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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #123 – September 25, 2018 |
AnnouncementsSeptember 25, 2018 In preparation for the second running of the Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace massive open online course (MOOC), planned for early 2019, the MOOC team is seeking volunteers fluent in the UN languages and Portuguese…Environmental Peacebuilding Association Launches Interest Group on Monitoring and Evaluation September 24, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the launch of the Monitoring and Evaluation Interest Group! |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Climate Change and Security: Towards a Greener Peace November 26, 2018 - 2018-11-30 International Centre for Parliamentary Studies and UN Environment London, UK A small number of places are available on the UN Environment and iCPS programme, Climate Change and Security: Towards a Greener Peace, which will take place from 26th - 30th November 2018 in…Launch Meeting of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association's Interest Group on Water November 10, 2018 Environmental Peacebuilding Association Geneva, Switzerland The Environmental Peacebuilding Association will hold the kick-off meeting for its Interest Group on Water titled "Protecting Water Before, During and After Armed Conflict".Seminar on Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict October 18, 2018 Environmental Peacebuilding Association New York, NY Responding to the proposal of the UN Environment Programme, the International Law Commission began the work on the topic of the "Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict" in 2013. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 16 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Peacebuilding and Natural Resources Governance after Armed Conflict: Sierra Leone and Liberia January 1, 2019 | Michael D. Beevers This book argues that a set of persuasive narratives about the links between natural resource, armed conflict and peacebuilding have strongly influenced the natural resource interventions pursued by international peacebuilders.January 1, 2018 | Tobias Ide This article reviews existing evidence for a climate-conflict link in Syria and examines how the respective debate reproduces three important shortcomings of climate-conflict research.Blue Gold: The Quest for Household Water in Kabul City January 1, 2018 | Said Reza Kazemi Given growing water scarcity and pollution, increasing numbers of residents in Kabul city are struggling to provide enough safe water for their households.Rebel Natural Resource Exploitation and Conflict Duration January 1, 2018 | Justin M. Conrad, Kevin T. Greene, James Igoe Walsh, and Beth Elise Whitaker How does natural resource wealth influence the duration of civil conflicts?January 1, 2018 | Juan Felipe Ortiz-Riomano and Angelika Rettberg This article describes and analyzes the mechanisms through which gold mining in Colombia has become associated with the armed conflict and crime since 2000.January 1, 2018 | Muriel Cote and Benedikt Korf This paper studies the regulation of concessions in the global gold mining rush.Protecting the Capital? On African Geographies of Protest Escalation and Repression January 1, 2018 | Jessica Steinberg Anecdotal evidence suggests that states resort to force to protect economic assets threatened by conflict, yet there has been limited investigation into whether states systematically rely on repression to do so.Blockchain and the Extractive Industries: Cobalt Case Study January 1, 2018 | Usman Chohan This discussion paper examines the possibilities of relationships between two seemingly disparate industries, blockchain and the extractive sectors, by considering the potential for blockchain solutions in the mining of Cobalt, a precious metal,…The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 January 1, 2018 Last year, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World marked the start of a new era in monitoring progress towards achieving a world without hunger and malnutrition in all its…Climate Change and Violent Conflict: Sparse Evidence from South Asia and South East Asia January 1, 2018 | Florian Krampe and Pernilla Nordqvist The impacts of climate change are increasingly viewed as global security risks, which will have far-reaching implications for both human and renewable natural systems. