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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #54 – February 2, 2016 |
AnnouncementsFebruary 1, 2016 | United Nations mandated University for Peace The United Nations mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) embraces an innovative and inter-disciplinary approach to both pedagogy and content of post-secondary learning. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. [Rescheduled] Tech Tools for Environmental Peacebuilding March 8, 2016 Conservation International Arlington, VA Please join Conservation International’s Policy Center for Environment and Peace for a half-day panel event, the third in a series focused on tools that foster environmental peacebuilding.Columbia University Environment, Peace, and Security Certification- Information Session February 8, 2016 Columbia University New York City Please join EPS faculty Marc Levy, Beth Fisher-Yoshida and Josh Fisher to discuss the certificate curriculum and how you can be part of this innovative program designed to address complex conflicts and intertwined environmental challenges.… |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 30 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: January 1, 2016 This report documents the hazardous conditions in which artisanal miners, including thousands of children, mine cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Structure of Global Buyer-Supplier Networks and Its Implications for Conflict Minerals Regulations January 1, 2016 | Takayuki Mizuno, Takaaki Ohnishi, and Tsutomu Watanabe We investigate the structure of global inter-firm linkages using a dataset that contains information on business partners for about 400,000 firms worldwide, including all the firms listed on the major stock exchanges.John Mpaliza: We Are All Connected to Abuses in DRC Fuelled by Economic War [Video] January 1, 2016 | Ludovica Iaccino and James Lillywhite As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) might witness political instability due to a possible delay to the presidential elections, scheduled for this November, IBTimes UK speaks with a prominent Congolese activist who…Pursuing Transparency in Sudan’s Oil Industry January 1, 2016 The exploration and production of Sudan's oil resources has assumed a high priority for consecutive regimes that have ruled the county since independence.Oro Limpio - Oro Sucio: La Estigmatización de la Minería January 1, 2015 El conflicto aumenta con el papel de las comunidades y sus instituciones, que en su mayoría, han decidido entrar en el negocio como administradores de los recursos generados por la minería informal.January 1, 2015 | Shlomi Dinar, David Katz, Lucia De Stefano, and Brian Blankespoor Climate-driven water variability is a natural phenomenon that is observed across river basins, but one that is predicted to increase due to climate change.Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Conflict Minerals and Professional Integrity January 1, 2015 | Kate Jelinek Against the backdrop of integrity as put forth in the American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) Code of Conduct, this article takes a close look at a section of the 2010 Wall Street Consumer…Disaster as a Catalyst for Military Expansionism: Case of the Nicobar Islands January 1, 2015 | Pankaj Sekhsaria The earthquake that triggered the south and south-east Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004 also caused a significant and permanent shift in the lay of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Climate Geopolitics: Securing the Global Economy January 1, 2015 | Simon Dalby Climate has become a matter of security deliberation in the last few years due to the gradually dawning realization that change is happening already and has the potential to severely disrupt states and…Toward a Sustainable Peace in the South China Sea: Confidence, Dependence, and Meteorology January 1, 2015 | Wei-Teh Li The South China Sea (SCS) has been, and remains, an area rife with tension.Understanding Millenial Attitudes Towards Conflict Free Minerals January 1, 2015 | Penn Schoen Berland To understand US Millennials’ awareness of and attitudes toward conflict minerals, their use in technology, and the actions Intel is taking on this issue.January 1, 2015 | Lizabeth Zack Two quiet but revealing developments related to Middle East water were announced in the spring and summer of 2015. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Haiti: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Coordinator February 1, 2016 | United Methodist Committee on Relief The purpose of UMCOR’s Haiti mission is to provide emergency response, early recovery and transitional development assistance in the affected regions of Haiti.Cyprus: Consultant - Identification Coordinator February 1, 2016 | UNDP The principal mandate of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus is to establish the fate of the people that went missing as a consequence of the tragic events of 1963-1964 and…Tenure Analyst, Strategic Analysis and Global Engagement January 31, 2016 | Rights and Resources Initiative The Tenure Analyst is responsible for conducting and managing original, high-quality research on forest and land tenure, women’s land rights, climate, and conservation in the world’s developing and forested countries, maintaining and advancing…Cambodia: Conservation Programme Manager January 16, 2016 | World Wide Fund for Nature WWF-Cambodia is looking for a highly committed, energetic and qualified Conservation Programme Manager to join the world’s largest and most respected international conservation organization.January 16, 2016 | World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world, active in almost 100 countries. