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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #199 – August 24, 2021 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Nominations August 22, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association sponsors awards for leaders, practitioners, and researchers.August 17, 2021 | UN CC: e-Learn Climate change is considered by many as among the greatest risks for peace and security in the 21st century.Murdoch University Launches a New Major on Environment, Security and Conflict August 13, 2021 | Murdoch University In 2022, Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, launches a new major on Environment, Security and Conflict in its Global Security undergraduate program. |
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.Education for Peacebuilding - From Learning to Practice (A Road to Geneva Event Series) October 6, 2021 - 2021-10-27 EnPAx Education Interest Group online In October 2021, the EnPAx Education Interest Group (EIG) will host a 4-part panel series titled “Education for Peacebuilding - from Learning to Practice” as part of the Road to Geneva.Environment, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: Northern Africa, Sahel and Saharan Region September 14, 2021 Bosch Alumni Network in partnership with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association online Across communities and societies that have experienced conflicts where natural resources have been one of the factors, we find an undeniable link between the protection of the environment and the resources in question,…Environment, Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice: IGAD and COMESA Regions September 7, 2021 Bosch Alumni Network in partnership with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association online Across communities and societies that have experienced conflicts where natural resources have been one of the factors, we find an undeniable link between the protection of the environment and the resources in question,… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 8 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2021 | Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi, and Stacy D. VanDeveer For international and domestic actors, post-conflict peacebuilding is one of the most difficult policy arenas to understand and in which to operate.The Relationship between Climate Change and Internal Migration in the Americas January 1, 2021 | Jorge Alejandro Silva Rodríguez de San Miguel, Esteban Martínez Díaz, and Dulce María Monroy Becerril The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between climate change and internal migration in the Americas.Post-Conflict Transition and REDD+ in Colombia: Challenges to Reducing Deforestation in the Amazon January 1, 2021 | Jean Carlo Rodríguez-de-Francisco, Carlos del Cairo, Daniel Ortiz-Gallego, Juan Sebastian Velez-Triana, Tomás Vergara-Gutiérrez, and Jonas Heinad REDD+ is a mechanism to address climate change by reducing deforestation and forest degradation.The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush January 1, 2021 | Nicolas Niarchos Cell phones and electric cars rely on the mineral, causing a boom in demand. Locals are hunting for this buried treasure—but are getting almost none of the profit.January 1, 2021 | Anagibeth Choconta Lopez Colombian natural forest occupies more than 50% of the total terrestrial area and has almost 10% of global biodiversity (Prem, Saavedra, & Vargas, 2020).Rethinking Human Mobility in the Face of Global Changes January 1, 2021 | Beatrice Mosello, Christian König, Emily Wright, and Gareth Price This paper examines the interaction between climate impacts, migration, displacement and (in)security.Revisiting Natural Resources-Conflict Nexus January 1, 2021 | Dief Reagen Nochi Faha This paper analyses the threshold effect of natural resources on internal conflict in 124 countries over the period 1984–2017 using panel smooth transition regression approach. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Somalia: Environment Impact Assessment Specialist August 23, 2021 | Nordic International Support Foundation The Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Oslo.CAR: WASH & Shelter Coordinator August 23, 2021 | Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.DRC: Head of Logistics, Okapi Wildlife Reserve August 23, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been active in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR) for more than 30 years, supporting its creation, and subsequently working closely with ICCN (Institut Congolaise pour la Conservation…Head of Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Africa August 23, 2021 | Natural Justice Based on the intersecting crises including environmental and climate, human rights abuses, patriarchy, race and inequality amongst others, Natural Justice is in a key phase to expand its work to stand behind more…Myanmar: Freshwater Programme & Policy Manager August 23, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.Switzerland: Private Sector and Technical Specialist - Central African Forest Initiative August 23, 2021 | UNDP UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 21 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Mozambique: Gas Fields and Jihad: Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Becomes a Resource-Rich War Zone April 26, 2021 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay On Monday, French energy giant Total declared force majeure on its