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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #69 – August 30, 2016 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Climate Change Interventions as a Source of Conflict, Competing Claims and New Mobilities November 24, 2016 - 2016-11-25 NWO Conflict and Cooperation in the Management of Climate Change, LANDac, IDS-Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands LANDac in collaboration with NWO’s Conflict and Cooperation in the Management of Climate Change (CCMCC) programme and IDS-Utrecht University, is pleased to announce a 1.The Hugo Conference: Environment, Migration, Politics November 3, 2016 - 2016-11-05 Université de Liège Liège, Belgium The year 2015 has been a crucial year for the people displaced as a result of environmental changes: in March, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction acknowledged the need to address displacements.IUCN World Conservation Congress: Planet at the Crossroads September 1, 2016 - 2016-09-10 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Hawai'i Our planet is at a crossroads. The ecosystems that underpin our economies, well-being and survival are collapsing. Species are becoming extinct at unprecedented rates. Our climate is in crisis. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 24 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2016 | Sabine Blumstein, Benjamin Pohl, and Dennis Tänzler Many transboundary water basins around the world are facing climate-related challenges that will intensify in the decades to come.Terr(it)or(ies) of Peace? The Congolese Mining Frontier and the Fight against “Conflict Minerals" January 1, 2016 | Christoph Vogel and Timothy Raeymaekers This article traces the geography of the “conflict minerals” campaign and its impact on artisanal mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region that currently emerges as a pioneer case…Forest Tenure and Conflict in Indonesia: Contested Rights in Rempek Village, Lombok January 1, 2016 | Rebecca Riggs, Jeffrey Sayer, Chris Margules, Agni Boedhihartono, James Langston, and Hari Sutanto Land tenure in Indonesia is regulated by a complex combination of traditional, formal and informal arrangements.Climatic Disruptions, Natural Resources, and Conflict: The Challenges to Governance January 1, 2016 | Margarita Alario, Leda Nath, and Steve Carlton-Ford Natural resources are identified as a significant variable explaining intrastate conflict since the end of the Cold War.January 1, 2016 | Michael Watts The purpose of this chapter is to explore the dynamics of the largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea (Nigeria), and to offer a political–ecological analysis of the recent history of an…Ten Environmental Conflicts Threatening Lives and Justice Right Now January 1, 2016 | Daniela Del Bene, Federico Demaria, Sara Mingorría, Sofia Avila, and Beatriz y Saes Grettel Navas It’s difficult to say how many conflicts stem from struggles over environmental resources.Trouble is Brewing in Nigeria's Oil Country January 1, 2016 | Chika Oduah Warri, Nigeria — Every attack on an oil pipeline leaves Felix Timileami feeling as if he’s on top of the world.Environmental Priorities in Post-Conflict Recovery: Efficacy of the Needs-Assessment Process January 1, 2016 | Tim Kovach and Ken Conca Donors have converged upon an increasingly institutionalised process of promoting post-conflict recovery.January 1, 2016 | David Trilling The relations of the five former Soviet Republics in Central Asia—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—are, more often than not, defined by water.Environmental Conflict between Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities in Iraq January 1, 2016 | Kubilay Kaptan The environment, population and conflict thesis remains major to existing environment and security arguments.Charting Environmental Conflict -- The Atlas of Environmental Justice January 1, 2016 | Nick Meynen On 22 June, 100s of people came together in Brussels to mourn for Jo Cox. There was a minute of silence even in the Belgian Parliament.January 1, 2016 Armed groups in eastern DRC continue to profit from the exploitation of minerals, according to the United Nations. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Colombia: Deputy Chief of Party August 30, 2016 | Chemonics Chemonics seeks a deputy chief of party for the Colombia Carbono Activity.August 30, 2016 | UNDP The services of a national consultant is required to work alongside an international consultant to prepare a 5 Year Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) to guide the program activities of Sierra Leone's Ministry of…August 30, 2016 | UNDP UNDP Lebanon is recruiting an international consultant to prepare a concept note that identifies the scope for GCF climate change adaptation (CCA) projects in Lebanon, enabling the country to submit to and have…August 30, 2016 | Global Witness Global Witness invites candidates to help communicate and instigate with Global Witness, a dynamic international organization that investigates and campaigns to stop human rights and environmental abuses caused by corruption and the exploitation…Sierra Leone: Urban WASH Advisor August 30, 2016 | GOAL GOAL has grown its existing WASH programme portfolio considerably since the onset of the EVD outbreak, to encompass WASH in health facilities as well as community based water and sanitation programming at rural…August 30, 2016 | Medair Medair is a humanitarian organisation inspired and motivated by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places.South Sudan: Project Coordinator, Food Security August 30, 2016 | Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people.Nepal: Faculty Members Vacancy July 1, 2016 | Institute of Crisis Management Studies The Institute of Crisis Management Studies is a newly established centre for academia focusing on management of crises, those occurring both as a result of human activity and natural causes. