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Issue #48 – Nov 10, 2015 |
Announcements
November 6, 2015 | ELI & UNEP Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding is now available for download free of charge. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Fragility, Conflict and Violence Forum 2016
March 1, 2016 - 2016-03-03
World Bank Group
Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding
January 8, 2016 - 2016-01-17
Outward Bound Peacebuilding
High-Level Panel Discussion on Natural Resources and Conflict: A Mediated Solution?
November 17, 2015
UNEP
Launch of Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
November 16, 2015
Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
November 12, 2015
Haaretz
November 12, 2015
Uppsala University - Department of Peace and Conflict Research
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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:
January 1, 2015 | Steven Freeland
The Impact on Regional “Resource Curse” by Coal Resource Tax Reform in China—A Dynamic CGE Appraisal
January 1, 2015 | Xiaoliang Xua, Xuefen Xu, Qian Chena, and Ying Chea
A Case For Arbitration: The Philippines' Solution for the South China Sea Dispute
January 1, 2015 | Emma Kingdon
Addressing the Role of Natural Resources in Conflict and Peacebuilding: A Summary of Progress
January 1, 2015
January 1, 2015 | Rosaleen Duffy
Conflicts about Water in Lake Chad: Are Environmental, Vulnerability and Security Issues Linked?
January 1, 2015 | Uche T. Okpara, Lindsay C. Stinger, Andrew J. Dougill, and Mohammed D. Bila
National Agricultural Development Framework (NADF)
January 1, 2015
Women in Environmental Decision Making: Case Studies in Ecuador, Liberia, and the Philippines
January 1, 2015 | Melissa Luna, Lorena Aguilar, Molly Gilligan, Cate Owren, María Prebble, and Kame Westerman
National Wheat Production is Expected to be Greater Than the Last Two Years
January 1, 2015
Amidst the Debris: A Desktop Study on the Environmental and Public Health Impact of Syria’s Conflict
January 1, 2015 | Wim Zwijnenburg and Kristine te Pas
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. November 4, 2015 | Center for American Progress American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Associate to support the China Policy Director.Uganda & Rwanda: Great Lakes Regional Manager November 3, 2015 | International Alert International Alert is looking for an exceptional candidate to join our Africa programme.Horn of Africa: Associate Director November 3, 2015 | Center for American Progress The Associate Director position requires deep policy knowledge of the region and experience in team leadership.November 3, 2015 | Enough Project The Enough Project seeks an experienced and highly motivated candidate for the position of Development Associate. This individual will assist the Development Director and Founding Director in fundraising for Enough’s annual budget.November 3, 2015 | Enough Project The Senior Policy Analyst requires deep policy knowledge of the region and some background in natural resources governance, anticorruption work, or sanctions enforcement.November 3, 2015 | Enough Project The Policy Analyst for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of conflict and policy options in Congo, as well…November 3, 2015 | Wildlife Conservation Society This is a full-time field based position responsible for undertaking aerial surveys and aerial support to wildlife law enforcement in Gabon in partnership with Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux (ANPN). |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 38 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: China/Taiwan/South China Sea: Taiwan Promotes Its Island Claim in South China Sea July 18, 2015 | Ralph Jennings, Associated Press As China builds artificial islands in a vast resource-rich South China Sea and neighbors in Southeast Asia brace for possible conflict, Taiwan is cutting carbon emissions and offering a hospital for humanitarian aid…Myanmar: MoU for Salween Hydropower Project to be Signed between Thailand, Myanmar, China July 15, 2015 | Watcharapong Thongrung, The Nation Thailand, China and Myanmar are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of the 7,000-megawatt Mong Ton hydropower-plant project on the upper Salween River this year, after Myanmar's government…July 14, 2015 | United Nations The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the Organization's interim peacekeeping force in Abyei - a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan - as part of ongoing efforts…Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Hurdle Remains on Path to Kurdish Independence July 12, 2015 | Robin Mills, The National Three recent developments across the Kurdish territories move the Kurds closer to political independence and economic autonomy.Sudan: Sudan Produces 43 Tons of Gold During the First Half of 2015: Minister July 8, 2015 | Sudan Tribune The Sudanese minister of minerals, Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq Al-Karuri, disclosed that gold production during the first half of this year has reached 43 tons.Iraq: Daesh Selling Stolen Iraqi Oil: Parliament Report July 8, 2015 | Anadolou Agencey Iraq is losing more than $102 million each month because the Daesh militant group – which controls large parts of the country – is selling stolen oil, according to a parliamentary report issued…July 8, 2015 | Toby Sterling, Reuters The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit natural resources and fish in the South China…Liberia: Grand Gedeans in Fear Due to Illegal Crossing Over by the ‘Mossi’ from Ivory Coast July 8, 2015 | Cholo Brooks, Global News Network A local daily is reporting that concerns are mounting over the insecurity in Grand Gedeh County, as Representative Alex Grant raises the latest alarm of panic among his people due to illegal crossing…Liberia: Envoy Assesses Australia-Funded Agric Projects in Bong July 7, 2015 | Philip T. Singbah, Liberia News Agency Australian Ambassador to Liberia Joanna Adamson Tuesday ended a one-day working visit to Bong County to assess an Australian-funded agriculture projects.Iraq: ISIS 'Water War' Draining Marshes in Southern Iraq July 7, 2015 | Kesavan Unnikrishnan, Digital Journal In 1991, then-President Saddam Hussein drained the marshes of southern Iraq in order to punish the indigenous Shi'ite marsh Arabs who had revolted against him.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Oil Deal Close to Collapse July 3, 2015 | Matt Bradley, Wall Street Journal An oil-sales deal between Iraq and the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government is close to collapse about six months after it was signed, undermining the country's unity as it struggles to fight Islamic State… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 11 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: How to Keep the Peace in an Age of Water Wars November 9, 2015 | John Converse Townsend Water is life, but it’s increasingly scarce on planet Earth. The issue isn’t so much one of availability, but of poor management.Crimes Against the Environment: The Silent Victim of Warfare November 8, 2015 | Steven Freeland Acts perpetrated during the course of warfare have, through the ages, led to significant environmental destruction.Growing the Conflict-Free Movement at Illinois College November 6, 2015 | Allie McNamara If someone had asked me exactly a year ago what I thought of conflict minerals, I would have had no idea what to say.Why the Paris Climate Summit Will Be a Peace Conference November 3, 2015 | Michael T. Klare At the end of November, delegations from nearly 200 countries will convene in Paris for what is billed as the most important climate meeting ever held.Water Wars: The PRC's Double Trouble in the South China Sea October 31, 2015 | Zack Bluestone The past few days have witnessed two huge developments in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the U. S. Navy conducted a long-anticipated freedom of navigation (FON) patrol in the Spratly Islands.Climate Change, Food Security and the Refugee Crisis: Connecting the Dots to Avoid Future Tragedy October 28, 2015 | Bruce Campbell and Lisa Goddard It is widely held that climate change will have negative impacts on agricultural communities. Now, research is supporting the theory that climate impacts will catalyze tragedy among vulnerable populations. |
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Compiled by Samantha Bresler, Natalia Jiménez Galindo, Amy Harlowe, Liz Hessami, Alex Laplaza, Laura Mitchell, and Ben Zukowski |
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