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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #34 – April 28, 2015 |
AnnouncementsCall for Abstracts: Reframing the Arctic: Cooperation, Not Conflict Workshop April 28, 2015 | Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security Too much of the popular narrative, in particular media framing, of polar politics is driven by the notion of inevitable conflict.Call for Abstracts: Rethinking Peace, Security and Development in Contemporary Africa April 22, 2015 | University of Bradford Dubbed as the year of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance, 2013 saw many African countries celebrate their 50th anniversary of independence.Call for Abstracts: Peace Conference at Wageningen University April 21, 2015 | Wageningen University Natural resources often lie at the heart of wars and civil strife.A New Climate for Peace Report April 17, 2015 | adelphi, International Alert, The Wilson Center, and the European Union Institute for Security Studies The executive summary of an independent report commissioned by the G7 Foreign Ministers was released on April 14th to coincide with the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting today in Lübeck, Germany. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. May 15, 2015 Alliance for Peacebuilding Washington, D.C. This session at Alliance for Peacebuilding's 2015 Annual Conference will brainstorm effective collaboration to advance peacebuilding and reduce conflict over natural resources.The South China Sea: Perspectives from Law and History May 13, 2015 International Institute of Social Studies The Hague, Netherlands The lecture to be given by Justice Antonio T.Course: Governance of Extractive Industries May 4, 2015 - 2015-06-05 United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Online Large extractive industries often appear to have retarded economic and social development through a number of phenomena often referred to collectively as the "resource curse.9th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains May 4, 2015 - 2015-05-06 OECD Paris, France This meeting will provide the opportunity to review and discuss the ongoing implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism, and other initiatives to enable responsible mineral supply chains.2015 Corporate Social Responsibility Summit April 29, 2015 - 2015-04-30 Automotive Industry Action Group Novi, MI This conference will discuss best practices in: 1) Conflict Minerals Reporting: How to conduct Due Diligence and develop a CMR, 2) Societal Connection: Why society cares and how it drives our industry to react, 2)… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 28 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2015 | Elliott Prasse-Freeman In the streets, paths, and paddy fields of hundreds of Burmese towns and villages, thousands of protesters are mobilizing, in creative and often radical ways, for everything from constitutional change, to educational liberalization,…The Stolen Lands of Afghanistan and its People: The State Land Distribution System January 1, 2015 | UNAMA The second in a series of three reports entitled, “The Stolen Lands of Afghanistan and its People;The State Land Distribution System,” this report focuses on how state lands are distributed. January 1, 2015 | Andrea Beck This paper examines the extent to which the UN Peacebuilding Commission (UNPBC) has considered the "peacebuilding potential of water.Promoting Climate-Resilient Peacebuilding in Fragile States January 1, 2015 | Alec Crawford, Angie Dazé, Anne Hammill, Jo-Ellen Parry, and Alicia Natalia Zamudio Efforts to help fragile states move onto a path toward stability and sustainability continue to face enormous challenges. Climate change is one of these challenges.January 1, 2015 Democratic Republic of Congo’s minerals are exported, smelted, and sold internationally, where they end up in cell phones, laptops, or as pieces of jewelry.January 1, 2015 | Nhial Tiitmamer When the South Sudanese Petroleum Act was enacted in 2012, a flicker of hope of a better environmental management was felt after many years of environmental degradation due to negligence by the government… |
