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Item Buddhist Teaching towards Peace(SIDA/SAREC Research Library, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Peiris, M.J.D.Item Environmental change as a source of conflict(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Peiris, M.J.D.A number of scholars have recently studied large-scale human-induced environmental pressures may seriously affect national and international security. But here this environmental change is discussed as a source of conflict and these huge environmental changes may lead to conflicts in the future. How might environmental change lead to conflict? Some experts propose that environmental change may shift the balance of power between states either regionally or globally, producing instabilities that could lead to war or as global environmental damage increases the disparity between people. Poor nations may militarily confront or struggle the rich for a greater share of the world's wealth. Warmer temperatures could lead to contention over new ice-free sea-lanes in the Arctic or more accessible resources in the Antarctic. Population growth and land stress may produce such environmental refugees. This may cause recipient's domestic and international stability. Countries may fight over dwindling supplies of water and the effects of upstream pollution. In developing countries, a sharp drop in food crop production could lead to internal strife and finally into conflicts among urban and rural areas. If environmental degradation makes food supplies increasingly tight, exporters may be tempted to use food as a weapon. Environmental change could ultimately cause the gradual impoverishment of societies in the world. Moreover, many scholars indicate that environmental degradation will "ratchet up" the level of stress within national and international society, thus increasing the likelihood of many different kinds of conflict and impeding the development of cooperative solutions. But the time has come to escape from it and “rescue” our environment. It’s all our responsibility to know about these environmental changers and challenges and take possible and serious actions regarding it.Item The influence of media to create a culture of peace(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Peiris, M.J.D.Item Issues in peace: special reference to poverty and development in contemporary world(Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Peiris, M.J.D.An issue is a matter of concern or of interest. Often people have different opinions about an issue and will discuss or argue about it in order to find a solution. Sometimes an issue can have a particular focus. For example, issues may have a political, social, environmental or economic focus.Therefore, Issues can also occur on different scales. When we talk about a global issue, we are usually referring to something that affects a number of countries and populations. It is an issue that affect upon or is important to the global community that could be a threat for peace.The idea of issues that are truly global in scale is new to us. It emerged late in the 20th century, perhaps when humans first saw images of the Earth from space a small blue-green planet devoid of boundaries and arbitrary political divisions. Regardless of their novelty, global issues are so important that they might literally determine the future of the human species. Moreover, global issues affect virtually all social, environmental, economic, health, and security concerns. Yet, those concerns are, in themselves, global issues. There are number of global issues have been identified yet, this article provides a framework of poverty and developmentwith regard to issues in peace.