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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #228 – October 4, 2022 |
AnnouncementsCall for Abstracts: Special Issue “From Climate Conflicts to Environmental Peacebuilding” September 24, 2022 | Natalia Dalmer Scholars of political science, international relations, human geography, economics, and related disciplines have long studied the intersections between environmental change, and the dynamics of peace and conflict.“Environment and Security” Now Accepting Journal Submissions! September 20, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Be a part of the historic launch of the new journal, Environment and Security!September 19, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking nominations for the Al-Moumin Award and Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding. The award and lecture are named after Dr. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. November 9, 2022 Environmental Peacebuilding Association's Forest Interest Group online Part I Roughly one-third of the world's population is closely dependent on forests and forest resources. This figure increases to 90 percent for those living on less than 1.October 31, 2022 - 2022-11-04 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Geneva, Switzerland and online Geneva Peace Week is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar in which organizations in Geneva and their international partners come together to share knowledge and practice on a diverse range…October 28, 2022 Ohio University Athens, OH Conservation suffers from the violence of human conflicts, while also engendering its own social and human-wildlife conflicts.Interactive Dialogue: Welcoming a New Legal Framework on Armed Conflict and the Environment October 25, 2022 Conflict and Environment Observatory, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, IUCN-WCEL Specialist Group on Environmental Security and Conflict Law, University of Essex, and University of Helsinki New York, NY Ahead of the adoption of the International Law Commission’s principles on the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts (PERAC), join Commission members and experts to discuss the PERAC process, its…PLAN E – How to Enact a Climate and Ecological Emergency Response October 18, 2022 University of Tasmania online Dr Liz Boulton recently completed a transdisciplinary research project investigating the idea of framing climate and environmental change (CEC) as a new type of threat: a hyperthreat.Report Launch – Climate, Peace and Security Assessment: Mali October 7, 2022 Geneva Center of Security Policy Geneva, Switzerland The launch of the new Climate, Peace, and Security Assessment: Mali, to be presented at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), in collaboration with UN University Centre’s for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 19 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2022 | Ken Miura and Yuki Tabata The Ugandan government has established refugee settlements near local communities. The literature highlights a progressive refugee policy, called the "Uganda Model," that brings economic benefits to host communities.January 1, 2022 | Olakunle M. Folami Oil exploration and exploitation is characterised with inequality, marginalisation, neglect, divide and rule in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. There are different ethnic groups in this region.Water and Conflict in the Inner Niger Delta: A Governance Challenge January 1, 2022 | Alys Brown, Camille Marquette, and Ely Cissouma Conflicts in the Sahel region are mounting.January 1, 2022 | Mohamed Mliless and Mohammed Larouz It is usually believed that the role of international NGOs is meant to reinforce environmental justice all over the world.January 1, 2022 | Sophia Pieternel de Bruin Climate change threatens core dimensions of human security, including economic stability and food production.January 1, 2022 | Ashton Kingdon and Briony Gray The increasing impacts of climate change have created a global humanitarian crisis. Growing populations, unstable political structures, and competition over scarce resources are generating unprecedented levels of insecurity.Of Violence and (In)visibility: The Securitisation of Climate Change in International Law January 1, 2022 | Eliana Cusato Drawing upon critical security studies, I explore the political stakes involved in characterising climate change as a peace and security issue.January 1, 2022 | Solomon Z. Walelign and Päivi Lujala Place-based resettlement capacity assessments to identify potential resettlement places for climate migrants are needed to guide resettlement programs related to climate change.January 1, 2022 | Cesare M. Scartozzi Over the past three decades, United Nations (UN) Peace Operations have become increasingly multidimensional and integrated. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. USA: Security and Conflict Advisor October 4, 2022 | Chemonics From its founding in 1975, Chemonics has worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners and beneficiaries take on the world’s toughest challenges.Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, or South Africa: Climate and Environmental Data Scientist September 18, 2022 | Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives.Germany: Doctoral Researcher, Resilience and Resource Nexus in Food Systems September 5, 2022 | United Nations University The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United…Uganda: Team Leader - Climate Smart Land Management June 27, 2022 | European Management Solutions EMS is recruiting a Team Leader – Climate Smart Land Management, on behalf of an international humanitarian agency, with a global team of 2,400 personnel, dedicated to alleviating the needs of the most… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 16 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Conflict Minerals: Top Producer Russia Thwarts Move to Redefine 'Conflict Diamonds' June 16, 2022 | Helen Reid, Reuters Russia, supported by Belarus, Central African Republic, Kyrgyzstan and Mali, has torpedoed a Western-backed proposal to discuss whether its diamonds are funding war ahead of an international conflict diamond meeting in Botswana, letters…June 15, 2022 | UN News Iraq/Kurdistan: Nearly 300 Groundwater Wells Dried up in Erbil Province in 2022: Water Authority June 15, 2022 | Kurdistan 24 At least 300 groundwater wells in the Kurdistan Region's Erbil province dried up this year.DRC/Uganda: Ugandan Mission in DR Congo Aimed at Shielding Oil: Report June 14, 2022 | Agence France-Presse Uganda's crackdown on ADF rebels in eastern DR Congo, a mission launched jointly with Kinshasa, was driven in part by a desire to protect Ugandan oil interests, researchers said on Monday.June 14, 2022 | FrontPage Africa The executive director of Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), Wilfred Johnson, has described access to reliable energy as fundamental in safe-guarding Liberia’s forest against deforestation but added that inadequate access to energy is a…Ukraine/Russia: How Ukraine Wants to Make Russia Pay for War’s Environmental Damage June 14, 2022 | Louise Guillot, Politico The destruction unleashed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is vast — but Ukraine's environment ministry is determined to chart the specific toll on the environment and amass evidence to eventually take Russia to…Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Says ‘No Court’ Authorized to Invalidate Oil, Gas Law June 13, 2022 | Chenar Chalak, Rudaw No court in Baghdad has the authority to outlaw the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) natural resources ministry stated on Monday, adding that the law operates within…Sudan: 100 Killed in Darfur in Land Dispute June 13, 2022 | Marwan Asmar, Al Bawaba Darfur mayhem in Sudan. Reports coming in suggest that nearly 100 people were killed as well as a large number of casualties killed in a land dispute.Yemen: UN Launches Public Fundraising Drive to Prevent Yemen Tanker Oil Spill June 13, 2022 | Reuters The United Nations has launched a public crowdfunding drive that aims to raise $5 million towards an operation to avoid an oil spill from a decaying tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen,…Australia: Renewables, Environment and Women- What We Know About the 2022-23 NSW Budget June 13, 2022 | Gazala Anver |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Liberia: What to Do about Land Disputes? September 30, 2022 | David S. Menjor The criminal conveyance of land, in the forms of double deals and fraudulent land deeds, continues unabated across Liberia, especially in Marshall City, Margibi County, with no end in sight.Kenya: As Drought Deepens Land Conflicts, Peacebuilders Respond September 24, 2022 | Jeremy Moore Amid lengthening droughts in a changing climate, millions of herders in northern Kenya are watching their traditional grazing lands dry and harden.Mining, Land Grabs, and More: When Decarbonization Conflicts with Human Rights September 22, 2022 | Sarah Fecht For almost any project or action, impacts are unavoidable.The World’s Militaries Aren’t Ready for Climate Change September 22, 2022 | Erin Sikorsky As the war in Ukraine continued this summer, with billions of dollars’ worth of military aid pouring into Kyiv from its allies and partners, governments around the world were also busy deploying their… |
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Compiled by Desirée De Haven, Gaia Ghio, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Pauline Mahe, Teresa Paterson, Diana Quevedo, Shiri Salehin, Rachel Stern, Major Stevens, Rachel Stromsta, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, and Julie Yoon |
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