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Issue #94 – Aug 15, 2017 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. EICC Responsible Electronics 2017
October 16, 2017 - 2017-10-20
Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition
October 4, 2017 - 2017-10-05
Maritime Institute of Malaysia and NRG Exhibitions
Report of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace
September 14, 2017
Geneva Water Hub and the Governments of Costa Rica, Senegal, Slovenia, and Switzerland
September 11, 2017 - 2017-09-12
International Association of Peace and Conflict Studies
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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, 2017 | Onita Das
January 1, 2017 | Joao Henrique Tavares
Ownership Matters: Natural Resources Property Rights and Social Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
January 1, 2017 | Tim Wegenast and Gerald Schneider
January 1, 2017 | Augusto Castro-Nunez, Ole Mertz, and Chrystian C Sosa
January 1, 2017 | Amber Huff
January 1, 2017 | Michael Gilmont, Steve Rayner, Erica Harper, Lara Nassar, Nadav Tal, Mike Simpson, and Hilmi Salem
A Future for Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding
January 1, 2017 | Ned Lazarus
EcoPeace Middle East Strategic Five Year Plan, 2017-2021
January 1, 2017
Dodd-Frank Section 1502 – Filing Evaluation RY2016
January 1, 2017 | Chris N. Bayer and Jesse H. Hudson
Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation in Abyei
January 1, 2017
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. August 13, 2017 | Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee In 2010, the Government of the Islamic Republic Afghanistan (GIRoA) invited the international community to form the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC), to provide anti-corruption policy advice, and monitor and…South Sudan: Field Monitor, Food for Peace (FPP) Third Party Monitoring August 13, 2017 | Management Systems International The U. S.Angola: Emergency & WASH Programme Manager August 13, 2017 | People in Need People in Need is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based on the ideas of humanism, freedom, equality and solidarity.Nigeria: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator August 13, 2017 | Première Urgence Internationale Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization.Liberia: Advisor to the Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Secretariat August 7, 2017 | GIZ Development Service As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.Nigeria: WASH/Shelter Program Manager August 7, 2017 | Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services is a humanitarian aid organization which helps the poor and vulnerable overseas by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societiesIts mission is to… Cameroon: Deputy Director, Programs August 7, 2017 | International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.Yemen: Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor August 7, 2017 | CARE USA CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of people.DRC: Young African Research Fellowship August 7, 2017 | Search for Common Ground Conflict and differences are inevitable. Violence is not. Search for Common Ground partners with people around the world to ignite shared solutions to destructive conflicts. We are Searchers. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 48 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Making the Environment an Ally for Peace: Q&A with Erik Solheim May 15, 2017 | Jimena Leiva Roesch, IPI GLobal Observatory Policymakers need to better connect environmental management with respect for other important social values, according to United Nations Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim, who highlighted economic growth and human health among these.Myanmar: New Documentary Sheds Light on Link between Gems and War in Myanmar May 15, 2017 | Euan Black, Globe Produced by the UK-based NGO Global Witness, ‘Jade and the Generals’ follows the group’s undercover investigation in 2015, which revealed the gem trade to be worth up to $31 billion in 2014 alone,…Myanmar: The Struggle to Save Arakan’s Mangroves May 13, 2017 | Myanmar Now Until fairly recently, the residents of Kan Ngu, a coastal village in southern Arakan State, considered the mangroves in their area simply as another source of firewood and paid little attention to the…Myanmar: River Conservation for 179 Rivers with a K4.4 Billion May 12, 2017 | Pyae Thet Phyo, Myanmar Times River conservation works for 179 rivers in the country will be conducted in 2018 using K 4. 4 billion of the Union Budget.Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Rejects $7.77m Bid for 709-Carat Diamond, Seeks Higher Offer May 12, 2017 | Agence France-Presse Sierra Leone’s government said Thursday it would seek higher offers in Belgium for a massive 709-carat diamond found by an Evangelical preacher after underwhelming offers at auction at home.Iraq: Mosul Fires Stop Burning, but Fuel a New Awareness May 10, 2017 | UNEP After seven months of spurting flames and thick black smoke, the last oil well fire in the Mosul conflict in Iraq has been put out.May 10, 2017 | Ramsar Myanmar designates the Gulf of Mottama as a Wetland of International Importance.Myanmar: Residents Yet to Get Myanmar-China Pipeline Compensation May 8, 2017 | Nay Aung, Myanmar Times Crops had been pressed down by soil and landslides have occurred on cultivated fields near the Myanmar-China oil pipeline in the Ngape township of the Magwe Region due to extension of the oil…Food Security: WFP Report Highlights Link between Food Insecurity and Migration May 8, 2017 | Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey, Reuters The World Food Programme (WFP) has indicated that food insecurity and hunger are major factors driving people away from their homes.Myanmar: Burma Army to Remove Landmines in Karen State May 8, 2017 | Lawi Weng & Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint, Irrawaddy The Burma Army will remove landmines in Karen State following an agreement with the Karen National Union (KNU), according to Col Wunna Aung, spokesperson for the Burma Army and member of the Joint…Africa: A New Dam on the Nile Reveals Threats from Warming May 5, 2017 | Kavya Balaraman, ClimateWire Climate change could play a role in exacerbating water conflict in Africa, likely worsening geopolitical wrangling over issues like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.Sierra Leone: How I Funded My Studies by Digging for Sierra Leone Diamonds May 3, 2017 | Umaru Fofana, BBC Africa In my teens, I worked as an artisanal miner, waist deep in water, sieving the gravel to find a diamond.Iraq: Iraq's Fuel Oil Exports Soar Despite OPEC Supply Cut May 3, 2017 | Roslan Khasawneh, Reuters Iraqi fuel oil exports have soared since January despite a reduction in the country's crude production in line with OPEC supply cuts, industry sources said, in what could be a way to boost…Myanmar: Gov’t Takes Steps to Protect People from Ravages of Climate Change May 3, 2017 | Government of Myanmar The Union Ministries have teamed up to manage all the water resources of Myanmar to fight flood and drought induced by climate change.Climate Change: NATO Urges Global Fight against Climate Change as Trump Mulls Paris Accord May 3, 2017 | Timothy Gardner, Reuters Climate change poses a global security threat that all countries must fight together, a NATO general said on Wednesday, as U. S. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: What Happens the Day after the Kurdish Referendum? August 16, 2017 | Michael Rubin On September 25, Iraqi Kurds will head to the polls not only in Iraqi Kurdistan, but also in territories disputed between Erbil and Baghdad to vote in a referendum on whether Iraqi Kurdistan…Where Will Myanmar's Energy Come From? August 4, 2017 | Amara Thiha Myanmar’s high growth in electricity demand — rising by around 13 percent annually — is a challenge for the government.Solar Energy — Putting Power back into the Hands of Ordinary Gazans August 3, 2017 | Sara Badiei "We have electricity for two hours every 24 hours," says a high-ranking energy official in Gaza. Up to just 10 years ago, Gaza enjoyed full, round-the-clock electricity supply 24 hours a day.August 3, 2017 | Christoph Buchberger How do you make sure that increased transparency in the natural resource sector yields the desired results?China-Vietnam Relations Fall to a One-Year Low over a New Maritime Dispute August 2, 2017 | Ralph Jennings After a world court tribunal ruled last year in July that Beijing lacked legal rights to claim most of the South China Sea, it stepped up talks with the chief maritime disputant Vietnam.Will Afghanistan's Minerals Shape Trump's Policy Toward the Region? August 2, 2017 | Ahmad Shah Katawazai In addition to Afghanistan’s geopolitical and geostrategic importance, its lucrative mineral resources — estimated to be worth between $1 and $3 trillion — could be one of the major justifications for the United States to remain… |
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Compiled by Trevor Dolan, Luis Pérez Espinosa, Kelsey Harrison, Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Samantha McCraine, Emma Tulley, and Erin Wenk |
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