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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #85 – April 11, 2017 |
AnnouncementsCall for Abstracts: International Conference on Water Security and Climate Change (WSCC) 2017 March 31, 2017 | Technology Arts Sciences TH Köln (and others) Academics and practitioners from various sectors are set to discuss the diverse facets of water security in dynamic environments and its relation to climate variability and change. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 23rd International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference June 14, 2017 - 2017-06-16 International Sustainable Development Research Society Bogotá, Colombia Sustainability issues today must be seen not only from an environmental perspective; the social perspective is very relevant as well for the Sustainable Development Goals.6th Annual AIAG Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing June 7, 2017 Automotive Industry Action Group Livonia, MI The 2017 Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing is designed to offer the necessary information for new professionals and to advance the knowledge level of those experienced in conflict minerals reporting. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 17 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Counting the Cost: Agriculture in Syria after Six Years of Crisis January 1, 2017 Despite six years of crisis in Syria, agriculture remains a key part of the economy.January 1, 2017 | Nah Anthony Tetinwe Although the exploitation of natural resources has been presented as an impetus to economic growth, it is often associated with dispossession and deprivation of indigenous/local communities with respect to their land rights, control…January 1, 2017 The second edition of the Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in the Near East and North Africa 2016 coincides with the adoption of the sustainable development agenda and the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals…River Activism, Policy Entrepreneurship and Transboundary Water Disputes in Asia January 1, 2017 | Pichamon Yeophantong This article examines the role of non-state actors – namely, ‘river activists’ – in the management of major transboundary rivers in Asia.Nature Knows No Boundaries: The Role of Nature Conservation in Peacebuilding January 1, 2017 | Alexandre Roulin, Alexandre Roulin, Alexandre Roulin, Mansour Abu Rashid, Baruch Spiegel, Motti Charter, Amélie N. Dreiss, and Yossi Leshem Nature is sometimes a source of conflicts, but more often suffers as a result of them.Land Tenure in South Sudan: Does It Promote Climate Change Resilience? January 1, 2017 | Nhial Tiitmamer, Augustino Ting Mayai, and Nyathon Hoth Mai Land was a key driver of the war between Khartoum and Southern Sudan.January 1, 2017 | Onita Das Since 1990, at least 18 violent conflicts have been fuelled by the exploitation of natural resources such as timber, minerals, oil and gas.January 1, 2017 Continuous heavy rainfall since February has caused severe flooding in Khashrod and Chakhansur districts in Nimroz province. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Afghanistan: Consultance for Territorial Diagnosis April 10, 2017 | MADERA and Solidarités International The French Agency for Development (AFD) has granted funding to a consortium of three French NGOs to implement a three-year rural development programme in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan.Sierra Leone: National Project Manager April 10, 2017 | UNDP The Government of Sierra Leone through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) received a grant from Sustainable Development Goal Fund (SDG-F) to implement a…Afghanistan: Advisor - Watershed Management April 10, 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.Cameroon: Un(e) Responsable Technique WASH à Batouri April 10, 2017 | Première Urgence Internationale Première Urgence Internationale est une Organisation Non Gouvernementale de solidarité internationale, à but non lucratif, apolitique et laïque. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 38 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: As President Joseph Kabila Digs in, Tensions Rise in Congo December 17, 2016 | Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times Recent troves of documents shared with The New York Times — whose authenticity has been verified by current and former Congolese officials — reveal a string of suspicious bank transfers totaling $95.Afghanistan: China Gets an All-Clear from the Taliban to Mine for Copper in Afghanistan December 16, 2016 | Mariam Amini, CNBC The Taliban say they're giving China the green light to restart a $3 billion mining project, but Afghanistan's legal government says the militant group is just blowing smoke.Colombia: Peace Can Transform Colombia into Breadbasket for World, President Says December 15, 2016 | Alex Whiting, Reuters Curbing poverty and hunger in rural areas is crucial to building lasting peace