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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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Helene Maria Kyed @helenekyed.bsky.social · Nov 19
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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Globalnyt @globalnyt.dk · Jan 8
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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Helene Maria Kyed @helenekyed.bsky.social · Dec 12
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?...

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Peter Albrecht @peteralalbrecht.bsky.social · Dec 11
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...

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Helene Maria Kyed @helenekyed.bsky.social · Nov 28
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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Helene Maria Kyed @helenekyed.bsky.social · Nov 23
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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Nauja Kleist @naujakleist.bsky.social · Nov 22
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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Helene Maria Kyed @helenekyed.bsky.social · Nov 21
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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Cedric de Coning @cdeconing.bsky.social · Nov 21
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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Mattias Söderberg @matsod.bsky.social · Nov 21
My take of the current draft #COP29 text. We need a much stronger focus on #Adaptation and #LossAndDamage
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COP29 engagements - DanChurchAid
Press Releases Thursday 21st November 2024 The COP29 Finance Agreement is Taking Shape: Has Adaptation Been Forgotten? New text emerged early this morning. Viewed through the combined lens of adaptati...
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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · Nov 20
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.

Read the new blog by Simone Bunse and Liliana Almeida ➡️ bit.ly/3BasXoi
More effective aid by design: Integrating food, climate and peace

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Guillaume Pajot @guillaumepajot.bsky.social · Nov 20
🇲🇲 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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Helene Maria Kyed @helenekyed.bsky.social · Nov 19
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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Helene Maria Kyed @helenekyed.bsky.social · Nov 18
COP29 - WWF panel on Climate Change support to violent conflict affected states. Recording now available: youtu.be/U1DSwXx-SXg?...

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