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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #106 – January 30, 2018 |
AnnouncementsJanuary 30, 2018 We are excited to introduce a group of Course Champions for the forthcoming MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace.January 30, 2018 We are honored to introduce the Course Ambassadors for our forthcoming MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace.Request for Proposals: Responsible Artisanal Gold in South Kivu Province January 26, 2018 On 1 July, 2014, USAID/DRC awarded Tetra Tech the Capacity Building for Responsible Minerals Trade (CBRMT) project contract.Call for Contributions: International Conference on Communities, Conservation, and Livelihoods January 24, 2018 The Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN) and the IUCN Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) are co-organizing the Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods international conference in Halifax, Canada 28-30 May, 2018.Call for Abstracts: Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference January 22, 2018 You are invited to submit an abstract for possible inclusion in the 2019 WESIPS (Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability) Biennial Conference. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Managing Fragility for Peace, Security, and Development: Report Launch by Ambassador James Michel February 13, 2018 Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DC Countries experiencing significant fragility, while amounting to about 20 percent of the world’s population, are projected to be home to 80 percent of the world’s extremely poor by 2035.Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Silas February 3, 2018 Museum of Photographic Arts San Diego, CA Silas Siakor is a tireless activist committed to ending corruption and environmental destruction in Liberia. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 12 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2018 | Carlos Alberto Avila Ceron, Ignacio De los Rios-Carmenado, and Susana Martín Fernández The methods of substituting illicit crops in conflict areas have been debated at an international level in various studies.January 1, 2018 | Mihai Daniel Nita, Catalina Munteanu, Garik Gutman, Ioan Vasile Abrudan, and Volker C. Radeloff Wars have major economic, political and human implications, and they can strongly affect environment and land use, not only during the conflicts, but also afterwards.Intergenerational Land Conflict in Northern Uganda: Children, Customary Law and Return Migration January 1, 2018 | Sandra F. Joireman Northern Uganda is in transition after the conflict that ended in 2006.Multinational Mining Enterprises and Artisanal Small-Scale Miners: From Confrontation to Cooperation January 1, 2018 | Natalia Yakovleva and Diego Alfonso Vazquez-Brust In many developing countries, multinational enterprises (MNEs) in mining operate alongside fast-growing communities of informal artisanal, small-scale miners. This has led to direct conflict and competition for mineral resources.South Sudan's Renewable Energy Potential: A Building Block for Peace January 1, 2018 | David Mozersky and Daniel M. Kammen In the context of the civil war with no end in sight in South Sudan, this report outlines how a donor-led shift from the current total reliance on diesel to renewable energy can…Climate Change and the Politics of Military Bases January 1, 2018 | Jeff D. Colgan How does climate change affect the politics of military bases? The United States alone has hundreds of overseas bases that require continuous coordination with host governments.Living under a Black Sky: Conflict Pollution and Environmental Health Concerns in Iraq January 1, 2017 | Wim Zwijnenburg and Foeke Postma ‘Living under a black sky’ reveals how the conflict in Iraq has left a toxic trail of destruction which could have severe health consequences for communities and reconstruction efforts.January 1, 2017 | Baruani Mshale, Concepta Mukasa, Alice Tibazalika, Esther Mwangi, Abwoli Y. Banana, Pius Wamala, and Grace Okiror Lamwo district provides an interesting case of a post-conflict customary forest tenure system under a situation of changing forest governance, as forest tenure reforms introduced since 2001 give local communities extensive rights to… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Egypt: Programme Associate G6 (GIS/Information Management) January 29, 2018 | World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.DRC: Project Management Specialist (Climate Change) January 29, 2018 | USAID The United States Government, represented by the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract as described in this solicitation.Specialist: Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector January 27, 2018 | UNDP For many developing countries, mineral extraction continues to be an important driver for economic growth with the potential to improve human development outcomes, in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).January 23, 2018 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.Sierra Leone: Programme Manager January 23, 2018 | COOPI COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale has been working in Sierra Leone since 1971.January 23, 2018 | Handicap International Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.DRC: Consultancy: Participatory Mapping and Land Use Planning January 23, 2018 | Rainforest Foundation UK The rainforest is a home, a habitat, a shelter, a pharmacy, a supermarket and an ecosystem that supports many lives and livelihoods.January 23, 2018 | CARE CARE seeks a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 53 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: Palm Oil Mounts ‘New Offensive’ in Colombia While Workers Decry Labor Conditions October 27, 2017 | Bram Ebus, Mongabay Conflict can be a byproduct of the palm oil industry, with accusations of land-grabbing and even murder reported in many areas around the world where plantations are expanding.October 27, 2017 | Emmanuel Freudenthal and Nathan Siegel, Mongabay The train rocked from side to side like a sketchy funhouse. It was the rainy season in northern Myanmar and Emmanuel Freudenthal and Nathan Siegel had been traveling for nearly a week.Afghanistan: Insecurity Negatively Impacts Agriculture in Villages October 25, 2017 | Zabihullah Ihsas, Pajhwok Afghan News Insecurity and the conflict have a negative impact on the agriculture in villages where production has affected.