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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #121 – August 28, 2018 |
AnnouncementsAugust 27, 2018 The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce that the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) will serve as the first host for the Association’s Secretariat.Call for Applications: 2018 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security August 23, 2018 | Geneva Centre for Security Policy The Geneva Center For Security Policy (GCSP) and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme are now accepting applications for the 2018 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Program for Water Security: Workshop on Middle East Water Security and Environmental Peacebuilding December 10, 2018 - 2018-12-15 EcoPeace Middle East Jordan The workshop is offered by EcoPeace’s Program for Water Security to connect EcoPeace’s experience in the Middle East with the capacity building needs of civil society organizations coping with conflict, poor governance and water insecurity…Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation Exhibition in Indonesia September 24, 2018 - 2018-10-14 adelphi Jakarta, Indonesia The “Environment, Conflict and Cooperation” (ECC) exhibition visualizes the dramatic and growing impact of global environmental change.The World in a Grain: Story of the Most Important and Overlooked Commodity in the World September 6, 2018 Woodrow Wilson Center Washington, D.C. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 30 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Assessing the Indus Waters Treaty from a Comparative Perspective January 1, 2018 | Neda Zawahri and David Michel The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty dividing the rivers of the Indus system between India and Pakistan has continued to function through two wars and numerous political tensions.January 1, 2018 | Richard A. Matthew The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of a large body of research examining the linkage between environmental scarcity, violent conflict, and cooperation.January 1, 2018 | Ken Conca and Michael D. Beevers The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of a large body of research examining the linkage between environmental scarcity, violent conflict, and cooperation.Conflict and Hunger: The Lived Experience of Conflict and Food Insecurity in South Sudan January 1, 2018 As the global community strives to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2) of ending hunger, progress is being fundamentally undermined by conflict.Green Conflict Minerals: The Fuels of Conflict in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy January 1, 2018 | Clare Church and Alec Crawford The technologies required to facilitate this shift, including wind turbines, solar panels and improved energy storage, all require significant mineral and metal inputs and, absent any dramatic technological advances or an increase in…High Levels of Food Assistance Needs Will Persist through at Least Early 2019 [Infographic] January 1, 2018 The conflict and security environment in Afghanistan has deteriorated over the course of the last few years, with very high levels of population displacement as well as fatalities due to conflict.January 1, 2018 | Rachel Perks, Jocelyn Kelly, Stacie Constantian, and Phuong Pham Few things evoke reactions as passionate as issues surrounding gender, conflict and mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Evaluating Environmental Conflict Resolution: Practitioners, Projects, and the Movement January 1, 2018 | Conflict Resolution Quarterly Environmental conflict is complex and variable, and over time, a concerted field has developed to study processes for collaboration and resolution.January 1, 2018 | Katie Peters Since climate change was included on the United Nations Security Council's agenda in 2007, there has been much debate about whether or not it has been securitised.January 1, 2018 | Peter A. Castro The main goal of this paper is to draw attention to ongoing conflict and insecurity in Darfur region of Sudan, still one of the world’s largest humanitarian situation. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Sudan: Natural Resource Manager August 27, 2018 | Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Sudan Program is finalizing a proposal for United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) grant for resilience programming in Darfur, with CRS as a lead of a large six…August 27, 2018 | CAMRIS International CAMRIS International is among the top 20 USAID contractors for the third year in a row.Myanmar: Sustainable Forest Management & REDD+ August 27, 2018 | GITEC Consulting GITEC-IGIP Holding SE with the two managing companies GITEC-IGIP GmbH and IGIP mbH is a leading consulting company for development aid projects.August 21, 2018 | Tetra Tech Tetra Tech, Inc.Kenya and Madagascar: Regional Grants Manager August 21, 2018 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is an international conservation NGO headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City working to save wildlife and