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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #128 – December 4, 2018 |
AnnouncementsLess Than One Month Left to Join the Environmental Peacebuilding Association as a Founding Member! December 4, 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.Call for Proposals: 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding November 28, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is delighted to announce the call for proposals for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s 2018 Annual Membership Meeting November 20, 2018 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association will hold its annual meeting of its membership on December 14 from 10-11am EST.Pre-Register for the Second Running of the MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace! November 6, 2018 Marking the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, we are pleased to announce the second running of a massive open online course (MOOC) on Environmental… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. March 28, 2019 International Studies Association Toronto, Ontario, Canada The roundtable on "Environmental Peacebuilding - New Research Trajectories for Post-Conflict Natural Resource Management" will be a part of the International Studies Association conference in March 2019.Seminar: “Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review and the Year Ahead” January 17, 2019 Environmental Peacebuilding Association Washington, DC / online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association will host its first year-in-review seminar “Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review and the Year Ahead.December 14, 2018 German Federal Foreign Office and adelphi Katowice, Poland The German Federal Foreign Office, in partnership with adelphi, will host a side-event to look into the security risks brought about by climate change, the roles that can be taken up by UN…COP24 Side-Event: Climate, Peace and Security: Progress toward a Preventive Diplomacy December 13, 2018 European External Action Service, adelphi, and Planetary Security Initiative Katowice, Poland The European External Action Service, in partnership with adelphi and the Planetary Security Initiative, will host a side-event at COP24 aimed at tracking international progress in addressing climate-related security risks, as well as…Securing the Third Pole: Glaciers, Snowpacks, and Water Vulnerability in High Asia December 12, 2018 Wilson Center Washington, DC Known as the “Third Pole,” the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya, Pamir and Tien Shan mountain ranges of High Asia are home to the snow and ice headwaters of Asia’s most important rivers.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. |
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: Healing the Scars of War: The Women Rebuilding Mozambique's National Park January 1, 2018 | Irene Baqué, Claudine Spera, Rhiannon Mayor, Marina Costa, Brett Kuxhausen, and Liz Ford In the heart of central Mozambique, Gorongosa park was destroyed in the crossfire of the country's civil war.January 1, 2018 | Sylvie Nail The analysis of spontaneous environmental initiatives undertaken by individuals and communities in cases of conflicts has led to a growing research field in social science, according to which the community-based stewardship of nature…Environmental Cooperation as the Instrument of Conflict Transformation in East Asia January 1, 2018 | Cabada Ladislav and Sarka Waisova East Asia is an area with high number of political militarized conflicts, but also with high biodiversity and fast environmental degradation.Marine Fisheries and Future Ocean Conflict January 1, 2018 | Jessica Spijkers, Tiffany H Morrison, Robert Blasiak, Graeme S Summings, Matthew Osborne, James Watson, and Henrik Osterblom Conflict over marine fishery resources is a growing security concern. Experts expect that global changes in our climate, food systems and oceans may spark or exacerbate resource conflicts.Natural Resource Wars in the Shadow of the Future January 1, 2018 | Kaisa Hinkkainen and Joakim Kreutz Previous studies on natural resources and civil wars find that the presence of natural resources increases both civil conflict risk and duration.Transforming Asymmetrical Conflicts over Natural Resources in the Global South January 1, 2018 | Eleanor Fisher, Maarten Bavinck, and Aklilu Amsalu This Special Feature re-examines the relationship between natural resources and processes of conflict and cooperation as they occur in the Global South.January 1, 2018 | Ana Margarida Esteves This article explores the nature of the agency of ecovillages in regenerative peacebuilding through the analysis of the “Global Campus”, a program launched by the ecovillage of Tamera (Portugal), focusing on its activities…SIPRI Searchlight: Towards Peace, Justice and Inclusive Governance by 2030 [Video] January 1, 2018 This new SIPRI film evaluates how far we have to go to achieve peace, justice and strong institutions in the world by 2030—one of the goals set by the United Nations in its…January 1, 2018 | Nathalia Dukhan Brandished as a weapon of war, sectarian violence aims to divide and incite hatred between communities.January 1, 2018 | Marti Orta-Martinez, Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Murat Arsel We chronicle a four-decades-long struggle that has been taking place in the Peruvian Amazon between indigenous groups, oil companies, and the state.January 1, 2018 | Grant Dawson When Libya acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC or Convention) in 2004, it possessed a significant amount of Gaddafi-era chemical weapons that now were subject to declaration, storage, and destruction under the… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Uganda: Lead for Social Business in Refugee Hosting Areas November 26, 2018 | Xavier Project Xavier Project is registered as an NGO in Uganda, an international NGO in Kenya and a company and charity in UK.Yemen: Environmental Health Program Coordinator November 26, 2018 | International Rescue Committee The IRC Yemen began its Health, Nutrition and Environmental Health programs in response to the impact of conflicts in Abyan and Aden Governorates in October 2012.Somalia: Natural Resource Mapping Consultancy in Somaliland November 26, 2018 | Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement. 1.East Darfur: Senior Health and Nutrition Coordinator November 26, 2018 | American Refugee Committee International The American Refugee Committee is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 30 years. The Sr.Liberia: Project Manager for Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) November 26, 2018 | Conservation International Conservation International (CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of all for over 30 years.Researcher: Environmental Monitoring November 25, 2018 | Conflict and Environment Observatory A small but growing charity, CEO was established to document and raise awareness of the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts and their impact on people and ecosystems.Researcher: Legal and Policy Analyst November 25, 2018 | Conflict and Environment Observatory A small but growing charity, CEO was established to document and raise awareness of the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts and their impact on people and ecosystems. