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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #9 – May 13, 2014 |
New Library ResourcesIn the last two weeks, 20 new publications were added to our online library of resources on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Scrutiny of South Sudan’s Oil Industry January 1, 2014 Based on fieldwork conducted from 2010 to 2012, this report analyses community- oil company relations, labour practices in the sector, and impact of the industry on local land use patterns in South Sudan.Drivers of War, Foundations of Peace: A Field Report from the Central African Republic [Video] January 1, 2014 Reporting from the heart of Bangui and the barracks of a key armed group, Enough Project Field Researcher Kasper Agger shares his insights from three weeks of field research on the drivers of…Behind the Headlines: Drivers of Violence in the Central African Republic January 1, 2014 The situation in the Central African Republic, or CAR, remains chaotic and violent with public lynchings and daily attacks terrorizing civilians across the country.We No Longer Share the Land: Agricultural Change, Land, and Violence in Darfur January 1, 2014 Most analyses of violence in Darfur ignore the local dimension of the crisis, focusing instead on the region’s economic and political marginalization and climatic variability. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 45 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Chad: Sudan - WASH Coordinator (m/f) - Based in Ndjamena (Chad) June 8, 2024 | Solidarités International Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for…"Our Land. Our Future”: A Call to Action for National Stewardship in Land Restoration in Liberia June 5, 2024 | Louis Kuukpen Liberia's commitment to environmental protection is longstanding. Since the nation participated in the historic 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment in Stockholm, Liberia has made some strides in addressing environmental challenges.Call for Volunteers: CEOBS Board of Trustees June 5, 2024 | Conflict and Environment Observatory CEOBS is a UK charity launched in 2018 to raise awareness of the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts and military activities.National Climate Action Plans Must Include Military Emissions June 4, 2024 | Linsey Cottrell COP28 agreed that countries must submit new Nationally Determined Contributions by February 2025.Call for Applications: Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding June 4, 2024 | Geneva Water Hub Join the Geneva Water Hub in Ljubljana from September 30 to October 4, 2024 for a transformative five-day training course on Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding.Building Trust, Building Peace: Role of Confidence-Building Measures on Korean Peninsula June 4, 2024 | Simon Hutagalung The Korean Peninsula has a long history of tension and conflict. The relationship between North and South Korea is complicated by historical grievances ideological differences and geopolitical dynamics.June 3, 2024 | Oleksiy Vasyliuk and Eugene Simonov Hydropower dams, often unsafe even in peacetime, become a weapon of mass destruction in times of war.Opportunity to Contribute to a "Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms" May 28, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is leading a process to develop a "Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms.DRC: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Advisor (WASH) - USAID/DRC May 26, 2024 | International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U. S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300 projects.Integrating Climate, Peace, and Security in MENA Countries’ NDCs May 20, 2024 | George Meddings and Frans Schapendonk The potential threat climate change poses to peace and security is perhaps nowhere more apparent than in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). |
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