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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #236 – January 24, 2023 |
Announcements“Environment and Security” Now Accepting Journal Submissions! January 24, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Be a part of the historic launch of the new journal, Environment and Security!PeaceCon 2023 Request for Proposals! January 19, 2023 | Alliance for Peacebuilding On May 3-5, 2023, the Alliance for Peacebuilding, in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), will hold its 11th annual conference, PeaceCon 2023: Beyond Fragile Ground: New Peacebuilding Architectures for…EnPAx YPIG Mentorship Program (Seeking Mentors and Mentees) January 9, 2023 | EnPAx Young Professionals Interest Group The EnPAx YPIG Mentorship program is a six-month program designed to connect intergenerational professionals for shared collaboration and learning. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 2023 Environment and Emergencies Forum March 22, 2023 - 2023-03-23 UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit Brussels, Belgium The Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF) is an inclusive global forum focused on the interface between the environment and humanitarian emergency response.Water @ Wilson | Water and Conflict: Updates from the Russia-Ukraine War February 7, 2023 Wilson Center online Russia’s war in Ukraine has devastated the country’s water and sanitation infrastructure.February 2, 2023 EnPAx Law Interest Group, IUCN-WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Specialist Group and Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki online The webinar will discuss Dr. Anne Dienelt’s book Armed Conflicts and the Environment: Complementing the Laws of Armed Conflict with Human Rights Law and International Environmental Law (Springer 2022). |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 15 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: EU Military Greening Policies: A Review of Transparency and Implementation January 1, 2022 | Linsey Cottrell and Doug Weir Europe’s environment is under pressure and there is an urgent need for all sectors – including the military – to contribute to improving the EU’s environmental outlook.Climate Change and Migration: New Challenges to Global South January 1, 2022 | Erum Muzaffar In 21stcentury, climate change has emerged as one of the major threats to mankind. Although climate change is a global phenomenon, but it’s not affecting the world equally.Rethinking the Lake Chad Herder-Farmer Conflicts and Food Security in Nigeria January 1, 2022 | Kenneth Nnamdi Dim, Joseph O. Duhu, and Elias C. Ngwu Climatic change poses threats to human life and livelihood systems. It is a multi-dimensional phenomenon with significant deleterious socio-economic impact.Exploring the Direct and Indirect Impacts of Climate Variability on Armed Conflict in South Asia January 1, 2022 | Xiaolan Xie, Mengmeng Hao, Fangyu Ding, David Helman, Jürgen Scheffran, Qian Wang, Quansheng Ge, and Dong Jiang Although numerous studies have examined the effects of climate variability on armed conflict, the complexity of these linkages requires deeper understanding to assess the causes and effects.A Global Analysis of Interactions between Peace and Environmental Sustainability January 1, 2022 | Dahlia Simangan, Chui Ying Lee, Ayyoob Sharifi, John L. Candelaria, and Shinji Kaneko The aim of this study is to identify which components of peace are most associated with environmental sustainability.A Natural Path to Conflict Prevention: Unpacking the Nature-Security Nexus January 1, 2022 | Anika Terton, Anne Tadgell, Alec Crawford, and Elise Gout Despite the global scale of nature loss, its security implications are not sufficiently understood.Food Security and Why It Matters for Peace in South Sudan [Video] January 1, 2022 'Food security and why it matters for peace in South Sudan' highlights the complexity of the food security crisis in South Sudan and the efforts needed to build stability and peace in a…Climate Security Reversed: The Implications of Alternative Security Policies for Global Warming January 1, 2022 | Kjølv Egeland Policymakers and scholars have in recent years paid increasing attention to the climate–security nexus.Building Environmental Peace: The UN Environment Programme as a Knowledge Actor January 1, 2022 | Natalia Dalmer By analyzing the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) contribution to peacebuilding, this book aims to show how international bureaucracies develop knowledge and thereby come to matter on the world stage.January 1, 2022 | Nora Moraga-Lewy and Janet Edmond First published in English in December 2022, CI’s “Lessons Learned: Conflict Sensitivity & Environmental Peacebuilding in Conservation” report is now available in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.January 1, 2022 | Richard A. Marcantonio The field of environmental peacebuilding (EP) addresses many of the critical issues related to negative human outcomes from environmental change, especially violent conflict. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. January 23, 2023 | EcoPeace Middle East EcoPeace Middle East is a unique Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian organization that advances cooperative efforts to protect our shared environment and create the conditions for sustainable development and peace in our region.Jordan: Senior Environmental Manager January 23, 2023 | United Nations Relief and Works Agency United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for highly committed personnel wishing to…January 23, 2023 | Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association The Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (BORDA e. V. ) is an expert-NGO specialising in sanitation. For 45 years, our award-winning solutions empower people and set new standards in 25+ countries.USA: PhD-Level 3-Year Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) January 21, 2023 | Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies Kent State University’s (KSU) School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) began as a living memorial to the May 4th shootings and remains dedicated to peaceful change and empowering people to prevent, resolve,…Myanmar: Consultancy, Aquaponic Project January 21, 2023 | World Wide Fund for Nature WWF is one of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations. They have been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries, and started the program in Myanmar in 2014. