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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #90 – June 20, 2017 |
AnnouncementsVideo Contest: 2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum June 20, 2017 | UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Want a chance to attend a unique event that discusses innovations in environmental emergencies? |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Book Launch for Water, Security and US Foreign Policy June 27, 2017 World Wildlife Fund and the Wilson Center Washington, DC Water, Security and U. S. Foreign Policy offers policymakers a framework for identifying how water-related social and economic disruptions in partner countries can escalate into risks to U. S. security interests.DRC Mining Week Expo & Conference June 23, 2017 - 2017-06-24 Spintelligent Lubumbashi, DRC We believe that providing an open dialogue between government, mining operators and technologies services providers will strengthen productivity within daily operations in the region.Environment, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC) Exhibition June 21, 2017 - 2017-07-13 University of New South Whales, EU Delegation to Australia, and adelphi Canberra, Australia As part of this year's European Climate Diplomacy Week, the ECC exhibition visualizes the dramatic and growing impact of global environmental change. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 29 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Monitoring Food Security in Countries with Conflict Situations (a Joint FAO/WFP Update) January 1, 2017 According to the consensus-based Global Report on Food Crises 2017, 108 million people across 48 countries are experiencing unacceptably high levels of acute food insecurity.Ecologist Special Report: Ecological Conservation in Post-Conflict Colombia January 1, 2017 | Forest Ray Colombia stands at a crossroads. The Colombian government and the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia (FARC) recently signed a peace accord, signaling an end to the Western Hemisphere's longest running war.Temperature, Maize Yield, and Civil Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa January 1, 2017 | Tackseung Jun Civil conflicts have swept through many parts of sub-Saharan Africa in the past half century.January 1, 2017 | Henri Myrttinen For the past decade, western public discourse and the policy world have become increasingly concerned about ‘irregular’ migration and, to a slightly lesser extent perhaps, what driving role conflict and climate change play…Ghor and Badghis Provinces—Locust Infestation Assessment (Bulletin #1) January 1, 2017 | Mudasir Nazar and Eric Kenefick The locust infestation is a devastating natural disaster that has a negative impact on the crops and agriculture products.Epicenters of Climate and Security: The New Geostrategic Landscape of the Anthropocene January 1, 2017 | Caitlin E. Werrell and Francesco Femia Multilateral political treaties. Just-in-time supply chains. Internet server infrastructure. Each of these illustrates the complex web of interdependence and reciprocity in our globalized society.Overview of the Afghanistan Mining Sector: Accountability and Transparency January 1, 2017 Reports vary as to the value of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth because most of the country’s mines have not been fully explored, resulting in valuations based almost solely on superficial “reconnaissance” studies that do…Conflicts and Security in Integrated Water Resources Management January 1, 2017 | Mohammad Al-Saidi Water sector reforms based on the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) are criticized for not considering context, local realities or legitimacy during the implementation of water sector reforms.Briefing Paper: Recommendations for Addressing Conflict Pollution at UNEA-3 January 1, 2017 This briefing for delegations explains why pollution caused or exacerbated by armed conflicts must be addressed by States during UNEA-3.Crop Prospects and Food Situation (Quarterly Global Report) January 1, 2017 FAO estimates that 37 countries are in need of external assistance for food. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Afganistan: Advisor - Watershed Management June 18, 2017 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide works with the world's poorest people to transform their lives. It is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.June 18, 2017 | Concern Worldwide The WASH Consortium M&E manager will ensure that Concern’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes are timely, complete and reliable data, by coordinating M&E across the different agencies of the Consortium according to established…Central African Republic: Programme Manager - Livelihoods June 18, 2017 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide works with the world's poorest people to transform their lives. It is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.Jordan: USPSC Food for Peace Officer June 18, 2017 | USAID The Office of Food for Peace (FFP) in the U. S.June 18, 2017 | Cooperazione Internazionale COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy.June 18, 2017 | International Alert International Alert is looking for an experienced, dynamic and motivated individual to plan, shape and fundraise for a global multi-year campaign to foster greater political and public support for peacebuilding.South Sudan: WASH Project Manager - Emergency Response Team June 18, 2017 | Medair Medair is a humanitarian organisation