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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #125 – October 23, 2018 |
AnnouncementsLess Than Two Months Left to Join the Environmental Peacebuilding Association as a Founding Member! October 23, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, founded in April of this year, is offering founding membership to individuals and institutions who join by December 31, 2018.October 23, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is delighted to announce the call for proposals for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding October 23, 2019 - 2019-10-25 Environmental Peacebuilding Association University of California, Irvine The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is proud to announce that the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019 at the University of California Irvine.Webinar on “Afghanistan: Water, Neighbors, and Conflict” December 11, 2018 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online Water scarcity can be a significant driver of conflict and cooperation. In Central Asia, water scarcity is becoming a grave concern, and this is likely to grow due to climate change.Webinar on “Assessing Impact: Monitoring & Evaluation for Environmental Peacebuilding” November 14, 2018 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online Effective and inclusive monitoring and evaluation systems are essential for assessing the effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of any programming, and are particularly critical in conflict-affected areas.Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group Meeting November 13, 2018 Environmental Peacebuilding Association Washington, DC The next meeting of the Environmental Peacebuilding Working Group will be held on November 13, 2018, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.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".China’s Supply Chain Challenge—From Timber to Minerals November 8, 2018 Woodrow Wilson Center Washington, DC As the world’s factory, China’s international supply footprint for extractive raw materials is expansive and growing, from timber to minerals, such as bauxite, copper, and cobalt.The Environment of Lasting Peace October 25, 2018 Föreningen för Utvecklingsfrågor and Mänsklig Säkerhet Stockholm, Sweden There are many challenges to sustaining peace in post-war countries, and sustainable peace is more than absence of war. To build sustainable peace is to promote conditions where peace can prosper.Myanmar's Natural Resources in Transition: Forest Legality Week October 25, 2018 World Resources Institute and Forest Trends Washington, DC At WRI's Forest Legality Week, Art Blundell of Forest Trends will be discussing the role of natural resources in conflict and peace agreements, and how Myanmar’s forest sector can boost – or undermine –… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 17 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Poverty and the Resource Curse: Evidence from a Global Panel of Countries January 1, 2018 | Nicholas Apergis and Marina Katsaiti This paper contributes to the literature in an attempt to shed further light on the mixed evidence about the link between poverty and the abundance of natural resources, i. e.January 1, 2018 | Tim Wegenast, Arpita Khanna, and Gerald Schneider Empirical tests of the “resource curse” thesis have provided inconclusive evidence for the core claim that natural resource abundance lowers economic growth.Trawling for Peace in a Warming Planet January 1, 2018 From the South China Sea to the English Channel, Lake Victoria to the Pacific Ocean, the last few decades have seen increased competition for fish stocks.January 1, 2018 | Jeff Nesbit A unique view of climate change glimpsed through the world's resources that are disappearing. The world itself won’t end, of course. Only ours will: our livelihoods, our homes, our cultures.Global Water Monitor & Forecast Watch List January 1, 2018 The ISciences Water Security Indicator Model (WSIM) monitors and forecasts water anomalies on a global basis.Afghanistan: Where Water Means Food January 1, 2018 Farmers have been relying for centuries on Hari Rud (“Rud” means “river” in Persian) to irrigate their land.Africa’s Unresolved Conflicts a Key Driver of Food Insecurity January 1, 2018 Conflict in Africa continues to be a major contributor to the continent’s food security challenges. Ongoing violence disrupts farming, livelihoods, and market functions, weakening household resilience to drought and other pressures. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Liberia: Gender and Land Tenure Specialist October 18, 2018 | Landesa Landesa helps the world’s poorest people gain land rights; reducing poverty and conflict, increasing economic activity, empowering women, strengthening food security, and improving environmental stewardship.Senior Programme Manager, Transboundary Water Management October 12, 2018 | Stockholm International Water Institute The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that generates knowledge and informs decision-making towards a water wise world.Programme Manager, Transboundary Water Management October 12, 2018 | Stockholm International Water Institute The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that generates knowledge and informs decision-making towards a water wise world.Consultant: Landscape and Opportunities Analysis for Water Resource Management October 10, 2018 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.Iraq: Consultant: Market Mapping Analysis for Water and Hygiene Vouchers Intervention October 10, 2018 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian organization empowering people to recover from crisis, build better lives and transform their communities for good.Syria: Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager October 6, 2018 | ACTED Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 30 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: July 19, 2018 | New Dawn The EPA mandated dated 13 July says Bea Mountain Mining Corporation should pay the fine with an official receipt presented to EPA within 72 hours as of the receipt of the notice of…Myanmar: Myanmar Must Provide Justice in Decades-Old Land Grab Cases: HRW July 17, 2018 | Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia Myanmar should move quickly to settle decades-old claims by farmers forced from their land by the country’s military, a rights group said on Tuesday, adding that the country’s new civilian-led government has largely…Colombia: Colombia Pledges Deforestation-Free Cocoa by 2025 July 17, 2018 | Oliver Nieburg, Confectionary News The world’s tenth largest cocoa producer has joined the Cocoa & Forests Initiative as it looks to combat a 46% increase in tree cover loss last year.Iraq: Roots of Iraq’s Protests Run Deep – Corruption, Mismanagement: Analyst July 15, 2018 | Rudaw With the end of the war against ISIS, the many problems of Iraq that had been on the back burner have resurfaced, according to Yaseen Taha, a Kurdish researcher and journalist with a…Climate Change: UN Security Council Addresses Climate Change as a Security Risk July 13, 2018 | Leila Mead, International Institute for Sustainable Development The UN Security Council convened a session to discuss the nexus between climate change and global conflicts and to deepen understanding of climate-related security risks.Afghanistan: Search for Survivors after Afghanistan Landslide Destroys 300 Homes July 12, 2018 | Agence France-Presse A landslide destroyed nearly 300 homes, killing at least 10 people, as it swept through an Afghan village where residents were using only basic digging tools to search for survivors, officials said.Colombia: 16000 Displaced in Guerrilla Turf War in Northeast Colombia: UN July 12, 2018 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports Some 16,000 people from northwest Colombia have been displaced since fighting broke out between ELN and EPL guerrillas in mid-March, according to the United Nations.July 12, 2018 | Government of Sweden National statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström, on behalf of Sweden, at the United Nations Security Council Debate on Climate-Related Security Risks, 11 July 2018, New York.Afghanistan: Kandahar Farmers Fear ‘Catastrophic Situation’ July 12, 2018 | Bashir Ahmad Naadim, Pajhwok Afghan News The humanitarian situation in southern Kandahar province could turn ‘catastrophic’ if wastage of water is not stopped in the drought-province, residents and officials say.Myanmar: Transparency Concerns Raised About 7 Dam Projects in Southern Myanmar July 12, 2018 | Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy Local residents are concerned about the lack of transparency surrounding seven proposed dam projects backed by international companies in southern Myanmar, some of which have already resulted in forced displacement, land confiscation and…July 12, 2018 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports Businessmen in northwest Colombia are conspiring with death squads to assassinate social leaders to prevent the restitution of land that was stolen during the armed conflict, according to several organizations.Climate Change: UN Security Council Considers ‘Cycle of Conflict and Climate Disaster’ July 12, 2018 | Megan Darby, Climate Home News Climate change is contributing to instability in many parts of the world, the UN security council heard on Wednesday, in its first debate dedicated to the topic in seven years.Afghanistan: Pistachio, Not Poppy July 10, 2018 | Institute for War & Peace Reporting Local authorities in the southern Afghan province of Helmand are hoping to provide local farmers with an alternative to growing poppy by rolling out a project to plant fruit and nut orchards. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Politics and Peace: The Fate of Colombia's Forests (Commentary) October 18, 2018 | Haley Wiebel Deforestation in the post-conflict era has grown at an alarming rate.Lessons from Post-Conflict States: Peacebuilding Must Factor in Environment and Climate Change October 18, 2018 | Karolina Eklöw and Florian Krampe Natural resource management appears to be an important factor post-conflict states must consider if they wish to build a foundation for a socially, economically, and politically resilient peace.October 17, 2018 | Jeffrey White The stated purpose of conflict mineral laws and regulations were laudable, namely, to prevent companies from engaging in trade that support regional conflicts in the Congo.Opinion: Protect Indigenous, Community, and Women's Land Rights for Food Security and Nutrition October 16, 2018 | Fany Kuiru and Paul de Wit Legally recognized and protected land rights for indigenous peoples and local communities in the developing world are a key part of revitalizing the world’s food systems.Connecting Disarmament with the Enviromental Pillar of the SDGs October 15, 2018 | Doug Weir The UN Secretary-General’s Agenda for Disarmament finds that “there is not yet a general understanding on the many areas where the successful achievement of disarmament objectives would benefit the implementation of the Sustainable…Colombia: Deforestation and Usurping Indigenous Land Go Together October 10, 2018 | Rodrigo Botero Neither laws nor state actions have managed to curb the progressive deforestation of Colombia's Amazonian territories, which include the homes of indigenous tribes that have been striving for decades, even centuries, to avoid… |
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Compiled by Alex Caplan, Charlotte Collins, Scott Drinkall, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Charmaine Mills, Isabelle Morley, and Josephine van Zanten |
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