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 22 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Guatemala: Guatemalan Women Reinvent Agrobusiness October 13, 2022 | Peride Blind Doris* feels strongly about women being able to earn a living.Conflict Minerals: Are Green Resource Wars Looming? October 13, 2022 | Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox, Tom Dispatch Much of the excitement over the Inflation Reduction Act, which became law this summer, focused on the boost it should give to the sales of electric vehicles.Colombia: Colombian Government Makes Historic Advance towards Agrarian Reform and Peace October 11, 2022 | Tanya Wadhwa, Peoples Dispatch he government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the Colombian Federation of Livestock Farmers (FEDEGÁN), on Saturday October 8, signed an agreement that would allow extensive implementation of the much-needed and long-delayed agrarian…Colombia: Colombia to Buy 3M Hectares of Arable Land for Rural Reform October 10, 2022 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports Colombia’s government agreed to purchase 3 million hectares in arable land from large landowners for redistribution among victims of armed conflict.October 6, 2022 | Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post As its alarm grows over the safety of Chinese citizens working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s high-stakes mining industry, Beijing is deploying criminal investigators to help halt kidnappings in the African…October 5, 2022 | Christian Bueger, Conversation Whatever caused the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, it appears to be the first major attack on critical “subsea” (underwater) infrastructure in Europe.October 5, 2022 | ABC News Ukraine has accused Moscow of trying to protect Russian gems from being branded "conflict diamonds" by pushing its ally Belarus to the top of an international diamond certification body.October 4, 2022 | US Embassy in Fiji Suva, Fiji – In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States is hosting the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific Women in Energy Conference from October 4-6 in…Colombia: In Colombia, Land Occupations Raise Tensions and Spook Investors September 30, 2022 | Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters Land occupations have spiked since the election of leftist President Gustavo Petro, who has promised to spend tens of billions of dollars to ensure small-scale farmers and indigenous groups have access to more…Liberia: Communities Protest for Forest Benefits September 30, 2022 | Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer Communities affected by logging concessions across Liberia have staged a protest in demand of over US$5 million in land rental the government of Liberia owed them, the second year in a row for…Afghanistan: Poppy on Hundreds of Acres Destroyed in Kandahar September 29, 2022 | Amin Samsour, Pajhwok Afghan news Poppy and cannabis plant grown on hundreds of acres of land has been destroyed in various districts of southern Kandahar province.September 28, 2022 | Aung Naing, Myanmar Now Unrestricted mining along the Uru River in Myanmar’s north since last year’s coup has depleted the area of gold and destroyed the landscape, locals and environmental advocates said. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 10 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Have EU Military “Greening” Policies Had Any Effect? January 24, 2023 | Conflict and Environment Observatory “Military greening” is receiving growing attention, so in 2022, we examined the environmental policies of EU militaries, and how easy it was to measure performance against them.The Nile Dispute: Beyond Water Security January 19, 2023 | Gashaw Ayferam As climate change accelerates, the Nile dispute has entered a new era of complexity, prompting regional states to compete for water, food, and energy security.Environment, Peace and Conflict Research: The Need for Constructive Dialogue January 17, 2023 | Tobias Ide Environmental factors play an increasingly important role for the dynamics of peace and conflict.Water Wars: The Geopolitics of Resource Conflict in the Middle East January 16, 2023 | Alp Sevimlisoy Across the Euphrates lies one of the most precious commodities, not a dark viscous liquid that we formally refer to as Petroleum or a shimmering precious metal such as gold, but rather a…Mining and Armed Conflict Threaten Eastern DRC's Biodiversity in a Complex Web January 13, 2023 | Judith Verweijen, Fergus O'Leary Simpson and Peer Schouten The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) conflict-affected eastern provinces are home to numerous protected areas.The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Also a Looming Climate Disaster January 11, 2023 | Aryn Baker Israel and the Palestinian territories are among the most climate vulnerable places on the planet.How Russia’s War Is Impacting the Global Environmental Agenda January 11, 2023 | Angelina Davydova The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the climate and biodiversity was not part of the official agenda at two recent major UN conferences on the environment: the COP27 climate change conference…In Ukraine, an Attack on Water Is an Attack on What Makes Us Human January 10, 2023 | Catarina de Albuquerque In the eastern front-line towns of Ukraine, local residents are boarding evacuation buses to head further west. Everyone has their own reason to leave. |
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Compiled by Robin Bariel, Desirée De Haven, Will Funk, Gaia Ghio, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Alreem Kamal, Pauline Mahe, Diana Quevedo, Shiri Salehin, Gabrielle Sequiera, Rachel Stern, Major Stevens, Rachel Stromsta, Leslie Terrones, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, and Julie Yoon |
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