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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #260 – December 26, 2023 |
AnnouncementsSecond Issue of the Environment and Security Journal Published December 26, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and SAGE are delighted to announce the publication of the next issue of "Environment and Security" (vol. 1, issue 3/4).December 12, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association To ensure diversity of presenter viewpoints and background at the Third Conference, the Conference Organizing Committee has launched an "Assist a Scholar" campaign to raise money to fund travel grants to defray the…Environmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Submissions [Extended Deadline: January 10, 2024] November 28, 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. Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding June 18, 2024 - 2024-06-21 Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University The Hague, Netherlands and online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are delighted to announce that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held on June 19-21, 2024.…Seminar and Book Launch: Corporate Sustainability, Peace and the Environment March 1, 2024 Sustainability Law, University of Oslo Oslo, Norway and online This seminar brings together the international law discourse on environmental peacebuilding and the corporate law and corporate governance stream of research on corporate sustainability.Launch of "Conflict-Sensitive Conservation: Lessons from the Global Environment Facility" January 17, 2024 Environmental Law Institute and the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility online The Environmental Law Institute and the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility will celebrate the publication of "Conflict-Sensitive Conservation: Lessons from the Global Environment Facility" (Routledge 2023). |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 13 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Indigenous Environmental Perspectives: Challenging the Oceanic Security State January 1, 2023 | Tiara R. Na'puti and Sylvia C. Frain This article centers Indigenous epistemologies to critique the United States oceanic security state, a modality of militarization and blue-washing conservation that extends beyond land borders to encompass federal conceptualizations of national security throughout…Environmental Security Threats Due to Climate Change Faced by the Pacific Island Forum January 1, 2023 | Ardita Tazya Nuraini and M. Syaprin Zahidi Climate change has a detrimental impact on living things, including humans.State, Society and Environmental Security in International Relations Theory January 1, 2023 | Justin Joseph As emerging non-traditional security issues in global politics such as environmental crises offer new avenues of research on the state-society behaviour in non-western political orders, this study applies an integrated conceptual framework of…Environmental Warfare Tactics in Irregular Conflict January 1, 2023 | Anna Feuer This article considers how, and under what conditions, actors in irregular conflicts weaponize nature.January 1, 2023 | Madeline Beattie, Julia E. Fa, Ian Leiper, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Kerstin K. Zander, and Stephen T. Garnett Indigenous Peoples lands cover over a fifth of the world's land surface and support high levels of biodiversity.January 1, 2022 | Ntombizakhe Moyo-Nyoni In Zimbabwe, like many parts of the world, climate change has triggered the occurrence of conflicts, which exacerbates social, economic and political instabilities.Restoration, Land Tenure, Conflict, and Opportunities in Peacebuilding January 1, 2022 | Alexandra Eisinger The international conservation community is enabling political commitments by leveraging restoration as a high-potential and scalable strategy to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity.Climate-Induced Stressors to Peace: A Review of Recent Literature January 1, 2021 | Ayyoob Sharifi, Dahlia Simangan, Chui Ying Lee, Sheryl Rose Reyes, Tarek Katramiz, Jairus Carmela Josol, Leticia Dos Muchangos, Hassan Virji, Shinji Kaneko, and Thea Kersti Tandog Climate change is increasingly recognized as a threat to global peace and security. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. USA: Local Recruitment: Research & Publications Internship (Summer 2024) December 26, 2023 | Environmental Law Institute For five decades, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) has played a pivotal role in shaping the fields of environmental law, policy, and management, both domestically and internationally.United Kingdom: Research Consultant- GESI and Climate in the Sahel, UK, United Kingdom December 26, 2023 | Development Alternatives, Inc. The Centre for Disaster Protection plays a unique role in the global risk management and crisis financing architecture.Jordan: WASH Adviser Syria Response Office, Amman, Jordan December 26, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council NRC is looking for a highly qualified, experienced, and proactive WASH professional to lead the strategic transition towards sustainable implementation of the WASH services and strengthen the technical quality of the NRC’s WASH…Ukraine: Programme Associate, Kharkiv, Ukraine December 26, 2023 | World Food Programme The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters…Ukraine: Assessment and Research Lead Consultant, Kiev, Ukraine December 26, 2023 | World Food Programme The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters…Ukraine: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Kyiv, Ukraine December 26, 2023 | World Food Programme About WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict,… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 16 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: September 4, 2023 | Kate Whiting, World Economic Forum As Africa kicks off its first Climate Summit in Nairobi from 4-6 September, research finds the climate crisis can worsen unrest in some of the continent's most fragile nations, causing more deaths and…Ukraine/Russia: There’s a Battle over Carbon Emerging from the War in Ukraine September 3, 2023 | Sebastien Malo, Politico Putting a figure on the carbon emissions tied to Russia’s invasion might help people outside of Ukraine understand the massive stakes of the conflict and care more about it.Iraq: Iraq to Form Federal Oil Council under New Law September 1, 2023 | Zawya OPEC member Iraq intends to form a federal oil council that will oversee projects and other activities in the hydrocarbon industry under a new landmark law that has yet to be ratified, officials…Climate Change: What Is Climate Security and Why Is It Important? September 1, 2023 | UNDP Climate security refers to the impacts of the climate crisis on peace and security, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings.Liberia: Sierra Leoneans Conduct Illegal Logging in Nimba August 31, 2023 | Mark B. Newa, The Daylight A group of Sierra Leoneans, hired by a Liberian businessman, are conducting an illegal logging operation in a forest in Nimba County, according to documents, interviews and photographs.Afghanistan: The Taliban Say They Have Signed Mining Contracts worth $6.5 Billion in Afghanistan August 31, 2023 | Associated Press The seven contracts are with locally based companies, many of whom have foreign partners in countries including China, Iran, and Turkey.August 30, 2023 | Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused deep disruptions in the global food supply, raising prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in poorer nations in the Middle East and North Africa, America’s top…FIFA and ASEAN Look to Expand Partnership to Cover Gender Equality and Climate Change August 30, 2023 | INSIDEFIFA FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are hoping to expand their existing partnership to cover climate change and gender equality in the future.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Region Have Lost $5bn Due to Oil Exports Halt: Official August 29, 2023 | Chenar Chalak, Rudaw Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have so far lost around five billion dollars due to the halt in the Region’s oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan port since March, a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)…August 29, 2023 | The Cradle Even if oil exports from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) to Turkiye resume, major oil companies operating in the region “will not produce oil” until they receive a guarantee that their financial rights… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 2 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. “Always Money for War”, Reflecting on COP28 December 21, 2023 | Ellie Kinney and Linsey Cottrell COP28 was a memorable COP for many reasons; a record-breaking 100,000 attendees, the first ever ‘peace day’, and the landmark establishment of a long awaited loss and damage fund.A New Tool to Assess Environmental Peacebuilding December 19, 2023 | Eleanor Greenbaum As climate-related disasters swell in scale and intensity, the countries and communities impacted by fragility or conflict are among the most vulnerable. |
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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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