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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #243 – May 2, 2023 |
AnnouncementsCall for Applications: HBS’s 9th MENA Regional Summer School 2023 - Jordan May 1, 2023 | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung The Heinrich Böll Foundation, represented through its offices in Rabat, Tunis, Ramallah and Beirut, welcomes applicants from the MENA region to apply for the 9th Regional Summer School that will take place from…April 13, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is delighted to announce that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from 19th- 21st June 2024, convened in partnership with… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Demilitarisation for Decarbonisation & Climate Finance for the GST– & Why It’s a Feminist Issue June 7, 2023 Environmental Law Institute, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Transnational Institute Bonn, Germany Why is militarisation one of the key obstacles to mitigating the climate crisis? Panelists will make the case for disarmament and demilitarisation in the GST.May 24, 2023 AHT GROUP and EnPAx Forest Interest Group online The Forest Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is holding bi-monthly meetings for the Extended Dialogue on Forests, Livelihoods and Peace.Launch of the CGIAR Climate Security Observatory May 23, 2023 - 2023-05-23 Geneva Center for Security Policy Geneva, Switzerland and online Climate is linked to conflict, acts as a multiplier and exacerbates the risk of crisis and instability.Nature Conservation and Conflicts in Ukraine: Determining War Damages to Nature Reserves in Ukraine May 22, 2023 Maria Fedoruk, João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, and Tetiana Lisowska, HAW Hamburg Hamburg, Germany and online You are hereby invited to attend a seminar that presents the midterm results of the project “Nature Conservation and Conflict in Ukraine: Determining War Damages to Nature Reserves in Ukraine”, held 22 of…EnPAx Spotlight: McKenzie F. Johnson May 17, 2023 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online Our second EnPAx Spotlight event, featuring a distinguished guest speaker, McKenzie F.Water: A Driver for Peace and Conflict (A "Path to The Hague" Event) May 11, 2023 Youth Peace Initiative and Cirus Student Associatoin The Hague, Netherlands Water is one of the most scarce natural resources and plays an increasingly significant role in social stability, economic development, and the general livelihood of societies. |
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: China's Got Afghan Fever, Again January 1, 2023 | Lynne O'Donnel China, once again, seems to be mucking about in Afghanistan’s mineral-rich playground.Virtual Launch: Thematic Review on Climate Security and Peacebuilding 2023 [Video] January 1, 2023 The 2023 Thematic Review on Climate Security and Peacebuilding, commissioned by PBSO in partnership with FAO, UNICEF, Climate Security Mechanism and the UK, and led by the UN University’s Centre for Policy Research,…The Impact of Russia’s War against Ukraine on Climate Security and Climate Action January 1, 2023 | Oli Brown, Antony Froggatt, Natalia Gozak, Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska, Orysia Lutsevych, and James Nixey The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation may have begun on 24th February 2022, but it was preceded by the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Russian Federation in…January 1, 2023 | Mark Nevitt The climate–security century is here. Our collective understanding of the linkages between climate change, energy security, and national security has grown tremendously in the last decade.China, Climate and Conflict in the Indo-Pacific January 1, 2023 | Anastasia Kapetas As we enter 2023, there’s a much more urgent awareness among national security policymakers that climate change is a critical national and global security issue, and one that will reshape geopolitics.COVID-19, Climate Change, and Conflict in Honduras: A Food System Disruption Analysis January 1, 2023 | Jonathan Lara-Arévalo, Lucía Escobar-Burgos, E.R.H. Moore, Roni Neff, and Marie L. Spiker In Honduras, as in many settings between 2020 and 2022, food security was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and conflicts—what some refer to as “The Three Cs.M&E Insights Episode 1: Theories of Change (with Hector Morales Munoz) [Video] January 1, 2023 In this video, Hector Morales Munoz shares experience and learning related to environmental peacebuilding theories of change. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Netherlands: Intern – Planetary Security Initiative April 25, 2023 | Clingendael: The Netherlands Institute of International Relations The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael‘ is a leading think tank and academy on international affairs.Myanmar: Sustainable Livelihoods Project Manager – Yangon April 25, 2023 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries affected by conflicts, disasters…Kenya: Programme Management Officer April 25, 2023 | UNEP 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…South Sudan: WASH Cluster Co-Lead South Sudan April 25, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.Kenya: Provision of Editing Services for a Report on Climate Security in the HoA April 25, 2023 | United Nations Volunteers The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA) was inaugurated in May 2013, it is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and serves 45 Country Offices in sub-Saharan Africa.Yemen: Water Resource Management Expert (UNDP) April 25, 2023 | United Nations Volunteers/UNDP UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions.Kenya: Programme Officer (Climate-Conflict) (P2) April 25, 2023 | International Organization for Migration Somalia Since the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia, the country has made significant progress towards restoring peace and security. However, significant destabilizing factors remain. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 12 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: NGOs Stand against Resource Plundering, Target China and Russia, Seek US Support January 3, 2023 | Mwangi Maina, Standard Regrouped in a coalition they labelled the Civil society action group for the protection, monitoring and citizen control of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 40 NGO’s are stepping up…Afghanistan: Growers View Asafoetida as Alternative to Poppies January 2, 2023 | Pajhwok Afghan News Growers in central Uruzgan province say asafoetida, if properly marketed, could be a good alternative to poppy cultivation.Iraq: Iraqi Security Dismantles Largest Crude Oil Smuggling Network in Basra January 1, 2023 | Asharq Al-Awsat The Iraqi National Security Agency has announced that the committee investigating the oil theft in Basra uncovered the largest crude oil smuggling network.Afghanistan: Appointed to Settle the Pasture Dispute between Kochi and Hazara in Ghazni Province January 1, 2023 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press According to the official, a delegation led by acting minister Mullah Noori has left for the province of Ghazni to discuss the Kochi and Hazara issue over grazing land.Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Coal Mining Relies on the Labor of Children December 31, 2022 | Arezou Rezvani, Fazelminallah Qazizai, and Claire Harbage, NPR Even in wealthy, developed nations with advanced technologies, heavy machinery and readily available protective equipment, mining can be a dangerous and sometimes deadly job.Pakistan: Climate and Gender Responsive Readiness Program in Pakistan December 29, 2022 | IUCN IUCN launches Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) with Fatima Jinnah Women University as part of its Academic- Climate and Gender responsive readiness program in Pakistan.Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Demands Karabakh Mine Access as Condition to End Protests Blocking Road December 27, 2022 | Reuters Azerbaijan said on Tuesday protests which have blocked the supply route to ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than two weeks would be suspended if monitors were given access to what it calls…Sudan: Locals Reject Gold Mining Companies That Use Cyanide in South Kordofan December 26, 2022 | Dabanga Resistance committees in Ghadeer, South Kordofan, have renewed their categorical rejection of the return of mining companies to the area and warned Sudan’s security forces against interfering in societal issues.Liberia: MCC Launches Climate Crisis Mitigation Project to Protect Vulnerable Communities December 23, 2022 | FrontPage Africa The City Government of Monrovia, on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 launched the Monrovia Grow Green (MonGrow Green) Project with the aim of addressing climate change-related crisis including flooding and sea erosion.International Women’s Day 2023: “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” December 22, 2022 | UN Women The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023 (IWD 2023) is, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Mark Nevitt on “Can We Reconcile Clean Energy Goals with National Security?” April 27, 2023 | Charlie Dunlap In today’s post Mark Nevitt, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, expertly addresses news reports about a supposed controversy between the Pentagon and the Interior Department regarding plans for offshore wind…China’s Climate Security Vulnerabilities April 25, 2023 | Angus Soderberg Climate change’s ripples reach every corner of the globe, but nowhere is their geopolitical impact more pronounced than in China’s relations with the United States.Armed Force Isn’t Saving Colombia’s Forests, but a New Effort Might April 20, 2023 | Jeremy Moore and Jordon Mpingo As Colombia struggles to establish effective governance, the state is trying to shift away from previous reliance on military force to curb deforestation, a strategy that bred mistrust and violent conflict with local…Climate Security and Instability in the Bay of Bengal Region April 19, 2023 | Sarang Shidore The Bay of Bengal region faces many of the world’s deadliest cyclones, and warmer temperatures will enable storms to hold more moisture and cause more damage.April 18, 2023 | Mirali Shukla Recently, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group and other partners co-hosted an International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence. |
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Compiled by Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Alreem Kamal, Diana Quevedo, Major Stevens, Leslie Terrones, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, Milen Yishak, and Julie Yoon |
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