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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #46 – October 13, 2015 |
AnnouncementsTake the Environmental Peacebuilding Community of Practice Survey - Closes October 20 October 20, 2015 | Environmental Peacebuilding We invite you to participate in a short survey about the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform, the Environmental Peacebuilding Update, and other activities. This survey will close October 20, 2015.Global Environmental Change, Conflict, and Fragility - Discover the ECC Factbook October 13, 2015 | adelphi The ECC Factbook, published by adelphi, is an interactive platform that analyses more than 100 conflicts related to climate and environmental change and security.Call for Papers for the 3rd European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS) in Tübingen, Germany October 1, 2015 | European International Studies Association Profits resulting from the production and trade of valuable natural resources have long been identified as a driving force of violent conflict. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Climate Change, Security & Defence Conference November 24, 2015 The Conference Board of Canada Ottawa, Canada Climate change is projected to have significant impacts on global stability, potentially increasing the risk of conflict in a number of regions—from the Arctic to sub-Saharan Africa and from the Middle East to…iPoint Conference: Conflict Minerals & Sustainable Supply Chains November 5, 2015 iPoint Filderstadt, Germany On Thursday, November 5, 2015, iPoint will hold its third conference "Conflict Minerals & Sustainable Supply Chains" at the Culture and Congress Centre FILharmonie in Filderstadt.Seminar on Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict October 29, 2015 Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway; Rutgers University; Environmental Law Institute; International Union for Conservation of Nature - World Commission on Environmental Law United Nations Headquarters, New York City, USA The United Nations International Law Commission took up the topic of the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict in 2013 and appointed Dr. Marie Jacobsson as Special Rapporteur. Dr.Security Days: Climate Change and Security - Unprecedented Impacts, Unpredictable Risks October 28, 2015 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Vienna, Austria This OSCE Security Days will provide a forum to discuss the security risks associated with climate change as well as the security benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation.Webinar on Climate Risk Reduction at the National and Sub-National Scale October 26, 2015 Security and Sustainability Forum Online The second webinar in the "Global Security Initiative" series, this webinar will focus on localities or "hot spots" where there exists a convergence of climate vulnerability, state fragility and/or strategic significance, and where…Reaching New Audiences on Climate Change, Energy, and National Security October 21, 2015 The Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program Washington, D.C. Climate change is a complex, multi-decade challenge with implications for U. S. national security as well as transatlantic and global security. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 18 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: A Diamantine Struggle: Redefining Conflict Diamonds in the Kimberley Process January 1, 2015 | Lauren Bruffaerts Diamonds are forever. But what of the definition of conflict diamonds used by the Kimberley Process (KP)?Conflict over a Hydropower Plant Project between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan January 1, 2015 | Sonoko Ito, Sameh El Kahtib, and Mikiyasu Nakayama Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries struggled to reach an agreement on the use of their shared fresh water resources.Map of ISIS' Footprint across Iraq and Syria Featuring Oil Infrastructure [Infographic] January 1, 2015 | Elena Holodny The map, produced by RBC Capital Markets' Helina Croft and her team, shows where ISIS' footprint across Iraq and Syria overlaps with oil infrastructure.Assessing the Performance of Water User Associations in the Gash Irrigation Project, Sudan January 1, 2015 | Lee A. Ngirazie, Ageel I. Bushara, and Jerry W. Knox In many countries, water user associations (WUAs) have assumed responsibility for managing irrigation systems, but their performance is known to vary markedly.Using Water Insecurity to Predict Domestic Water Demand in the Palestinian West Bank January 1, 2015 | S. E. Galaitsi, Annette Huber-Lee, Richard M. Vogel, and Elena M. Naumova Household interviews were conducted in the Palestinian West Bank to examine the relationship between price elasticity, water insecurity and domestic water demand.Hydropolitics in the Harirud/Tejen River Basin: Afghanistan as Hydro-hegemon? January 1, 2015 | Vincent Thomas and Jeroen Warner This paper analyses how control over transboundary water is being achieved in the Harirud/Tejen River Basin, located in Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan.A Water Energy Nexus across the Jordan for Stability and Climate Change Mitigation January 1, 2015 | Gideon Bromberg Gideon Bromberg, CEO of EcoPeace, dicusses the Jordan River Basin's water-energy nexus and its role in stability and climate change mitigation at the 2nd German-Israeli Climate Talks: Climate Change in the Lowest Place on…2015 Global Hunger Index: Armed Conflict and the Challenge of Hunger January 1, 2015 | Klaus von Grebmer, Jill Bernstein, Nilam Prasai, Sandra Yin, Yisehac Yohannes, Olive Towey, Andrea Sonntag, Larissa Neubauer, and Alex de Waal The developing world has made progress in reducing hunger since 2000.January 1, 2015 Amnesty International has examined three specific points in the global diamond supply chain, starting with diamonds in the Central African Republic (CAR), moving to two of CAR’s neighbours into which some of its…January 1, 2015 The report examines the role of transnational environmental crime as one of several key factors fuelling the protracted conflict cycle in eastern Democratic of Congo (DRC).GPS Trackers In Fake Elephant Tusks Reveal Ivory Smuggling Route January 1, 2015 Some 30,000 African elephants die each year as a result of poaching, and many of their ivory tusks wind up hundreds or thousands of miles away.January 1, 2015 | Liz Alden Wily Several billion rural poor still lack secure land tenure. Their communal assets are most affected. But this is beginning to change. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. October 13, 2015 | Interpeace Interpeace’s Trans-Border Dialogue for Peace in the Great Lakes Region programme seeks a consultant to conduct a mid-term evaluation.Pakistan: Officer Corporate Partnership and Fundraising October 13, 2015 | WWF-Pakistan Pakistan contains a diverse topography of geographical features and is home to incredibly diverse flora and fauna.Sierra Leone: Head of Renewable Energy Project October 4, 2015 | Welthungerlife This project focuses on the use of renewable energies (in particular solar photovoltaic, mini hydro power) with productive benefits for agriculture, health and education. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 27 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iraq: Wheat-Importing Iraq Plans to Be Net Grain Exporter by 2017 June 10, 2015 | Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg Iraq, a wheat-importing nation where flat bread is a staple, plans to become a net exporter of the grain within two years, government officials said.Tajikistan: Second President Says about Threat of Water Wars in Central Asia June 10, 2015 | Azerbaijan Business Center More and more leaders of Central Asian states support the forecast of Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan, on a threat of wars due to water deficit in the region.Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Warns Oil Output at Risk of Collapse on Lack of Funds June 9, 2015 | Firat Kayakiran and Grant Smith, Bloomberg Oil producers in Iraqi Kurdistan will have to close operations if they don’t receive agreed export payments, according to the regional authorities.DRC: UK Oil Firm 'Paid Congolese Officer who Offered Bribe to Virunga Park Ranger' June 9, 2015 | John Vidal, The Guardian British oil company Soco International paid $42,000 (£27,000) to a Congolese military officer who allegedly tried to bribe opponents of its oil exploration in Africa’s oldest national park, according to a leading NGO.Iraq: Iraq to Form Special 'Oil Army' to Fend off ISIL Threat June 8, 2015 | Andrew Critchlow, The Telegraph Iraq is mobilising a 27,000 strong army of security personnel to protect its oil and energy facilities from attacks by Islamic State insurgents.Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Industry Needs to Reassert its Claims June 7, 2015 | Saadallah Al Fathi, Gulf News The seminar held by the Iraqi Forum of Intellectuals and Academics - and which I talked about last week - had a good presentation about Iraq’s upstream oil developments.Liberia: Charges against Oil Company 'Bribery' Indictees Dropped June 7, 2015 | Front Page Africa Knowing that corruption was prevalent among public officials in government and the negative impact it has made on the lives of ordinary Liberians over the years, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told Liberians and…South Sudan: South Sudan Fighting Escalates in Oil States Before Peace Talks June 6, 2015 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg Fighting between rebels and government forces in South Sudan’s oil-producing states intensified, the army said before the two sides meet on Monday for peace talks.Myanmar: ‘Heated’ Debate Again Stymies New Mining Law June 4, 2015 | Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy Efforts to pass a controversial bill updating Burma’s 1994 Mining Law have been postponed once again, after debate on the legislation turned “heated” this week amid rumors that a fight between two lawmakers…June 3, 2015 | Sara Everingham, ABC News East Timor is reviving its attempt to nullify a multi-billion-dollar oil and gas treaty with Australia on the grounds Australia spied on Timorese officials during the treaty negotiations in 2004. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Climate Data Can Be Critical in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States – Here’s How to Get It October 5, 2015 | Schuyler Null When war breaks out, what happens to the weather forecast?Asean Environmental Security Concerns October 3, 2015 | Amado S. Tolentino, Jr. The effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change are now felt all over the world – warmer temperature causing desertification and inadequate food supply; low lying areas inundated by rising seas;…OP-ED: Mass Firing at National Oil Company of Liberia is Overdue October 1, 2015 | Francis Cordor In August, the National Oil Company of Liberia fired its entire staff of 200 people in a move aimed at reducing costs and saving the company from financial ruin due to declining oil…New Amnesty Report Provides Insights into the Diamond Trade in Central African Republic October 1, 2015 | Kasper Agger The Central African Republic (CAR) has been rocked by renewed violence this week with 36 people killed and 42,575 displaced persons over the last few days.Guest Post: Setting the Boundaries in the South China Sea September 30, 2015 | Micah Zenko Tensions between China and Vietnam over the South China Sea are rising and a miscalculation or miscommunication risks an outbreak of hostilities.Friday Deadline for SEC to Appeal Latest Conflict Minerals Court Ruling September 30, 2015 | Enough Team This Friday, October 2, is the deadline for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other parties to petition for a review of the most recent court decision on the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule.… |
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Compiled by Samantha Bresler, Amy Harlowe, Elizabeth Hessami, Alex Laplaza, Laura Mitchell, Bardia Rahmani, and Ben Zukowski |
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