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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #70 – September 13, 2016 |
AnnouncementsSeptember 13, 2016 | New Directions in Environmental Law The New Directions in Environmental Law Conference is soliciting proposals for sessions at the 2017 conference, to be held at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies on Friday and Saturday, Feb.Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders Awards 2016: Call for Applications September 6, 2016 | Peace Direct & Alliance for Peacebuilding Do you know any environmental peacebuildrrs who warrant recognition? Would international recognition and a $10,000 prize help your organisation make a bigger impact? Apply today for the annual Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders awards. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Conflict Minerals: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo September 22, 2016 The Office of Global Public Health (OGPH), School of Nursing, William Davidson Institute, LS&A Human Rights Program, Global REACH, and the Panzi Foundation USA Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Crossroads Lecture: Dr.Climate and National Security Forum 2016 September 14, 2016 Center for Climate and Security, Center for the National Interest, George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs Washington, DC The Center for Climate and Security, in partnership with the Center for the National Interest and the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, will be hosting the first annual Climate and… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 22 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan January 1, 2016 Afghanistan’s precious natural resources – its land, water, forests and mineral deposits – are critical to the country’s prospects for a peaceful and prosperous future.The Emerald Mines of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley: A Valuable Asset without Legal Status January 1, 2016 | Gary Bowersox Well-known since ancient times, Afghanistan's emeralds have provided a valuable source of funding for factions in the country's recent political crises.Conflict, Pollution, and Climate Challenges for War-Torn Syria January 1, 2016 | Wim Zwijnenburg The Middle Eastern and Northern African (MENA) region, faced with tumultuous changes in the last five years, shows a picture of shrinking spaces for civil society activism.Forest Heroes of Cambodia [Video] January 1, 2016 | Allan Michaud The Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN) have been fighting illegal logging and land clearance across Prey Lang forest for almost 2 decades.January 1, 2016 | Gerhard Wahlers The fight against climate change is not merely a question of ecological necessity but a question of economic reason.Institutional Change in a Conflict Setting: Afghanistan’s Environment Law January 1, 2016 | McKenzie F. Johnson This article examines the development of Afghanistan’s Environment Law to explore the politics of institutional change in a conflict-affected context.January 1, 2016 | Alexi Delgado and I. Romero Environmental conflict analysis (henceforth ECA) has become a key factor for the viability of projects and welfare of affected populations.January 1, 2016 | Michael Elliott and Sanda Kaufman In a world of rapid population growth, urbanization, and climate change, sustainability and environmental integrity are increasingly central concerns.Risk, Resilience, and Pastoralist Mobility January 1, 2016 | Helen Young, Roy Behnke, Hussein Sulieman, Sarah Robinson, with Abdelhafiz Mohamed As livestock becomes increasingly recognized for its significant contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and exports, this report investigates the practice of pastoralism in Sudan. |
Jobs13 jobs were posted in the last two weeks. Here is a sampling of the new additions. Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Syria: Food Security Project Manager September 13, 2016 | Norwegian Refugee Council The purpose of the Food Security (FS) Project Manager position is to manage and provide technical guidance in the Agricultural livelihoods components of NRC’s programmes in Syria, including the EU livelihoods consortium project.September 13, 2016 | Mercy Corps The WASH Program Manager is a member of Iraq’s humanitarian unit, working under the supervision of the Humanitarian Team Leader.Afghanistan: Communication Specialist for AEITI Secretariat September 6, 2016 | Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Afghanistan The Communication Specialist would manage the communications team; and would remain responsible in developing, managing, co-coordinating, networking, implementing, monitoring, reporting and advocating the AEITI communication strategy associated products and activities on on-going basis… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 40 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: China Firms to Fund Congo Hydro Power Plant to Lift Mining Output June 14, 2016 | Reuters China's Sinohydro and China Railway Group will finance a $660 million hydroelectric plant in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo which is being built to reduce the copper-mining region's power deficit.Colombia: Two Hundred Indigenous U'wa Occupy Gas Plant in Colombia June 14, 2016 | Charlie Satow, Intercontinental Cry Two hundred Indigenous U'wa men, women, and children have occupied Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol's Gibraltar I gas plant south of the Colombia-Venezuela border in Norte de Santander department, to demand that the…Conflict Minerals: Over 125 