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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #174 – September 8, 2020 |
AnnouncementsAugust 27, 2020 | EcoPeace Middle East EcoPeace Middle East & KAS Climate Policy and Energy Security Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa invite you to apply for an amazing opportunity to enhance your knowledge of environmental peacebuilding and climate security while… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Environmental Peacebuilding at Geneva Peace Week 2020 (A Road to Geneva Event) November 6, 2020 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform online Geneva Peace Week 2020 is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar.Environment and Security: A Virtual Learning Journey October 12, 2020 - 2020-11-13 Geneva Centre for Security Policy online Natural resources such as water, soil and biodiversity are under increasing stress.October 6, 2020 - 2020-10-08 Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at The University of Chicago online The climate of conflict is rapidly shifting around the world.October 1, 2020 Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Duke University Center for International and Global Studies, Global Green Growth Institute, Environmental Law Institute, Duke Kunshan University, and International Master's of Environmental Policy. online This event was held in Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation in English. We experienced technical difficulties and were unable to record the Spanish version of the event. We apologize for the inconvenience.September 30, 2020 Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic, Conflict and Environment Observatory, Environmental Peacebuilding Association Law Interest Group online Armed conflicts and military activities take a toll on the environment that significantly affects both people and ecosystems.Untangling the Impact of Illegal Fishing in North Korean Waters September 22, 2020 Stimson Center online In 2017, the UN Security Council banned North Korea from selling fishing permits, but new monitoring methods show that hundreds of vessels originating from China have been fishing in North Korean waters in…Disasters, Gender, Peace & Conflict September 21, 2020 Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne online The number and intensity of disasters is increasing worldwide, while levels of armed conflict and gendered violence remain high. |
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: Water in War: Understanding the Impacts of Armed Conflict on Water Resources and Their Management January 1, 2020 | Juliane Schillinger, Gül Özerol, Şermin Güven‐Griemert, and Michiel Heldeweg Armed conflict has the potential to disrupt water systems that are crucial to environmental and human wellbeing.January 1, 2020 | Tobias Ide This chapter provides a brief overview about key debates and publications on environmental peacebuilding.January 1, 2020 | Héctor Morales-Muñoz, Srijna Jha, Michelle Bonatti, Henryk Alff, Sabine Kurtenbach, and Stefan Sieber Migration, whether triggered by single events, such as violent conflict, or by long term pressures related to environmental change or food insecurity is altering sustainable development in societies.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.Nature as Diplomat: Scale, Agency, and Purpose in Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2020 | Becca Farnum Environmental peacebuilding, the idea that the environment can be integrated in peacebuilding practices, is a growing trend in international relations and public diplomacy.January 1, 2020 | Mara Tignino and Öykü Irmakkesen The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure is the result of a think-tank process started by the Geneva Water Hub’s Platform for International Water Law in 2016 during the…How Can UN Organs Respond to Climate-Security Risks? January 1, 2020 | Christian Konig and Janani Vivekananda The impact of climate change on peace and conflict is a critical foreign policy challenge.Global Peace Index 2020: Measuring Peace in a Complex World January 1, 2020 | Institute for Economics & Peace This is the 14th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness.The Role of International Community in the Promotion of Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2020 | Anders Jagerskog, Henk W.J. Ovink, and Gidon Bromberg The Role of the International Community in the Promotion of Environmental Peacebuilding" Moderator: Giulia Giordano - International Programs Manager, EcoPeace Middle East Speakers: Anders Jagerskog - Senior Water Resource Manager, World Bank Henk…Climate Change and Security: The Handbook January 1, 2020 | Stella Schaller, Katarina Schulz, and Beatrice Mosello This manual is a compilation of introductory texts and the most relevant reports in the field of climate change and security.Climate and Security in the Indo-Asia Pacific January 1, 2020 | Louise van Schaik, Brigette Dekker, and Tom Middendorp As ASEAN convenes the 13th Meeting of its Joint Task Force on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released a new report urging leaders to…January 1, 2020 | Romane Boyer An innovative approach has emerged to consolidate peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected context using experiential education with an environmental perspective.January 1, 2020 | David Mansfield What will happen to the 1. 5 million desert settlers of southwest #Afghanistan?January 1, 2019 | Carl Bruch How does armed conflict affect environmental governance and undermine social relationships related to managing natural resources and the environment?January 1, 2018 | Andres Suarez, Paola Arias-Arévalo, Eliana Martinez-Mera, and Tatiana Enriquez Highlights the impact of women's involvement in post-conflict situations in Colombia. