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Issue #50 – Dec 8, 2015 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Climate Security and Migration
December 11, 2015
Center for New American Security
December 11, 2015
American Security Project
December 9, 2015
Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 32 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Emerging Security Threats in the Middle East: The Impact of Climate Change and Globalization
January 1, 2016 | Ashok Swain and Anders S. Jägerskog
El Carbón de Colombia ¿Quién Gana, Quién Pierde?
January 1, 2015 | Diego Melo Ascencio, Rosa Peña Lizarazo, Johana Mejìa Rocha, and Andrea Torres Bobadilla
Mapiripán: Between Water and Oil Palm [Video]
January 1, 2015
The China-Japan Border Dispute: Islands of Contention in Multidisciplinary Perspective
January 1, 2015 | Edited by Kimie Hara, Tim F Liao, and Krista Wiegand
January 1, 2015 | Tobias Ide and Christiane Fröhlich
Why Do Conflicts over Scarce Renewable Resources Turn Violent? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis
January 1, 2015 | Tobias Ide
Research Further Links Syria’s Political Upheaval and Climate Change
January 1, 2015 | Colin P. Kelley, Mark A. Cane, Richard Seager, Shahrzad Mohtadi, and Yochanan Kushnir
January 1, 2015
January 1, 2015 | John Prendergast
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. DRC: Expert in Gender and Socio-economic Development December 8, 2015 | UNDP Dans sa mission d’appui au Gouvernement Congolais, le PNUD-RDC a, avec le concours de ses partenaires, mis au point un programme multi-sectoriel de lutte contre les violences sexuelles et liées au genre à…December 8, 2015 | UNDP La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) est aujourd’hui sollicitée par l’impératif de renforcer sa résilience dans le but d’agir comme un acteur actif de développement.Mozambique: Disaster Risk Resilient Livelihoods Recovery in Gaza Province - Conduct Final Evaluation December 6, 2015 | UNDP In response to the devastating floods that hit Mozambique from January to February 2013, UNDP Mozambique launched a two year project in support of disaster risk resilient livelihoods recovery of flood-affected communities in…DRC: US Forest Service National Coordinator December 6, 2015 | USAID Management and Engineering Technologies International, Inc.Consultant - Study on Women's Economic Empowerment in (Post) Crisis Settings December 6, 2015 | UNDP Women’s Economic Empowerment is a key dimension of women’s empowerment, and is the focus of attention of both the gender cluster and the sustainable development cluster (livelihoods and economic recovery team) within UNDP’s…Myanmar: Country Programme Officer December 6, 2015 | International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNDP Based in Naypyidaw and under the overall supervision of the Country Programme Manager (CPM), the Country Programme Officer (CPO) for Myanmar will represent IFAD on a full-time basis to establish contacts and a…Greece: Environmental Health Manager November 21, 2015 | International Rescue Committee The Emergency Environmental Health Manager (EHM) is responsible for leading IRC’s emergency WASH response for the refugee influx in Mytilini. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 40 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Liberia: 2 Wounded in Land Dispute August 12, 2015 | Abednego Davis, Liberian Observer A land dispute between Milton Bukeh, administrator of the intestate estate of the late Gbarbour, Kpawee, Flee, Napal and Ballah and his siblings left one person seriously wounded and the administrator sustaining minor…Liberia: Will Palm Oil Help Liberia? Industry Expansion Has Critics Crying Foul August 11, 2015 | Sara Jerving, Mongabay Many rural Liberians have had their lives upended as the country becomes a new frontier for the mass production of palm oil – an edible oil that is also used in cosmetics, soaps,…South Sudan/Sudan: South Sudan Seeks to Revise Oil Deal with Sudan after Global Prices Drop August 10, 2015 | Xinhua Due to the deteriorating economic conditions caused by the civil war and lack of political stability, South Sudan is seeking to revise the oil deal signed with Sudan, namely with regard to oil…South China Sea: ASEAN Again Split on South China Sea Reclamation Issue August 7, 2015 | Today The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN), which wound up meetings of regional foreign ministers yesterday, said some members had “serious concerns” about land reclamation activities in the South China Sea, in a…Liberia: Senate to Hear Proposed Land Rights Act August 7, 2015 | The New Dawn The Liberia Legislature is expected to hold a public hearing on the 2014 proposed Land Rights Act on Monday, August 10, 2015.August 6, 2015 | Elena Kosolapova, Trend Two days ago, there was a shootout along the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, which resulted in the injury of six Tajiks.China: Police in China's Hainan Beat, Detain Villagers over Land Protest August 3, 2015 | Shiny Li and Feng Xiaoming, Radio Free Asia Chinese police attacked a protest rally in southern China’s island province of Hainan on Friday, beating and detaining 10, as more than a thousand villagers gathered outside government offices to protest what they… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Afghanistan’s Elusive Mineral Wealth December 7, 2015 | Elizabeth B. Hessami Afghanistan is blessed with a veritable horde of mineral wealth. In copper alone, Afghanistan may possess up to 60 million tons buried in its arid plains.December 4, 2015 | Jonathan Somer In this blog, consultant Jonathan Somer begins to explore the terra incognita of current efforts to strengthen legal protection for the environment in relation to armed conflicts – the role of non-state armed groups,…Water, Wars and an Uncertain Future December 2, 2015 | Sundeep Waslekar In its Blue Peace report, published in February 2011, Strategic Foresight Group proposed several solutions to use water as an instrument of peace and prosperity in the Middle East.Climate Change Is a National Security Problem December 1, 2015 | Chuck Hagel It is remarkable that French security forces are taking on the international climate change conference in Paris in the shadow of the recent attacks.House Hearing on Conflict Minerals Rule: A Mixed Bag November 27, 2015 | Cydney Posner At a hearing last week before a subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, the members heard testimony regarding the Dodd-Frank conflict minerals provision.Why It’s Time for a Free Kurdistan November 27, 2015 | Aliza Marcus and Andrew Apostolou It’s time to stop debating whether or not the Kurds deserve an independent state. There are around 40 million Kurds across Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria—the largest ethnic group without self-determination. |
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Compiled by Samantha Bresler, Natalia Jiménez Galindo, Amy Harlowe, Liz Hessami, Jeremy Walker, and Ben Zukowski |
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