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Issue #309 – Nov 11, 2025

 

Announcements

EnPAx Icon CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Environmental Peacebuilding Awards (Deadline: 30 November 2025)

November 11, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to present awards to leaders, practitioners, and researchers from our community.

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EnPAx Icon Call for Submissions: Path to Ottawa Initiatives

November 4, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa

In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding–taking place in June 2026 in Ottawa, Canada–the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and Conference partners are hosting the Path to Ottawa, a global, consultative…

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EnPAx Icon Call for Applications: 2026 EnPAx Conference Fellows

October 27, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is seeking applicants for its Conference Fellows Program.

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EnPAx Icon CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

October 14, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.

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EnPAx Icon New Online Course: Conflict Sensitivity in Conservation

October 11, 2025
PeaceNexus Foundation, EnPAx, African Wildlife Foundation, Conservation International, Environmental Law Institute, International Institute for Sustainable Development, IUCN, CEESP, and WWF

Conservation doesn’t happen in isolation.

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Events

For more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.

EnPAx Icon Sustainability Funding Promotes Peace in Iran (A Path to Ottawa Event)

January 14, 2026 Environmental Consultant
online

This session will focus on the role of developed countries in peace building, especially by promoting environmental sustainability.

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EnPAx Icon Environmental PeaceTech: Exploring Innovation in Climate-Conflict Settings (A Path to Ottawa Event)

December 4, 2025 Austrian Centre for Peace, Austrian Institute of Technology, and PeaceTech Alliance
Vienna, Austria

Environmental peacebuilding recognises the links between environmental challenges, climate stress, and conflict — and seeks to use cooperation over natural resources, ecological restoration, and climate resilience as entry points for building trust and…

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EnPAx Icon Humanitarian-Led Climate Action in Fragile, Conflict-Affected Contexts (A Path to Ottawa Event)

November 26, 2025 Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations

The Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations provides a framework for the humanitarian sector on climate and environmental action.

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Specialization Course on Environmental Peacebuilding

November 23, 2025 - 2025-12-01 Austrian Centre for Peace
Stadtschlaining, Austria

The IPT Specialization Course on Environmental Peacebuilding will take place from 23 November - 1 December 2025 in Stadtschlaining. It offers a comprehensive training on the environment, climate, peace, and security nexus.

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Library

In the last two weeks, 7 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:

EnPAx Icon Spotlight: Exploring the Stories and People behind Environmental Peacebuilding — Carl Bruch, Environmental Law Institute [Video]

November 11, 2025 | Buket Altınçelep
Environmental Peacebuilding Association

"Spotlight: Exploring the Stories and People behind Environmental Peacebuilding"  is an ongoing initiative of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx), dedicated to highlighting the individuals and narratives shaping the field of environmental peacebuilding.

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P-REC Deal Book

November 11, 2025
Energy Peace Partners

Energy Peace Partners (EPP) published this Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) “Deal Book” to help buyers achieve their sustainability goals.

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Prevalence and Predictors of Food Insecurity in Conflict Zones Among Displaced Families in Lebanon During the War: A Cross-Sectional Study

November 11, 2025 | Paula Hage Boutros, Samah Hachem, Rola Bou Serhal, Noura Yazbeck, Firas Azzam, and Bachir Atallah
Frontiers

The September–December 2024 conflict in Lebanon resulted in the displacement of over 1. 5 million individuals, compounding the country's existing economic and humanitarian crises.

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Bridging Climate and Environmental Security and Crimes That Affect the Environment | BCSC 2025

November 11, 2025 | Carlos Sánchez Del Águila, Nicole Quijano-Evans, Marcus Schroder, and Olivia Swaak-Goldman
Climate Diplomacy, adelphi, German Federal Foreign Office

This session examined how crimes that affect the environment—such as wildlife and forest crime, illegal fishing, mining and metals trafficking, and illegal waste—intersect with climate change, with each exacerbating the other by deepening…

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Tackling the Complex Links between Climate Change, Conflict, and Health

November 11, 2025 | Barbora Šedová and Andrew Haines
British Medical Journal

Climate and conflict seriously threaten human health.

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Desk Study of the Economic and Geo-political Feasibility of a Large-Scale Desalination Plant in the Gaza Strip and Its Incorporation into the Regional Water Supply System

November 2, 2025 | David Katz and Fredi Lokiec
EcoPeace Middle East

The population of the Gaza Strip suffers from extreme water scarcity.

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Pre-Feasibility Study: The Humanitarian and Trade Corridor Jordan – West Bank – Israel – Gaza

November 1, 2025 | Ali Shaath, Yitzhak Gal, and Mohammad Khader
EcoPeace Middle East

In light of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the ongoing war on Gaza, there is an urgent need to establish a robust and scalable logistical mechanism to ensure the sustained delivery of humanitarian assistance…

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Jobs

Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities.

Palestine: Country Director

November 10, 2025 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for…

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Tanzania: Agriculture Technical Intern

November 10, 2025 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5. 5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive.

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Nigeria: Expansion Specialist

November 10, 2025 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5. 5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive.