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Paramilitaries Battle Kurds in Push Towards Turkish Border Oil Hub October 25, 2017 | Maher Chmaytelli, Reuters Iraqi pro-government paramilitaries launched an offensive against Kurdish troops on Tuesday near the Turkish frontier, pushing towards a strategic border crossing and oil export pipeline hub that Baghdad says must come under its…Sudan: Curfew in South Kordofan Town after Protests against the Use of Cyanide October 24, 2017 | Radio Dabanga Authorities in South Kordofan declared the State of Emergency in Kologi on Friday. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a listener reported from Kologi that the locality commissioner, Col.Myanmar: Yangon Factories Told to Treat Water or Else October 23, 2017 | Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times The government warned factories to treat their wastewater properly before disposing it into rivers or face penalties, including closure of their facilities.October 22, 2017 | Manuel Rueda, Finance Colombia It was the first Sunday of October in Colombia, and Sucre, population 7,000, had just held a special referendum in which residents were asked if they wanted mining and oil projects in their…Myanmar: Returning Rohingya May Lose Land, Crops under Myanmar Plans October 22, 2017 | Simon Lewis, Thu Thu Aung, and Kyaw Soe Oo, Reuters Rohingya Muslims who return to Myanmar after fleeing to Bangladesh are unlikely to be able to reclaim their land, and may find their crops have been harvested and sold by the government, according…Afghanistan: Agriculture Fair Held in Afghanistan to Promote Production, Investment October 20, 2017 | Farid Behbud, Xinhua Hundreds of people have visited the agriculture fair held at Badam Bagh, the biggest agricultural products and handicrafts farm in the Afghan capital.Iraq: Iraq Oil Ministry Warns Oil Companies against Kurdistan Contracts October 19, 2017 | Reuters Iraq’s oil ministry on Thursday cautioned oil companies against signing contracts with Iraqi Kurdistan.Sudan: AfDB Commits to Help Sudan Build Resilience and Tackle Fragility October 18, 2017 | African Development Bank The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, 18 October 2017 approved Sudan’s Country Brief 2017-2019, designed to help the country build resilience and address core issues of…South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Conference Fails to Draw Biggest Energy Firms October 11, 2017 | Maggie Fick, Reuters South Sudan’s president was a no-show for the nation’s first international oil conference, a gathering that also failed to attract prospective investors from the biggest global energy companies.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Plan to Fix Oil Pipeline to Turkey Bypasses, Isolates Kurds October 11, 2017 | Khalid Al Ansary and Mohammed Sergie, Bloomberg Iraq’s oil minister ordered urgent repairs to a disused pipeline from northern fields to a Turkish port, a step that could eliminate the central government’s need to export crude via Iraq’s Kurdish region and…Myanmar: DVB Documentary Sheds Light on High Profile Land Dispute, Corruption October 11, 2017 | Nyo Me, Myanmar Times A new documentary produced by the Democratic Voice of Burma(DVB), looks at the lasting legacy military land grabs have on business and bureaucracy in Myanmar.DRC: Congolese Block Export of Raw Metals to China October 11, 2017 | William Clowes, Business Live The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has ordered Sinohydro and China Railway Construction’s local mining venture to stop exporting unprocessed copper and cobalt and to refine all its metals within the country. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our platform. SEC Chair Discusses Completion of Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Mandate January 25, 2018 | Cydney S. Posner In a speech delivered by video to the Securities Regulation Institute in San Diego, SEC Chair Jay Clayton shed some light (but just a little) on the anticipated completion of the rulemaking mandates under Dodd-Frank.…I Agree with President Weah; Land Rights Is Key for Rural Development January 24, 2018 | Fidel Budy “Together, we owe our citizens clarity on fundamental issues such as the land beneath their feet, freedom of speech, and how national resources and responsibilities are going to shift from this capital to…A Tale of Two Policies: Climate Change, Trump, and the US Military January 19, 2018 | Sean Mowbray The U. S. government appears to be of two minds, with utterly opposing worldviews, on climate change policy.Criminal Elements: Illegal Wildlife Trafficking, Organized Crime, and National Security January 19, 2018 | Saiyara Khan “The same criminals that are trafficking in drugs, guns, and people, traffic in wildlife,” said Christine Dawson, the director of the Office of Conservation and Water at the U. S. |
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Compiled by Sonia Ahmad, Kelly Bridges, Trevor Dolan, Liz Foster, Nina Hamilton, Liz Hessami, Jiameizi Jia, Jessica Lis, Sarita Ruiz Morato, and Erin Wenk |
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