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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #266 – March 19, 2024 |
AnnouncementsNOW AVAILABLE: Draft Agenda for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding March 15, 2024 | EnPAx and Leiden University The Organizing Committee is delighted to share the draft agenda for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding! |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Program August 12, 2024 - 2024-08-16 University of Eastern Finland Joensuuu, Finland The course will address environmental and natural resource conflicts that are familiar and topical for the course participants.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.…Gromada Webinar Series: "Right to Healthy Environment in Times of Armed Conflict " with Amanda Kron April 8, 2024 Lund University online Potential harm to human rights and the environment is amplified in situations of conflict.The Role of Water Law in Fostering Water for Peace March 25, 2024 International Association for Water Law online The objective of the webinar is to contribute to the World Water Day 2024 campaign on “Water for Peace” by addressing how water law, at the domestic and international levels, has been and…Lessons from the UN Compensation Commission for Environmental Reparations March 20, 2024 EnPAx Transitional Justice Interest Group online The Transitional Justice Interest Group (TJ-IG) of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to invite you to a webinar on the issue of post-conflict reparation of environmental damage on March 20th, 2024, from…International Conference on Global Land Grabbing March 19, 2024 - 2024-03-21 Institute of Development Studies Bogota, Colombia On its 10th anniversary, the Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) is collaborating with several leading research hubs (of which IDS is a partner) to host an International Conference on Global Land Grabbing in… |
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: Dams, Hegemony, and Beyond: China's Hydro-Stability in the Evolving World Order January 1, 2024 | Porkkodi Ganeshandian Water has remained a source of contentious and cooperative politics among states since the Sumerian civilization.From Climate Conflicts to Environmental Peacebuilding: Exploring Local Dimensions January 1, 2024 | Jan Sandig, Natalia Dalmer, Tobias Ide, and Anselm Volger Environmental change and armed conflict are major challenges of the 21st century.The Unprecedented Ramsar Resolution: Ukrainian Wetlands Protection in Armed Confict January 1, 2024 | Meng Wang Armed conflict has devastating environmental consequences, adversely impacting critical ecosystems and natural resources.Ukraine Conflict Environmental Briefing: Nature January 1, 2024 The scale and intensity of the conflict in Ukraine has resulted in widespread and locally severe damage to some of its most ecologically important areas, while many others remain occupied.The Youth Review: Environmental Peacebuilding, Conservation, and Nonprofit Cooperation [Video] January 1, 2024 Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.Interview with Catherine Wong, Global Team Leader for Climate and Security Risk at the UNDP January 1, 2024 On 28 November, PSI spoke to Catherine Wong, who serves as global team leader for Climate and Security Risk and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).How Does Climate Change Affect Peace and Security? January 1, 2024 | Cedric de Coning and Kheira Tarif Climate change is fundamentally changing human security, ecological security and even international security.January 1, 2024 | Freek van der Vet War always harms the environment. As the fog of war produces unreliable data, it also obstructs our capacity to monitor those harms.January 1, 2024 | Louise van Schaik The EU institutions are working hard to come up with new communications on the upcoming European Defence Industrial Strategy and a 2040 emission reduction target, just before EU politicians head into elections in…A Review of Climate Security Risk Assessment Tools January 1, 2024 | Barbora Šedová, Lisa Binder, and Lukas Rüttinger To address climatic risks to human security, various climate security risk assessment (CSRA) tools have been developed.January 1, 2023 | Katrina Kosec, Jordan Kyle, and Hiroyuki Takeshima One argument in favor of quotas for women’s representation in political office is that female politicians can break down gender barriers more broadly, inspiring individual women to participate politically. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Remote: Natural Resources Expert March 17, 2024 | UN Department of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding The Panel of Experts established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2206 (2015) (“the Panel”) consists of five experts with demonstrated substantive knowledge, experience and skills in areas relevant to the implementation of the…Various Locations: Conflict Analysis/Conflict-sensitive Programming Specialist March 17, 2024 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO’s efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to food and agricultural threats and crises.March 17, 2024 | Alliance Bioversity & CIAT The Alliance of Bioversity International delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives.Kenya: Communication Internship on Climate Peace and Security March 17, 2024 | UN Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations…March 17, 2024 | United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.Haiti: Head of Field Office CST-II | Jeremie | Haiti March 17, 2024 | World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP) is a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to…Syria/Jordan: Whole of Syria: Water and Environment Technical Coordinator - Amman March 17, 2024 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 41 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: When It Comes to Women, COP28 ‘Fell Short’ December 14, 2023 | Lauren Wolfe, Women's Medica Center Historically underrepresented in policymaking positions and discussions, women were vocal at COP28, which concluded on Tuesday, if only because the conference in Dubai scheduled events like a “Gender Day” and created tools like what it…Afghanistan: Peace Foundation Plans Plantation of Fruits Orchards in Nangarhar December 14, 2023 | Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News Citrus and other fruits orchards would be cultivated on 150 acres of land in 10 districts of eastern