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Myanmar: Technical Lead: Conflict Sensitive Agriculture and Community Development

Mar 12, 2019 | FHI 360

FHI 360 is a global development organization with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our professional staff includes experts in health, nutrition, education, economic…

Myanmar: Short Term Economic Recovery & Development Specialist

Mar 12, 2019 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC began working in Myanmar in May 2008 with emergency response and early recovery interventions for communities affected by Cyclone Nargis. Since then, the…

Syria: WASH and Shelter Program Manager

Mar 12, 2019 | Mercy Corps

As Mercy Corps seeks to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression around the world we recognize that instances of sudden change within a country or region,…

United Arab Emirates: Livelihood and Economic Recovery in Emergencies Specialist

Mar 12, 2019 | World Vision

World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World…

Analysis of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services for Persons of Concern to UNHCR That Live Outside of Camps and Settlements

Mar 12, 2019 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every…

Central African Republic: Technical Coordinator WASH and Infrastructures

Mar 12, 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,…

Targeting Infrastructure Undermines Livelihoods in the West Bank

Mar 12, 2019 | Jeannie Sowers and Erika Weinthal

In many Middle Eastern wars, targeting civilian infrastructure has become all too common. As we documented in a previous article,  both state and non-state actors in…

The Role of Climate Change in the Continuous Cycle of Resource-Based Conflict in Africa

Mar 12, 2019 | Jake Shaw

Degraded by both climate stress and conflict, the condition of the environment can be the initial and consistent trigger for conflict in an indefinite cycle…

Sustainable Land Use Systems: A Way to Help Achieve Colombia's Climate Change Mitigation and Peacebuilding Goals

Mar 12, 2019 | Maria Eliza Villarino

Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising approach to help achieve those simultaneously is designing and promoting sustainable…

Myanmar: Tanintharyi Villagers Keep up Fight against Tin Mine

Mar 12, 2019 | Win Zar Ni Aung and Ye Htut Win, Frontier

Myaung Phyo is located 43 kilometres from Dawei, the capital of Tanintharyi Region, in Myitta sub-township. Close by is the Heinda tin mine, one of…

Colombia: How to Steal Land the Size of a Small Country and Get away with It: Part III

Mar 12, 2019 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

More than 3 million hectares of land, an area the size of Belgium, was stolen during Colombia’s armed conflict. One of these land thieves reportedly…

Afghanistan: Nangarhar Losing Agriculture Land to Urbanisation

Mar 12, 2019 | Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News

The expanding construction sector has negatively affected agriculture besides increasing pollution in eastern Nangarhar province. Residents complain urbanisation is leading to the loss of agricultural…

Gidon Bromberg

Israeli Director
EcoPeace Middle East
Israel
Mar 12, 2019

Gidon Bromberg is the co-founder and co-director of EcoPeace Middle East, an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian environmental peacebuilding organization. With offices in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, their work…

Launch of Knowledge Platform on Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace

Mar 11, 2019

In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the launch of the Knowledge Platform on Gender,…

Seeking Active Members for the Forest Resources Interest Group

Mar 11, 2019

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the development of a Forest Resources Interest Group!  While the precise scope of activities will be decided…

Will UNEA-4 Miss the Opportunity to Link Conflict with Deforestation?

Mar 11, 2019 | Wim Zwijnenburg and Foeke Postma

In spite of recent resolutions on conflict and the environment, the UN Environment Assembly is failing to make obvious connections between environmental issues and their…

Liberia: SDI Segments Conflicting Issues in Land Laws

Mar 11, 2019 | Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer

Forest watchdog, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), has synchronized and identified  “Contradictions” between the Community Rights Law (CRL) and the Land Rights Law (LRL), and…

Myanmar: Renewed Fears of Mass Displacement as Land Deadline Nears

Mar 11, 2019 | Thompson Chau and Kyaw Soe Htet, Myanmar Times

Farmers and displaced communities are in a state of high anxiety as the deadline set by the government’s controversial land law amendment takes effect today…

Protecting Women's Rights in Iraq Affects the Whole Population

Mar 10, 2019 | Nazli Tarzi

What Iraq needs is a state-driven campaign that raise awareness and legislation that protects and encourages greater participation of women in the workforce.

Afghanistan: Should Go ahead with Shahtoot Dam on Kabul River – Analysis

Mar 9, 2019 | S. Chandrasekharan, South Asia Analysis Group

When work was begun on Shahtoot dam on Kabul River that would provide drinking water to the burgeoning population of Kabul City, there has been…

Afghanistan: Afghan Leader Distributes Land among Flood-Hit Victims

Mar 9, 2019 | Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday distributed thousands of residential plots among the inhabitants of western Farah province devastated by the recent flash floods. Ghani…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Says Fishing Boat Rammed and Sunk by Chinese Ship in South China Sea

Mar 9, 2019 | Associated Press

A Vietnamese fishing boat capsized after being rammed by a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea’s contested Paracel Islands, a Vietnamese official said Friday.…

Land Is Power: How Land Rights Can Enfranchise Liberia's Women

Mar 8, 2019 | Loretta Alethea Pope Kai

Liberia is in the throes of finalising one of Africa’s most progressive land rights laws but its potential will be thwarted if women are excluded.

Defense Establishment Blasts Proposal for Trump Climate Review

Mar 8, 2019 | Marlo Lewis Jr

In a letter released earlier this week, 58 “former national security leaders” urge President Trump not to approve the formation of a panel to review…

From Resolution to Solution: UNEA's Unique Opportunity to Tackle Environmental Dimensions of Armed Conflicts

Mar 8, 2019 | Wim Zwijnenburg

When the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) takes place in Nairobi starting March 11, governments, international organizations, and civil society organizations will…

Why Research on Gender and Conflict Matters

Mar 8, 2019 | Robert Malley

Last October, Ethiopia appointed its first woman president, the only female leader of an African state today. In many national parliaments, from Mexico to Rwanda,…

Women Are 'on the Front Lines' of Defending Land

Mar 8, 2019 | Barbara Fraser

When gold miners operating illegally near her farm in southern Colombia fouled the stream where she watered her cows, Mary Alis Ramírez tried to have…

'Balance For Better' Does Little to Address Issues Facing Women

Mar 8, 2019 | Rosie Urbanovich

International Women’s Day had radical roots: at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of women came together to protest dismal working conditions, long hours, and…

Climate Change: Empowering Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Mar 8, 2019 | UN Environment

While the scene is age-old, the number of women farmers—and those performing traditionally male roles—has grown out of the impacts of climate change and environmental…

Colombia: Colombia Mines Minister Aims for Greater Transparency

Mar 8, 2019 | Peter Kennedy, Resource World

Colombia Energy Minister Maria Fernanda Suarez is aiming for greater transparency in the way the country’s resources are managed. She said Colombia hopes to achieve…