Issue #329 – Aug 18, 2026

Announcements

Call for Applications: Gordon R. Sullivan Climate and Ecological Security Fellowship 2026–2027

August 18, 2026 | Center for Climate and Security

The Center for Climate and Security (CCS), an initiative of the Council on Strategic Risks, has opened applications for the 2026–2027 Gordon R. Sullivan Climate and Ecological Security Fellowship.

Request for Proposals (RFP): Implement the Climate Empower Project Addressing Gendered Impact of Climate Change in South Sudan

August 18, 2026 | UN Population Fund

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man, and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity.

Call for Applications: Research Opportunities for Early-Career Scholars from the Global South

August 17, 2026 | German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies

The German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK) invites applications for its fellowship program supporting early-career researchers (late-stage PhD or early postdoc) from the Global South.

Call for Applications: Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems (Deadline: September 10, 2026)

August 17, 2026 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The OECD's Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems (CRP) exists to strengthen scientific knowledge and provide relevant scientific information and advice that will inform future policy decisions related to the sustainability…

Events

For more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.

Towards a Peaceful and Sustainable Future: Addressing the Climate-Conflict Nexus in ASEAN

August 24, 2026 Stratbase Institute
Makati, the Philippines

In recent years, the nature of security threats has evolved significantly.

Library

In the last two weeks, 6 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding.

Afghanistan: Understanding the Drivers of Child Acute Malnutrition Embedded within Local Livelihood Systems - Executive Brief

August 18, 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Afghanistan continues to face severe levels of child acute malnutrition, driven by interconnected dietary, livelihood, health and environmental factors.

Financing Sustainable Land Management in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: From Financing Gaps to Financing Continuity

August 18, 2026
UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Land degradation, drought, declining soil productivity, and growing pressure on food systems are increasingly concentrated in some of the world’s most Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings (FCAS).

From Environmental Harm to Ecological Reconciliation: Rethinking Environmental Peacebuilding through International Law

August 17, 2026 | Britta Sjöstedt
Ecology & Society

The author examines how the Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (Special Jurisdiction for Peace; JEP) in Colombia has developed innovative legal approaches to address environmental harm in armed conflict, including by recognizing Indigenous and Afro-Colombian…

Diamond Mining, Land Grabbing, and Displacement in Marange (Bocha) Communal Area, Zimbabwe, 2009–2015

August 17, 2026 | Mathew Ruguwa
South African Historical Journal

This article examines the socio-economic and environmental conditions under which alluvial diamonds were extracted, consumed, and traded in Marange (Bocha) communal area, Zimbabwe, along with the coping strategies developed by the households affected…

Food as Necropolitics: The Starvation of Palestinian Sovereignty and Stakes of Geopolitical Ecology

August 17, 2026 | Garrett Graddy-Lovelace and Malini Ranganathan
Political Geography

This article theorizes the deliberate starvation of Gaza as “food-as-necropolitics” and argues that this forced famine clarifies the analytical stakes of the emerging field of geopolitical ecology.

The Drought Nexus: How Food Security, Conflicts, Land and Water Are Interlinked

August 17, 2026
UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Drought is no longer a single-sector crisis.

Jobs

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Palestine: WASH Program Manager (M/F) - Ramallah

August 18, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International has been operating in the Gaza Strip since February 2024, establishing a strong presence in the WASH sector with a particular focus on hard-to-reach areas underserved by other partners.

Palestine: Deputy Field Coordinator for Program - Gaza

August 18, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for…

Ukraine: Disaster Risk Management Delegate (m/f/d)

August 18, 2026 | German Red Cross

The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related crises.

CAR: Lead Conservation Pilot, Northeastern Central African Republic

August 18, 2026 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit organization founded in 1895.

Syria: Establishment of a Roster of Technical Experts for the MAZRA Project (Call for CVs)

August 18, 2026 | Expertise France

Expertise France is France’s public agency and interministerial actor in charge of international technical cooperation, the second largest in Europe.

Lebanon/UK/USA: Senior Specialist, Climate Health & WASH

August 7, 2026 | International Rescue Committee

The Senior Specialist for Climate Health and WASH is the organization’s focal point for Climate Resilient WASH (CR-WASH) and Climate Sensitive Infectious Disease Prevention within the Crisis Response, Recovery and Development (CRRD) department.

International News

In the last two weeks, 27 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Iraq: Iraq Turns to Non-Oil Revenue as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

August 17, 2026
Kurdistan24

Finance Minister Falih Sari says Baghdad is strengthening non-oil revenues and introducing a performance-based budget as the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts trade and oil earnings.

Ukraine/Russia: Russia Is Cutting off Ukraine’s Grain Exports Again, Threatening a Critical Harvest and Global Food Security

August 16, 2026 | Iryna Skubii
DownToEarth

While the world’s attention is fixated on the United States blockade of Iranian ports and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been subjecting Ukraine to a blockade of its own…

Iran: Iran's Coast Catches Oil after Reported Ship Strike

August 14, 2026 | Bob Cronin
Newser

Oil now coats beaches on Iran's Qeshm Island, and satellite imagery points back to a bulk carrier reportedly struck in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month.

