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50 Years of Water at Wilson: Water, Conflict and Cooperation (Part 1 of 2)
Dec 19, 2018
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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…
Tackling Water Shortage in Kabul
Dec 19, 2018
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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…
Myanmar: Myanmar Continues Efforts to Generate International Demand for Local Gems
Dec 19, 2018
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Chan Mye Htwe, Myanmar News
The Second Yangon International Gems and Jewelry Fair is set to take place in Yangon’s Lotte Hotel from January 9 to 13, according to the…
Deadline Extended for Proposed Contributions for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Dec 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…
Last Call to Join the Environmental Peacebuilding Association as a Founding Member!
Dec 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. With members from more…
Register for the Second Running of the MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace!
Dec 18, 2018
We are pleased to announce the second running of a massive open online course (MOOC) on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace. The first MOOC was…
Call for Trainings to Be Held at the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Dec 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…
How Gender and Climate Change Can Be Integrated into Military Operations (Book Preview)
Dec 18, 2018
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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…
Syria: New Satellite Images Show Convoy of Trucks Transporting Syrian Oil to Iraq and Turkey [Photos]
Dec 18, 2018
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Al Masdar News
The Russian Ministry of Defense published two images on Monday that showed Syrian oil being transported to the neighboring countries of Iraq and Turkey. As…
Ken Conca
Professor
American University
United States
Dec 18, 2018
Ken Conca is a professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University, focusing on the connection between environment, conflict, and…
Affordable Gift Idea … Sponsor a Student’s Membership in the Association!
Dec 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!…
Refugees Returning To Syria Face Devastated Water, Sewage Infrastructure
Dec 17, 2018
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Kayla Ritter
Islamic State (IS) militants were ousted from key Syrian cities in 2018, and the country’s civil war, approaching its eighth year, is winding down. Despite…
Myanmar: Armed Ethnic KNU Criticises Land Law Amendment
Dec 17, 2018
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Chan Thar, Myanmar Times
The armed ethnic Karen National Union (KNU) on Sunday called for the abolition of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law because it contravenes…
Afghanistan: Disarmament: With Drones, Researchers Take up the Fight against Land Mines
Dec 17, 2018
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News Article Insiders
Together with his colleague, Timothy de Smet, he decided to try the principle in a field in a State Park in Binghamton tested. The use…
Colombia: A Colombian Roadmap for Climate Change
Dec 17, 2018
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Edward Davey, City Paper Bogotá
Colombia is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change – witness the devastation caused by recent floods, as well as the setbacks…
Afghanistan: Nearly Six Thousand Afghan Farming Families Severely Affected by Drought Targeted for Emergency Assistance
Dec 17, 2018
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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…
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow
Dec 16, 2018
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Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship provides full-time six to nine-month fellowships for recent college and graduate school alumni to work on international peace and…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Looming Water Conflict
Dec 15, 2018
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Waleed Majidyar, Diplomat
From the Mayan Empire to modern-day Syria and Yemen, water insecurity has been a predominant cause of social distress, conflict, and crisis. Studies show that…
The Islamic State's Toxic Legacy Is an Environmental Catastrophe, Too
Dec 14, 2018
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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. According to…
Southeast Asia Must Integrate Gender Considerations in Coastal Resource Management - Regional Gender Study
Dec 14, 2018
A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies…
Timor-Leste: E. Timor President Vetoes Using Petroleum Fund to Buy Sunrise Gas Project
Dec 14, 2018
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Nelson Da Cruz, Reuters
East Timor’s president has vetoed a government bid to increase access to its petroleum fund for investment in energy projects, potentially delaying a $650 million…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Announces EoI for 2 GW Solar Tender
Dec 14, 2018
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Becky Beetz, pv magazine
In a bid to reduce dependence on energy imports, improve energy access for the around 70% of the Afghani population still lacking it, and to…
Lapis Lazuli Project to Create Vibrant Transit Route for Afghanistan
Dec 13, 2018
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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,…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Neighbours Help Launder the Loot from Its Civil War
Dec 13, 2018
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Economist
Since South Sudan’s independence in 2011 its leaders have pillaged the country. Nearly $7bn has gone missing since 2012, reckons Kenya’s Institute of Economic Affairs,…
Iraq: Amnesty: Iraq Should Use Oil Revenue to Fund Reconstruction of War-Torn Areas
Dec 13, 2018
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Kurdistan 24
The Iraqi government would be wise to use an expected budget surplus to begin the reconstruction of rural areas affected by the Islamic State (IS)…
Colombia: Fragile Wetlands Face Major Threat from Climate Change in Colombia
Dec 13, 2018
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Michelle Begue, China Global Television Network
Colombia is home to a unique ecosystem which is a treasure in the northern Andes. These wetlands provide 70 percent of the country’s water supply.…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Severe Water Shortage: Osmani
Dec 13, 2018
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Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
Former minister of water and energy Ali Ahmad Osmani on Thursday said Afghanistan faces a severe water shortage in the northern water zone and in…
Climate Chnage: US Blocks Climate Security Discussion at NATO Level - EU Military Staff Member
Dec 13, 2018
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Faizan Hashmi, UrduPoint
Due to the skeptical position of the US administration on climate change, a discussion on climate security has been regrettably blocked at the NATO level,…
Iraq: Iraq’s Charred Olive Groves - Another Ruinous Legacy of Islamic State
Dec 13, 2018
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Tom Westcott, Middle East Eye
Before the Islamic State (IS) group seized control of the rural town in mid-2014, its olive-loving locals had not imported the fruit for decades, relying…
MOOC: Peace Park Development and Management
Dec 12, 2018
Are you interested in exploring the intersection between biodiversity conservation and community peacebuilding? Would you like to know how to establish a Peace Park using…