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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #219 – May 31, 2022 |
AnnouncementsCall for Applications: Support to Environmental Organizations on Conflict Sensitivity May 31, 2022 | PeaceNexus Foundation The PeaceNexus Foundation is welcoming applications from international organisations with an environmental, conservation, biodiversity protection or climate-focused mission for support on conflict sensitivity. |
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… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 26 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2022 | Alexander Dunlap Local support is instrumental to natural resource extraction. Examining militarization beyond the battlefield, this article discusses the organization of volunteers in three controversial resource extraction projects.How Conflict Causes Food Insecurity January 1, 2022 'Ukraine was the food basket of the world before this conflict started' — More than 2. 3 billion people experience food insecurity worldwide.Conflicts Threaten Food Security and Biodiversity: How Can We Overcome These Challenges? January 1, 2022 | Masud Parvage The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food security and biodiversity go beyond the countries’ borders.G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Climate, Environment, Peace and Security January 1, 2022 The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, who are united in our resolve…The Fourth Wave of Covid-19 Hits Afghanistan January 1, 2022 | R. Sorush and T. Ruttig Another wave of Covid-19 struck Afghanistan early in 2022 with doctors throughout the country reporting a rise in cases from January onwards.Human Rights and Socio-Environmental Conflicts of Mining in Mexico: A Systematic Review January 1, 2022 | Abraham Camacho-Garza, Otilio A. Acevedo-Sandoval, Elena Ma. Otazo-Sánchez, Alma D. Roman-Gutiérrez, and Francisco Prieto-García Socio-environmental conflicts are situations that exemplify human rights transgressions caused by extractive activities. These are present in developing countries where extractivism, imperialism, and colonialism paradigms prevail.Conflict, Climate Change and the Shrinking Mobility Space in the Central Sahel January 1, 2022 | Giulio Morello and Joelle Rizk Climate risks, conflict and increasingly unfavourable policy frameworks have disrupted mobility-based resilience strategies in the Central Sahel and limited the benefits of regional and global commitments on migration, climate displacement and disaster risk reduction.…Conflicting Securities: Contributions to a Critical Research Agenda on Climate Security January 1, 2022 | Corinne Lamain Climate change is increasingly presented as a security issue; this ‘climate security’ discourse arguably imparts an even greater sense of urgency to the already alarming climate crisis.January 1, 2022 | Aryogito Nindyatmoko, Kristina Setyowati, and Rina Herlina Haryanti Land tenure conflicts in Lombok occured due to social interactions between community and state institutions.The Oilfields of Mesopotamia: Resource Conflict, Oil Extraction and Heritage Destruction in Iraq January 1, 2022 | Isra S. Saymour The 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by the US Coalition forces, is amongst the most politically and culturally significant events of the twenty-first century.January 1, 2021 | Louise Nachet, Caitlynn Beckett, and Kristina Sehlin MacNeil This paper aims to explore Environmental Justice in two Indigenous contexts, Canada and Sweden, and uses the concept of Extractive Violence to discuss colonial articulations of extractivism and community strategies for dealing with… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. DRC: Community Forestry and Natural Resource Management Specialist May 30, 2022 | Management and Engineering Technologies International Inc Management and Engineering Technologies International Inc. , in support of the U. S. Forest Service (USFS), as a part of the U. S.May 30, 2022 | Frontier Counties Development Council The Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) is a regional economic bloc composed of the County Governments of Lamu, Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit, Isiolo, Turkana, Samburu and West Pokot in the aftermath…Myanmar: Freshwater Programme Officer May 30, 2022 | World Wide Fund For Nature WWF, an independent conservation organization, works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife.Sudan: Programme Manager in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation May 30, 2022 | Swedish Red Cross The Swedish Red Cross is part of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network.DRC: Sustainable Markets Manager May 30, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit…Somalia: Technical Advisor For Disaster Risk Management May 30, 2022 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) The transition aid project Improvement of disaster risk management and food security to strengthen resilience (RDRM) has the aim to “improve the conditions for a strengthened resilience of the pastoral and agro-pastoral population…USA: Program Manager, Climate and Environmental Impacts May 30, 2022 | InterAction InterAction is the largest alliance of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the U. S. , with over 190 members working in every developing country.Panama: Climate & Resilience Finance Officer May 30, 2022 | United Nations World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 37 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: March 3, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Center for International Environmental Law Fire at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Other Environmental Impacts Could Magnify Impacts on Human Rights and LivesIn an urgent open letter, more than 900 international law, environment, and peacebuilding experts and more than 155 organizations…March 2, 2022 | Stockhead The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has tweeted that Chinese companies are looking access Afghanistan’s lithium and copper deposits.Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: With World Attention on Ukraine, Nile Dam Conflict Escalates March 2, 2022 | Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor It seems international momentum to solve the dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's start of operation of its giant and controversial hydroelectric dam is waning in light of the West's…Ukraine/Russia: Caribbean Food Security Likely to Be Impacted by Russia-Ukraine Conflict February 27, 2022 | Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes As Russia began its invasion of neighboring Ukraine on February 24, the world watched— and reacted.Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Call for Unity in Nile Water Use Dispute February 26, 2022 | Mawahib Abdallatif and Bob Karashani, East African Egypt and Sudan used Tuesday’s Nile Day meeting in Dar es Salaam to call for dialogue on the use of Nile waters, making a turn around from their confrontational stance with Ethiopia over…Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Crisis: War in World's Breadbasket Has Big Buyers Hunting for Wheat February 26, 2022 | Áine Quinn and Megan Durisin, Bloomberg Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is threatening shockwaves through two of the world’s staple grain markets, prompting countries that rely on imports from the region to start seeking alternative supplies and heightening concerns about…Ukraine: Conflicting Reports on Chernobyl Radiation after Russian Capture February 25, 2022 | Al Jazeera Radiation levels increased at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine authorities said on Friday, warning that the seizure of the nuclear plant by invading Russian troops could have “terrible consequences”.Ukraine/Russia: How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Drive up Food Prices in Africa February 25, 2022 | Wandile Sihlobo, African Arguments Wheat and other grains are back at the heart of geopolitics following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both countries play a major role in the global agricultural market. African leaders must pay attention.Ukraine: Chernobyl Isn't the Biggest Nuclear Risk. Ukraine's Active Nuclear Power Plants Are. February 25, 2022 | Phil McCausland, NBC News While much attention has been paid to Chernobyl this week as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, there is growing concern about the four active nuclear power plants that supply half of the nation's…Ukraine/Russia: Western Powers Condemn Russia at Environmental Summit February 25, 2022 | John Geddie and Valerie Volcovici, Reuters Ukraine has asked the United Nations to cease talks on a proposal by Russia at a high-level environmental summit in Kenya, citing Russia's invasion of its country, according to a letter seen by…February 24, 2022 | Ne Now News Assam’s human-elephant conflict is intensifying day by day, resulting in casualties on both sides. Property damage and crop damage are escalating in conflict zones across Assam and Northeast India with passing time.Ukraine: Canal in Annexed Crimea to Be Readied for Water from Ukraine's Dnieper, Official Says February 24, 2022 | Reuters The governor of Russian-annexed Crimea said on Thursday he had ordered local authorities to prepare a water canal to receive water from the Ukrainian river of Dnieper, amid a Russian military operation against…Iraq: Iraq to become Gas Self Sufficient by 2025, Says Oil Minister February 23, 2022 | Middle East Monitor Iraq is seeking to invest in gas extraction from the Western Desert, with the aim to reach self-sufficiency by 2025, the Iraqi oil minister announced yesterday. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Can Law Prevent the Green Recourse Curse in Sub-Saharan Africa? May 23, 2022 | Tracy Stein, Carl Bruch, and Jordan Dieni Over the past thirty years, the history of environmental law in Africa often reveals a lag between the adoption of the laws and their implementation and enforcement.Grave Concern for Environmental and Climate Damage Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine May 22, 2022 | Kazuo Matsushita Russia's invasion of Ukraine is truly a humanitarian crisis. Mariupol, in particular, is home to two large steel mills and more than 50 industrial parks.Launching an International Claims Commission for Ukraine May 20, 2022 | Chiara Giorgetti, Markiyan Kliuchkovsky, and Patrick Pearsall Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused massive displacement of people, enormous economic and personal harm, and widespread damage to public and private property.The Middle East's Next Conflict Is Likely Lurking in the Water May 20, 2022 | Zvi Bar'el Abandoned fishing boats line the banks of the Tigris River in Iraq. In Iran, Lake Urmia, which once stretched out 140 kilometers in length, today looks more like a puddle.Making Peace with the Paris Agreement May 18, 2022 | Catherine Wong The Paris Agreement was nothing less than a landmark agreement.The Ukraine War Is Deepening Global Food Insecurity — What Can Be Done? May 16, 2022 | Arif Husain Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the global economy was suffering from the repercussions of several man-made conflicts, climate shocks, COVID-19 and rising costs — with devastating consequences for poor people in low-income and… |
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