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What motivated you to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I am fully aware that there will be no development without peace and no development without peace. If a society is peacefull , it is possible for democracy to prevail, and business to prossper and frodom of choiceand development will be realised.

I am in Africa, where conflcit is a major obstacle to development . I am working to promote peace and development in Africa.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself (no more than 3 paragraphs)

Cosmas Nkhara Bahali is holder of Bachelor of Arts in sociology and anthropology with minors in linguistics and French at the University of Dar es salaam, 1993-1996. Pursued Master of Arts in Development studies (2003-2005) with major focus on contemporary International Affairs, civil society, conflict management, resolution and peace making, peacekeeping and peace building. Did research focusing on the role of Civil society in Conflict Resolution and peace building in Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Attended conferences and Presented papers in Sweden, France, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. Participated in training for peace in Zambia, and the United Nations Civilian officer Course in Sweden with the main focus on negotiations and mediation, Logistics in the United Nations system, Civil-Military coordination in Peacekeeping operations, Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of Ex-combatants (DDR), the United Nations system, the modern United Nations peacekeeping operations and Brahimi Report, International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, and the role of Humanitarian organizations in Humanitarian crisis.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you have direct and significant expertise

Great Lakes region and Horn of Africa

What is your current country of residence?

United Republic of Tanzania

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise?

Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Development, Gender, Civil Society

Which are your primary skills areas?

Training, Advocacy, Intervention

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Civil society and Peace building, Role of economic actors in Peace building

If appropriate feel free to list several of your publications

• The Role of civil society in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in the Democratic Republic of Congo, M.A Dissertation , Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es salaam, November 2005

• Urban refugees, security and Governance in the African Great Lakes Region” Insights from Tanzania- A paper Presented at the International conference on security and Governance - at the University of Pau , France December 2003

• The role of youth in sustainable development in Tanzania. A paper presented at the national Youth RIO PLUS TEN conference , at the University of Dar es salaam, May 2002

• Integrated environmental management in protected areas, Lessons from the Kilimanjaro National Park, September 1998

• Understanding the Civil -Military relations in the Great lakes Region of Africa, A paper prepared for presentation at the International colloquium on Civil military relations, November .2005 ,

• Water And Environmental Health In East Africa, three decades after drawers of water, paper presented at a public talk at the University of Dar es salaam 2000

• Climatic Change and Biodiversity Conservation on The Slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro,

• Civic Education And Democracy In Tanzania, A Research result dissemination workshop 1998

• Review Of Civil and Interstate Wars In Africa, seminal paper 2004

• Understanding Africa Conflict System ,a seminal paper 2004

• Globalization and The Poor, a paper presented at the Public Affairs Foundation seminar 2004

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Development In Africa, a paper presented at Ngo Forum in Dar es salaam 2002

• Refugees in western Tanzania. Destruction or recomposition of the Tanzania-Burundi Border? Research paper 2003

• Environmental Assessment of the Institutional Transformation programmes of Dar Es Salaam, Nairobi, and Makerere Universities 1998