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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #240 – March 21, 2023 |
Announcements“Environment and Security”: Developments March 7, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association "Environment and Security" is the leading global outlet for peer-reviewed research and debates on issues at the intersection of environmental and security.EnPAx at the UN Water Conference March 6, 2023 | EnPAx Water Interest Group The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx), its Water Interest Group, and many of its members will be participating in the 2023 UN Water Conference. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Activism and Environmental Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland April 20, 2023 Centre for Sustainability, Equality & Climate Action Belfast, UK and online As part of the SECA Research Seminar series, Niamh Small, will be presenting material from her PhD research. More details to follow.Climate Security: Finding Shared Solutions to Shared Challenges April 6, 2023 Search for Common Ground, USAID, and ConnexUs online Addressing climate security requires an understanding of the best practices and lessons learned in the joint challenges of climate change, conflict, and human security.March 23, 2023 Government of Sweden, Federal Republic of Somalia, and Stockholm Hub on Environment, Climate and Security New York, NY In the face of a changing climate, coordinated action can contribute to peace, prosperity and strengthen resilience.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.March 22, 2023 - 2023-03-24 United Nations New York, NY In March 2023, the world will come together to address the urgent water crisis at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 20 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Addressing the "Green Resource Curse" in Sub-Saharan Africa January 1, 2023 | Tracy Stein, Carl Bruch, and Jordan Dieni The global transition to a carbon-neutral economy will bring about a surging demand for land and for minerals required in renewable energy technologies.January 1, 2023 | Sierra Killian In Guam v.Impact of War on the Environment: A Critical Study of Afghanistan January 1, 2023 | Sayed Qudrat Hashimy and Ramesh There is no accurate, reasonable data to record war fatalities regarding the dead and paralyzed combatants and civilians, the devastation of physical property, and the amount of environmental degradation in Afghanistan.Poverty and the Curse of Natural Resources in Indonesia January 1, 2023 | Vellayati Hajad, Ikhsan, Herizal, Ikhwan Rahmatika Latif, and Nodi Marefanda This study aims to determine how a country's abundant natural resource wealth can be utilised to bolster its economy and alleviate poverty.Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Peace Dialogue in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria January 1, 2023 | Seun Bamidele and Nicholas Idris Erameh Resource-related environmental degradation is a critical issue in Africa, especially in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria.Environment and Security in the 21st Century January 1, 2023 | Ashok Swain, Carl Bruch, Tobias Ide, Päivi Lujala, Richard Matthew, and Erika Weinthal Environment and Security positions itself as an interdisciplinary, international, peer-reviewed journal responding to a broader interest in the topic.January 1, 2022 | Eric Abitbol and Erin McCandless For some three decades, concern about the climate crisis and the multi-dimensionality of its effects and challenges has been growing.January 1, 2022 | Ali O. M. Sharbazhery, Mihraban O. Mustafa, and Chia K. Rashid Designed a national park in the name of Peace Park (Paytakhty Ashty) on an area of 25 hectares of agricultural land with a slope of 1-2 %, located at latitude N35°11''42 and longitude E46°1''18, at an…Rapid Loss in Landscape Connectivity after the Peace Agreement in the Andes-Amazon Region January 1, 2022 | Paulo J. Murillo-Sandoval, Nicola Clerici, and Camilo Correa-Ayram There is a complex interplay of criminal groups’ control over land, illicit activities, and forest cover change in the Colombian Andes-Amazon region.January 1, 2022 | Yanuardi Yanuardi, Bettina Bluemling, and Frank Biermann The structures existing in wartime extend into post-conflict settings. Critical structural analyses expose these transitions.January 1, 2022 | Sarah J. Fox The extraction of minerals from the land has invariably led to conflicts, including between nations. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Switzerland: Programme Management Officer March 20, 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations…Italy: Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) Adviser March 20, 2023 | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO’s efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to food and agricultural threats and crises.DRC: Global Climate Adaptation Advisor March 20, 2023 | Danish Refugee Council DRC is strengthening its response to the global climate crisis by reinforcing climate adaptation support for conflict-and displacement affected individuals and communities, as well as ensuring its own conduct is nature-positive, as per…March 20, 2023 | INTERSOS INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion.South Sudan: Climate and Security Programme Analyst (NPSA8) March 20, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.Sweden: Post-Doctoral Position in Public International Law March 9, 2023 | Lund University Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top 100 universities.February 28, 2023 | Tetra Tech International Development Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, program management, construction management and technical services worldwide. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 21 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Liberia: Promoting Women's Rights and Land Ownership in Liberia November 17, 2022 | UNSDG “In the past, women never owned land here but today, women, men, and youth can sit together with the elders and decide issues on land ownership,” said Wleetibo Dennis, a resident of Maryland…Sahel: UN Warns of Worsening Conflict and Displacement in Sahel without Immediate Climate Action November 16, 2022 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource scarcity and food insecurity, the UN Special Coordinator for…Colombia: In Colombia, Drilling Pays the Bills. The Country’s Leaders Want to Quit Oil. November 15, 2022 | Max Bearak, New York Times Over the past four decades, Colombia has pumped billions of barrels of oil from under a vast savanna it shares with neighboring Venezuela.November 14, 2022 | US Department of State On November 14, 2022, Gender Day at COP27, the U. S.November 14, 2022 | International Committee of the Red Cross Iraq has been burdened with wars, sanctions, and domestic conflict for over 40 years, but the potential economic and environmental fallout of the climate crisis is by far one of the most serious…The United States: USAID Advances Global Climate Action and Gender Equality November 14, 2022 | USAID At COP27, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a suite of programs to advance gender-responsive climate action.Ukraine: Ukraine's Environmental Damage from War Will Take Years to Clean up [Photos] November 14, 2022 | Associated Press As the environmental harm brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine mounts, experts are warning of long-term health consequences for the population.My Land: Rural Women's Struggle November 14, 2022 | Carlos Parra As the strains of a typical Colombian vallenato play in the background, Yimis Severiche Montes holds up the title deed from the National Land Agency that proves she is the owner of the…Colombia: Cecilia López Announced That the Goal of the Massive Titling of 681,372 Hectares Was Met November 12, 2022 | The Times Hub This Friday from Valledupar the Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia López Montaño, announced that the goal of the massive titling of 681,372 hectares for peasants, indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants has been met.Ukraine: Ukraine War's Environmental Toll to Take Years to Clean up November 11, 2022 | Sam Mednick, Associated Press Environmental damage caused by Ukraine’s war is mounting, and experts warn of long-term health consequences for the population.Syria: Poor Access to Safe Water Fuels Cholera Outbreak in Syria November 10, 2022 | Reuters Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria’s war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Armed Conflicts Spread Contaminated Water and Disease: Here’s How to Better Protect Civilians March 17, 2023 | Mark Zeitoun and Michael Talhami Public health engineers, often working for humanitarian organizations all over the globe, observe a pattern as routine as it is toxic: Explosions impair electricity services, which can knock-out sewage services; raw sewage contaminates…March 17, 2023 | Georgetown Security Studies Review With seven coups since 2020, West Africa is drawing global attention as a hotspot for conflict and a critical locus of discourse on climate security.Before the Next Shock, the World Needs a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Food Insecurity March 14, 2023 | Adam Gallagher and Arif Husain In recent years, the world has seen a host of interconnected challenges, with a crisis in one part of the world setting off epiphenomenal emergencies elsewhere.Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and the Matter of River Nile Water March 5, 2023 | Tirusew Asefa Every roadblock in the tripartite negotiation between Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sudan leads to one issue: Nile water use allocation. |
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Compiled by Will Funk, Gaia Ghio, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Alreem Kamal, Diana Quevedo, Major Stevens, Leslie Terrones, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, and Julie Yoon |
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