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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #254 – October 3, 2023 |
EventsNovember 16, 2023 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform online What can climate finance actors learn from development and peacebuilding?Book Launch: Indigenous Responses to Mining in Post-Conflict Colombia by Dr. Diana Arbeláez-Ruiz October 19, 2023 University of Eastern Finland and University of Queensland Helsinki, Finland The University of Eastern Finland’s RESOURCE Research Community, and the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland invite you to join them for the online book launch…October 19, 2023 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform online Where's the evidence on effective climate action in areas affected by conflict? What do we already know? What do we still need to learn?October 11, 2023 UNDP online On the sidelines of the third iteration of Climate, Peace and Security Experts Academy which convenes some 39 women policymakers, representatives of women’s groups, etc.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.October 5, 2023 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform online Why is militarisation one of the biggest obstacles to mitigating the climate crisis? |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 5 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Water Resources of Afghanistan and Related Hazards under Rapid Climate Warming: A Review January 1, 2023 | Jamal Shokory, Bettina Schaeflia, and Stuart Lane Rapid climate change is impacting water resources in Afghanistan. The consequences are poorly known. Suitable mitigation and adaptation strategies have not been developed.Webinar: Peace RECs: Seeing the Impact of Renewable Energy [Video] January 1, 2023 | Noah Bucon Peace RECs (P-RECs) are a renewable energy product that have a profound impact on communities in energy-poor, climate fragile countries around the world.The Lawfare Podcast: Climate Migration and National Security [Audio] January 1, 2023 | Natalie K. Orpett, Erin Sikorsky, and Jen Patja Howell It’s been another brutal summer with seemingly constant natural disasters precipitated by climate change. The United States and other countries have rightfully begun thinking of climate change as a security issue.Climate Resilience Can Be a Catalyst for Peace and Prosperity in the Sahel January 1, 2023 Located on the borders between the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger is the landlocked region of Liptako-Gourma.Aqueduct: Using Cutting-Edge Data to Identify and Evaluate Water Risks around the World January 1, 2023 Water risks are an urgent global challenge. Most public health crises are already driven by water, including floods, droughts and water-borne diseases. |
JobsAustralia: Water Futures: Community Change in the Context of Conflict - PhD September 26, 2023 | University of Sydney The One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (One Basin CRC) offers attractive PhD packages in a broad range of disciplinary fields and across multiple universities in Australia (Australian National University, Charles Sturt University, Flinders… |
InternationalLiberia: Early Signs Logging Contract Is Failing June 28, 2023 | Gabriel M. Dixon, The Daylight Cracks have started to emerge in this new logging agreement in southcentral Liberia. Central Morweh Community Forest signed a contract with the Kisvan Timber Corporation In March 2021.Colombia/Peru: Peru's Coca Leaf Farming Expands along Border, Reaches Record Area June 27, 2023 | Reuters There was worrying expansion along the borders with Colombia and Brazil, where international drug traffickers operate, he said.June 27, 2023 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press The Iranian interior minister has suggested creating a joint commission between Iran and Afghanistan to resolve the dispute over water rights between the two countries by carefully observing water levels in the Helmand…DRC: Church Helps End Exploitation of Miners in War Zone June 26, 2023 | Amy Balog, Independent Catholic News Christian leaders supporting initiatives assisting miners dying of hunger in areas rich in natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Ecuador: An Army of 800 Women Protects Ecuador’s Water June 23, 2023 | Santiago Rosero, El Pais In the country’s central mountain range, mothers and wives are challenging domestic machismo and defending vital water resources.Ukraine: Agencies Join Forces with Deminers to Reclaim Agricultural Land in Ukraine June 22, 2023 | UN The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have designed a new joint programme for smallholder farmers and rural families most affected by the conflict.June 21, 2023 | European Commission They reiterated that climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to the planet, and also have immediate, direct, and growing negative implications for security and defence.Ukraine/Russia: Russia Blocks UN Aid for Kakhovka Dam Collapse Victims June 19, 2023 | Al Jazeera Moscow has rejected United Nations’ offers to help people in Russian-occupied areas affected by flooding from the collapsed Nova Kakhovka Dam.Iraq: Drought Forces Iraqi Fishermen to Abandon Their Nets [Photos] June 16, 2023 | Bilind T. Abdullah, Rudaw Water levels have declined by nearly 50 percent in Dhi Qar province’s al-Hammar Marshes in recent years, leaving hundreds of fishermen without jobs.How Environmental Conflicts Hurt — and Motivate — Women Activists June 15, 2023 | Katie Myers, Grist Even when governments concede to environmentalists, women are often left out of negotiations.Colombia: Repentant Ranchers Rescuing Colombian Wildlife June 15, 2023 | Juan Sebastian Serrano Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a room in the home of the Zapata family, which has renounced livestock farming to focus on stewardship of the Colombian Amazon and its animals…Afghanistan: Herat Rain-Fed Cropland Harvests Decline by 80 Percent June 12, 2023 | Binyamin Barez, Pajhwok Afghan News The rain-fed crops' harvest has decreased by 80 percent in western Herat province this year owing to acute drought conditions, an official said on Monday. |
BlogsNew Journal | Q&A with Environment and Security’s Editorial Team October 3, 2023 | Wilson Center Environment and Security is a new journal published by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing.This Summer Previewed the Security Threats of Climate Change: The US Needs to Do More September 28, 2023 | Elsa Barron, Tom Ellison, Brigitte Hugh, Alexandra Naegele, and Christopher Schwalm Extreme weather events during this past summer — the hottest ever recorded — have highlighted the immediate danger of climate change to not only individuals, but also global security.Disasters in Armed Conflict Zones: Silver Linings or Total Devastation? September 26, 2023 | Tobias Ide When catastrophic floods struck civil war-ridden Libya in the late summer of 2023, the catastrophe caused over 10,000 deaths and wreaked immense destruction throughout the nation’s northeastern regions.A New Agenda for Peace and the Climate Emergency September 25, 2023 | Cedric de Coning, Gracsious Maviza, and Kheira Tarif Perhaps more than any other world leader, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has consistently integrated climate change into his assessments and response strategies.Afghanistan: The Benefits of Afghanistan’s Mineral Riches May Not Be So Forthcoming September 23, 2023 | Nadia Ahmad and Luke Danielson In late August, the Taliban interim government signed several contracts worth $6. 5bn with foreign and national investors to develop some of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth.Commentary: Who Cares about the Environment in War? September 20, 2023 | Conflict and Environment Observatory CEOBS and the PAX Environment, Peace, and Security Project jointly received 2023’s Al-Moumin Award from the Environmental Peacebuilding Association for their “ongoing leadership in monitoring, quantifying, and redressing the environmental impacts of war”. |
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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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