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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #96 – September 12, 2017 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Introduction to Water Diplomacy E-Course Presented by UNITAR November 6, 2017 - 2017-12-03 United Nations Institute for Training and Research Online Water is every living organism’s common denominator. Societies depend on it for their own subsistence and growth, and go great lengths to ensure water secure futures.October 26, 2017 - 2017-10-28 UBM Asia Yangon, Myanmar The 5th edition of MyanmarWater 2017 will gather over 200 industry professionals accompanied with free-to-attend conferences, seminar, and technology symposium to be held on 26 – 28 October 2017 at Tatmadaw Exhibition Hall, Yangon.…Online Chat on "Addressing Climate Fragility Risks: What Works?" September 26, 2017 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will be hosting a Rapid Fire Chat during #DebSecPlus17. The one-hour online chat will discuss the topic "Addressing Climate Fragility Risks: What Works?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. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 37 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: The Irresistible Rise of Human Rights Due Diligence: Conflict Minerals and Beyond January 1, 2017 | Holly Cullen Human rights due diligence (HRDD) is an important new concept in international efforts to improve the accountability of transnational corporations for violations of human rights.Beyond Symbolism: Problems and Prospects with Prosecuting Environmental Destruction before the ICC January 1, 2017 | Eliana Teresa Cusato In September 2016, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor issued a new policy paper detailing the Office of the Prosecutor’s (OTP) priorities for case selection and prioritization, including giving a ‘particular consideration to…Resilience at the Periphery: Insurgency, Agency and Social-Ecological Change under Armed Conflict January 1, 2017 | Micah L. Ingalls and David Mansfield Armed conflict has played an increasingly important role in the transformation of key social and environmental systems at multiple spatial and temporal scales.National Security and the Accelerating Risk of Climate Change January 1, 2017 | Lee Gunn Since 2006, retired U. S. admirals and generals have been examining our changing physical world and assessing the impact of those changes on the security of the nation.Reverse Osmosis for Water Purification in Badghis Province, Afghanistan [Video] January 1, 2017 For the first time in Afghanistan, World Vision (WV) has established a solar-powered reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration system to provide clean, safe drinking water for 700 families (approximately 4900 people) in Ab Kamari…Multiple Stressors, Food System Vulnerability and Food Insecurity in Humla, Nepal January 1, 2017 | Yograj Gauta and Peter Andersen As the impacts of climate change (CC) have become apparent, Nepal has recently implemented a number of programs emphasizing climate sensitive resource management and development interventions.A Game of Stones: Smuggling Diamonds in the Central African Republic January 1, 2017 Over a crackly mobile phone somewhere in the Central African Republic (CAR), or maybe Cameroon, a dealer is pitching for business.January 1, 2017 | Orlin Nikolov and Swathi Veeravalli This volume provides preliminary recommendations on ways to educate and develop experience-based expertise among disaster response, security and other professionals from diverse backgrounds, whose current and future interests relate to crisis management.Gendering Resilience: Myths and Stereotypes in the Discourse on Climate-induced Migration January 1, 2017 | Delf Rothe The research article critically investigates recent European policy proposals that promote migration as an adaptation strategy to increase the resilience of communities vulnerable to the environmental crisis.Climate Change and Terrorist Groups - Explaining the Links [Video] January 1, 2017 | Neil Morisetti, Bert Koenders, and Lukas Rüttinger The rise of non-state armed groups and terrorism poses new challenges for national, regional and international security. As the climate is changing, so too are the conditions in which these groups operate.Reconciling Islamic Ethics, Fossil Fuel Dependence, and Climate Change in the Middle East January 1, 2017 | Saleem H. Ali The dominance of fossil fuel economies in the Middle East with large Muslim majority populations has led to a recurring question about the role Islamic ethics might play in galvanizing action on climate… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. DRC: Consultant - Environment and Ecosystems Assessment September 10, 2017 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.Kenya: Disaster Risk Reduction Policy & Governance Expert - Marsabit County September 10, 2017 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany VSF Germany is an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance.Syria: Livelihoods Programme Manager September 10, 2017 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.Costa Rica: Project Manager, USAID/OFDA Regional Disaster Assistance Program September 10, 2017 | RTI International RTI is an independent, nonprofit institute that provides research, development, and technical services to government and commercial clients worldwide. Our mission is to improve the human condition by turning knowledge into practice.CAR: Economic Recovery and Development Coordinator September 6, 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.September 6, 2017 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.Lebanon: WASH Expert/WASH Project Coordinator September 6, 2017 | Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli CISP's activities are consistent with its statutes and concern the implementation of humanitarian, rehabilitation and development projects in third countries and solidarity campaigns, training programs, information, the fight against social exclusion and racism,…Jordan: Project Manager Food Security and Livelihood September 6, 2017 | ACTED Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 48 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: South Sudan: South Sudan's Displaced See Little Chance of Peace June 18, 2017 | David Lewis, Reuters When South Sudan's civil war erupted in 2013, Nyayath Uluak was caught in crossfire in the northern town