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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #220 – June 14, 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…How Climate Change Undermines Security in Iraq, Africa and India June 17, 2022 Clingendael Institute The Hague, Netherlands and online On 17 June (14. 45 - 16. 00 CET) the Planetary Security Initiative (PSI) is organising a public event on the climate-related security risks and opportunities for environmental peacebuilding.Launch of the 2022 Global Peace Index June 15, 2022 Alliance for Peacebuilding and Institute for Economics and Peace Washington, DC and online On Wednesday June 15th at 10am ET, please join AfP for the public launch of the Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) 2022 Global Peace Index (GPI)—the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. |
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: January 1, 2022 | Therea Liebig, Grazia Pacillo, Diego Osorio, and Peter Laderach This paper uses CGIAR research as an example to demonstrate the potential of food systems science to contribute to conflict prevention and peacebuilding.January 1, 2022 | Glada Lahn and Greg Shapland This report assesses the current situation and future projections of possible and likely biophysical climate impacts in the MENA region, based on a literature review, news articles and CASCADES climate impact data analysis.January 1, 2022 | Frans Schapendonk, Ignacio Madurga-Lopez, Adam Savelli, and Carolina Sarzana The impacts of climate change and variability will likely be experienced in different and uneven ways depending on the different extents to which societies – and the communities within them – are exposed, vulnerable, or possess the adaptive capacity to mitigate said…January 1, 2022 | Dhanasree Jayaram Antarctica, a continent that has been dedicated to scientific cooperation for decades, is increasingly coming under the pressure of several environmental, climatic, geopolitical (including the rise of Asian powers such as China) and…January 1, 2022 | Itay Fischhendler, Lior Herman, and Lioz David Renewable energy transition is one of the keys to mitigating climate change.The Role of the Environment in Peacebuilding in Yemen January 1, 2022 | Bilkis Zabara and Tobias Zumbragel This CARPO Report addresses the relationship between violent conflict and environmental governance in Yemen.Agroecology as a Grassroots Approach for Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2022 | Giovanna Chavez-Miguel, Michelle Bonatti, Alvaro Acevedo-Osorio, Stefan Sieber, and Katharina Lohr This study investigates the potential of community-based agroecology in post-war scenarios for fostering social cohesion and community resilience; considered to be two key components of peacebuilding.Hydro-Diplomacy and the Prospects of Environmental Peacebuilding between Pakistan and India January 1, 2022 | Bilal Aslam Pakistan and India have a history of animosity on many issues including transboundary water sharing but in 1960 both states agreed on sharing the rivers of the Indus basin by signing the Indus…January 1, 2022 | Juliane Schillinger, Gül Özerol, and Michiel Heldeweg Armed conflicts disrupt social, environmental and economic processes. This includes water resources management and the provision of water services, with numerous implications for human security and environmental sustainability.It’s All about Politics: Migration and Resource Conflicts in the Global South January 1, 2022 | Charlotte Wiederkehr, Tobias Ide, Ralf Seppelt, and Kathleen Hermans Both researchers and policy makers have repeatedly expressed concerns that migration will enhance conflicts regarding renewable resources in destination areas. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Intern: Planetary Security Initiative June 14, 2022 | Clingendael Institute The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael‘ is a leading think tank and academy on international affairs.May 30, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society is seeking a Director of Operations for the WCS Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Program.May 30, 2022 | World Wide Fund For Nature WWF is one of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations. It has been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries, and started the programme in Myanmar in 2014.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. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 33 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: March 10, 2022 | Erica Sweeney, Insider In the short term, environmental emergencies could result from damage or disruption to energy or industrial facilities, he said.March 10, 2022 | John Tanza, Voice of America The spokesperson for U. N. peacekeepers in the contested Abyei region says the mission will face huge security challenges if the U. N. withdraws Ethiopian troops from the force as planned.Violence Against Women- New EU Proposal Likely to Face Challenges March 10, 2022 | Sophie Stowers Myanmar: Illegal Rare Earth Mining Harms Environment in Myanmar’s Kachin State March 10, 2022 | Radio Free Asia Unregulated mining of rare earth minerals in Myanmar’s Kachin state for export to nearby China is irreparably damaging the environment, local watchdogs in the northern state told RFA.Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Exports Continue, Despite Western Sanctions: Report March 8, 2022 | Sebastian Strangio, Diplomat Myanmar’s military junta exported more than $37 million worth of timber to nations with active sanctions on the country’s state-run timber monopoly, according to the environmental advocacy group Forest Trends.March 8, 2022 | Henry Karmo, FrontPage Africa The three-day event presented an opportunity to take stock of progress made towards the implementation of the Land Rights Act (LRA) of 2018.South Korea: South Korea’s Poisonous Gender Politics a Test for Next President March 6, 2022 | Justin McCurry The identity of South Korea’s next leader will be determined this week by the economy, housing prices and incomes, but the road to the presidential Blue House will also be dotted with the…Cuba/Nicaragua/Mexico: Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico Lead World Gender Parity in Parliaments March 5, 2022 | Kawsachun News Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity.Yemen: Yemen's Houthis Agree UN Proposal to Offload Decaying Oil Tanker March 5, 2022 | Reuters Yemen's Houthi rebels have signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.Conflict Resources: EU's Mega-Rich Found to Be Fuelling the Illegal 'Blood Timber' Trade March 5, 2022 | Sarah Tekath, Euronews Green As one of the most highly prized hardwoods in the world due to its finish and durability, teak is becoming increasingly popular with the mega-rich.March 4, 2022 | Katie Surma, Inside Climate News Fears over environmental catastrophes are growing among humanitarian experts and environmental organizations as the Russian invasion of Ukraine moves into its second week.China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Announces South China Sea Drills Close to Vietnam Coast March 4, 2022 | Reuters China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, the government announced, warning shipping to…Climate Change: Ukraine Is a Climate Story. Because Everything Is a Climate Story March 3, 2022 | Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times You know that scene in “The Matrix” where Keanu Reeves is offered a choice between ignorance and truth, in the form of a blue pill and a red pill?Ukraine: Ukraine Is in an Environmental Crisis Too March 3, 2022 | Gregory Barber and Matt Simon, Wired In the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, the ground has been behaving strangely. In some places, it is sinking; elsewhere it “heaves”—bulging upward, according to satellite data released this week. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Why the UN Security Council Can’t Keep Ignoring Climate-Driven Conflict June 8, 2022 | Jamal Benomar The UN Security Council’s raison d’être is to maintain international peace and security. The war in Ukraine has exposed its inability to fulfil that core purpose.Navy’s Climate Strategy Aims to Build Resilience against Readiness Challenges June 4, 2022 | Kylie Bielby The U. S.In a Time of Competing Crises, Environmental Action Matters More Than Ever June 3, 2022 | Richard Black, Cedric de Coning, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Hafsa Maalim, Melvis Ndiloseh, Dan Smith, and Caspar Trimmer Last week saw the launch of SIPRI’s major policy report Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk, looking at how to manage the growing risks emerging at the nexus of environmental…Here's How Environmental Democracy Can Help Peace in Latin America June 3, 2022 | Antonia Urrejola In the last few decades, Latin America and the Caribbean has faced significant challenges in its development, associated with the sustainable use of its natural resources.Sustaining Shared Waters: An African Case Study June 3, 2022 | Sarah Davidson Transboundary governance of shared water resources is essential to meeting the world’s most pressing challenges.Central African Republic Wants to Tokenize Mineral Resources June 3, 2022 | Ledger Insights After the Central African Republic (CAR) adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in April, yesterday, its President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced on Twitter that the country plans to use blockchain to tokenize its mineral resources to raise…A Look at Violence and Conflict over Indigenous Lands in Nine Latin American Countries May 31, 2022 | Astrid Arellano and Yvette Sierra Praeli Indigenous people make up a third of the total number of environmental defenders killed across the globe, despite being a total of 4% of the world’s population, according to a report by Global…War and the Environment: Ukraine in 2022 May 30, 2022 | Dan Farber A more severe wildlife threat is connected with the Russian incursion into southern Ukraine. The Black Sea reserve is not unique. |
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Compiled by Sy Baker, Desirée De Haven, Grace Fitzgerald, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Pauline Mahe, Marie Mavrikios, Teresa Paterson, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stern, Major Stevens, Rachel Stromsta, Yusraa Tadj, Diego Toledo, Joe Uprichard, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, and Julie Yoon |
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