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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #168 – June 16, 2020 |
AnnouncementsEnPAx Announces Plans for Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding June 10, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is delighted to announce that the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in February 2022, convened in partnership with the Centre on…June 8, 2020 | Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Environment and Public Policy (EPP) Section The Environment and Public Policy (EPP) Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution, has a strong commitment to… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security July 1, 2020 - 2020-07-04 Caux Forum, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature online The world stands at the most crucial point in its history. The health crisis has overshadowed the even larger crisis we are facing as humanity – climate change.Introduction to Conservation Conflict Transformation Interactive Webinar June 30, 2020 Center for Conservation Peacebuilding online In this 90-minute online session, Co-founder and Executive Director, Francine Madden of the Center for Conservation Peacebuilding (CPeace) will share an orientation to CCT.June 26, 2020 ZALF and the Center for Development Research (ZEF - University of Bonn) online ZALF together with Center for Development Research (ZEF - University of Bonn) organizes four webinars on ‘Environmental and Peacebuilding Practices in Conflict-Affected Scenarios: Concepts and Tools for Assessment’ in June 2020.June 25, 2020 ZALF and the Center for Development Research (ZEF - University of Bonn) online ZALF together with Center for Development Research (ZEF - University of Bonn) organizes four webinars on ‘Environmental and Peacebuilding Practices in Conflict-Affected Scenarios: Concepts and Tools for Assessment’ in June 2020.June 25, 2020 ZALF and the Center for Development Research (ZEF - University of Bonn) online ZALF together with Center for Development Research (ZEF - University of Bonn) organizes four webinars on ‘Environmental and Peacebuilding Practices in Conflict-Affected Scenarios: Concepts and Tools for Assessment’ in June 2020.Can International Law Protect the Environment in Armed Conflict? June 25, 2020 IISS Conflict, Security and Development Programme online In this discussion, the panel will consider how international law might be able to protect the environment in the increasingly complicated landscape of armed conflict.June 23, 2020 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online According to the World Bank, the Afghan economy grew by 2. 9% in 2019 fueled in large part by natural resources.Building Greater Resilience for US National Security June 23, 2020 Environmental Change and Security Program and Global Risk and Resilience Program online COVID-19 underscores what national security experts, scientists, and researchers have long known—human well-being is intimately connected to the health of the planet, and a shock can reverberate far beyond one community’s borders.Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2020 June 23, 2020 - 2020-06-24 German Federal Foreign Office, adelphi, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research online There is increasing evidence that climate change is undermining livelihoods, food and water security in rural and urban areas around the world, thereby acting as a “threat multiplier” in fragile and conflict-prone situations.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, 77 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Shoring Up Stability: Addressing Climate & Fragility Risks in the Lake Chad Region January 1, 2020 | Janani Vivekananda, Martin Wall, Florence Sylvestre, and Chitra Nagarajan The people of Lake Chad are caught in a conflict trap.January 1, 2020 After decades of progress in reducing world hunger, the number of undernourished people worldwide has seen a reversal in these gains since 2014.Water Security in the Horn of Africa: Climate Change in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti January 1, 2020 | Marcus Arcanjo The Horn of Africa poses a difficult challenge regarding scarce natural resources, especially water.UPTEMPO: The United States and Natural Disasters in the Pacific January 1, 2020 | Francis Gassert, Sharon Burke, and Rachel Zimmerman Climate change is increasing natural disasters in the Indo-Pacific region, even as the vulnerability and exposure of the region’s huge population rises.January 1, 2020 | Úrsula Oswald Spring These texts on gender, peace, security and environmental problems were written based on my concern about an unequal and unsustainable development process during the past six decades, when the history of