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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #173 – August 25, 2020 |
AnnouncementsMassive Open Online Course: Gender and Mining Governance August 21, 2020 | UNDP; EGP; IGF Do you need to make a stronger case for amplifying women’s voices in mining governance?August 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. 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…WWWeek: Reducing the Risks of Climate-Related Water Conflicts (A Road to Geneva Event) August 28, 2020 Environmental Peacebuilding Association Water Interest Group, Pacific Institute, Global Water 2020, Geneva Water Hub, Nicholas School of the Environment and the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy, and the Water, Peace, and Security Partnership online This event was recorded and can be accessed here: https://youtu. be/uGjpPp6SUJoWhen: 11:00 EST Evidence continues to accumulate that human-caused climate changes are influencing tensions and violence over water resources. 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.August 26, 2020 International Water Resources Association online This new IWRA webinar will focus on how power impacts water conflict. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 61 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Investment Disputes from Below: Whose Rights Matter? January 1, 2020 | Lorenzo Cotula Shreds of clouds drift low over the rugged ridges and the yellow-green glens, leaving behind moisture that saturates the marshy moorlands.Ease Conflict in Asia with Snow Leopard Peace Parks January 1, 2020 | Aishwarya Maheshwari The Himalayas, the mountains of central Asia, and the mountains of southwest China—3 of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots—have suffered severe biodiversity loss as a result of war and related military activities.January 1, 2020 | Clare Church and Alec Crawford Minerals and metals will play a key role in the transition to a low-carbon economy.Three-Way Power Dynamics in the Arctic January 1, 2020 | Rebecca Pincus The Arctic is an emerging region of great significance to US-China-Russia great power competition.Public Participation as Peacebuilding: A New Model for Environmental Justice Communities January 1, 2020 | Katie Fagan Environmental justice seeks to address the unequal burden of environmental problems experienced by minority and low-income communities and to ensure their meaningful participation in decision-making processes.January 1, 2020 | Kirsten Davies, Thomas Riddell, and Jürgen Scheffran Global warming poses serious risks to the environment, communities, and international peace and security.Precaution in International Environmental Law and Precautions in the Law of Armed Conflict January 1, 2020 | Michael Bothe The protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict, in particular during armed conflict is a complex problem as it involves at least two different fields of international law, the law of…January 1, 2020 Over the last several years, summer crop fires in north east Syria have become a reoccurring issue. Largely commencing in early May, these fires overlap with wheat and barley harvest seasons.How Can UN Organs Respond to Climate-Security Risks? January 1, 2020 | Christian König and Janani Vivekananda The impact of climate change on peace and conflict is a critical foreign policy challenge.Environmental Peacebuilding and the Transferability of EcoPeace Middle East’s Strategy January 1, 2020 | Andrew Light Environmental peacebuilding is a theory of conflict management used by EcoPeace Middle East in the Jordan River Valley.January 1, 2020 | Raul Pacheo-Vega Cities face substantial water governance challenges, even more so when their activities are water-intensive, as global tourism is.Emotions, Power, and Environmental Conflict: Expanding the ‘Emotional Turn’ in Political Ecology January 1, 2020 | Marien González-Hidalgo and Christos Zografos Building on the framework of Emotional Political Ecology, we seek to expand ways of studying the relationships between emotion, power, and environmental conflict.Russia and China in the Arctic: Cooperation, Competition, and Consequences January 1, 2020 | Dmitri Trenin Climate change has opened up previously frozen parts of the Arctic for navigation, and potentially for the development of natural resources.Protecting the Environment in Court: A Case for the Reinforcement of Environmental Rule of Law January 1, 2019 | Seraina Peterson Over the past decades, global environmental governance has significantly developed and now includes a large number of international agreements, mechanisms and institutions.January 1, 2019 | David Jensen What are the range of environmental impacts and damages caused by armed conflict? |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Chad: Zakouma