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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #156 – December 31, 2019 |
AnnouncementsRequest for Applications: Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding December 30, 2019 | US Institute of Peace This Request for Applications (RfA) seeks grant applications to support research that will increase the overall understanding of the complex relationships between the environment, violent conflict, and peacebuilding.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.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… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. CPeace's Fundamentals of Conservation Conflict Transformation October 5, 2020 - 2020-10-09 Center for Conservation Peacebuilding Washington, DC Do you have a complex conservation challenge? Is social conflict complicating or impeding your efforts to create positive change or achieve conservation goals?March 10, 2020 - 2020-03-11 Udall Foundation Tucson, Arizona Participants experience training that is dynamic, problem-based, and highly interactive.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, 18 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Great Power Resource Competition in a Changing Climate January 1, 2019 | Wyatt Scott, Francis Gassert, and Sharon Burke Natural security, or having enough energy, food, minerals, and water, is essential to supporting stable and prosperous societies.Forecast Cloudy: A Case Study in Predicting Conflict Risk January 1, 2019 | Peter Kerins and Sharon Burke Early action requires early warning. Nations and non-governmental organizations alike have long sought the means to anticipate conflict in hopes of preventing violence or mitigating damage.Climate Change, Conflict and Security Scan: Analysis of Current Thinking January 1, 2019 | Leigh Mayhew, Katie Peters, Hannah Measures, Christie Nicoson, and Maria Stavropoulou In the second instalment of ODI’s climate change, conflict and security scan, the authors summarise the latest developments on Twitter, in the blogosphere, and in grey and academic literature, to find new themes…The Bureaucratic Politics of Conservation in Governing Land Conflict: A Typology of Capacities January 1, 2019 | Muhammad A.K. Sahide, Micah R. Fisher, Ahmad Maryudi, Grace Yee Wong, Supratman Supratman, and Syamsu Alam Recent land management policies around the world have experienced a broader political push to resolve forest and land tenure conflict through agrarian reform policy.January 1, 2019 This paper offers insight on the missed narrative of land and resource conflict beneath the reality of gemstones and ores in the inchoate industry of limestone, marble and gold mining by communities in…January 1, 2019 | Greg B. Walker and Steven E. Daniels For much of the past three decades, when environmental or natural resource conflicts have emerged, diverse parties (government agencies, stakeholder organizations, and citizens) have often sought an alternative to adversarial battles.Are Water and Conflict Linked and What Actually Links Them? January 1, 2019 | Susanne Schmeier, Chris Baker, Judith Blauw, Charles Iceland, Karen Meijer, and Rolien Sasse Conflict risks around water have increasingly made headlines in the past years. And policy-makers and their advisors have also been vehemently warning of conflicts that will occur around (increasingly scarce) water resources.January 1, 2019 This is the first in a series of three briefing papers that form part of the Mind the gap – Bridging the research, practice and policy divide to enhance livelihood resilience in conflict…January 1, 2019 This is the second in a series of three briefing papers that form part of the Mind the gap – Bridging the research, practice and policy divide to enhance livelihood resilience in conflict…Water and Violence: Attacks on Water Infrastructure January 1, 2019 The Report of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace, “A Matter of Survival”, elucidates how in an on-going armed conflict, states as well as armed non-state groups tend to destroy and…Connecting the Dots: Natural Resources, Women and Peace January 1, 2018 | Silja Halle and Clare Church In the recent peace process with the FARC in Colombia, however, women made up one third of participants, and the resulting peace agreement stands as a model of integration of gender equality and… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Mali: Migration Programme Delegate December 30, 2019 | Danish Red Cross Danish Red Cross (DRC) is looking for a migration programme delegate to support Mali Red Cross in developing a migration response project assisted by the DRC Country Manager, the Regional Migration Coordinator and…Programme Officer: Environmental Peacemaking December 30, 2019 | European Institute of Peace Do you want to make a real difference to peace? Are you interested in using your skills to shape conflict resolution?DRC: Behavior Change Multimedia Campaign December 30, 2019 | Wildilfe Conservation Society WCS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving wildlife and wildlands through science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 27 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iraq: Building the Network of Water Activists in Basra October 2, 2019 | Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative It’s been one year since the city of Basra was rocked by large-scale protests following a major pollution crisis in which citizens decried the lack of access to fresh water and services.Liberia: USAID’s Farmer of the Year Promotes Garden Programs September 30, 2019 | George Harris, Observer Urban population growth is affecting land availability for vegetable production, a situation beclouding the future of urban farming in Liberia.Myanmar: Two Mandalay Lakes to Get Wetland Protection September 30, 2019 | Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times Mandalay Region’s Sont Ye Lake in Kyaukse township and Paleik Lake in Tada-U will be designated as protected wetlands to conserve them and regulate development, a senior regional official said.Palestine: Palestinians Hope to Import Iraqi Oil, become More Energy Independent September 30, 2019 | Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor When Iraqi officials offered to sell Palestinians oil at reduced prices, few believed that this offer would actually become reality.Afghanistan: Protection Body Prevents Illegal Mining at 2,200 Sites September 30, 2019 | Navid Ahmad Barakzai, Pajhwok The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says the Mines Protection Committee (MPC) has been able to prevent illegal extractions of natural resources at 2,200 sites during the last two years in the…Vets with PTSD Turn to Beekeeping for Relief September 28, 2019 | Michael Casey and Mike Householder, Associated Press Researchers are beginning to study whether beekeeping has therapeutic benefits.DRC: US-Funded Clean Minerals Project Raises Concerns in Congo September 27, 2019 | Pratima Desai and Aaron Ross, Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo plans to look into potential conflicts of interest in a US-funded project to certify mines that produce minerals such as gold and tin responsibly, a Congolese official told Reuters.Colombia: As the Amazon Burns, Colombia’s Forests Decimated for Cattle and Coca September 26, 2019 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay The last few weeks have been critical for the Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia. Fires in August razed thousands of hectares of forest and drew the attention of the international community.South Sudan: South Sudan to Unveil Seven Oil Blocks on Offer in October September 25, 2019 | Fred Ojambo, Bloomberg South Sudan will unveil next month seven oil blocks that will be offered in the next licencing round, according to the state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp.Myanmar: Undeveloped Land in Industrial Zones Could Be Confiscated: Myanmar Authorities September 25, 2019 | Xinhua Myanmar authorities have warned that undeveloped land plots in industrial zones in Yangon region could be confiscated, saying that unless concrete reasons are provided, the industrial business would be revoked.Colombia: Oil Palm, Cattle and Coca Take a Toll on Colombia’s Indigenous Jiw September 24, 2019 | Maria Fernanda Lizcano, Mongabay In the Caño La Sal reservation in central Colombia, the Jiw indigenous community lives on a shrinking amount of land. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 3 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. China Quietly Pushing Myanmar to Back Its Development Plan for Irrawaddy River December 30, 2019 | Nan Lwin Chinese think tanks based in Yunnan have been traveling back and forth between Yangon and the Chinese province’s capital, Kunming, since early 2018.What If Nazi Germany Won by Seizing the Middle East (And Its Oil)? December 21, 2019 | Warfare History Network Key point: Nazi Germany didn't have enough oil, but that may not have single-handedly cost them the war.Editorial: Strengthen Water Diplomacy! December 20, 2019 | Afghanistan Times Afghanistan has many natural resources, especially in terms of water and mines, but they haven't been tapped effectively so far. |
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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, Marie Mavrikios, Amanda Mei, Julia Monsarrat, Alex Paige, and Junjun Zhou |
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