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Issue #145 – Jul 30, 2019 |
Announcements
July 30, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) will be holding its inaugural elections for its Board of Directors later this year and is seeking interested candidates to serve as part of the Association’s leadership beginning…
July 24, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association A group exhibition to elevate diverse conversations on the dynamics between environmental issues, the causes and impacts of conflict, and peacebuilding.July 23, 2019 | Geopolitics and Energy Research Group The Geopolitics and Energy Research Group (GERG) will be holding an international conference on renewable electrification in geopolitical conflict settings from December 18 to 20, 2019 in Jerusalem. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
November 18, 2019
Chatham House
October 23, 2019 - 2019-10-25
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Webinar: Energy Diplomacy: The Economic and Environmental Impacts of an Oil Shortage
August 21, 2019
REMI
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 20 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:
January 1, 2019 | McKenzie F. Johnson
January 1, 2019 | Helene Botreau and Marc J. Cohen
January 1, 2019
Nigeria: Borno State Woodfuel Supply and Energy Demand Assessment 2013-2018
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019 | Dr. Daniel Ruiz Lopez
A Confluence of Crises: On Water, Climate, and Security in the Middle East and North Africa
January 1, 2019 | Johan Schaar
Oil, the Arab-Israel Dispute, and the Industrial World: Horizons of Crisis
January 1, 2019 | J.C. Hurewitz
January 1, 2019 | Daniel Beland, Catarina Ianni Segatto, and Andre Lecours
January 1, 2019 | Anna Khalfaoui and Constantinos Yiallourides
The Senkaku Islands Dispute: Four Reasons of the Chinese Offensive - A Japanese View
January 1, 2019 | Koichi Sato
Climate Change, Land and Resource Governance, and Violent Extremism: Spotlight on the African Sahel
January 1, 2019 | Mark Freudenberger, Jolyne Sanjak, Nicholas Tagliarino, and Nigel Thomson
January 1, 2019 | Morten Hartvigsen
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Panama: Intern - Disasters and Conflicts Programme July 30, 2019 | UN Environment The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United…Brazil: Brazil Faith, Peace and Climate Organizer July 30, 2019 | 350.org 350. org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis.July 30, 2019 | Trócaire Trócaire is an Irish development agency that was established in 1973 by the Catholic Bishops of Ireland.Ethiopia: Gender and Climate Change Resilience: E-Volunteer July 18, 2019 | Cuso International Gender and climate change intersectionality is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in the development arena. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 45 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Concerned Sudan Turmoil Could Hurt Oil Exports May 17, 2019 | Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg South Sudan, recovering from a civil war in which 400,000 people died and and a quarter of the population was displaced, is concerned that an uprising in neighboring Sudan could threaten its oil…Climate Change: EU Security Community Considers Climate Security May 16, 2019 | Planetary Security Initiative Climate-related security issues were prominently discussed in Brussels. Luxembourg Minister of Defense François Bausch addressed the topic in a meeting with his counterparts in the Foreign Affairs Council.Iraq: The Exodus Begins as Foreign Oil Companies Exit Iraq on Security Concerns May 15, 2019 | Julianne Geiger, OilPrice ExxonMobil is starting to evacuate its engineers working on Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field due to security concerns, according to Al Arabiya.Afghanistan: Casualty of War: Deforestation and Desertification in Afghanistan May 15, 2019 | Austin Bodetti, New Arab While gridlock is keeping the Taliban and the United States from reaching a political settlement to the war in Afghanistan, a lacklustre peace process represents just one of many issues confronting the country.Somalia: Online Course Inspires Former Envoy to Counter Environmental Degradation in Somalia May 15, 2019 | UN Environment An interview with Abshir H Abshir is Executive Director, Centre for the Rule of Law and Development.May 14, 2019 | UN The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November today, deciding also to reduce its authorized troop ceiling to 3,550 and increase its authorized police ceiling…Iraq: Iraq Reveals Big Corruption File in Basra Oil Contracts Involving Two Int. Companies May 13, 2019 | Sangar Ali, Kurdistan 24 Iraq’s Commission of Integrity on Monday revealed corruption marred contracts between the