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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #200 – September 7, 2021 |
AnnouncementsEnPAx Frontier Technology Interest Group Launched (and Seeking Members!) August 25, 2021 | Frontier Technology Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association Frontier technologies have become invaluable assets for addressing human security challenges, environmental degradation, and climate change.Environmental 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. |
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,… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 13 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2021 A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals how beef sold in Colombian supermarkets is fueling illegal deforestation in protected Amazon forests and contributing to financing armed groups.The Climate Security Movie—4 Stages of Action [Video] January 1, 2021 | Raquel Munayer When it comes to security, the impacts of climate change are particularly harmful.Climate-Fragility Risk Brief: Jordan, Palestine and Israel January 1, 2021 | Giulia Giordano and Lukas Rüttinger The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is considered a climate-security hotspot due to its natural water scarcity, low levels of socio-ecological resilience, social tensions and political conflicts.Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia January 1, 2021 Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather.January 1, 2021 | Kevin M. Woods In southeast Myanmar (Burma), a global biodiversity hotspot is nestled within territory governed by an ethno-nationalist armed rebel organization fighting against the military state for self-determination.Understanding the Nexus of Energy, Environment and Conflict: An Overview January 1, 2021 | Samuel W. Kerber, Alexander Q. Gilbert, Mark R. Deinert, and Morgan D. Bazilian Energy, environment, and conflict are each the subject of significant research efforts. However, their nexus has received relatively little attention, and even less when climatic shifts are considered.January 1, 2021 | Florian Krampe, Elizabeth S. Smith, and Mohammad Daud Hamidi Development initiatives aimed at mitigating or adapting to climate change impacts may result in unanticipated effects especially in conflict-affected contexts.2020 Company SEC Filings on Mineral Sources Were Similar to Those from Prior Years January 1, 2021 The United States has sought to improve security in the DRC for over 2 decades.Resource Depletion and Conflict: Experimental Evidence January 1, 2021 | Karolina Safarzynska and Marta Sylwestrzak Understanding how resource scarcity affects violent conflict over resources has been one of the central topics in economics and other social sciences for decades. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Mozambique: Niassa REDD + Program Director September 6, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions and promoting conservation actions that benefit nature and…Liberia: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation September 6, 2021 | Medical Care Development International Over the past 40 years, Medical Care Development International (MCDI) has worked to strengthen health systems through integrated, sustainable and locally driven interventions across several public health sectors.September 6, 2021 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. It delivers life-saving and life-changing interventions to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.Sudan: Project Manager Livelihoods and Resilience September 6, 2021 | COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale COOPI has been present in Sudan since 2004 initially contributing to addressing the humanitarian needs in the Darfur region that for a long time has been the scene of armed clashes and hard…Iraq: Livelihoods Programme Manager September 6, 2021 | Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB) is a German aid and welfare organisation with more than 300 branches at national, regional, district and municipal level all over Germany. More than 1.Yemen: Livelihood and Food Security Specialist September 6, 2021 | Norwegian Refugee Council Yemen is described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and it is also home to the world’s largest aid operation.Senior Advisor - Livelihood & Economic Recovery in Emergencies September 6, 2021 | World Vision International World Vision International is an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. Its focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.September 6, 2021 | Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services (CRS) est une agence de secours et de développement basée aux États-Unis qui travaille dans près de 100 pays / territoires pour réduire la pauvreté et la souffrance.September 6, 2021 | COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale COOPI has been active with its humanitarian action in Syria (Damascus) since 2016 and it’s currently implementing the following programs: Food Security and Livelihood, WaSH and Protection in South and North Syria and…Colombia: Oficial de Wash (WASH Official) September 6, 2021 | Danish Refugee Council El Consejo Danés para Refugiados / Grupo Danés de Desminado (DRC/DDG por sus siglas en inglés) es una de las principales ONG humanitarias del mundo, que trabaja en más de 40 países para…Syria: WASH and Rehabilitation Coordinator (National & Expat Position) September 6, 2021 | Acción contra el Hambre Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 17 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Agree New Ceasefire after Border Clashes May 1, 2021 | Al Jazeera Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed what they called a complete ceasefire after reports of fresh shooting and troop build-ups