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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #67 – August 2, 2016 |
AnnouncementsEnvironmental Peacebuilding at the World Conservation Congress August 3, 2016 Are you going to the 2016 World Conservation Congress? In addition to the many events related to environmental peacebuilding, ELI will convene an informal strategy meeting with people interested in environmental peacebuilding.Save the Date: 4th Istanbul International Water Forum August 2, 2016 | Turkish Water Institute The 4th IIWF will be held by the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), with support from the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs of Turkey. The Forum's main theme is “Water and Peace”. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. IUCN World Conservation Congress: Planet at the Crossroads September 1, 2016 - 2016-09-10 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Hawai'i Our planet is at a crossroads. The ecosystems that underpin our economies, well-being and survival are collapsing. Species are becoming extinct at unprecedented rates. Our climate is in crisis.Talk to Focus on Dangers of Climate Change & Water Scarcity August 4, 2016 Leavenworth Public Library Leavenworth, Kansas Dr. Wendell King is Dean of Academics, U. S. Army Command and General Staff College. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 29 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: In Defense of Water: Modern Mining, Grassroots Movements, and Corporate Strategies in Peru January 1, 2016 | Fabiana Li This article explores why water is at the center of recent mining controversies in Peru.Disputes over Land and Water Rights in Gold Mining : The Case of Cerro San Pedro, Mexico January 1, 2016 | Didi Stoltenborg and Rutgerd Boelens This article analyzes different visions and positions in a conflict between the developer of an open-pit mine in Mexico and project opponents using the echelons of rights analysis framework, distinguishing four layers of…January 1, 2016 This occasional policy paper aims to improve the humanitarian sector’s understanding of the nexus between climate change and violent conflict.Forecasting Civil Conflict along the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways January 1, 2016 | Håvard Hegre, Halvard Buhaug, Katherine V. Calvin, Jonas Nordkvelle, Stephanie T. Waldhoff, and Elisabeth Gilmore Climate change and armed civil conflict are both linked to socioeconomic development, although conditions that facilitate peace may not necessarily facilitate mitigation and adaptation to climate change.January 1, 2016 | Anaïs Dresse, Jonas Østergaard Nielsen, and Dimitrios Zikos Over the past decades, an increasing number of research studies have explored the linkages between the biophysical environment, environmental scarcity and violent conflicts.Space, Discourse and Environmental Peacebuilding January 1, 2016 | Tobias Ide The concept of environmental peacebuilding is becoming increasingly prominent among peacebuilding scholars and practitioners.Armed-Conflict Risks Enhanced by Climate-Related Disasters in Ethnically Fractionalized Countries January 1, 2016 | Carl-Friedrich Schleussnera, Jonathan F. Dongesa, Reik V. Donnera, and Hans Joachim Schellnhubera Social and political tensions keep on fueling armed conflicts around the world.A Better Balance: Revitalized Pastoral Livelihoods in Karamoja, Uganda January 1, 2016 | Elizabeth Stites, Kimberly Howe, Tsehay Redda, and Darlington Akabwai Following years of conflict and national policies aimed at encouraging sedentarization of pastoral populations, international and bilateral actors are increasingly shifting their focus towards supporting animal production systems.Project Calculates the Cost of Social Conflict January 1, 2016 | Madison Condon One of the significant water-related risks to investment in the mining industry, particularly in non-OECD countries, comes from social conflict and political uncertainty. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Myanmar: Renewable Energy Fellow August 2, 2016 | Pact Pact enables systemic solutions that allow poor and marginalized people to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides.South Sudan: Hygiene Specialist August 1, 2016 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is hiring a Hygiene Specialist to be responsible for the overall management and implementation of the Hygiene Promotion Programme in assigned locations within the former Unity State programme.Libya: Humanitarian Mine Action Capacity Building Project Manager August 1, 2016 | Danish Refugee Council The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world.Jordan: Consultancy for WASH in Schools August 1, 2016 | Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people.Afghanistan: Shelter/WASH and Emergency Specialist August 1, 2016 | Norwegian Refugee Council Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been working in Afghanistan for the past 12 years. Its main activities include: Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA); Education; Shelter; and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).Central African Republic: RCA - EHA Coordinator August 1, 2016 | Solidarités International SI a débuté ses activités en RCA en 2007. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 42 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: Can Colombia Be Landmine-Free in 5 Years? May 10, 2016 | Jim Wyss, Miami Herald A meeting of international mine experts in Bogotá will be held through Friday, after the United States, Norway and Colombia in February pledged to make this country land-mine free by 2021.May 10, 2016 | Magdalena Mis, Thomson Reuters Foundation European companies should be required by law to establish the origin of the minerals they use in their products to put an end to the trade in gold, tin and other minerals mined…Indonesia/Timor-Leste: Indonesia 'May Be Drawn into Timor Talks' May 6, 2016 | Lisa Martin, Australian Associated Press The foreign affairs department says potentially reopening border negotiations with East Timor could draw Indonesia into the fray.South Sudan: South Sudan Sees Oil Output Rise Limited by Damage to Fields May 5, 2016 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg Damage to South Sudan’s oil fields after more than two years of civil war will hamper plans to boost output, Petroleum Minister Dak Duop Bischok said.Liberia: Equatorial Palm Oil Signs MOU with Liberian Communities May 5, 2016 | Josh White, Digital Look Palm oil development and production company Equatorial Palm Oil announced on Thursday that its Liberian operation has signed a memorandum of understanding with designated community leaders over four key areas on its Palm…Afghanistan: Islamic State Eradicating Afghan Poppy Crops May 2, 2016 | Zia-U-Rahman Hasrat and Noor Zahid, Voice of America The United States and the West have long targeted Afghan opium and heroin production. Now the industry has a new enemy: Islamic State (IS).Libya: Tanker with Disputed Libyan Oil Returns to Country for Unloading May 1, 2016 | Laura Hurst, Hatem Mohareb, and Anthony Dipaola A tanker with oil from eastern Libya returned with its cargo to the North African country after the United Nations blacklisted the shipment, amid an escalating struggle between the nation’s rival governments for…Sudan/South Sudan: Oil Plunge Casts Doubt on South Sudan Plan to End Civil War April 27, 2016 | William Davison, Bloomberg South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital of the world’s newest nation to rejoin the government and end a two-year civil war.Liberia: World Bank/GoL Sign US36.7 Million Forestry Deal April 27, 2016 | Joe Abban, New Dawn The World Bank and the Government of Liberia Wednesday signed a US$36.Iraq: Aerial Bombardment Kills ISIS Oil Minister in Mosul April 26, 2016 | AhlulBayt News Agency The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced on Monday, that the so-called ISIS Oil Minister was killed in an aerial bombardment targeted his vehicle in central Mosul, along with two of his companions.Myanmar: El Niño Dry Spell Wreaks Havoc in Myanmar April 25, 2016 | Indo-Asian News Service At least 10 regions of Myanmar are facing severe water shortagesdue to searing summer temperatures brought on by El Nino, leading to dried up wells, ponds and rivers.Iraq: Iraqi Warplanes Destroy Daesh Oil Convoy in Nineveh Province April 23, 2016 | PressTV The Iraqi Air Force has destroyed a Daesh oil convoy in the northern Nineveh province, a blow to stem the Takfiri terrorist group’s oil sales. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 12 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: July 28, 2016 | Steve Zwick For as long as Pablo Vieira Samper can remember, his native Colombia has been in a state of civil war – sometimes raging and sometimes simmering, but never completely abating.Does Egypt Need Israel to Help Negotiate Nile Water Allocation from Ethiopian Dam? July 26, 2016 | Dana Sanchez After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from a four-country trip to Africa, he got a visit from the Egyptian foreign minister, and those familiar with Israeli-Egyptian diplomatic relationships know how rare this visit was,…Human Conflict is Pushing Gorillas Into Extinction – What You Can Do to Save These Animals July 26, 2016 | Jerald Pinson The DRC contains two-thirds of the Congo rainforest, and the many years of governmental neglect and conflict has led to the near extinction of one of the forests largest inhabitants: the Eastern Lowland…How a New Source of Water is Helping Reduce Conflict in the Middle East July 20, 2016 | Rowan Jacobsen Just a few years ago, in the depths of its worst drought in at least 900 years, Israel was running out of water. Now it has a surplus.A Decades-Old Idea for the South China Sea Resurfaces: Make a Contested Area a Marine Park, Instead July 20, 2016 | Steve Mollman One of the sea’s main areas of contention is the Spratly archipelago, an area the size of Tunisia featuring emerged rocks, tiny islands, and hundreds of coral reefs that various nations claim as… |
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Compiled by Riza Aryani, Monica Emma, Pierre Gaunaurd, Liz Hessami, Sophie Labaste, Jeremy Walker, Sofia Yazykova, Sahra Yusuf, and Ben Zukowski |
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