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 52 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Cholera Cases Grow, Spread to Kurdish Region October 20, 2015 | Al Arabiya The number of cholera cases in Iraq has risen to more than 1,800 as the epidemic spread to the northern autonomous Kurdish region, health officials said Tuesday.October 17, 2015 | Hari Sreenivasan, PBS The militant group known as the Islamic State or ISIS controls huge amounts of territory in Iraq and Syria.Liberia: Parliament's Passage of Liberia’s Land Rights Act Urged October 16, 2015 | James Butty, Voice of America An international land rights group said Liberia risks a resurgence of social conflict unless the country’s legislature approves a Land Rights Act that is moving through the parliament.October 14, 2015 | BusinessGreen Myanmar is to host a series of flagship solar projects, following a number of contract awards in recent weeks.China/South China Sea: China Completes Construction of Lighthouses in Disputed South China Sea October 10, 2015 | Reuters China has completed the construction of two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing's maritime ambitions.Liberia: CRC Wants Land Rights Act Legislated October 9, 2015 | Ethel A. Tweh, The New Dawn Speaking during a recent program at the Monrovia City Hall, Cllr.Sudan: Sudan Halts Iron-Ore Output as Gold Mining Set for Record High October 7, 2015 | Claudia Carpenter, Bloomberg Sudan has halted iron ore production because of low prices while gold output is set to reach a record 100 metric tons next year, Minerals Minister OSheik Mohamed Taher said.Côte d’Ivoire: Ivory Coast Seeks to Save Forests from Illegal Cocoa Boom October 5, 2015 | Ange Aboa, Reuters In Mont Peko National Park, thousands of leafless Iroko and Samba trees tower over a sea of lush plantations like headstones, a testament to the heavy environmental cost Ivory Coast has paid for…Iraq: Cholera Infections in Iraq Climb to More than 800: Health Ministry October 3, 2015 | Press TV Iraqi medical authorities say the number of recorded cases of cholera in the conflict-ridden Arab country has climbed to more than 800, though no new deaths have been reported in days.Myanmar: Land-Grab Communities Hope for Election Saviour October 1, 2015 | Nyan Lynn Aung, Myanmar Times The ethnic Kayin woman, from Thein Byin village in Tanintharyi township, has walked to the hilltop overlooking the valley to pray together with other residents of the village for the return of their…October 1, 2015 | Imogen Calderwood. Daily Mail The jewellery around your neck and on your fingers is still being dug out of the earth by slave children facing extreme danger, two new hard-hitting reports have revealed.Iraq/Syria/ISIS: U.S. Offers $5 Million for Tips on Disrupting ISIS' Oil, Antiquities Trade September 30, 2015 | Faith Karimi, CNN The war against ISIS is expanding to a new frontier: its finances.Liberia: Land Disputes Threaten Peace & Security September 28, 2015 | The New Republic The Mayor of Ganta Ben Dokpah has said land disputes in the country remain a serious threat to the peace of security the country of Liberia, particularly in the face of the drawdown…Liberia: Big Money: Liberia Lost Nearly $300M in Illegal Deposits September 25, 2015 | FrontPageAfrica In February this year, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists website released information relating to 300 secret bank accounts accused of involvement in tax evasion scheme accordingly operated with the knowledge of British… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 10 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Striking a Peace Deal with Colombia’s Forests and Fields January 26, 2016 | Maria Alejandra Jaramillo Last year, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that, before or on March 23, the government would sign a peace deal with the rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).Effects of Low Oil Prices on South Sudan’s Economy January 25, 2016 | Mabor Maker Dhelbeny The month of January, 2016 emerges with new crisis of low oil prices, not only in the Republic of South Sudan but worldwide.Using Citizen Science to Assess Environmental Damage in the Syrian Conflict January 22, 2016 | Wim Zwijnenburg and Andy Garrity For new and ongoing conflicts across the world, the need to document their impact on civilians and the environment upon which they depend is encouraging the development of new research tools and methodologies.Forget Star Wars; Get Ready for Water Wars January 20, 2016 | Marc Ross and Stephen J. McConnell A great war looms, one that will rise from the most desperate circumstance: our battle over water. Today, we war because of a chasm of values and ideologies, national and religious differences. |
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Compiled by Gretchen Ellison, Natalia Jiménez Galindo, Amy Harlowe, Kajsa Hendrickson, Liz Hessami, Janina Laurent, Jeremy Walker, Sahra Yusuf, and Ben Zukowski |
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