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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #194 – June 15, 2021 |
AnnouncementsMonitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Peacebuilding June 15, 2021 | ELI, UNEP, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, the Environmental Law Institute, and the United Nations Environment Programme are collaborating on a project with the United States Institute for Peace to improve the monitoring and evaluation…Endorse the Water and Open Government Declaration June 12, 2021 | Water and Open Government Community of Practice The Open Government and Water and Sanitation Declaration is an international call to bring together water and open government reformers and mobilize ambitious action that strengthens implementation of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)…Call for Papers for Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennal Conference June 7, 2021 | Spanish Studies Abroad The organizers of the 2022 Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Pro-Sociability (WESIPS) Biennial Conference are seeking papers from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and theoretical approaches addressing one or more of the following… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Climate, Land & Security Summer Academy July 25, 2021 - 2021-07-29 Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Initiatives of Change, and Triple Capital online The climate and environmental crises pose multiple and increasing risks, notably to human security. Inter-disciplinary solutions are necessary to meet the scale of the challenges.Closing the Gender Gap in Climate and Security June 28, 2021 International Alert and Chatham House online The climate crisis disproportionately affects fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS).Webinar: Environmental Change & Human Security: Research Directions Report June 21, 2021 Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education, National Science Foundation online The goal of this report is to lay out opportunities to promote research at the intersection of environmental science and security and identifies near-term opportunities to promote critical research through existing disciplinary approaches;…June 16, 2021 - 2021-06-30 University of Vermont and Environmental Peacebuilding Association online This 3-part symposium will take place on June 8th, June 16th, and June 24th 2021, from 8:30am-10:30am ET. |
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: Environment and Conflict Alert - Gaza January 1, 2021 The reverberating effects of the military campaign with heavy explosive weapons in Gaza will have long term implications on the health and livelihoods of Palestinians and ecosystems they depend on.The Forging of Legitimate Authority in the Ceasefire Mixed-Control Karen Areas of Myanmar January 1, 2021 | SiuSue Mark This article investigates how legitimate authority is forged in a tenuous ceasefire context by looking at how communities navigate dual administration by both the Government of Myanmar and the armed group, the Karen…Satellite Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of Armed-Conflict in Rakhine, Myanmar January 1, 2021 | Thiri Aung The impacts of armed conflict on the environment are extremely complex and difficult to investigate, given the impossibility of accessing the affected area and reliable data limitation.Collaborative Environmental Conflict Resolution Practices in the North American Great Lakes Region January 1, 2021 | Olga Skarlato The scholars and practitioners in the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) field have developed, analyzed, and applied a number of approaches to conflict resolution in the past decades, including multiple types of third-party…January 1, 2021 | Ana Lopez, Bibiana Duarte-Abadía, and Rutgerd Boelens This paper analyses the socio-territorial conflict prompted by Los Merinos: a residential–tourism project constructed in an ecological reserve that is vital to Andalusian livelihoods.On the Geopolitics of Fire, Conflict and Land in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq January 1, 2021 | Lina Eklund, Abdulhakim Abdi, Aiman Shahpurwala, and Pinar Dinc There is limited understanding of how conflict and fire are related and how conflict impacts the biophysical environment.Conflict, Development, and the Environment in Asia January 1, 2021 | Brendan Howe In spite of dramatic progress in economic development and governance in Asia, major challenges to human security endure. In some cases, these have been exacerbated by national security and development policymaking.January 1, 2021 This special report from the World Peace Foundation documents how Ethiopian and Eritrean belligerents in the war in Tigray have comprehensively dismantled the region’s economy and food system.January 1, 2021 | Leslie Morris-Iveson, Ernesto Granillo, and Sofie Grundin Children rely on safe and sufficient water and sanitation for their survival and development.Climate Security and the Strategic Energy Pathway in South Asia January 1, 2021 South Asia’s geography makes it particularly vulnerable to climate change. Less appreciated is the likely impact of climatic change on security and stability in the region, both within and between states.Rethinking the Climate-Conflict Nexus: A Human-Environmental-Climate Security Approach January 1, 2021 | Marwa Daoudy Scholars of environmental politics and policy experts have long debated whether climate change can be linked to violent conflict. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. UK: Research Associate, Environmental Footprint of the US Military June 15, 2021 | Lancaster University Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.UK: Postdoctoral Researcher for the OMS Programme in Transboundary Resource Management June 14, 2021 | Oxford University, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography The Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) at the University of Oxford is looking to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow (12 months) for the ongoing Oxford Martin Programme in Transboundary Resource Management…Afghanistan: Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture Specialist June 13, 2021 | Afghanaid Afghanaid is an international humanitarian and development NGO that has worked alongside Afghan communities — currently including over one million adults and children — for over three decades.June 13, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that…Côte d’Ivoire: Manager, Water Coordination and Partnerships Division June 13, 2021 | African Development Bank Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent.Burkina Faso / Mali / Niger / Senegal: Climate and Environment Project Managers June 13, 2021 | Enabel Enabel is the Belgian Development Agency. It carries out Belgian governmental cooperation. The Agency also implements actions for other national and international organizations.Sudan: Project Manager, Livelihoods and Resilience June 13, 2021 | Cooperazione Internazionale Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965.USA: Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Programme — Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace June 3, 2021 | United Nations University, Center for Policy Research United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) in New York is an independent think tank within the UN system. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 25 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Syria: Environmental Ruin Could Make Postwar Syria Unlivable [Audio] March 2, 2021 | Kira Walker, World Politics Review After nearly a decade of conflict, the extensive damage inflicted on Syria’s environment is emerging as another devastating, if less visible, tragedy of its civil war.Sudan: Sudan Imposes New Controls over Gold Trade March 1, 2021 | Middle East Monitor Sudanese yesterday announced the adoption of a new plan to reform its economy based on imposing controls over smuggling gold, the New Khaleej reported.Bangladesh: Climate Change in Bangladesh to ‘Impact Int’l Security’: Muniruzzaman February 28, 2021 | United News of Bangladesh President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security (BIPSS) Maj Gen (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman on Sunday talked about the risks Bangladesh faces as a frontline state in the face of “climate change-induced insecurity”,…Liberia: LLA Launches ‘Land Conflict’ Awareness In Maryland County February 27, 2021 | E. Varney Kamah, Global News Network As land conflict has become a serious problem in Maryland County, Liberia at the official lunching of the Awareness Campaign on the dissemination of information on the LAND RIGHT ACT (LRC) and the…Ghana: Nomads-Farmers’ Conflict: Security Analyst Urges Ghana to Enact Ranching Law February 27, 2021 | GhanaWeb Dr Festus Kofi Aubyn, a Security Analyst, has urged the Government to enact a Cattle Ranching Law, as part of measures to address the perennial nomads-farmers’ conflict in the country.Ethiopia/Sudan: Tensions Run High over Border Region Dispute: Sudan Recalls Envoy to Ethiopia February 18, 2021 | Agence France-Presse Sudan on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, the foreign ministry said, as tensions between the two countries run high over a border region and Addis Ababa’s controversial Blue Nile dam.Afghanistan: Saffron Harvest Yields Impressive 21 Tons This Year February 17, 2021 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has said the harvest of “red gold” saffron this year topped the 21 ton mark.Afghanistan: World Bank Approves $97M Grant to Tackle COVID-19 and Drought February 17, 2021 | Khaama Press To support Afghans affected by drought, Covid-19 pandemic, and nutrition security, the World Bank has granted a total of $97. 50 million from the international development association (IDA) to Afghanistan.February 16, 2021 | UN Women In 2020, even as governments around the world rallied to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of countries and their populations continued to face insecurities spurred by violent extremist organizations.Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Accuses Ethiopia of Incursion, Escalating Land Dispute February 15, 2021 | Simon Marks and Mohammed Alamin, Bloomberg Sudan accused Ethiopian forces of entering its territory, escalating a dispute over land that straddles their border.Iraq: Decades of Plundering: Where Has Iraq’s Oil Wealth Gone? [Video] February 13, 2021 | Al Jazeera Iraq’s dire public services, regular power cuts and water shortages have sparked protest across the country.Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Change February 12, 2021 | Michelle Langrand, Geneva Solutions Women are among the most affected by climate-related insecurity, and yet they’re often absent from the conversation.Ghana: Empowering Women in Climate Action with Alternative Livelihood Options February 12, 2021 | Praise Nutakor, GhanaWeb Like many people in rural communities in Ghana, Mali Yakubu and her family in Tampion in the Northern Region are not able to farm during the dry season. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 12 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Territorial Disputes in Central Asia on the Threshold of the 30th Anniversary of Independence June 14, 2021 | Ermek Baisalov The latest armed conflict on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was the bloodiest military clash in the region over the past 20 years.Gaza War Won’t Derail Arab-Jewish Cooperation in Israel’s Arava Valley June 11, 2021 | Larry Luxner At a remote desert outpost in Israel’s Arava Valley—far from the Hamas missiles and mob violence that shook this country last month—Jews and Arabs are quietly working together to tackle the region’s most…Peace Is Bad for the Environment June 10, 2021 | Hank Campbell In 2016, after over a half century of fighting, the communist group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) gave up.Data-Driven Environmental Decision-Making and Action in Armed Conflict June 8, 2021 | Wim Zwijnenburg A digital revolution through a myriad of earth observation data and open-source investigations is reshaping our understanding of the environmental causes and consequences of armed conflicts.A Conflict Prevention Agenda Should Inform Climate Change Actions in Africa June 8, 2021 | David Maina In Africa, climate change and population expansion are increasing fragilities and vulnerabilities—including contributing to conflict dynamics—for many people who directly depend on nature.How NATO Should Prepare for Climate Change June 8, 2021 | Alexander Verbeek Two weeks before the NATO summit on June 14, a coalition of civil society organizations presented their views on climate action for the security organization.Governments: Commit to Meaningful Military Emissions Cuts at COP26 June 2, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory The 2015 Paris Agreement left cutting military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the discretion of individual nations. Militaries are major emitters and should not be excluded from GHG reduction targets. |
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Compiled by Ally Amavisca, Ford Brodeur, Elen Bueno, Brendan Carr, Claire Doyle, Hadeel Hamoud, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Anna Kasradze, Marie Mavrikios, Rachel Mural, Tyler Rippel, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, and Harriet Taberner |
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