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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #209 – January 11, 2022 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding: 2021 in Review January 11, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Do you remember January 1, 2021? We were so happy to have 2020 in the rear view mirror. We were all exhausted, and hopeful for the new year.Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding *GOING VIRTUAL* January 10, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies The Organizing Committee for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding has decided to convert the hybrid format to an ostensibly virtual conference.January 3, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) hereby requests proposals to host the next two International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Summer Institute in Northern Ireland: Lessons in Community Peacebuilding July 8, 2022 - 2022-07-18 McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Northern Ireland, UK The summer institute will focus on the enormous achievements of local activists and agencies in bringing Armagh to its current state of peace, through years of community dialogue, negotiation, and the formation of…Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding February 1, 2022 - 2022-02-04 EnPAx™ and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) are delighted to announce that the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held online on February 1-4, 2022, convened…Roundtable on Prosecuting Ecocide: Can We Fill the Accountability Gap for Environmental Harm? January 19, 2022 Law Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association online In the fifth Practitioner-Scholar Roundtable hosted by the ActInCourts Network (UBC), The Toxic Crimes Project at the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights (University of Helsinki), and the Law Interest… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 2 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Conflict Resolution from One Forest to Another (7th Episode in Podcast Series "Olive Shoot") [Audio] January 1, 2022 From Colombia to Indonesia, this episode explores environmental conflict resolution as a peacebuilding practice. Elsa talks with Carolina Matamoros Ferro, Andiko Mancayo, and Bernd Unger.Addressing the Climate Conflict Nexus: Evidence, Insights, and Future Directions January 1, 2021 | Emma Whitaker, Beza Tesfaye, and Eliot Levine Increasingly, researchers, implementers, and policymakers recognize the potential of climate change exacerbating and increasing conflict, while acknowledging that this phenomenon is complex and context specific. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Jordan: Communications and Content Development Officer January 9, 2022 | EcoPeace Middle East EcoPeace Middle East is a unique trilateral environmental organization. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage.Sweden: Director, Water Resources Cooperation Department January 9, 2022 | Stockholm International Water Institute SIWI is a policy institute that generates knowledge and informs decision-making towards a water wise world.January 9, 2022 | Natural Resource Governance Institute The Program Assistant (Governance/Legal and Economics): is a newly created role at NRGI, that will provide administrative, program management and research support to the Legal and Economic and Governance teams.January 9, 2022 | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.South Sudan: Consultancy, Evaluation of a JPF-Funded Project January 9, 2022 | Japan Platform The Japan Platform (hereinafter referred to as "JPF") is an international emergency humanitarian aid organization which offers the most effective and prompt emergency aid in response to humanitarian needs, focusing on issues of…Italy: Forced Migration Consultant January 9, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 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.January 9, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 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.Philippines: International Consultant, Agribusiness and Value Chain Management January 9, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 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.USA: PhD-Level 3-Year Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) Call for Applications January 8, 2022 | Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies Kent State University’s (KSU) School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) began as the Center for Peaceful Change as a living memorial to the May 4th shootings and remains dedicated to peaceful change… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 14 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: In Colombia, Legal Mining Proves a Win-Win for Environment, Traditional Communities September 25, 2021 | Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay In Colombia’s Chocó department, renowned by environmentalists for its abundant biodiversity, Afro-Colombian communities collect gold from rivers as part of an ancestral way of life.South Sudan: South Sudan Warns It May Suspend Oil Output as Exports Blocked September 24, 2021 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg South Sudan’s government warned it may suspend oil output if port protests in neighboring Sudan that have blocked shipments of the landlocked nation’s crude continue.September 23, 2021 | UN Following are Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Security Council high-level open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security: climate and security, held today:September 23, 2021 | Press Trust of India Dealing with the issue of climate security, which is just one aspect of climate change, in the UN Security Council is not desirable, India said on Thursday as it cautioned that viewing conflicts…Harnessing Drones, Geophysics and Artificial Intelligence to Root out Land Mines September 21, 2021 | Kevin Krajick, Columbia Climate School Armed with a newly minted undergraduate degree in geology, Jasper Baur is in the mining business.Climate Change: Climate Change Related Conflicts Gradually Gripping Communities September 20, 2021 | Peter Makwanya, Newsday The destructive nature of climate change impacts on ecological diversity are being witnessed around the globe.Liberia: Nimba Clans Square off over Customary Land Title Claims September 20, 2021 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa This disarmingly peaceful forest area in Liberia's far north Tappita District has been the scene of conflict of one form or another for decades.Afghanistan: Land Dispute Results in 3 Brothers' Death in E. Afghanistan September 19, 2021 | Xinhua At least three member of a family were killed in Afghanistan eastern province of Paktia, an official said Sunday.Energy: Commodity Giants Race to Clean up Mineral Supply Chains amid Green Energy Boom September 15, 2021 | Jessica Davis Plüss, SWI To meet global climate change targets, demand for minerals and metals like cobalt, copper, and nickel used in green technologies like rechargeable batteries is expected to rise exponentially. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Climate Change Amplifies the Risks for Violent Conflicts in Africa January 10, 2022 | Philip Osano The potential for climate change to exacerbate violent conflict is manifest in Africa.No, There Will Not Be a War for Water January 10, 2022 | Jeroen Warner and Sumit Vij Some people falsely believe that the Afghanistan takeover by the Taliban during a drought increases the risk of violence over shared waters such as the Helmand and Kabul Rivers.Tackling Militarism’s Contribution to the Climate Emergency January 5, 2022 | Doug Weir The past year saw the dial finally shift on reducing the carbon bootprint of the military.Can We Predict Climate Change Impacts on Future Peace and Security? January 5, 2022 | Halvard Buhaug and Nina von Uexkull Analytical challenges notwithstanding, it is therefore not only a natural, but also a necessary step for conflict research to catch up with the rapid developments in climate sciences and move beyond historical analysis…Merging the Environmental and Security Sectors in Climate Risk Responses January 3, 2022 | Alexis Eberlein Environmental security notions have evolved over the past 30 years.Year in Review: The Top Climate & Security Stories of 2021 December 31, 2021 | Joon Hwang 2021 was a momentous year for climate security.Militaries Are among the World’s Biggest Emitters. This General Wants Them to Go Green. December 30, 2021 | Michael Birnbaum Convinced that someone needed to shake awake Britain’s security establishment about the risks of climate change, Nugee asked to be tasked with one final mission before he turned in his stars and retired:…Poverty, Displacement and 300 Storms: How 'Climate Violence' Threatens Iraq December 29, 2021 | Safaa Khalaf As water flows in rivers decline dramatically, Iraq is expected to become one of the world’s most water-stressed countries by 2040, with a forecasted rating of 4.The Defense Department’s Role in the New Sustainability Executive Order December 27, 2021 | Erin Sikorsky On Dec. |
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Compiled by Hadeel Hamoud, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Dylan Mathewson, Marie Mavrikios, Chau Minh Do, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, Harriet Taberner, Yusraa Tadj, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, and Leela Yadav |
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