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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #94 – August 15, 2017 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. EICC Responsible Electronics 2017 October 16, 2017 - 2017-10-20 Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition Santa Clara, CA Join the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) for its biggest event of the year, focused on corporate social responsibility in the global electronics supply chain, with top speakers from industry, civil society and…October 4, 2017 - 2017-10-05 Maritime Institute of Malaysia and NRG Exhibitions Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Maritime Institute of Malaysia is pleased to announce that the 6TH MIMA South China Sea Conference (SCS) 2017: Forging a Shared Future in the South China Sea will be held from 4th…Report of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace September 14, 2017 Geneva Water Hub and the Governments of Costa Rica, Senegal, Slovenia, and Switzerland Maison de la Paix, Geneva Water is a vital resource. It is essential for life, public health, food security, energy, industry and ecosystem services. It is also a major issue for human security and peace.September 11, 2017 - 2017-09-12 International Association of Peace and Conflict Studies Manchester, UK Academic critiques of contemporary peacebuilding have shown a tendency in recent years to limit their analytical focus to the cultural, institutional, normative and political mismatches between the modus operandi of peacebuilding missions and their… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 30 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: 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 | Joao Henrique Tavares Many researches have recently discussed if there is a direct link between climate change and Terrorism while what really matters is to dialogue about climate change as a multiplier of threats, in order…Ownership Matters: Natural Resources Property Rights and Social Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa January 1, 2017 | Tim Wegenast and Gerald Schneider Empirical tests of the “resource curse” thesis have provided inconclusive evidence for the claim that natural resource abundance increases the risk of social conflict.January 1, 2017 | Augusto Castro-Nunez, Ole Mertz, and Chrystian C Sosa Of the countries considering national-level policies for incentivizing reductions in forest-based greenhouse gas emissions (REDDþ), some 25 are experiencing (or are emerging from) armedconflicts.January 1, 2017 | Amber Huff This article explores a contradiction at the heart of the environmental security–development nexus by bringing conceptual and political logics of environmental security into critical dialogue with vernaculars of security and insecurity in the…January 1, 2017 | Michael Gilmont, Steve Rayner, Erica Harper, Lara Nassar, Nadav Tal, Mike Simpson, and Hilmi Salem This report analyses and compares the water allocation and management experience of Jordan, Palestine and Israel using the lens of economic and resource decoupling to highlight past trends and future potential for jurisdictions…A Future for Israeli-Palestinian Peacebuilding January 1, 2017 | Ned Lazarus In today’s polarised Israel-Palestine debate, there are two propositions to which all sides might agree: June 2017 marked 50 years of Israeli military rule over the West Bank and the Palestinian population, and…EcoPeace Middle East Strategic Five Year Plan, 2017-2021 January 1, 2017 EcoPeace Middle East operates under a 5-year strategic planning process.Dodd-Frank Section 1502 – Filing Evaluation RY2016 January 1, 2017 | Chris N. Bayer and Jesse H. Hudson Reporting year (RY) 2016 represents the fourth year issuers submitted their conflict mineral disclosure (CMD) to the U. S.Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation in Abyei January 1, 2017 The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 32 of Security Council resolution 2352 (2017), in which the Council requested me to continue to inform it of progress in implementing the mandate of… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. August 13, 2017 | Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee In 2010, the Government of the Islamic Republic Afghanistan (GIRoA) invited the international community to form the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC), to provide anti-corruption policy advice, and monitor and…South Sudan: Field Monitor, Food for Peace (FPP) Third Party Monitoring August 13, 2017 | Management Systems International The U. S.Angola: Emergency & WASH Programme Manager August 13, 2017 | People in Need People in Need is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based on the ideas of humanism, freedom, equality and solidarity.Nigeria: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator August 13, 2017 | Première Urgence Internationale Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization.Liberia: Advisor to the Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Secretariat August 7, 2017 | GIZ Development Service As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.Nigeria: WASH/Shelter Program Manager August 7, 2017 | Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services is a humanitarian aid organization which helps the poor and vulnerable overseas by responding to major emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societiesIts mission is to… Cameroon: Deputy Director, Programs August 7, 2017 | International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.Yemen: Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor August 7, 2017 | CARE USA CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of people.DRC: Young African Research Fellowship August 7, 2017 | Search for Common Ground Conflict and differences are inevitable. Violence is not. Search for Common Ground partners with people around the world to ignite shared solutions to destructive conflicts. We are Searchers. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 48 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Making the Environment an Ally for Peace: Q&A with Erik Solheim May 15, 2017 | Jimena Leiva Roesch, IPI GLobal Observatory Policymakers need to better connect environmental management with respect for other important social values, according to United Nations Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim, who highlighted economic growth and human health among these.Myanmar: New Documentary Sheds Light on Link between Gems and War in Myanmar May 15, 2017 | Euan Black, Globe Produced by the UK-based NGO Global Witness, ‘Jade and the Generals’ follows the group’s undercover investigation in 2015, which revealed the gem trade to be worth up to $31 billion in 2014 alone,…Myanmar: The Struggle to Save Arakan’s Mangroves May 13, 2017 | Myanmar Now Until fairly recently, the residents of Kan Ngu, a coastal village in southern Arakan State, considered the mangroves in their area simply as another source of firewood and paid little attention to the…Myanmar: River Conservation for 179 Rivers with a K4.4 Billion May 12, 2017 | Pyae Thet Phyo, Myanmar Times River conservation works for 179 rivers in the country will be conducted in 2018 using K 4. 4 billion of the Union Budget.Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Rejects $7.77m Bid for 709-Carat Diamond, Seeks Higher Offer May 12, 2017 | Agence France-Presse Sierra Leone’s government said Thursday it would seek higher offers in Belgium for a massive 709-carat diamond found by an Evangelical preacher after underwhelming offers at auction at home.Iraq: Mosul Fires Stop Burning, but Fuel a New Awareness May 10, 2017 | UNEP After seven months of spurting flames and thick black smoke, the last oil well fire in the Mosul conflict in Iraq has been put out.May 10, 2017 | Ramsar Myanmar designates the Gulf of Mottama as a Wetland of International Importance.Myanmar: Residents Yet to Get Myanmar-China Pipeline Compensation May 8, 2017 | Nay Aung, Myanmar Times Crops had been pressed down by soil and landslides have occurred on cultivated fields near the Myanmar-China oil pipeline in the Ngape township of the Magwe Region due to extension of the oil…Food Security: WFP Report Highlights Link between Food Insecurity and Migration May 8, 2017 | Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey, Reuters The World Food Programme (WFP) has indicated that food insecurity and hunger are major factors driving people away from their homes.Myanmar: Burma Army to Remove Landmines in Karen State May 8, 2017 | Lawi Weng & Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint, Irrawaddy The Burma Army will remove landmines in Karen State following an agreement with the Karen National Union (KNU), according to Col Wunna Aung, spokesperson for the Burma Army and member of the Joint…Africa: A New Dam on the Nile Reveals Threats from Warming May 5, 2017 | Kavya Balaraman, ClimateWire Climate change could play a role in exacerbating water conflict in Africa, likely worsening geopolitical wrangling over issues like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.Sierra Leone: How I Funded My Studies by Digging for Sierra Leone Diamonds May 3, 2017 | Umaru Fofana, BBC Africa In my teens, I worked as an artisanal miner, waist deep in water, sieving the gravel to find a diamond.Iraq: Iraq's Fuel Oil Exports Soar Despite OPEC Supply Cut May 3, 2017 | Roslan Khasawneh, Reuters Iraqi fuel oil exports have soared since January despite a reduction in the country's crude production in line with OPEC supply cuts, industry sources said, in what could be a way to boost…Myanmar: Gov’t Takes Steps to Protect People from Ravages of Climate Change May 3, 2017 | Government of Myanmar The Union Ministries have teamed up to manage all the water resources of Myanmar to fight flood and drought induced by climate change.Climate Change: NATO Urges Global Fight against Climate Change as Trump Mulls Paris Accord May 3, 2017 | Timothy Gardner, Reuters Climate change poses a global security threat that all countries must fight together, a NATO general said on Wednesday, as U. S. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: What Happens the Day after the Kurdish Referendum? August 16, 2017 | Michael Rubin On September 25, Iraqi Kurds will head to the polls not only in Iraqi Kurdistan, but also in territories disputed between Erbil and Baghdad to vote in a referendum on whether Iraqi Kurdistan…Where Will Myanmar's Energy Come From? August 4, 2017 | Amara Thiha Myanmar’s high growth in electricity demand — rising by around 13 percent annually — is a challenge for the government.Solar Energy — Putting Power back into the Hands of Ordinary Gazans August 3, 2017 | Sara Badiei "We have electricity for two hours every 24 hours," says a high-ranking energy official in Gaza. Up to just 10 years ago, Gaza enjoyed full, round-the-clock electricity supply 24 hours a day.August 3, 2017 | Christoph Buchberger How do you make sure that increased transparency in the natural resource sector yields the desired results?China-Vietnam Relations Fall to a One-Year Low over a New Maritime Dispute August 2, 2017 | Ralph Jennings After a world court tribunal ruled last year in July that Beijing lacked legal rights to claim most of the South China Sea, it stepped up talks with the chief maritime disputant Vietnam.Will Afghanistan's Minerals Shape Trump's Policy Toward the Region? August 2, 2017 | Ahmad Shah Katawazai In addition to Afghanistan’s geopolitical and geostrategic importance, its lucrative mineral resources — estimated to be worth between $1 and $3 trillion — could be one of the major justifications for the United States to remain… |
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Compiled by Trevor Dolan, Luis Pérez Espinosa, Kelsey Harrison, Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Samantha McCraine, Emma Tulley, and Erin Wenk |
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