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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #245 – May 30, 2023 |
Announcements8th International Disaster Law Course, Sanremo, 25 – 29 September 2023 May 30, 2023 | International Institute of Humanitarian Law and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Disasters are among the largest threats to human security and development facing the world today. Is international law stepping up?May 26, 2023 | United States Institute of Peace The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical, and essential for… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. July 6, 2023 - 2023-07-07 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Yogyakarta, Indonesia and online The landmark adoption of the ASEAN RPA WPS at the ASEAN Summit in 2022 demonstrates a strong political will and commitments among ASEAN and ASEAN Member States to formalize its Women, Peace and…Frontiers: Global Opportunities for Strengthening Resource Security June 8, 2023 USAID Washington, DC and online Climate change is exacerbating competition over natural resources worldwide, leading to shifting and increased conflict.Book Launch: International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons June 7, 2023 Grant Dawson online International Law and Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons contains a systematic conceptual analysis of the international legal frameworks governing the remediation of sea-dumped chemical weapons. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 30 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2023 | Ousseyni Kalilou In January 2020, Niger became a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for two years.January 1, 2023 A new ICRC/Norwegian Red Cross policy brief "Making Adaptation Work" presents how the humanitarian consequences of environmental degradation and climate change are aggravated by armed conflict in the Near and Middle East, and…Toxic Floods? Climate, Natural Hazards and Risks to South Sudan’s Oil Infrastructure January 1, 2023 | Wim Zwijnenburg, Roberto Jaramillo Vasquez, and Jannis Hoch The discovery and subsequent exploitation of oil fields in South Sudan has brought the country both wealth and woes.The Community of Practice on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace: An Evaluation January 1, 2023 | Amanda Woomer and Annika Erickson-Pearson The Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP) is a community of practice (CoP or community) that aims to strengthen networking and community building on environmental peacebuilding, climate security, and other related topics through…Authoritarian Environmentalism in Vietnam: The Construction of Climate Change as a Security Threat January 1, 2023 | Gvantsa Gverdtsiteli This article examines the construction of climate change as a security threat under authoritarian political structures.Resilience and Conflict: Rethinking Climate Resilience through Indigenous Territorial Struggles January 1, 2023 | Noémi Gonda, Selmira Flores, Jennifer J. Casolo, and Andrea J. Nightingale Resilience to climate change demands a transformation in social and political relations, but the literature has largely neglected how these are embedded within legacies of conflict.Review of Vulnerability Factors Linking Climate Change and Conflict January 1, 2023 | Takato Nagano and Takashi Sekiyama This systematic literature review gathers societal vulnerability factors linking climate change and conflict from 53 existing studies. The findings reveal three main points.IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence (First Edition) January 1, 2023 As human-wildlife conflicts become more frequent, serious and widespread worldwide, they are notoriously challenging to resolve, and many efforts to address these conflicts struggle to make progress.January 1, 2023 | PAX The world is witnessing how there is a wide array of environmental issues linked with conflict that have profound impacts on individuals, communities and nature.The New Resource Curses of the Green Economy January 1, 2023 | Eric Duivenvoorden The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recently received considerable international attention as a consequence of its poor cobalt mining practices.Yemen: Groundwater Depletion and Possible Solutions January 1, 2023 | Maha Al-Salehi The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022 highlighted the dire situation of groundwater status globally – including in Yemen – and aimed to draw some attention to its specific functions, challenges and opportunities around…January 1, 2023 | Ellen Dyson, Rachel Helbig, Tessa Avermaete, Kate Halliwell, Philip C. Calder, Lynn R. Brown, John Ingram, Bert Popping, Hans Verhagen, Alan R. Boobis, Isabelle Guelinckx, Louise Dye, and Neil Boyle The reverberations of the Ukraine–Russia conflict have been keenly felt in 2022 as the impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine quickly cascaded across the globe, significantly exacerbating existing pressures on global systems.Conflict-Induced Shocks and Household Food Security in Nigeria January 1, 2023 | Opeyemi Olanrewaju and Bedru B. Balana Conflicts such as the Boko Haram insurgency, herder–farmer conflicts, and armed banditry attacks are major concerns affecting the livelihoods and food security of households in Nigeria.January 1, 2023 | Rita Floyd In order to negotiate the complexity of a field of study, it is often useful to put labels onto ideas, authors and books.January 1, 2022 | Esteban Avigliano and Nahuel Schenone Natural environments and biodiversity are negatively affected by climate change and non-sustainable human activities around the world. Different management strategies have been implemented to mitigate the loss of habitat and ecosystem functions. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. May 26, 2023 | Peace Research Institute Oslo The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) invites applications for the position of Doctoral Researcher on the POLIMPACT project. Application deadline is 30 June 2023.Sweden: Internship in SIPRI's Climate Change and Risk Programme May 25, 2023 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI's Climate Change and Risk Programme is currently seeking an intern to join our team, starting on the 1st of September 2023.Ethiopia: WASH Manager (Urban), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 25, 2023 | United Nations Children's Fund Over the past two years, children and their families across Ethiopia faced multiple and complex emergencies, such as the conflict in the northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in millions of people…Mali: Programme Assistant, Mali May 25, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme Mali is a landlocked country situated in the Sahel region, which continues to face significant challenges, marked by growing fragility and a protracted, multifaceted crisis. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 35 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: February 7, 2023 | IUCN Quebec City, February 7, 2023 – Mission inclusion and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have been selected by Global Affairs Canada to conduct an international cooperation project to reduce the physical and…Bolivia: “We Will Fight Every Battle” – Two Women, One Mission Against Deforestation February 7, 2023 | Nicole Vargas, Diálogo Chino A pair of Indigenous leaders from opposite ends of Bolivia share the intimidation they’ve faced protecting their communities from projects which exploit their natural resources for profit.Colombia: Pink Dolphins and Reformed Colombian Rebels Turn No-Go Zone into Ecotourism Hit February 6, 2023 | Dimitri Selibas, Guardian Rural communities, former guerrillas of the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and endangered dolphins are unlikely allies in this near-forgotten corner of Colombia’s Amazon basin, where tourism is providing opportunities for reconciliation…Liberia: Protesters ‘Besiege’ Forest Forum Venue over US$6M Unpaid Gov’t Debt February 6, 2023 | Observer The primary objective of the just-ended forest conference hosted by the Liberian government might have been to reassess the government and the international community’s commitment to protect the country’s rainforest, but it also…Colombia: Colombia's War on Illegal Gold Mines Also Hits Outlaw Armed Groups February 3, 2023 | Agence France-Presse Colombia began operations against such illegal mining in 2012. Since then, authorities say they have destroyed more than 800 pieces of machinery.Switzerland: Switzerland Calls for Better Environmental Protection in Armed Conflicts February 2, 2023 | Switzerland Federal Department of Foreign Affairs From 24 January to 2 February, Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hosted an online meeting of governmental experts, with the aim of improving protection of the environment in…Liberia: Liberia, World Bank Sign US$96M Financing Agreement for 60MW Solar Energy February 1, 2023 | Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa Liberia has signed a financing agreement with the International Development Association for the production of an additional 60MW of renewable energy geared toward further solving the country's energy crisis.Liberia: AML Extends Agro Reforestation Program to Bolo Village, Nimba County January 25, 2023 | Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Environmental Department in collaboration with a non-governmental organization, Committee for Peace and Development Advocacy (COPDA), has commenced an Agro Reforestation Program in Bolo, a community of impact around its Yekepa concession…Colombia: Colombia Shifts Strategy in Drug War away from Coca Eradication January 24, 2023 | Christina Noriega, Al Jazeera After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce forced eradication efforts that, for decades, have remained one of the country’s…Nigeria: The Oil Thieves of Nigeria January 23, 2023 | James Barnett, New Lines Magazine Since the 1990s, the Niger Delta has been embroiled in a violent conflict rooted in competing visions of who owns Nigeria’s oil — and what is owed to those who have suffered from…Colombia: Colombia Killings of Social Leaders Hit Record in 2022 - Ombudsman January 23, 2023 | Reuters Colombia witnessed killings of 215 social leaders and human rights activists in 2022, the highest toll ever recorded, as illegal armed groups intensified their attacks in key drug-trafficking areas, the government's human rights…Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Asks Afghanistan for Its Due Water Share January 23, 2023 | Javed Ahmad Kakar, Pajhwok Afghan News The newly-appointed Iranian ambassador has asked for his country’s right to Helmand River water, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, Gas, and Gold May 29, 2023 | United Nations News Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners are trying out new, collaborative ways to thwart…Bridging the Gap between Peacebuilders and Environmentalists May 29, 2023 | Tia Savarese Conflict, environmental threats and disasters, climate change, and food insecurity are often considered separate issues with separate solutions.Tackling Challenges in the MENA Region: Climate, Food Security, and Migration May 26, 2023 | Angus Soderberg Climate change, food insecurity, and migration converge to create conditions that have made the MENA region even more susceptible to unrest and conflict.When Protecting Nature Helps Build Peace May 25, 2023 | Vanessa Bauza Over the past 60 years, more than 40 percent of civil wars or armed conflicts have been linked to competition over resources.EU’s Flawed Reliance on Audits, Certifications for Raw Materials Rules May 24, 2023 | Human Rights Watch The European Union’s effort to secure a sustainable and secure supply of minerals, including through the draft Critical Raw Materials Act, is increasingly relying on flawed voluntary audit and certification initiatives.Building Peace by Formalizing Gold Mining in the Central Sahel May 23, 2023 | Jorden de Haan and Aly Diarra The Central Sahel is increasingly deemed the new epicenter of terrorism, accounting for 35 percent of global terrorism deaths in 2021.Liberia’s Biological Diversity Is Its Economic Power Horse May 23, 2023 | Stephen Rodriques Liberia prides itself as a nation endowed with a substantial share of global biodiversity.Addressing the Converging Risks of Climate, Insecurity, and Migration in Central America May 19, 2023 | Claire Doyle The idea of climate change as a “threat multiplier” has been gaining steam since it was first proposed roughly 15 years ago. |
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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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