of Malakal and a bullet tore her leg apart.Iraq/Kurdistan: Abadi: Holding Independence Referendum in Kurdistan Region is ‘Illegal’ June 18, 2017 | NRT Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said holding an independence referendum in the Kurdistan Region is “illegal” and that such a referendum requires a specified law for it in parliament.South Sudan: South Sudan Ministry of Petroleum Launches Open Tender for Petroleum Audit June 16, 2017 | Globe Newswire South Sudan’s government will commission an audit of national oil production and petroleum industry activities, the Ministry of Petroleum announced today.Myanmar: MTE to Resume Timber Extraction from Taninthayi Mountains June 16, 2017 | Zaw Moe Oo, Eleven Myanma Timber Enterprise will resume its activities to extract 17,000 tonnes of timber from Taninthayi mountain range.Myanmar: Land Compensation Issue Remains Unresolved June 13, 2017 | Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times Although a verbal promise had been made for compensation to be paid for lands which were seized from a subsidiary of a Chinese firm Wanbao Mining, Myanmar Yang Tse is still operating the…June 12, 2017 | Xinhua Ethiopia and the world's newest nation South Sudan are to develop joint infrastructure development projects that would help create regional economic interconnection.Myanmar: Workers Abandon Kachin Mines Due to Military Threat June 12, 2017 | Paing Soe, Democratic Voice of Burma Hundreds of workers and their families have abandoned the gold and amber mines in Tanai, northern Kachin State, following threats from the Burmese military, which air-dropped leaflets at the miners’ residences on 5…Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Christians Complain about Land-Grabbing by Kurds – USCIRF Report June 11, 2017 | Lorraine Caballero, Christian Daily Iraqi Christians who have fled to Kurdistan to escape the atrocities of the Islamic State in their hometowns have complained that ethnic Kurds are seizing and building on their lands, according to a…Colombia: As Colombia's FARC Disarms, Rebels Enlisted to Fight Deforestation June 9, 2017 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters Seen from the air, muddy rivers snake through rolling forested hills stretching to the horizon in Colombia's southern province of Caqueta that for decades were rebel lairs and an epicentre of the civil…Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds to Hold Independence Referendum in September June 7, 2017 | Chase Winter, Deutsche Welle Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday announced it would hold an independence referendum in September, bringing the Kurds one step closer to achieving a century-long dream but raising the prospect of renewed conflict with…South Sudan: S. Sudanese Strive to Make Local Agricultural Products Competitive June 7, 2017 | Xinhua South Sudanese local agricultural innovations are slowly gaining recognition amid difficulty in financing and high operational costs due to lack of infrastructure further compounded by the more than three years of violence.Colombia: Cargill and Solidaridad Establish Palm Oil Sustainability Program in Colombia June 7, 2017 | PRNewswire Cargill, in collaboration with the international nonprofit Solidaridad and the Colombian-based international trading company, C. I. Biocosta S. A.Myanmar: Over 1900 Unresolved Land Cases in Yangon June 7, 2017 | Myat Nyein Aye, Myanmar Times There are more than a thousand unresolved cases of land seizure in Yangon so far under the NLD government, according to the committee appointed to oversee disputes involving such seizures.Water: Water a 'Catalyst' for Cooperation, Indus Treaty Survived Three Indo-Pak Wars: UN Chief June 7, 2017 | India TV Citing the example of Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan that has survived three wars, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that water has proven to be a "catalyst for…Myanmar: Deputy Defense Minister: Army Agriculture on Confiscated Land Saves Money May 30, 2017 | Pe Thet Htet Khin, Irrawaddy The Burma Army’s farming projects inside cantonments and on confiscated land saves more than 75 billion kyats annually from the state’s budget, said Deputy Minister of Defense Maj-Gen Myint Nwe.South Sudan: Indian ‘Blue Helmets’ in South Sudan Tackle Deadly Cattle Raids May 29, 2017 | Press Trust of India At the centre of the raging South Sudan conflict is not oil or territory but cattle, which, Indian UN peacekeepers posted to the African nation say, are considered “more precious” than humans. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 10 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: September 11, 2017 | Jonathan Gant In 2012, while working for my anti-corruption NGO Global Witness, I sat down with a tribal chief in an isolated region of Liberia called Dugbeh.Whither Peacebuilding Initiatives? The Escalation of Herder-Farmer Conflicts in Nigeria September 10, 2017 | Akachi Odoemene There is a growing trend towards episodic, low-intensity conflicts across Nigeria, particularly in its north-central and southern zones.Big Data’s Big Role in Reducing Water Stress September 6, 2017 | Nitin Donde Water stress is not an arcane term just used by hydrologists. It is defined as the inability to meet the ‘human and ecological demand for water.Reforming Women's Property Rights in Afghanistan September 6, 2017 | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Becky Allen On paper, the law is clear: men and women enjoy equal property rights under Afghanistan's 2004 Constitution.Why Should the UN Security Council Deal with Climate Security Risks? September 5, 2017 | Amiera Sawas, Florian Krampe Over 600,000 people have been displaced in recent floods in Sri Lanka. Drought is bringing starvation and famine to 11 million people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.GAO Report on Gold Supply Chain Reveals Little Progress in Responsible Sourcing August 30, 2017 | Cooley LPP, Cydney Posner The GAO has issued a new report on conflict minerals focused in this instance on the supply chain for artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) gold in the DRC region. |
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Compiled by Anam Ahmed, Trevor Dolan, Luis Pérez Espinosa, Kelsey Harrison, Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Samantha McCraine, Emma Tulley, and Erin Wenk |
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