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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #103 – December 19, 2017 |
AnnouncementsDecember 19, 2017 | Lund University This conference is organized by the interdisciplinary research group ‘The Nature of Peace’ at the Pufendorf Institute of Advance Studies at Lund University, Sweden.We Need Your Help to Drive MOOC Enrollment to 10,000 People December 18, 2017 Our team has been working hard to share information on the MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace on a global basis. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Fifth Al-Moumin Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding – Ken Conca and Geoff Dabelko January 30, 2018 American University, ELI, and UN Environment Washington, DC Fifteen years ago, Ken Conca and Geoff Dabelko published Environmental Peacemaking, a rejoinder to grim scenarios foreseeing environmental change as a driver of conflict.A Matter of Survival: Learning to Cooperate over Water January 16, 2018 Wilson Center and EcoPeace Middle East Washington, DC Meeting our global water challenges is no ordinary task: it is a matter of survival. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 23 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2018 | Uche T. Okpara, Lindsay C. Stringer, and Andrew J. Dougill As river basin authorities and national governments develop policies to achieve sustainable development outcomes, conflicting signals between existing policies are undermining cross-thematic integrative modes of policy planning.Discussion Paper: Water and U.S. National Security January 1, 2017 | Joshua Busby Water and security are inextricably linked in every region of the world. While shared interests have historically facilitated cooperation in managing water, the future could be different.Stabilize, Rebuild, Prevent?: An Overview of Post-Conflict Resource Management Tools January 1, 2017 | Vita Roy When a state endowed with natural resources emerges from violent conflict, it faces a significantly higher risk of conflict recurrence.January 1, 2017 This report is based on a two-fold observation.Water, Crises and Conflict in MENA: How Can Water Service Providers Improve Their Resilience? January 1, 2017 | Loan Diep, Tim Hayward, Anna Walnycki, Marwan Husseiki, and Linus Karlsson Protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have left tens of millions of people in need of humanitarian and development assistance to have access to water.January 1, 2017 | Liina-Maij Quist and Pia Rinne Media representations of environmental conflicts between companies and communities play an important role in influencing ideas about the rightful exploitation of natural resources.January 1, 2017 | Pinar Ipek The continuing dependency on fossil fuels of the Middle East not only in Turkey's energy mix but also in world energy demand requires further analysis of oil and conflict in the region since…January 1, 2017 | Daniel Abrahams and Edward R. Carr The connections between climate change and conflict inherently raise questions related to space, scale, and nature-society relations, all themes central to modern geographic thought.Gender and Environmental (In)Security: From Climate Conflict to Ecosystem Instability January 1, 2017 | Nicole Detraz For decades, scholars, policy makers, and the media have discussed the connections between security and climate change.January 1, 2017 | Amber Fletcher Over the past two decades, the important role of gender in environmental and water-related crises and conflicts has been increasingly recognized. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Nigeria: Emergency Coordinator December 18, 2017 | Danish Refugee Council Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world.December 18, 2017 | Solidarités International The SI mission has been opened in February 2017, with emphasis on the Mosul response.December 18, 2017 | Mines Advisory Group MAG’s work has helped more than 17.Yemen: Programme Coordinator - Food Security December 18, 2017 | International Medical Corps International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.Postdoctoral Research Associate December 15, 2017 | University of York - Department of Politics The University of York is setting up a Centre for Global Development (YCGD), led by the Department of Politics, supported by the Departments of Environment and History.Yemen: Appraisal Monitoring and Evaluation Manager December 11, 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…South Sudan: Emergency and Preparedness Response (EPR) WASH Program Manager December 11, 2017 | Solidarités International Solidarités International is committed to working to implement a clear mandate by helping men, women and children who are hit by war, epidemics and natural disasters, delivering effective and appropriately targeted humanitarian aid directly…DRC: WASH & Infrastructure Advisor December 11, 2017 | Medair Medair helps people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a better future. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 35 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iraq: Tribal Clashes, Political Void Threaten Oil Installations in Iraq's South September 13, 2017 | Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters Worsening clashes among tribes and a political void is threatening security at oil installations in Iraq’s main southern oil producing region, officials and security sources said.Urbanisation-Led Sand Shortages Fuelling Violent Conflict and Environmental Disasters September 13, 2017 | Cameron Jewell, The Fifth State Sand and gravel are now the world’s most extracted materials – surpassing fossil fuels – but overexploitation and shortages are fuelling violent conflict and leading to worrisome environmental, economic and health impacts, according…Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Revenues Real Motive for Kurdistan Independence Vote September 10, 2017 | Press TV Sa’ad al-Muttalibi believes the leader of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, has been using the referendum to further blackmail the political system in the country to gain higher oil revenues.Afghanistan: Grape Farmers Expect Bumper Crop This Year September 9, 2017 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews According to the ministry, this is an increase of more than 15 percent against last year.Afghanistan: Afghanistan Issues Tenders for Three Hybrid Solar Projects Totaling 55 MW September 6, 2017 | Emiliano Bellini, PV Magazine Afghanistan’s National Procurement Authority has issued three tenders for the construction of three hybrid solar power plants with a combined capacity of 55. 5 MW.West Africa: Climate Change, Hunger, and Terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin September 5, 2017 | Nick Agnew, Geopolitical Monitor The Lake Chad Basin is centered around the rapidly shrinking Lake Chad, and the area is home to some 30 million people across four countries.Iraq/Kurdistan: ‘Kexit’ Woes: Why a Kurdish Independence Referendum Has Few Backers September 5, 2017 | Leela Jacinto, France 24 Kurdish regional authorities have called for an independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan on September 25.Afghanistan: Abundant Afghan Harvest Wilts amid Violence and Extortion September 4, 2017 | Mujib Mashal, New York Times In recent years, the violence in Afghanistan has dipped and peaked with the spring and fall harvests - the propsperity of one and the description of the other each dangerous in its own…Australia/Timor-Leste: Maritime Deal between Australia, Timor-Leste Cautiously Welcomed by Analysts September 3, 2017 | SBS World News The deal ends a long running row between the two nations that's stalled a multibillion-dollar offshore gas project in the Timor Sea.Cambodia: Land Grab Families Given Deadline September 1, 2017 | Zahron Sokry, Khmer Times Nearly 300 families accused of grabbing state land to build huts near a canal in Kandal province have been given three days to dismantle the structures.Afghanistan: Did Afghan Minerals Change Trump's Mind about Afghanistan? August 29, 2017 | Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi, Deutsche Welle While presenting his much-awaited Afghanistan policy last week, US President Donald Trump said he decided against a complete withdrawal of US forces from the war-torn country purely on his "instinct. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 2 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Ripple Effects: Sharing Water and Building Peace in the Jordan River Valley December 18, 2017 | Julianne Liebenguth In the war-torn Jordan River Valley, we can meet the “strategic objective of reducing conflict by promoting cooperation on shared waters,” said former defense official Sherri Goodman at a recent Wilson Center event on environmental…Congress Adapts to Calamity: The FY 2018 NDAA’s Climate Change Provisions December 11, 2017 | Jordan Brunner President Donald Trump is expected to sign the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018 into law in the next few days. |
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Compiled by Sonia Ahmad, Anam Ahmed, Trevor Dolan, Luis Pérez Espinosa, Liz Foster, Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Sarita Ruiz Morato, Anya Raadam, Clementine Sraha, Emma Tulley, and Erin Wenk |
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