Issue #300 – Jul 8, 2025

Profiles

Affiliated Assistant Professor
University of Delaware
United States

Informed by her work with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and life-long advocacy of peace and justice issues, Nancy Boyer teaches the introductory and synthesis courses in peace and justice studies at the…

Announcements

Call for Proposals: Path To Ottawa

July 7, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association & University of Ottawa

In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding–taking place in June 2026 in Ottawa, Canada–the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and Conference partners are hosting the Path to Ottawa, a global,…

Call for Abstracts and Papers: Seminar on Protection of Environment during War and Armed Conflict

June 30, 2025
Indian Society of International Law

The Centre for Advanced Studies in International Humanitarian Law and Military Law at the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) is pleased to announce a call for abstracts and papers for a ONE…

Call for Abstracts: Symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus

June 24, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for presentations to be delivered at a one-day Symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus.

Events

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

Seminar on Protection of Environment during War and Armed Conflict

November 6, 2025 Indian Society of International Law
New Delhi, India

The on-going armed conflicts have demonstrated that the damage to the environment has a devastating impact on ecosystems and natural resources.

Symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus

October 8, 2025 Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa and online

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce that they will host a one-day thematic symposium on the Water-Energy-Peace Nexus, which will take place at the University of…

Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training

September 29, 2025 - 2025-10-03 Geneva Water Hub
Geneva, Switzerland

Join us in Geneva from September 29 to October 3, 2025, for a transformative training course on Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding.

Rare Earth Mining and Conflict Economies in Northern Myanmar

July 15, 2025 Stimson Center
online

With its high concentrations of certain rare earth minerals that are critical for technology manufacturing, Myanmar has become one of the largest suppliers of these minerals to China.

Library

In the last two weeks, 10 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:

The Paradox of Climate Resilience and Elusive Peace in the Lake Chad Basin: A Case for an Adaptive Governance Approach

July 8, 2025 | Lembe Tiky and Melvis Ndiloseh
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

For several decades, the Lake Chad Basin has served as a laboratory for scientific inquiries on anthropogenic security challenges in Africa.

Pedagogies of Peace and Coexistence in a More-than-Human World: An Intergenerational Dialogue on Educational Peacebuilding and Climate Action around the Globe (chapter in "Handbook on Comparative Education")

July 8, 2025 | Mary Abura, Kathy Bickmore, Edward J. Brantmeier, Virginia Cawagas, Hilary Cremin, Nicki L. Gerstner, Christine Joo, Riya Kartha, Kevin Kester, William W. McInerney, Rira Seo, Toh Swee-Hin, and Tongnan Xie
ElgarOnline

This dialogical essay, based on a recent conference panel, features a conversation among 13 peace educators exploring critical intersections of peace, education, intercultural coexistence, and environmental stewardship.

Restoring Dignity by Granting Rights: IHL and Peacebuilding Empowerment for Magdalena River Fishing Communities in Colombia

July 8, 2025 | Lucas Martinez-Villalba
International Review of the Red Cross

This article examines the role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in safeguarding artisanal fishing communities residing along the banks of the Magdalena River in Colombia after the recognition of the river as a…

Promoting Peace and Climate Resilience in the Post-Conflict Mindanao Region of the Philippines

July 8, 2025 | Grazia Pacillo, Adam Savelli, and Leonardo Medina Santa Cruz
CGIAR

Researchers from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT launched a first-ever community of practice on climate security and environmental peacebuilding and collaborated to identify entry points for environmental peacebuilding.

Indonesia in 2035: Climate Risks to Security in the Indo-Pacific

July 8, 2025 | Michael Copage, Robert Glasser, and Isabelle Bond
Australian Strategic Policy Institute

The Indo-Pacific region is particularly exposed to climate impacts, and Indonesia, like many countries, will be severely affected by climate impacts in the decade to come.

Civic Power in Mining Conflicts: Barrier or Catalyst for a Just Energy Transition [Video]

July 8, 2025 | Anabel Marin and Gabriel Palazzo
Institute of Development Studies

This seminar presents the first systematic global mapping of civil resistance to mineral extraction, examining its implications for the energy transition.

Transboundary Water Rights and Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa: Conflict Prevention through Functional Transboundary River Basin Institution-Building in the Southern African Development Community Region

July 8, 2025 | Dumsani Mndzebele
Frontiers in Water

Many scholars of conflict and hydropolitics argue that not all cooperation is good, and neither is all conflict bad.

Green Flashpoints: How the Surge In Renewable Energy May Spark a New Era of Global Conflict – Analysis

July 8, 2025 | Syed Raiyan Amir
Eurasia Review

As the world races to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new energy order is beginning to emerge—one that promises cleaner air and climate resilience but also portends fresh geopolitical tensions.

Blueprint for an Agricultural Recovery Plan for Ukraine

July 8, 2025 | Antonina Broyaka, Vitalii Dankevych, Emma Dodd, and Caitlin Welsh
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Given the critical role agriculture plays in Ukraine’s national economy, a number of strategic reconstruction plans have put forth various policy frameworks to rebuild the country’s agriculture sector.

Jobs

Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities.

Somalia: Programme Officer

July 8, 2025 | European Institute of Peace

Based in Brussels and active in over a dozen countries, the European Institute of Peace is an independent organisation working collaboratively with the parties to the conflict, those who represent people suffering from…

Remote: Consultant (Nature-based Solutions and Climate Mobility)

July 8, 2025 | International Organization for Migration

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.

Austria: Generic Internship

July 7, 2025 | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

With 57 participating States in North America, Europe and Asia, the OSCE – the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe – is the world’s largest regional security organization.

