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Issue #137 – Apr 9, 2019 |
Announcements
April 9, 2019 Are you a young professional interested in professional development opportunities? A recent graduate looking to learn more about the environmental peacebuilding field? Join the new EnPAx Young Professionals Interest Group!
April 8, 2019 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is currently seeking nominations for the Award for Environmental Peacebuilding in Practice to be presented at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding in October 2019.Open Call for 2021 Special Issue of the Journal of Peace Research April 8, 2019 | Peace Research Institute Oslo and SAGE Publications The Journal of Peace Research is a leading international and interdisciplinary journal in peace research, published in collaboration between the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and SAGE Publications.Geneva Peace Week: Annual Call for Events and Speakers April 8, 2019 | Geneva Peace Week Geneva is a global hub for governance and international cooperation. It hosts 37 international organizations, a thriving community of non-governmental organizations and renowned academic and research institutions.Call for Articles - Conflict Trends 2019-2 April 4, 2019 | African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the second 2019 Issue of Conflict Trends (CT 2019, Issue 2). |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
October 23, 2019 - 2019-10-25
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
May 3, 2019
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April 15, 2019
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 42 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Advancing Research on Climate Change, Conflict and Migration
January 1, 2019 | Kathleen Hermans and Tobias Ide
January 1, 2019
Land Grabbing and Violence against Environmentalists
January 1, 2019 | Roy May Jr.
January 1, 2019 | Natasha Carmi, Mey Alsayegh, and Maysoon Zoubi
The River Nile and Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam: Challenges to Egypt’s Security Approach
January 1, 2019 | Salam Abdulqadir Abdulrahman
Concession Stands: How Mining Investments Incite Protest in Africa
January 1, 2019 | Darin Christensen
January 1, 2019 | Eliana Cusato
January 1, 2019
From Scarcity to Security: Managing Water for a Nutritious Food Future
January 1, 2019 | Mark W. Rosegrant
The Climate-Conflict Nexus in Asia: Fact or Fiction?
January 1, 2018 | Marcus Arcanjo
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Project Director – Commercially Viable, Conflict-Free Gold (CVCFG) Project April 4, 2019 | Levin Sources Levin Sources is a consultancy that helps its clients integrate social, environmental, and economic sustainability into their mining and minerals operations and sourcing practices through research, assurance, and capacity building.Yemen: Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator April 2, 2019 | Solidarites International Solidarités International is a non-profit organization working in areas of conflict and natural disasters.South Sudan: Nutrition Project Manager April 2, 2019 | Medair Medair is an international non-governmental organization NGO of humanitarian aid with a stated mission, "to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places.Researcher, Climate Change and Risk March 28, 2019 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an international institute based in Sweden, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.Research Assistant, Climate Change and Risk March 28, 2019 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an international institute based in Sweden, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 41 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Myanmar Cracking Down on Opium, but Conflicts Push Drug Trade January 10, 2019 | Al Jazeera The amount of land being used to grow opium poppies continues to decline in Myanmar, but ongoing conflicts are hampering efforts to stamp out the trade at a time when the illicit drug…January 9, 2019 | Ooda Loop Although FARC groups have been largely demobilized in the two years since the peace deal they signed with the Colombian government, the government has been unable to prevent escalation in illegal activities that…January 9, 2019 | Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue The Fulani and Mahamid Arab communities from the municipalities of Foulatari, N’guelbeli, Goudoumaria and Mainé Soroa in the Diffa region of Niger signed a peace agreement on Sunday 23 December 2018 thereby putting…January 7, 2019 | Alloycious David, Liberian Observer Green Advocates International (GAI) and Inclusive Development International (IDI) have developed new advocacy tools that would be used by local communities to hold oil palm growers accountable for environmental and human rights violations…Afghanistan: Ministry