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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #165 – May 5, 2020 |
AnnouncementsMay 5, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association As we collectively continue through an extraordinary public health emergency, we recognize that everyone's lives and routines are in flux. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. June 10, 2020 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online This webinar will examine the burgeoning commercial trade in one of Afghanistan’s most beautiful and prized natural resources -- Panjshir Emeralds.Virtual Consultation to Gauge Interest in a Private Sector Interest Group May 12, 2020 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is considering the creation of an Interest Group to engage members working on the link between environmental affairs, peacebuilding, and the private sector.Virtual 2020 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development: Sustaining Peace in the Time of Covid-19 May 11, 2020 - 2020-05-22 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs online With the number of conflicts rising in recent years, there has been a significant scale-up of political commitment and resources for efforts to sustain peace with traction among an increasingly diverse constituency of…May 7, 2020 EcoPeace Middle East and J Street online Since the outbreak of COVID-19, research has shown strong evidence that the virus survives in our bodily waste -- which raises concerns as to whether the virus can be spread by wastewater.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. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 16 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Untapped and Unprepared: Dirty Deals Threaten South Sudan's Mining Sector January 1, 2020 South Sudan’s mining sector has seen rapid development in recent years, and preliminary reports suggest that the industry could become an engine for major economic growth.Military Responses to Climate Change January 1, 2020 | Louise van Schaik, Dick Zandee, Tobias von Lossow, Brigitte Dekker, Zola van de Maas, and Ahmad Halima The military is only just becoming aware of the scale of the social and environmental impacts that climate change will have in the coming decades.Conflict Prevention in an Era of Climate Change: Adapting the UN to Climate-Security Risk January 1, 2020 | Adam Day and Jessica Caus Today’s violent conflicts are proving deadlier and more difficult to resolve than ever before.Water in Peace Operations: The Case of Haiti January 1, 2020 | Mara Tignino and Öykü Irmakkesen Protection of the environment in general, and water in particular, in relation to armed conflicts has gained increased attention in the last years.Signs of Progress: Environment and Conflict in the UN Security Council January 1, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg and Brittany Roser What is needed to fully tackle the complex challenges around environmental dimensions of armed conflicts? Civil society, affected states and experts have struggled with this essential question for decades.Peace as a Strategy for Planning Water Secure Futures January 1, 2019 | Tal Septon, Nidhi Nagabhatla, and Ramazan Caner Sayan Pursuing water security within a framework of peace carries the unexploited potential for the attainment of political stability and sustainability as water crisis scenarios around the world are deepening.January 1, 2019 This climate-fragility risks guidance note seeks to inform the development and implementation of strategies, policies, or projects that seek to build resilience by linking climate change adaptation, peacebuilding, and sustainable livelihoods.January 1, 2019 | Christina Kohler, Carlos Denner dos Santos, and Marcel Bursztyn With an increasing global population and undeniable climate change, environmental terrorism is causing unprecedented levels of human insecurity.January 1, 2019 | Elizabeth Stites, Frank Muhereza, and Claire McGillem This paper examines the parallel but separate trajectories of peace-building, transformation, and livelihood recovery in northern (Acholi and Lango sub-regions) and northeastern (Karamoja sub-region) Uganda over the past 15 years. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. PhD Research Scholar position in Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability May 4, 2020 | Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway is one of the leading business schools in Europe. The school has an internationally recognised research environment and educates the leaders of the future.Liberia: Land Tenure Consultant May 4, 2020 | Landesa Rural Development Institute Landesa helps the world’s poorest people gain land rights; reducing poverty and conflict, increasing economic activity, empowering women, strengthening food security, and improving environmental stewardship.Kenya: Regional Operations Manager – East Africa May 3, 2020 | Wasafiri Wasafiri is a consultancy and institute helping leaders and organisations tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges.Myanmar: Climate Resilience International Consultant May 3, 2020 | Cordaid Cordaid is an international NGO from the Netherlands and is part of the Caritas family. Cordaid was established in 2000 and is present in 22 countries worldwide.Myanmar: International Climate Smart GAP Specialist May 3, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.South Sudan: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer May 3, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.May 3, 2020 | International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a union of Members made up of governments and civil society organizations.May 3, 2020 | Association for Conflict Resolution The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is a multidisciplinary and multicultural professional organization enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving throughout the United States and around the world.May 3, 2020 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany VSF Germany is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance.May 3, 2020 | EarthRights International EarthRights International (EarthRights) 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.May 3, 2020 | UN Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.DRC: UN Volunteer in Climate Change, Clean Energy and Green Economy May 3, 2020 | United Nations Volunteers The United Nations Volunteers programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 26 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: South Sudan: Food Insecure South Sudan Banks on Oil Money for Agriculture January 7, 2020 | Garang A. Malak, East African South Sudan is banking on oil monies to revive its stalled agriculture and save its population from perennial dependence on food imports and relief supplies.Egypt/Ethiopia: Power-Starved Ethiopia Rallies around Nile Dam as Egypt Dispute Simmers January 7, 2020 | Robbie Corey-Boulet, Tech Xplore Cell phone batteries constantly dying, health centres bereft of modern equipment, a dependence on flashlights after sundown—Kafule Yigzaw experienced all these struggles and more growing up without electricity in rural Ethiopia.Myanmar: Conservationists to Conduct Census of Migratory Birds in Myanmar Wetlands January 6, 2020 | Myat Moe Aung and Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times Conservationists are set to conduct next week a census of migratory birds taking refuge in the country’s wetlands to escape the biting winter in their natural habitats.Afghanistan: 5 More Provinces Connected to Mining Ministry's E-System January 3, 2020 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Thursday warned companies lacking natural resources processing license of closure and announced connecting five provinces with the ministry's electronic system .Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Q&A: The ‘Elephant in the Room’ in Nile Basin Reporting January 3, 2020 | Rehab Abd Almohsen, SciDev.net Crossing the borders of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, the Nile is often portrayed as a river that ignites conflict because of the demand for its water by the 11 countries it serves.Iraq: Iraq Shuts Southern Oil Field on Concern over Protesters’ Safety December 28, 2019 | Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest producer, halted output from a southern oil field as protesters walked close to installations, according to person with knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified because of…December 28, 2019 | Charlie Bradley, Express South China Sea disputes have led to tense military stand-offs between the US and Chinese navies, but Beijing is gaming long-accepted rules of engagement by sending a civilian militia to harass rival ships.Conflict Minerals: Four Unfinished Dodd-Frank Rules to Watch at SEC in 2020 December 27, 2019 | Andrew Ramonas and Andrea Vittorio, Bloomberg Law The biggest rewrite of Wall Street rules since the last financial crisis isn’t over at the SEC.Afghanistan: 6 Mining Contracts Inked with Local Companies, 2 in Pipeline December 25, 2019 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed six contracts of sand and gravel excavation with local companies, an official said on Wednesday.Iraq/Islamic State: Islamic State Suspected of Oil field Attack Tuesday Near Kirkuk December 25, 2019 | Rawaz Tahir, Mohammed Hussein, and Amir Ali, Iraq Oil Report One oil facilities protection officer was shot to death late Tuesday in a suspected Islamic State (IS) group attack on a vulnerable well of the Khabbaz oil field, 25 kilometers southwest of Kirkuk.Nigeria: Elephant Herd Sighted in Nigeria’s Boko Haram Warzone December 25, 2019 | Rosie Collyer, Radio France Internationale A herd of some 250 elephants has been spotted in Nigeria’s far northeast, close to the borders with Cameroon and Chad.Iran/Iraq/Syria: Iran Militias Revive Islamic State Oil Trade into Syria from Iraq: Sources December 24, 2019 | Herman Wang and Brian Scheid, S&P Global Platts Iranian proxy militias are thought to be smuggling crude oil from western Iraq to Syria, picking up a lucrative business left behind by the Islamic State, according to witnesses and people with knowledge…Nigeria: Nigeria Plans to End Herder-Farmer Conflicts December 24, 2019 | Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Africa Report Nigeria is breathing new life into its Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) project by relaunching it with a new name. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. How Individual Citizens Can Protect South Sudan’s Environment from Mining and Oil Disasters May 2, 2020 | Philip Ayuen Dot Our planet has been undergoing several challenges in the last Century, when it comes to its environment.April 27, 2020 | Eoghan Darbyshire On the 12th March reports emerged on social media of contamination and discoloration at a reservoir in the town of Yenakiyevo, northwest of Donetsk.Can We Make Peace with the Coronavirus? April 27, 2020 | Erica Sheeran and Jeremy Moore The field of environmental peacebuilding understands the degradation of our planet’s environment as a common human foe against which groups divided by conflict can be mobilized.Taxes, COVID-19 and Nuclear Weapons Funding -- Our Nation's Priorities April 25, 2020 | Robert Dodge This is the time in April we traditionally fund our nation’s priorities. There is nothing traditional this year.Russia's Arctic Development Poses Risks for Combating Climate Change in the Baltics April 24, 2020 | Viktorija Rusinaite The EU is hoping to curb effects of climate change by implementing the European Green Deal — a policy package aimed at reaching a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 and decoupling economic growth from depleting natural…The Limits of Energy Independence April 23, 2020 | Economist Even when American policy in the Middle East has been about more than oil, it has been about oil.How Oil and Water Create a Complex Conflict in the Niger Delta April 21, 2020 | Abosede Omowumi Babatunde In the Niger Delta’s coastal communities, oil pollution of the marine environment has depleted the fishing and water resources that people have traditionally depended on for their livelihoods.How to Soften the Impact of Coronavirus During Conflict April 20, 2020 | Gerardo Noto The COVID-19 crisis will be felt in education, human rights and, in the most severe cases, basic food security and nutrition, especially for the estimated 55 percent of the people in the world… |
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Compiled by Andrew Blunt, Rollin Bresson, Alex Caplan, Charlotte Collins, Jordan Dieni, Claire Doyle, Flavia Eichmann, Matthew Gallagher, Giovanni Galli, Emma Giles, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Ellen Johnson, Chiara Maero, Marie Mavrikios, Julia Monsarrat, and Rachel Stern |
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