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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #256 – October 31, 2023 |
AnnouncementsOctober 17, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Following the creation of the "Environment and Security" journal, published in collaboration with SAGE, and the announcement that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in The Hague in collaboration…EnPAx Seeking People Interested in Participating in a Transitional Justice Interest Group October 16, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking people who would be interested in joining a Transitional Justice focused Interest Group.Environmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Submissions October 16, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) is pleased to present awards to leaders, practitioners, and researchers from our community. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. November 30, 2023 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform online What is the role of politics in environmental peacebuilding?November 20, 2023 University of Vermont Burlington, VT and online A consortium of about a dozen organizations representing both global South and North has recently coalesced and recognized by the United Nations towards setting up a new UN Convention on Conserving River Deltas…November 16, 2023 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform online What can climate finance actors learn from development and peacebuilding?November 15, 2023 EnPAx Forest Interest Group and M&E Interest Group online Monitoring and evaluation play a crucial role in addressing and mitigating forest conflicts. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 15 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. New Tools for Monitoring and Evaluation M&E of Environmental Peacebuilding [Video] January 1, 2023 | Carl Bruch, Amanda Woomer, Daniel Abrahams, Tracy Hart, and Geeta Batra This session highlights two resources to help practitioners navigate the particular set of challenges faced when performing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) at the intersection of environment, conflict, and peace.The Ocean Decade as an Instrument of Peace January 1, 2023 | Robert Blasiak, Jean-Baptister Jouffray, Albert Nostrom, Cibele Queiroz, Colette CC Wabnitz, and Henrik Osterblom The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021–2030 (the ‘Ocean Decade’) is poised to stimulate new cooperation for ocean science, but makes no mention of conflict or peace.January 1, 2023 | Daniella Dam-de Jong This chapter examines the position of the UN Security Council within the institutional framework on environmental peacebuilding.January 1, 2023 | Bas Rombouts This chapter examines the contemporary status of the normative framework of consultation and free, prior and informed consent rights for indigenous peoples under the UN and OAS human rights systems and reviews how…Indigenous Rights and Effective Climate Resilience January 1, 2023 | Diana Campos and Megan Renior The study is part of a larger applied participatory research project that investigates the environment-fragility-peace nexus through fifteen comparative global case studies conducted by CDA Collaborative Learning Projects in partnership with local and…January 1, 2023 | Elisa Morgera This chapter explores the role of international legal obligations on fair and equitable benefit-sharing to the integration of natural resource management and environmental protection in conflict resolution and recovery strategies.Drought Exposure Decreases Altruism with Salient Group Identities as Key Moderator January 1, 2023 | Stefan Döring and Jonathan Hall Previous research on climate change impact regularly considers conflict outcomes, thereby disregarding cooperative behaviour such as altruism. Drought has the potential to fuel inter-ethnic cleavages, thus contributing to conflicts.Integrating Gender, Peace and Environment: The Gender Dimension of Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2023 | Sarah Mead and Marie Jacobsson The interlinked nature of environmental protection and natural resource management on the one hand, and peacebuilding on the other, has been clearly established in the foregoing chapters.January 1, 2022 | Moshe Terdiman, Ofir Winter, Morr Link, and Tal Angert The Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), held in Sharm el-Sheikh in November 2022, cast a spotlight on Egypt and its commitment to environmental reform. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Iraq: Consultant – Climate, Peace, and Security Officer October 30, 2023 | International Organization for Migration The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General recognized climate change as a “threat multiplier”, highlighting that while climate change does not directly or inevitably cause violent conflict, its interaction with other social, political, and economic…Ukraine: WASH Programme Manager Ukraine October 27, 2023 | Norwegian Church Aid Joint Country Programme (JCP) of Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and DanChurchAid (DCA) are seeking dedicated Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Program Manager to join its program in Ukraine, to lead the further development…Conflict Sensitivity Officer - Roster October 27, 2023 | World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger i lifetimes.France: Local Recruitment, WASH Director October 27, 2023 | Relief International Relief International (RI) is currently recruiting a Director of WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) to join its