the earth…Climate Change and Arctic Security January 1, 2020 | Lassi Heininen and Heather Exner-Pirot This book assesses the construction of security in the context of climate change, with a focus on the Arctic region.January 1, 2020 | Manu Lekunze This chapter presents the environment as not limited only to the physical environment.Gender, Climate & Security: Sustaining Inclusive Peace on the Frontlines of Climate Change January 1, 2020 Climate change is a defining threat to peace and security in the 21st century – its impacts are felt by everyone, but not equally.Multi-Method Evidence for When and How Climate-Related Disasters Contribute to Armed Conflict Risk January 1, 2020 | Tobias Ide, Michael Brzoska, Jonathan F. Donges, and Carl-Friedrich Schleussner Climate-related disasters are among the most societally disruptive impacts of anthropogenic climate change.What is the Link Between Food Security, Conflict and Climate? [Audio] January 1, 2020 | Mark Leon Goldberg The relationship between food security, climate, climate change and conflict is not particularly well understood.January 1, 2020 | Katie Peters, Mairi Dupar, Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Emma Lovell, Mirianna Budimir, Sarah Brown, and Yue Cao This report looks at the evidence on the links between violent conflict and climate-related hazards, disasters and natural resources.Environmental Conflicts and Defenders: A Global Overview January 1, 2020 | Arnim Scheidel, Daniela Del Bene, Juan Liu, Grettel Navas, Sara Mingorria, Federico Demaria, Sofia Avila, Brototi Roy, Irmak Ertor, Leah Temper, and Joan Martinez-Alier Recent research and policies recognize the importance of environmental defenders for global sustainability and emphasize their need for protection against violence and repression.State of Environment and Outlook Report for the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2020 January 1, 2020 This report provides an overview of the current state of the environment in the occupied Palestinian territory.January 1, 2019 | Richard Matthew This case study illustrates the critical role diamonds play as a contributing cause of violent conflict, a source of financing in armed conflict, and an asset for post-conflict peacebuilding in Sierra Leone.January 1, 2019 | Marc Levy What are the roles of natural resources and other environmental factors in driving or escalating violent conflict? |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Myanmar: Programme Management Advisor (WASH) June 15, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, humanitarian and development projects around the world.June 15, 2020 | Islamic Relief Worldwide JISRA is an international interfaith consortium consisting of Mensen Meteen Missie, Faith to Action Network, Tearfund (UK and Netherlands), Islamic Relief Worldwide and Search for Common Ground.June 15, 2020 | GOAL GOAL is an international humanitarian and development organisation working to relieve the suffering of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.June 15, 2020 | Swedish Red Cross The Swedish Red Cross is part of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network.Myanmar: Senior Campaigner, Strengthening Resource Governance and Anti-Corruption Norms Campaign June 15, 2020 | Global Witness Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide.Myanmar: Senior Programme Manager (Agriculture and Rural Finance) June 15, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 34 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: Colombia Was the Deadliest Place on Earth for Environmental Activists. It's Gotten Worse. February 23, 2020 | Teresa Tomassoni, NBC News Colombia is the most dangerous place in the world for activists who seek to help protect land and other natural resources, according to a recently released report by Front Line Defenders, an Irish…Libya: East Libya FM Demands 'Fair Distribution' to End Oil Closure February 22, 2020 | Asharq Al-Awsat Foreign Minister of the interim government in eastern Libya, Abdelhadi Lahouij, said Saturday the shutdown of vital oil facilities in the country would come to an end “when Libyans are guaranteed of the…February 21, 2020 | Lwin Mar Htun, Irrawaddy An ongoing exhibition of photographs by young local documentary photographer Hkun Li spotlights the negative impact of illegal banana plantations in Kachin State on the environment and the health of workers, largely due…Climate Change: Full House for Latest Conflict-Climate Round Table in New York February 17, 2020 | Climate Centre There was a full house on Friday at the Belgian mission to the UN for the latest round of international discussion on the humanitarian impacts of climate change in conflict areas – “clearly…South Sudan: South Sudan Ignores Reports on Oil Pollution, Birth Defects February 14, 2020 | Sam Mednick, Associated Press The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals including mercury, manganese, and arsenic,…Latvia/Luxembourg: Luxembourg and Latvia Sign Green Defence Agreement February 13, 2020 | Cordula Schnuer, Luxembourg Times The Luxembourg government will spend €1. 