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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #140 – May 21, 2019 |
AnnouncementsEnPAx Interest Groups Continue to Expand May 21, 2019 The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has developed Interest Groups to provide Association members with the means to exchange, learn, and work around topics of shared interest.Developments in the First EnPAx Conference May 21, 2019 The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding starts in 5 months, and the preparations are well underway.IMPACT Seeking Nominations for Board Members May 19, 2019 IMPACT is currently seeking expressions of interest from experienced, engaged community members to serve on its Board of Directors. These are volunteer positions. |
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.June 4, 2019 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The OSCE has traditionally been active in promoting initiatives and creating platforms for many different forms of dialogue at various levels as a means of countering misperceptions, decreasing tensions, preventing conflict and promoting…Berlin Climate and Security Conference June 4, 2019 German Federal Foreign Office, adelphi, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Berlin, Germany Germany has made the link between climate change and security policy a top priority for its two-year term (2019-2020) as a UN Security Council (UNSC) elected member. |
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: January 1, 2019 Informal comments to the media by H. E.Diverging Forest Land Use Dynamics Induced by Armed Conflict across the Tropics January 1, 2019 | David M. Landholm, Prajal Pradhan, and Juergen P. Kropp Armed conflicts trigger region-specific mechanisms that affect land use change.January 1, 2019 | Georgina McAllister and Julia Wright This paper investigates how transformative agroecology may contribute to the critical reframing of social–ecological relationships, and how this might in turn create a foundation for bottom-up peace formation in fragile environments, within which…January 1, 2019 | Benjamin Bosland Three big trends are coming, said Ken Conca, Professor at American University’s School for International Service at a recent Wilson Center event that explored the future of water.The Climate and Security Podcast: Episode 11 with Dr. Marcus King [Video] January 1, 2019 | Caitlin Werrel and Francesco Femia In this episode, host Dr. Sweta Chakraborty talks to Dr.Afghanistan Emergency Livelihoods Response Plan 2019 January 1, 2019 Four decades of conflict and recurrent natural disasters have debilitated Afghanistan’s institutions and weakened the resilience of its people, making it nearly impossible for communities to adequately cope with further shocks.January 1, 2019 | Esperanza Hernandez Delgado and Claudia Patricia Roa Mendoza This chapter analyses the successful experience of civil resistance of the Peasant Worker Association of the Carare River (ATCC) in the face of the Colombian internal armed conflict.The Oil Discovery in Uganda’s Albertine Region: Local Expectations, Involvement, and Impacts January 1, 2019 | Joseph Mawejje This paper examines the opportunities created by the recent oil discovery in Uganda's Albertine region for local economic development.In Myanmar, Conflicts over Land and Natural Resources Block the Peace Process January 1, 2019 | Kevin M. Woods Myanmar’s natural resources are intertwined with a long history of armed conflict. The country’s teak forests first enticed the British during the colonial period.Water as a Weapon and Casualty of Conflict: Freshwater and International Humanitarian Law January 1, 2019 | Peter H. Gleick Abstract International humanitarian law has failed to adequately address and protect critical basic civilian infrastructure, especially water resources and managed water systems, because the laws themselves are insufficient or inadequately enforced. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Central African Republic: Coordinator Resilience/Food Security May 17, 2019 | Cordaid Cordaid is the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid.May 17, 2019 | Danish Refugee Council The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: they provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future.Policy Lead Climate Change Adaptation May 17, 2019 | Oxfam Oxfam Novib is a Dutch foundation and the Dutch affiliate of the international Oxfam organization. Oxfam Novib is fighting for a just world without poverty.USPSC Food for Peace Officer/Senior Food for Peace Officer May 7, 2019 | USAID The U. S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) is the largest provider of food assistance in the world. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 34 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Mandalay to Debate Effort to Resolve Land-Ownership Issues February 27, 2019 | Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times The Mandalay Region hluttaw (parliament) will debate a proposal to give title deeds to people who have lived for a long time on land that does not belong to them.Myanmar: Myanmar’s Milling Industry Devastated by New Logging Policies February 25, 2019 | Genevieve Belmaker, Good Men Project Myanmar’s Timber Merchants Association is crying foul over what they say are the devastating impacts from a one-year logging ban and new, restrictive government policies.Afghanistan: Water Shortage Warning in Western Afghanistan February 22, 2019 | Prensa Latina The Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies warned Friday of water shortages in the west of the country after a 50 per cent drop in the level of the Harirod River in Herat Province.Liberia: Sexual Violence & Threats Documented at Liberia Agricultural Company February 22, 2019 | FrontPage Africa Swiss-based human rights group, Bread for all (Bfa) and her Liberian partners, Green Advocates International (GAI), Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD) and Natural Resource Women Platform (NRWP) have released a report cataloging various…Climate Change: 'Red Team' Revived under Physicist Who Sees 'CO2 Drought' February 21, 2019 | Scott Waldman, E&E News reporter The Trump administration finally found a way to formally question climate science.Myanmar: Rising Public Concern Over Vacant Land Law Amendment Goes Unaddressed February 21, 2019 | Nyein Nyein, Irrawaddy The six-month window for the registration of vacant, fallow and virgin land for the use of agribusiness in accordance with the newly amended Vacant, Fallow and Virgin (VFV) Land Management Law will come…India/Pakistan: India to Stop Its Share of Water from Flowing into Pakistan February 21, 2019 | Archana Chaudhary and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg Pakistan said it will respond if India launches a military strike, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced plans to divert water from its neighbor as tensions between the nuclear-armed countries…South Sudan: South Sudan Water Minister Says Oil Minister Interfering in Her Activities February 20, 2019 | Sudan Tribune South Sudanese Water Resources and Irrigation Sophia Pal Gai accused The Minister of Petroleum of Republic of South Sudan Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth of interfering in the activities of her ministry.This Penn Student Created a Registry That Identifies Veterans with Similar Health Issues February 20, 2019 | Claire Ochroch, Daily Pennsylvanian nspired by the health issues he developed after his deployment, Chad Baer is now creating a system that will help identify veterans who could potentially suffer from environment-related issues due to overseas military…February 20, 2019 | Juliet Eilperin and Missy Ryan, Washington Post The White House is working to assemble a panel to assess whether climate change poses a national security threat, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, a conclusion that federal intelligence agencies…Climate Change: Climate Change an 'Imminent' Security Threat, Risk Experts Say February 19, 2019 | Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation Climate change threats - from worsening water shortages in Iraq and Pakistan to harsher hurricanes in the Caribbean - are a growing security risk and require concerted action to ensure they don't spark…Liberia: NGO Coalition Urges Gov’t to Investigate Operations of Delta Timber Company February 19, 2019 | Edwin M. Fayia, III, Observer A lead civil society actor, NGO Coalition of Liberia, has urged the government to institute an investigation into the alleged illegal logging of Delta Timber Company’s (DTC) consistent with its noncompliance to the…Kenya/Somalia: Kenya Recalls Ambassador to Somalia over Water Rights Clash February 16, 2019 | Associated Press A top Kenyan official says the country has recalled its ambassador to Somalia and told the Somali ambassador to leave over an alleged land grab by Somalia.Afghanistan: Afghan Women Are ‘Not Willing to Give up Their Rights’ February 13, 2019 | Elias Groll and Lara Seligman, Foreign Policy American diplomats have been racing to seal a peace deal with the Taliban that would end the longest war in U. S. history—and decades of civil strife in Afghanistan. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. May 21, 2019 | Stavros Pantazopoulos Now in its sixth year, the International Law Commission’s project to enhance the legal framework protecting the environment in relation to armed conflicts is nearing its end.Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding: Oceans Governance and Dispute Management May 19, 2019 | Sunitha Anup, Carla Elliff, and Dhanasree Jayaram In the third and final webinar of the three-part webinar series concerning science diplomacy and environmental peacebuilding, the focus was on oceans governance.May 17, 2019 | Alfred Brownell In 2016, I fled my native Liberia to avoid being arrested.May 13, 2019 | Carla Isobel Elliff, Rashmi Ramesh, Sunitha Anup, and Dhanasree Jayaram The polar regions of our planet, the Arctic to the north and the Antarctic to the south, are among the world’s most environmentally vulnerable regions.A Hazardous Oil Tanker Has Become a Bargaining Chip in the Yemen Conflict May 10, 2019 | Doug Weir In May 2018, CEOBS reported on the environmental threat posed by an ageing oil tanker moored off the Red Sea coast of Yemen.Saving the Irrawaddy by Offering Compensation May 9, 2019 | Lahpai Seng Raw Controversy continues over a suspended mega-dam project, backed by China, on the Irrawaddy River in Kachin State. |
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Compiled by Charlotte Collins, Adrienne Derstine, Kevin Eggert, Marisa Ensor, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Marlotte de Jong, Jacqueline Kessler, Marie Mavrikios, Juliette Millies, Jasmin Muñoz, Laurie Roubas, and Ann Williamson |
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