Civil Society Actors Call the EU to Tackle Conflict Minerals June 13, 2016 | Amnesty International, Global Witness, and others "Open letter to the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Member States of the European Union": Minerals are key components in many everyday products, from mobile phones, laptops,…Côte d’Ivoire: Arbitrary Evictions in Protected Forests June 13, 2016 | Human Rights Watch Residents of Côte d’Ivoire’s protected forests live in fear of arbitrary evictions and have suffered extortion and physical abuse by forest conservation authorities, Human Rights Watch and the Ivorian Coalition of Human Rights…Colombia: Colombian Government Gives in to Agriculture Subsidies June 10, 2016 | Julian Villabona, PanAm Post Since May 29, agrarian unemployment in Colombia has become a problem again similar to the spike of 2013.Myanmar: Team Investigating Missing Gem Funds Submits Report to Myanmar Government June 9, 2016 | Radio Free Asia A team investigating the disappearance of nearly U. S.Nigeria: Nigeria Delta Avengers Say Oil Rich Region Could Break Away June 9, 2016 | TV360Nigeria A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed a string of attacks on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta, said on Thursday the region might break away.Myanmar: Hunting Endangered Animals in the Jungles of Myanmar June 9, 2016 | Katie Arnold, Al Jazeera The Asiatic black bear, characterised by the white crescent that adorns its chest, is a globally threatened species that roams a vast territory stretching from Iran to Taiwan.DRC: Congo Mining Sector Sheds 3000 Direct Jobs since Last Year- Chamber June 8, 2016 | Aaron Ross, Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector has lost at least 3,000 direct and 10,000 subcontractor jobs since commodity prices began to tumble last year, the chamber of mines said on Tuesday.Myanmar: Myanmar Targets Closure of Notorious Wildlife Trade Hub on Chinese Border June 7, 2016 | Agence France-Presse Myanmar authorities plan to shut down a notorious border town where exotic animal parts are sold openly, an official said on Tuesday, as Southeast Asia struggles to stem a billion-dollar wildlife trade fuelled…Myanmar: Forest Dept Replants Trees in Shan State June 7, 2016 | Maung Zaw, Myanmar Times More than 100,000 trees will be planted in northern Shan State by mid-June to mark World Environment Day, forestry officials said.Afghanistan: Afghanistan, Turkish Company Sign MoU for Extension of Kajaki Hydropower Dam June 7, 2016 | Khaama Press A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Energy and Water of Afghanistan and a Turkish company for the extension of Kajaki hydropower dam.Afghanistan: Illegal Mining of Lapis Lazuli Fuels Taliban's Rise in Afghan Province June 6, 2016 | Joe Boone, The Guardian Struggle for control of mines producing blue stone is claiming lives in Afghanistan’s once peaceful province of Badakhshan.Afghanistan’s First-Ever Environmental Short Films Contest Held for World Environment Day June 5, 2016 | UNDP Filmmakers, actors and writers from across Afghanistan today received awards in the country’s first-ever Environmental Short Films Contest, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the National Environmental Protection Agency and Saba… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 11 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Intel Ad Campaign Highlights Importance of Supply Chain Responsibility September 9, 2016 | Lewis Golove The past two decades in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been characterized by civil war and mass atrocity, the staging ground of “Africa’s world war.Afghanistan: Mineral-Rich, Conflict Torn Electronics Treasure Trove September 6, 2016 | Jennifer Baljko Besides oil, gas, and minerals such as as gold, copper and tantalum, a 2010, New York Times article cited an internal Pentagon memo stating that Afghanistan was poised to become the "Saudi Arabia of lithium,"…This Precious Resource Leads to Most Wars and Armed Conflicts and Things Are Only Getting Worse September 5, 2016 | Benedict Brook Armed conflicts are usually seen as falling into one of very few categories; capturing territory, a political ideology attempting to dominate another or, simply, for a country to get its hands on oilfields.Climate Change, Arctic Security, and Methane Risks September 5, 2016 | Chad Briggs Over the past year, the climate risks of methane (CH4) released from natural sources have attracted increasing media attention in scientific and media forums as “the Arctic climate threat that nobody’s even talking…September 4, 2016 | Becca Farnum The RGS Annual Conference 2016 took place this week at the Royal Geographical Society and included a session on "Environmental Peacebuilding: The Peace-Environment-Conflict Nexus (2): Nature as Diplomat: Emerging Theories and Practices of Environmental…In Myanmar, Nature Can Help Communities Face Climate Challenges September 3, 2016 | Ryan Barlett The impacts of climate change are becoming an ever starker reality around the world, with 2016 on pace to be the hottest year in human history - topping the previous record set just last year.…In Kosovo, Post-War Water Faults Show Challenge of Balancing Political with Technical September 1, 2016 | Florian Krampe Rivers have shaped the Western Balkan Peninsula’s characteristic landscape and played an important role in its history. |
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Compiled by Riza Aryani, Monica Emma, Liz Hessami, Supriya Kanal, Sophie Labaste, Kathleen McLean, Sofia Yazykova, and Sahra Yusuf |
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