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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #157 – January 14, 2020 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding: 2019 in Review January 14, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association 2019 saw many practical, conceptual, and institutional developments in environmental peacebuilding. We are pleased to share with you some highlights from the year.January 10, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) aspires to have a Board of Directors that is diverse in terms of global geography, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and professional and technical disciplines and experience.Request 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. |
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, 28 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: The Water Taboo: Restraining the Weaponisation of Water in International Conflict January 1, 2020 | Charlotte Grech-Madin Why do nation states in conflict with one another refrain from weaponising water? Water has long been a standard weapon of armed conflict.January 1, 2020 | Rashila Deshar and Madan Koirala Indigenous knowledge is the means making the practice possible in livelihood activity of HKH region.Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources during Armed Conflicts in Africa January 1, 2019 | Michael Addaney, Michael Gyan Nyarko, and Elsabe Boshoff Scarce environmental and natural resources, such as minerals and water, are traditional origins of armed conflicts in Africa.Climate Change, Conflict Prevention, Cooperation, Governance January 1, 2019 | Charlotte Collins Climate change is set to impinge on human well-being in many ways, from rising sea levels to devastating heat waves.Disaster Risk Reduction in Conflict Contexts: The State of the Evidence January 1, 2019 | Katie Peters, Kerrie Holloway, and Laura E.R. Peters This working paper reviews the state of the evidence on disaster risk reduction (DRR) in conflict-affected contexts.Broadening 'Business', Widening 'Peace': A New Research Agenda on Business and Peace-building January 1, 2019 | Jason Mikiliah and Peer Schouten What role does business play in peace-building and conflict reduction?Ecotourism in Colombian Peacebuilding: Peace, Conflict and Environmental Justice January 1, 2019 | Luis Fernando Sánchez Supelano 1.Environmental Conflict, Traditional Institutions, and Durable Peace in Niger Delta January 1, 2019 | Abosede Omowumi Babatunde This article seeks to explain how resilient traditional institutions act as the fulcrum of the relative peace that exists in some oil-producing communities in Ondo state of the Western Niger Delta, in contrast…January 1, 2019 | Daniel Pearson and Peter Newman Within the last decade there have been rising concerns about the negative effects of climate change. Such changes could result in increasing rates of violent conflict among vulnerable communities.January 1, 2019 | Kwon Namhee There is no question that warfare can be seriously disruptive to the environment, and the environment continues to be ‘the silent victim of armed conflicts.The Snow Leopard Project and Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation January 1, 2019 | Alex Dehgan The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife-and a culture that derives immense pride and a sense of national identity from its natural landscape. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Congo: Research and Monitoring Unit Director, Nouabalé Ndoki National Park January 11, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that…Myanmar: Wildlife Programme Manager January 11, 2020 | World Wildlife Fund World Wide Fund for Nature Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a sustainable future for people and wildlife.Myanmar: Sustainable Infrastructure Programme Manager January 11, 2020 | World Wildlife Fund WWF-Myanmar was established in 2014 with the aim of supporting Myanmar’s sustainable development ambitions with a focus on achieving biodiversity conservation through a Green Economy approach that ensures the protection of ecosystem services…Syria: International Agriculture-Based Livelihood Coordinator January 11, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The main aim of the FAO Country offices is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural…January 11, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Syria, the guidance of the Deputy FAO Representative and direct supervision of the project manager, the project assistant, in close collaboration with the other…Uganda: Groundwater Project Technical Lead January 11, 2020 | Nile Basin Initiative The Nile-Sec has embarked on its five-year Basin Wide Program 2017 – 2022 (BWP) implementation with substantial component on transboundary water resources management.Mali: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead January 11, 2020 | Near East Foundation For over 100 years, NEF has worked to build a more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa through economic development and governance initiatives.India: Consultant– Private Sector Engagement (Transboundary Water Governance) January 11, 2020 | Oxfam India Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 15 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: October 7, 2019 | Relief Web Support from the United Nations and its regional partners in Africa is crucial to addressing the root causes of conflict and galvanizing locally-owned, women-led peace efforts, the Security Council heard today during a…Myanmar: Mining to Resume at Suspended Jade Blocks October 7, 2019 | Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times Jade mining at private blocks in Lonekhin and Hpakant, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended since July, have been permitted to resume this month, according to Myanmar Gems Enterprise, which is under…South Sudan: South Sudan Warns of More Oil Spills after Pipeline Rupture October 7, 2019 | Phys.org South Sudan's petroleum ministry warned Monday of more oil spills from poorly maintained facilities, after a pipeline leaked 2,000 barrels of oil in the north of the country.October 6, 2019 | Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post Hanoi has again accused Beijing of violating its rights after three Chinese vessels stopped a local crew from fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday,…China/South Sudan: Why China Is Hoping for a Peace Dividend in South Sudan October 5, 2019 | Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post With a possible end to South Sudan’s long-running civil war in sight, China has its own reasons for hoping the peace process succeeds.Afghanistan: Teachers to Get Apartments Instead of Land in Future: Balkhi October 5, 2019 | Pajhwok Afghan News Education Minister Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi on Saturday said a has been devised plan to give schoolteachers apartments instead of land plots in future.Libya: As Libya’s War Drags on, Tripoli Drowns in Waste October 4, 2019 | Agence France-Presse Across Tripoli, tonnes of waste overflows from bins and piles up on roadsides.Researchers Model the Climate Impacts of a Nuclear Conflict October 4, 2019 | Laureen Fagan, Sustainability Times Nuclear conflict may remain unthinkable in terms of the human cost, but research published this week in the journal Science Advances adds focus on the potential climate impacts if the unthinkable were to…Afghanistan: Insecurity, Fraud Allegations Mar US Company’s Quest to Mine for Gold in Afghanistan October 4, 2019 | J.P. Lawrence, Stars and Stripes A year after a U. S.China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Accuses Chinese Ships of Ramping up South China Sea Tensions October 4, 2019 | Bloomberg Vietnam accused a Chinese oil-surveying vessel and coastguard escorts of territorial violations by widening their activities after entering the country’s exclusive economic zone and operating within offshore blocks for three months.Colombia: Trees of Reconciliation in Carrizal October 3, 2019 | UN Verification Mission in Colombia Victims, security forces, former FARC-EP combatants, youth groups and community planted trees at the former Territorial Area for Training and Reincorporation (TATR) in Carrizal, Remedios, Antioquia with the support of the UN Verification… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Indonesia Calls China's Bluff on South China Sea Claims January 9, 2020 | Asia Sentinel Indonesia’s burst of belligerence against a Chinese fishing fleet that belatedly pulled back from its exclusive economic zone is being regarded as a signal that the littoral nations of the South China Sea…January 8, 2020 | Kendra Dupuy and Linsey Cottrell Starting any new role can be a daunting prospect, especially when you move into a new sector.Beware the Dark Side of Environmental Peacebuilding January 8, 2020 | Tobias Ide Environmental peacebuilding is a good idea. As a practice, it aims to address simultaneously environmental problems and challenges related to violent conflict.War Is an Ecological Catastrophe January 7, 2020 | Molly Hanson The '20s came roaring in with two explosive headlines: reports of Australia's inferno, and the speculation that the United States could be hurtling towards another war in the Middle East after the government's assassination of Iranian…War, Mismanagement and Climate Change: Iraq's Environment Pushed to the Brink January 2, 2020 | Fanack Water has been Iraq’s lifeline since the birth of civilization in Mesopotamia and features prominently in millennia-old epics as well as contemporary poems.Unrest in Iraq Reminds Us of Geopolitical Risks to Oil January 2, 2020 | Ellen R. Wald Over the New Year holiday, pro-Iran militiamen surrounded the United States embassy in Baghdad. |
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Compiled by Alex Boyce, Rollin Bresson, Elen Bueno, Jasmine Chen, Charlotte Collins, Adrienne Derstine, Kevin Eggert, Giovanni Gio, Nina Hamilton, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Marie Mavrikios, Julia Monsarrat, Alex Paige, Rachel Stromsta, and Junjun Zhou |
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