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 40 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Climate Change: At Security Council, Climate Change Cited among Factors Impacting Stability in Sahel June 2, 2016 | Climate Diplomacy At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that climate change plays a direct role in the…Ogoniland/Nigeria: A Future for Ogoniland June 2, 2016 | UNEP Speech by UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at the Launch of the Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration ProgrammeMyanmar: Yangon Region Should Turn to Dams for Electricity: Chief Minister June 1, 2016 | Eleven Myanmar Dams can provide an affordable means for electricity production and water storage, said Yangon Region Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein at an event to inform the public about the state of electricity distribution.Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi Urged to Halt Norwegian Backed Dam in Shan State May 31, 2016 | BNI, Mizzima The three groups behind the statement, the Shan Human Rights Foundation, the Shan Sapawa Environmental Organisation and the Shan State Farmers’ Network, say they are very concerned that a study conducted by SN…DRC: How New Doc 'Merci Congo' Sheds Light on Deadly Conflict May 31, 2016 | Alex Suskind, Rolling Stone Chronicle of African nation's ongoing civil war shows how corporate entities and everyday people are helping the healing to begin.Sierra Leone: FAO convenes the Second VGGT Learning Programme on Land Tenure May 30, 2016 | Awoko The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has concluded four days Learning Programme on Governing Land for Women and Men, to Support Gender-sensitive and Responsible Governance of Land Tenure.May 30, 2016 | Burma News International Karen National Union leaders has called for respective state and regional governments to recognized land rights and policies that are already in place for decades in ethnic areas and agreed to by both…Myanmar: Fallen Timber, Uneasy Officials May 30, 2016 | Mratt Kyaw Thu, Frontier As conservationists welcome reports that the government is considering a one-year national logging ban, sections of the timber industry have been preparing for such a move for months.Myanmar: Peace Park Proposed for Karen State May 28, 2016 | Libby Hogan, DVB The creation of a peace park protecting endangered animals and the natural environment of Mutraw District in Karen State was proposed this week.South Sudan: Oil-Infrastructure Damage Cuts Output Further in South Sudan May 26, 2016 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg Oil output in South Sudan declined to as little as 120,000 barrels per day because of damage caused by a 2 1/2-year civil war to production facilities, Petroleum Minister Dak Duop Bischok said.Liberia: Liberia Grand Jury Indicts Sable Mining, Officials for Bribery May 26, 2016 | James Harding Giahyue, Reuters A grand jury in Liberia on Wednesday indicted government officials, including the speaker of parliament and the head of the ruling party, along with London AIM-listed Sable Mining on charges including bribery. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 12 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Displacement and Environment in Africa: What is the Relationship? August 29, 2016 | UNEP Droughts combined with population growth, a lack of sustainable land and water management, natural disasters, political conflicts and tensions and other factors have resulted in massive population movements across Africa.Hope for Resolving the Water Conflict in the Middle East August 22, 2016 | Marwa Osman The severity of the water issue in the Middle East is a key strategic issue in understanding future security decisions within the region.From Machetes to Maps: How a ‘Red Line’ Eased Conflict in Bolivia’s Amazon August 19, 2016 | Candido Pastor Over the past 30 years, Bolivia has tried to protect its valuable forests from agricultural clear-cutting by establishing a protected area system that covers more than 16 percent of the country’s territory.Every Humanitarian is an Environmentalist August 19, 2016 | Erik Solheim More than 130 million people worldwide need humanitarian assistance to survive. Some are caught in conflict. Some are caught in disasters beyond human control.Peace Paves the Way for Environmental Gains in Colombia August 18, 2016 | Arnaud Peral The armed conflict has left an immense ecological footprint and has limited the extent to which Colombia can achieve development through biodiversity.Beware the Illusion of China-ASEAN South China Sea Breakthroughs August 17, 2016 | Prashanth Parameswaran According to China Daily, the 13th senior officials’ meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea ended with Beijing and ASEAN nations agreeing to “several… |
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