Nangarhar province with the support of Peace Foundation.South Asia: Multiple Climate Reports Warn of Water Conflict in South Asia December 11, 2023 | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, Diplomat The region is expected to suffer the most significant impacts of changing water availability this century. Yet tight-fisted governments are quibbling at COP28 over climate financing.At COP28, Indigenous Women Have a Message for Leaders: Look at What We’re Doing. And Listen December 11, 2023 | Uzmi Athar, AP News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With a sprig of leaves and rainwater carried from her island in the Philippines, Grace Talawag delivered a prayer and a blessing for her delegation and onlookers…Guyana/Venezuela: Venezuela, Guyana Leaders to Meet on Land Dispute December 10, 2023 | Canute James and Carlos Camacho, Argus Guyana's president Irfaan Ali and Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro will meet on 14 December as tensions increase over Caracas' claim to Guyana's resource-rich Essequibo province, Guyana's government said.Afghanistan: Taliban Vow to Finish Disputed Canal at 'Any Cost' December 9, 2023 | Khudai Noor Nasar, Nikkei A massive canal project in Afghanistan has alarmed the country's neighbors over fears it will drain a river key to their agricultural economies, but the ruling Taliban is warning that it will press…Ethiopia: Climate and Conflict – Aggregating Humanitarian Crises in Ethiopia December 8, 2023 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ethiopia, a country hosting nearly a million refugees and recovering from a violent conflict displacing millions of people, is now facing another humanitarian emergency in the form of deadly weather.December 8, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council In a region scarred by years of wars and displacement, climate change and water scarcity have become yet another threat for fragile contexts in Middle East and North Africa.Bangladesh Highlights Women’s Leadership in Climate Adaptation at COP 28 December 7, 2023 | Dilruba Haider “We need to see how women’s powerful voice at the decision-making table can be ensured so that they can decide for themselves,” said Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Honorable Member of Parliament and Special Envoy…Sahel: Climate Change, Conflict and Displacement across the Sahel December 7, 2023 | Rick de Satgé, Land Portal In a 2009 TED Talk with over 35 million views, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks about the danger of a single story and the simplifications that they promote.Yemen: How Lax Oversight and War Thwarted Efforts to Hold Yemen’s Oil Polluters to Account December 6, 2023 | Ahmed al-Waseai, Rana Sabbagh, Selma Mhaoud, Abdulwahed Alobaly, Motea Bamzahem, and Zaher Binashikhbubkr, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project In 2014, Yemeni lawmakers received a report on widespread environmental violations in the country’s oil sector.December 5, 2023 | International Rescue Committee International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding the alarm about the compounded crises of conflict and climate change in West Africa during the meeting of world leaders at COP28 in Dubai.Climate Security: EEARTH: A Groundbreaking Climate Security Early Warning System December 2, 2023 | International Crisis Group Led by Crisis Group’s Future of Conflict Program, the Environmental Early Action and Risk Tracking Hub (EEARTH) is an innovative climate security early warning system for the Horn of Africa.Climate Change: Understanding the Stakes of Climate Talks for Countries in Conflict December 1, 2023 | Andrew Ciacci, International Crisis Group On 30 November, delegates gathered for the 28th iteration of the UN Climate Conference, where peace and security will be included on the thematic agenda for the first time.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq in Need of ‘Federal, Modern’ Hydrocarbon Law, Says PM Barzani November 28, 2023 | Kurdistan 24 Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday said Kurdistan Region officials and authorities in Baghdad should work together to enact a “federal and modern” oil and gas law that will be an… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 11 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: The Red Sea Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict March 14, 2024 | Saba Sinai The Yemeni Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on shipping in the Red Sea serve as a reminder that global supply chains remain highly vulnerable to disruption.Climate Change the Elephant in the Room at Munich Security Conference March 12, 2024 | Vanina Laurent–Ledru and Elhadj As Sy Climate and health must be at the center of discussions about global security to avoid these crises destabilizing governments and impacting our future prosperity.March 8, 2024 | René Wildangel A dramatic famine is threatening the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s blockade. Germany must do all it can to end the misery.March 7, 2024 | Bryan Frederick and Caitlin McCulloch The ongoing United Nations Environmental Assembly meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, has revealed sharp splits among countries over the risks of geoengineering projects.New Security Broadcast | Sarah Ladislaw on US Climate Security and “Mutually Assured Resilience” March 5, 2024 | Wilson Center In this episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP Program Director Lauren Risi speaks with Sarah Ladislaw, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy at the National Security Council…War’s Silent Victim: The Environment March 4, 2024 | Alejandro Martín Rodríguez Efforts to address the environmental impacts of armed conflict have long been confined to academic and technical debates. New technologies can change that.Clearing War Debris Can Help Ukraine Move Forward March 4, 2024 | J.A. Atchue III, Karl Dix, and Billy Tress When Russia launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine on February 22, 2024, Western nations supported Ukraine with military and financial aid. |
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Compiled by Jennah Colborn, Josh Dougherty, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Devika Manish Kumar, Anna McDonald, Nilisha Patel, Sarah Shahabi, Aianna Siembab, Major Stevens, Audrey Thill, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, Milen Yishak, and Julie Yoon |
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