Issue #308 – Oct 28, 2025

Announcements

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.

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.

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

October 8, 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.

Events

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

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…

Seminar on Protection of Environment during War and Armed Conflict

November 6, 2025 Indian Society of International Law
New Delhi, India

The on-going armed conflicts have demonstrated that the damage to the environment has a devastating impact on ecosystems and natural resources.

"Peace Notes" Series--Resilient Melodies: The Songs of Protest and Collective Action (A Path to Ottawa Event)

November 4, 2025 Environmental Peacebuilding Association's Arts Initiative
online

As part of the Path to Ottawa series, join the Environmental Peacebuilding Association's Arts Initiative for a series of co-learning sessions about the intersections between environmental peacebuilding, climate justice, and ecological education --…

Library

In the last two weeks, 13 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:

Military Activities and Toxics — Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Implications for Human Rights of the Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Hazardous Substances and Wastes

October 28, 2025 | Marcos Orellana
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes examines the human rights implications of toxics released…

The Nature of Peace: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Its Implications for Environment and Livelihoods

October 28, 2025 | Fariborz Zelli and Torsten Krause
Ecology & Society

This editorial introduces the special feature’s main objective: to provide latest research findings on the dynamics between environmental protection and post-conflict peacebuilding processes after internal armed conflicts.

What Are Successful Examples of Environmental Peacebuilding? [Video]

October 25, 2025
International Humanitarian Law Experts

Are you interested in understanding how environmental efforts can contribute to peace and stability in conflict zones?

Navigating the Climate Crisis in a New Era of Aid: Delivering Impact for Conflict-Affected Communities

October 23, 2025
International Rescue Committee

Despite contributing the least to global emissions, 17 conflict-affected countries bear the brunt of climate impacts, yet receive only a fraction of adaptation finance.

Shafted: The Scramble for Critical Minerals in the DRC

October 21, 2025
Oakland Institute

This report’s analysis of previously overlooked coltan trade data shows that the US has been a central actor in laundering illegally smuggled Congolese minerals.

Text Mining and Machine Learning Reveal Global Determinants of Food Insecurity

October 21, 2025 | Bia Carneiro, Giuliano Resce, Nicola Caravaggio, Agapito Emanuele Santangelo, Giosue Ruscica, Giulia Tucci, Grazia Pacillo, Gary Eilerts, Peter Laderach, and Kevin Coffey
Scientific Reports

This study applies Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) to investigate global historical trends in food security.

Blue Nile at a Crossroads: The Gerd Dispute and Regional Water Security Dynamics

October 14, 2025 | Hassan Ali Wasiq
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad

The Nile River, also known as ‘the father of African rivers’, stretches over 4,100 miles and is a vital source of freshwater for 11 countries in the Nile Basin.

Understanding Relationships among Climate Change, Conflict, Migration/Displacement and Health in Humanitarian Settings

October 14, 2025 | Molly E. Lasater, Gabrielle Prager, Yuni A. Choi, Tim Groteclaes, Divya Rao, Shona P. Kamps, Chiara Altare, and Paula B. Spiegel
Conflict and Health

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of various extreme weather events across regions, globally.

The Future of Arctic Governance in a Fractured Geopolitical Landscape

October 14, 2025 | Nima Khorrami
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

This article explores the uncertain future of Arctic governance amid shifting global geopolitics.

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Environmental Peacebuilding: A Literature Review

October 14, 2025 | Marina Chichua
International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews

The process of peacebuilding is a crucial strategy for emerging economic, social and political approaches during and after conflicts.

Jobs

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

UAE: Research and Analysis Fellowship

October 28, 2025 | Fiker Institute

The Fiker Institute is an independent, non-profit think tank dedicated to advancing critical thinking and informed debate on issues shaping the international system.

Kenya/Senegal: Agriculture & Food Systems Technical Advisor, West and Central Africa Region

October 28, 2025 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

Syria: Country Director

October 28, 2025 | People in Need

The Country Director (CD), a main representative of People in Need (PIN) at the country level, is responsible for strategic leadership, external representation and overall management of the CP.

Sudan: Area Coordinator – Ad Damazin

October 28, 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.

Burundi: Livelihood Area Manager

October 28, 2025 | WeWorld

WeWorld has been present in Burundi since 1995 and is currently active in 14 of the country’s provinces.

International News

In the last two weeks, 25 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Food Security: Food, Conflict, and the Weaponization of Food

October 26, 2025 | Johanna Medelson Forman
Food Tank

Conflict is the largest driver of hunger and starvation, and food has become one of the cheapest weapons of war.

Yemen: IRC Urges Urgent Climate Funding for Conflict Zones Including Yemen

October 25, 2025
YemenOnline.info

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has released a new policy brief ahead of the Berlin Climate Security Conference, urging world leaders to take immediate action to address the climate crisis in regions devastated…

Afghanistan/Pakistan: After Border Clashes, Taliban Regime Plans to Build Dams on River That Flows into Pakistan

October 25, 2025 | Rezaul H. Laskar
Hindustan Times

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has unveiled plans to build dams on the Kunar river, a move that could restrict water flows to Pakistan’s Indus river, with the development coming days after deadly…

Climate Safety & Security Centre Website Launched

October 23, 2025
Delft University of Technology

The Climate Safety & Security Centre (CaSS) at TU Delft Campus The Hague is growing rapidly.