Plans to Attract Investment in Pine Nuts Trade January 6, 2019 | Rohullah Arman, TOLOnews The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Tuesday held a meeting in Kabul titled “Pine Nuts Development Investment Conference” where officials encouraged investors to invest in pine nut processing.Afghanistan: At Least 30 Gold Miners Killed in Afghanistan Landslide January 6, 2019 | Sayed Salahuddin and Alex Horton, Washington Post At least 30 workers were killed in a landslide in northeastern Afghanistan while illegally sifting for gold, officials said Sunday.Afghanistan: Ministry Develops Policy to Ensure Mining Security January 2, 2019 | Tamim Hamid, TOLOnews The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum on Wednesday said it has developed a policy to ensure the safety of mining and ensure the safety of mining projects among other issues.Myanmar: Residents Call for End to Mining Activities in Myanmar’s Kachin State December 28, 2018 | Agence France-Presse Residents from two townships in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state gathered in the state capital Myitkyina on Friday to demand that officials end to mining activities in their region, saying that the operations have…Egypt/Ethiopia: Water Crisis Looms for Egypt as Ethiopia's Nile Mega-Dam Nears Completion December 27, 2018 | Kieran Cooke, Middle East Eye Egypt is facing a water crisis.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kirkuk Oil Exports to Stay Restricted December 26, 2018 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters Exports from Iraq’s northern Kirkuk oilfields to the Turkish port of Ceyhan will stay at between 80-90,000 barrels per day (bpd) as most of the crude produced is being diverted to feed refineries…Myamar: IFC Report Recommends Alternatives to High-Risk Myitsone December 21, 2018 | Thompson Chou, Myanmar Times A government-sponsored study warned against restarting the highly controversial Myitsone dam and recommended alternatives to develop the country’s hydropower sector.Climate Change: Germany Aims to Put Climate into Focus at UN Security Council December 21, 2018 | Julian Wettengel, Clean Energy Wire Germany plans to use its diplomatic clout during its two-year term on the UN Security Council to ensure that climate change concerns are an integral part of UN security policy.Myanmar: Myanmar’s New Gemstone Law Is Flawed Says Global Witness December 21, 2018 | International Mining Myanmar’s parliament has passed a new law governing the gemstone sector.Sudan: Student Killed in Sudan Bread Price Protests December 21, 2018 | Agence France-Presse A student demonstrator was killed Thursday in eastern Sudan, a local official and relatives told AFP, amid mounting protests over the rising price of bread.Myanmar: Myanmar Land Grab Fears Stoked by New Law December 21, 2018 | Libby Hogan, Voice of America A new land conflict is threatening to erupt in Myanmar, where land is so sought after that even a cemetery can be eyed by developers.December 17, 2018 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN With the approval of the Government of Afghanistan, the Republic of Korea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to provide emergency assistance to some 5… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Environmental Issues Are Ravaging the Middle East - Why Aren't Newsrooms Taking It Seriously? April 7, 2019 | Bel Trew Safe water is the most basic need for humans. It is life.Land Is Power: How Land Rights Can Enfranchise Liberia's Women April 3, 2019 | Loretta Alethea Pope Kai Liberia is in the throes of finalising one of Africa’s most progressive land rights laws but its potential will be thwarted if women are excluded.From Joseph Kony to Nile Perch: Complex Links Hook Armed Conflict to Fisheries April 1, 2019 | Sarah Glaser and Cullen Hendrix Fisheries are complex systems, so numerous factors like human population growth, climate change, and changing lake chemistry come into play.March 28, 2019 | Rodel Lasco Water is a hot-button issue in many parts of the world. Scientists are predicting that nations will wage war over water as populations increase while freshwater supplies remain constricted.What's Institutional Bricolage and How Can It Improve Infrastructure and Lives? March 28, 2019 | Brendan Bromwich and Eiman Karar The French word ‘bricolage’ has a range of meanings related to ‘DIY’ and upcycling.Why the Golan and Crimea Aren't So Different March 26, 2019 | Leonid Bershidsky Both allies of President Vladimir Putin and critics of President Donald Trump are playing up a supposed connection between U. S. |
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Compiled by Alex Caplan, Charlotte Collins, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Jasmin Muñoz, Laurie Roubas, Maya Sandel, Tyler Thomas, Sidney Williams, and Ann Williamson |
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