Kyungmee Kim

Artificial intelligence is lauded for its potential to reshape how data and knowledge are introduced, shared, and used in transboundary water negotiations. In a new post on #NSB, Kyungmee Kim reveals the promises and perils of AI and water diplomacy:
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/11/shal...

Episode #371: The Resistance Will Not Be Dammed — Insight Myanmar A climate-conflict researcher exposes how rivers spark resistance and how peace is shaped by pressure.

Should be a good episode (releases Aug 1st) on @insightmyanmar.bsky.social with @kyungmekim.bsky.social talking how ethnic resistance, ecological protection & anti-authoritarianism overlap in Myanmar... against state-level extraction, corruption, violence & displacement.

Should be good.

Looking for your next job in #EarthSystemGovernance research? Look no further! A list filled with the latest #vacancies and opportunities can be found in our last newsletter 📧 mailchi.mp/earthsystemg... #PhD #Postdoc #Researcher

Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty: What it Means and Why it Matters On April 23, 2025, India announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following an attack that killed more than 20 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. While the region’s history [......

Check it out! Suspending the #Indus Waters Treaty: What it Means and Why it Matters - #India #Pakistan #Kashmir #Rivers #Water #Peace @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social

www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/06/susp...

”I regret to inform you…” is not something you want to read after five revisions

Yes… all “major” 😬

Wow… this was a huge waste of time for everyone involved… any authors who are considering submitting, take note

Ah it looks great and I see a few familiar names in the contributors list…

Two fundraisers for the Earthquake emergency in Myanmar that I am certain won't funnel aid through the Junta are:

This one by Advance Myanmar:
www.advancemyanmar.org/myanmar-eart...
&
This one by @betterburma.bsky.social & @insightmyanmar.bsky.social

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

NEW: The CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program premieres the first two episodes of Hidden Depths, a new six-part narrative podcast miniseries exploring the dynamics of water conflict and the possibilities for water cooperation.

Dive into the episodes below 👇

I’ve refrained from reading the news over the past few weeks, but realizing that avoiding it isn’t right to respond to the atrocious attacks on our democracy and the future of our children. I want to engage in constructive conversations that channel our collective anger and frustration, but how?

‘Ridiculous blunder’: Trump wades into California’s water wars – and strikes some of his strongest supporters Billions of gallons of irrigation water were wasted under Trump’s orders in what now appears to be a political stunt

“Those releases had absolutely zero to do with anything to do in Los Angeles,” @gregspierce.bsky.social commented to @gabriellecanon.bsky.social in new @theguardian.com story on Trump-ordered water releases.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

📣 Are you ready to shine a light on the #changemakers reshaping our world for the better? Nominations are open for the #RightLivelihood Award!

Nominate by March 3 to help recognise the impact of those unsung heroes who dare to make a difference! ➡️ rightlivelihood.org/nominate

Special thanks to @clairemcallister.bsky.social @rightlivelihood.org and Mother Nature Cambodia for inspiring the ideas led to this project ☺️

We hope that the funding for the 2026-2027 will eventually come through (see VR’s statement here:https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/decisions/2025-02-06-project-grant-for-research-on-civil-society.html).

The project team includes Joakim Öjendal, Hanna Leonardsson, and myself, aiming to provide theoretical insights into the capacities for environmental human rights defenders to build local peace.

I am excited to share that the Swedish Research Council has granted funding for our application “Frontline Defenders for Peace? Exploring the role of Environmental Human Rights Defenders in the era of environmental transformation”.

The promise and peril of deploying artificial intelligence for climate security “Climate security” or “climate, peace, and security” has become a prominent policy agenda promoting international peace and security. This comment dis…

📑new paper by @kyungmekim.bsky.social on the potential of #AI for #climateSecurity with a discussion of potential pitfalls around data quality and availability, model and algorithmic biases, transparency and other challenges.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#AI4good #AI4peace #data4peace

School shootings are rare in #Sweden, so yesterday's news is a shock. The scene of shooting is an adult school, run by a municipality for adults. This school is not limited to but mostly attended by immigrants wishing to gain a high-school certificate for higher education or jobs. RIP

The promise and peril of deploying artificial intelligence for climate security “Climate security” or “climate, peace, and security” has become a prominent policy agenda promoting international peace and security. This comment dis…

New Publication!
I explore the potential role AI plays in tackling climate-related security risks. As AI systems become key tools in addressing climate security, the article dives deep into both their possibilities and the ethical challenges they pose.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa - Manara Magazine Global warming and the climate crisis affect all regions of the world, but the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is particularly vulnerable.

There is a prevalent fear that climate change will lead to mass migration from MENA to Europe, framing it as a security threat. In this piece, I highlight both the fears and the facts within the narrative, while pointing out the critical issues at stake. #climate
manaramagazine.org/2025/01/de-s...

Thank you, Geoff!

De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa - Manara Magazine Global warming and the climate crisis affect all regions of the world, but the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is particularly vulnerable.

Appreciate @kyungmekim.bsky.social leaning into the complexity of climate & migration in the Middle East & North Africa rather than oversimplification so common on this issue & in such short formats manaramagazine.org/2025/01/de-s...

But it’s only January 😉

Press Release 📣 Singapore-listed Interra Resources supplying #Myanmar junta with two million barrels of oil, worth US$150M+, fuelling war crimes.

Interra Resources must cease supplying oil to the military junta
📰 Press Release https://bit.ly/3PV0GWJ
👉🏽 Feature https://bit.ly/4hbECDu

2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034) | University of Oslo Job title: 2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025

My depart is hiring 2-4 (!!) Associate Profs, with tenure & promotion track. Open call - but we're particularly looking for a profile in IR, security studies, conflict - and qualitative methods + fieldwork. Great place - happy to answer
questions! Deadline soon ⤵️ www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled

£1.6 trillion to clean up pollution from PFAS manufactured by some of the wealthiest companies in the world, used in thousands of everyday products, now linked to serious health harms. Who foots that bill?

Our article in today's @guardian, Out now:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Woke up this morning like a zombie next to my 2-year-old, who fussed about her hair and blanket all night long. Monday morning coffee at my desk tastes extra good on a morning like this #academicmom

The Trump jet with jr landing in Greenland seems like quite a drama