in Colombia and in turn will help the nation become a breadbasket for the world, President Juan Manuel Santos said…Lebanon: FAO Opens Lebanon Office to Boost Conflict-Hit Food Supplies December 14, 2016 | RJ Whitehead, Food Navigator Asia The director-general of the Food and Agriculture office of the United Nations has blamed conflicts in the Middle East for a doubling of undernourished people in the region as he visited a new…Myanmar: Parliamentary Commission Calls for New Water Law December 14, 2016 | Htoo Thant , Myanmar Times Already feeling the combined stresses of climate change and an increasing population, Myanmar’s clean water needs to be protected by a national water policy, parliament was told yesterday.Iraq: Iraq to Abide by OPEC Cut, Expects Output Growth in Future December 12, 2016 | Rania El Gamal, Reuters Iraq is committed to cutting its production to comply with a global pact to support prices, the country's oil minister said, adding he was nevertheless confident OPEC's No.Myanmar: Myanmar Farmers Hope NLD Can End Suffering of Junta-era Land Grabs December 10, 2016 | Paul Vrieze, Voice of America Kachin farmers became embroiled in a land dispute with a Burmese businesswoman named Khin Thant Zin after she purchased the title to 170 acres from another businessman last year, about 100 acres of…Syria: US Coalition Destroys 168 ISIS Oil Tankers [Video] December 9, 2016 | Scout In the largest air strike of its kind to date, Coalition airstrikes destroyed a fleet of 168 ISIL oil tanker trucks near Palmya, Syria, Dec. 8, 2016.India/Pakistan: Kashmir, Climate Change, and Nuclear War December 7, 2016 | Zia Mian, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The White House press secretary explained that the underlying concern about South Asia was “the risk that a conventional conflict between India and Pakistan could escalate to include the use of nuclear weapons.Colombia: Land Access and Restitution at the Heart of Peacebuilding in Colombia December 6, 2016 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO will support Colombia in carrying out a comprehensive rural reform aimed at strengthening food security and peace, including measures which address issues of land access and restitution on behalf of the millions…Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdistan Sees No Major Oil Output Cuts as Part of OPEC Deal December 5, 2016 | Reuters Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan sees no major impact on its crude oil production from OPEC's output cuts, agreed last week, it said on Monday, adding it was ready to cooperate with Baghdad.Syria: Syria's River is Overflowing Now That Its People Have Fled December 5, 2016 | Motherboard The Syrian civil war has wreaked havoc on the Middle East since 2011, with millions of Syrians fleeing the country and trying to survive in refugee camps while their hometowns have been reduced… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Colombia's Fracking Boom Risks Deepening Environmental Conflicts April 7, 2017 | Sebastian Ordoñez Muñoz A multinational fracking boom has begun in Colombia. New concessions threaten the water supply to the capital city of Bogota.Successful Colombian Rainforest Project Exposes Problems with Carbon Emissions Trading April 6, 2017 | Bart Crezee The Chocó-Darién Conservation Corridor, as the community’s REDD+ project is called, is the first REDD+ project to be certified in Colombia."Disaster Foretold" Leaves Hundreds Dead in Colombia, Many of Them Kids April 6, 2017 | Associated Press People were caught off guard when a devastating flash flood surged through a small city in southern Colombia, but not everyone was surprised.How Advocacy Gave Trump Ammunition on Conflict-Free Minerals April 6, 2017 | Emmanuel Freudenthal US President Donald Trump has signalled his intention to suspend the world’s first conflict-free minerals law, much to the consternation of advocacy groups and others who argue it is vital for addressing the…Repeal and Replacement of Conflict Minerals Rule 1502 Undermines Peace and Stability in the Congo April 4, 2017 | Lauren Compere The cell phone in your pocket or laptop you may be reading this on could contain minerals used to fund militia groups and war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).A Survey of the “War on Wildlife”: How Conflict Affects Conservation April 3, 2017 | Bethany N. Bella Over the last 60 years, more than two-thirds of the world’s remaining biodiversity hotspots have experienced armed conflict.State Department Ventures into Conflict Minerals March 29, 2017 | Cydney S. Posner Bloomberg BNA is reporting that the State Department has launched a new review of “how best to support responsible sourcing of conflict minerals,” which will continue through April 28. |
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Compiled by Brooke Helstrom, Liz Hessami, Natalia Jiménez Galindo, Britt Sheinbaum, Sofia Soto Reyes, Annabelle Vinois, and Erin Wenk |
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