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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #35 – May 12, 2015 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform Launches New Infographics Section, Seeks Suggestions May 11, 2015 | ELI and UNEP The Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform has expanded its Library to include infographics on environmental peacebuilding.Commonwealth Professional Fellowship May 7, 2015 | The Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University, England The CTPSR has launched a six week ‘Improving Natural Resource Governance through Citizen Engagement’ fellowship programme (planned for mid-September to end-October 2015) for civil society actors in Commonwealth African countries as follows:The “Improving… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. July 26, 2015 - 2015-08-02 International Institute on Peace Education and the University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Peace education has an important role to play in addressing issues of urban decline and the interconnected dilemmas of poverty, violence, health, and environmental degradation in an era of unprecedented economic globalization.July 14, 2015 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Santiago, Chile This meeting of experts, organized by the Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will take place in Santiago, Chile, on 14…Reframing the Arctic: Cooperation, Not Conflict Workshop Prospectus and Call for Abstracts July 6, 2015 - 2015-07-07 Institute for Environmental Security and Diplomacy, University of Vermont Burlington, VT The two-day conference will address current areas where conflict is frequently presumed to exist in the polar regions: energy, sovereignty, securitization, and human rights, and will dissect the reality of policy development in…Iraq Petroleum 2015 Conference June 8, 2015 - 2015-06-10 CWC Group London, UK Creating more prosperity for the country than any other industry, Iraq’s oil & gas sector is internationally recognised as a global leader.Supply Chain Sustainability: Emerging Trends and Opportunities for Action June 2, 2015 Business for Social Responsibility Detroit, MI From conflict minerals and leather to electronics and beyond, what are the significant sustainability issues in the commodities and components used in automotive and other industrial supply chains?2015 Environmental Emergencies Forum June 1, 2015 - 2015-06-03 Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Oslo, Norway Global risks are intensifying.May 20, 2015 Peace Palace Library The Hague, Netherlands The Hague Environmental Law Facility (HELF), a joint initiative of the Institute for Environmental Security and TMC Asser Institute, would like to invite you for the launch of Professor Steven Freeland’s new book… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 31 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: From Armed Conflict to Disaster Vulnerability January 1, 2015 | Marcus Marktanner, Edward Mienie, and Luc Noiset Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to estimate the effect of armed conflict on the vulnerability to natural hazards. January 1, 2015 | Hamid E. Ali and Omnia A. Abdellatif It has been argued that the discovery of a new natural resource greatly increases the risk of conflict.Post-Conflict Environmental Assessments [Infographic] January 1, 2015 | ELI and UNEP The purpose of assessments are to help facilitate the peacebuilding process by identifying early on the impacts, risks, and opportunities in a post-conflict area.Natural Resources and Conflicts: Theoretical Flaws and Empirical Evidence from Northern Kenya January 1, 2015 | Ton Dietz, Wario Roba Adano, and Karen Witsenburg The Horn of Africa is viewed as a battleground of violent conflicts which are prompted by growing resource scarcity with population increase.Peacebuilding, Women, and Land Rights [Infographic] January 1, 2015 | ELI and UNEP This infographic utilizes a pyramid shape to highlight the process of reforming land rights for women.Transboundary Waters and Peacebuilding [Infographic] January 1, 2015 | ELI and UNEP This infographic delves into the peace-keeping abilities of transboundary waters, highlighting which countries are conflict-affected and share a water basin and then illustrating the mechanisms by which peace can be worked towards.From Vicious to Virtuous Cycles January 1, 2015 | Jon Barnett This perspective is an abridged version of the speech given for the second Al-Moumin Distinguished Lecture on Environmental Peacebuilding.The Anatomy of the Resource Curse: Predatory Investment in Africa's Extractive Industries January 1, 2015 | J.R. Mailey With more than 20 countries possessing bountiful oil and mineral deposits, Africa is home to more resource-rich states than any other region in the world.Water Security in Himalayan Asia: First Stirrings of Regional Cooperation? January 1, 2015 | Bjørn-Oliver Magsig The challenges of freshwater cooperation and the links between the global policy agenda and national water management are more obvious and easier to spell out at a regional level than in the global…January 1, 2015 | Matthew I. Weiss Yemen faces a dire water availability crisis, with groundwater being extracted at four times the rate of natural recharge and the capital, Sana’a, at risk of running out of water altogether.January 1, 2014 | Cristobal Delgado-Matas, Blas Mola-Yudego, David Gritten, David Kiala-Kalusinga, and Timo Pukkala The article analyzes the effects of long term armed conflicts on the characteristics and evolution of traditional land uses. |
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. Sierra Leone: Project Manager (Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries) May 12, 2015 | WorldFish Leading a project team, the incumbent will be expected to support the planning, implementation and monitoring and review of an aquaculture and inland fisheries research and development initiative in Sierra Leone, in collaboration…Afghanistan: Ceramics Consultant May 12, 2015 | Turquoise Mountain Foundation In order to raise Afghan ceramics to export quality, and generate sustainable jobs in the Afghan ceramics sector, it is necessary to have an international ceramics expert who is able to tackle the…May 12, 2015 | Welthungerhilfe The Project Manager’s key responsibilities include day to day coordination & management of a marshland development project, field office coordination, project team coordination, to ensure full project implementation as per the approved project…Colombia: Senior Political Adviser of Food Systems May 12, 2015 | Oxfam Colombia Objetivo del puesto: Brindar entrega y liderazgo estratégico, en coordinación con las aliados/socios nacionales e internacionales, que influyen en las estrategias de incidencia para apoyar objetivos de cambio regional en LAC y nacional,… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 33 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Liberia: Oil Money Raises Eyebrows for Legislative Consultation February 3, 2015 | C. Winnie Saywah-Jimmy, The Inquirer Contrary to Representatives Emmanuel Nuquay and Prince Moye's claim that the US$ 1.Myanmar: Burma Puts the Brakes on Resource Exports to China February 2, 2015 | Jonathan Manthorpe. Business Vancouver The seemingly endless nose-to-tail line of snorting trucks crossing the border from Burma into the far southwestern Chinese town of Ruili was mesmerizing.Pakistan: Muslim Illegally Seizes and Bulldozes Homes of Christian Families February 1, 2015 | Pakistan Christian Post KASUR: The influential Muslim men seized and bulldozed homes of seven Christian families in a village of Kasur.South Sudan/Sudan: South Sudan to Renegotiate Oil Fees with Sudan: Official January 31, 2015 | Sudan Tribune JUBA – South Sudan’s petroleum minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau said his country will consider whether to continue paying Sudan $25 per barrel of oil or push for reduction.South Sudan: Report: China Funding S Sudan Govt Militia to Protect Oil Fields January 29, 2015 | Radio Tamazuj China's state oil company is financing a South Sudanese government militia to protect the Unity oil field, a conflict monitoring-group has discovered.Sierra Leone: Miners Brace for “Catastrophe" January 29, 2015 | Silas Gbandia, Equal Times Sierra Leone could lose more than 7,000 mining jobs following a decision by the country’s largest employer to temporarily retrench workers.Myanmar: Sino-Myanmar Crude Oil Pipeline Enters Trial Operation January 28, 2015 | Xinhuanet China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline ( Myanmar section) was put into trial operation Wednesday after the project was announced basically completed through five years' efforts by the two sides.Iraq: Shell Signs $11 Billion Deal to Build Petrochemicals Plant in Iraq January 28, 2015 | Saif Hameed, Reuters Royal DutchShell (RDSa.Pakistan: Climate Stresses Push Kashmir's Poor Into Militancy, Pakistan Experts Warn January 27, 2015 | Roshan Din Shad, Thomson Reuters Foundation Financial hardship after a failed apple crop forced Aqeel Ahmed to give up his studies aged 20 and join a militant group fighting Indian rule across the border in the disputed territory of…Iraq: Oil Could Solve the Iraqi-Egyptian Debt Dispute January 26, 2015 | Zachary Toliver, Marcellus.com Earlier this month, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi made a visit to Egypt which ended in a series of new agreements between the two nations, including economic settlements and expanding efforts to combat… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Fragile States Use Geospatial Data and Maps to Better Manage Natural Resources May 6, 2015 | Alex Fischer The g7+ countries (a voluntary grouping of 20 states affected by fragility) have recognized that one of the first step towards addressing the challenges identified in natural resource management and sustaining development pathways is to have…Oil, Gold, Etc., Invite Investors, and Yes, Corruption & Inequality May 5, 2015 | J. Yanqui Zaza Diamonds, gold, etc. , resources needed for prosperity, are in abundance in Liberia, specifically, and in general, in Africa. Investors, invited or not, are in every country in Africa.Environmental Peacebuilding in the South China Sea May 1, 2015 | Ryan Stoa In recent years the South China Sea has become a fiercely contested region.Is the Rubber Industry Dragging Its Heels on Sustainability? May 1, 2015 | Megan Macinnes Our recent Guns, Cronies and Crops exposé revealed the human toll of the rubber industry in Myanmar, where companies colluded with the former military junta to seize vast tracts of land from farming communities.…Amid Katmandu's Earthquake Wreckage, Hints of a Shift to Safer Construction May 1, 2015 | Andrew C. Revkin In the world’s crowded earthquake zones, fromthe Himalayas to the Pacific Northwest, every community faces enormous challenges in designing for inevitable, but unpredictable jolts. |
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Compiled by Samantha Bresler, Jonathan Cohen, Liz Hessami, Matthew Phillips, and Ben Zukowski |
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