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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #79 – January 17, 2017 |
AnnouncementsPublic Consultation: Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct January 9, 2017 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Businesses can play a major role in contributing to economic, environmental and social progress, especially when they minimise the adverse impacts of their operations, supply chains and other business relationships.January 5, 2017 | Northumbria University School of Law The Role of Non-Compliance Procedures and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Preventing and Addressing Transboundary Conflicts regarding Environmental Priorities The adoption of non-compliance procedures has become common practice in Multilateral Environmental Treaty Regimes. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Peace Studies (WESIPS) Conference May 25, 2017 - 2017-05-27 Dr. Richard J. Chacon (Winthrop University) and Dr. Yamilette Chacon (James Madison University) Seville, Spain Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind.4th Istanbul International Water Forum May 10, 2017 - 2017-05-11 Turkish Water Institute Istanbul, Turkey The world is witnessing an unprecedented rise in the number of people fleeing wars and conflicts.January 24, 2017 UN New York, NY The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the concept of Sustaining Peace, as outlined in Security Council Resolution 2282 (2016) and General Assembly Resolution 701262, are complementary and mutually reinforcing. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 19 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Fording Differences? Conditions Mitigating Water Insecurity in the Niger River Basin January 1, 2017 | Steven T. Landis, Babak Rezaeedaryakenari, Yifan Zhang, Cameron G. Thies, and Ross Maciejewski River basins are an extremely important source of freshwater for Africa and the impact of climate change on these communities constitutes an important question worth studying.80% Of Companies Don't Know If Their Products Contain Conflict Minerals January 1, 2017 | Yong H. Kim and Gerald F. Davis Manufacturing used to be highly vertically integrated in the U. S.January 1, 2017 | Dexter Filkins On the morning of August 7, 2014, a team of fighters from the Islamic State, riding in pickup trucks and purloined American Humvees, swept out of the Iraqi village of Wana and headed…The Ebb and Flow of Water Conflicts: A Case Study of India and Pakistan January 1, 2016 | Kristina Roic, Dustin Garrick, and Manzoor Qadir A growing body of evidence suggests that domestic water conflicts are not only more prevalent and violent than water conflicts at the international level, they can also have regional and international implications.January 1, 2016 | David Michel Decision-makers in Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan must reconcile a host of overlapping socioeconomic, ecological, and policy pressures to ensure their countries’ future water needs.Sustainability Transition with Sustainable Peace: Key Messages and Scientific Outlook January 1, 2016 | Ursula Oswald Spring, Hans Günter Brauch, and Jürgen Scheffran This chapter presents the key messages of this Handbook on Sustainability Transition and Sustainable Peace found in the previous texts by the sixty authors, arranged into ten parts.Climate Change and Conflict: Taking Stock January 1, 2016 | Halvard Buhaug Is climate change a major security threat? How has research on climate and conflict progressed in recent years? And where should it move forward?Prospects and Issues in Systemizing Ecological Defense Planning: Case Study of Korea January 1, 2016 | Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi This paper purports to outline the prospects and issues in systemizing ecological defense planning and to assess the progress in the ROK.January 1, 2016 | Kate Macdonald, Shelley Marshall, and Samantha Balaton-Chrimes Amidst intensified competition for land available to private investors in mining, industrial and commercial agriculture sectors, contests between transnational companies and communities over land are emerging in many countries as a significant domain…Rethinking Environmental Peacebuilding in the Context of Resource Extraction in Colombia January 1, 2016 | Juliana Sporsheim Maisto In this thesis I seek to explain the links between the governance of resources and the peace process in Colombia. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. January 16, 2017 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.South Sudan: Pipeline Coordinator (Shelter/NFI and WASH) January 16, 2017 | 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.Somalia: National WASH & Infrastructure Coordinator January 16, 2017 | Danish Refugee Council The position of the National WASH & Infrastructure Coordinator is an overall coordination of the technical Infrastructure sectors of DRC construction projects in Somalia, in support to the ongoing management conducted by the…January 16, 2017 | International Medical Corps International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.Afghanistan: Natural Resources Management & Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator - Kabul January 16, 2017 | Solidarités International SI has been working in Afghanistan for 35 years.January 16, 2017 | United Nations The United Nation Secretariat maintains rosters of qualified and available candidates to fill anticipated job openings in peacekeeping operations, special political missions, and other field operations.Global Surge Delegate - Food Security & Livelihoods January 16, 2017 | British Red Cross The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 34 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Liberia: House Concurs on Land Authority Law September 21, 2016 | Daily Observer, Leroy M. Sonpon III The Legislature has finally enacted the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Law after it was submitted by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to both Houses, and was received and subsequently referred in Committees’ room almost a…India: The Source of India's Water Wars September 20, 2016 | Stratfor Rivers sharing boundaries, whether between other countries or internal states, are traditional points of conflict. Often governed by unpopular treaties, they are the subject of intense negotiations.Conflict Minerals: US House Advances Conflict Minerals Reporting Repeal Measure September 19, 2016 | Chemical Watch The US House Financial Services Committee has approved an amended version of a bill to repeal the US's conflict minerals reporting rule.India: In India's Silicon Valley, the Water Wars Have Turned Deadly September 16, 2016 | Chhavi Sachdev, Public Radio International Violent disputes over water are nothing new in India — in such a large and crowded country, deciding the rights to trans-boundary waters is always contentious.Liberia: Liberia Land Policy a ‘Challenge to National Development’ September 14, 2016 | Mark M. Dahn, Mongabay Liberians are anxiously awaiting the passage of the stalled Land Rights Act, which many land experts in Liberia say will help drastically curtail conflicts.Myanmar: Tatmadaw Insists Landmine Use Kept within Reasonable Minimum September 13, 2016 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times The Tatmadaw continues to produce and use landmines, deputy defence minister Major General Myint Nwe told parliament yesterday, emphasising that this activity was kept to a minimum.India: Why Water War Has Broken out in India's Silicon Valley September 13, 2016 | BBC Violence has broken out in India's technology hub Bangalore in Karnataka state over a long-running dispute about water.Iraq: Baghdad Wants Back All Oilfields that Fell to Kurds During ISIS War September 10, 2016 | Rudaw Iraq's ministry of oil says that it intends to retake full control of all Kirkuk oil fields that fell to the Peshmerga during the war with the Islamic State (ISIS) and that the…Liberia: Low Income, Adaptive Capacity Makes Liberia Vulnerable to Climate Change September 8, 2016 | Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica Recently, Liberia has experienced pest infestation in Bong County and rainstorms in several parts of the country as well as flood in Monrovia and its environs, and Deputy Minister Minister Brunson said there…September 7, 2016 | Corinne Archer, IHS Jane's Intelligence Weekly Liberia's speaker of the house, Alex Tyler, formerly of the ruling Unity Party, stepped down on 1 September over his alleged role in a corruption scandal. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Land Grabs are Partly to Blame for Skyrocketing Violence in Central America January 16, 2017 | Saskia Sassen In 2013, San Pedro Sula in Honduras was the world’s murder capital, with a murder rate of 187 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, driven by a surge in gang and drug trafficking violence.Adapting NATO to Climate Change, and the Economic Benefits of the 1.5-Degree Limit January 13, 2017 | Sreya Panuganti In his dissertation, Tyler H.Water Wars: Sparks (and Planes) Fly as Countries Contest Access to the Seas January 13, 2017 | Chris Mirasola After a period of (relative) quiet last week, Beijing returned to the center of action in the East and South China Seas.For Rural Afghan Women, Agriculture Holds the Potential for Better Jobs January 12, 2017 | Anuja Kar and Mansur Ahmed In Afghanistan, agriculture continues to be the backbone of the rural economy – about 70% of the population in rural areas is engaged in on-farm activities.Backdraft Revisited: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation January 12, 2017 | Lauren Herzer Risi Whether or not we respond to climate change – and the security implications of that decision – is a major public policy question.The Impact of War on Syrian Water is So Vast, You Can See it from Space January 9, 2017 | Kieran Cooke A new study by researchers at California’s Stanford University has found that the ongoing war has caused a dramatic change in river flows and water availability both in Syria and over the border in Jordan.…Legalizing Opium Won't Work for Afghanistan January 5, 2017 | Adam Wunische In recent months, a debate has been raging over what to do about poppy cultivation in the country.The Plan to Dam Asia’s Last Free-Flowing, International River January 4, 2017 | Diana Suhardiman Thousands of protesters gathered in Myanmar’s North Kachin state on October 4, as fresh violence and clashes between ethnic groups continue to mar the ongoing peace process.To Avoid the "Conflict Trap", Myanmar Should Protect Its Forests January 4, 2017 | Michael Jenkins and Art Blundell About a third of Myanmar’s population depend on forests for their livelihoods, and effectively managed forests could make a significant contribution to these livelihoods, and strengthen the political and economic reform processes. |
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Compiled by Monica Emma, Natalia Jiménez Galindo, Pierre Gaunaurd, Liz Hessami, Sophie Labaste, Britt Sheinbaum, Sofia Soto Reyes, Annabelle Vinois, Erin Wenk, Sofia Yazykova, and Sahra Yusuf |
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