Programsteam, the role to be based in Paris, France.October 27, 2023 | German Toilet Organization The creation of a Joint Operational Framework to integrate resilience, conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding into existing and new WASH programmes using a nexus approach was a recommendation of the global event “Building Resilient…USA: Internships with the Environmental Change and Security Program October 27, 2023 | Wilson Center The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy.Egypt: Local Recruitment: Emergency Response: WASH Officer, Israel and Gaza Response October 27, 2023 | Americares Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 21 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Vietnam: Climate Change and the Health of Vietnamese Subsistence Farmers July 14, 2023 | Colorado School of Public Health Colorado School of Public Health research team partner with the International Labour Organization’s Vision Zero Fund to study the effects of climate change in Vietnamese agricultural workers.Colombia/Nicaragua: World Court Backs Colombia in Maritime Border Dispute with Nicaragua July 13, 2023 | Reuters The World Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Nicaragua seeking to define and expand its deep sea economic rights beyond those previously established in a long-running maritime border dispute over a trio…India: Caste, Gender, Climate Change- Farmers in Uttarakhand Struggle for Survival July 12, 2023 | Swati Thapa, India Development Review Unable to adapt to effects of climate change such as forest fires and scarce rainfalls, smallholder farmers in the Himalayan state risk losing their livelihoods.Pakistan: Tribal War over Land Leaves 11 Dead in NW Pakistan July 12, 2023 | Amir Latif Arain, Anadolu Agency Fierce fighting between two rival tribes in northwestern Pakistan over a piece of land claimed another two lives on Tuesday, raising the casualties to 11 over the past five days, officials and local…Liberia: Liberia Records Tenth Largest Increase in Forest Loss Worldwide July 10, 2023 | Esau J. Farr, FrontPage Africa Liberia recorded the tenth-largest increase in forest loss among countries across the world as of last year, according to a new study by an international think tank.July 7, 2023 | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Strengthening co-operation across borders to tackle climate-related challenges and security risks took centre stage at the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change, which took place at the Hofburg in Vienna on 7 July.July 7, 2023 | Holly Dagres, IranSource Water disputes between Iran and Afghanistan date back to as early as the 1870s.Sudan: Arab League Chief Warns of Sudan Conflict's Impact on Food Security July 6, 2023 | Xinhua Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit warned on Thursday that the ongoing clashes in Sudan would harm the Sudanese and Arab food security.Ukraine/Russia: Warnings of Sabotage at Nuclear Plant July 5, 2023 | Usaid Siddiqui, Priyanka Shankar and Arwa Ibrahim, Al Jazeera The Kremlin has warned that the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is tense, claiming there is a “great threat of sabotage from Kyiv”.Afghanistan’s Women in Agriculture Face Limitations and Challenges July 5, 2023 | Hasht-e-Subh Daily Taliban's return to power has made things worse for them.Afghanistan’s Women in Agriculture Face Limitations and Challenges July 5, 2023 | Hasht-e-Subh Daily Taliban's return to power has made things worse for them.July 3, 2023 | UN Women As the impacts of climate change intensify around the world, adaptation efforts are crucial to ensuring that communities, ecosystems and economies are able to survive. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 5 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Water Wars: Two Collisions Near Second Thomas Shoal as Territorial Dispute Escalates October 27, 2023 | Teresa Chen and Alana Nance Late last month, China’s Coast Guard installed a floating barrier to disrupt navigation near the disputed Scarborough Shoal (China: Huangyan Dao; Philippines: Panatag Shoal).We Have Entered the Age of ‘Climate War’. Crimes against the Environment Must Be Prosecuted October 26, 2023 | Richard J. Rogers and Moneim Adam For decades, the prospect of violent human conflict fuelled by the environmental stresses of climate change has been predicted by human rights experts.The State of Play for Critical Mineral Policies: A Berlin Climate Security Conference Roundtable October 23, 2023 | Claire Doyle The global transition to low-carbon energy is spurring new momentum to produce and secure the mineral inputs necessary for renewable technologies. Yet meeting demand may prove difficult.Israel-Palestine Conflict: How Sharing the Waters of the Jordan River Could Be a Pathway to Peace October 23, 2023 | Zafar Adeel When the Israeli government cut off supplies of water to the Gaza Strip following Hamas’s brutal attack, it put the role of water within human conflict into particularly sharp relief.Training on Climate Security Is Crucial for the Future of Peace Operations October 12, 2023 | Farah Hegazi Demand from peace operations for training on climate-related security risks has grown steadily and quickly over the past few years. |
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Compiled by Josh Dougherty, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Nilisha Patel, Sophia Rockwell, Sarah Shahabi, Aianna Siembab, Major Stevens, Audrey Thill, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, Milen Yishak, and Julie Yoon |
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