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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #120 – August 14, 2018 |
AnnouncementsNew Proration Policy for Environmental Peacebuilding Association Membership August 14, 2018 The Board of Directors for the Environmental Peacebuilding Association has updated its membership fee policy.Program for Water Security: Workshop on Middle East Water Security and Environmental Peacebuilding August 9, 2018 The workshop will be held from 10 to 15 December 2018, in Jordan, with the possibility to continue on a 2 day trip in Israel/Palestine, on 16-17 December. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Fundamentals of Conservation Conflict Transformation April 29, 2019 - 2019-05-03 Center for Conservation Peacebuilding Estes Park, Colorado The Center for Conservation Peacebuilding offers workshops designed to build the capacity of individuals and teams to collaboratively engage in the theory, principles, and practice of transforming complex conservation conflicts.Advanced Application of Conservation Conflict Transformation March 11, 2019 - 2019-03-15 Center for Conservation Peacebuilding Washington, DC The Center for Conservation Peacebuilding offers workshops designed to build the capacity of individuals and teams to collaboratively engage in the theory, principles, and practice of transforming complex conservation conflicts.September 24, 2018 - 2018-09-30 adelphi Worldwide Climate Diplomacy Week is a time where EU Delegations around the world reach out to communities and partner organisations, highlighting positive global action and collaboration on climate change.Stockholm World Water Week: Intergenerational Dialogue for Water and Peace August 30, 2018 Geneva Water Hub and International Secretariat for Water Stockholm, Sweden In the event “Intergenerational Dialogue for Water and Peace”, young water leaders and experts will share their experiences, good practices and knowledge on water and peace.Stockholm World Water Week: Refugees and Migrants: Promoting Ecosystem Protection and Human Rights August 29, 2018 Geneva Water Hub Stockholm, Sweden The millions of migrants and refugees in transient accommodation create an environmental and a humanitarian crisis.Stockholm World Water Week: Connecting Water, Security and Peace through Ecosystems August 29, 2018 Geneva Water Hub Stockholm, Sweden The relationship between water insecurity and peace has been increasingly appreciated and is attracting growing political attention.Stockholm World Water Week: Resilient Water Services in an Increasingly Water Insecure World August 26, 2018 Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance at UN-Habitat, Wetlands International, WaterWorX, Blue Deal consortia, Government of the Netherlands Stockholm, Sweden WASH services depend on, and have an impact on ecosystems. Economic growth, population growth, urbanisation and climate change create enormous pressure on ecosystems, and on the availability of water sources. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 28 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2018 | Erin Litzow, Kate J.Neville, Brianna Johnson-King, Erika Weinthal Scholars have identified many determinants of regulatory outcomes in unconventional oil and gas development, but few have focused on industry structure.January 1, 2018 Proponents of hydropower development in Southeast Myanmar see dams as a reliable, cheap and clean energy source essential for the sustained development of the region.Educated Afghan Women Offer Economic Resilience in the Face of Climate Change and Conflict [Video] January 1, 2018 | Beth Murphy Drought is drying up farms across Afghanistan, cracking the earth and threatening the only way of life the majority has ever known.January 1, 2018 | Steven Van Bockstael The illicit artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) of gold (“orpaillage”) in Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast is considered an “epidemic” by the Ivoirian government, which sees it as harming the country’s efforts to attract large-scale…Food Security, Resilience, and Well-Being Analysis of Refugees and Host Communities in North Uganda January 1, 2018 | Government of Uganda and Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Uganda presents a unique political framework for the refugee population living in the country, promoting refugees’ self-reliance and favouring a development-based approach to refugee assistance.Transforming Water from a Strategy of War to an Asset for Peace January 1, 2018 In his welcome note, Ulf Maunsbach (Head of the Law Department, Lund University) reflected upon the luxury afforded to him and people like himself in countries such as Sweden with unlimited resources of…Fostering Peaceful Sustainable Development in the Pacific under the 2030 Agenda January 1, 2018 | Anna Naupa and Derek Brien Often characterised as a region of relative peace due to the absence of inter-state conflicts, the Pacific island region is not immune to violent conflict.January 1, 2018 | Fatima Alali and Sophia I-Ling Wang Among the many topics of concern for companies and investors interested in social responsibility is the use of minerals sourced from war zones and countries suffering under despotic regimes. Recent U. S.January 1, 2017 | Fritz Pragst, Klaus Stieglitz, Hella Runge, Klaus-Dietrich Runow, David Quig, Robert Osborne, Christian Runge, John Ariki In the oil fields of Thar Jath, South Sudan, increasing salinity of drinking water was observed together with human incompatibilities and rise in livestock mortalities.January 1, 2008 | Heinz Welsch Recent armed domestic conflicts have been described as being related to natural resource abundance and as being characterized by new features not present in earlier internal conflicts (multiplicity of actors, devastation of production… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Fully Funded PhD Studentship on Water Security in Cape Town August 14, 2018 | Durham University Durham University has established a new Global Challenges Research Fund Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) with fully funded PhD studentships beginning in February 2019.Myanmar: Consultant - Development of a Forest Landscape Vision Plan August 11, 2018 | World Wide Fund for Nature WWF Myanmar is implementing a project ‘Stewards Of Natural Resources Strengthening Livelihoods For