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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #215 – April 5, 2022 |
AnnouncementsApril 4, 2022 | adelphi adelphi has partnered with five UN organisations to develop the self-paced massive open online course (MOOC) "Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding Climate-Related Security Risks Through an Integrated Lens". |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Stockholm+50 Symposium on the Law for Security and Sustainable Development May 30, 2022 Stockholm Environmental Law and Policy Centre, Stockholm University, Lund University, Environmental Law Institute, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association Stockholm, Sweden and online The UN meeting Stockholm+50 provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the many advancements in law for security and sustainable development since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment, in Stockholm 1972,…Conducting M&E in the COVID-19 Pandemic (M&E Peer Learning Workshop #5) May 11, 2022 Environmental Law Institute and EnPAx Monitoring & Evaluation Interest Group online As part of its ongoing efforts to collect experiences, synthesize, and improve monitoring and evaluation of environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Law Institute and the Environmental Peacebuilding Association -- with support from the U.Environmental Impacts of Ukraine Invasion April 20, 2022 Environmental Law Institute, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, and the Conflict and Environment Observatory online The environment is fundamentally linked to conflict, so it is important to analyze the environmental dimensions of war.Spotlighting Climate, Environment and Security April 9, 2022 International Journalism Festival Perugia, Italy As climate change becomes more pronounced and visible, its impacts are complicating the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 17 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Disasters and the Dynamics of Interstate Rivalry January 1, 2022 | Bomi K. Lee, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell, Cody J. Schmidt, and Yufan Yang This article examines how disasters influence conflict dynamics in interstate rivalries.The Human Dimensions of the Climate Risk and Armed Conflict Nexus: A Review Article January 1, 2022 | Leanna Augsten, Karine Gagné, and Yvonne Su The literature that examines the nexus of climate risk and armed conflict tends to be based on quantitative datasets and focuses on the causal relationship between the two issues.Myanmar's Timber Trade One Year Since the Coup: The Impact of International Sanctions January 1, 2022 On February 1st, 2021, the military launched a coup d'état against the newly re-elected government of Myanmar.Climate Change and Terrorism: Three Risk Pathways to Consider January 1, 2022 | Cullen S. Hendrix Climate change itself is unlikely to be a cause around which non-state armed actors coalesce and around which their political aims revolve.Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation January 1, 2022 | Melissa McCracken This book establishes a framework for defining transboundary water cooperation and a methodology for evaluating its effectiveness, which will contribute to more effective and therefore successful cooperation processes.Prosecuting Ecocide: Can We Fill the Accountability Gap for Environmental Harm? [Video] January 1, 2022 | Rachel Killean, Richard Rogers, Alex Whiting, Maud Sarliève, Stavros Pantazopoulos, and Lisa Sundstrom On Wednesday, January 19th, 2022, the ActInCourts Network (UBC), the Toxic Crimes Project at the Erik Castrén Institute (University of Helsinki), and the Law Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association hosted the…January 1, 2022 We, the 1134 undersigned individuals and 203 organizations from more than 75 countries write to express our solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the face of an aggressive invasion of their country…Unpacking the Climate Security Nexus: Seven Pathologies Linking Climate Change to Violent Conflict January 1, 2022 | Tim Sweijs, Marleen de Haan, and Hugo van Manen Although acceptance of climate change’s role as a ‘threat multiplier’ is, by now, widespread, the specific causal mechanisms linking climate change to (violent) conflict onset remain under researched.January 1, 2022 | Jon Unruh The ongoing use of landscape-based conflict commodities -- diamonds and other minerals, timber, wildlife, etc. -- to finance wars continues to evolve.January 1, 2021 | Dahia Simangan, Hassan Virji, Cullen Hendrix, Moinul Islam, Shinji Kaneko, Young-sam Ma, Reinhard Mechler, Prem Pangotra, Katie Peters, Ayyoob Sgarifi, and Shamsul H. Shams The interlinkages between peace and sustainability are embedded in several international agreements and declarations and recognized by various research studies. However, the characteristics of their bidirectional relationship remain underexamined. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Somalia: Short Term Consultancy, Security Risk Management April 5, 2022 | World Bank The World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)1, specifically Environmental and Social Standards 1 and 4 (ESS1 and ESS4), requires Borrowers2 to assess and manage potential social risks and impacts arising from Bank-funded…Switzerland: Thematic Advisor “Climate Change, Environment and Resilience” April 5, 2022 | HEKS/EPER, Swiss Church Aid HEKS/EPER, Swiss Church Aid, supports projects designed to combat hunger, poverty and injustice in over 30 countries on four continents.United Kingdom: Programme Policy Officer (Climate and Disaster Risk Financing) April 5, 2022 | World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) , a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and…Chad: Programme Specialist – Climate and Security Risk - the Lake Chad Basin Commission April 5, 2022 | 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).Uganda: Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL) Coordinator April 5, 2022 | World Wide Fund for Nature WWF is an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 34 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: Investigation Sounds Alarm on Risks in Congo’s Nascent Lithium Sector December 14, 2021 | Mining.com A new investigation by Global Witness looking into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s nascent lithium sector sounds the alarm bell on a swathe of potential supply chain risks.Liberia: Sapo National Park Now Prepared to Receive Tourists December 14, 2021 | FrontPage Africa Through the help of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation and the instrumentality of the Forestry Development Authority, a new Ecolodge has been opened in Sinoe County in the buffer zone of the Sapo National…Morocco: Refugee Women Scale Atlas Mountain to Tackle Gender Violence December 13, 2021 | Kawtar Abendag and Ass Hagouchi Liberia: Liberia's Forestry Industry Paralysed By Poor Regulation December 13, 2021 | EricOpa Doue, FrontPage Africa A power struggle is playing out here deep in the forest and the stakes for the local people are high.Colombia: How a Peace Deal in Colombia Brought War on the Amazon December 12, 2021 | Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg Much of the world’s attention is focused on Brazil’s dismal record on safeguarding the rainforest, yet in neighboring Colombia swathes of the Amazon are being turned into a mosaic of islands of jungle interspersed with…Nigeria: Insecurity - Effects and Implications for Nigerian Women, Girls December 11, 2021 | Angela Nkwo December 10, 2021 | Jaheim Tumu, FrontPage Africa The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has benefited from Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools (CLIMT) launched through its partners, CADASTA, Lantmateriet and the Swedish Mapping.Cameroon: Climate Change Fuels Violence and Mass Displacement in Cameroon December 10, 2021 | UN News A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to aid operations there, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.…December 10, 2021 | African Business Seventy percent of Unity State is now under water because of the worst floods in sixty years. This is climate change in South Sudan.Climate Change: Climate Change ‘Aggravating Factor for Terrorism’: UN Chief December 9, 2021 | UN In Iraq and Syria, terrorist group Daesh, also known as ISIL, has exploited water shortages and taken control of water infrastructure to impose its will on communities, while in Somalia charcoal production provides…Syria: In Northwestern Syria, Devastating Conflict Leaves a Toxic Environmental Legacy December 8, 2021 | Enab Baladi The continued bombardment of areas in northwestern Syria, including the al-Ghab Plain, subjects the residents of these areas to life-threatening risks, accidents, and constant pressure.Women Peacebuilders Get $5 Million Boost December 8, 2021 | Search for Common Ground New 5-year program will focus on some of the world’s conflict hotspots.Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban, Iranian Border Guards Clash on Nimroz Border over Misunderstanding December 2, 2021 | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Iran's border guards and the Taliban ended clashes along a segment of the border in what Iranian state media reported was a "misunderstanding" from the Afghan side. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 14 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Defence Diplomacy as a Tool to Cope with the Climate Crisis March 31, 2022 | S. Nanthini The recently published Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted significant increases in extreme weather events, which are likely to lead to food insecurity and increased migration flows.What Do We Know about Climate Change, Peace and Conflict? March 29, 2022 | Tobias Ide The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the world-leading body assessing scientific evidence on climate change.March 28, 2022 | Natalia Boiarchuk and Kathleen Rogers In the wake of thousands of deaths of civilians, including children, Russia’s ongoing environmental crimes in Ukraine may be viewed of minor importance given the enormity of war crimes perpetrated against Ukraine and its people.…Responses to Putin’s War Risk Impeding International Cooperation on Climate March 28, 2022 | Andrew Newton Less than a month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict which has so far caused thousands of military and civilian deaths and forced millions to flee has already been dubbed a 'climate…March 23, 2022 | Rick Mills Gold is among the safest of havens in times of war, or any other type of geopolitical instability.It’s Time to Defuse Oil as a Weapon of War March 22, 2022 | Jeff Turrentine Despite being the largest country on the planet, Russia doesn’t enjoy a diversified economy.One Thing Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built to Survive: War March 18, 2022 | Kate Brown, Susan Solomon The day Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian forces took control of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant. |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Grace Fitzgerald, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Marie Mavrikios, Chau Minh Do, Teresa Paterson, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, Harriet Taberner, Yusraa Tadj, Diego Toledo, Joe Uprichard, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, and Julie Yoon |
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