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. September 5, 2020 | Energy Peace Partners Energy Peace Partners (EPP) is a US-based organization built around the idea that climate solutions can support peace in places affected by violent conflict.DRC: Conservation Pilot, Northeast September 5, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (“WCS”) is a New York not-for-profit corporation founded by statute in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society.Myanmar: Consultant for Policy Gap Analysis & Capacity Assessment on ICCA September 5, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature WWF-Myanmar is seeking a suitable and qualified candidate for a Consultant for Policy Gap Analysis & Capacity Assessment on ICCA position with home-based.September 5, 2020 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR is a global organization, dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.Kenya: Baseline Evaluation for Modogashe Ending Chronic Hunger Integrated Project September 5, 2020 | British Red Cross The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.Post-Doctoral Position: OCEAN Sustainability Pathways for Achieving Conflict Transformation September 5, 2020 | FAPESP FAPESP is a public foundation, funded by the taxpayer in the State of São Paulo, with the mission to support research projects in higher education and research institutions, in all fields of knowledge.Recruitment of Consultant for the Scoping Study of “Climate Security Project in Central Africa” August 29, 2020 | UN Regional Office for Central Africa The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) is a Special Political Mission with a regional mandate to help prevent conflict and consolidate peace in Central Africa. I. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 25 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: South Sudan: An Unexplored Eden of Biodiversity May 26, 2020 | Nick Perry, Agence France-Presse South Sudan boasts Africa's biggest wetland, the Sudd, and its largest intact savanna, a stretch of untouched wilderness east of the White Nile that reaches all the way to Ethiopia.Pandemic Disrupts Illegal Drug Trade, Upending Both Product and Profits May 25, 2020 | Brian Mann, NPR The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the illegal drug trade in ways not seen since World War II, affecting nearly every country and many different kinds of drugs, according to a report compiled by…Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt Accepts Ethiopia-Sudan Proposal to Renegotiate Dam Dispute May 24, 2020 | Agence France-Presse Egypt said on Thursday it is willing to resume negotiations with Sudan and Ethiopia over the filling of a controversial mega-dam that has been a source of tension between all three Nile basin…Cyprus: Rival Sides Join to Fight Wildfire in Breakaway North May 19, 2020 | Associated Press Two aircraft dispatched by Cyprus' internationally recognized government for the first time helped to fight a wildfire in the breakaway north of the ethnically divided island nation, an official said Sunday.Myanmar: Rakhine Squatters Ordered to Vacate Former Rohingya Quarter in Myanmar’s Sittwe Township May 18, 2020 | Radio Free Asia The government of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state capital has issued an order requiring ethnic Rakhine Buddhist families to vacate more than 1,250 shelters erected on top of a former Rohingya Muslim area of…Afghanistan: 9 Militants Killed, 2 Soldiers Wounded in Water Dam Attack in Afghanistan May 16, 2020 | Xinhua At least nine militants were killed, two Afghan security force members and five militants wounded during a predawn clash in eastern Paktia province on Saturday, an army source confirmed.Syria: Time to Harvest the Honey: Syrian Returnees Find New Livelihoods in Beekeeping May 15, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The improvement of the security situation in Daraa Governorate in southwest Syria has allowed thousands of displaced families to return to their homes.Israel/Jordan: King Warns Israel of 'Massive Conflict' over Annexation May 15, 2020 | Ammonews German magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday an interview with His Majesty King Abdullah that covered the latest developments in the Middle East and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.Myanmar: Myanmar Arrests More Illegal Timber Traders During COVID-19 May 13, 2020 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times The authorities have seized more illegally logged timber and arrested more timber traders since the COVID-19 outbreak in Myanmar in late March.Canada: Violence Against Indigenous Women During COVID-19 Sparks Calls for MMIWG Plan May 10, 2020 | Teresa Wright, CBC With reports of a sharp rise in violence against Indigenous women as COVID-19 restrictions keep families stuck in their homes, concerns are being raised about whether the pandemic could delay the promised June… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here’s Why We Need a Global Agreement on Cross-Border Science to Beat COVID-19 September 4, 2020 | Saleem Ali The coronavirus pandemic should be a rallying call to policy-makers and scientists everywhere, bringing the world together to confront a common threat.Timor-Leste: The Path from Peace to Prosperity September 3, 2020 | Jason Woodroofe Standing underneath the 27m tall Cristo Rei statue of Jesus and staring back across at the beautiful city of Dili it is hard to imagine that Timor-Leste is shrouded in a past of…Unpacking the Revised and Annotated DRC Mining Code September 1, 2020 | Mining Review Africa In July 2020, the DRC mining registry published an annotated version of the 2002 Mining Code as amended in 2018 (the Revised Code). |
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