Communities’.Liberia: Consultant - Communications Strategy for the National Oil Palm Technical Working Group August 10, 2018 | Conservation International Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, Conservation International (CI) empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity.Nigeria: Food Security Project Manager August 6, 2018 | Premiere Urgence Internationale Première Urgence Internationale is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious international NGO. It helps civilians who are marginalised or excluded as a result of natural disasters, war and economic collapse.Angola: Emergency & WASH Programme Manager August 6, 2018 | People in Need People in Need (PIN) has been active in Angola since 2006. A team of 8 expatriates and approx.South Sudan: Project Manager Food Security and Livelihoods August 6, 2018 | ACTED ACTED operations in South Sudan aim to improve food security, ensure access to livelihoods and develop resilience and emergency programmes.Somalia: Health and Nutrition Programme Coordinator August 6, 2018 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is a global humanitarian organization focused on the world's extreme poor and most vulnerable recover from disaster, fight malnutrition and deadly diseases, strengthen their resilience to climate extremes, and more. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 48 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Syria/Kurdistan: Syrian Kurds Attempt to Stimulate their Economy through Oil Trade May 12, 2018 | SOFREP In northern Syria the economy is struggling in the wake of the Islamic State war, the Kurds of Rojava have resorted to the oil trade to stimulate it.Syria/Kurdistan: Syrian Kurds Build on a Ramshackle Oil Industry [Photos] May 11, 2018 | Hussein Malla, Associated Press The Kurdish self-rule administration seized control of oil fields in northeastern Hassakeh province after the government pulled out of most of the Kurdish-majority regions in 2012 to fight rebels elsewhere.Conflict Minerals: De Beers Tracks Diamonds through Supply Chain Using Blockchain May 10, 2018 | Reuters De Beers said on Thursday it had tracked 100 high-value diamonds from miner to retailer using blockchain, in the first effort of its kind to clear the supply chain of imposters and conflict…May 10, 2018 | UN Environment 2014 UN Environment Champion of the Earth Fatima Jibrell once said: “People are fighting about limited resources, destroyed by displaced youth: a ready pool for hire for war lords, companies of charcoal; for…Liberia: Senators Brace for Heated Land Rights Act Debate May 9, 2018 | J. Burgess Carter, Observer There are growing indications that the four year-old Land Rights Act (2014) will finally be passed by the senate, and sooner than expected, a source in the Senate Committee on Lands, Mines, Energy,…Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Signs Deal with BP over Kirkuk Oil in Basra May 8, 2018 | Baxtiyar Goran, Kurdistan 24 The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that it has signed a deal with the British Petroleum to develop oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk province.Afghanistan/Iran: New Water Share Detente between Afghanistan and Iran? May 7, 2018 | OOSKAnews Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the country’s parliament May 6 that Afghanistan has pledged to let Iran have its share of water from the Hirmand River and the supply for feeding…Combating Water Wars: What It Means to Manage Our Supply with Blockchain May 7, 2018 | Samantha Radocchia, Forbes Water isn’t just seen as a basic human need.Somalia: Somalia Calls for International Cooperation to Stop Illegal Charcoal Trade May 7, 2018 | UN Environment At the opening of a two-day, UN-supported conference on charcoal in Mogadishu, the Federal Government of Somalia has called for international, African and Gulf States cooperation in halting the illegal export of charcoal from the…Liberia: 5000 Cocoa Farmers to Benefit from New Project April 30, 2018 | George Harris, Observer At least five thousand cocoa farmers from Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties are to benefit from the Liberia Cocoa Improvement Program (LICSIP) that will officially be launched on Friday, May 4, in Bong…Afghanistan: Afghan Farmers Stick to Growing Opium in the Face of Less Lucrative Options April 29, 2018 | Ismail Sameem, Reuters Afghan farmers are busy in their poppy fields as the annual opium harvest begins, underscoring the government’s failure to stamp out a crop that yields much of the world’s supply of heroin.Conflict Minerals: IBM Is Tackling Blood Diamonds with Blockchain April 26, 2018 | Olga Kharif, Bloomberg International Business Machines Corp.Liberia: “Corridors of Trouble” in Liberia Land Sector April 23, 2018 | Simeon S. Wiakanty, Daily Observer The Chairman of the Liberia Land Administration Project, Dr. Cecil Othello Brandy, has disclosed that a huge gap exists in the land sector. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Commentary: Think Outside of the Box to Tackle Water Scarcity August 13, 2018 | Aloysius Chan Water scarcity has been a ticking time bomb across the globe.Iraq's Protests Are about More Than Corrupt Elites August 8, 2018 | New Arab Eleven people were killed during the protests that erupted in southern Iraq in early July, and over 800 others wounded.A Rebuilt Economy Gives South Sudan Peace the Strongest Chance August 6, 2018 | The National The scenes of South Sudanese celebrating in the streets of Juba, matched by jubilation across the border in Khartoum, were both uplifting and inspiring as two men whose rivalry ignited a civil war…Is the World Ready for Eco-Refugee Waves? August 4, 2018 | Shehab Al-Makahleh The upshots of ecological changes may cause the movement of more than 25-30 million people in the coming decade. How can this be handled?Handover of the Tabqa Dam a Sign of Hope for Syrian Food and Water Security August 1, 2018 | Phoebe Sleet During July, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ceded control of Tabqa Dam to the Syrian Government in Damascus. |
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Compiled by Sonia Ahmad, Charlotte Collins, Scott Drinkall, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Alyssa Kann, Jacqueline Kessler, Marcella Kim, Isabelle Morley, and Erin Wenk |
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