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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #189 – April 6, 2021 |
AnnouncementsApril 6, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and United Nations Environment Programme New big data systems and novel technologies, including earth observation, social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain and crowd-sourcing, have become critical to monitor and address natural resources management, environmental degradation, climate change, and human security.…April 5, 2021 | Richard J. Chacon and Yamilette Chacon Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind.March 19, 2021 | EnPAx Young Professionals Interest Group The Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s Young Professionals Interest Group (YPIG) is pleased to announce the launch of its mentorship initiative. Join and help shape the future of environmental peacebuilding!March 8, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association; Geneva Peacebuilding Platform; Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies; Geneva Water Hub, University of Geneva; and UN Environment Programme The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and partners are pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.March 7, 2021 | Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, PeaceNexus Foundation, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform acts as a neutral convener of the Geneva Dialogue on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace in order to improve the exchange between environmental and peacebuilding communities. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference 2022 June 1, 2022 - 2022-06-03 Richard J. Chacon and Yamilette Chacon Seville, Spain Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind.The Nexus of Climate Change, Fragility, and Peacebuilding April 13, 2021 US Institute of Peace and Wilson Center online The Biden administration is taking action to center climate change in its foreign policy and national security agendas, preparing to dramatically curb U. S.April 8, 2021 University of Alabama's Center for Latin American Studies online Join the University of Alabama's Center for Latin American Studies for a discussion on gender and land rights in peacebuilding efforts in Colombia with Dr. Donny Meertens and Dr. Ruken Sengul.EnPAx Consultative Meeting on the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding April 8, 2021 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online Please join us for a briefing on and consultative meeting in preparation for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding on Thursday, April 8, from 10:00-11:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada).Building Resilience in the Sahel in an Era of Forced Displacement April 8, 2021 Wilson Center online In the Sahel, a growing crisis driven by ongoing violence and devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and food insecurity, has led to the internal displacement of more than 2 million… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 15 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2021 | Francisco Mugizi and Tomoya Matsumoto This paper examines conflicts in northern Uganda over land rights and land demarcation between neighbours who returned from absence due to displacement caused by armed conflicts.Coalitions for Land Grabbing in Wartime: State, Paramilitaries and Elites in Colombia January 1, 2021 | Jennifer Vargas Reina This analysis considers two contrasting trajectories of coercive and illegal land accumulation across two northern Colombian municipalities in wartime.Effect of Protected Areas on Human Populations in the Context of Colombian Armed Conflict, 2005–2018 January 1, 2021 | Roberto Rodríguez-Díaz, Víctor Javier Colino-Rabanal, Alejandra Gutierrez-López, and María José Blanco-Villegas It is widely recognised that conservation policies in protected areas must also favour the development and viability of human populations.GIS in Colombian Post-Conflict Land Use Planning January 1, 2021 | Hernán Granda-Rodriguez, Jenny Patricia-Vanegas, Daniel Robledo-Buitrago, John Jairo Castañeda, Edier Fernando Ávila-Vélez, and Miguel A. De Luque-Villa This research collected and interpreted geographic and temporal data on changes in land use coverage in order to improve sustainable development and land use planning in Silvania, Colombia.Perception and Conflict in Conservation: The Rashomon Effect January 1, 2021 | Phillip S. Levin, Steven A. Gray, Christian Möllmann, and Adrian C. Stier Conflict is a common feature in conservation and resource management.January 1, 2021 | Leif V. Brottem This article reviews recent research on pastoral resource conflict in the context of security crises across Sudano–Sahelian West and Central Africa.Palestinian Olive Trees: An Environmental Tragedy or a Tragedy of the Conflict? January 1, 2021 | Amira Gabarin Olive trees have a special place in the heart of every Palestinian.Afghanistan: Spring Disaster Contingency Plan (Mar-Jun 2021) January 1, 2021 Recognising the multiple, overlapping challenges facing the people of Afghanistan as spring approaches – including a potential La Niña-driven drought, intensifying conflict, and ongoing COVID-19 challenges – the ICCT conducted a multi-sectoral analysis…Wartime Protected Area Governance: The Case of Colombia’s Alto Fragua Indiwasi National Park January 1, 2021 | Julia Gorricho and Markus Schultze-Kraft Despite its relevance for conservation in biodiversity hotspots, many of which are in the Global South and display a record of violent conflict, the relationship between protected area governance and armed conflict is…Economics of Nature: Mapping Liberia’s Ecosystems to Understand Their Value [Video] January 1, 2021 | Katie Jepson, Sofie L. Bates, Trent L. Schindler, Celio De Sousa, Trond Larsen, Chris Neigh, Temilola Fatoyinbo, and Daniel Juhn NASA is working alongside Conservation International and the Liberian Government through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pilot an innovative and replicable approach to more accurately map ecosystems to support effective planning and…Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan January 1, 2021 | Cedric De Coning, Florian Krampe, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Anab Ovidie Grant, and Kheira Tarif South Sudan is highly vulnerable to climate change, including flooding, droughts and, most recently, a locust infestation. