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Issue #326 – Jul 7, 2026 |
Announcements
June 23, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association
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EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
July 9, 2026
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
How do landscapes remember violence? What remains after conflict in the material world - in infrastructure, objects, environments, and collective memory?
April 15, 2026 - 2026-07-10 Environmental Peacebuilding Association With the publication of Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding: An A-Z Guide forthcoming in June 2026, a series of events are being organized to reach out to diverse audiences. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 8 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. The Gendered Impacts of the Fuel Crisis in Myanmar
July 6, 2026
July 6, 2026
July 6, 2026 | Carl Bruch, Richard Matthew, Larry Swatuk, Rachel Weaver, and Erika Weinthal (eds.)
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet - Lake Chad, June 2026
July 6, 2026 | Cedric de Coning, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Freedom Onuoha, Saibou Issa, and Thor Olav Iversen
Sudan’s Internal Hesitance over the GERD: Policy, Polarization, and National Strategy
July 6, 2026 | Filippo Verre, Ronny Berndtsson, and Hossein Hashemi
July 6, 2026 | Mak Sithirith
Integrating Climate Change into Peace Mediation – Why It Matters and How to Do It
July 6, 2026 | Sebastian Kratzer and Lina Hillert
Blood Minerals and Memory: The Great Lakes in Focus [Audio]
July 6, 2026
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Syria: WASH Programme Manager - Idleb July 6, 2026 | GOAL Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian and development agency, committed to working with communities to achieve sustainable and innovative early response in crises, and lasting solutions to poverty and vulnerability.July 6, 2026 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany Vétérinaires Sans Frontières - Germany (VSF Germany) is a non-governmental, non-profit making international Organization, engaged in the field of veterinary relief and development work providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and…DRC: WASH Project Manager Bunia July 6, 2026 | Norwegian Refugee Council Le Conseil Norvégien pour les Réfugiés (NRC) est une Organisation Internationale Non Gouvernementale d’origine norvégienne, présente dans plus de 25 pays du monde.Sudan: Disaster Risk Management Programme Delegate July 6, 2026 | Danish Red Cross Sudan is at the heart of an evolving humanitarian crisis.July 6, 2026 | Field Ready for Humanitarian Innovation Field Ready for Humanitarian Innovation – Syria, in partnership with Engineers Without Borders Norway (EWB-N), World Vision Syria Response (WVSR), and the Response Innovation Lab (RIL), invites private-sector companies, startups, manufacturers, technology providers,… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 39 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iran: Inaction to Environmental Devastation Resulting from Conflicts Exacerbates War Impacts
July 3, 2026
DRC: Congo Set to Take Advantage of Critical Mineral Boom with Its First-Ever Stock Exchange
July 2, 2026 | Chinedu Okafor
Climate Change: African Union Convenes Roundtable Dialogue on Climate, Peace and Security
July 1, 2026
Afghanistan: UN Says Women and Children Bear Heaviest Burden of Water Crisis in Afghanistan
June 30, 2026 | Fidel Rahmati
Climate Change: Experts Join Forces for Security Impacts of Climate Change
June 30, 2026 | James Evison
June 29, 2026 | Burak Çalışkan
Afghanistan: UN Reports Afghanistan’s Water Resources Hit Record Low amid Prolonged Drought
June 28, 2026
Cambodia: From Conflict to Cultivation: Demining Drives Global Food Security
June 28, 2026 | Mom Kunthea
Liberia/Sweden: Liberia, Sweden Celebrate Landmark Land Governance Gains
June 26, 2026 | David A. Yates
United Kingdom: UK Launches First Ever Taskforce to Strengthen Climate Security
June 26, 2026
Forests: Forest Crime Impunity Is a National Security Threat — So How Do We End It?
June 25, 2026
Ukraine: Ukraine's Desperate Search for Farm Labor [Video]
June 25, 2026 | Max Zander
DRC: United States Sanctions Networks Fueling Conflict and Mineral Theft in Eastern DRC
June 25, 2026 | Thomas Pigott
Canada: Ottawa Connects Environmental Peacebuilding to Capital-City Collaboration
June 23, 2026
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Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 18 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: The Limits of Green Defence: NATO, Climate Security, and Modern Warfare July 2, 2026 | Lou Didelot Modern military power depends on mobility. NATO’s fighter aircraft, naval fleets, transport systems, and surveillance infrastructure all require enormous amounts of fuel to sustain readiness and deterrence.Food Security Is National Security: A New Imperative for Sustainable Development June 26, 2026 | Michael Werz The global sustainability agenda is under pressure from many directions simultaneously.Beyond Blue Water: Gray Zone Lessons from Small Island Nations June 26, 2026 | Ahmed Rasheed and Thomas A. Crowson While conventional wisdom suggests small states facing gray zone maritime pressure require external protection or significant force expansion, systematic examination of Seychelles, Mauritius, and the Philippines reveals that resilience depends more on governance,…June 25, 2026 | Carlos Quesada and José Ignacio de la Torre As US cooperation is drastically reduced, Colombia is opening its doors to China’s market and investment to support agrarian reform.June 25, 2026 | Carlos Quesada and José Ignacio de la Torre As US cooperation is drastically reduced, Colombia is opening its doors to China’s market and investment to support agrarian reform.
June 25, 2026 | Rachel Weaver, Larry Swatuk, Carl Bruch, Erika Weinthal, and Richard Matthew In environmental peacebuilding, language does a great deal of heavy lifting.Q&A: Penny Beames on the Global Water Security Center’s Analysis of the ‘Super’ El Niño June 24, 2026 | Anwen Williams The Global Water Security Center (GWSC) works at the intersection of cutting-edge research, critical data, and global climate security policy.Conflict in the Middle East Has ‘Profound Implications’ for Global Food Security June 23, 2026 | Ruth Green The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran has had ‘profound implications’ for food security, particularly in the world’s most fragile countries.Water Compliance Is Regional Security June 23, 2026 | Amina Jabbar The debate around the Indus Waters Treaty is often made to look like a straight legal argument between India and Pakistan. But that feels too narrow, really. |
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Compiled by Buket Altınçelep, Maria Camilla Cadonici, Karishma Goswami, Liz Hessami, and Madeleine Loll |
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