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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #197 – July 27, 2021 |
AnnouncementsJuly 16, 2021 | Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany If we really want to make a difference, where should we be putting our energy, time and money to protect nature and build peace? |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Environmental Peacebuilding: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific Region November 17, 2021 - 2021-11-18 University of Melbourne, CDA Collaborative Learning Project, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, and Murdoch University online The confluence of drastic environmental change, fragility and conflict in the Asia-Pacific region demands a rethinking of existing approaches to development, security, and peacebuilding.Putting Climate Security at the Heart of Humanitarian Action August 9, 2021 CGIAR online Conventional evaluations and indexes that measure the extent and quality of peace more often than not fail to embrace the role that climate can play in insecurity and instability.Webinar on Climate Change, Adaptation, and Risk of Conflict in International River Basins August 4, 2021 Laboratory of Political Geography, University of São Paulo online The Laboratory of Political Geography at the University of São Paulo is co-organizing the new webinar series about “Transboundary water governance around the globe" from August to December of 2021. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 11 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Undermining Colombia's Peace and Environment January 1, 2021 | Alejandro Salazar, Juan F. Salazar, Santiago J. Sánchez-Pacheco, Adriana Sanchez, Eloisa Lasso, Juan C. Villegas, Paola A. Arias, Germán Poveda, Ángela M. Rendón, Maria R. Uribe, Juan C. Pérez, and Jeffrey S. Dukes In 2016, Colombia's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a long-awaited peace agreement.January 1, 2021 | McKenzie F. Johnson This article interrogates local engagement in protected area development as a mechanism for peacebuilding in Afghanistan.Climate Change in the U.S. National Security Strategy: History and Recommendations January 1, 2021 | Holly Kaufman and Sherri Goodman This paper reviews and gleans lessons from the history of how climate change is treated in National Security Strategies (NSSs).Food Systems in Conflict and Peacebuilding Settings: Pathways and Interconnections January 1, 2021 | Caroline Delgado, Vongai Murugani, and Kristina Tschunkert Conflict has a direct negative impact on food systems, affecting people’s ability to produce, trade and access food.Climate Risk Country Profile: Congo, Democratic Republic January 1, 2021 This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and projected changes in key…January 1, 2021 | Michael Shank This chapter describes the threats most likely to produce escalated social conflicts in the immediate and medium-term future.Voices of Water and Violence: Exhibition Making and the Blue Humanities for Transitional Justice January 1, 2021 | Sofía N. González-Ayala and Alejandro Camargo This article examines how the relationships between water and violence are represented as objects for public museum exhibitions in order to guarantee symbolic reparations in a transitional justice context.Climate Migration Policies and the Potential Pathways to Conflict: Outlining a Research Agenda January 1, 2021 | Elisabeth A. Gilmore and Halvard Buhaug Climate policies will need to incentivize transformative societal changes if they are to achieve emission reductions consistent with 1. 5°C temperature targets.Shifting Power: Transitioning to Renewable Energy in United Nations Peace Operations January 1, 2021 | Victoria K. Holt, Alexander R. Hopkins, David Mozersky, and Sherwin Das The activities of the UN Secretariat constitute approximately 60% of the UN System’s greenhouse gas emissions, with the largest share coming from UN-led peace operations. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. July 25, 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…DRC: Project Manager, Fight Against Deforestation and Forest Degradation July 25, 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.Mozambique: National Legal Consultant on Seed Legislation July 25, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), received funds from the European Union (EU) to implement the project PROMOVE Agribiz…Iraq: Environmental Expert to Conduct Environmental Analysis July 25, 2021 | Adyan Foundation Adyan, Foundation for Diversity, Solidarity and Human Dignity, works locally, regionally and internationally for pluralism, inclusive citizenship, community resilience, and spiritual solidarity, through homegrown solutions in Education, Media, Policymaking, and intercultural and interreligious…Afghanistan: International Consultant, Climate Change & NRM Specialist July 25, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Through its Country Offices, or FAO Representations, FAO assists governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to address hunger, food security and malnutrition, and provides technical support for the sustainable development of their… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 16 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Lebanon: Lebanon to Swap Medical Expertise for Iraqi Oil April 