in the aftermath of border clashes earlier this week that killed 49 people and…Afghanistan: La Niña Looms Large over One-Third of Afghan Population Acutely Food Insecure Today April 30, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN One in three Afghans are acutely food insecure, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.Vietnam: Gender Equality Integration Crucial to Climate Policies in Vietnam April 29, 2021 | Vietnam Plus Adding the gender issue to climate change policies is crucial to promoting gender equality in Vietnam, according to Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE)…Iraq: ‘There’s No Rain’: Climate Change Threatens Iraq’s Bedouins April 28, 2021 | Simona Foltyn, Al Jazeera During a two-day trip across Muthanna’s deserts, nomadic herders painted a grim picture of an increasingly uninhabitable environment, where temperature increases and erratic rains have eroded the sustenance of animals and humans alike.Kuwait: UN Gulf War Reparations Body Pays out $380 mln April 27, 2021 | Reuters The United Nations Gulf War reparations body said on Tuesday it paid out a further $380 million for losses due to Iraq's 1990 invasion and seven-month occupation of Kuwait, bringing the total to…Afghanistan: Gypsum in Baghlan Illegally Extracted Since Last 7 Years April 27, 2021 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan Gypsum from Sheikh Jalal Mine in Baghlan-i-Markzai district of northern Baghlan province is illegally extracted by local irresponsible armed men and gypsum processing factories since last seven years while the government is yet…Iran/Syria: Iran-Syria Oil Line: An Impending Environmental Disaster in the Mediterranean? April 27, 2021 | Lyse Mauvais, Syria Direct A fire spotted aboard a loaded oil tanker stationed off the Syrian coast sparked fears of environmental disaster last Saturday, weeks after a large oil spill in the Eastern Mediterranean polluted the coasts…Algeria/France: France-Algeria Relations: The Lingering Fallout from Nuclear Tests in the Sahara April 27, 2021 | Maher Mezahi, BBC The continued fallout from the nuclear tests carried out by France in the desert of its former colony, Algeria, continues to pollute relations between the two countries more than 60 years later, as…April 27, 2021 | PR Newswire Dikembe Mutombo, Chairman of Bluetech Investments, and international groups of investors from the United States, Hong Kong, and Germany, have announced over a US$1 Billion investment in collaboration with the Democratic Republic of…Myanmar: Illegal Rare Earth Mines on China Border Multiply Since Myanmar’s Coup April 26, 2021 | Irawaddy Illegal rare earth mining has surged in northern Kachin State on the Chinese border following Myanmar’s Feb. 1 coup in areas controlled by a junta-sponsored militia.Bangladesh/India: Dhaka Seeks Indian Hydropower in Exchange of Transmission Facility April 25, 2021 | Dhaka Tribune Bangladesh currently imports 1,000MW of power from West Bengal’s Baharampur through Bheramara and 140MW from Tripura through Akhaura Dhaka has re-floated the idea of getting a share of Indian hydropower, letting the neighbour… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Avoiding Transboundary Waters Conflicts: A Tale of Two Treaties September 5, 2021 | Robert Sandford The outdated treaties, compacts, bilateral agreements, acts, laws, policies and hardened institutions globally that stand in the way of effective, just and resilient 21st century transboundary water management likely number in the thousands.The Uncertain Future of Afghanistan’s Nascent Environmental Laws September 2, 2021 | Elizabeth Hessami Afghanistan is in turmoil. The abrupt withdrawal of U. S.Integrating Conflict Prevention and Climate Change in US Foreign Policy and Development Assistance September 1, 2021 | Cynthia Brady, Liz Hume, and Nick Zuroski Climate change is no longer an abstract issue we may face in the future.Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon: Outlining the Problem September 1, 2021 | Katie Jones and María Fernanda Ramírez Deforestation is the most visible face of environmental crime in Colombia’s Amazon. From around 2016, the region’s forests registered accelerating encroachment and destruction.Peaceful Minefields: Environmental Protection or Security Risks? August 30, 2021 | Darcie DeAngelo It’s no surprise that minefields and other military waste can prevent development and economic prosperity, but perhaps counterintuitively, their presence can also provide ecological protections and may even protect ethnic minorities and rural…How Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion Mining Wealth Sold the War August 27, 2021 | Frik Els Search for Afghanistan minerals and you get dozens of articles written in the last few days quoting a magical $1 trillion number including gems like The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of…“Crimea River”: Russia & Ukraine’s Water Conflict August 26, 2021 | Willis Sparks and Alex Kliment Russia and Ukraine have been at odds over lots of things in recent years, but the latest spat is over something particularly fluid and intractable: water.Are Assessments of Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Accurate? August 25, 2021 | TRT World With increasing global demand for rare earth minerals and lithium driving advanced technology, Afghanistan is at the forefront of economic speculation given its famed mineral reserves. In reality, it’s not that straightforward. |
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Compiled by Ally Amavisca, Rina El-Shanti, Hadeel Hamoud, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Anna Kasradze, Marie Mavrikios, Chau Minh Do, Eneas do Oliveiro, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, Harriet Taberner, Diego Toledo, and Leela Yadav |
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