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Environmental and Social Expert September 25, 2018 | KfW Development Bank KfW is bank with a unique mission. KfW promotes development and progress worldwide. That is why sustainability is their requirement and promise at the same time.September 25, 2018 | Mercy USA for Aid and Development Mercy-USA for Aid and Development is dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient.Jordan: Research Assistant, Conflict Sensitivity Platform September 25, 2018 | Search for Common Ground Search for Common Ground (or SFCG) is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict away from adversarial approaches toward cooperative…Global Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator September 25, 2018 | Islamic Relief Islamic Relief Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that provides development programs and humanitarian relief around the globe, regardless of race, political affiliation, gender or belief.Bangladesh: Short Term Livelihoods Consultant for the Rohingya Crisis in South Bangladesh September 25, 2018 | Solidar Suisse Solidar Suisse is a Swiss International NGO founded in 1936 and member of the European Solidar network.September 25, 2018 | Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (Cordaid) was founded in 1999 in The Hague, with the aim of helping people in distress and fighting structural poverty.Yemen: Research Assistant Conflict Sensitivity Platform September 18, 2018 | Search for Common Ground Search for Common Ground (or SFCG) is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict away from adversarial approaches toward cooperative… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 31 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: Concerns Mount Over Drop in Water Levels for Kabul June 23, 2018 | Zabiullah Jhanmal, TOLOnews The General Directorate of Kabul River Basin said Friday that a drop of 47 percent in rainfall this year in the Kabul river basin area was extremely alarming and has resulted in major…Iraq: US-Led Coalition Kills ISIS Chief of Oil Smuggling June 20, 2018 | Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice The U.Myanmar: Myanmar Army Will Not Return Seized Lands in Shan, Rakhine States: Deputy Defense Minister June 20, 2018 | Radio Free Asia The Myanmar military will not return lands seized from civilians for security or training purposes in Shan or Rakhine states or pay them compensation, the country’s deputy defense minister told the upper house…Myanmar: A New Deal for Oil and Gas June 18, 2018 | Thomas Kean, Frontier The government is reviewing the structure of its contracts with energy companies amid warnings that the present fiscal terms are deterring investment, particularly in riskier or marginal projects.India/Pakistan: Pakistani Senator Calls for Climate Cooperation with India amid Water Crisis June 18, 2018 | Husna Rizvi, Climate Home News Leading Indian thinktank Niti Aayog warned in a report this month that 600 million citizens faced high to extreme water stress.Myanmar: Over 400,000 Acres of Idle Sagaing Land to Be Confiscated June 18, 2018 | Kaung Khant Lin, Eleven The government will confiscate more than 400,000 acres of vacant land in Sagaing Region that has not been used for agricultural purposes, said Than Win, secretary of the assessment committee for seized farmlands…DRC: DRC's Mining Industry Hobbled by Poor Infrastructure, Tax Hike June 17, 2018 | eNews Channel Africa Feasting on a global demand for cobalt and copper, the mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo is flourishing - but two clouds are spoiling its sunlit future.DRC: Glencore Writes off $7 Billion of Debt to End Legal Battle in Congo June 14, 2018 | Jon Yeomans, Sydney Morning Herald Glencore has settled a thorny legal fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a copper mining joint-venture.China/South China Sea: How Beijing Is Winning Control of the South China Sea June 13, 2018 | Simon Roughneen, Nikkei Even by his outspoken standards, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s account of a conversation he had with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was startling.Afghanistan: Groundwater Pollution Renders Parts of Afghan Capital Uninhabitable June 13, 2018 | Najia Safi and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara Residents of Afghanistan’s restive, teeming capital have struggled for years with terrorist attacks, a lack of services, a booming population, clogged traffic, and toxic air.June 12, 2018 | Bailey McCann, Opalesque The SEC may be taking a more hands-off posture under the new administration, but institutional investors aren't about to let companies off the hook. A group of 47 institutional investors representing $1.Myanmar: Landslides Kill 11 as Monsoon Batters Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh June 12, 2018 | Agence France-Presse Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 11 people on Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 2 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Stress-Testing the ILC’s Draft Principles on Environmental Protection During Occupation September 19, 2018 | Conflict and Environment Observatory The International Law Commission has completed its review of the draft principles on environmental protection in situations of occupation that were proposed by its Special Rapporteur in April.Green Conflict Minerals: Investigating Renewable Energy Supply Chains in Fragile States September 17, 2018 | Clare Church The shift to a low-carbon economy is not only underway, it is accelerating. |
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Compiled by Sonia Ahmad, Charlotte Collins, Scott Drinkall, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Charmaine Mills, and Isabelle Morley |
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