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Issue #298 – Jun 10, 2025 |
Profiles
Environmental Engineer
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AnnouncementsJune 9, 2025 | Geneva Water Hub Join the Geneva Water Hub in Geneva from September 29 to October 3, 2025, for a transformative training course on Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding.
May 26, 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,… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training
September 29, 2025 - 2025-10-03
Geneva Water Hub
Environment, Peacebuilding, and Security Policy Working Group Session
July 22, 2025
Ecosystem for Peace
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 16 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Conflict in a Warming World: How Climate Shocks Impact Rebel Demands and Peace Agreement Outcomes
June 10, 2025 | Elisa D’Amico
Germany's National Interdisciplinary Climate Risk Assessment
June 10, 2025
Water Security in the Polycrisis: Between Negative and Positive Tipping Points
June 10, 2025 | Jurgen Scheffran
Identifying Peace Pathways: How Can Forest Conservation Contribute to Environmental Peacebuilding?
June 10, 2025 | Rowan Alumasa Alusiola, Rebecca Froese, Janpeter Schilling, and Paul Klär
June 10, 2025 | Abdalrahman Ahmed, Brian Rotich, and Kornel Czimber
June 10, 2025 | Sam White, Dominik Collet, Agustí Alcoberro, Mariano Barriendos, Rudolf Brázdil, Pau Castell, Siyu Chen, Cedric de Coning, Dagomar Degroot, Lukáš Dolák, Stefan Döring, Santiago Gorostiza, Katrin Kleemann, Florian Krampe, Kuan-Hui Lin, Nicolas Maughan, Nat
How Increasing Global Military Expenditure Threatens SDG 13 on Climate Action
June 4, 2025
Strengthen…
May 28, 2025 | Muhlis Madani, Simon Gray, Mergen Dyussenov, and Farida Tadjine
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Ethiopia: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Lead June 10, 2025 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse (VSF-Suisse) is a politically and religiously neutral humanitarian and development organisation with its headquarters in Berne, Switzerland, and country offices in West and East Africa.UK: Researcher: Climate, Militaries and Conflicts June 9, 2025 | Conflict and Environment Observatory CEOBS provides a voice for our environment – and those who depend upon it – when it faces harm from armed conflicts and military activities. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 27 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: Kabul at Risk of Becoming First Modern City to Run out of Water, Report Warns
June 7, 2025 | Mariam Amini
Rwanda/DRC: Hidden Invasion: Rwanda's Covert War in the Congo
June 6, 2025 | Michela Wrong
South Sudan: South Sudan Imposes Emergency as Herder Clashes Kill Hundreds
June 5, 2025
Iraq/Kurdistan: Erbil-Baghdad Tensions Escalate over Oil Production
June 5, 2025 | Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Afghanistan: Plundering Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth: Global Silence and Environmental Destruction
June 4, 2025 | Ahmad Tamim Azimi
New UN Review Highlights Youth Role in Climate, Peace, and Security
June 4, 2025 | Tara Abhasakun
Colombia: Aiming a Blow at Narcos, Colombia Pays Farmers to Uproot Coca
June 2, 2025 | David Salazar
June 1, 2025 | Osama Bin Javaid
Iraq: Black Gold, Broken Promises: Basra's Youth Demand Justice amid Oil Profits and Pollution
June 1, 2025 | Kamaran Aziz
Austria/Slovenia: Only Two European States Have Net Zero Military Emissions Target, Data Shows
May 31, 2025 | Ajit Niranjan
Myanmar Opium Production: War-Displaced Turn to Poppy Cultivation to Survive [Video]
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025 | Matthew Taylor
Stimson Center Welcomes New Leadership to Environmental Security Program
May 29, 2025
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Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 12 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Rivers as the New Frontlines of Geopolitics June 8, 2025 | Samirul Ariff Othman We are used to thinking of power grids, trade routes, and semiconductor fabs as the terrain of 21st-century power competition. But now add rivers—yes, rivers—to that list.Minerals for Recognition: The Taliban’s Shadow Diplomacy June 6, 2025 | Islomkhon Gafarov Since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan’s mineral and extractive industries have assumed growing strategic importance in the broader context of sustaining the country’s fragile economy.Sierra Leone Charts a New Diamond Story June 5, 2025 | Jill Newman Sierra Leone is historically rich in diamond deposits.Give Peace a Chance? Why Sustainability Requires More Than Stability June 2, 2025 | Richard Marcantonio Conflict and environmental risks are both on the rise around the world, and they’re often connected in complex ways. In the past five years, the number of global conflicts has doubled.Protecting the Environment Is Protecting Civilians, Key Take-aways June 2, 2025 | PAX In conflict zones across the globe, civilians continue to suffer the devastating environmental consequences of armed conflicts, which directly and indirectly affect their health, safety, and livelihoods, as underscored in the report.Soaring Global Military Spending Threatens Global Climate Action May 30, 2025 | Ellie Kinney No matter which way you look at it, the rapid rises in global military spending threaten climate action, undermining our collective security.Blood Batteries: How Congo’s Conflict Is Shaking the World’s Rare Earths Market May 28, 2025 | Veer Puri The recent bout of violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has translated into a systematic shock for rare earth and critical mineral markets globally. |
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Compiled by Buket Altınçelep, Maria Camilla Cadonici, Liz Hessami, Madeleine Loll, Abby Loughlin, Kathleen McLean, Maansi Mirsa, Avery Thau, Cecilia Thomsak, and Milen Yishak |
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