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New Online training: UN partners with EU in toolkit for preventing land and natural resources conflict
Jan 27, 2014
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European Union and United Nations Development Programme
The challenges associated with preventing, managing and resolving natural resource-induced conflicts may well come to define global peace and security in the 21st century. Global…
Oil price volatility undermines economic growth, says Sir David King
Jan 27, 2014
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The Guardian
Governments need to deter oil speculators, set aside reserves of crude oil and take steps urgently to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels in order…
DFID-ESRC China and Africa Research Programme
Jan 23, 2014
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Economic and Social Research Council
The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are pleased to announce a dedicated programme of research to investigate…
UNEP: Disasters & Conflict - Senior Programme Officer
Jan 22, 2014
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United Nations Environment Programme
Senior Programme Officer - Disasters & Conflicts
Organizational Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental…
UNEP: Ecosystems Management - Senior Programme Officer
Jan 22, 2014
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United Nations Environment Programme
Senior Programme Officer - Ecosystems Management
Organizational Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental…
WikiLeaks, Drought and Syria
Jan 21, 2014
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New York Times
In the 1970s, I got both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in modern Middle East studies, and I can assure you that at no time…
UNDP: EXPRES (Expert Roster for Rapid Response) Consultants - Extractive Industries Specialist
Jan 16, 2014
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United Nations Development Programme
UNDP: EXPRES (Expert Roster for Rapid Response) Consultants - Extractive Industries Specialist
Duties and Responsibilities
Profile:
Natural Resource Management.Sub-Profiles:
Extractive Industries Management.UNDP is seeking experts with an extractive industry…
Landesa: Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program
Jan 16, 2014
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Landesa: Center for Women's Land Rights
The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professional Program is cultivating a network of qualified professionals who are strongly committed to strengthening women’s land rights. The program…
Friends of the Earth Middle East: International Internship Program
Jan 16, 2014
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Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)
Friends of the Earth Middle East is looking for an intern in Washington D.C.
We are looking for an unpaid intern to work part-time in…
USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Program
Jan 15, 2014
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USAID
The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding young people who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign…
Call For Papers: The Jus Post Bellum Project
Jan 15, 2014
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Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at the University of Leiden
Peacebuilding and Environmental Damage in Contemporary Jus Post Bellum: Clarifying Norms, Principles and Practices An NWO-funded Vidi project of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies…
The European Citizen and Conflict Resources
Jan 9, 2014
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Ries Kamphof
European consumers can contribute to more sustainable supply chains and less social, economic and ecological deprivation.
According to an annual report published by the International Telecommunications…
Empowering women in natural resource management critical for lasting peace in war-torn countries, says UN report
Nov 15, 2013
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UNEP
Geneva/New York/Nairobi – Ensuring that women have better access to and control of natural resources such as land, water, forests and minerals can improve the…
UNEP Partners with KOFF Swisspeace to Deliver Training on Prevention and Resolution of Natural Resources Conflicts
Nov 14, 2013
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UNEP
Geneva – Access, distribution and management of natural resources including land, renewable or non-renewable resources have often been an important driver of violent conflicts. The…
Machar Calls on S. Sudan to Recognise Abyei Referendum
Nov 14, 2013
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Sudan Tribune
November 14, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s deputy chairman of the ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), Riek Machar Teny, has called on…
Igad Condemns Abyei Referendum
Nov 7, 2013
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Daily Nation
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) condemned a recent unilateral referendum on the final status of Abyei region, which is currently controlled by Sudan but…
UNEP, ELI, and Partners Launch Global Knowledge Platform for Environmental Peacebuilding
Nov 6, 2013
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ELI & UNEP
WASHINGTON, DC and GENEVA, 6 November 2013 ‒ A new website providing users with free access to dozens of case studies as well as teaching…
On International Day, Ban calls for protection of natural resources in war-torn countries
Nov 6, 2013
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United Nations
World: Empowering Women in Natural Resource Management Critical for Lasting Peace in War-Torn Countries, Says UN Report
Nov 6, 2013
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UNEP
Geneva /New York/Nairobi, 6 November 2013 - Ensuring that women have better access to and control of natural resources such as land, water, forests and…
No Need to Dig: Many of Africa’s Fastest-growing Economies Have Not Relied on Oil or Mining
Nov 2, 2013
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The Economist
AFRICA is a continent rich in minerals and oil. China has an economy that requires them in abundance. Since the mid-1990s the economy of sub-Saharan…
Abyei opts to join South Sudan in unofficial referendum
Oct 31, 2013
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BBC News
Residents of the disputed region of Abyei have voted overwhelmingly to join South Sudan in an unofficial referendum.But the Arabic-speaking Misseriya nomadic community favouring union…
Global Warming and Global Security
Oct 17, 2013
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Project Syndicate
On September 27, the 195 member countries of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), supported by the work of thousands of scientists…
Policy Brief Release: Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Oct 10, 2013
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ELI & UNEP
Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, an accompanying brief to our recently released book of the same title is now available to download. To download the brief, please click…
Policy Brief Release: High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Oct 9, 2013
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ELI & UNEP
High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, an accompanying brief to our recently released book of the same title is now available to download. To download the brief,…
In a Polluted Stream, a Pathway to Peace
Oct 9, 2013
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New York Times
Peace talks are under way again in Jerusalem. If the past is any guide, the two sides are stymied over difficult issues like settlements and…
Burma’s Old Guard Clings to $8B Jade Empire
Sep 30, 2013
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The Irrawaddy
HPAKANT, Kachin State — Tin Tun picked all night through teetering heaps of rubble to find the palm-sized lump of jade he now holds in…
Syria: Drought Helped Cause Syria’s War. Will Climate Change Bring More Like It?
Sep 10, 2013
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Brad Plumer, Washington Post
Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell are co-founders of the D.C.-based Center for Climate and Security, a think tank focused on the interactions between climate change and security issues. In…
200 Years Of Landlessness? Land Inequality And The Search For Peace In Colombia
Aug 28, 2013
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Thomas Edward Flores
Representatives of the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continue to negotiate in the sweltering Havana summer to end a civil…
The Battle for Water
Aug 7, 2013
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Project Syndicate
The sharpening international geopolitical competition over natural resources has turned some strategic resources into engines of power struggle. Transnational water resources have become an especially…
Policy Brief Release: Assessing & Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Jun 17, 2013
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ELI & UNEP
Brief No. 2: Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, an accompanying brief to our recently released book of the same title, is now…