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Issue #32 – Mar 31, 2015 |
Announcements
March 31, 2015 | Environmental Peacebuilding For many years, we have brought together a wide range of researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers working at the intersection of peacebuilding and natural resources and the environment.
March 30, 2015 | Helen Young and Lisa Goldman In developing countries around the world, local natural resources – such as charcoal, wildlife, and fisheries – have strong microeconomic and cultural importance. |
EventsIn the last two weeks, 10 events were added to our online calendar of events on environmental peacebuilding. Following are new additions: Toxic Legacies - Agent Orange as a Challenge
June 28, 2015
Rachel Carson Center
Second Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference
June 27, 2015
Kisii University
Conflict Minerals Reporting and Supply Chain Transparency Conference
June 23, 2015 - 2015-06-25
Marcus Evans
Workshop: Water Conflict Management and Transformation
June 14, 2015 - 2015-06-19
Oregon State University
Workshop: Wicked Problems in Natural Resources: Negotiations, Decision Making and the Public
June 14, 2015 - 2015-06-19
Oregon State University
Conflict Transformation across Borders
June 10, 2015 - 2015-06-30
University of Massachusetts, Boston
May 18, 2015 - 2015-05-21
USIP, the International Organization for Migration, The World Bank, and USAID
Responsible Extractives Summit - North America 2015
April 30, 2015 - 2015-05-01
Ethical Corporation
Water after Borders: Global Stakes, Local Politics
April 23, 2015 - 2015-04-24
Humanities Without Walls, the UIC Institute for the Humanities, and the UIC Institute for Environmental Science and Policy
Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group Meeting
April 7, 2015
EPWG
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 23 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Afghanistan: Extreme Weather Regional Overview
January 1, 2015 | OCHA
Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Examined: Considerations for Compliance [Infographic]
January 1, 2015 | Source Intelligence
Afghanistan: Current and Projected Acute Food Insecurity Situation
January 1, 2014 | IPC
January 1, 2014 | Nick Heath
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JobsIn the last two weeks, 7 new jobs were added to our online listing of job postings. Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. March 31, 2015 | UNDP The interconnection of renewable energy power generation plants with the grid, especially those of large capacity, is not regulated in Lebanon, neither technically nor legally.Sierra Leone: SGP Programme Assistant March 31, 2015 | Global Environment Facility - Small Grants Programme Effective day-to-day substantive, administrative and financial support to the national SGP team and the National Steering Committee to ensure the smooth operation and management of the GEF-SGP (Global Environment Facility – Small Grants…Myanmar: National Program Manager March 31, 2015 | UNDP This UNDP project aims to address climate change risks on water resources and food security in the dry zone of Myanmar.United Kingdom: Executive Director March 31, 2015 | Global Witness Global Witness is seeking a new Executive Director.Washington, DC: Director of Policy March 31, 2015 | Enough Project and The Sentinel The Director of Policy will work closely with the Enough Project’s Founding Director to shape Enough’s policy and research agenda, as well as Enough’s strategies to effect change.Washington, DC: Associate Director, Sudans and Horn of Africa March 31, 2015 | Enough Project and The Sentinel The Associate Director position requires deep policy knowledge of the region as well as experience in team leadership.Cambodia: WWF Conservation Programme Manager March 29, 2015 | World Wildlife Fund WWF-Cambodia is looking for a qualified and energetic Conservation Programme Managerwhois responsible for the implementation of the Country Conservation Programme and contributing to the Greater Mekong Programme Strategic Plan. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 39 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iraq: Majnoon Protesters Demand Jobs January 6, 2015 | Ali Abu Iraq and Ben Lando, Iraq Oil Report Demonstrators blocked roads near the Majnoon oil field over the past week, claiming that Royal Dutch Shell has reneged on promises to provide jobs.Liberia: For Ratification of Block 16 Oil Contract: Lawmakers Bribed Over US$3M? December 30, 2014 | Heritage Recently, the Legislature ratified the Block 16 Oil Contract few days after the Executive Branch of the Government of Liberia(GOL) headed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf forwarded the document to it.Iraq: Basra Leaders Pushing for Regional Autonomy December 30, 2014 | Ali Abu Iraq and Ben Lando, Iraq Oil Report Leaders in Basra are making a renewed push to form a region akin to the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) – a move that would reduce the central government's power over the engine…Iran/Iraq: Iran Approves $15 Billion Plan to Develop Oilfields With Iraq December 29, 2014 | Kambiz Foroohar, Blomberg Iran’s cabinet approved a four-year $15 billion plan to jointly develop oilfields with Iraq that will increase the nation’s production capacity by 550,000 barrels a day, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.Libya: Libyan Militias Set Fire to Storage Tanks in Renewed Push for Oil, Foreign Minister Says December 28, 2014 | New York Times Libya’s foreign minister said Sunday that militant groups were making a renewed push to seize oil resources, after an assault on eastern terminals set storage tanks ablaze, sending huge clouds of black smoke…DRC: 15 Killed in Illegal Mine in Democratic Republic of Congo December 28, 2014 | Press TV At least 15 people have suffocated to death while working in an illegal mine in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).December 27, 2014 | Pete Sweeney, Reuters Senior Chinese and Vietnamese officials have agreed to settle their maritime disputes without resorting to "megaphone diplomacy", the official Xinhua news service said on Saturday.December 26, 2014 | Josephus Moses Gray, GNN Liberia The African continent which is blessed with riches is drawing new interests from powerful and influential countries and companies around the globe owing to its resources especially the high quality of oil and…Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Says to Start Work on Final Oil Deal with Kurdish Region in Weeks December 22, 2014 | Rania El Gamal, Reuters Iraq's Kurdish region will continue to export its own crude oil under an initial deal with Baghdad until a comprehensive deal is reached, with work on a final agreement expected to start within… |
Blogs and OpinionThe Civilian Health Risks from TNT in Syria’s Barrel Bombs March 27, 2015 | Doug Weir The TRWP was recently asked to help identify a substance associated with partially detonated barrel bombs in Syria.Don't Torpedo The Dam, Full Speed Ahead For Ethiopia's Nile Project March 26, 2015 | Gregory Warner The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is under construction near Assosa, Ethiopia.From Food Security to Regional Security: How Community Resilience Can Prevent Conflict in Africa March 26, 2015 | Darius Mans If we're going to prevent people from being susceptible to the false promises of extremism, then the international community has to offer something better. . .WHO Finds That Glyphosate is Probably Carcinogenic – Implications for Plan Colombia March 23, 2015 | Doug Weir On the 20th March 2015, the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified the world’s most widely used herbicide Roundup as probably carcinogenic in humans.Commentary: Oil’s Perfect Storm March 23, 2015 | Jim Brooks No commodity affects global economic landscape like oil, but there are some very important non-economic implications to the oil price swoon.Environmental Peacebuilding: Conservation Agreements Reduce People-Park Conflict in Liberia March 20, 2015 | Eduard Niesten This is the first blog in Human Nature’s “Environmental Peacebuilding” series, which will chronicle CI’s growing role in this emerging field of research. This post focuses on our case study in Liberia.March 20, 2015 | Michael Haltzel, Antto Vihma, and Michael Mehling As Russia and Ukraine approach yet another confrontation over natural gas, the recent demise of Putin's flagship South Stream pipeline casts doubt on his strategic acumen.Remote Data Team Helped Put Haiti back on the Map March 18, 2015 | Alex Fischer A piece from the Earth Institute Haiti Dialogue Series: Now in its third year, having hosted more than 20 sessions, the Haiti Dialogue Series hosts forums that bring together Earth Institute researchers and students and… |
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Compiled by Emma Chapman, Daniel Curwin, Katherine Van Marter, Joel Young, and Ben Zukowski |
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