multibillion-dollar light natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique, formally withdrawing all of its employees from the region and indefinitely suspending its…Nigeria: Farmer/Herders Clash: Never Allow Disputes Degenerate into Violence ― Abiodun April 23, 2021 | James Ogunnaike, Vanguard Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has warned the people of the State that they should never allow misunderstanding to descend into violence as recently witnessed in some communities in the State.Guam: Military's Mess Sparks Guam Superfund Battle April 23, 2021 | Pamela King and E.A. Crunden, Energy & Environment News The Supreme Court will be asked to decide who should be on the hook for the $160 million cleanup of a dump the U. S.Syria: Syrian Regime Might Be after Kurdish-Controlled Oil Fields, Says Top US Commander April 23, 2021 | Karwan Faidhi Dri, Rudaw The Syrian regime and its allies might want to control oil fields currently controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday.Myanmar: Military Coup Clouds Control over Jade, Gems in Myanmar April 22, 2021 | Emily Fishbein, Nu Nu Lusan, and Zau Myet Awng, Al Jazeera Life in Myanmar’s jade-producing regions was always difficult and precarious but since the military seized power from the civilian government on February 1, it has become even more dangerous.April 22, 2021 | Maggie McGrath, Forbes While the consequences of climate change—rising air and sea temperatures, droughts, extreme storms and even insect outbreaks—have an impact on all humans around the globe, they have a disproportionate effect on women.April 21, 2021 | NBC News A decade of war in Syria has left oil facilities in ruins and created an environmental catastrophe. Syrians are devastated by the health consequences of pollution with no cleanup efforts currently underway.South Sudan: Government Promises Sanctions against Oil Companies That Violate Environmental Laws April 21, 2021 | Ecofin Agency In South Sudan, the government is planning to press charges against oil companies that are repeatedly polluting the country’s soil and water despite several warnings.Climate Change: Emerging Lessons from Implementing Climate-Related Peace and Security Mandates April 20, 2021 | Cedric de Coning, Florian Krampe, and Jake Sherman, Global Observatory Six of the ten largest United Nations-led peace operations in 2020 were located in countries that are the most exposed to climate change.Climate Change: Military Leaders, Security Chiefs Demand Action on Climate Threat April 20, 2021 | Nick O'Malley, Sydney Morning Herald The two existential threats that keep former chief of defence Admiral Chris Barrie awake at night are nuclear war, which he says the Australian government can’t do much about, and climate change, which…April 16, 2021 | Observer On the 30th of March 2021, the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) in collaboration with Fauna and Flora International (FFI) held a multi-stakeholder workshop to validate the management plan for the Sapo…Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Water Sharing Challenges April 16, 2021 | Syed Mohammad Ali, Tribune All eyes are currently focused on implications of the US decision to delay its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan till September. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Why Addressing the Climate Crisis Can Help Build More Sustainable Peace August 23, 2021 | Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi, and Stacy D. VanDeveer Thirty years of research underlies the realization that climate change poses substantial national, international and human security risks, but analysts have only recently shifted their focus toward how to simultaneously build peace in…How Ethiopia’s Conflict Has Affected Farming in Tigray August 22, 2021 | Jan Nyssen, Emnet Negash, and Sofie Annys Since fighting broke out in November 2020 between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian army, the conflict has wreaked havoc on the lives of people living in the Tigray state.Water and (in-)Security in Afghanistan as the Taliban Take over August 16, 2021 | Water, Peace and Security The takeover by the Taliban not only threatens people’s lives, security and fundamental freedom, but also significantly increases risks of water insecurity both immediately and in the long term.August 13, 2021 | Elizabeth B. Hessami and Asef Ghafoory The Taliban have taken over the Afghan city of Herat, capping three weeks of furious fighting in which both men and women took up arms to defend their city while many residents fled…Repairing the Damage to Global Food Systems From COVID-19 August 12, 2021 | World Politics Review According to a United Nations report released last month, just under one-tenth of the global population was undernourished in 2020, up from 8. 4 percent in 2019.As International Troops Depart Afghanistan, the Threat of Landmines Remains August 11, 2021 | Evan Jones and Daniel Bertoli Buried amongst the dozens of pressing challenges in Afghanistan is an issue that rarely receives the international spotlight: the prevalence of landmines and other explosive remnants of war. |
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Compiled by Ally Amavisca, Elen Bueno, Rina El-Shanti, Hadeel Hamoud, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Anna Kasradze, Marie Mavrikios, Chau Minh Do, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, Harriet Taberner, and Leela Yadav |
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