Peru: Peru Cracks down on Illegal Gold Mining in Amazon Reserve with Military Show of Force

August 14, 2026 | Victor Ordonez
ABC News

Gold mining has ravaged large parts of the Amazon that spans multiple countries, including Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Peru -- driven by the global rise in gold prices.

South Sudan: EU Envoy Urges South Sudan to Put Communities at Heart of Wildlife Conservation

August 13, 2026
Radio Tamazuj

The European Union has called for stronger community participation and improved governance of land and natural resources as South Sudan seeks to strengthen wildlife conservation and sustainable development.

Uganda: Uganda to Map All State Land in Bid to Stop Land Grabbing

August 13, 2026 | Javira Ssebwami
PML Daily

Uganda is to map and register every piece of government land in an effort to halt the grabbing of public property, from school and hospital plots to road reserves, much of which has no legal…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad, Erbil, Oil Companies Renew Tripartite Agreement: SOMO

August 12, 2026
RUDAW

State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) announced on Wednesday the renewal of its tripartite agreement with the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government following the recently renewed oil export contract between…

Uganda: Ugandan MPs Call for Stronger Action on Insecurity and Land Grabbing

August 12, 2026
Devdiscourse

Ugandan lawmakers have called on the government to tackle security concerns ranging from land grabbing to petty theft and the movement of potentially dangerous individuals into the country, arguing that insecurity in its…

Cote d'Ivoire: Land Dispute-Related Violence Kills 6 in Southern Cote d'Ivoire

August 12, 2026 | Zhang Jian
Xinhua

Violence linked to a land dispute in Kossandji village, located in the Alepe Department in southern Cote d'Ivoire, has left six people dead, including two children, 16 injured and several missing, according to…

Climate Change: Climate Change Identified as Major Threat to Security, Livelihood in Niger Delta

August 11, 2026 | Lovina Anthony
Daily Post

Stakeholders in the environmental sector have identified climate change as a major threat to economic livelihood and security in the Niger Delta.

Afghanistan/Iran: Securing Water Rights from Afghanistan Is Strategic Priority, Says Iran

August 10, 2026
Afghanistan International

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says Tehran’s water rights remain a top priority and a constant, vital and strategic issue in relations with the Taliban.

Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Begin Border Village Swap as 30-Year Dispute Nears End

August 6, 2026 | Heejeong Yang
Korea Post

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have begun practical procedures to exchange land along their shared border under an agreement signed in 2022.

Climate Change: Climate Crisis Fuelling Insecurity, Conflict In Niger Delta – PIND Warns

August 6, 2026
Niger Delta Today

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta has raised the alarm that worsening climate change is rapidly emerging as a major driver of insecurity, displacement and resource-based conflicts across the Niger…

Blogs & Opinion

In the last two weeks, 15 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling:

Land, Forests and the Struggle for Survival: A Three-Decade Journey in Ye Chaung Phya (Bee Ree)

August 18, 2026 | Kun Wood

Land is vital in the struggle of the Mon people for survival, political freedom and human rights.

When Climate Shocks Threaten Food, Peace and Livelihoods

August 15, 2026 | Ludwig Federigan

Climate change increasingly operates as a threat multiplier.

National Security Depends on Climate and Nature - the UK Government Must Act Like It

August 12, 2026 | Tanya Steele

The test for Andy Burnham is not whether the UK can afford to prioritise climate and nature, but whether Britain can afford a 10-year plan that does not, writes WWF UK's chief executive…

Is Climate Diplomacy Becoming National Security Policy?

August 12, 2026 | Lexy Reid

Over the last few years, there has been a significant change in how governments conceptualise and approach climate change.

Food Security after the Ukraine War

August 12, 2026 | Borgen Project

Millions of households across developing countries continue to struggle with rising food costs despite improvements in global commodity markets.

Environmental Cooperation Turns Shared Resources into Channels for Dialogue

August 8, 2026 | Global Society

Shared natural resources can force divided communities into the same practical conversation.

Addressing NATO’s Arctic Intelligence Gap: Indigenous-Led Environmental Monitoring

August 8, 2026 | Olly Griesbach

The warming Arctic is one of the greatest sources of vulnerability for Canadian security and defence, and yet the communities best positioned to generate the knowledge required to protect it are functionally absent…

Behind the Ceuta Surge: Q&A with Peter Schwartzstein and Dimitrios Kantemnidis

August 7, 2026 | Lauren Herzer Risi

Last week, an estimated 60,000 Moroccans crossed the border into Ceuta, a Spanish city located in North Africa.

The Arctic in a Changing World: Climate, Security and Ethics of Global Governance – Analysis

August 6, 2026 | K.M. Seethi

The Arctic is rapidly becoming one of the principal arenas of twenty-first century geopolitical competition.

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