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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #155 – December 17, 2019 |
AnnouncementsCall for Proposals: PEER Focus Area on Afghanistan/ Urban WASH and Transboundary Water December 17, 2019 | USAID Water is critical to peace, reconciliation, and stability in Afghanistan, one of the most water-stressed countries in the world.Calling All Professors, Trainers, and Teachers! December 17, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association On Monday, September 23, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association -- in partnership with UNEP, ELI, Columbia University, Duke University, UC Irvine, UNDP, and the SDG Academy -- launched the third running of its popular…Environmental Peacebuilding Association Takes Measures to Diversify Its Board of Directors December 17, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association At its quarterly meeting on December 13, the Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association unanimously approved amendments to the Association Bylaws designed to enhance diversity on the Board.When Rain Turns to Dust: Climate Change, Conflict and Humanitarian Action December 10, 2019 | ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog Earlier this week the 25th UN Climate Conference, known as COP25, opened in Madrid, Spain with an urgent message: the global climate crisis could soon reach the “point of no return”. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 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. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 8 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: The Dark Side of Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2020 | Tobias Ide Environmental peacebuilding refers to efforts aimed at building more peaceful relations through environmental cooperation, natural resource management, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.Electrifying the Green Peace? Electrification, Conservation and Conflict in Eastern Congo January 1, 2019 | Esther Marijnen and Peer Schouten Large-scale infrastructure in conflict-affected states is often seen as a crucial means to pursue economic growth, poverty reduction, and increasingly, peace-building.Environmental Governance and the (Re-)Making of the African State January 1, 2019 | Maano Ramutsindela and Bram Büscher State formation processes that are historically associated with the emergence of the modern state as well as the post-colony have been punctuated by the rise of environmentalism, especially the need for nation-states to…Environmental Conflict and Cooperation: Premise, Purpose, Persuasion, and Promise January 1, 2019 | James R. Lee Over four key parts, James R.January 1, 2019 | Mohamed Behnassi The perception of the natural environment in terms of resources to meet anthropogenic ‘needs’ may stimulate competition among actors, which could eventually lead to conflict, especially in times of scarcity.Climate and Conflict in Africa January 1, 2019 | Jürgen Scheffran, Peter Michael Link, and Janpeter Schilling Climate change was conceived as a “risk multiplier” that could exacerbate security risks and conflicts in fragile regions and hotspots where poverty, violence, injustice, and social insecurity are prevalent. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Head of Natural Resource Management & Climate Change December 14, 2019 | International Alert International Alert is looking for a dynamic leader for the post of Head of Natural Resource Management and Climate Change on a 12-month maternity leave cover.December 12, 2019 | Global Witness Global Witness investigates and campaigns to stop human rights and environmental abuses caused by corruption and the exploitation of natural resources.December 12, 2019 | Cooperazione Internazionale Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965.December 12, 2019 | UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 28 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: USAID Fund Ensures DRC Mines Operate Transparently September 19, 2019 | Mining Review The US government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded sustainable mine site validation project (SMSV) project, implemented by non-profit international development organization Pact, will help counter illegal activities such as child labor, violence…September 19, 2019 | US Department of Justice The former owner of a marble mining company in Afghanistan was sentenced to 54 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to defraud the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a…South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Consortium Funded Militias Accused of Atrocities, Report Says September 19, 2019 | Megan Specia, New York Times A South Sudanese oil consortium directly financed militias accused of committing atrocities in the country’s civil war, according to an investigative report released on Thursday amid growing calls for accountability for the conflict’s…Colombia: Linking Climate Change and Peacebuilding in Colombia through Land Access September 18, 2019 | Sebastian Lema and Johanna Kleffmann, Climate Diplomacy Colombia’s long-standing internal conflict and the country’s contribution to climate change share one common root cause: land concentration.September 14, 2019 | Tan Hui Yee, Eleven Vietnam, locked in one of its most protracted test of wills with China of late, is trying to allay fears that yet another foreign joint venture energy project in the South China Sea…September 13, 2019 | Luke Taylor, i News When Paola Sanchez heard she was being recruited for a job in late 2018 after a friend had recommended her, she knew little more than she would be helping remote communities."Blue Peace Index" Assesses, Encourages Sustainable, Collaborative Water Resource Management September 10, 2019 | OOSKAnews The inaugural Blue Peace Index, an assessment tool to measure the extent to which countries and water basins manage shared water resources in a sustainable and collaborative manner, was launched at World Water Week in Stockholm.