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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #253 – September 19, 2023 |
AnnouncementsSeptember 18, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association LATEST UPDATE: We are now accepting abstract submissions in English, French, and Spanish. Please note that the working language of the Conference is English. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. October 9, 2023 Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding Cairo, Egypt With the third iteration of the Climate, Peace and Security Experts Academy planned for 9-12 October 2023, the Cairo International Centre for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) on behalf of the COP27…October 5, 2023 CGIAR Focus Climate Security and CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience online Join us in this Path to the Hague webinar focusing on the challenges of implementing environmental peacebuilding in contexts marked by low political legitimacy.Launch of "Environment and Security" October 3, 2023 Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE will convene an online launch of Environment and Security.MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace October 2, 2023 - 2023-12-15 Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Environmental Law Institute, Duke University, UC-Irvine, UNEP, Columbia University, and the SDG Academy online EnPAx and its partners are delighted to announce that we are offering our massive open online course (MOOC) on "Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace" for a fourth time!Catastrophes, Confrontations, and Constraints: Book Launch September 29, 2023 Environmental Change and Security Program Washington, DC and online Geopolitical competition and civil war are on the rise.Making Financing Accessible to Artisanal Gold Mining Communities September 27, 2023 IMPACT online There are an estimated 15 million artisanal gold miners globally. Yet, many miners are excluded from the financial sector.The Peace Piece: Primers for Peace at CoP28 (A Path to The Hague Event) September 21, 2023 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform online Climate change and environmental degradation are already increasing insecurity and conflict risks around the world. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 9 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Conflict-Sensitive Conservation: Lessons from the Global Environment Facility January 1, 2023 | Carl Bruch, Geeta Batra, and Anupam Anand, with Shehla Chowdhury and Sierra Killian This book provides an empirically formulated foundation for conflict-sensitive conservation, a field in which the existing literature relies primarily on anecdotal evidence.January 1, 2023 | Sai Veena Sunkara, Riddhi Singh, David Gold, Patrick Reed, and Ajay Bhave Robustness analysis can support the design and operation of large-scale water infrastructure projects confronting deeply uncertain futures.January 1, 2023 | Maria-Therese Gustafsson and Almut Schilling-Vacaflor In recent years, binding regulations in the “home states” of corporations have emerged mainly in the Global North with the aim of holding corporations accountable for human rights and environmental impacts throughout their…January 1, 2023 | Nick Lazaredes Ukraine is home to some of the most biodiverse and unique ecosystems on the planet, and its rich fertile plains provide food to the world.The Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and Its Consequences January 1, 2023 | Viktor Vyshnevskyi, Serhii Shevchuk, Viktor Komorin, Yurii Oleynik, and Peter Gleick The Kakhovka hydropower plant on the Dnipro River in Ukraine, its spillway dam and adjoining structures were completely destroyed in the early morning of 6 June 2023 in the course of the Russia–Ukraine…Immovable Objects? Impediments to a UN Security Council Resolution on Climate Change January 1, 2023 | Matt McDonald The security implications of climate change are increasingly acknowledged in academic scholarship and in national security strategy documents.Energy Injustice and Its Role for Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2023 | Ahmad Al-Wadaey, Tobias Zumbragel, and Ali Alameda This report discusses the crucial but understudied impact of oil extraction in- dustries on local communities and the environment in Yemen’s Hadhramawt governorate.Environmental and Psychological Effects of Russian War in Ukraine January 1, 2023 | Olena Khrushch, Viktor Moskalets, Oksana Fedyk, Yuliya Karpiuk, Myroslava Hasiuk, Nataliia Ivantsev, Liudmyla Ivantsev, and Hasrat Arjjumend Russia invasion on Ukraine has extensive and unprecedented negative impacts on natural environment and human life.Conceptualizing Resilience within Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2023 | McKenzie F. Johnson, Tobias Ide, and Jesann Gonzalez Cruz Environmental peacebuilding integrates sustainable natural resource management into peacebuilding processes to promote peace and stability. Environmental peacebuilding scholars increasingly view resilience as an important concept. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. El Salvador: Climate Justice Advisor September 17, 2023 | Oxfam-Quebec This is a 12-month mandate in San Salvador, El Salvador.USA: Research Assistant, Climate, Environment, and Conflict September 17, 2023 | United States Institute of Peace Peace is its commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people's shared values and commitment to peace worldwide.USA: Senior Program Officer (Climate, Environment, and Conflict) September 17, 2023 | United States Institute of Peace Peace is its commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. USIP knows that Peace is Security – it advances both U.Africa: Postdoctoral Fellow – Water, Conflicts and Resilience September 17, 2023 | International Water Management Institute The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center is seeking an innovative & multi skilled candidate to join as a Post Doctoral Fellow – Water, Conflicts and Resilience.Sweden: Research Assistant in the Climate Change and Risk Programme September 17, 2023 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI is an independent international institute whose core mission is to undertake research and activities on security, conflict and peace. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 28 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: Poppy Cultivation in South of Afghanistan Down by 80%: Report June 7, 2023 | Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews Illicit drugs expert David Mansfield, in a report citing satellite imagery, said that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been reduced to levels not seen since 2001 with cultivation in the south of the…Ukraine: Ukraine Dam's Destruction Increases Mines Threat: Red Cross June 7, 2023 | Agence France-Presse The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine will have a catastrophic effect on locating landmines in the affected region, the Red Cross warned Wednesday.Myanmar: Civilians Pay the Price as Land Mines Play Growing Role in Myanmar’s Conflict June 6, 2023 | Irrawaddy The war zone has expanded in the two years since the putsch in Myanmar, and so have the number of minefields.Climate Security: CCS Releases New Tool: Military Responses to Climate Hazards Tracker June 6, 2023 | Tom Ellison and Erin Sikorsky, Council on Strategic Risks As temperatures continue to rise and drive extreme weather events that draw in militaries worldwide, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) is launching a new effort to monitor military actions in response…DRC: In Congo’s Forests, Islamic State Money Makes an Insurgency More Lethal June 5, 2023 | Katharine Houreld, Washington Post An insurgent group founded in Uganda but now based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has grown increasingly deadly after receiving money from the Islamic State, according to defectors and researchers tracking the…Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Boom Blamed for Worsening Water Crisis in Drought-Hit South June 3, 2023 | Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala, Guardian Western oil companies are exacerbating water shortages and causing pollution in Iraq as they race to profit from rising oil prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Ukraine: ‘Stream’ and ‘Torch’: The Gazprom-backed Militias Fighting in Ukraine June 2, 2023 | Financial Times Russia's state gas company has recruited, equipped and paid security guards to join the invasion.June 1, 2023 | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Following the widespread devastation of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar, it is now a race against time to aid people in need and prevent the spread of disease.Somalia: Climate Change and Conflict Are Wreaking Havoc in Somalia May 31, 2023 | Nick Turse, The Intercept The Horn of Africa is experiencing a historic drought, one of the worst in six decades. A drought and famine in 2011 and 2012 killed a quarter million people here.Colombia: ‘Defies All Logic’: The Colombians Living by a ‘Toxic’ Landfill May 30, 2023 | Inigo Alexander, Al Jazeera Many Patio Bonito residents have denounced the landfill’s detrimental impact on the environment, as well as on the health and wellbeing of the community.Water Wars: It’s Not Just Iran: Conflict over Water Resources Is on the Rise May 30, 2023 | Laureen Fagan, Sustainability Times The clash over water rights led to fighting between Iran and Afghanistan at the weekend, in the latest battle over water resources among neighboring nations—clashes that are expected to become all the more…Iran/Afghanistan: Water Conflict: Violence Breaks out at Iran-Afghanistan Border May 30, 2023 | Arman Sidhu, Geopolitical Monitor The crux of this conflict lies in a dispute over shared water resources, with the Helmand River serving as the primary point of contention.May 29, 2023 | Front Page Africa MONROVIA – The research was separated into three phases: (1) designing the survey, (2) conducting surveys and focus group discussions in the field, and (3) continually analyzing the data.Afghanistan: Rainstorms, Floods Kill 42, Destroy 20,000 Acres of Land in Afghanistan May 29, 2023 | Xinhua Torrential rains and flooding have claimed the lives of 42 people and injured 45 others over the past month in Afghanistan, a spokesman for National Disaster Management Authority, Shafiullah Rahimi, said. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Depleting Water Resources and Growing Risks of Water Wars September 18, 2023 | Ahmad Ibrahim Climate change, often regarded as byproduct of modern industrial society, has gradually transformed into a challenge with global ramification.Shifting the Climate Security Narrative: How the Department of Defense Can Lead September 18, 2023 | Cara Condit In 2021, US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III referred to climate change as an “existential threat”—a term traditionally reserved for nuclear weapons.Carbon Colonialism Has No Place in Liberia’s Forests September 15, 2023 | Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor The fate of Liberia and its forests are entwined.Reflections from the Africa Climate Summit: A Missed Opportunity for Fragile States? September 13, 2023 | Linda Wamune Curtains have now drawn on the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, which sought to highlight Africa’s roadmap and role towards a sustainable energy transition through low carbon and decarbonization pathways.How Could Ethiopia's Dam Dispute Escalate? September 13, 2023 | Isaac Kaledzi The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam conflict has lasted for more than a decade without a resolution. Some experts warn that any further delays in settling the outstanding issues could have dire consequences.September 12, 2023 | Maylina St-Louis Climate shocks and stressors, be they rapid-onset such as floods and storms, or slow-onset such as rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, are increasing in frequency and intensity the world over.Why the Oil Outage in Iraqi Kurdistan Continues September 10, 2023 | Shahriar Sheikhlar In the coming weeks, Kurdistan's oil and gas sector faces a pivotal moment that could reshape the region's geopolitical landscape.The Future of Development in the MENA Region Rests on Climate Security August 23, 2023 | Kishan Khoday The climate crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced, posing an existential threat to the future of civilization. At 1. |
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Compiled by Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Nilisha Patel, Sophia Rockwell, Sarah Shahabi, Aianna Siembab, Major Stevens, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, Milen Yishak, and Julie Yoon |
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