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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #116 – June 19, 2018 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding Association Issues Call for Interest Groups June 19, 2018 Following an initial membership drive, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is now establishing Interest Groups.Youth for Water and Peace Platform June 14, 2018 On the occasion of the 8th World Water Forum (18-23 March 2018, Brasília, Brazil), the Geneva Water Hub and the International Secretariat for Water - Solidarity Water Europe (ISW-SWE) and the World Youth…Call for Abstracts: Cairo Water Week June 3, 2018 The scientific committee of Cairo Water Week welcomes abstracts from experts and researchers who wish to present their work in the technical sessions during October 14-18, 2018. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Symposium on Regional Cooperation on Reclaimed Water July 18, 2018 EcoPeace Middle East Jerusalem The Symposium on Regional Cooperation on Reclaimed Water will bring together Israeli and Palestinian decision makers, experts and professionals from the private and public sectors from the fields of wastewater treatment and reuse of…USAID's Measuring Impact Closeout Event July 12, 2018 USAID and Woodrow Wilson Center Washington, DC Since 2013, the U. S. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 19 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Drops of Diplomacy: Questioning the Scale of Hydro-Diplomacy through Fog-Harvesting January 1, 2018 | Rebecca L. Farnum Hydro-diplomacy conversations have up till now been generally state- and basin-centric, focused on formal international relations and transboundary rivers.Voices from the Mine: Artisanal Diamonds and Resource Governance in Sierra Leone [Video] January 1, 2018 | Roy Maconachie and Simon Wharf A new feature film from Roy Maconachie and Simon Wharf explores the pathway of a diamond from mine to market, and asks the question, who really benefits?Through Our Eyes: People's Perspectives on Building Peace in Northeast Nigeria [Video] January 1, 2018 It is nearly ten years since the beginning of the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria.Water When It Counts: Reducing Scarcity through Irrigation Monitoring in Central Mozambique January 1, 2018 | Paul Christian, Florence Kondylis, Valerie Mueller, Astrid Zwager, and Tobias Siegfried Management of common-pool resources in the absence of individual pricing can lead to suboptimal allocation.How US Defense Looks at Climate Security and What You Can Do -- Interview with Sharon Burke [Video] January 1, 2018 | Stella Schaller Increasing vulnerability of coastal military bases, an opening polar route in the Arctic, and global instability are main threats bringing climate change into the focus of the US Defense Department.January 1, 2018 The results of this study have led Displacement Solutions and Ecodev to believe that the government of Myanmar needs to fully recognise its national and international obligations regarding how best to protect the…Decriminalise Agro-Forestry! A Primer on Shifting Cultivation in Myanmar January 1, 2018 | Oliver Springate-Baginski Shifting cultivation is a form of agro-forestry in which the cultivation of annual agricultural crops is combined with fallowing long enough for trees to grow before the plot is cultivated again.Exaggerating Unintended Effects? Competing Narratives on the Impact of Conflict Minerals Regulation January 1, 2018 | Dirk-Jan Koch and Sara Kinsbergen This article contributes to the literature on unintended effects by adding a dimension to existing typologies: exaggerated unintended effects.South Sudan: First State of the Environment and Outlook Report 2018 January 1, 2018 South Sudan is a landlocked country that falls almost entirely (96 per cent) within the Nile River Basin in East-Central Africa. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Yemen: WASH Coordinator - Integrated Humanitarian Assistance June 17, 2018 | FHI 360 FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.June 17, 2018 | UNDP With funding support from the Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) Biodiversity Enabling Activities (BD EA), UNDP is engaged with work the with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to support the national preparation of Sixth…Afghanistan: Context Analysis of Environment June 17, 2018 | Swedish Committee for Afghanistan Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) is one of the largest development organisations working in Afghanistan. SCA’s operations in Afghanistan encompass programmes for education, health, support to persons with disabilities and rural development.Conservation Peacebuilding Apprenticeship June 12, 2018 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding The Center for Conservation Peacebuilding (CPeace)—a 501c3 nonprofit peacebuilding organization working globally in the wildlife conservation sector—transforms social conflict to create lasting solutions for people and wildlife.June 12, 2018 | World Wildlife Fund The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world, active in almost 100 countries.Myanmar: Sustainable Infrastructure Programme Manager June 12, 2018 | World Wildlife Fund WWF-Myanmar was established in 2014 with the aim of supporting Myanmar’s sustainable development ambitions with a focus on achieving biodiversity conservation through a Green Economy approach that ensures the protection of ecosystem services…Senior Consultant, Mid-Term Evaluation June 11, 2018 | International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) will commission a mid-term evaluation of the project “Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 35 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Villagers Renew Opposition to Yeywa Hydropower Plan March 12, 2018 | Naw Betty Han, Myanmar Times Residents of Talong village in Shan State oppose the construction of the Yehwa dam and hydropower project and reject the appeal of the government to move out of their present homes, which could…Afghanistan: Activists Call on Govt to Step in and End Ghazni Dispute March 12, 2018 | Nabila Ashrafi, TOLOnews Rights activists and representatives of civil society institutions on Monday called on the Afghan government to accelerate its efforts to resolve a week-long dispute between villagers in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province.Liberia: CSOs Calls on Pres. Weah, Senate to Reject Land Rights Bill March 12, 2018 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa The Civil Society Organization (CSO) Working Group on land rights reform in Liberia has reawakened its campaign against the Land Rights Bill (LRB) passed by the House of Representatives in the 53rd Legislature…Iraq/Kurdistan: Kirkuk Oil Smuggling Ring Exposed, Pro-Iran Militia Blocks Investigation: Police March 10, 2018 | Mewan Dolamari, Kurdistan 24 Pressure from Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militia leaders shut down an investigation in Kirkuk province of oil being smuggled from Iraq to Iran, said a police source on Friday.DRC: DR Congo Signs New Mining Law Despite Companies' Opposition March 10, 2018 | BBC The Democratic Republic of Congo has moved to increase taxes on mining firms and increase government royalties from the industry despite fierce opposition from international mining companies.Liberia: Demarcation Sparks Violence In Gola Forest National Park March 9, 2018 | FrontPage Africa The December 2016 Act establishing the Gola Forest National Park clearly states government and citizens’ mutual responsibilities in the management of the natural reserve.Liberia: Dowry and Women’s Land Rights in Liberia: A “Double-Edged Sword” for Women March 7, 2018 | Justine Uvuza, Thomson Reuters Foundation Dowry is a double-edged sword. Research indicates that, on one side of the sword, it can afford a woman social status from both her biological and marital families.Liberia: Weah Warned Against Cruel Land Reform March 7, 2018 | P. Nas Mulbah, New Democrat Enacting the Land Rights Bill, which has been severely altered against the interest of poor forest dwellers would no doubt undermine Liberia’s peace, security, economic development, the Civil Society Organizations Working Group on…March 5, 2018 | UN Increased hunger and food insecurity, fuelled by conflict and climatic challenges, continues to inflict suffering on populations in different parts of the world, forcing them to remain dependent on humanitarian assistance, a new…Iraq: Iraq’s Chronic Water Crisis Won’t be Fixed by Rain Gods March 4, 2018 | Arab Weekly Prolonged drought conditions left Iraq dealing with a water crisis, which was interrupted by heavy rainfall in late February.Afghanistan: Ministry Moves to Start Mining Hajigak March 4, 2018 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has started tackling issues around Hajigak iron ore mine which has been standing idle despite the awarding of a contract six years ago.Myanmar: Teak Plantation Harvests Planned March 2, 2018 | IHB News is circulating that the Forest Department in Myanmar is planning to allow harvesting of some mature (over 30-year-old) commercial teak plantations to partially compensate for the logging ban in the Bago Mountain… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Fuel to the Fire: Satellite Imagery Captures Burning Oil Tanks Libya June 18, 2018 | Wim Zwijnenburg Recent eruptions of violence in Libya’s so-called ‘oil crescent’ between armed forces loyal to Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) and rival armed groups resulted in another row of burning oil tanks.Why Plenty of Food Means Plenty of Conflict June 18, 2018 | Ore Koren The notion that food scarcity increases the likelihood of conflict is not a recent one, although it has received increased attention over the past four decades.Land Rights: Liberia Is at a Crucial Moment in Its History June 13, 2018 | Lennart Dodoo A historic election gives President George Weah the momentum and mandate to enact a robust agenda, and Mr. Weah has rightly identified secure land rights as a priority for his administration.Not So Quiet on the Western Front: The Snowball Effect in Afghanistan June 8, 2018 | Morwari Zafar The deteriorating security in western Afghanistan may soon be worsened by a water crisis.Rubber Product Manufacturing in Liberia in Sight at Last June 7, 2018 | Observer Liberia, Africa’s first independent and sovereign Republic, has also been, since the early 1930s, the continent’s first rubber producing country, and yet in nearly 90 years has not yet been able to produce…Conflict in Abyei Could Reignite South Sudan’s Civil War June 6, 2018 | Sam Mednick Abyei, Sudan/South Sudan — Landlocked and lawless, the region of Abyei straddles Sudan and war-torn South Sudan’s borders, yet the arid expanse belongs to neither country. |
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Compiled by Sonia Ahmad, Kelly Bridges, Charlotte Collins, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Marcella Kim, Isabelle Morley, and Erin Wenk |
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