…Myanmar: Workers Protest Lack of Fishing Rights in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Region September 10, 2019 | Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy Fishery workers in Kyonepyaw and Lemyethna townships in Irrawaddy Region staged a protest against the regional agriculture minister on Monday in Pathein, the regional capital, over what they claim is an unfair distribution…Myanmar: The Salty Taste of Climate Change September 10, 2019 | Kyaw Nyunt Linn, Myanmar Times Salt water is seeping into freshwater underground aquifers that are used to irrigate crops and provide communities with water for drinking and washing, but because these aquifers are out of sight, they get…September 9, 2019 | Jaime Gongora and Federica Di Palma, The Conversation Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world with more than 56,000 recorded species, some 9,000 of which are unique.Nigeria: WANEP to Implement Peace Projects in Six States to Check Rising Conflicts September 8, 2019 | Sun News The West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP)-Nigeria, has expressed concerns over the escalation of violent conflicts across the country, which has resulted in wanton destruction of lives and properties.Nigeria: WANEP Restates Inclusive Peacebuilding Approach September 6, 2019 | Ene Osang, Blueprint The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Nigeria (WANEP) has reiterated the call for an inclusive approach to peacebuilding, saying this will prevent violence, promote peaceful co-existence, and ensure more equitable and prosperous society.Afghanistan: Afghanistan Seeking to Promote Ancient Woodcarving Craft September 6, 2019 | Rohullah Anwari and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara In pre-Islamic Nuristan, woodcarving held a symbolic significance, but the craftsmen came from Bari, a lower caste who were not considered members of Nuristan’s hierarchical society.Syria: Food Aid Reaches Syria's Rukban Camp for First Time in Seven Months September 6, 2019 | Madeline Edwards, Middle East Eye For the first time in seven months, thousands of displaced Syrians in a desolate camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border are receiving organised supplies of food aid. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 10 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Protecting the Protectors: Environmental Defenders and the Future of Environmental Peacebuilding December 16, 2019 | Erika Weinthal Early scholarship on environmental peacemaking recognized the important role that local civil-society can play in promoting regional cooperation while, at the same time, pressuring governments to protect the environment.Environmental Peacebuilding: Recognizing Its Roots, Progress and Future Challenges December 16, 2019 | Teresa Lappe-Osthege and Elaine Lan Yin Hsiao Breaking from narratives that overemphasise the relationship between natural environments and violent conflict, environmental peacebuilding aims to explore and utilise cooperative mechanisms that can emerge from the environmental sphere in addressing conflicts or…What Is the Fate of Baghdad-Erbil's Oil-for-Budget Agreement amid Ongoing Protests? December 12, 2019 | Dana Taib Menmy The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has vast proven oil and gas resources; however, mismanagement, corruption and ruling parties’ monopoly on power have brought the region to the brink of financial collapse amid longstanding controversies with the Iraqi government…Water May Help Exacerbate Violent Conflict, but This Does Not Tell the Whole Story December 11, 2019 | Phoebe Sleet A new tool, launched by the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) Partnership, has identified a number of locations where there is a high risk of water-related conflict.Taliban Negotiations Resume, Feeding Hope of a Peaceful, More Prosperous Afghanistan December 10, 2019 | Elizabeth B. Hessami Peace talks have resumed between the United States and the Taliban of Afghanistan, three months after negotiations ended abruptly following a deadly Taliban attack in Kabul.Three Trends to Track in Population-Environment-Security December 9, 2019 | Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba Exactly 25 years ago the international community met in Cairo for the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development.To Address Climate Risks, Advance Climate Security in the United Nations December 4, 2019 | Malin Mobjork and Karolina Eklöw Climate change is widely recognised as one of the major forces shaping the future.December 3, 2019 | Adilsonio da Costa Ignoring environmental laws in Timor-Leste to build a petroleum infrastructure project could mean serious problems for communities including environmental destruction, loss of land, and loss of livelihoods. |
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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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