3, 2021 | Agence France-Presse Officials from Beirut and Baghdad signed a preliminary agreement Friday that would see Lebanon trade its medical expertise for Iraqi fuel supplies, Lebanese state media reported.Colombia: Deforestation Rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as Cattle Invade April 2, 2021 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay For the past several years, the Colombian Amazon has been hit harder by deforestation than any other region in the country, according to the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology, and Environmental Studies (IDEAM).India: Environment, the Unsuspecting Victim of Cross-Border Conflicts March 31, 2021 | Vaishnavi Rathore, Bastion Be it the deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, or the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh, these strategically sensitive and secluded landscapes end up slipping through the cracks of conservation…Policy Brief Describes New Mindset Needed to Accelerate Gender Equality March 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development A policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development offers a “formula” for accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – enabling women’s participation and decision-making at all levels and increasing women’s…Conflict Minerals: UCLA Researchers Evaluate Efforts to Curb Trade of Conflict Minerals March 30, 2021 | Stan Paul, University of California Los Angeles The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires that US-listed companies sourcing so-called “conflict minerals” from Africa’s Great Lakes region conduct due diligence. (The EU now imposes similar requirements.Afghanistan: Country’s Four Million Internally Displaced Need Urgent Support amid Pandemic March 30, 2021 | Amnesty International The Afghan government and the international community must urgently scale up efforts to support the country’s four million internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been left badly exposed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, said…Participants at “Gender, Climate Change, and Migration” Event Were Briefed on the VC Platform March 29, 2021 | UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Gender equality, women’s protection, and empowerment are keys to the disaster risk reduction and climate change agendas, and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.Sierra Leone: Witness at Massaquoi Trial Links Charles Taylor to Blood Diamonds March 28, 2021 | Premium Times A witness told the Finnish court hearing the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi on Friday, that the former leader of the Sierra Leonean rebel group the Revolutionary United Front gave then Liberian…Afghanistan: Afghan Part of CASA-1000 Project 30% Completed March 28, 2021 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews In the last solar year, only 30% of the construction on the CASA -1000 power transmission project was completed, falling short of a more optimistic pledge that the project would be completed. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Deadly Water Conflict a Warning for the World July 26, 2021 | Donna Miles For thousands of years, Iran, which lies in a semi-arid part of the world, had remarkable success in sustainable water management.Climate and Conflict: A Look at Environmental Peacebuilding July 25, 2021 | Laureen Fagan The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has focused on global conflict and peacemaking strategies for more than 50 years, but over time the focus has increasingly turned to climate-related issues.A Water Crisis Is Creating Nightmare Conditions across the Middle East July 25, 2021 | Bel Trew That the wars of the future will be fought over water rather than oil is an adage that feels like an increasingly terrifyingly reality as every year goes by.July 24, 2021 | Deepak Vohra Sudan and Egypt are extremely wary of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam which, they believe, will limit their access to the life-giving waters of the Nile.The UK Has Been Linked to Congo’s ‘Conflict Minerals’ – Where Are the Criminal Charges? July 21, 2021 | Vava Tampa According to the Swiss federal criminal court last week, the corruption destroying the Democratic Republic of the Congo – where devastating conflicts over minerals used in our electronics have killed more than six…Explaining the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Clash: Hypotheses in Search of Corroboration July 14, 2021 | Richard Weitz In late April 2021, fighting broke out along the frontier between Kyrgyzstan’s Batken province and Tajikistan’s Sughd province.Reconciliation through Ecological Collaboration July 14, 2021 | William F. Laurance Last fall, Azerbaijan and Armenia fought the Nagorno-Karabakh war, which claimed several thousand lives in an escalation of a long-running territorial conflict between the two countries. |
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Compiled by Ally Amavisca, Ford Brodeur, Elen Bueno, Brendan Carr, Claire Doyle, Rina El-Shanti, Hadeel Hamoud, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Anna Kasradze, Marie Mavrikios, Chau Minh Do, Tyler Rippel, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, Harriet Taberner, and Leela Yadav |
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