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Issue #130 – Jan 1, 2019 |
Announcements
January 1, 2019 2018 saw many practical, conceptual, and institutional developments in environmental peacebuilding. We are pleased to share with you some highlights from the year.December 31, 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 21, 2018 Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is an emerging method in the social sciences.
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. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Munich Security Conference 2019
February 15, 2019 - 2019-02-17
Munich Security Conference Foundation
February 11, 2019 - 2019-04-21
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SDG Academy
January 17, 2019
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Warzone Conservation in Afghanistan: A Conversation with Alex Dehgan
January 16, 2019
Wilson Center
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 25 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Narratives of Scarcity: Framing the Global Land Rush
January 1, 2018 | Ian Scoones, Rebecca Smalley, Ruth Hall, and Dzodzi Tsikata
Cocoa Based Agroforestry: An Economic Perspective in Resource Scarcity Conflict Era
January 1, 2018 | S. Jumiyati, M. Arsyad, Rajindra, D.A.T. Pulubuhu, and A. Hadid
Tourism in Bali at the Interface of Resource Conflicts, Water Crisis and Security Threats
January 1, 2018 | Lucy Benge and Andreas Neef
January 1, 2018 | Xiuyun Yang and Peter Ho
January 1, 2018 | Balsam Ahmad, Fouad M. Fouad, Shahaduz Zaman, and Peter Phillimore
January 1, 2018 | Miguel Antonio Salazar, Ronald Law, and Volker Winkler
January 1, 2018 | Joanna Fatch and Larry A. Swatuk
In-Conflict Peacebuilding? Water Sharing and Management in Syria
January 1, 2018 | Ahmed Haj Asaad, Myriam Saade-Sbeih, and Ronald Jaubert
Biodiversity, Human Rights, and Business in Myanmar
January 1, 2018 | Sally Johnson, Vicky Bowman, Inga Makusheva, and Margaret Wachenfeld
Climate Effects on US International Interests
January 1, 2018 | Meredith Muth, Joel B. Smith, Alice Alpert, James L. Buizer, Jonathan Cook, Apurva Dave, John Furlow, Kurt Preston, Peter Schultz, Lisa Vaughan, and Diana Liverman
Fires in Protected Areas Reveal Unforeseen Costs of Colombian Peace
January 1, 2018 | Dolors Armenteras, Laura Schneider, and Liliana Maria Davalos
Mining the Disclosures 2018: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals Reporting in Year Five
January 1, 2018 | Raphaël Deberdt and Patricia Jurewicz
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. January 1, 2019 | Conflict and Environment Observatory As part of efforts to better address the environmental dimensions of conflict prevention and response, peacebuilding and recovery, a growing number of organisations involved in humanitarian response and peacekeeping are identifying and implementing…December 20, 2018 | Solidarites International Solidarités International is a non-profit organization working in areas of conflict and natural disasters.Iraq: Access to Finance Project Manager December 20, 2018 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian organization empowering people to recover from crisis, build better lives and transform their communities for good.Jordan: Livelihoods Advisor Syria Response December 20, 2018 | World Vision World Vision International is a humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. World Vision International is seeking a Livelihood Adviser for Syria (75%) and Jordan (25%). |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 21 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Liberia: Liberia Passes Landmark Law to Secure Ancestral Land Rights September 21, 2018 | CGTN Africa Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral territory, officials and activists said on Thursday.Cambodia: After CPP Election Win, Promises to Solve Cambodia’s Land Grabs Fade Again September 21, 2018 | Sun Narin, Voice of America Cambodia More than a month after the elections - which the CPP won amid widespread international condemnation over the lack of a free and fair vote - the villagers are wondering if officials will…Food Security: Recognising the Debilitating Nature Conflict Has on Food Security September 21, 2018 | Busani Bafana, Inter Press Service Hunger has been on the rise for three years in a row, the U. N. found in a new report published this September.Iraq: Iraq's Southern Oil Exports Approach Record High in Sept-Sources September 20, 2018 | Alex Lawler, Reuters Oil exports from southern Iraq are heading for a record high this month, two industry sources said, adding to signs that OPEC’s second-largest producer is following through on a deal to raise supply…Conflict Minerals: Blockchain and Diamonds: The Future of the Diamond Industry September 20, 2018 | Andrej Kovacevic, Baltimore Post-Examiner With conflict gemstones and minerals in the limelight as of recent, De Beers is one among a handful of companies trying to increase consumer confidence by proving that the diamonds their buying are…Myanmar: Kayah’s Timber Deal Undermines Govt’s Forestry Reform: EIA September 20, 2018 | Myanmar Times A UK-based non-profit has warned that a timber trade deal in Kayah State represents “a significant step backwards” for the government’s commitment to forestry reform and urged the authorities to revoke the agreement.Liberia: New Liberian Law Gives Land to Generations-Old Occupants September 20, 2018 | Business Day Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral territory, officials and activists said on Thursday.South Sudan: Looting Could Make South Sudan Peace Efforts Impossible September 19, 2018 | Duncan E. Omondi Gumba and Akol Miyen Kuol, Institute for Security Studies South Sudan’s government, opposition and rebel groups have signed an agreement that lays the foundation for a transition government. But many doubt that the current peace will hold.Afghanistan: Female Entrepreneurs Enter the Seed Market in Rural Afghanistan September 18, 2018 | Yashpal Singh Saharawat, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas The lack of availability of quality seeds remains a constraint in Afghanistan, hampering agricultural productivity. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Editorial: Durand Line Fencing Denounced December 26, 2018 | Afghanistan Times First ever resentment/opposition against fencing of controversial Durand Line was raised by tribesmen from Shalman area of Khyber, adjacent to Lalpura area of Nangarhar province.This Year’s Extreme Weather Showed That the Pentagon Is Not Ready for Climate Change December 20, 2018 | Dan Spinelli One year after President Donald Trump took office, his Defense Department released a survey cataloging the ways climate change has affected thousands of military installations across the globe.50 Years of Water at Wilson: Water, Conflict and Cooperation (Part 1 of 2) December 19, 2018 | Elizabeth Wang and Truett Sparkman A number of countries across North Africa, the Middle East, into Central and South Asia are “at risk of failure if they can’t get the water equation right,” said Aaron Salzberg of the…Tackling Water Shortage in Kabul December 19, 2018 | Saboor Stanikzai With rising security threats, violent crime rates, pollution, traffic congestion and so forth; the rapid population growth and the rising temperatures have left the residents of Kabul city in a stern crisis of…How Gender and Climate Change Can Be Integrated into Military Operations (Book Preview) December 18, 2018 | Jody Prescott As the United States develops a strategy to guide all military services on how to promote the participation of women in conflict prevention, management, and resolution, and to better protect women and girls… |
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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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