state-run Basra Oil Company and two international firms over the purchase of loading arms.Myanmar: Plan under Way to Increase Forest Coverage Areas May 11, 2019 | Eleven The Forest Department is working to designate 30 per cent of the country’s total area as reserved forests and protected public forests and 10 per cent as protected area, said Thaung Naing Oo,…Afghanistan: National Procurement Commission Cancels Takhar Mining Contract May 10, 2019 | Wadsam Afghanistan Business News The National Procurement Commission (NPC), has canceled the contract for exploration of Nuraba gold in mine in Chahab District of northern Takhar province.Liberia: Civil Society Breaking Barriers with Land Rights Law in Bong Communities May 9, 2019 | FrontPage Africa Communities in the Suakoko District in Bong County are breaking traditional barriers around the ownership of land, thanks to a project being run by three civil society organizations to assist communities in six…Colombia: Goldman Prize Winner Survives Armed Attack on Afro-Colombian Social Leaders May 9, 2019 | Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay Renowned environmental activist and Goldman Prize winner Francia Márquez has survived an attack against a meeting of Afro-Colombian human rights defenders by unknown gunmen in southwest Colombia.South Sudan: South Sudan Seeks to Achieve Sustainable Food Security within 2 Years May 6, 2019 | Xinhua South Sudan said on Monday it aims to achieve sustainable food security within two years amid prevailing peace.In Hindsight: Negotiations on Resolution 2467 on Sexual Violence in Conflict May 2, 2019 | What's in Blue On 23 April, Germany convened a high-level open debate on sexual violence in conflict, a key event of its April presidency (S/PV. 8514).Iraq: Rains Like No Other: Iraq Is Tested in Era of Climate Change May 2, 2019 | Philip Issa, Associated Press After years of meager rains and scorching summers, the wettest winter in a generation has revived Iraq's famous rivers and filled its lakes, bringing welcome relief to a country facing severe water challenges…In Hindsight: Negotiations on Resolution 2467 on Sexual Violence in Conflict May 2, 2019 | What's In Blue On 23 April, Germany convened a high-level open debate on sexual violence in conflict, a key event of its April presidency (S/PV. 8514).Afghanistan: Heat Signatures Help Track Down Old and Still Deadly Land Mines April 30, 2019 | Sid Perkins, Science News for Students Even when a war is over, the killing can continue. Land mines left behind in former conflict zones can still claim casualties. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Iraqi Kurdistan's Energy Reserves: Investor's Paradise or Poisoned Chalice? July 25, 2019 | Energy Reporters When Masrour Barzani, who recently became the prime minister of semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, named long-serving Iraqi Kurdish natural resources minister Ashti Hawrami his deputy prime minister for energy affairs, he signalled the singular importance…What's in the New China-Vietnam South China Sea Tensions? July 22, 2019 | Prashanth Parameswaran Over the past few weeks, another round of tensions has been simmering between China and Vietnam over energy resources in the South China Sea.Oil Probably Won't Cause a War with Iran, but It Certainly Adds Fuel to the Blaze July 20, 2019 | Jeff Colgan Iran, Britain and the United States are engaged in a struggle for control over the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf.Colombia Can't Beat Coca Production from the Air. It Needs Rural Investment and Reform July 19, 2019 | Christopher Sabatini and Victoria Gaytan Four years after Colombia suspended the controversial policy of aerial fumigation to kill coca plants, President Iván Duque is hoping to restart it.When Climate Change Meets Positive Peace July 17, 2019 | Marisa O. Ensor Climate change is being increasingly framed as a security issue—a “threat multiplier” that can amplify the risks of breakdowns in peacefulness.UN Lawyers Approve 28 Legal Principles to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of War July 16, 2019 | Stavros Pantazopoulos This year is a defining one for the laws protecting the environment in conflict.War's Physical Toll Can Last for Generations, as It Has for the Children of the Vietnam War July 16, 2019 | Michael Palmer History often focuses on the immediate death toll of war. But hostilities can have longer-term consequences on a population’s health. |
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Compiled by Rollin Bresson, Charlotte Collins, Adrienne Derstine, Kevin Eggert, Marisa Ensor, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Baindu Idriss, Jacqueline Kessler, Marie Mavrikios, Julia Monsarrat, Jasmin Muñoz, and Zabrina Welter |
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