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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #56 – March 1, 2016 |
AnnouncementsThe Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE) Expert System February 27, 2016 | American University How do we understand conflict and environment case studies? Often, there is an informal process of searching similar cases for points of comparison and contrast.From Fragility to Resilience: Managing Natural Resources in Fragile Situations in Africa February 17, 2016 | African Development Bank and ELI The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) have produced a new report on natural resources management in fragile and conflict-affected countries. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 2016 Conflict Mineral Compliance Webinar Series July 14, 2016 Assent Compliance Online Assent is hosting a 2016 conflict mineral compliance webinar series entitled "Your Conflict Mineral Program For 2016 – Changing Service Providers and Using a Compliance Partner" and will continue over the course of this summer.…2016 Conflict Mineral Compliance Webinar Series July 7, 2016 Assent Compliance Online Assent is hosting a 2016 conflict mineral compliance webinar series entitled "Your Conflict Mineral Program For 2016 – Manage Internally or Use a Compliance Partner" and will continue over the course of this summer.…Avoiding Catastrophe: Linking Armed Conflict, Harm to Ecosystems, and Public Health Conference May 4, 2016 - 2016-05-06 Concordia University (Loyola Sustainability Research Centre) Montréal, Quebec, Canada Gathering experts from the medical, epidemiological, veterinary, conflict management, biodiversity conservation, climate change and political science communities, this conference will pursue an integrated understanding of the catastrophic combination of prolonged armed conflict, environmental…Roundtable on “Defining Environmental Peacebuilding” March 16, 2016 International Studies Association Atlanta, GA For many years, researchers, practitioners, and decision makers have been working at the intersection of peacebuilding, natural resources and the environment. Over this time, our understanding of “environmental peacebuilding” has evolved.[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. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 12 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: From Fragility to Resilience Managing Natural Resources in Fragile Situations in Africa January 1, 2016 | Ilona Coyle and Carl Bruch The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) have produced a new report on natural resources management in fragile and conflict-affected countries.The Facebook-Loving Farmers of Myanmar: A Dispatch from an Internet Revolution in Progress January 1, 2016 | Craig Mod For six weeks last October and November, just before Myanmar held its landmark elections, I joined a team of design ethnographers in the countryside interviewing forty farmers about smartphones.Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters January 1, 2016 The South China Sea’s hydrocarbon resources are hotly contested though its reserves are unproven.Water and Security: Pressure Points to Watch in 2016 [Infographic] January 1, 2016 | Kaye LaFond and Codi Kozacek After five years of civil war, the humanitarian crisis in Syria has reached massive proportions: More than 4. 6 million people have fled the country as refugees, and at least 7.Point of Origin - Status Report on the Impact of Dodd-Frank 1502 in Congo January 1, 2016 | Holly Dranginis Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank 1502) and the U. S.Myanmar EITI Report for the Period Apr 2013-Mar 2014: Oil, Gas, and Mining Sectors January 1, 2015 This report summarises information about the reconciliation of fiscal and non-fiscal revenues from the extractive sector in Myanmar as part of the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).Motivations for Local Resistance in International Peacebuilding January 1, 2015 | Sung Yong Lee This article discusses the complex motivations underlying local resistance to externally led post-war peacebuilding programmes.Peace Resources? Governing Liberia's Forests in the Aftermath of Conflict January 1, 2015 | Michael D. Beevers Natural resources represent both peril and promise for peacebuilding. Natural resources can support economic recovery and sustainable livelihoods, and contribute to trust and cooperation frequently lacking in war-torn societies.January 1, 2015 There are few things that evoke such passionate and divergent reactions as the issues surrounding gender, conflict and mining in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Sri Lanka: Project Coordinator February 27, 2016 | UNDP The Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority under the Ministry of Power and Energy in collaboration with UNDP will implement the ‘Appropriate Mitigation Actions in the Energy Generation and End-Use Sectors in Sri Lanka’…February 27, 2016 | UNDP The Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved the Project Identification Form (PIF) that was presented by UNDP on behalf of the Environment Protection Agency on “adapting to climate change induced coastal risks in…Worldwide: Rotary Peace Fellowships February 25, 2016 | Rotary Peace Fellows Each year, Rotary selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at one of our peace centers. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 38 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: Ridding the Supply Chain of Conflict Minerals November 16, 2015 | Jonathan Webb, Forbes Companies and consumers alike are more aware of the goods they buy.Climate Security: Bernie Sanders Explains Connection between Climate Change and Paris Attacks November 15, 2015 | John Wagner, Washington Post During Saturday night’s Democratic debate here, Bernie Sanders stuck to his assessment that climate change is the biggest national security threat facing the United States.Liberia: Liberian President Says ExxonMobil Return Sign of Investor’s Confidence November 13, 2015 | Global News Network President Ellen Johnson has hailed oil giant ExxonMobil for its renewed commitment to oil exploration and development of the sector in spite of plummeting prices on the world market.Somalia: Report: Kenyan Military ‘in Business’ with Al-Shabab November 12, 2015 | Ty McCormick, Foreign Policy A new report says Kenya’s military has done a brisk business in sugar and charcoal in Kismayo, Somalia, since pushing al-Shabab from the southern port city in 2012, but the trade has become…Iraq: Iraq Oil Partners Seek Contract Changes to Boost Output November 10, 2015 | Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg International oil companies could boost production in Iraq beyond current targets if production contracts were changed to give more incentives for investment, according to BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc.Iraq: Iraq Oil Projects Paralysed by Budget Problems November 9, 2015 | Wil Crisp, MEED Since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) gained control of Iraq’s second-biggest city in June 2014 the value of active large capital projects in the country has contracted by 28.Myanmar: Controversial Dam in Kachin Dents Aung San Suu Kyi's Popularity November 8, 2015 | Pichayada Promchertchoo, Channel NewsAsia Controversy surrounding the Myitsone dam in Kachin State has bred resentment among the ethnic locals against Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party hopes to win a landslide in the Sunday…Myanmar: See the True Cost of Burmese Jade November 6, 2015 | Charlie Campbell, Time For the Chinese, jade’s luster represents good fortune, prosperity and longevity. For impoverished Burmese toiling in squalid mines, it represents escape, or at least the dream of it.China/South China Sea: China's Xi Says Wants South China Sea Issue Resolved Peacefully November 6, 2015 | Rujun Shen, Reuters China has always insisted the dispute in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully through talks, but the government has a responsibility to protect the country's sovereignty and maritime rights, Chinese President…Kuwait/Iraq: History: November 6, 1991 Canadians Cap the Last Oil Fire in the Gulf War November 6, 2015 | Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International In 1990, after a long-standing feud with neighbouring Kuwait, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army invaded the country.South Sudan: South Sudan Replaces State Oil Company Head to Fix Fuel Crisis November 5, 2015 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg Oil-producing South Sudan appointed its second director for state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Conflicting Views Surface on UNEP’s Work on Armed Conflicts Ahead of UNEA-2 February 22, 2016 | Doug Weir Some States would rather UNEP’s only role in relation to armed conflicts is that of a voluntary post-conflict environmental helpline, but this view fails to consider the environmental drivers of conflict, presents few…How a Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower February 21, 2016 | Alfred W. McCoy After fighting the longest war in its history, the United States stands at the brink of defeat in Afghanistan. How can this be possible?February 19, 2016 | Ryan Mernin For fourteen years, beginning in 2001, the U. S. fought a war on two fronts in Afghanistan: one to destroy the Taliban, the other to destroy the world’s largest supply of opium.Fair Share: Toward an Equitable Resource Revenue System February 17, 2016 | Andrew Bauer Myanmar’s government currently collects much of the trillions of kyat generated by oil, gas, gemstones and other minerals each year, primarily through its state-owned economic enterprises (SEEs). |
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Compiled by Gretchen Ellison, Natalia Jiménez Galindo, Amy Harlowe, Liz Hessami, Janina Laurent, Jeremy Walker, Sahra Yusuf, and Ben Zukowski |
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