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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #232 – November 29, 2022 |
Announcements“Environment and Security” Now Accepting Journal Submissions! November 1, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Be a part of the historic launch of the new journal, Environment and Security! |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Inaugural State Resilience Index Launch - Bend Not Break: Resilience in Unstable Times December 7, 2022 Fund for Peace online For the last 17 years, the Fund for Peace has published the Fragile States Index (FSI), measuring annual pressures and shocks across the globe.Water @ Wilson Series Launch: Water, Peace, & Security: New Tools for a New Climate December 6, 2022 Wilson Center Washington, DC Every day, the headlines make it clear: A rapidly changing climate and shifting demographics mean the future of water resource management may not look like the past. Water is critical.Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts September 1, 2022 - 2023-08-31 National Resource Governance Institute online Many resource-rich countries negotiate complex contracts to govern mining, oil, or gas projects. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 14 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2022 | Akiteng Marion In the Kaabong district in the North of Uganda, climate change amplifies conflict drivers that can lead to increased social or violent conflict.Iraq's Dying Garden of Eden [Video] January 1, 2022 | Ben C. Solomon In Iraq, climate change has transformed the once mythical mesopotamian marshes into deserts.La Economía Ilegal de la Madera: El Círculo Prverso del Delito en el Sur de Chile January 1, 2022 | Pilar Lizana La débil presencia del Estado en la macrozona sur ha permitido el avance del conflicto derivado de la violencia de grupos armados organizados el que, a su vez, ha contribuido a crear un…Climate Damage Caused by Russia’s War in Ukraine January 1, 2022 | Adrian Korthuis, Anatolii Shmurak, Kyryl Tomliak, Lennard de Klerk, Mykola Shlapak, and Olga Gassan-Zade Months of the military conflict caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has caused significant damage and led to the unfolding of a humanitarian crisis.Ukraine Environmental Conflict Briefing: Fossil Fuel Infrastructure January 1, 2022 Ukraine has a high reliance on coal, gas and oil, and sites associated with their production, processing, transit or use continue to be key military and political objectives.Climate Collateral: How Military Spending Accelerates Climate Breakdown January 1, 2022 | Mark Akkerman, Deborah Burton, Nick Buxton, Ho-Chih Lin, and Muhammed Al-Kashef This report shows that military spending and arms sales have a deep and lasting impact on the capacity to address the climate crisis, let alone in a way that promotes justice.Ukraine Environmental Conflict Briefing: Industry January 1, 2022 High intensity armed conflicts in heavily industrialised contexts like Ukraine present serious risks to the environment and public health.How Water Strategizing Is Remaking the Middle East January 1, 2022 | Peter Schwartzstein MENA’s best hope may lie in increasing transnational cooperation on water to avoid conflict.Is Food Security Possible without Peace? [Video] January 1, 2022 | Bram Govaerts, Sharon Burke, Natalia Palacios, and Sarah Fernandes The intersection between agriculture and peace has been brought to the forefront of the news agenda this year due to the Ukraine crisis, which has caused widespread disruption to wheat supply chains –…Co-Benefits through Coordination of Climate Action and Peacebuilding: A System Dynamics Model January 1, 2022 | Héctor Morales-Muñoz, Arwen Bailey, Katharina Löhr, Giulia Caroli, Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Ana María LoboGuerrero, Michelle Bonatti, Stefan Siebert, and Augusto Castro-Nuñez Climate disasters affect human security and development, moreso in fragile and conflict-affected contexts where population’ capacities to cope with climate change are compromised. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. USA: Environmental Peacebuilding Postdoctoral Scholar November 29, 2022 | Oregon State University The College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences is the center of Earth sciences at Oregon State University.Ukraine: Programme Specialist, Ukraine Response November 28, 2022 | Plan International UK Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world.DRC: Program Officer, Conservation Programs November 28, 2022 | Virunga National Park Virunga National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.South Sudan: Monitoring Evaluation and Knowledge Management Officer November 28, 2022 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSF-G) is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance.Myanmar: Communications Consultants November 28, 2022 | World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature Inc. is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.CAR: National Humanitarian Affairs Officer November 28, 2022 | United Nations Development Program UNDP is committed to recruiting a workforce that is diverse in terms of gender, nationality and culture.Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Italy: Senior Economist for Climate Security November 28, 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.USA: Water and Conflict Resilience Director November 23, 2022 | Chemonics Chemonics seeks a Water and Conflict Resilience Expert to support agile and sustainable WSSH programming in fragile contexts, with a focus on supporting locally-led approaches to address the reality that WSSH challenges confronting… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 23 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: Large Swath of Colombian Amazon Region Being Wiped out for Cattle Farms August 29, 2022 | La Prensa Latina Although the Colombian government and dissident rebel groups prohibit deforestation in the Guaviare department, the Amazon jungle that once covered nearly every inch of that south-central region is slowly being burned, cleared and…UAE: Cloud Wars: Mideast Rivalries Rise along a New Front August 28, 2022 | Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times Iranian officials have worried for years that other nations have been depriving them of one of their vital water sources.Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Lack Drinking Water Due to Plunging Groundwater Levels August 27, 2022 | Asian News International Due to plunging groundwater levels, several provinces of Afghanistan have been facing a critical issue of availability of potable water as a lack of drinking water has become a challenge for Kabul residents.Afghanistan: Alleged Cracks on Kabul Dam Trigger Widespread Concern August 27, 2022 | Arif Ahmadi, Khaama Press Alleged cracks on Shah-wa-Arus Dam in Shakardara district of Kabul trigged a widespread concern among residents ahead of inauguration ceremony that has been halted since the Taliban takeover last August.Ukraine: Toxins in Soil, Blasted Forests – Ukraine Counts Cost of Putin’s ‘Ecocide’ August 27, 2022 | Emma Graham-Harrison, Guardian The woods outside Chernihiv were quiet in late August when Anatoliy Pavelko scrambled into a 10-metre bomb crater with a trowel and an icebox full of sample jars.Germany: Water Scarcity Triggers Fierce Competition — Also in Germany August 27, 2022 | Deutsche Welle, Matthias von Hein Climate change threatens to dry up the planet and the global water crisis sees the competition for water becoming ever more fierce. Conflicts over the scarce commodity are increasing everywhere.Liberia: FDA Impounds Containers of Illegally Harvested Logs August 26, 2022 | Observer The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has launched a vigorous action thereby arresting three trucks carrying four containers containing Ekki logs (Lophira allata) harvested through illegal means in total disregard of the established chain…Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Threatens New Legal Action against Kurdistan Crude Buyers August 25, 2022 | Rowena Edwards, Reuters Iraq's state-owned oil marketer SOMO has threatened fresh legal action against buyers of crude oil originating from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to a letter dated Aug. 23 seen by Reuters.Afghanistan: Ministry Puts up 8 Mines for Tender, Says '200' Investors Interested August 25, 2022 | Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that more than 200 domestic and foreign companies have shown an interest in eight mines that have been put up for tender by the ministry.Ukraine/Russia: War and Water: Russia Is Destroying Ukraine’s Water Supply August 24, 2022 | Oleg Rubel, Village Voice Today we have a paramount topic. Water and War. Thousands of people in Ukraine are suffering from thirst and lack of safe drinking water.Iraq: Boiling Heat and No Water: Taps Run Dry in Southern Iraq August 24, 2022 | Hayder Indhar, Barron's Iraq is known in Arabic as the Land of the Two Rivers, but it has seen water levels on the once mighty Tigris and Euphrates plummet.Afghanistan: Back-to-back Natural Disasters Ravage Afghanistan [Video] August 23, 2022 | WION Afghanistan has been reeling under back to back natural disasters. After the heatwave, drought and massive earthquake, the country has now been hit by deadly flash floods.Colombia: Colombia Suspends Forced Eradication of Coca August 23, 2022 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports Colombia’s police suspended forcibly eradicating coca, the base ingredient of cocaine. The historic decision was announced by the director of the National Police, director General Henry Sanabria. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The Case for Integrating Sustaining Peace into an Expanded Climate, Peace and Security Concept November 23, 2022 | Cedric de Coning and Hafsa M. Maalim One of the key themes that emerged from the just concluded COP27 is the recognition that climate change does not only exacerbate the causes and effects of conflict, but also impacts the capacity…How to Avoid a New Cold War over Critical Minerals November 22, 2022 | Cullen Hendrix Will the 21st century be the century of the green great game?Water Shortages Cause Conflicts across Africa November 22, 2022 | Robin Scher Water is a finite resource on our planet. We can only rely on what we have, which translates to about 2. 5% of drinkable fresh water. Of that amount, only 0.Environmental Peacebuilding Is Resolving Conflicts Caused by Climate Change November 16, 2022 | Vartika Environmental cooperation is increasingly being utilized to resolve local problems induced by global warming. Environmental cooperation is increasingly being utilized to resolve local problems induced by global warming. |
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Compiled by Robin Bariel, Desirée De Haven, Gaia Ghio, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Orla Hughes, Alreem Kamal, 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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