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Issue #65 – Jul 5, 2016 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 2016 Conflict Mineral Compliance Webinar Series
July 14, 2016
Assent Compliance
9th ICP International Summer Academy and Forum: Mediating Company-Community Conflicts
July 12, 2016 - 2016-07-16
The Institute for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
2016 Conflict Mineral Compliance Webinar Series
July 7, 2016
Assent Compliance
July 6, 2016 - 2016-07-07
Crisis Management and Disaster Response - Center of Excellence
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 30 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:
January 1, 2016 | P. Michael Link, Jürgen Scheffran, and Tobias Ide
Environmental Governance, Climate Change and Peacebuilding
January 1, 2016 | Christian Altpeter
Securing Forest Peoples’ Rights and Tackling Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
January 1, 2016 | Patrick Kipalu, Lassana Koné, Sarah Bouchra, Stephanie Vig, and Willy Loyombo
January 1, 2016 | Christina Koch
Oil Growth Story in Iraq Loses Steam
January 1, 2016 | Ali Al-Killidar
Paris Was a Success, but the Climate-Security Response is Lagging, Says Nick Mabey [Audio]
January 1, 2016 | Sean Peoples
Climate Variability, Food Production Shocks, and Violent Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
January 1, 2015 | Halvard Buhaug, Tor A. Benjaminsen, Espen Sjaastad, and Ole Magnus Theisen
Forced Displacements and Destroyed Lives around Upper Paunglaung Dam in Shan State, Myanmar
January 1, 2015 | Widney Brown
Natural Resource-Based Global Conflicts and Post Conflict Peace Building
January 1, 2015 | Siakilo Emmanuel, Mulongo S. Leonard, Chebon Richard, and Biwott Gladys
Building Peace through Principle: 10 Access Rights and the Prevention of Environmental Conflict
January 1, 2015 | Ellie Roberts and Alexandra Pluss Encarnacion
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. DRC: Consultant for Law Enforcement Activities in Salonga National Park June 28, 2016 | World Wildlife Fund for Nature WWF-DRC has entered into a partnership agreement with ICCN (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature) for the co-management of Salonga National Park in central west DRC.Central African Republic: Bush Pilot June 28, 2016 | Chinko Project The Chinko Project sustainably manages a nature reserve in the heart of Africa – one of the last pristine mosaics of wooded savannah and tropical lowland rainforest deep within the Central African Republic.Myanmar: Junior Expert in Natural Resources Management June 15, 2016 | Instituto Oikos Istituto Oikos is a non-profit organisation that operates in Europe and developing countries to safeguard biodiversity. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 45 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iraq: Huge Oil Tanker Traffic Jam Builds at Iraq's Basra Port April 6, 2016 | Keith Wallis, Reuters A traffic jam of nearly 30 large oil tankers has built up outside the Iraqi port of Basra due to loading delays, with some waiting up to three weeks and costing ship operators…Russia/Sudan/Darfur: Russia Blocks UN Report on Darfur Militia Mining April 6, 2016 | Reuters Russia is blocking the release of a confidential UN report showing that pro-government militias in Sudan’s Darfur region rake in $54 million per year in gold mining, it emerged on Tuesday.DRC: Panama Papers: The DRC’s Gold Standard April 4, 2016 | Khadija Sharife, African Network of Centers for Investigative Reporting and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Despite international laws stipulating disclosure of the origins of gold, a tranche of leaked documents points to unsavoury behaviour by tax havens trading in commodities.Namibia: 4 Injured in Land Grab Clashes at Walvis Bay April 4, 2016 | Adam Hartman, The Namibian Four people were injured and five others arrested on Saturday when the police clashed with hundreds of residents grabbing land on the outskirts of Walvis Bay town.China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Seizes Chinese Vessel in South China Sea April 4, 2016 | Oliver Holmes, Guardian Vietnam has seized a Chinese ship and detained its captain and two sailors, accusing the crew of illegally intruding on its waters, state media said on Monday.Iraq: Iraqis Kept in the Dark about Mosul Dam Emergency Plans March 30, 2016 | Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed, Reuters Despite intense U. S.Conflict Minerals: Apple Says Supply Chain Now 100% Audited for Conflict Minerals March 30, 2016 | Emily Chasan, Bloomberg Apple Inc.Myanmar: Plea for Halt to Dams in Myanmar 'Conflict Areas' March 30, 2016 | Shan Human Rights Foundation A new report launched today by Shan community groups calls for an immediate halt to the Upper Yeywa dam and other planned hydropower dams on the Namtu River, citing ongoing conflict, serious environmental…March 30, 2016 | Reuters The US has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Wednesday.Oil Prices: Hidden Force behind Oil's Rise: Sabotage by Terrorists March 29, 2016 | Matt Egan, CNN Oil prices have surged on hopes of a freeze in global production. But a more hidden factor is also fueling the price spike: terror attacks on oil facilities.Nigeria/South Sudan: Diversify Your Economy from Oil, Buhari Urges South Sudan March 29, 2016 | Jonathan Nda-Isaiah, Leadership President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged the South Sudanese government to invest more in agriculture and not to be solely dependent on oil revenues to grow the nation's economy.Myanmar: Myanmar to Introduce Rules, Regulations of Jewelry Law March 26, 2016 | Shanghai Daily Myanmar will introduce rules and regulations of the country's Jewelry Law, official media reported Saturday.Myanmar: Mandalay Industrial Zone Waste Water Poisons River March 23, 2016 | Eleven Myanmar According to reports, over 90 factories in the Mandalay Industrial Zone in Pyigyidagun Township, have been dumping waste water into the Dunawadi River, depriving villages situated downstream of drinkable water and causing health…Iraq: Obama Intervened over Crumbling Iraqi Dam as U.S. Concern Grew March 22, 2016 | Warren Strobel, Jonathan Landay, and Phil Stewart, Reuters On Jan. 21, U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iraq's prime minister in Davos, Switzerland, and handed him a personal note from President Barack Obama pleading for urgent action. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Can the Liberian Government Protect Citizen Rights in the Dark? July 4, 2016 | Ali Kaba Recently, the Liberian government arrested senior officials caught in a scandal: the Speaker of the House of Representatives Alex Tyler; Senator Varney Sherman; and a former minister at the Ministry of Lands, Mines,…Vietnam’s ‘Soft Diplomacy’ in the South China Sea June 29, 2016 | James Borton China’s unilateral sovereignty claims on more than 80 percent of the international sea and massive military build-up on artificial islands over the past two years has sparked a sea change in Vietnam’s identity,…Timor-Leste: Australia Is Behaving Like China in Disputed Waters June 28, 2016 | Dan De Luce There’s a major Asian power that refuses to compromise in its far-reaching territorial claims in oil-rich waters, despite appeals from its smaller neighbor to resolve the dispute in an international court.Why the House Must Stop the Last-Second FSGG Rider on Conflict Minerals June 22, 2016 | Sasha Lezhnev and Holly Dranginis Yesterday, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.The EU Has Acted on Minerals that Underwrite Modern Slavery June 22, 2016 | Seb Dance After years of campaigning, the European Union has agreed an outline deal to combat the unchecked trade in natural resources, which fuels some of the world’s most brutal conflicts, underwriting child labour, sexual… |
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Compiled by Monica Emma, Pierre Gaunaurd, Liz Hessami, Sophie Labaste, Janina Laurent, Jeremy Walker, Sofia Yazykova, Sahra Yusuf, and Ben Zukowski |
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