wild lands and to meet global conservation challenges in…Consultant: Climate and Conflict Review August 21, 2018 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a humanitarian and development organization working to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 32 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Military Officers Transferred over Jade Mine Bribes, Killings in Rakhine May 23, 2018 | Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy Two high-ranking military officers have been transferred to the military’s auxiliary force for taking bribes from jade mines operating without a license in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township.Myanmar: IFC’s Draft Hydropower SEA Report Released May 23, 2018 | Myanmar Times The draft strategic environmental assessment report which aims to improve the sustainability of the hydropower sector was released by the International Finance Corporation and the government.Sierra Leone: How the Wealth from Sierra Leone’s Diamonds Fails to Enrich Local Communities May 23, 2018 | Conversation Ever since diamonds were discovered in Sierra Leone in the 1930s, they have had a significant impact on the country – socially, politically and economically.Sudan/South Sudan: AU Sets Date for Meeting between Sudan, S. Sudan on Disputed Abyei Area May 23, 2018 | Xinhua The African Union (AU) will hold a meeting for Sudan and South Sudan on the disputed Abyei area on May 30, the Sudanese Media Center reported Tuesday.Afghanistan: Baby Powder Helping Fund Islamic State in Afghanistan: Report May 22, 2018 | Reuters Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from illegal mining of talc, much of which ends up in the United States and Europe, advocacy group Global…Egypt/Ethiopia: Solutions from Science Can Quell War over Nile Waters May 21, 2018 | Otula Owuor, Nation Hardly a week passes without a story about the impending Nile water wars between Egypt and Ethiopia.Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Sudan Reiterates Sovereignty over Disputed Abyei Region May 18, 2018 | Sudan Tribune Sudan’s permanent envoy to the United Nations Omer Dahab called on South Sudan government to engage with Khartoum and the African Union seriously to speed up the formation of administrative institutions in the…South Sudan: UNMISS Gifts New Clean Water Facilities to Ladu Community in Juba May 18, 2018 | James Sokiri, UN Mission in South Sudan The gifting of two new boreholes to the Ladu community in the capital Juba will help reduce inter-communal tension over scarce water resources in the area.Australia: Climate Change an 'Existential Security Risk' to Australia, Senate Inquiry Says May 17, 2018 | Ben Doherty, Guardian Climate change is a “current and existential national security risk” to Australia, a Senate inquiry has told parliament, one that could inflame regional conflicts over food, water and land, and even imperil life…Myanmar: Myanmar Returns Large Amount of Confiscated Land to Farmers in Northwestern Region May 17, 2018 | Xinhua The Myanmar government has returned 4,932 acres (1,997 hectares) more of farmland, confiscated by the Ministry of Defense, to 528 farmers in Kanbalu district, Sagaing region, marking the largest amount of land returned…Afghanistan: 60 Killed in Afghanistan Flash Floods May 16, 2018 | Vanguard Five people were injured, the agency said in a statement. It did not specify the casualties by province.South Sudan: South Sudan Lifts Fuel Subsidies to Cut Expenditure May 13, 2018 | Xinhua The South Sudanese government has lifted the fuel subsidies in a bid to cut spiraling public expenditure costs in the youngest nation that has experienced rampant fuel shortages due to conflict. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. A Disappointing Afghanistan Fact: The Value of Land Grabs Peaks Seven Billion Dollars August 15, 2018 | Shokrullah Amiri Insurgency is a dilemma that has been linked to the name of Afghanistan for years with the drug mafia, corruption and now, unfortunately, land-grabs — finding its way rapidly to become the fourth…How Metals and Minerals Play a Role in Funding Armed Groups in Africa August 15, 2018 | Clare Church The gold in our watches, the diamonds in our rings, the tin in our smartphones – all have been classified as conflict minerals, due to their role in funding armed groups and incentivizing…How Resource Cooperation in Disputed Waters Can Be a Win-Win for China and the Philippines August 14, 2018 | Lucio Blanco Pitlo III Two years after a landmark ruling in their dispute over maritime territory in the South China Sea, the Philippines and China appear to be making subtle progress in implementing parts of the judgment, particularly in relation…Water Security in a New Age of Nationalism August 14, 2018 | Giulio Boccaletti The idea of a “new middle” or “third way”—a blend of neo-liberal economic doctrines and social policies that was supposed to overcome the dichotomy between mixed economy and free market paradigms—more or less… |
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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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