UAE: UAE Advances Water Diplomacy, Peacebuilding in Geneva ahead of 2026 UN Water Conference

October 22, 2025
Emirates News Agency

Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, led the UAE's participation in a series of high-level engagements in Geneva aimed at advancing global cooperation on water, climate resilience, and…

Climate Change: New IRC Report Warns: Aid Cuts and Unequal Climate Finance Are Leaving Conflict-Affected Communities behind

October 22, 2025
International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has released a new policy brief, “Navigating the Climate Crisis in a New Era of Aid,” ahead of the Berlin Climate Security Conference, calling for urgent global action to…

Colombia: Colombian Farmers Trade Coca for Dignity, Coffee, and a Future That Lasts

October 21, 2025
Latin American Post

In the green hills of Naranjal, a small farming community in Colombia’s Valle del Cauca, the sound of chainsaws cutting down coca bushes has been replaced by the rustle of citrus leaves and…

Somalia: German-backed Climate Action in Somalia Offers Lessons ahead of Berlin Climate and Security Conference

October 20, 2025
UN Environment Programme

In the plains of Somalia’s south-central Hirshabelle State, limited grazing land and sparse water resources have long been a source of conflict among clans. That fighting deepened after a historic 2022 drought.

Nigeria: ‘Land Grabbing, Ethnic Tensions, Farmer-Herder Reprisals behind Recurring Violence in Plateau’ – Gen Nicholas

October 18, 2025 | Lekkyez Auta
Daily Post

Chairman of the Special Fact-Finding Committee set up to investigate the remote causes of persistent attacks, killings, and destruction in the state, General Rogers Ibe Nicholas (Rtd), has revealed that land grabbing, ethnic…

Conflict Minerals: First Supply Chain Due Diligence Scheme Recognised under Conflict Minerals Regulation to Facilitate Compliance

October 17, 2025
European Commission

On 16 October 2025, the European Commission adopted an Implementing Decision recognising a supply chain due diligence scheme under the Conflict Minerals Regulation for the first time.

The First Fergana Peace Forum Kicks off in Fergana: The Region Transforms into a Space for Goodneighborliness and Cooperation

October 15, 2025
Uzbekistan National News Agency

Fergana hosts the First Fergana Peace Forum, intended to become a new regional platform for dialogue, trust-building, and cooperation among Central Asian countries.

Blogs & Opinion

In the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website.

Russia Abandons a Treaty: Environmental Protection during Armed Conflict

October 17, 2025 | Kelvin S-H Peh

While it may be surprising to hear that wetland ecosystems have become a casualty of war, is it not inevitable when their care is politicised?

How ‘Conflict-Free’ Minerals Are Used in the Waging of Modern Wars

October 17, 2025 | Mark Griffiths and Mohamed El-Shewy

Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life.

Will Rare Earths Cause the Next War (or What Is Common in China vs US, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Africa)?

October 13, 2025 | Vinod Janardhanan

The global race for rare earth minerals is igniting geopolitical tensions that could lead to real wars. The tussles and tariff wars between China and the US is one aspect.

Farming for Peace: SDG 2 in Colombia

October 13, 2025 | Mia Keen

SDG 2 is a development goal set by the UN to create a “world free of hunger by 2030.

Resource Diplomacy: Africa’s Critical Mineral Crossroads

October 13, 2025 | James Boafo, Rochelle Spencer, and Senyo Dotsey

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies.

Join the Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) is the leading global network that brings together practitioners, researchers, and decision makers working on environment, conflict, and peace. EnPAx includes both individual and institutional members. If you have any questions regarding membership, please contact us at membership@environmentalpeacebuilding.org.

Sharing and Posting Materials

The strength of the knowledge platform depends on submissions and suggestions on contents from users. To share publications and information on events, job opportunities, and other announcements, please contact share@environmentalpeacebuilding.org. Please also feel free to share ideas on how the platform can be further improved to meet your needs.

About Our Community of Practice

Environmental Peacebuilding is a knowledge platform and global community of practice on natural resources, conflict, and peace, hosted by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association. The platform unites a global network of researchers, practitioners, and decision makers in sharing experiences and lessons from managing natural resources in fragile states and conflict-affected settings. The platform also helps people to access new publications on the topic, conduct new research, and participate in events to support the growth of the field. As part of our Community of Practice, we bring you biweekly updates on recent developments, including news about our program as well as links to new publications, upcoming conferences and events, and job openings.

Please visit us at www.environmentalpeacebuilding.org for more information.

Compiled by Buket Altınçelep, Maria Camilla Cadonici, Karishma Goswami, Amelie L'Henaff, Liz Hessami, Madeleine Loll, Kathleen McLean, Avery Thau, and Milen Yishak
Coordinated by Mara Pusic
Design by Graham Campbell
Managed and edited by Carl Bruch and Joel Young