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Syria: Program Manager

November 10, 2025 | Miyamoto International

Miyamoto International (“Miyamoto”) is in business to make the world safer.

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Senegal/Ghana: Oxfam In Africa- Climate Justice Advocacy and Campaigns advisor

November 10, 2025 | Oxfam-Québec

This is a 12-month regional mandate for Oxfam in Africa based in Senegal or Ghana.

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Kenya: Programme & Impact Coordinator (Green Economy)

November 10, 2025 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

For the past 30 years, Acted has been working at the forefront of humanitarian action to save lives.

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International News

In the last two weeks, 30 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Battlefields to Wastelands: UN Warns Conflicts Are Destroying Ecosystems Worldwide

November 8, 2025
UN

From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland and forests.

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Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Uzbekistan: Lessons in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution from Fergana

November 8, 2025 | Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Diplomat

The Fergana Valley’s transformation from a conflict zone into a unified entity with collective identity demonstrates that stability is achievable even amid global uncertainty.

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Climate, Peace and Security Advisory Exchange at the Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2025

November 4, 2025
UN Climate Security Mechanism

As climate impacts deepen and the number of conflicts globally reach their highest levels since the Second World War, the links between climate change, peace and security have never been more urgent, or…

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Afghanistan: Afghanistan Forms Special Unit to Enforce Land Commission Rulings

November 3, 2025
TOLOnews

The Ministry of Justice has announced the convening of a leadership meeting of the Commission for the Prevention of Land Grabbing and the Restoration of Usurped Lands.

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India/Pakistan: How India and Pakistan’s Co-operation over Water Has Avoided Conflict

November 3, 2025
Vision of Humanity

India and Pakistan’s shared dependence on the Indus River has, for six decades, been governed by an agreement that has outlasted wars, political upheavals and climatic shocks.  

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Iraq/Turkey: Türkiye, Iraq Sign 'Historic' Water Management Deal

November 3, 2025
Hürriyet Daily News

Türkiye and Iraq signed a “historic” agreement on Nov. 2 to jointly manage their shared water resources, marking a major step toward addressing the region’s deepening drought and climate challenges.

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Colombia: Measure to Conserve: How Forests Ensure Environmental and Social Balance in Colombia

October 31, 2025
Noticias Ambientales

For the third consecutive year, Colombia reports a reduction in deforestation, a key achievement for a country where more than 50% of the territory is covered by forests.

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DRC: Inside Deadly Congo Mines Fuelling War over Your Phone [Video]

October 30, 2025
Channel 4 News

Rebels have captured vast areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Sudan: Sudan’s Natural Wealth Becomes the New Front Line of Its Ongoing War [Video]

October 29, 2025
Al Jazeera

Sudan is rich in natural resources, with gold being a critical component of its economy, making up 70% of exports.

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Kenya: How Kenya Is Turning Water into a Tool for Peace

October 28, 2025 | Denis Mwangi
Pulse

Kenya has unveiled a new policy framework that directly ties natural resource planning, particularly water management, to peace and security, marking a major shift in how the country approaches conflict prevention and environmental…

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From Conflict to Cooperation: Africa's Water Can Be a Bridge to Peace, Says Akufo-Addo

October 28, 2025 | Kwabena Adu Koranteng
News Ghana

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a powerful and urgent message to global leaders on Monday, October 27, 2025, declaring that water insecurity is no longer a silent challenge but a “clear…

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Blogs & Opinion

In the last two weeks, 13 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling:

Water as a Way towards Middle East Peace

November 10, 2025 | Gideon Bromberg

In a region shaped by conflict and division, EcoPeace Middle East offers a compelling alternative: cooperation through environmental diplomacy.

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No Peace at COP30? Why That’s a Risk the World Can’t Afford 

November 10, 2025 | Nazanine Moshiri

As COP30 in Belém nears, leaders are calling it the “implementation summit”. Trillions of dollars in climate funding are at stake in Brazil in mid-November.

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The Blockchain Solution for the World’s Most Problematic Minerals

November 7, 2025 | Andrew Kaminsky

Minerals change hands many times as they move from mine to smelter to manufacturer.

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New Data Reveals the Military Emissions Gap Is Growing Wider

November 6, 2025 | Grace Alexander

For global emission stocktakes to accurately reflect the true state of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) output, all sources must be counted.

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South Sudan Should Make Communities the Primary Custodians of Wildlife for Best Results

October 30, 2025 | Leek Daniel

The effectiveness of community-based conservation (CBC) compared to government-led efforts in wildlife protection is a nuanced topic, with both approaches exhibiting strengths and weaknesses.

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Climate Change as A Threat Multiplier: First Admiral Salim’s Wake-up Call for Maritime Security

October 29, 2025 | Aritra Banerjee

At the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2025 in New Delhi, First Admiral Salim, TNI, Head of the Centre for Maritime Studies at the Indonesian Naval Command and Staff College in Jakarta, offered a…

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Bridging Science and Storytelling: How CGIAR’s Climate Security Research Is Reaching Wider Audiences

October 28, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo

In 2025, CGIAR researchers made a deliberate shift from publishing findings about people to communicating with them.

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