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Afghanistan/Iran: Hamoun Wetland Restoration Plan Prepared

Aug 14, 2019 | Tehran Times

In the last two decades, once fertile wetlands have drastically dried up. The Taliban government closed the sluices to the Kajaki dam on the Helmand…

Toda Pacific Declaration on Climate Change, Conflict and Peace

Aug 13, 2019 | Toda Peace Institute

In September 2018, the Toda Peace Institute and the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (University of Otago, New Zealand) conducted a workshop on…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship Returns to Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone

Aug 13, 2019 | James Pearson and Khanh Vu, Reuters

A Chinese survey ship returned to Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone off its coast on Tuesday, ship tracking data showed, less than a week after it…

Myanmar: New Report: Proposed Myanmar Dam Could Displace Thousands

Aug 13, 2019 | Leonie Kijewski, Al Jazeera

Myanmar government officials claim a hydroelectricity project along the Tanintharyi River could significantly benefit the Southeast Asian nation. But new research by a trio of human…

Colombia: Study Details Links between Coca, Conflict, Deforestation in Colombia

Aug 13, 2019 | Brooks Hays, United Press International

Sometimes, trees fall down on their own, but deforestation is fueled by human activities. In Colombia, those activities sometimes involve coca, the crop from which…

Seeking Submissions for Best Student Paper in Environmental Peacebuilding Award (Deadline: August 20, 2019)

Aug 12, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce that we are seeking submissions for the Best Student Paper in Environmental Peacebuilding to be presented at the First…

MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace (Self-Paced Format, Starting September 23, 2019)

Aug 12, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Over the past two years, the massive open online course (MOOC) on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace has attracted more than 17,000 participants from 176 countries…

In Search of Consensus on Climate-Conflict Links

Aug 12, 2019 | Cullen Hendrix and John O'Laughlin

What do we (think we) know about the links between climate change and armed conflict? Early attempts to theorize what climate-related conflict might look like…

Myanmar: Beyond Myitsone: The Sleeping Chipwi Hydropower Project

Aug 12, 2019 | Ye Mon, Frontier

While the Chipwi dam project is still many years away from completion, what remains at the remote work site is testament to the scale of…

Armenia: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Armenian Genocide Land Grab Lawsuits Claiming Statute of Limitations Had Expired

Aug 12, 2019 | MassisPost

A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday affirmed the dismissal of lawsuits by descendants of Armenian genocide victims, finding the statute of limitations on claims that…

South Sudan: AfDB to Help Streamline South Sudan’s Oil Sector

Aug 12, 2019 | Julius Barigaba, East African

As South Sudan works to increase its oil production beyond the current 150,000 barrels per day, it has enlisted the help of the African Development…

Myanmar: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Landmines and Instability in Myanmar

Aug 12, 2019 | Michael Hart, Geopolitical Monitor

Volatile remote border regions around Myanmar’s long perimeter, which are heavily contaminated with landmines as a result of unrelenting violence since the mid-20th century. The…

Colombia: Colombia Confirms That Dreaded Fungus Has Hit Its Banana Plantations

Aug 12, 2019 | Sabine Galvis, Science

Colombia has declared a national state of emergency following confirmation that a dread fungus has appeared in the country’s banana plantations. The 8 August declaration…

Colombia: Cocaine Gangs Used to Have This Land on Lockdown – but the New War in the Vanishing Amazon Is All Too Clear to See [Photos]

Aug 12, 2019 | Tom Clarke, ITV

Chiribiquete National Park was created to preserve the way of life for indigenous tribes living within it, and the unique wildlife with which they share…

Iraq/Israel: Iraq Says Israeli Role in Gulf Flotilla Unacceptable

Aug 12, 2019 | Al Jazeera

Iraq has rejected any Israeli participation in a naval force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, at the heart of tensions with Iran.…

Colombia: Peace with Nature: Helping Former Colombian Guerrilla Fighters to Become Citizen Scientists

Aug 12, 2019 | Jamie Gongora, Conversation

Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world with more than 56,000 recorded species, some 9,000 of which are unique. However protecting and…

Nepal: Conservationists Warn against Commercialisation of Protected Areas in Nepal

Aug 10, 2019 | Chandan Kumar Mandal, Eleven

Environmentalists and conservationists have slammed the government's plan to introduce commercial activities inside the protected areas, including Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, saying such a move…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: The Chinese Survey Ships That Cause Ripples in Vietnam and across the South China Sea

Aug 10, 2019 | Linda Lew, South China Morning Post

After a tense, month-long stand-off between China and Vietnam over a reef in the South China Sea, the Chinese survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 8, or…

Water to Cause Future Wars, as in the Past

Aug 9, 2019 | Jarius Bondoc

Future wars will be fought over water, experts say. Rivers and lakes will dry up from global warming. Seafood stocks will dwindle as ocean temperatures…

South Sudan: New South Sudan Strategy Maps Way Forward for Communities Returning Home After Displacement

Aug 9, 2019 | International Organization for Migration

The conflict in South Sudan has caused immeasurable suffering. In the past six years, international observers have estimated 400,000 people have died. Today, at least 4.1…

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Reviews Mining Licenses

Aug 9, 2019 | African Review

The government of Sierra Leone is reviewing mining licences and contracts, aimed at ensuring investments into extractives are in line with development needs. Despite having significant…

Colombia: Colombia Declares National Emergency after Banana Fungus Outbreak

Aug 9, 2019 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture declares a national emergency after receiving evidence of a fungus outbreak affecting bananas in the north of the country. According to…

Afghanistan: Erratic Swings in Weather Patterns Add to Afghans' Woes

Aug 9, 2019 | Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency

The heated global debate over climate change hardly sounds relevant to war-ravaged Afghanistan, but the mountainous country is quietly bearing the brunt of its effects.The…

South Sudan: Food Security and Livelihood Cluster Co-Coordinator

Aug 8, 2019 | World Vision International

The Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Cluster Co-Coordinator/Advisor enables cluster partners to respond more effectively to the needs of the affected population than they could…

Meryl Williams Fellowship

Aug 8, 2019 | GEAReD

GEAReD is inviting applications for the first offering of the Meryl Williams Fellowship to participate in a women’s leadership program, funded by the Australian Centre…

South Africa: How More Women in Agriculture Will End Food Security, Tackle Land Reform

Aug 8, 2019

Addressing gender disparities in the agricultural sector is a prerequisite to increasing women and youth participation in the sector, creating much-needed employment opportunities and ensuring…

Support African Women Working in Agriculture

Aug 8, 2019 | Esther Ngumbi

As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month, the country will reflect on the progress made in achieving gender equality and main-streaming the gender agenda across all…

Women's Participation in Myanmar's Peace Process

Aug 8, 2019 | Akanksha Khullar

For years, women in Myanmar have been powerful advocates for comprehensive peace and good governance, calling for reconciliation and democratic transition; demanding legislations that protect…

Uganda: How Karamoja First Policewoman's Land Was Grabbed

Aug 8, 2019 | Joseph Olanyo, Observer

After serving the Uganda Police Force diligently for the last 44 years, Rtd Sergeant Mariam Sunday Lokisa knew she would retire happily to her matrimonial…

Applications Closing 15 August for MENA Workshop on Water Security & Environmental Peacebuilding October 14-16 2019 – Rabat, Morocco

Aug 7, 2019 | EcoPeace Middle East

Climate change and its disruptive impact on water resources are increasingly recognized as a threat multiplier that exacerbates conflict in areas around the world. Climate-induced…