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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #154 – December 3, 2019 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding Association 2019 Board of Directors Election Results December 3, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce the results of the Elections for the EnPAx Board of Directors. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. The 6th Annual Conflict Conference April 10, 2020 - 2020-04-11 University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX The Conflict Conference (TCC) will hold its sixth annual conference at the Moody College of The University of Texas at Austin April 10-11, 2020.Self-Paced MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace (CLOSING SOON) January 30, 2020 - 2020-06-23 Environmental Peacebuilding Association, UN Environment, ELI, Columbia University, Duke University, UC Irvine, UNDP, and SDG Academy online Conflicts over natural resources and the environment are among the greatest challenges in 21st-century geopolitics. These conflicts present serious threats to human security at both the national and local levels.Seminar: Environmental Peacebuilding - The Year in Review and the Year Ahead January 16, 2020 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online / Washington, DC The Environmental Peacebuilding Association will host its second year-in-review seminar “Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review.Crafting Collaborative Solutions to Environmental Conflicts December 10, 2019 - 2019-12-12 Udall Foundation, US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Silver Spring, MD Course 2 of 2 in the Fundamentals of Environmental Collaboration & Conflict Resolution (ECCR) Series Participants in this interactive course will refine their understanding of environmental collaboration and conflict resolution, with a focus…Protection of Water in Armed Conflicts December 10, 2019 Geneva Water Hub, UNICEF, the Netherlands Red Cross and the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland This side-event at the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent jointly hosted by the Geneva Water Hub’s Platform for International Water Law (University of Geneva), UNICEF, the Netherlands Red… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 18 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: The Subnational Resource Curse: Theory and Evidence January 1, 2019 | Osmel Manzano and Juan David Gutiérrez The “subnational resource curse” refers to the overall negative effects of natural resource wealth in the economy, politics, polity or environment of a subnational area.Land-Use and Socioeconomic Changes Related to Armed Conflicts: A Colombian Regional Case Study January 1, 2019 | Lina Maria Garcia Corrales, Humberto Avila, and Ronald R.Gutierrez Colombia has endured one of the longest armed conflicts in the world, influencing land use, local economies, and the environment.Do Fiscal Windfalls Increase Mining Conflicts? Not Always January 1, 2019 | José Carlos Orihuelaa, Carlos A.Pérezb, and César Huarotoc There is neither simple, nor universal relationship between mineral abundance and conflict.January 1, 2019 | Tara Smith The Martens Clause is one of the foundational provisions in the laws of armed conflict, and it is arguably even more relevant today than it was when first drafted at the end of…Climate-Related Security Risks and Peacebuilding in Somalia January 1, 2019 | Karolina Eklöw and Florian Krampe Climate-related security risks are transforming the security landscape in which multilateral peacebuilding efforts take place.Understanding Forest Resource Conflicts in Ireland: A Case Study Approach January 1, 2019 | Nana O.Bonsu, Áine Ní Dhubháin, and Deirdre O'Connor Sustainable forest management and multi-functionality are the paradigms that underpin forest management at European level.Natural Resource Exports, Foreign Aid and Terrorism January 1, 2019 | Simplice Asongu Linkages between foreign aid, terrorism and natural resource (fuel and iron ore) exports are investigated in this study.January 1, 2019 | Nelson Grima and Simron J. Singh Ecosystem Services are commonly understood as the goods and services people obtain from nature, such as carbon sequestration, provision of food and fibres, pollination, etc.Fires in Protected Areas Reveal Unforeseen Costs of Colombian Peace January 1, 2019 | Quint Hoekstra Armed conflict, and its end, can have powerful effects on natural resources, but the influence of war and peace on highly biodiverse tropical forests remains disputed.January 1, 2019 | Martijn C. Vlaskamp Natural resources can be an important source of funding for warring parties in armed conflicts.Discussion with Military Expert on Environmental Security (Podcast) January 1, 2007 | Geoffrey D. Dabelko and Kent Hughes Butts At a recent conference at the U. S. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Serbia: Nature-Based Solutions Senior Project Officer November 29, 2019 | International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to join the IUCN ECARO team as Nature-based Solutions Senior Project Officer.November 29, 2019 | Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) renders humanitarian aid worldwide.Somalia: Team Leader – National Water Resources Strategic Plan November 29, 2019 | Committed to Good CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us proud.Myanmar: Project Coordinator - Legal November 29, 2019 | EarthRights International EarthRights International is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment, which we define as “earth rights.Iraq: National Specialist in Integrated Water Management/Irrigation November 29, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN FAO's office for Iraq is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing countrywide food, agriculture and rural development priorities under Iraq CPF 2018-2022.Greater Virunga Landscape Strategy Development Consultancy November 26, 2019 | World Wildlife Fund The World Wildlife Fund network aims to develop several large-scale landscapes in Africa. One of these is the Greater Virunga Landscape. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 20 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: September 2, 2019 | Derick Nyasulu, UNFPA “It is essential that we understand the relationship between the effects of climate change and the persistence of violence against women,” she said.Myanmar: Mine Runoff Adds to Controversy over Chinese-backed Nickel Mine in Myanmar August 30, 2019 | Radio Free Asia The Chinese-backed operators of a controversial nickel mine embroiled in a longstanding dispute with villagers in northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region over accusations of shortchanging them for land now face allegations that waste byproducts…Myanmar: Police Arrest 9 of 21 Kayah Farmers Accused of Trespassing by Myanmar Military August 29, 2019 | Htet Khaung Lin, Irrawaddy Police have arrested nine of 21 local farmers whom the Myanmar military accuses of trespassing on a cantonment, according to the Karenni State Farmers’ Union.Timor-Leste: Why Tiny Timor-Leste Is Defying Global Energy Giants August 28, 2019 | Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg When Timor-Leste became a country in 2002, it did so with a built-in advantage: the Bayu-Undan oil and gas field.Afghanistan: Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources August 28, 2019 | Matthieu Aikins As a female politician in a country where many women still struggle for basic rights, Nargis Nehan is used to standing out.South Sudan: South Sudan Probes High Number of Birth Defects in Oil Regions August 28, 2019 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg South Sudan is investigating an increase in the number of infants born with deformities in crude-producing regions and whether the cases are linked to pollution, the Petroleum Ministry said.Climate Change: From Yemen to South Sudan, Climate and Water Stress Seen Worsening Conflict August 28, 2019 | Adela Suliman, Reuters Social and political tensions fueled by climate change have yet to translate into international military confrontations, but local conflicts are heating up due to pressures such as drought and water scarcity, officials and…Afghanistan: Tackling Corruption in Mining: Gov't Signs Agreement with Afghan-German Cooperation August 27, 2019 | Wadsam Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan, signed the implementation agreement for the next phase of the program for promoting good governance in Afghanistan's extractive sector (MinGov) on Sunday.Myanmar: Ensuring Access to Land and Resolving Disputes Part of an Inclusive Peace August 27, 2019 | Joint Peace Fund Land allocation and confiscation remain hugely important issues to be resolved for 70% of Myanmar’s population, whose livelihoods are based around agriculture and related activities.South Sudan: South Sudan to Assess Pollution in Oil-Producing Areas August 27, 2019 | John Adukata, East African South Sudan authorities plan to send a team of environmental experts to assess the scale of damage caused by pollution in oil-producing areas. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The KRG's Anti-Corruption Effort Must Start from Its Oil Sector December 1, 2019 | Yeveran Saeed Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world and oil has a lot to do with it.An Environmental Movement for Times of War, Too November 27, 2019 | Kira Walker Oil wells set ablaze in Iraq. Forests pillaged in Colombia. Wildlife populations decimated across the Sahara-Sahel. Around the world, armed conflicts continue to cause significant damage to the environment.Three Provocative Ideas in the First Environmental Peacebuilding Conference November 25, 2019 | Laura Betancur Under the umbrella of “environmental peacebuilding”, a growing community of researchers and practitioners are framing their efforts in relating the natural environment and the peacebuilding agenda in several countries around the world.The Ethics of Violent Conservation November 25, 2019 | Dan Brockington and Rosaleen Duffy Conservation practices and decisions have repercussions for people, and different repercussions for different people. Conservation is inevitably a human enterprise.Mohamed's Story: The Climate Conflict Trap in the Lake Chad Basin November 19, 2019 | Noah Gordon Years ago, Mohamed’s family had enough to eat, despite being poor. His daughter owned a vegetable stall at a bustling market in northeastern Nigeria. |
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Compiled by Alex Boyce, Rollin Bresson, Jasmine Chen, Charlotte Collins, Adrienne Derstine, Kevin Eggert, Nina Hamilton, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Jacqueline Kessler, Marie Mavrikios, Amanda Mei, Julia Monsarrat, Zabrina Welter, and Junjun Zhou |
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