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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #210 – January 25, 2022 |
AnnouncementsEnPAx Honors Environmental Peacebuilding Leaders January 20, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Awards honoring outstanding contributions to the research and practice of environmental peacebuilding.Social Hour of the Second International Conference of Environmental Peacebuilding January 18, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Reconnect at the Social Hour of the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding! |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 2022 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development May 23, 2022 - 2022-05-25 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm, Sweden and online SIPRI is proud to host the 2022 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development on the theme ‘From a Human Security Crisis Towards an Environment of Peace’.Gender and Environmental Peacebuilding: From Protection to Agency February 3, 2022 Environmental Peacebuilding Association Online As part of the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, join us in a Panel with:Joanne Lebert, Chair, IMPACT (Canada)Caitl Ryan, Panelist, University of Groningen (Netherlands)María Martín de Almakelgro, Panelist, Université de Montréal (Canada)Szilvia Csevár, Panelist, The Hague… The Role of Gender in Environmental Peacebuilding February 2, 2022 Environmental Peacebuilding Association Online Gender has long been recognised as a crucial dimension of both peacebuilding and natural resource management.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… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 22 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. On Thin Ice – The Arctic Commodity Extraction Frontier and Environmental Conflicts January 1, 2022 | Ksenija Hanaček, Markus Kröger, Arnim Scheidel, Facundo Rojas, and Joan Martinez-Alier This article contributes to the discussion on socio-environmental conflicts and extractive projects in the Arctic region. Fifty-three socio-environmental conflicts are analysed, using data from the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice.Achieving Peaceful Climate Change Adaptation through Transformative Governance January 1, 2021 | Hanna Leonardsson, Annica Kronsell, Erik Andersson, Anders Burman, Ruy Blanes, Karen Da Costa, Malin Hasselskog, Olga Stepanova, and Joakim Öjendal Which form of governance is required to bridge tensions that stem from the urgent need of climate change adaptation (CCA) on the one hand, and the imperative of upholding peace and social stability…January 1, 2021 | Eliana Cusato This article considers the distributional effects of public and semi-private arrangements regulating extractive activities in conflict settings.January 1, 2021 | Nina Engwicht and Christina Ankenbrand State- and peacebuilding strategies increasingly feature reforms of natural resource governance that strive to ensure that the management of natural resources is legal, transparent and beneficial for lasting peace and development.Why Illegal Deforestation Should be Treated as a Security Issue January 1, 2021 | Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Adam Day The links between illegal deforestation, transnational criminality, and armed group activity mean that deforestation needs to be treated as more than an environmental problem – it is also a security challenge, not only…January 1, 2021 The vicissitudes of climate change can often hit the hardest and be felt most profoundly in conflict-affected and fragile contexts, which suffer high vulnerability and low investments in coping capacity and adaptation.From the Factbook: Climate Change, Water and Taliban Recruitment in Afghanistan January 1, 2021 | Adrian Foong With the Taliban back in power in Afghanistan, and with the Afghan people’s climate-induced humanitarian needs as acute as ever, the need to promote resilience among the Afghan population is as urgent —…January 1, 2021 | Judith Nora Hardt In the context of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the debate on whether climate change should be included and how has been ongoing since 2007.The Effects of Environmental Damage on Children in Armed Conflicts January 1, 2021 | Olaitan O. Olusegun The environment is a great source of sustainability for humans and other aspects of the ecosystem.Regional Clusters of Vulnerability Show the Need for Transboundary Cooperation January 1, 2021 | Joern Birkmann, Daniel Feldmeyer, Joanna M. McMillan, William Solecki, Edmond Totin, Debra Roberts, Christopher Trisos, Ali Jamshed, Emily Boyd, and David Wrathall Reducing vulnerability is essential for adaptation to climate change.January 1, 2021 | Jenniffer Vargas Reina, Juan Carlos Garzón, Katarina Shulz, Lukas Rüttinger, Beatrice Mosello, Daria Ivleva, Markus Budrath, Julia Gorricho, Markus Schultze-Kraft, Héctor Morales, Sandra Valenzuela, and Esperanza Leal Gomez A twin human rights and environmental crisis in Colombia has intensified since the government and rebel army FARC signed a peace treaty in 2016, finds a new study by WWF in collaboration with… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Ethiopia: Research and Evaluation Associate January 23, 2022 | One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive.Chad: JPO - Project Officer (Migration, Environment and Climate Change) January 23, 2022 | International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle of humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and the society.Canada: Director, Indigenous Community Engagement January 23, 2022 | Water First Water First addresses First Nations’ drinking water and environmental water challenges through education, training, and meaningful collaboration.DRC: Food Security Project Coordinator January 23, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.Burkina Faso: Sahel Wood Energy Project Manager, Country Representative January 23, 2022 | Geres Geres is an international development NGO that works to improve living conditions and fight against climate change and its impacts.Canada: Coordinator, Nature-Based Climate Solutions Initiative, Resilience January 23, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and fair economies.Iraq: Multidisciplinary Water Resources Analysis and Transboundary Negotiations Training Expert January 23, 2022 | UNDP The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.January 19, 2022 | International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 13 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: India: Risk Factors for Gender-Based Violence: The Case of Indian Agriculture October 8, 2021 | OXFAM The present study documents the incidence of domestic and workplace violence among Indian female agricultural workers, and the factors that put these women at risk of violence.Iraq: Iraq Seeks 7.5 GW of Renewable Power as It Inks 2 GW Deal with UAE's Masdar October 7, 2021 | Dania Saadi, S&P Global Platts Iraq is seeking to develop 7. 5 GW of renewable power, the country's oil minister said Oct.Burkina Faso: Artisanal Gold Mining in Context of Violent Insecurity October 7, 2021 | Mirage Over the last 5-6 years Burkina Faso has become seriously implicated in the rapid and dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation in the Sahel.Afghanistan: The New Rulers of Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Campaign to Rob Villagers of Their Land October 6, 2021 | Christoph Reuter und Thore Schröder, Spiegel The brutal landgrab in the Tagabdar Valley and two other villages in the area began in early September.Afghanistan: From Rural Drought to Urban Shortages: Afghanistan’s New Hungry October 6, 2021 | Shadi Khan and Irwin Loy, New Humanitarian Weeks after the Taliban’s mid-August takeover, Afghanistan’s aid-dependent economy is straining under donor funding freezes and currency shortages.Liberia: Nimba County - Presidential Committee Conducts Survey of Disputed Land in Gompa October 6, 2021 | New Dawn The Special Presidential Committee appointed to mediate the land conflict in Nimba County, over the weekend conducted cadastral surveys on disputed parcels of land in Gompa City, formerly called Ganta.Conflict Minerals: De Beers Sells First Traceable Diamonds under GemFair October 5, 2021 | Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com Anglo American’s De Beers, the world’s largest rough diamond producer by value, has sold the first roughs produced under the GemFair program, aimed at removing conflict diamonds from the market by tracing the…DRC: Govt Struggles with Vague Chinese Mining Contract October 5, 2021 | Patrick Ilunga, Nation More than a decade after the Democratic Republic of Congo signed, and, a year later, renegotiated a mining contract with the Chinese, it still faces the question of what really is in there.Philippines: How Women and Technology Can Help Boost Food Security in the Philippines October 4, 2021 | Patricia Bianca Taculao Food insecurity continues to be a pressing issue in the Philippines. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about 59 million Filipinos are food-insecure today.Argentina: Falklands Land-Grab: Argentina Tests UK with New Sovereignty Bid - 'No More Concessions!' October 4, 2021 | Ciaran McGrath, Express Argentina's new Malvinas minister has sought to turn up the heat over his country's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, accusing previous regimes of "concession" - and stressing that the issue was central… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 3 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. How to Steal Land the Size of a Small Country | Part VII: Coercing Justice January 24, 2022 | Adriaan Alsema The director of Colombia’s ranchers federation allegedly teamed up with designated terrorists to steal land and coerce the Supreme Court.Are Indian States Secured by Water Security? January 24, 2022 | Jagdish Chandra Rout H2O (two molecules of hydrogen and a single molecule of oxygen) is not merely the scientific nomenclature of the most precious liquid on our planet called ‘Water’, but it is also quintessentially termed…November 10, 2021 | Andrea Mensi While the international community is still debating about whether to recognize a government led by the Taliban, there are further critical issues to consider, such as the management of the natural resources in… |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Dylan Mathewson, Marie Mavrikios, Chau Minh Do, Teresa Paterson, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, Harriet Taberner, Yusraa Tadj, Diego Toledo, Joe Uprichard, Sarah Xu, and Leela Yadav |
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