2 million to help Latvia clean up polluted military sites in a drive to boost green defence spending.How Gender Impacts Children Living in War Zones February 13, 2020 | Stephanie Corsetti, SBS News A global report into how much children are suffering in war-torn countries has revealed how worldwide conflict is becoming increasingly dangerous.DRC: DRC’s State-Owned Cobalt Firm Could Lift Mineral’s Market Image, but It Comes with Price Risks February 10, 2020 | David McKay, Miningmx Plans by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to establish a state-owned company aimed at buying cobalt produced by the country’s artisanal industry is seen as a positive development, especially for humanitarian reasons,…Afghanistan: Afghanistan Poppy Cultivation Declines Opium Production Rises February 9, 2020 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan The White House in a statement, issued on February 7, 2020, released the results of the annual estimate of the US Government assessing the ‘poppy cultivation' and ‘potential opium production' in Afghanistan, 2011…Iraq: Iraq to Halt Oil Output at Southern Oil Field February 9, 2020 | Reuters Iraq's Basra Oil Co. will cut crude oil output at the Nahr Bin Omar field to a minimum because of pollution and gas emissions, the state news agency reported Sunday.Afghanistan/Iran: God, Gas and Heroin. Now, the Fight’s over Water February 6, 2020 | Stefanie Glinski, LA Times Men across this windblown, lawless desert have fought over opium, God and gasoline, but now a wheat farmer with a shovel and a rifle, senses a war brewing over water.World's Oceans Would Be Devastated by Nuclear War: Report February 6, 2020 | Graham Slaughter, CTVNews.ca Nuclear war anywhere on Earth could irrevocably harm the planet’s oceans and worsen the already bleak outlook for coral reefs, according to a new study.Mining: Gold Production Decline; Sierra Leone Smuggling: Mining Update February 3, 2020 | Felix Njini, Michael Cohen, and Michael Kavanagh, Bloomberg Global gold production is likely to keep falling.Climate Change: The US Navy Quietly Shut down Its Task Force on Climate Change February 3, 2020 | Union of Concerned Scientists The US Navy has dismantled its Task Force on Climate Change, which was designed to use the best available science to prepare naval leadership for global shifts in sea levels, melting ice sheets… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 14 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: How Environmental Geopolitics Expands Our Understanding of Risk and Security June 15, 2020 | Shannon O'Lear The coronavirus has everyone weighing risk and security within a sliding scale of geographic connections and boundaries. Dots and circles of infection pack our virus maps.Explained: Israel's Top Court Annulled West Bank Land-Grab Law, but Will Annexation Replace It? June 13, 2020 | Hagar Shezaf Three years after it was passed, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that a law that would legalize the status of West Bank settlements built on privately-owned Palestinian land was unconstitutional.How Does War Damage the Environment? June 4, 2020 | Doug Weir We’re often asked how armed conflicts harm the environment. In this blog we try to provide as many different examples of harms as we can.Saving the Environment, Saving People and Building Peace June 4, 2020 | PAX PAX is highlighting the importance of environment and conflict as it marks World Environment Day.June 4, 2020 | Jelena Aparac While environmental agreements are signed between States, it is often non-state actors, including corporations, that are asked to implement them in their managerial decisions.CEOBS’ STEM Schools Programme for 2020-2021 June 3, 2020 | Conflict and Environment Observatory One of the main aims of the STEM programme is to allow students to gain first hand exposure to scientists and practitioners working within their subject areas.June 2, 2020 | Reinhold Gallmetzer Climate change is the defining issue of this generation, and the present moment is that issue’s defining moment. |
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Compiled by Elsa Barron, Andrew Blunt, Rollin Bresson, Alex Caplan, Jordan Dieni, Claire Doyle, Matthew Gallagher, Giovanni Galli, Emma Gillies, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Ellen Johnson, Chiara Maero, Marie Mavrikios, Julia Monsarrat, Lucy Rosen, Rachel Stern, and Sammy Wong |
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