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Climate Change: Climate Change Will Fuel More Wars and Displacement in the Middle East, Experts Warn

Feb 19, 2019 | Borzou Daragahi, Independent

The most volatile region in the world is about to be plunged into further chaos because of climate change, academics and international officials warned at…

Climate Change: Lake Chad Water Crisis, Climate Change Take Centre Stage at Hague Conference

Feb 19, 2019 | Africa Prime News

World leaders have converged on The Hague, Netherlands to call on countries to take urgent actions toward reducing the impact of climate change to water,…

Brazil: Brazil's First Indigenous Congresswoman Defends Her People's Rights From Bolsonaro

Feb 19, 2019 | Fabiano Maisonnave

When indigenous leader Joênia Wapichana first came across Jair Bolsonaro, she was appalled. The year was 2008, and there was a heated debate about the demarcation…

Climate Security in Times of Geopolitical Crises — What Ways Forward?

Feb 18, 2019 | Dan Smith, Malin Mobjörk, Florian Krampe, and Karolina Eklöw

Ahead of the fourth Planetary Security Conference on 19–20 February 2019 in The Hague, SIPRI authored the 2019 progress report ‘Climate Security – Making it…

Uganda: Massive Deforestation by Refugees in Uganda Sparks Clashes with Local People

Feb 18, 2019 | Samuel Okiror, Guardian

The cutting down of millions of trees has sparked angry clashes in parts of Uganda between local people and refugees who have been fleeing conflict…

Africa's Rich Oil: From Blessing To A Curse Of Rampant Corruption And Bad Governance On The Continent?

Feb 17, 2019 | Josephus Moses Gray

The African continent in recent years has come to be of major Geo-strategic importance to oil-dependent industrialized economies and the idea of an African rebirth…

China/South China Sea: Chinese Analysts Call for Joint Marine Research to Move beyond Conflicts in South China Sea

Feb 17, 2019 | Liu Caiyu, Global Times

Fishery cooperation in the South China Sea should move beyond the idea of disputed areas and regard fish protection as the primary goal  of cooperation,…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s KRG Suspends Oil Exports to Iran

Feb 16, 2019 | Ali Mohamed, Anadolu Agency

The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has suspended oil exports to neighboring Iran. In a statement, the KRG’s Ministry of Finance and Economy…

Kenya/Somalia: Kenya Recalls Ambassador to Somalia over Water Rights Clash

Feb 16, 2019 | Associated Press

A top Kenyan official says the country has recalled its ambassador to Somalia and told the Somali ambassador to leave over an alleged land grab…

Conflict Minerals: Apple Mentions Blockchain Guidelines in Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC

Feb 16, 2019 | Max Mayer, Smartereum

According to the Conflict Minerals Report that was published yesterday, February 15th, Apple is working on forming blockchain guidelines as part of its Responsible Minerals…

Conflict Minerals: Apple Terminated Five Suppliers after Human Rights Audits, Conflict Minerals Report Reveals

Feb 15, 2019 | Jesse Hollington, iDrop News

Apple has long been committed to Supplier Responsiblity; ensuring that all of the companies in its supply chain, from the mines that produce the raw…

Peace and Security Philanthropy Isn't Just about Conflict; It's Also Key to Curbing Climate Change

Feb 14, 2019 | Cath Thompson

Iconic images of World War II Europe and Japan, of Vietnam after Operation Ranch Hand, and of post-ISIS Mosul show total destruction of lives, communities,…

Myanmar: Eco Green City to Commence by Year End

Feb 14, 2019 | Htet Shine, Myanmar Times

A final agreement giving the go ahead for development of the Eco Green City project is expected to be inked before the end of this…

Myanmar: How Myanmar Indigenous Peoples Defend Their Rights over Natural Resources

Feb 14, 2019 | Clemente Bautista, Bulatlat

In December 18, 2018, the Karen people formally declared the establishment of the Salween Peace Park, a 5,485-square kilometer forest park in Hpapun District, Karen…

Climate Change: Munich Security Conference Puts Climate Change and the Sahel on the Security Agenda ahead of PSC 2019

Feb 14, 2019 | Planetary Security Initiative

The most influential global figures in international security policy gathering this week (February 15-17) at MSC 2019 will consider climate change alongside issues of trade, arms…

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, One Earth Future/Secure Fisheries and Sié Center

Feb 13, 2019 | University of Denver

The Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies is dedicated to building knowledge on the evolving…

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, One Earth Future and Sié Center - Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Feb 13, 2019 | University of Denver

The Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security and Diplomacy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies is dedicated to building knowledge on the evolving…

Myanmar: ‘Our Land Is Collapsing around Us’: Ayeyarwady at Risk from Rampant Sand Mining

Feb 13, 2019 | Hein Ko Soe and Clare Hammond, Frontier

Since 2010, a construction boom in Myanmar has fuelled sharp growth in the extraction of sand from the Ayeyarwady that is then used in cement…

Climate Change: Climate Change Seen as Top Threat in 13 Countries

Feb 13, 2019 | Ines Kagubare, E&E News

Climate change beats out terrorism and cyberattacks as the top security worry in more than a dozen countries, according to a survey published Sunday by…

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Are ‘Not Willing to Give up Their Rights’

Feb 13, 2019 | Elias Groll and Lara Seligman, Foreign Policy

American diplomats have been racing to seal a peace deal with the Taliban that would end the longest war in U.S. history—and decades of civil…

Myanmar: 23 Aceh Fishermen Detained in Myanmar for Alleged Poaching

Feb 13, 2019 | Antara

The Myanmar authorities again detained 23 Aceh fishermen on February 6, 2019, for alleged poaching in Myanmar waters, according to Miftachhuddin Cut Adek, deputy secretary…

Iraq: Can Iraq Beat the Drought and Become the Breadbasket of the Middle East Again?

Feb 13, 2019 | Kieran Cooke, Middle East Eye

The area of land in the south of Iraq between the mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers is drying up. Yet amid this environmental meltdown, Azzam…

Iraq: Iran-Backed Groups Corner Iraq's Postwar Scrap Metal Market - Sources

Feb 13, 2019 | John Davison, Reuters

The wrecks of vehicles used by Islamic State militants as car bombs and other metal debris left by the war in Iraq are now helping…

Congress Poised to Help Veterans Exposed to ‘Burn Pits’ over Decades of War

Feb 13, 2019 | Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times

Tens of thousands of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were exposed to burn pits, which were regularly used to dispose of all manner…

Climate Change: How Devastating Is Climate Change for World Peace & Security?

Feb 13, 2019 | Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service

When the Security Council, the most powerful body at the United Nations, met last month to discuss the growing new threats to world peace and…

Starting This Week! MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace

Feb 12, 2019

Join a global community of more than 5000 environmental peacebuilding practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers in the eight-week massive open online course on Environmental Security and…

Warzone Conversation in Afghanistan: Build a National Park, Build Democracy

Feb 12, 2019 | Kyla Peterson

When picturing Afghanistan, many people envision desolate landscapes ravaged by war, but the country contains “this incredible diversity of habitats, of forest, of mountains, of…

Maxine Burkett is Professor of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and the co-founder of the Institute for Climate and Peace. Her work…

Jordan: Regional Economic Recovery Coordinator

Feb 11, 2019 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…

Yemen: Emergency Response Project Coordinator - Sanaa

Feb 11, 2019 | ACTED

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…