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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #172 – August 11, 2020 |
AnnouncementsAugust 11, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in Geneva in February 2022 with a consortium led by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. September 24, 2020 Global Water Alliance online All people and every ecology share a stake in the proper management of water to safeguard supply quality, fair access, and peace.September 17, 2020 CGIAR online Colombia is another case with complex linkages between agriculture, forests and conflict.September 9, 2020 Sustainable Water Partnership and USAID online “Water governance sets the “rules of the game” for the way water is managed. It determines how or even whether sustainable water resource management is implemented.Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2020 - Part II September 7, 2020 - 2020-10-02 German Federal Foreign Office, adelphi, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research online Building on the high-level political Part I of BCSC 2020 and the launch of the Global Climate Security Risk and Foresight Assessment during the event, Part II of the conference, running from September 7…COVID-19 and Environmental Peacebuilding in Colombia (A Road to Geneva Event, Colombia Arc) August 27, 2020 Duke University Center for International and Global Studies/Rethinking Diplomacy Program, Global Green Growth Institute, Environmental Law Institute, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association Disaster and Resilience Interest Group online This event was held in Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation in English. Recordings of the event can be accessed via the following links: Spanish recording: https://youtu. be/qKflGIMDfH4English recording: https://youtu.Water Diplomacy, a Tool for Climate Action? August 24, 2020 Stockholm International Water Institute and adelphi online In this SIWI World Water Week workshop organised by adelphi and IHE Delft, experts from the diplomacy, development, security, climate change and water communities will discuss the conditions under which specific diplomatic tools… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 19 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Climate Change, Global Security, and the OSCE (Chapter in "OSCE Yearbook 2019") January 1, 2020 | Ezra Buttanri As the world’s largest regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, the OSCE also contributes to global security through regional conflict prevention and crisis management.January 1, 2020 | Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao It has often been cited that major armed conflicts (>1,000 casualties) afflicted two-thirds (23) of the world’s recognized biodiversity hotspots between 1950 and 2000.January 1, 2020 | Marie Jacobsson and Marja Lehto In 2009, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Environmental Law Institute conducted the first comprehensive analyses of how the many different areas of international …January 1, 2020 | Britta Sjöstedt and Anne Dienelt In 2011, the UN International Law Commission (ILC) took up the topic Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts.Analysis of July 24th UNSC Open Debate [Video] January 1, 2020 | Janani Vivekananda The UN Security Council held an open debate on climate and security on 24. 07. 2020. The debate has raised crucial points around action on climate-related security impacts in the body.January 1, 2020 | Eduardo Frederico Cabral de Oliveira, Jose Francisco de Oliveira Junior, and Jose Augusto Ferreira da Silva Tropical rainforests are among the most endangered biomes on the planet.Yemen’s Disappearing Date Palms: Applied Environmental OSINT January 1, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg The lush, idyllic region in Hudaydah, on the west coast of Yemen, featuring wadis and fertile valleys, was a place known for its date palm orchards long before a war broke out in…The US Military Is Not Sustainable January 1, 2020 | Olivia Belcher, Benjamin Neimark, and Patrick Bigger One of the major contributors to climate change over the course of the past century too often remains overlooked: the US military.Wartime Environmental Damage Before International Courts and Tribunals [Video] January 1, 2020 | Stavros Pantazopoulos Remedying wartime environmental damage in the aftermath of an armed conflict is fraught with considerable difficulties.January 1, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg and Yifang Shi A River of Death shows how persistent pollution from a degrading oil facility has led to tens-of-thousands of barrels of oil flowing into canals and creeks, and ending up in a 160km long…January 1, 2019 | Carl Bruch How can natural resources become a lifeline for survival during armed conflict, supporting the livelihoods, food security, and well-being of impacted communities?January 1, 2019 | Richard Matthew In this case study, learn how land – along with challenges such as ethnic and religious divisions and weak governance – shaped the civil war in Sierra Leone. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. August 10, 2020 | ACTED Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth…August 10, 2020 | Action Contre la Faim Action Contre la Faim has been working in the DRC since 1997 with programs in nutrition-health, food security and livelihoods, and WASH.Kenya: Programme Policy Officer (Joint Resilience Action) August 10, 2020 | UN World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.Iraq: National Expert on Climate Change August 10, 2020 | UNDP In the face of climate change impacts, Iraq encounters a host of complex and difficult challenges on a range of issues including water security, land degradation, desertification, loss of vegetation and biodiversity, salinity… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 21 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: 'It'll Cause a Water War': Divisions Run Deep as Filling of Nile Dam Nears April 23, 2020 | Ruth Michaelson, Guardian Despite Egypt’s fears of ‘hydro hegemony’ and concerns it will worsen water shortages in Sudan, Ethiopia’s controversial dam project is close to fruition.Colombia: Colombia Wants to Plant 180 Million Trees: Is It a Realistic Goal? April 23, 2020 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay At the end of January this year, Colombian President Iván Duque announced at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, that the country’s goal is to plant 180 million trees by 2022.Girls are COVID-19 Victims in Developing Countries April 23, 2020 | Jackie Abramian, Grit Daily COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, and girls in developing countries and refugee camps have become its frontline victims.April 22, 2020 | Rodney Sieh, FrontPage Africa With the world’s leading exporters, OPEC and Russia agreeing to cut production by a record amount and the United States oil-producing businesses taking drastic commercial decisions to cut output, a bid round by…Women and Girls Main Victims of Domestic and Gender Violence – SADC Secretariat April 22, 2020 | Namibia Economist Addressing the sudden rise in domestic violence and gender violence is a key concern for authorities in all the Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) where governments have imposed either…April 22, 2020 | UN Environment Programme As many civil society organizations come together to observe the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, plans have had to change since the COVID-19 global crisis and pandemic has led to lockdowns in many parts of the world.…Food Security: Pandemic Disruptions Spark Fears of Food Shortages in Arab World April 21, 2020 | Mona Alami, Arab Weekly COVID-19 has triggered fears of food shortages across the Arab region.DRC: Congo Mine Closures Would Cause Economic and Social Crisis, Minister Says April 17, 2020 | Helen Reid and Hereward Holland, Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining minister warned mine shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic would trigger a “catastrophic” economic and social crisis in the country, as he reported a 15% slump in cobalt…South Sudan: US Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Mismanaged Mining Sector in South Sudan April 16, 2020 | Ajifowoke Michael Gbenga, Ventures Despite boasting of the potential to become a catalyst for major economic growth, South Sudan’s mining sector could, on the contrary, be the next source of conflict in the young country, United States…China: Roses in the Battlefield: Rural Women Farmers Join the Fight against COVID-19 in China April 15, 2020 | UN Women In January 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic began spreading across China. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Climate Change Is a Security Threat to the Asia-Pacific August 10, 2020 | Shiloh Fetzek and Dennis McGinn This week the ASEAN Joint Task Force on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) will meet via video conference, with the COVID-19 pandemic escalating just as some countries in the disaster-prone Indo-Asia Pacific…August 5, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis on food systems are vast and varied, and as of yet hard to predict.The Exaggerated Threat of Oil Wars August 2, 2020 | Emily Meierding Over the past year, Chinese seismic survey vessels and their paramilitary escorts have interfered repeatedly with Vietnamese and Malaysian oil and natural gas exploration in the South China Sea, harassing drilling rigs and support ships.…How the Grand Renaissance Dam Might Spark Basin-Wide Water Cooperation August 1, 2020 | Ashok Swain Ethiopia’s on-going construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River has attracted speculation that it could lead to a ‘water war’.Reviving Energy Cooperation in South Asia July 31, 2020 | Saheb Singh Chadha Recent developments in South Asian energy security such as the India-Nepal petroleum products pipeline and the India-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project have revived conversations on energy cooperation in the region.The Role of Afghanistan’s Resources in Security July 30, 2020 | Farzad Ramezani Bonesh During the last two decades, we have witnessed the Afghan government’s efforts to identify natural resources in the country with the help of foreign governments and companies. |
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Compiled by Elsa Barron, Andrew Blunt, Rollin Bresson, Elen Bueno, Alex Caplan, Jordan Dieni, Claire Doyle, Matthew Gallagher, Giovanni Galli, Emma Gillies, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Ellen Johnson, Marie Mavrikios, Julia Monsarrat, Lucy Rosen, Anna Rossi, Rachel Stern, and Sammy Wong |
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