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 44 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iraq: 'Iraq Is Dying': Oil Flows Freely but Corruption Fuels Growing Anger August 27, 2018 | Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Guardian The land of the Bani-Mansour clan north-east of Basra is flat and parched, spattered with dry crusts of salt and thorny shrubs.Conflict Minerals: Blood, Sweat, and Batteries August 23, 2018 | Vivienne Walt and Sebastian Meyer, Fortune That soaring appetite for cobalt is a product of today’s device-driven tech economy: The metal is a key component in the lithium-ion batteries that power countless millions of smartphones, computers, and tablets.DRC: Miners Establish Industry Body to Engage DRC Govt on Mining Code, Industry Issues August 23, 2018 | Marleny Arnoldi, Mining Weekly Mining companies active in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have established a new industry body, the Mining Promotion Initiative (MPI), to engage with government on industry concerns about the country’s new mining…August 23, 2018 | Thiha Saw, Myanmar Times Myanmar boasts of possessing precious natural resources including those that are mined, legally or otherwise, and one of these resources is jade.Kuwait: Kuwait Aims to Settle Oil Field Disputes with Iraq, Saudi Arabia in Coming Weeks August 22, 2018 | Herman Wang, S&P GLobal Kuwaiti oil minister Bakheet al-Rashidi said Wednesday he expects to resolve two long-standing oil field disputes involving neighbors Iraq and Saudi in the coming weeks.Afghanistan/India/Iran/Pakistan: India’s Controversial Afghanistan Dams August 20, 2018 | Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat India is expected to begin work on the $236 million Shahtoot Dam project on the Kabul River in Afghanistan in the coming weeks.Africa: Intolerance, Inequalities and the Land Issue - Major Threats to Peace in Africa August 20, 2018 | Colleta Dewa, Southern Times Leaders from across the African continent, who gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the African Leaders of Peace Summit last week said the continent needs more tolerant political leaders if peace is to…Afghanistan: TAPI Plagued by Land Acquisition Problems August 18, 2018 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews Officials of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in the country said so far they have completed 45 percent of the land acquisition process of the project in five provinces.August 15, 2018 | Tsvetana Paraskova, Oil Price Iraq and Turkey must reach a deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) first in order to export oil from the Kirkuk fields in northern Iraq via Turkey, Kurdish officials told local media…Myanmar: New Jade and Gemstone Policy Expected to Boost the Industry August 13, 2018 | Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times The government is drafting its first ever jade and gemstone policy with the help of the private sector and foreign institutions.Afghanistan: Farmers in War-Torn Afghanistan Hit by Worst Drought in Decades August 12, 2018 | Hamid Fahim and Emal Haidary, Phys.org After his wheat crop failed and wells dried up, Ghulam Abbas sold his animals and joined thousands of other farmers migrating to cities as Afghanistan's worst drought in living memory ravages the war-torn…Climate Change: As the Arctic Melts, Maritime Security Gets Real August 11, 2018 | Tamara Dietrich, Daily Press Hampton Roads residents know full well that the Atlantic is gnawing ever more ferociously at the shore, surging into the streets whenever it gets riled up, and a looming threat, experts say, throughout…Ecuador: In Ecuador, a Pipeline Cuts a Trail of Misery through Indigenous Land August 9, 2018 | José María León Cabrera, Mongabay Amerisur has operated in Colombia since 2003, and one of the oil fields that it works, Platanillo, is located in the department of Putumayo, across the border from Ecuador.Myanmar: Thai’s Kim Sone Bamboo a Hit in Myanmar August 9, 2018 | Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times Commercial bamboo growers in the country have set their eyes on the Kim Sone species from Thailand which is resilient and can grow in any season, said U Kyaw Win, President of Myanmar… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Water Wars Won’t Be Won on a Battlefield December 2, 2018 | Bill Frist It’s an astonishing finding: “Two countries engaged in active water cooperation” will “not go to war, for any reason.Aaron Wolf on Transboundary Water Conflict and Cooperation [Podcast] November 30, 2018 | Wilson Center “Countries—even countries that don’t like each other much—have, and continue to have, conversations over water resources, even when they won’t about other issues,” says Aaron Wolf, Director of Water Conflict Management and Transformation…Back to Business as Usual in Myanmar’s Jade Mines? November 28, 2018 | Hanna Hindstrom For over two decades, the world-famous jade mines in Hpakant in Kachin State have been associated with the horrors of Tatmadaw rule and civil war: military-linked entities looting resources from ethnic minority areas,…International Water Cooperation Opens the Doors to Peacemaking November 27, 2018 | Adrien Detges and Tobias Ide Although water is an essential input for agriculture and industrial production, it is also scarce in many regions.Lessons from Post-Conflict States: Peacebuilding Must Factor in Environment and Climate Change November 22, 2018 | Karolina Eklöw and Florian Krampe In the short run, it might be tempting to dismiss environmental issues when considering the insurmountable task of building peace after armed conflict.Oil Deals May Be Key to Peace in South China Sea November 21, 2018 | Kenneth Rapoza A new oil deal between the Philippines and China is sure to set the table for better relations going forward.Stretched Thin: When Fragile States Face Climate Hazards November 20, 2018 | Ashley Moran, Joshua Busby, and Clionadh Raleigh Many states are facing the double burden of state fragility and climate exposure, which is the subject of our new report for the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID). |
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Compiled by Alex Caplan, Charlotte Collins, Andrea Folds, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Charmaine Mills, Isabelle Morley, Josephine van Zanten, Sidney Williams, and Ann Williamson |
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