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. South Africa: Programme Officer, Water and Sanitation April 5, 2021 | Stockholm International Water Institute The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an experienced Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs at the global level, in different regions.Communications Officer, Winnipeg April 5, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development and environmental sustainability.Communications Officer, Ottawa April 5, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development and environmental sustainability.South Sudan: Resilience Technical Specialist April 5, 2021 | Save the Children The Resilience Technical Specialist will be the main focal point for roll out of the Country Office’s recently developed Resilience Approach and Strategy, as well provide an overall technical and strategic support that…Philippines: Agriculture Resilience Specialist April 5, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector.Conflict-Sensitive Programming Specialist (Anticipatory Action) April 5, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO's efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to food and agricultural threats and crises.Panama: Intern, Disasters and Conflicts Programme, UN Environment - Latin America & Caribbean March 19, 2021 | UN Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 17 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: 67 Mining Projects to be Offered for Bidding December 6, 2020 | Wadsam The High Economic Council (HEC) has approved 67 mining projects out of 108 proposed sites.Iraq: Establishing a Sovereign Wealth Fund in Iraq December 6, 2020 | Iraq Business News Throughout history, financial crises have been met with innovative reform plans that help develop the resilience of a country's economic system, except when it comes to Iraq.South Sudan: New Players for Juba Solar PV-Plus-Storage Project December 4, 2020 | Constructions Review Online Two new companies, precisely the United Arab Emirates-based Asunim Solar and the renewable energy solutions consultancy company I-kWh company, have joined forces towards the implementation of the Juba solar PV-plus-storage project in South…India/Pakistan: India's Kabul River Dam Support Likely to Unnerve Pakistan December 4, 2020 | Water Dipomat India has announced plans to build the Shahtoot Dam on Afghanistan’s Kabul River, which will help residents of Kabul but is likely to unsettle downstream Pakistan.Liberia: Green Advocates Breaks New Ground December 3, 2020 | Observer At a ground-breaking event in the city of Saniquellie, Blei Forest outlying communities in Nimba have self-identified as first step in supporting customary tenure recognition as stipulated under the Land Rights Act 2018.Liberia: Miners and Loggers Fight over Community Forest in Gbarpolu November 30, 2020 | Mark N. Mengonfia, New Republic In March last year, Korninga B Community Forest signed an agreement with Indo Africa Plantation Liberia to allow logging in its forest, which stretches across 31,818 hectares in Bopolu District.Myanmar: Amid Tensions in Myanmar, an Indigenous Park of Peace Is Born November 30, 2020 | Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360 The Salween Peace Park is being lauded as a model for conservation that draws less on Western science and more on ethnic cultural traditions of foraging for wild foods, taboos on hunting, and…Iraq/Islamic State: Islamic State Says It Launched Rocket Attack on Northern Iraq Oil Refinery November 29, 2020 | Ghazwan Hassan and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters A rocket hit a small oil refinery in northern Iraq on Sunday, causing a fire at a fuel storage tank and forcing a complete shutdown of operations after the blaze spread to a…Afghanistan/Iran: Afghan Dam Constructions Threaten Iran Water Share November 29, 2020 | Financial Tribune Construction of the Kamal Khan Dam on Helmand River now near completion will profoundly affect water supply to Iranian wetlands and aggravate environmental problems in east and southeastern Iran, Iran's former ambassador to…Sierra Leone: MRU, CSOs Plan for Kimberly Process November 28, 2020 | Mabinty M. Kamara, Politico SL In an effort to ensure Civil Society’s effective participation in the Kimberly Process-Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (KP-ASM), the German international development agency, GIZ, has hosted a day long regional civil society engagement,… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 11 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Herder-Farmers Conflict: Embracing the Ganduje, Abounu Solution April 4, 2021 | Oludayo Tade Fielding questions from journalists in Katsina, recently, the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said his administration has been able to stem the tide of banditry by establishing a ranching culture in the state.Egypt and Ethiopia Are Heading toward Conflict over Water. It’s Time to Intervene. April 2, 2021 | Ezzedine C. Fishere Egypt and Ethiopia are inching, slowly but surely, toward conflict.Renouncing Reprisals: An Opportunity for the Biden Administration April 1, 2021 | Adil Ahmad Haque The United States has taken a number of morally objectionable positions regarding the lawful conduct of armed conflict over the years.If War Were to Doom Us All Tomorrow, the ICJ Would Still Plant a Tree March 30, 2021 | Moises A. Montiel M. The ICJ is no stranger to the growing concern about the environment.Editorial: Human-Wildlife Clash March 25, 2021 | Himalayan Times Nepal's conservation efforts have been considered a huge success, allowing endangered animals to thrive in the wild.Crimea’s Water Crisis Is an Impossible Problem for Putin March 25, 2021 | Clara Ferreira Marques A water emergency in Crimea is absorbing billions of taxpayer rubles as Russia tries to patch up an impossible problem stemming from the peninsula’s annexation in 2014.March 24, 2021 | Judith Nora Hardt, Michael Brzoska, and Alina Viehoff The German government should continue its efforts on climate change and security even after its membership in the UN Security Council has come to an end.The Attack on the Italian Ambassador in Congo March 24, 2021 | Daniel Ruiz This article intends to do a critical analysis of the recent attack that cost the life to the Italian Ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Luca Attanasio, together with his bodyguard…New NASA Maps Will Help Liberia Chart Course for a Sustainable Future March 22, 2021 | Kiley Price Within Liberia’s borders lies one of the last strongholds of intact forests in West Africa. |
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Compiled by Ally Amavisca, Rosabella Bojin, Elen Bueno, Maya Cohen, Claire Doyle, Hadeel Hamoud, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Anna Kasradze, Marie Mavrikios, Rachel Mural, Anna Rossi, Rachel Stern, and Rachel Stromsta |
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