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Helene Maria Kyed
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Senior Researcher at Danish Institute for International Studies, anthropologist. Research on policing, climate change politics and peace & conflict. Myanmar and Mozambique.
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Folkelige protester over valgsvindel har udviklet sig til en revolution mod Mozambiques enevældige Frelimo-parti. Men oppositionen kæmper uden støtte fra det internationale samfund, der holder sig ude af konflikten. Analyse af @helenekyed.bsky.social @diis.dk globalnyt.dk/mozambique-i...
Mozambique i brand: Folket vil af med det 50-årige Frelimo-styre | Globalnyt
Helene Maria Kyed er seniorforsker på Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier, DIIS Et massivt folkeligt oprør mod det magtfulde Frelimo-styre har sat Moz ...
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January 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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I am convening this panel on OVERSIGHT, broadly speaking, with Tessa Diphoorn at next year's European Conference on African Studies in Prague. @helenekyed.bsky.social has agreed to be discussant! Read more below and submit your abstract here: guarant.eu/ecasconferen...
December 11, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Conflict in Myanmar dramatically increases climate vulnerability, but this is not reflected in international climate financing. MyClimate Researcher Justine Chamber speaks to Irrawaddy: youtu.be/-DDY6MWT2Ac?...
December 12, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Land rights should not be forgotten in #climatechangeadaptation efforts - read this new article by Mikkel Funder at DIIS co-authored with his research partners: www.diis.dk/en/research/....
Climate change adaptation is critical but land rights are forgotten
Article finds close connections between adaptation and land rights
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November 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Police and Soldier defectors from Myanmar receive skills training - part preparing them for a future beyond military dictatorship, which hopefully will come soon: www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Soldier students: Job training gives hope to Myanmar’s military defectors
Defectors from Myanmar’s military and police are learning skills that could put them on a new path after years of war.
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November 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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New co-auth. article out! Donors often seek to manage migration out of climate-change areas through adaptation projects, sometimes at the expense of poverty reduction. This is problematic and it doesn't stop migration. Case study on northern Ghana. OA.

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Climate migration management?
Article documents how efforts to adapt in place dominate, but are not enough for best development outcomes
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November 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Interested in Climate, Peace and Security - and how to address these linkages? Check out this new DIIS policy brief: www.diis.dk/en/research/...
Advancing the UNSC climate security agenda
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November 21, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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To make #aid more effective, it must tackle both the symptoms and root causes of crises. In fragile, conflict-affected areas, combining #FoodSecurity, #climate resilience, and #peacebuilding is essential but often delayed.

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November 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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Starter pack of social scientists working on climate/environment with a focus on justice-driven policy, behavior, & systems change. *Inclusive of early career scholars.* Recommendations welcome @carlietrott.bsky.social

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November 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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Wondering about the future of UN peacekeeping? Listen to this @nupinytt.bsky.social The World Stage Podcast by Marie Furhovden with David Haeri of @unpeacekeeper.bsky.social Tor Henrik Andersen of @norwaymfa.bsky.social & me from #NUPI & @effectivepeaceops.bsky.social
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The past, present and future of Peacekeeping | NUPI
What can we say about UN Peacekeeping after 75 years of operations? In this episode of the NUPI podcast The World Stage, experts give their take on the missions and what their future look like.
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November 21, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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🇲🇲 La Birmanie est le pays où les mines font le + de victimes, devant la Syrie et l'Ukraine. Certaines villes comme Demoso, truffées d'explosifs, sont devenues des pièges mortels pour les civils. #WhatshappeninginMyanmar www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...
Myanmar overtakes Syria as country with highest landmine casualties
Landmine use has significantly increased in Myanmar as conflict has spread after the military’s seizure of power in February 2021
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November 20, 2024 at 8:28 AM
At #DIIS we are doing a lot of interesting research on #UN Peace and Security - with one topic being #Climate-Security. Check out all activities here: www.diis.dk/projekter/th...
The UN Peace and Security Studies at DIIS
The UN Peace and Security Studies are carried out by DIIS for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The aim of these studies is to provide multidisciplinary in-depth knowledge on topics such as peac...
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November 19, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Follow our work here on #Climate Change, politics and violent conflict in #Myanmar - the MyCclimate project: www.diis.dk/projekter/my...
MyCClimate - Myanmar: Climate Actions, Conflict and Peacebuilding
How is climate change understood and dealt with in contested political contexts with ongoing violent conflict? MyCClimate conducts in-depth, qualitative studies of the linkages between climate change ...
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November 19, 2024 at 8:15 AM
COP29 - WWF panel on Climate Change support to violent conflict affected states. Recording now available: youtu.be/U1DSwXx-SXg?...
November 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM