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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #110 – March 27, 2018 |
AnnouncementsStudent Video Contest for Environmental Peacebuilding MOOC Participants March 27, 2018 The Massive Open Online Course on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace has launched a “student spotlight” video contest to highlight the diverse work and interests of course participants. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Webinar: Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Compliance for 2018 April 24, 2018 Crowe Horwath Online Forensic specialist Chris McClure and corporate compliance attourney Michael Littenberg discuss what's new in Conflict Minerals and Supply Chain Compliance for 2018. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 23 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Food Abundance and Violent Conflict in Africa January 1, 2018 | Ore Koren Scholars debate whether climate change has a consistent effect on the likelihood of armed conflict in Africa.January 1, 2018 The literature on environmental peacemaking claims that groups in conflict can put aside their differences and cooperate in the face of shared environmental challenges, thereby facilitating more peaceful relations between them.The Environmental Impact of Preparations for War [Video] January 1, 2017 | Alice T. Day and Lincoln H. Day The industries that fuel conflict are not exempt from their impacts on the people.The Unique Vulnerability of Children [Video] January 1, 2017 | Alice T. Day and Lincoln H. Day The impact of war on children.Blowing up the Earth to Destroy the Enemy [Video] January 1, 2017 | Alice T. Day and Lincoln H. Day A soldier's internal struggle regarding destroying the earth to punish the enemy |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Myanmar: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist - Community Strengthening Project March 26, 2018 | Tetra Tech Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology.March 26, 2018 | Tetra Tech Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology.Liberia: Consultancy to Conduct a Legal Review of Carbon Rights in Liberia March 20, 2018 | Conservation International Conservation International's goal is to protect nature as a source of food, fresh water, livelihoods and a stable climate. CI's work focuses on science, policy, and partnership with businesses and communities. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 46 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Villagers Turn to Charcoal Trade to Tap Chinese Demand January 3, 2018 | Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times Charcoal demand has risen over the past two years after the Chinese opened a banana plantation across 20,000 ares of land in Myitkyina, not far from the Myanmar China border.Afghanistan: MPs Want to Impeach Osmani over Dams, Budget December 31, 2017 | Massoud Ansar, TOLOnews Legislators in Afghanistan’s parliament are expected to try and impeach the minister of water and energy Ali Ahmad Osmani over his poor performance in the construction of dams and his failure to achieve…December 29, 2017 | Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times In Myanmar, a lush Southeast Asian nation where 70% of the population makes a living from agriculture, a slow transition from half a century of military rule has reopened old grievances over army…Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Divert Most Kirkuk Oilfield Output to Iraqi Refineries, Says Official December 27, 2017 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters Iraq is preparing to divert most future output from Kirkuk oilfield to local refineries as a conflict with Kurdish regional authorities over the use of an export pipeline to Turkey continues, an Iraqi…Chad: 12 Sudanese Gold Prospectors Killed in Chad December 27, 2017 | Sudan Tribune Twelve Sudanese traditional gold prospectors have been killed and seventeen others injured on Monday by gunmen in Chad on the border with Libya.Afghanistan: Illegal Extraction; Terrorist Groups Earn Millions of Dollars December 26, 2017 | Afghanistan Times “The mining sector has to be transparent, because it becomes a source of misfortune for Afghan people.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Invites Bids to Build New Kirkuk Export Pipeline December 24, 2017 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters Iraq has given foreign energy companies a month to signal their interest in building a new export pipeline from the Kirkuk oilfields in the north of the country.Liberia: Environmental Groups Criticize Liberia’s New Logging Law December 21, 2017 | Jonathan Paye-Layle, Associated Press Two global environmental watchdogs have condemned a new law in Liberia that they say rewards logging companies at the expense of one of the world’s poorest nations, and they called on donors to…Myanmar: Central Rubber Market Expected upon Enactment of Rubber Law in Late 2018 December 20, 2017 | Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times The drafting of a new Rubber Law, which aims to create a central rubber market and raise the export quality of Myanmar rubber, is close to three quarters complete and will be enacted…Iraq: Iraq to Use Drones to Protect Oil Pipelines from 2018 December 18, 2017 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters Iraq plans to use drones to monitor and protect its oil export and production pipelines from the first quarter of 2018, an oil ministry spokesman said on Monday.Iraq/Syria: Environment a Victim of War in Iraq, Syria December 16, 2017 | Fanack The war in Syria, now in its sixth year, has been ferocious and deadly. In 2016, the death toll was estimated at 400,000.Nigeria: Ending Farmers-Herdsmen Conflicts December 14, 2017 | Punch The Federal Government has commenced nationwide consultations with community, traditional, religious and opinion leaders (led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo) towards ending the incessant farmers-herdsmen conflicts in Nigeria. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling. How War Games Can Help South Asia Respond to Climate Change March 27, 2018 | Tariq Waseem Ghazi and Rachel Fleishman Over the past few weeks, this year’s iteration of a major U. S.DRC Mining Industry Is a Prime Example of How Corporate Power Threatens Women’s Rights March 25, 2018 | Valerie Bah On a research trip to the Kamituga gold mine in her home province of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), activist Marie-Rose Shakalili noticed something that’s often minimised in stories…The Next “Day Zero”: Water Scarcity and Political Instability beyond Cape Town March 24, 2018 | Nazia Hussain Cape Town is running dry. But thanks to its sophisticated water management efforts, the city may ride out the crisis.A Paradigm for Peace: Celebrating “Environmental Peacemaking” March 20, 2018 | Wilson Center “Most fundamentally, we turned the ‘resource scarcity drives conflict’ argument on its head and asked, ‘Can environmental interdependence drive cooperation in ways that can be harnessed to build trust and contribute to conflict… |
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Compiled by Sonia Ahmad, Kelly Bridges, Trevor Dolan, Liz Foster, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Jessica Lis, Sarita Ruiz Morato, Íris Moriyama, and Erin Wenk |
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