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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #47 – October 27, 2015 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Conference on Water Security 2015 December 9, 2015 - 2015-12-11 REACH Program, University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom Water security has rapidly emerged as a defining global and local challenge to promote economic growth, human development and resource sustainability.Climate Security and the 4Ds of Foreign Policy November 18, 2015 Security & Sustainability Forum Webinar Disaster risk reduction, development, diplomacy and defense communities have increasingly identified climate as a risk – and not just in the long term. For example, in the U. S.November 16, 2015 - 2015-11-20 Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Geneva, Switzerland Geneva Peace Week 2015 is the umbrella for 33 events organized by 41 organizations. All events resulted from a public call for submissions of events to contribute in two programme tracks.Panel Discussion on the Impact of Armed Conflict on the Environment and Human Health November 2, 2015 The Irish Society of International Law | Irish Red Cross Dublin, Ireland There is a growing acceptance that certain military materials and practices have the potential to cause environmental damage, with the potential to affect civilian health and interfere with post-conflict recovery.Environmental Peacebuilding: Tools for Conflict Mitigation from the Development Field October 28, 2015 Conservation International Arlington, Virginia, USA Conservation International's Policy Center for Environment and Peace will host a three hour session entitled, "Environmental Peacebuilding: Tools for Conflict Mitigation from the Development Field" on Wednesday, October 28. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 24 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Gold, Oil and the Lure of Violence: The Private Sector and Post-Conflict Risks in Colombia January 1, 2015 | Angelika Rettberg For the first time in decades Colombia seems to be on course towards a negotiated settlement with its two remaining guerrilla groups, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the National Liberation Army.Inside Isis Inc: The Journey of a Barrel of Oil [Infographic] January 1, 2015 | Erika Solomon, Robin Kwong, and Steven Bernard Isis controls most of Syria’s oil fields and crude is the militant group's biggest single source of revenue.Facing Famine: Somali Experiences in the Famine of 2011 January 1, 2015 | Daniel Maxwell, Nisar Majid, Jeeyon Janet Kim, Guhad Adan, and Khalif Abdirahman In 2011–12, Somalia experienced the worst famine of the twenty-first century.Chains of Abuse: The Global Diamond Supply Chain and the Case of the Central African Republic January 1, 2015 The Central African Republic’s (CAR) biggest traders have purchased diamonds worth several million dollars without adequately investigating whether they financed armed groups responsible for summary executions, rape, enforced disappearances and widespread looting.Decentralization, Institutional Ambiguity, and Mineral Resource Conflict in Mindanao, Philippines January 1, 2015 | Boris Verbrugge Based on an analytical framework that builds on theories of incremental institutional change, this article interrogates the relationship between decentralization and mineral resource conflict in the Philippines.Escaping the Resource Curse in China January 1, 2015 | Shixiong Cao, Shurong Li, Hua Ma, and Yutong Sun Many societies face an income gap between rich regions with access to advanced technology and regions that are rich in natural resources but poorer in technology.The Art and Science of Benefit Sharing in the Natural Resource Sector January 1, 2015 | International Finance Corporation If developed and managed appropriately, a country’s oil, gas, and mineral resources can make a major contribution to economic development and poverty alleviation.Winning the Peace in Mesopotamia January 1, 2015 | Luke J. Schumacher and Joshua Shapiro Academics, generals, and the intelligence community are generally in agreement concerning the changing character of war: yesterday’s wars were waged over land, today’s for energy, while tomorrow’s will be fought for increasingly-scarce water resources.…Use of Upgraded Evidence in Cadaster Approaches for Syrian Refugee Return January 1, 2015 | Jon D. Unruh The enormity of the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, together with the difficulties of their livelihoods and the burden placed on host countries, highlights the importance of planning now for…January 1, 2015 | Azeez Olaniyan and Ufo Okeke-Uzodike Discourses on the relationship between climate change and violent conflict have created two opposing views of the enthusiasts and the skeptics, with the former arguing that there is a strong connection and the…January 1, 2015 | Van Butsic, Mathías Baumann, Anja Shortland, Sarah Walker, and Tobias Kuemmerle The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), home of the second largest tropical forest in the world, has experienced 20 years of violent conflict, resulting in the death of over 100,000 combatants and up to…Land, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict January 1, 2015 | Alan C. Tidwell and Barry Scott Zellen Land, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict presents an original comparative study of indigenous land and property rights worldwide.Jade: Myanmar's "Big State Secret" January 1, 2015 This 12-month investigation reveals an industry far bigger than previously thought, worth up to US$31 billion in 2014 alone.Tusk Wars: Inside the LRA and the Bloody Business of Ivory January 1, 2015 | Ledio Cakaj New field research from the Enough Project shows that the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is weakened to an unprecedented point, counting only 120 armed fighters in its ranks, scattered across three countries in… |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Chief of Party October 24, 2015 | Wildlife Conservation Society WCS is recruiting for a Chief of Party to ensure the oversight, administration, and coordination of activities supported by USAID under the Central Africa Forest Ecosystems Conservation (CAFEC) project of the Central Africa…Democratic Republic of the Congo: Technical Coordinator October 24, 2015 | Bureau of the Environment and Development Descriptif du poste: Installé (-e) à Brazzaville, le (-a) titulaire du poste sera en charge de la Coordination de l’assistance technique tout au long du programme FINFOTROP. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 37 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Myanmar: Civil Society Reps Blast Burma’s Opaque Extractive Industries June 26, 2015 | Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy A group of civil society stakeholders called on the government on Friday to halt all extractive projects in ethnic areas until a ceasefire is brokered between Naypyidaw and ethnic armed groups.Australia: Australia Military ‘Unprepared’ for Climate Impacts – Experts June 22, 2015 | Ed King, Responding to Climate Change Australia’s defence force has “one eye shut” to the impending threat of global warming, say experts in a report released today by the Melbourne-based Centre for Policy Development.Timor-Leste: Timor Spy Scandal: Former ASIS Officer Facing Prosecution June 22, 2015 | Tom Allard, Sydney Morning Herald A former Australian Secret Intelligence Service officer and star witness for East Timor in a bitter dispute with the Abbott government over $40 billion in oil and gas revenue is facing criminal prosecution.Liberia: Robert Sirleaf Distances Himself from Saga at Oil Firm June 19, 2015 | Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica Running behind on payments to landlord, fears of bankruptcy and management ineptitude, paints a gloomy picture about the future of Liberia's emerging oil sector agency, the National Oil Company of Liberia.Liberia: As Southeastern Land Conflict Intensifies, River Gee Hunter Reported Kidnapped June 17, 2015 | Cholo Brooks, Global News Network Liberia A 35-year old man in Watuaken, River Gee went on a hunting expedition and has been missing for nearly a week.Liberia: Who is Responsible for the Meltdown at NOCAL? June 15, 2015 | Rodney D. Sieh, Front Page Africa Several communications and confidential documents in possession of FrontPageAfrica, is outlining what many industry observers and insiders at the National Oil Company of Liberia already knew, but were unwilling to speak about publicly:…Liberia: EU-Liberia Meet over Forest Management Agreement June 15, 2015 | The New Dawn EU Ambassador Tina Intelmann says good forest governance and law enforcement are critical to the success of efforts to halt deforestation and forest degradation.Iraq: U.S. Top Court Rejects Iraq Bid to Revive 'Oil-for-Food' Lawsuit June 15, 2015 | Lawrence Hurley, Reuters The U. S.Timor-Leste: East Timor Drops Australia Spying Case at United Nations Court June 12, 2015 | ABC News East Timor has officially dropped its case against Australia before the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ), after the Government returned sensitive documents relating to a controversial oil and gas treaty.Liberia: US$120m Investment for Sinoe June 11, 2015 | The New Dawn The people of Sinoe County, southeast Liberia are expected to benefit from a US$120 million mining investment by Hamburg International, a foreign company. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Will the European Endgame on Conflict Minerals Put an End to Financing Rape in the DRC? October 26, 2015 | Margot Wallström and Denis Mukwege In the Eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed groups and criminal operators terrorize the population.'Greening' of a Dam Prompts Damning Accusations October 26, 2015 | Kyaw Phyo Tha In Burma these days, there are really only two colors that people are talking about: red and green.Coffee Capsules Boost Business and Living Standards of South Sudanese Farmers October 21, 2015 | Antonio Pasolini There’s much more to a cup of coffee than meets the eye - or the nose, for that matter.Migratory Labor for Extractive Industries Creating “Sons of Soil” Conflict in China October 14, 2015 | Isabelle Côté In May 2011, two weeks before I was scheduled to start research in the region, a Mongol herder named Mergen was hit by a mining truck while protecting his pastureland in Xilingol, Inner… |
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Compiled by Samantha Bresler, Amy Harlowe, Hilary Henry, Elizabeth Hessami, Natalia Jiménez Galindo, Alex Laplaza, Laura Mitchell, Bardia Rahmani, and Ben Zukowski |
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