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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #138 – April 23, 2019 |
AnnouncementsLAST CALL: Submit Nominations for Environmental Peacebuilding Awards April 23, 2019 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking nominations for the awards to be presented at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.Registration for 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Now Open April 23, 2019 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce that public registration for the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding at UC Irvine is now open!Public Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade - Request for Information April 18, 2019 | Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) is a joint initiative among governments, companies, and civil society to support supply chain solutions to responsible minerals challenges and opportunities - relating to tin,…April 10, 2019 | Association for Conflict Resolution The Environment and Public Policy (EPP) Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) invites you to attend the 2019 ACR Conference: Heal the Divide – A Focus on the Peacemaking Role of… |
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.Resilience in Global Food Systems: What Does This Look Like and What Will It Take? June 2, 2019 - 2019-06-04 Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) Washington, DC Nourishing the world’s population in an era of increasing strain on planetary resources and boundaries requires a more resilient global food system. Yet how do we understand resilience in global food systems?May 3, 2019 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online The role of science in environmental diplomacy, whether it is in terms of fostering research collaborations between countries or communities, or in terms of its role in environmental treaty-making, has been under deliberation…Emerging Frontiers of Extractive Industry Transparency: Procurement and Sub-Contracting April 24, 2019 Mining Shared Value Washington, DC Extractive industry sites spend hundreds of millions each year on of goods and services – but how much is staying in host countries? What corruptions risks surround such massive payments? |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 21 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2019 | Nick Middeldorp and Philippe Le Billon Environmental and resource governance models emphasize the importance of local community and civil society participation to achieve social equity and environmental sustainability goals.Natural Environments, Ecosystems, Conflict, and Wellbeing: Access to Water January 1, 2019 | Fatih Bodzemir and Jennifer M. Martin This chapter examines the correlation between environmental issues and wellbeing. A broad literature review illustrates that changing climate, increasing populations, and degrading natural environments have negative impacts on health and wellbeing.January 1, 2019 | Barry S. Levy The challenge of securing safe and plentiful water for all is one of the most daunting challenges faced by the world today… Too often, where we need water, we find guns instead.Seeds of Peace? Land Reform and Civil War Recurrence Following Negotiated Settlements January 1, 2019 | Eric Keels and T. David Mason Land reform has been depicted by some as an effective element of counterinsurgency strategy in nations experiencing peasant-based civil conflict.Climate Change, Conflict, and Peacebuilding in Solomon Islands January 1, 2019 | Kate Higgins and Josiah Maesua This paper considers the conflict impacts of climate change and outlines potential opportunities for peacebuilding in Solomon Islands, a small independent state in the region of Oceania.January 1, 2019 | Nadine Naguib Suliman This study examines the relationships between extractive industries, power and patriarchy, raising attention to the negative social and environmental impacts these relationships have had on communities globally.Towards Transformative Change: Women and the Implementation of the Colombian Peace Accord January 1, 2019 | ABColombia Women and women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) were told for two years, when they tried to raise the situation of women and women’s rights in peace processes: now is not the time.January 1, 2019 | Ashutosh Mohanty, Mujahid Hussain, M. Mishra, D.B. Kattel, and Indrajit Pal There is a visible paradigm shift in disaster research from hazard and vulnerability assessment to developing framework for community resilience.January 1, 2017 | Bishnu Raj Upreti, Sharmila Shivakoti, and Supriya Gurung Nepal entered the state building process after signing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2006, thus ending the decade long bloody armed conflict between the state and the rebel Nepal Communist Party (Maoist). |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. CAR: Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance Programme Development Manager April 23, 2019 | Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.Research Associate for CLICCS - Climate, Climatic Change, and Society Program April 18, 2019 | Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences / Institute of Geography of Universität Hamburg CLICCS is an ambitious research program at Universität Hamburg and its partner institutions. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), it is part of Germany’s Excellence Strategy.Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Livelihood Programme Manager April 15, 2019 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency. Since its foundation 50 years ago it has worked in 50 countries and currently employs 3,200 staff in 26 countries around the world.South Sudan: Reach Assessment Officer - Food Security and Livelihoods April 15, 2019 | IMPACT Initiative REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT).DRC: Agriculture Program Manager April 11, 2019 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 38 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Displaced Villagers Urge Permanent Halt to Myitsone Hydropower Project January 25, 2019 | John Grafilo, Myanmar Times Villagers displaced by the start of construction on the Chinese-funded Myitsone dam in Kachin State yesterday urged the government to cancel the project, which was halted in 2011 after widespread protests.January 25, 2019 | UN As climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Friday to discuss…South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Oil Production in Former Unity State January 24, 2019 | Winnie Cirino, Voice of America Oil is again being pumped from fields in South Sudan’s former Unity state, five years after production was halted because of fighting between government soldiers and rebels.Myanmar: Government Approves Seizure of over 950,000 Acres of Unused Land January 24, 2019 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times The government has approved the seizure of more than 950,000 acres of unused vacant, fallow and virgin land that had been leased to private entities for agriculture, breeding and mining, a senior agriculture official…Iraq: Iraq Federal Supreme Court Rules Portions of National Oil Company Law Unconstitutional January 24, 2019 | Erik Slobe, Jurist Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that several articles of the Iraq National Oil Company Law were unconstitutional.Colombia: UN Envoy Urges Colombia to Act Quickly to Protect Leaders January 23, 2019 | Edith M. Lederer, Tribune The new UN envoy for Colombia urged the government on Wednesday to swiftly implement its plan to protect social leaders, saying seven leaders were killed in just the first week of January.Afghanistan: 1,000 Tons of Fish Produced Every Year from Helmand River January 23, 2019 | Afghanistan Times As many as 1,000 tons of fish is produced every year from the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, said officials on Wednesday.Afghanistan/Turkey: Turkey to Become Main Market for Afghanistan’s Saffron January 20, 2019 | TOLOnews Turkey which reportedly needs up to 300 tons of saffron a year will turn into a major customer of Afghanistan’s saffron, said Ali Arghon Chin, of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA).Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflicts: Buhari, Atiku Campaign Manifestos Lack Solutions January 18, 2019 | Hassan Adebayo, Premium Times Nigeria may continue to walk a violent tightrope as measures towards addressing the country’s farmers-herdsmen conflict, considered a threat to national survival, are not in the re-election campaign manifesto of President Muhammadu Buhari…Colombia: African Descent Families Occupy Mine to Demand Rights January 18, 2019 | Richard Solly, Independent Catholic News On Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 50 people from the community of Roche staged a non-violent occupation of part of the vast Cerrejon coal mine - owned by London-listed multinationals Anglo American, BHP and…Iraq: Iraqi Christians Are Target of Land Grab January 17, 2019 | Geoffrey P. Johnston, Kingston Whig-Standard Despite the defeat of Islamic State forces on the battlefields of northern Iraq in 2017 and the advance of democracy in a country once ruled by the brutal Saddam Hussein, these are difficult…DRC: Ford and IBM Use Blockchain to Combat Child Labour in Congo January 16, 2019 | Ben Chapman, Independent Ford, IBM and LG have joined forces to use blockckain to prevent child labour being used to mine minerals essential for making smartphones and electric cars.January 16, 2019 | Rachel Wolfson, Forbes Understanding the true potential of blockchain technology only becomes clear when it’s applied to solving a real-world, global problem.Liberia: From the Field: Liberia Boosts Efforts to Guard against Rising Seas January 16, 2019 | UN With rising sea levels due to climate change already affecting coastal communities in Liberia, there are fears that densely populated parts of the capital Monrovia could be submerged, unless action is taken.Myanmar: Establishment of Land Bank under Way January 15, 2019 | Eleven Myanmar Efforts are being made to set up a land bank in order to solve land use problems, said Thaung Tun, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 11 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Bloody Gold in Zamfara: Threat to Stability or Development Opportunity? April 22, 2019 | Donald Inwalomhe Although Zamfara gold should provide development opportunities but renewed gold interest in Zamfara represents a real threat to stability in a still vulnerable conflict in north-west.Was the Fate of Sudan's Ruler Sealed When Oil Prices Fell? April 21, 2019 | Robin Mills When Sudan shut down the pipeline from South Sudan in 2013, the new state was plunged into economic crisis within two years.Is It Times to Consider a More Federalized Iraq? April 19, 2019 | Paul Iddon Could granting more autonomy to the oil-rich region of Basra help its residents improve their livelihood? asks Paul Iddon.Opinion: What More Than 150 Members of ISIS Taught Us about Water Security April 17, 2019 | Anne Speckhard and Ardian Shajkovci Former ISIS members have described in detail how water plays into terrorism and terrorist strategy. The authors have conducted interviews with more than 150 ISIS defectors, returnees or imprisoned ISIS cadres.Afghanistan's Transformation into a Narco-State April 11, 2019 | Gareth Rice As though Afghanistan’s problems couldn’t get any worse, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s most recent Afghanistan opium survey (released in November last year) was a stark reminder of the challenges facing the war-torn…Four Climate Change Factors That Might Contribute to Existing or Future Conflicts April 10, 2019 | Loic Tchinda According to the SIDA Report (2017), climate change might not have a clear and linear relationship with violent conflict but under certain circumstances, climate-related change can influence factors that lead to or exacerbate conflict.…Vietnam Wants a South China Sea Dispute Resolution Pact with Teeth, Not More Politics April 9, 2019 | Le Hong Hiep Asean member states and China are a step closer to forming a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea after years of operating a toothless diplomatic pact that has failed to reduce… |
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Compiled by Charlotte Collins, Adrienne Derstine, Kevin Eggert, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Jasmin Muñoz, Laurie Roubas, Maya Sandel, Sidney Williams, and Ann Williamson |
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