Project Manager (GEFZ) August 20, 2020 | International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a union of Members made up of governments and civil society organizations.Fiji: Project Manager - Climate Security Project August 18, 2020 | UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 21 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Former SIPRI Researcher Arthur H. Westing—In Memoriam May 8, 2020 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI mourns the passing of former SIPRI expert Arthur H. Westing (United States), who died on 30 April 2020 at the age of 91.Gaza: Israel Billionaire Hopes to Bring Drinking Water in the War-Torn Gaza Strip May 6, 2020 | Zaini Majeed, Republic World In a solution to the Gaza strip’s water crisis, a Georgian-Israeli billionaire proposed that he would deliver hundreds of generators to produce the chronic water supply in the water-deficient region.May 3, 2020 | Luke Andrews, MailOnline Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.What COVID-19 Tells Us About Gender Inequality in Latin America May 1, 2020 | Eugene Zapata-Garesché and Luciana Cardoso Mexico City – In the midst of social and economic unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic appears as an uninvited guest to an already crowded cocktail of Latin American headaches.China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Updates Disputed Sea Maps to Get Back at Vietnam May 1, 2020 | Ralph Jennings, Voice of America China has renamed scores of islets and underwater landforms in the South China Sea, a move some analysts say is intended to push back against Vietnamese naval incursions in the disputed waterway.Vietnam: Addressing Gender-Based Violence Alongside the COVID-19 Pandemic in Viet Nam April 29, 2020 Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam – The “Anh Duong” (Sunshine) House Shelter for the provision of essential services to survivors of violence against women and girls was jointly launched this morning for the…Myanmar: Communities Clash with Conservation Efforts in Northern Myanmar's Hkakaborazi Region April 28, 2020 | Emily Fishbein, Mongabay In late 2018, following a series of demonstrations and confrontations, indigenous communities primarily from the Rawang ethnic minority expelled the Myanmar Forest Department and its international partner, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), from…DRC: 12 Rangers from Virunga Park Killed While Trying to Save Civilians from FDLR Ambush April 28, 2020 | Angus Begg, Independent Online Twelve rangers and four civilians were killed late last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park, home to the highly endangered mountain gorilla.Guatemala: Tejiendo Paz Addresses Environmental Issues, Conflict and the Pandemic April 28, 2020 | Janey Fugate TOTONICAPAN, Guatemala — Wearing the brightly colored skirt typical of Maya women in the Western Highlands, Nicolasa Grasiela Checlan held up a baton with a black tassel hanging from the top.Sudan: Sudanese Parties Agree to Share Resources with Darfur Region April 27, 2020 | Ahmed Younis, Asharq Al-Awsat The Sudanese negotiating parties have reached an agreement to share national resources between the central government and Darfur region.Iraq: How the Oil Crash Affects Oil-Dependent Countries Like Iraq April 27, 2020 | Smya Kullab and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Water Wars Will Increasingly Fuel African and Middle East Conflicts August 21, 2020 | Clive Lipchin and Hussein Solomon The planet is heating up fast.Stopping Fuel Supplies Into Gaza Harms Israel August 21, 2020 | Gidon Bromberg When Hamas, which seeks to pressure the government of Qatar to continue sending money into Gaza launch rockets and balloon bombs into Israel, not only do innocent civilians on both sides of the…August 19, 2020 | Nam Nguyen A systemic analysis of the role that climate, natural resource and food systems play in conflict and peace is key to design and implement interventions addressing and preventing conflict.August 14, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg Yemen’s fertile wadis that flow down from the mountainous areas on the west coast have been an essential lifeline for a population that has relied on its water for agricultural production for millennia.To Understand How Disasters Relate to Conflict and Peace, Reframe the Starting Point August 11, 2020 | Laura E. R. Peters Is the world doomed to be ever-more tumultuous? For years, headlines have suggested that climate change causes or acts as a threat multiplier for violent conflicts. |
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Compiled by Elsa Barron, Andrew Blunt, Rollin Bresson, Elen Bueno, Alex Caplan, Miriam Dangasuk, 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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