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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #261 – January 9, 2024 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding: 2023 in Review January 9, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association 2023 was an interesting year for environmental peacebuilding.Developments highlighted the importance of environmental peacebuilding. Join the Listserv for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding! January 8, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Join the Google Group to receive targeted information on the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from 19-21 June 2024, with a day of pre-conference events…Second 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… |
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.…Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review and the Year Ahead January 30, 2024 Environmental Peacebuilding Association online The Environmental Peacebuilding Association will host its annual year-in-review roundtable on “Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review and the Year Ahead.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, 19 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Protection of the Environment during Armed Conflict January 1, 2023 | Bruno Demeyere It has been well over a decade since the International Review of the Red Cross dedicated an issue entirely to the environment, and since then, there has been a wave of momentum to…Using Machine Learning and Remote Sensing to Track Land Use/Land Cover Changes Due to Armed Conflict January 1, 2023 | Saeed Mhanna, Landon J.S. Halloran, François Zwahlen, Ahmed Haj Asaad, and Philip Brunner Armed conflicts have detrimental impacts on the environment, including land systems.Knowledge Gaps in the Nexus of Climate, Peace and Security January 1, 2023 | Thor Olav Iversen and Fareeda Khalifa There is a growing body of research on the relationship between climate change and peace and security.January 1, 2023 | Bohumil Frantál, Marina Frolova, and Javier Liñán-Chacón The continued expansion of the wind energy sector with wind turbines growing in number and size has significantly altered landscapes and brought about more sitting controversies and land use conflicts.Conflict in South Asia: Water Scarcity, Conservation, and Politics January 1, 2023 | Reumah Suhail This paper analyses the water dilemma in South Asia. The first part looks at water availability in the region followed by an analysis of neighbourly constraints over water sharing.Conflict over Water Resouces: A Threat to Peace in the Subcontinent January 1, 2023 | Sayeda Daud The ever growing dearth of water resources will prompt national and global clashes everywhere throughout the world community.January 1, 2023 | Linlang He, Elizabeth Kreske, Stephanie J. Nawyn, Amber L. Pearson, Mark Axelrod, Yadu Pokhrel, Stephen Gasteyer, Sean Lawrie, and Anthony D. Kendall Existing scholarship hypothesizes a causal chain from climate change to resource availability constraints, to forced migration and conflict risks.Resolving Conservation Conflicts through Shared Vision, Collective Benefits, and Relevant Values January 1, 2023 | Antoinette van de Water, Suzan Doornwaard, Liesbeth Sluiter, Michelle Henley, Catherine Sutherland, and Rob Slotow The global challenges of biodiversity loss and persistent poverty and inequality, which interact and shape each other at the local scale, require new strategies to improve human well-being and conserve biodiversity.January 1, 2023 | Ria Shibata and Seforosa Carroll This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book.Quantifying the Influence of Climate Variability on Armed Conflict in Africa, 2000-2015 January 1, 2022 | Qian Wang, Mengmeng Hao, David Helman, Fangyu Ding, Dong Jiang, Xiaolan Xie, Shuai Chen, and Tian Ma Global climate change, expected to be one of the most severe challenges that human beings have ever encountered, has had far-reaching impacts on ecosystems and humans, among which the potentially increasing chance of… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. 2024 Bellingcat Technical Fellowship January 9, 2024 | Bellingcat Would you like to develop tools or methods that can support online researchers? Do you have a project on your mind or want to start off from one of our suggestions?2024 Bellingcat Technical Writing Fellowship January 9, 2024 | Bellingcat Bellingcat is excited to announce our technical writing fellowship is returning in 2024 and is looking for fellows who have an idea for improving usability of open source methods and tools through documentation…Ukraine: Programme Associate (Resilience and Cash-Based Transfers) SC6 | Odesa, Ukraine (830904) January 8, 2024 | 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: Country WASH Programme Manager January 8, 2024 | Polish Humanitarian Action Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is an international non-governmental organization which since 1992 has been providing humanitarian and development help worldwide. So far, the interventions have been carried out in 51 different countries.Ukraine: Assessment and Research Lead | Kyiv January 8, 2024 | 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…Yemen: Project Analyst- Renewable Energy January 8, 2024 | United Nations Development Programme Protracted conflict in Yemen has not only caused widespread damage and displacement but also significantly reduced livelihood opportunities and food security.January 8, 2024 | Welthungerlife Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is one of the largest private aid agencies in Germany; politically and religiously independent. The organization fights for “Zero Hunger by 2030”. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 25 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: The Wild, Green Shrub in Afghanistan That Is Dividing Drug Experts September 16, 2023 | Lucy Cormack, Sydney Morning Herald A wild, green shrub that has grown for centuries in the central mountains of Afghanistan is dividing international drug experts probing the embattled nation’s ballooning methamphetamine trade.Afghanistan: Value of Signed Contracts in Mining Sector Reaches Nearly $7 Billion September 15, 2023 | Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that the value of contracts signed in the mining sector in the past two years has reached nearly seven billion dollars.Sudan: Gold Production in Sudan Dwindles to Two Tons Due to Ongoing Conflict September 14, 2023 | Sudan Tribune A Sudanese public company has disclosed a significant decline in gold production during the five-month-long conflict, plummeting to a mere 2 tons, in stark contrast to the previous year’s output, which had exceeded…Colombia: Colombia Was Deadliest Country for Environmentalists in 2022, Advocacy Group Says September 12, 2023 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters Colombia was the deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022, with at least 60 environmental and land rights defenders killed there, British advocacy group Global Witness said in a report on Tuesday.Climate Change: NATO Updates Environmental Security Plans September 11, 2023 | Taelor Daugherty, Security Climate change and increasingly severe natural disasters have led to a number of security concerns.Colombia: “This Is a Peaceful Agrarian Reform, We Will Buy the Lands”: Minister of Agriculture September 11, 2023 | Nation World In the dialogue of the Weekend Newscast of Caracol Radio, the Minister of Agriculture Jhenifer Mojica spoke about the regulatory orders that will be presented to the national government to promote the agrarian…Dominican Republic/Haiti: Dominican Republic to Seal Dajabon Border with Haiti in Canal Dispute September 11, 2023 | Reuters The Dominican Republic will seal its border with Haiti in its northern Dajabon province if a conflict over access to water from a shared river is not resolved in the coming days, a…September 11, 2023 | UNESCO Delegates from a diverse range of stakeholders in 10 Eastern African countries converged in Nairobi from August 22nd to 24th, 2023 for the High-Level Regional Workshop on Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)…Kenya: Women Climate Activists Dismiss Nairobi Declaration as 'False Solutions' September 11, 2023 | Moraa Obiria, Agatha Gichana, and Kamau Maichuhie, Nation The activists said the declaration left out the 'core agents who drive adaptation and mitigation solutions'.September 11, 2023 | UNESCO Delegates from a diverse range of stakeholders in 10 Eastern African countries converged in Nairobi from August 22nd to 24th, 2023 for the High-Level Regional Workshop on Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)…Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Filling of Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile Complete, Ethiopia Says September 10, 2023 | Agence France-Presse Ethiopia has announced that it has filled its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, which has been the source of a long-running water dispute with downstream countries Egypt and Sudan.G20 Summit 2023: Accelerate Climate Action With Gender Equality At Its Core September 9, 2023 | BQ Prime In the G20 Declaration, the countries underscored the fundamental importance of gender equality and acknowledged its multiplier effect in realizing the 2030 Agenda.India: New Delhi Declaration Accepts Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Women September 9, 2023 | The Hindu ‘We commit to close gender gaps, promote full, equal, effective women’s participation in the economy as decision-makers,’ the G-20 declaration said. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Unpacking the Impact of the Fifth National Climate Assessment January 14, 2024 | Wilson Center In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP Director Lauren Risi hosts three contributing authors of the international chapter of the recently released fifth National Climate Assessment.Conflict Minerals Compliance – New Twists for 2024 January 8, 2024 | Michael R. Littenberg, Austin Bohn, and Katherine Donohue The next filing under the U. S. Conflict Minerals Rule is due on May 31, 2024. That filing will be for the 2023 calendar year. In early 2024, U. S.The MENA Region Is Headed for More Insecurity Due to Climate Change. Can This Be Mitigated? January 8, 2024 | Kyungmee Kim and Tània Ferré Garcia The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, home to widely diverse cultures and a population of about 500 million, is highly exposed to the impacts of climate change.The Security Problem with Climate Migration Isn’t the Migration January 2, 2024 | Tom Ellison Security actors should be careful how they characterize climate change and migration. |
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