference…Myanmar: Decades of Land Confiscations [Video] August 30, 2018 | Union of Catholic Asian News Widespread and under-reported land grabs from the poor, prevalent in Myanmar in the past, must be addressed and the victims adequately compensated, urges Human Rights Watch.Climate Change: Sweden Launches New Research Collaboration for Climate and Security August 30, 2018 | Government of Sweden A new research collaboration for climate and security will be launched today in connection with World Water Week in Stockholm.Afghanistan: Blue Gold: The Quest for Household Water in Kabul City August 30, 2018 | S. Reza Kazemi, Afghanistan Analysts Network Given growing water scarcity and pollution, increasing numbers of residents in Kabul city are struggling to provide enough safe water for their households.Iraq: Hospitals in Basra Inundated with Cases Linked to Dirty Water August 29, 2018 | Suadad Al-Salhy, Arab News Hospitals in Basra have been flooded with thousands of patients suffering from drinking polluted and saline water as the province reels from the latest breakdown in basic services.Syria: Water Crisis Looms as Syria Military Conflict Winds Down August 29, 2018 | Edward Yeranian, Voice of America Seven years after civil war erupted in 2011, it appears Syria is beginning to emerge from a dark period of death and destruction.Myanmar: Myanmar Dam Breach Floods 85 Villages, Thousands Driven from Homes August 29, 2018 | Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, a state-run newspaper said…Liberia: Land Rights Act Passed August 27, 2018 | J. Burgess Carter, Observer Following years of open hearings, debates, committee reports, and conference committee work, the Senate at its 54th day sitting last Thursday, unanimously voted to concur with the House of Representatives on passage of… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The Islamic State's Toxic Legacy Is an Environmental Catastrophe, Too December 14, 2018 | Richard Pearshouse When ISIS was forced to retreat from Iraq, its fighters took to eviscerating the landscape in ways that gave no immediate military advantage.Lapis Lazuli Project to Create Vibrant Transit Route for Afghanistan December 13, 2018 | Neelapu Shanti Lapis Lazuli transit route is set to emerge as an economic corridor for an inclusive development by which Afghanistan could connect to Europe via Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.At What Cost to Develop Timor-Leste’s Oil Resources? December 6, 2018 | Vijayalakshmi Menon In March, Timor-Leste and Australia signed a treaty resolving the issue of the long-disputed maritime boundaries between the two countries.The New Rebels of Colombia's Forests December 5, 2018 | Lucy Sherriff Colombian forests had protected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters from attacks and surveillance.Power Play: Can Micro-Hydropower Electrify Remote Afghanistan and Promote Peace? December 4, 2018 | Elizabeth B. Hessami After close to 40 years of armed conflict, Afghanistan may be poised to begin a period of economic recovery. Electrifying remote areas and establishing pervasive political control is critical to its success.Refining the UN's Approach to the Water-Security Nexus December 3, 2018 | Danilo Turk Today, the world is increasingly aware of the dramatic meaning of water. Water stress and water-related disasters are among the main consequences of global warming and have severe humanitarian consequences. |
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Compiled by Alex Caplan, Charlotte Collins, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Isabelle Morley, Josephine van Zanten, Sidney Williams, and Ann Williamson |
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