JobsIn the last two weeks, 4 new jobs were added to our online listing of job postings. Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Central African Republic: Consultant April 22, 2015 | Welthungerhilife Welthungerhilfe (www. welthungerhilfe. de) is one of the largest and most respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany.Central African Republic: Program Food Security April 22, 2015 | ACTED ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide.Afghanistan: Participatory Watershed Management Project Consultant April 22, 2015 | Afghanaid Afghanaid (leader of the Afghanistan Resilience Consortium – ARC) is a British-registered international NGO, which has worked in Afghanistan for over 30 years.Haiti: Haiti Earthquake Programme Consultants (3) April 22, 2015 | British Red Cross Following the Haiti earthquake of January 2010, the British Red Cross, within the framework of the International Red Cross Red Crescent, supported the affected population to recover from the disaster in a number… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 23 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: January 22, 2015 | Globe News Wire Today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Stephen D'Esposito, President and CEO of RESOLVE, and Chair of the World Economic Forum Council on the Future of Mining and Metals, announced…Conflict Minerals: Making a Call: Why the Fairphone is Better Than Its Rival Smartphones January 22, 2015 | Susanna Butter, London Evening Standard With a large screen and a silver back, the Fairphone does not look markedly different to any other mobile but it is better than its rivals for one reason — it has been…Iraq: Citing Plunge in Oil Prices, Iraq Seeks Arms on Credit to Fight ISIS January 22, 2015 | Michael R. Gordon, New York Times LONDON — Battered by a sharp decline in oil prices, Iraq is asking Western allies to provide weapons on credit for its fight against the Islamic State until Baghdad is in a better…Kosovo: 700 Miners Refuse to Resurface in Ownership Row January 21, 2015 | World Bulletin Hundreds of miners in northern Kosovo have refused to resurface, demanding that the Kosovo government takes over their near-bankrupt mine in Mitrovica within 24 hours.South Sudan: South Sudan Government Says Rebels Torched Oil Facility January 21, 2015 | Charlton Doki, Voice of America JUBA—The South Sudan government on Wednesday accused rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar of attacking an oil facility in Unity state and setting it on fire.China/Vietnam/South China Sea: South China Sea Spats: A Territorial Fight, Not About the Oil January 21, 2015 | Malay Mail Online When it comes to territorial tensions in the South China Sea, it’s more about what goes through it than what lies beneath it.Iraq: Iraq Says Oil Output Must Rise to Compensate for Price Drop January 21, 2015 | James Herron and Maher Chmaytelli, Bloomberg Iraq, the nation adding more new oil to global markets than any other supplier in OPEC, said it needs to boost production and exports of crude to compensate for collapsing prices.Colombia: Crime Ring Laundered $1 Billion in Colombia Gold Exports January 19, 2015 | Elyssa Pachico, In Sight Crime Colombia's Attorney General's Office announced the results of an investigation involving an illegal network that had allegedly laundered $1 billion through gold sales, in a case revealing how criminals use gold exports to…Myanmar: Letpadaung Manslaughter Charge Should Be Pursued, Finds Inquiry January 17, 2015 | Matt Roebuck, Mizzima The case of manslaughter, in relation to the death of Daw Khin Win, a 53 year old villager who was shot in the head by police during the riots of December 22 at…Myanmar: Govt to Continue Fight Against Illegal Timber January 16, 2015 | Pyae Thet Phyo, Myanmar Times The government is planning further crackdowns on the illegal timber trade in northern Myanmar, a senior government official says, and also plans to reduce legal logging in the coming years. |
BlogsWar, Famine, and Drought – the Unholy Trinity Changing Our World April 27, 2015 | Boyd Tonkin Earlier this week, the outgoing Deputy Prime Minister at last backtracked on his government’s part in the withdrawal last year of EU search-and-rescue operations for migrants in the southern Mediterranean.Violence and Conflict over Minerals Still Plague Eastern Congo April 23, 2015 | Sarah Morrison For Darlène Ndango, fear builds at night. Just over two weeks ago, she was woken up in her bed by the sound of gunshots ripping through the air.The Ukraine Conflict’s Legacy of Environmental Damage and Pollutants April 22, 2015 | Nickolai Denisov, Otto Simonett, Doug Weir and Dmytro Averin One year after violent conflict began, information is now emerging on the specific environmental impact of war in Ukraine’s highly industrialised Donbas region.April 20, 2015 | Jo Ankier and John Fengolio “Around 60% more food will be needed to feed the world’s growing population by 2050 and with the demand for water set to increase by 55% water supplies in less developed countries are…New Photo Shows China's First Airfield in the World's Most Contested Archipelago April 17, 2015 | Ishaan Tharoor The image, provided by IHS Jane's Defense Weekly, shows that China has begun building a runway on an island in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.April 15, 2015 | Tim Kovach Here is a growing chorus of voices claiming climate change will foster more conflict and violence. |
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Compiled by Emma Chapman, Daniel Curwin, Elizabeth Hessami, Matthew Phillips, Joel Young, and Ben Zukowski |
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