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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #63 – June 7, 2016 |
AnnouncementsCall for Papers: Business, Peace and Sustainable Development (July 2017 Publication) July 16, 2016 | Greenleaf Publishing We are inviting contributions to the Business, Peace and Sustainable Development (BPSD) Journal from Greenleaf Publishing. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. 4th Conflict Minerals Compliance and Supply Chain Transparency Conference June 22, 2016 - 2016-06-23 Marcus Evans Chicago, IL Marcus Evans will host the 4th Conflict Minerals Compliance and Supply Chain Transparency Conference on June 22-23, 2016 in Chicago, IL.Water Security for Policy Makers and Practitioners Short Course June 20, 2016 - 2016-06-24 International Development University of East Anglia Norwich, UK Bringing together key strengths in water politics, climate change, agricultural water management and water allocation, this course will provide participants with an exceptional chance to acquire an understanding of this key global issue.Conference on Water in Conflicts June 14, 2016 Geneva Water Hub and the Platform for International Water Law Maison de la Paix, Geneva The Conference on “Water in Conflicts” will present the results of the Geneva Water Hub Expert Roundtable on the “Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflicts. |
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: January 1, 2016 | Lucile Maertens Le deuxième volume du cinquième rapport du Groupe intergouvernemental d’experts sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) consacre, pour la première fois en 2014, un chapitre intégral à la sécurité humaine.A Coming Anarchy? Pathways from Climate Change to Violent Conflict in East Africa January 1, 2016 | Sebastian van Baalen and Malin Mobjork The warming of the climate system is unequivocal according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and will have a strong impact on the security of humans and states alike.Assembling Evidence for a Land and Property Restitution Database during the Syrian Civil War January 1, 2016 | Jon Unruh The enormity of the refugee population generated by the Syrian civil war will present significant dilemmas for land and property restitution once the war ends.A Balancing Act for Extractive Sector Governance January 1, 2016 | Javed Noorani and Lien de Brouckere This issue paper aims to examine the role and governance of the extractive sector in the economic development of Afghanistan.The Afghan Opiate Trade and Africa January 1, 2016 This report presents a “Baseline Assessment” of the illicit Afghan opiate trafficking situation in Africa, with a focus on heroin trafficking along the southern route out of Afghanistan into, through, and from Africa.War in the Treasury of the People: Afghanistan, Lapis Lazuli and the Battle for Mineral Wealth January 1, 2016 The mines of the rugged northeastern province of Badakhshan are one of the richest assets of the Afghan people, an extraordinary national treasure that should be a powerful resource for development.January 1, 2016 | Maria-Therese Gustafsson There is broad agreement among practitioners and scholars that the combined task of responding to climate induced security risks requires ‘integrated approaches’.Before the Paris Conference: The State of Afghanistan’s Climate and its Adaption Capability January 1, 2015 | Thomas Ruttig and Ryskeldi Satke Climate change is already having a severe impact on Afghans’ daily lives – but this challenge is often over-shadowed by what seem to be more-urgent problems: war and the economic crisis. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Mali: Director of Park and Zoo June 4, 2016 | Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), which was founded in 1988, is registered in Geneva, Switzerland, as a private, non-denominational, philanthropic foundation.June 4, 2016 | ArcelorMIttal ArcelorMittal Liberia’s (AML) and IDH’s cooperation in the Biodiversity Conservation Programme (BCP), as part of the IDH Liberia Smallholder Production and Forest Protection program, is focused on the terrestrial biological environment (soils, plants…May 23, 2016 | CTG Global CTG Global is a managed service company specializing in Recruitment, Management Consultancy, Human Resources support services and Monitoring & Evaluation in post-disaster and post-conflict countries around the world. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 53 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Turkey/Kurdistan/Iraq: Turkey Starts Repairs on Iraqi Kurdish Oil Pipeline as Violence Flares February 27, 2016 | Humeyra Pamuk and Seyhmus Cakan, Reuters Turkey has begun work to repair a pipeline taking crude oil from northern Iraq to the Mediterranean through its restive southeast and aims to restore flows soon, the Turkish energy ministry said on…Afghanistan: More Problems for the Dahla Dam – One of Canada’s Afghan Signature Projects February 26, 2016 | David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen When Canada’s diplomats, development specialists and soldiers left Kandahar in 2011, our involvement with the dam ended and the government declared the $50-million project a success. It wasn’t.Turkey: Sabotaged Oil Pipeline to Turkey to be Repaired Next Week: Source February 20, 2016 | Reuters A pipeline sabotaged in Turkey last Tuesday halting oil flows from northern Iraq to a Turkish port is expected to be repaired next week though the situation is complicated by security issues, an…Iraq: Post-War Iraq: 'Everybody is Corrupt, from Top to Bottom. Including Me' February 19, 2016 | Martin Chulov, Guardian One of Iraq’s anti-corruption leaders sat in his office, waving his hands in exasperation. “There is no solution,” he said. “Everybody is corrupt, from the top of society to the bottom. Everyone.Iraq: Iraq to Shrink Paramilitary Forces Due to Shortage of Funds February 18, 2016 | Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press The Iraqi government has decided to cut the number of state-financed paramilitary forces due to a shortage of funds as the international oil price declines, a spokesman for a leading predominantly Shiite militia…Myanmar: Kachin State Authorities Continue Illegal Timber Seizures, Myanmar Official Says February 18, 2016 | Radio Free Asia Kachin state government authorities in northern Myanmar seized more than 20,000 metric tons (22,046 U. S.Timor-Leste: How Far is Fair Enough? New Moves in Timor Gap's 40-Plus Years of Boundary Battles February 15, 2016 | Michael Leach, Lowy Interpreter Many Australians remain unaware that Australia and Timor-Leste have no settled maritime boundary.Liberia: Clashes Between Liberian, Burkinabe Communities Kill 3 People February 13, 2016 | Agence Africaine de Presse Reports from Grand Gedeh County in northeastern Liberia say three people have died in a clash between residents and Burkinabe occupying land in the area. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 21 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Kurdistan Financial Crisis: Replacing Oil with Agriculture for Prosperity and Independence June 4, 2016 | Glenn Field, Rudaw In the midst of Iraqi Kurdistan’s economic crisis, the region is in desperate need of alternative sources for revenue other than their oil and gas industry, which has struggled while at the mercy…Over 1,200 Companies File Conflict Minerals Reports with the SEC June 3, 2016 | Enough Team Enough Project has been tracking the SEC conflict minerals reports since they began rolling in.June 2, 2016 | Jessica Dorsey During UNEA-2, the TRW Network partnered with Zoi Environment Network, The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Norwegian People’s Aid on a ‘Green Room’ side event on conflict and the environment.Lee on Young and Goldman, 'Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding' June 1, 2016 | SungYong Lee The linkage between environment, conflict, and peacebuilding is no longer a new agenda.The Folly of Lobbying to Carve Up Iraq May 31, 2016 | Luay al-Khatteeb "It was the Kurds," wrote Thomas Friedman in 2014, "who used the window of freedom we opened for them to overcome internal divisions, start to reform their once Sopranos-like politics and create a…Fix Mideast Water Crisis to Advance Peace Process May 28, 2016 | Munqeth Mehyar, Nader Khateeb, and Gidon Bromberg Despite continuing disputes over settlements, Jerusalem, borders, and refugees, there is at least one problem on which Arabs and Israelis can still make progress — water. Much hard work lies ahead.Why Do Land Grabs Happen? Because They Can May 28, 2016 | Michael Kugelman In January, over the objections of indigenous groups that live there, the government of Ecuador sold oil exploration rights to 500,000 acres of the Amazon to a consortium of Chinese companies.UNEA-2 Passes Most Significant Resolution on Conflict and the Environment since 1992 May 28, 2016 | Doug Weir After five months of negotiations, a resolution from Ukraine on the protection of the environment in areas affected by armed conflict has been approved by consensus at the second meeting of the UN… |
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Compiled by Monica Emma, Pierre Gaunaurd, Liz Hessami, Sophie Labaste, Janina Laurent, Jeremy Walker, Sofia Yazykova, Sahra Yusuf, and Ben Zukowski |
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