inspired by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 36 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: Colombia's Coca Production Soars to Highest Level in Two Decades, US Says March 14, 2017 | Associated Press Coca production in Colombia has surged to levels unseen in two decades of US eradication efforts, according to a new White House report.Myanmar: Water-Saving Tech, Vegetable Gardens Grow Hope in Myanmar's Dry Zone March 10, 2017 | Thin Lei Win, Reuters Myanmar recently emerged from decades of military dictatorship only to face a bigger existential threat.Myanmar: Conservationists: Myanmar Wildlife Sanctuary under Threat from China-Backed Dam March 9, 2017 | Ron Corben, Voice of America Conservationists are calling for support to protect a major wildlife sanctuary in Myanmar’s northern Karen state they say is threatened by a China-financed dam on the Salween river.Myanmar: Government to Return Land to Farmers March 7, 2017 | Min Thant and Htay Hla Aung, Eleven Dr Soe Than, regional minister for agriculture, livestock and irrigation, said: “We’re assessing the land. It shouldn’t take long.South Sudan: UNEP Warns of Increasing Floods, Droughts in Parts of South Sudan March 6, 2017 | Radio Tamazuj The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that natural disasters such as floods and droughts have increased in recent days in parts of Jonglei, Unity and Eastern Equatoria states.Uganda: Museveni: There Is No Reason for Conflict over River Nile March 2, 2017 | Nigeria Today President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda has not yet ratified the “Nile Agreement” on the use of the River Nile, as it is pursuing a maximum consensus on the issue.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kirkuk Oil Exports at Risk as Kurds Seize Pump Station March 2, 2017 | Khalid Al Ansary, Kadhim Ajrash, and Sam Wilkin, Bloomberg Iraqi oil shipments of about 105,000 barrels a day were halted briefly on Thursday after Kurdish troops seized control of a pumping station in disputed Kirkuk province and demanded that crude shipments to the…Bolivia/Ecuador/Peru: As Water Scarcity Deepens across Latin America, Political Instability Grows March 1, 2017 | John Vidal, Guardian Other Latin American countries are also experiencing renewed water conflicts as climate change affects rainfalls while mining and agribusiness demand more.Colombia: Colombian Indigenous Community Fight to Protect Land from Paramilitary Resurgence February 28, 2017 | Julián Villabona Galarza, PanAm Post The Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta in Colombia’s northern region is home to multiple indigenous communities living peacefully on sacred land.February 28, 2017 | Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters Iraq's Kurdistan has increased the loans guaranteed by future oil sales to $3 billion in new deals with trading houses and Russian state oil firm Rosneft aimed at strengthening its fiscal position as…Iraq/Kurdistan: Four Bombs Blast Oil Pipeline In Iraq February 27, 2017 | Irina Slav, Oil Price Four bombs detonated at an oil pipeline in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, killing one and injuring three members of the Kurdish security forces.South Sudan: Famine-Hit South Sudanese Eat Weeds and Water Lilies to Survive February 26, 2017 | Reuters Last week the United Nations declared that parts of South Sudan are experiencing famine, the first time the world has faced such a catastrophe in six years. Some 5.Afghanistan: Taliban Leader Urges Afghans to Plant More Trees February 26, 2017 | BBC The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has urged Afghans to plant more trees. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The UN Wants to Respond to Climate Change and Prevent Conflict, but When? June 21, 2017 | Jonathan Rozen Climate change, civil conflict, and violent extremism are among the most significant threats to global human development, peace, and security.Coming Kurdish Vote Could Change the Mid East & Oil Markets as We Know It June 15, 2017 | Ellen R. Wald The Kurds are a distinct ethnic group of people living in parts of Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria.Water and Conflict: Fighting Wars over a Precious Resource June 14, 2017 | Peter Neill We have been fighting wars over the most valuable resource on the planet since thousands of years B. C.Food Insecurity Strains Deepen amid Civil Conflict and Drought June 13, 2017 | UN Food and Agriculture Organisation 8 June 2017, Rome--Large agricultural harvests in some regions of the world are buoying global food supply conditions, but protracted fighting and unrest are increasing the ranks of the displaced and hungry elsewhere,…Advancing U.S. Prosperity and Security in a Thirsty World June 9, 2017 | Jane Harman & Carter Roberts The waters of Lake Chad sustain 70 million people in four countries. Beginning in the 1970s, the 25,000-square-kilometer lake began shrinking due to excessive drawdown for agriculture and mining.Penn State Experts Promote Cacao as an Alternative to Illicit Crops in Colombia June 9, 2017 | David Pacchioli As codirectors of Penn State’s endowed cocoa research program and professors in the College of Agriculture, Mark Guiltinan and Siela Maximova work together all over the world. |
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Compiled by Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Lauren Maunus, Samantha McCraine, Akriti Sharma, Erin Wenk, and Sofia Yazykova |
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