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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #17 – September 2, 2014 |
New Library ResourcesIn the last two weeks, 27 new publications were added to our online library of resources on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: A Global Strategy for Road Building August 3, 2024 | William F. Laurance, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Sean Sloan, Christine S. O’Connell, Nathan D. Mueller, Miriam Goosem, Oscar Venter, David P. Edwards, Ben Phalan, Andrew Balmford, Rodney Van Der Ree & Irene Burgues Arrea The report identifies areas with high environmental values where future road building should be avoided if possible, areas where strategic road improvements could promote agricultural development with relatively modest environmental costs, and ‘conflict…Armed Conflict and Environmental Damage January 1, 2014 | Umesh Chandra Jha This book examines the environmental destruction wrought during international and non-international armed conflicts and argues that the existing legal regime for the protection of the environment during armed conflict requires substantial modification.Climate and Security: Evidence, Emerging Risks, and a New Agenda January 1, 2014 | François Gemenne, Jon Barnett, W. Neil Adger, Geoffrey D. Dabelko There are diverse linkages between climate change and security including risks of conflict, national security concerns, critical national infrastructure, geo-political rivalries and threats to human security.Changing Human Landscapes Under a Changing Climate: Considerations for Climate Assessments January 1, 2014 | Julie A. Winkler Climate change is a fundamental aspect of the Anthropocene. Climate assessments are frequently undertaken to evaluate climate change impacts, vulnerability, and adaptive capacity. Assessments are complex endeavors with numerous challenges.January 1, 2014 | Patrick Cockburn As the attention of the world focused on Ukraine and Gaza, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) captured a third of Syria in addition to the quarter of Iraq it had…Conflicts over Natural Resources in the Global South – Conceptual Approaches January 1, 2014 | Maarten Bavinck, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Erik Mostert This chapter provides an introduction to the volume on conflicts over natural resources in the Global South and situates the various contributions made.Global Road Map to Conflict and Loss January 1, 2014 | Fran Kelly Roads have the potential to cause massive conflict and environmental destruction into the future.US Pacific Command, Climate Change and Collaborative Security January 1, 2014 | Andrew DeWit The US military is already a leader on climate-change mitigation through renewable energy and energy efficiency.Early Warning Early Action in East Africa: Mechanisms for Rapid Decision Making January 1, 2014 | International Committee of the Red Cross, World Food Programme, Oxfam, Food and Agriculture Organization, Save the Children The crisis in the Horn of Africa and the declaration of famine conditions in parts of Somalia in 2011 provided renewed impetus to break, once and for all, the cycle of food insecurity…Oil Crisis and the Potential Role of Agriculture in the Post-Separation of Sudan January 1, 2014 | Khalid H. A. Siddig The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed by the Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement ended more than 20 years of civil war.Building Peace around Water, Land and Food: Policy and Practice for Preventing Conflict January 1, 2013 | Ellie Roberts and Lynn Finnegan This paper looks at the need to take a conflict prevention approach to natural resource management, outlining relevant international law and considering useful examples of policy and practice that support equitable and peaceful… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 74 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Myanmar: Mandalay Farmers Begin ‘Plough Protest’ on 3,000 Acres June 13, 2014 | Tun Tun Thein, Democratic Voice of Burma Some 800 farmers in Mandalay Division began ploughing more than 3,000 acres of farmland last week as a protest for its return since it was allegedly confiscated by the then ruling military government…Liberia: GVL Explains Greencon Draft June 12, 2014 | AllAfrica Golden Veroleum Liberia says it has started presenting its latest draft Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to the people of Nitrain in Kpanyan, Sinoe County.Conflict Minerals: Cal Poly Student Proposes Ban on Electronics Using 'Conflict Minerals' June 12, 2014 | Nick Wilson, The Tribune A resolution proposed by a Cal Poly political science student hopes to prevent the university’s purchase of electronics made using “conflict minerals” that are mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and sold…Korea-Japan Electronics Company Coalition on Conflict Minerals Summary June 11, 2014 | JEITA In the conflict zone in the world, armed groups engage in inhumane acts against local residents, including gender-based violence, plundering, and use of child labor.New Push for Montara Oil Disaster Study June 11, 2014 | Gabrielle Dunlevy, The Age Indonesia's government has added its weight to a new push to make Canberra and the Thai company behind the Montara oil disaster survey for damage beyond Australian waters.IPC Highlights Small Business Difficulties with Conflict Minerals Due Diligence at OECD Forum June 11, 2014 | IPC Blog At the OECD-UN-ICGLR GoE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, May 26–28 in Paris, IPC Director of Government Relations and Environmental Policy Fern Abrams spoke on conflict minerals due diligence of small and…In Malakal, a Struggle to Survive in South Sudan's New Normal June 10, 2014 | Mugume Davis Rwakaringi, Voice of America MALAKAL — Matthew Chol Jok used to work as director general of a sanitation and environment company in Upper Nile state, in the northeast of South Sudan.Liberia: Sime Darby Plans up to 100,000 Hectares of Oil Palm in Liberia June 9, 2014 | Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Multinational Conglomerate, Sime Darby Bhd, is planning to plant up to 100,000 hectares of oil palm in Liberia within the next 10 years.Myanmar: Thein Sein Rails Against Corruption and Global Warming June 6, 2014 | Eleven Corruption is more likely to destabilise Myanmar’s development than terrorism, President Thein Sein told a gathering in Nay Pyi Taw to mark World Environmental Day yesterday.Liberia: House Requests U.S.$700,000 Explanation June 5, 2014 | Necus M. Andrews, AllAfrica The House of Representatives has mandated its joint Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditure to investigate the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) to provide explanation on the status of the US$700,000 that… |
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Compiled by Jensen Andersen, Jonny Beirne, Joel Young, and Julie Melrose |
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