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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #91 – July 4, 2017 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 2017 Environment and Emergencies Forum September 26, 2017 - 2017-09-28 UN Environment and OCHA Nairobi, Kenya The Environment and Emergencies Forum (EEF) is a unique opportunity to discuss global policy, share experiences and knowledge, forge new partnerships and agree on key actions related to environmental emergencies. |
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: January 1, 2017 | Sara Engström This thesis elaborates on a complex, multilayered gender perspective of mineral exports in the conflict of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.January 1, 2017 | Philippe Le Billon With increased resource extraction and hybrid forms of governance, postwar situations can present an opportune context for white-collar crime in resource sectors-including corruption, tax evasion, land dispossession, and illegal resource exploitation.Coexistence and Conflict: IWRM and Large-Scale Water Infrastructure Development in Piura, Peru January 1, 2017 | Megan Mills-Novoa and Rossi Taboada Hermoza Despite the emphasis of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) on 'soft' demand-side management, large-scale water infrastructure is increasingly being constructed in basins managed under an IWRM framework.Large Scale Land Acquisitions and REDD+: A Synthesis of Conflicts and Opportunities January 1, 2017 | Sarah Carter, Ameur M. Manceur, Ralf Seppelt, Kathleen Hermans-Neumann, Martin Herold, and Lou Verchot Large scale land acquisitions (LSLA), and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) are both land based phenomena which when occurring in the same area, can compete with each other for land.No Extraction without Representation: The Ethno-Regional Oil Curse and Secessionist Conflict January 1, 2017 | Philipp Hunziker and Lars-Erik Cederman A large body of literature claims that oil production increases the risk of civil war.Oil Export, External Prewar Support for the Government, and Civil Conflict Onset January 1, 2017 | Jungmoo Woo The literature on civil war onset focuses on the effect of oil on domestic actors but relatively little suggests its effect on external actors who can intervene in an oil-producing state, although most…At the Root of Exodus: Food Security, Conflict and International Migration January 1, 2017 | Claudia Ah Poe, Luka Biong Deng Kuol, Rossella Bottone, Calogero Di Gloria, Katrina Frappier, Valerio Giuffrida, Nigussie Tefera, Aysha Twose, Susanna Sandström, and Cecilia Signorini As an international actor in addressing food insecurity among refugees and other migrants, the World Food Programme (WFP) has undertaken a research study to determine the role that food security plays in crossborder…Environment, Conflict and Cooperation Factbook January 1, 2017 This website offers a platform for exchange on environment, conflict, and cooperation (ECC).How Climate Change Influences Geopolitics – Interview with Francesco Femia [Video] January 1, 2017 Climate change can have severe impacts on security. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Somalia: Environmental Governance June 25, 2017 | CTG Global CTG supports and manages humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world.South Sudan: Food Security & Livelihood Project Manager June 25, 2017 | Terre des Hommes Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is the leading Swiss NGO focusing on child rights. It is active in more than 30 countries with development and emergency projects.DRC: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Manager June 25, 2017 | International Rescue Committee The IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 31 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: South Sudan: South Sudan Threatens to Terminate Oil Exploration Contracts March 22, 2017 | Sudan Tribune South Sudan has threatened to terminate contacts awarded to oil exploration companies should they fail to start surveys by the end of April.Water Wars: Water Wars? Experts Urge Rethinking Our Relationship with Water March 21, 2017 | teleSUR As the world marks the World Water Day, one cannot help but recall that the United Nations has already warned that water shortages will hit a record high in 2030, while some experts caution…India/Pakistan: Water War to Water Talks March 20, 2017 | Zeeshan Haider, The News It is quite interesting to see the Indian water officials and experts sit across the table with their Pakistani counterparts to discuss the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) which Modi, incensed over Uri attack,…South Sudan: Fighting Famine in War-Torn South Sudan [Video] March 19, 2017 | Scott Pelley A rare famine emergency has been declared in the youngest nation on Earth. South Sudan, in East Africa, was brought into the world, in 2011, with the help of the United States.Afghanistan: Report Claims Land Grabbing Rampant In Helmand March 18, 2017 | Tamim Hamid, TOLOnews Documents received by TOLOnews show that thousands of acres of land have been usurped in southern Helmand province and that Lashkargah municipal officials have been misusing the authorities assigned to them.March 18, 2017 | Joan Leishman, CBC news A battle involving some of America's most powerful men and some of Africa's most powerful warlords is being waged in Donald Trump's White House.Liberia: Amid Delays, Citizens Increase Pressure on Lawmakers to Pass Land Right Act March 16, 2017 | Gbatemah Senah, Bush Chicken Just over two years since the proposed bill was submitted to the Legislature for passage into law, the Liberian Land Rights Act has continued to linger before the House of Representatives.Conflict Minerals: Parliament Adopts Binding Law on Conflict Minerals March 16, 2017 | Cécile Barbière, EURACTIV After two and a half years of debate, the European Parliament on Thursday definitively adopted the new rules on mineral imports from conflict zones, which will come into force in 2021. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Why the New Conflict-Free Gold Program May Be about Far More July 3, 2017 | Rob Bates Most mineral-tracking schemes—and we have covered quite a few—have a serious downside: They generally work with established mining companies.Demining Workshop Helps Families in Afghanistan Return Home Safely July 3, 2017 | Amy OHalloran People in many communities across Afghanistan face daily dangers from landmines and unexploded ordnance that remain behind as a deadly legacy of over four decades of conflict.Whose Responsibility is it Anyway? Environmental Obligations in the Nuclear Ban Treaty June 30, 2017 | Doug Weir We’re just over halfway through the negotiations on a treaty banning nuclear weapons and, while some campaigners and states seem generally happy with the progress being made on the draft text, there are too few voicing concerns that…Water Wars: The South China Sea Security Dialogue That Wasn’t June 26, 2017 | Jared Dummitt and Eliot Kim The United States and China participated in the inaugural U. S. -China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (D&SD) on Wednesday in Washington, D. C. .Colombian Town Votes against Huge Open-Pit Mine June 22, 2017 | Michelle Begue In 2006, a discovery in the small Colombian town called Cajamarca would change its future. |
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Compiled by Kelsey Harrison, Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Lauren Maunus, Samantha McCraine, and Erin Wenk |
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