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Issue #124 – Oct 9, 2018 |
Announcements
October 9, 2018 In preparation for the second running of the Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace massive open online course (MOOC), planned for early 2019, the MOOC team is seeking volunteers fluent in Arabic and other…Internships with the Environmental Change and Security Program October 8, 2018 | Wilson Center Since 1994, the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) has actively pursued the connections between the environment, health, population, development, conflict, and security. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
October 23, 2019 - 2019-10-25
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Business, Conflict & Peacebuilding Course
November 23, 2018 - 2018-11-24
swisspeace
November 14, 2018
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
November 11, 2018 - 2018-11-13
Sciences Po, The French Republic, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Körber Foundation, Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI), and Institut Montaigne
November 10, 2018
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
October 18, 2018
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 17 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Water Quality of Turkish Part of Orontes River
January 1, 2018 | Ece Kilic
When Crises Collide: Reforming Refugee Law to Prevent Environmental Degradation
January 1, 2018 | Paulina Perlin
Rohingya Refugee Crisis and Forest Cover Change in Teknaf, Bangladesh
January 1, 2018 | Mohammad Hassan, Audrey Smith, Katherine Walker, Munshi Rahman, and Jane Southworth
January 1, 2018 | Efe Can Gürcan
Actors, Networks, and Globalised Assemblages: Rethinking Oil, the Environment and Conflict in Ghana
January 1, 2018 | Pius Siakwah
The Environment-Conflict Nexus: Climate Change and the Emergent National Security Landscape
January 1, 2018 | Francis Galgano
Environmental Conflict: An Anthology
January 1, 2018 | Paul F. Diehl and Nils Petter Gleditsch
January 1, 2018 | Usman A. Tar and Bashir Bala
Environmental Justice and the Expanding Geography of Wind Power Conflicts
January 1, 2018 | Sofia Avila
January 1, 2018 | Jon Reisner, Gennaro D'Angelo, Eunmo Koo, Wesley Even, Matthew Hecht, Elizabeth Hunke, Darin Comeau, Randall Bos, and James Cooley
The Reshaping of Landscapes: Systems of Mediation, War, and Slow Violence
January 1, 2018 | Albert Park
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. October 9, 2018 | University of York The Department of History seeks to appoint a research fellow in Latin American history to work on a NERC-AHRC funded project on 'Integrating ecological and cultural histories to inform sustainable and equitable futures…South Sudan: Project Manager Food Security and Livelihoods October 6, 2018 | ACTED Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth…Myanmar: Conflict Sensitivity Expert October 6, 2018 | Action Contre la Faim Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger.Cambodia: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Specialist October 6, 2018 | Landel Mills Limited Landell Mills has recently been shortlisted for the Asian Development Bank project ‘Agricultural Value Chain Infrastructure Improvement’ Project in Cambodia and is looking to source a Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Specialist.Mali: Project Manager- Global Program Sustainable Water Management for Food Security October 6, 2018 | Caritas Switzerland Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 165 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.Lebanon: Deputy WASH and Shelter Coordinator August 21, 2018 | Solidarites International Lebanon hosts about 1. 5 million Syrian refugee, mainly in its northern governorate (Akkar and Tripoli) and in the Bekaa Valley. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 48 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Liberia: Charcoal Union Wants Allocation of 'Pro-Poor Forest' July 5, 2018 | Alvin Worzi, Daily Observer Women from five of the 15 counties represented their colleagues at the occasion in Monrovia.Liberia: Watchdogs Strategize to Protect Liberia’s Remaining Forest July 5, 2018 | Joaquin M. Sendolo, Daily Observer The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) with funding from the British Government have begun a three-day workshop to draft…Libya: Oil Exports Suspension Could Create Crisis July 4, 2018 | Jamal Jawhar, Asharq Al-Awsat The crisis of suspending Libyan oil exports from eastern regions overshadowed the political and social life of the country, amid the fear of a "catastrophic" future if not resolved quickly.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Still in Talks with Turkey, KRG over Resuming Kirkuk Oil Exports July 3, 2018 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters Iraq is still in talks with Turkey and Kurdish regional authorities to resume Kirkuk oil exports through the Ceyhan port, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi told state-run newspaper al-Sabah on Monday.South Sudan: US Envoy Sees Rise in Oil Output Easing South Sudan Peace Deal July 3, 2018 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg South Sudan’s plan to boost oil production should help it fund a forthcoming transitional government that seeks to end more than four years of civil war, the U. S. ambassador said.South Sudan: 'The Conflict Must End' - Fighting Threatens to Drive up Hunger Lean Season July 2, 2018 | Africa Renewal On Saturday, a new ceasefire came into effect in South Sudan.Iraq: UK Court Begins Criminal Proceedings against Oil Firm for Corruption in Iraq June 27, 2018 | John J. Catherine, Kurdistan 24 Criminal proceedings began in London on Tuesday against two companies run by Unaoil, a Monaco-based energy consultancy firm accused of corrupt business practices in Iraq.Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Agree Deal to Increase Oil Output - Minister June 27, 2018 | Reuters Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday agreed on a deal to nearly double oil output from South Sudanese fields by the end of the year, the Sudanese oil minister said without giving any…Myanmar: Myanmar President Promises to Return Confiscated Farmland to Original Owners June 27, 2018 | Xinhua Myanmar President U Win Myint has given a directive to local authorities to swiftly return the confiscated farmland to their original rightful owners, Myanmar News Agency reported Wednesday.Myanmar: Government Moves to Revive and Promote Bamboo Forests June 27, 2018 | Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times The Forest Department is inviting people interested in growing bamboo, saying it will offer help to planters in producing quality bamboo products.Afghanistan/Iran: Iran, Afghanistan Agree on Transboundary Waters, Says Ambassador June 27, 2018 | Tehran Times Transboundary waters – the aquifers, and lake and river basins shared by two or more countries – support the lives and livelihoods of great numbers of people across the world.Nigeria: Nigeria’s Farmers and Herders Fight a Deadly Battle for Scarce Resources June 25, 2018 | Emmanuel Akinwotu, New York Times Clashes between armed herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria are escalating to increasingly violent episodes as a battle for scarce resources stirs long-held tensions over religion and ethnicity.Colombia: US Report: Colombia Coca Production Surges to Record High June 25, 2018 | Christine Armario, Associated Press The amount of land where peasants and drug traffickers harvest the plant used to make cocaine has surged to a record high in Colombia, a White House report said Monday, a boom that…Myanmar: NGOs Urge National ‘Land Bank’ for Climate-Change Victims June 25, 2018 | Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times Local environmental advocates have urged the government to set up a ‘land bank’ that would be used to relocate the growing number of people displaced by the effects of climate change. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 3 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. South Sudan: Peace via Oil – How Hydrocarbons Are Fueling Reconciliation October 4, 2018 | Luris Mulla Once again South Sudan’s warring parties, President Salva Kiir and his former Vice President Riek Machar and other opposition groups, have signed a new peace deal.Is SAARC Prepared to Combat Climate Change and Its Security Risks? October 1, 2018 | Florian Krampe and Ashok Swain Though India is now pushing for BIMSTEC, geography dictates that it cannot ignore SAARC.Trump Suspended the 'Conflict Minerals' Provision of Dodd-Frank. That's Probably Good for Congo September 27, 2018 | Nik Stoop, Marijke Verpoorten, and Peter van der Windt Most Americans think of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act as a far-reaching effort to regulate the financial services industry to prevent another global recession. |
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Compiled by Sonia Ahmad, Charlotte Collins, Scott Drinkall, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Charmaine Mills, Isabelle Morley, and Josephine van Zanten |
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