International News

In the last two weeks, 22 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Myanmar: Farmers in Kyaikmaraw Forced to Grow Monsoon Rice amid Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance

July 7, 2025
Independent Mon News Agency

Despite the presence of landmines and unexploded ordnance left behind by the military junta, farmers along the Gyaing River in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State, continue to grow monsoon rice in a desperate attempt…

DRC/Rwanda: UN Report Reveals Involvement of Russian-Linked firm in DRC's Illicit Mineral Trade

July 4, 2025 | Solomon Ekanem
Business Insider Africa

A new United Nations report has for the first time publicly identified a Russian-linked company operating in Rwanda as being complicit in the illicit trade of minerals sourced from conflict zones in the…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Completes Controversial Nile Dam, Escalating Dispute with Egypt

July 4, 2025
France 24

Ethiopia’s prime minister said on Thursday the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile is complete, a key step in a dispute with Egypt over water rights.

Israel/Ukraine: Israel Expands Ukraine Aid with Lifesaving Water Infrastructure for Frontline Regions

July 4, 2025 | Vlad Litnarovych
UNITED24 Media

Israel will provide Ukraine with an additional humanitarian aid package that includes advanced water supply systems for hundreds of thousands of civilians in areas where infrastructure has been devastated by Russian strikes, Israeli…

DRC/Rwanda: Mineral Smuggling from Congo to Rwanda at ‘Unprecedented Levels’, UN Says

July 2, 2025
Bloomberg

Mineral smuggling from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring Rwanda has reached “unprecedented levels” amid the occupation of a large swath of the region by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, according to a United…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad-Erbil Oil Talks Stall over Federal Refusal to Sign Written Deal

July 1, 2025
Rudaw

Negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad on resuming Kurdish oil exports have stalled, as the two sides have failed to reach consensus on a formal, written agreement, a source in Erbil familiar with the…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia Turns Water into Weapon in Ukraine, Expert Explains

July 1, 2025
RBC-Ukraine

The number of conflicts caused by water resources is growing globally, and this issue could become a new challenge for global security, including Ukraine.

Climate Change: The Climate-Space-Security Nexus

June 30, 2025 | Christine Nam
Open Access Government

At first glance, the words climate, space, and security appear disconnected. Yet, as we will show, they are intrinsically intertwined in modern society’s peace and security.

Afghanistan: UN Food Organization Establishes over 2,000 Cold Storage Units for Farmers in Afghanistan

June 29, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced the establishment of over two thousand simple and smart cold storage units for farmers in Afghanistan.

India/Pakistan: The Hague Court Delivers Major Blow to India’s IWT Suspension

June 28, 2025 | Nasir Iqbal
Dawn

In a major boon for Pakistan in its dispute over the ‘one-sided’ suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has ruled that India’s actions have…

Colombia: Indigenous Guards: The Shield of Colombia’s Amazon

June 26, 2025 | Daniela Quintero Díaz
Mongabay

Luis Alfredo Acosta, the national coordinator of the Indigenous guard within the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), is from the department of Cauca and a member of the Nasa (or Páez) Indigenous…

Invisible Damage: From Stratosphere to Marine Life, Impact of Ongoing Wars Pervasive & Long-Term

June 25, 2025
DownToEarth

Amid the ongoing humanitarian crises in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, and Israel, a quieter but equally serious issue is emerging alongside the conflict: The environmental cost of war.

Blogs & Opinion

In the last two weeks, 13 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling:

New Security Beat Finds a New Home

July 8, 2025 | Lauren Herzer Risi

In the wake of last week’s devastating floods in Central Texas, and with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on the horizon, new data underscores a sobering trend: extreme weather events are becoming…

Extreme Weather and War: How Climate Change Fuels Global Tensions

July 5, 2025 | Shah Fahad

When we think of climate change, melting glaciers and rising sea levels may come to mind.

Lesotho Highlands Water Project: Centre Local Voices in the Climate Change, Conflict and Peacebuilding Nexus

July 5, 2025 | Kgomotso Komane

The rise of conflicts in societies has been attributed to a multitude of factors ranging from political, socio-economic grievances to ethnic and religious hostilities.

Legal Pluralism in Practice: Colombia’s New Framework for Indigenous Territorial Self-Government

July 3, 2025 | Marzia Genovese

In May 2025, the Colombian government took a historic step toward realising a long-delayed constitutional promise: by means of a decree, it recognised the right of indigenous peoples to establish autonomous territorial entities…

Who’s Blowing up Oil Tankers That Carried Russian Oil?

June 30, 2025 | Jim Geraghty

Limpet mines are explosives placed on the side of ships, usually attached with magnets.

Critical Minerals, Fragile Peace: The DRC-Rwanda Deal and the Cost of Ignoring Root Causes

June 27, 2025 | Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

On Friday, June 27, in Washington, DC, the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are set to sign the Critical Minerals for Security and Peace Deal, a…

Red Lines of the Indus

June 27, 2025 | Alexander Limansky

India’s decision to impose a water blockade on Pakistan threatens to destabilise the region once again.

Experts React: The DRC and Rwanda Agreed to a US-backed Peace Deal. Can Critical Minerals Help End This Conflict?

June 27, 2025 | Atlantic Council

On Friday, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a US-brokered peace deal aimed at ending a brutal conflict that has left thousands dead and millions…

Chocolate Hope: A Mission to Develop Sustainable Agriculture in Colombia

June 27, 2025 | Diana Drake

Olivia Ospina-Lerner is working with farmers to improve cacao production in La Argentina, a small, isolated community, and to provide infrastructure, fertilizer, and education.

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