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Colombia: Colombian Government Issues Guidelines for Blockchain Projects
International
More governments are introducing blockchain technology into projects where transparency and decentralization matter. The Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MINTC) of Colombia has issued…
Colombia: Government of Colombia Set to Utilize XRPL Blockchain for Land Registry
International
After a yr of labor, Ripple companion Peersyst Know-how, a Barcelona-based software program improvement agency, has introduced the launch of Colombia’s first Nationwide Land Registry…
Projecting Long-Term Armed Conflict Risk: An Underappreciated Field of Inquiry?
Briefs & Development
Little research has been done on projecting long-term conflict risks. Such projections are currently neither included in the development of socioeconomic scenarios or climate change…
Iraq: Bleak Outlook for Drought-Hit Iraqis: Study
International
Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday.…
Liberia: CADASTA Foundation, Partners Launch Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools for Liberia Land Authority
International
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has benefited from Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools (CLIMT) launched through its partners, CADASTA, Lantmateriet and the Swedish…
Climate Change: Climate Change Related Conflicts Gradually Gripping Communities
International
The destructive nature of climate change impacts on ecological diversity are being witnessed around the globe. The climate-induced floods, hailstorms, droughts, heatwaves, hunger and famine,…
Energy: Commodity Giants Race to Clean up Mineral Supply Chains amid Green Energy Boom
International
To meet global climate change targets, demand for minerals and metals like cobalt, copper, and nickel used in green technologies like rechargeable batteries is expected…
DRC: Gécamines Takes over the Artisanal Cobalt Mining Sector
International
Officially launched on 31 March, EGC - a new subsidiary of Gécamines - is intended to formalise and clean up a previously opaque artisanal mining…
Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age
Announcement
In the span of only a few decades, new big data ecosystems and a combination of frontier technologies, including social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain, earth…
Liberia: Economics of Nature: Mapping Liberia's Ecosystems to Understand Their Value
International
Conservation scientist Trond Larsen and his team trekked through a remote forest in Liberia, recording the plants, animals, and insects that they saw. They noted…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Sign Oil Production Agreement
International
East African countries Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of agreements that involve oil production in the two countries. The countries have agreed…
Understanding the Nexus of Energy, Environment and Conflict: An Overview
Briefs & Development
Energy, environment, and conflict are each the subject of significant research efforts. However, their nexus has received relatively little attention, and even less when climatic…
Food and Water Insecurity as Causes of Social Unrest: Evidence from Geolocated Twitter Data
Briefs & Development
Research often fails to account for the specific pathways by which climatic factors can cause social unrest. One challenge lies in understanding the distinct effects…
Sierra Leone: ‘We See the Sparks Before They Turn into Fires’: Training Women to Avoid Conflict in Sierra Leone
International
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in…
The Weaponisation of Environmental Information in the Era of Fake News
Blog
Environmental disaster? War crime? Ecological terrorism? A polarised and omnipresent social media is turbocharging the manipulation of environmental information during conflicts. While the use of…
There Have Been Repeated Warnings About the Environmental Risks Posed by Flooded Coal Mines in Eastern Ukraine, Are We Now Seeing Evidence That It Is Happening?
Blog
On the 12th March reports emerged on social media of contamination and discoloration at a reservoir in the town of Yenakiyevo, northwest of Donetsk. A follow up article by Free…
From ENMOD to Geoengineering: The Environment as a Weapon of War
Blog
Collateral environmental damage has long been regarded as an inevitable consequence of armed conflicts. But there have also been many examples of the intentional manipulation of…
Upcoming Conflict Minerals Regulation Does Not Cover Major Technology Companies
Blog
Technology companies are unlikely to tackle the controversial use of so-called conflict minerals in their products because of weaknesses in a forthcoming EU regulation.
The European…
Can Artificial Intelligence Predict the Middle East's Next Conflict?
Blog
In January 2014, most Iraq analysts knew security in the country was rapidly deteriorating. Beyond general warnings, however, few predicted exactly how bad the situation…
Examining Gender Inequality and Armed Conflict at the Subnational Level
Library
A growing body of quantitative research points to a robust relationship between gender inequality and armed conflict. In order to progress our understanding of this…
Violent Natural Resource Conflicts: From Definitions to Prevention
Briefs & Development
General scientific consensus is growing that natural resources play an important role in violent conflicts. Both scarcity and abundance contribute to violent conflict, depending on…
Revisiting the Contested Role of Natural Resources in Violent Conflict Risk through Machine Learning
Briefs & Development
The integrated character of the sustainable development goals in Agenda 2030, as well as research in environmental security, flag that sustainable peace requires sustainable and…
Reducing Deforestation through Value Chain Interventions in Countries Emerging from Conflict: The Case of the Colombian Cocoa Sector
Briefs & Development
Sustainability commitments by private sector actors are emerging as interventions to help reduce global deforestation. Much attention is placed on the forest conservation impact of…
Satellite Imagery in Conflict-Affected Areas: How Technology Can Support WFP Emergency Response
Briefs & Development
The past decade has witnessed a boom in the availability of satellite data whether from established space agencies or from the private sector. Unique in…
Experiential Education in the Context of Environmental Peacebuilding: A Case Study of Tejedores de Vida in Colombia
Briefs & Development
An innovative approach has emerged to consolidate peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected context using experiential education with an environmental perspective. Yet, little research has explored the…
Climate Security: The Role of Data and Disruptive Technologies for Climate Security
Briefs & Development
A systemic analysis of the role that climate, natural resource and food systems play in conflict and peace is key to design and implement interventions…
Yemen’s Disappearing Date Palms: Applied Environmental OSINT
Briefs & Development
The lush, idyllic region in Hudaydah, on the west coast of Yemen, featuring wadis and fertile valleys, was a place known for its date palm…
How Big Data and New Technologies Can Advance Climate Security [Audio]
Library
How can data and novel technologies be put to better use in the service of peace building, resilience, and other aspects of climate security? In…
Soils of the Southern Syria – A Big Database for the Future Land Management Planning
Briefs & Development
As non-renewable natural resources, restoring Syrian soil quality is a vital issue for sustainable future planning after conflict ends. The data provided in this research…
Assembling Drones, Activists and Oil Palms: Implications of a Multi-stakeholder Land Platform for State Formation in Myanmar
Briefs & Development
Amid Myanmar’s political transition and despite its new government’s discourse of inclusion and dialogue, land conflicts have increased across the country’s ethnic-minority areas. We argue…