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Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace | |
Issue #68 – August 16, 2016 |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. September 26, 2016 - 2016-09-30 Earth Institute, University of Columbia Columbia University in the City of New York Evidence is accumulating that linkages between environment and security dynamics are more important than previously thought.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. |
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: Equitable Land Rights Promotion January 1, 2016 Increasingly, Sierra Leone has been encouraging new investment in the Agriculture sector. This effort has begun to yield results, with large scale investments in the agriculture in some parts of the country.Climate Change, Conflict, and Children January 1, 2016 | Richard Akresh We have good reason to predict that a warming climate will produce more conflict and violence.January 1, 2016 | Christopher Day The successful February 2016 election of President Faustin Archange Touadéra marks a new beginning for the Central African Republic (CAR) and provides hope that the country is now stabilizing after three years of…Local Conditions of Drought-Related Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa January 1, 2016 | Adrein Detges Despite growing concerns about the possible security implications of extreme precipitation shortfalls in vulnerable and politically fragile regions, the particular conditions that make armed violence more or less likely in times of drought…Conflict Mineral Reporting: A Deeper Look into RY2015 SEC Filings January 1, 2016 | Alexandria Bennett and Shanel Orton The 2016 SEC filings marked the third year of conflict minerals reporting. In this report, we analyze the SEC filings, across a range of metrics and provide key observations and trending data.How Climate Change and Failed Agricultural Policies Have Contributed to Conflict in Syria January 1, 2016 | Megan Perry The conflict in Syria and the rise of Isis have displaced half a nation of people and generated the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today. Some 8.Role of Women in Artisanal Mining & Peacebuilding [Video] January 1, 2016 Southern Voices Network Scholar, Maame Esi Eshun says that focusing on the role of women and improving conditions for those involved in artisanal mining in Africa can provide a major boost to regional…Cacao for Peace (CFP) Overview January 1, 2016 On January 15, 2016, USDA and USAID executed a participating agency program agreement (PAPA) titled Cacao for Peace.Will Illegal Fishing Ignite a Preventable Resurgence of Somali Piracy? January 1, 2015 Current conditions off Somalia echo those which led to the recent piracy crisis. However, the underreporting of small-scale attacks may be masking alarming trends.How Conflict and Climate Change are Triggering Witch Hunts January 1, 2015 | Even Fraser, Alexander Legwogoh, Krishna KC, and Marion Davis In July, an angry mob in India dragged a 63-year-old mother of five out of her home and beheaded her after the local goddess accused her of casting evil spells. |
JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Liberia: Economic Assessment Consultant August 16, 2016 | International Alert International Alert is requesting ‘Expressions of Interest’ (EOI) from qualified and experienced specialists for a "Community Economic Needs and Opportunities Assessment" to be submitted by 31 October 2016. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 45 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: South Sudan: Babies Born with Congenital Malformation in Oil Areas of Unity State May 25, 2016 | Radio Tamazuj The minister of information in South Sudan’s proposed Ruweng state in northern Unity said on Tuesday there are incidents of congenital malformation among newborn children in oil areas.China/South China Sea: Why the South China Sea Has More Oil Than You Think May 23, 2016 | Hellenic Shipping News With all of China’s geopolitical posturing in the South China Sea, many are claiming that Beijing’s aim to control more than 80% of the troubled waterway is purely based on national sovereignty claims.May 23, 2016 | S&P Global Platts Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has been hard hit by the oil price plunge of late, but it is attempting to pull its oil industry out of the shadows and toward legitimacy.Colombia: Colombians Displaced by Conflict Are Moving Home, but Still Living in Fear May 23, 2016 | The Conversation Colombia is finally close to signing a peace accord to formally end to its decades-long armed conflict, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of its citizens, led to the disappearance…Israel/Palestine: Israeli Land Grabs Benefit Palestinians, State Tells High Court May 22, 2016 | Chaim Levinson, Haaretz Landowners from Anata are demanding the state cancel order expropriating their lands for Ma'aleh Adumim, but the state says residents benefit from order by finding work in settlement's industrial zones.Middle East: Why is the Middle East Hungry? Blame Armed Conflict May 18, 2016 | Richard Whitehead, Food Navigator Armed conflict and revolutions have halted and in some cases reverse progress made by Middle Eastern and North African countries in reaching the UN’s development goals.May 16, 2016 | Radio Free Asia Beijing injected an extra irritant into its long-running dispute with its neighbors with the South China Sea as it announced its annual ban on fishing in the area and vowed to stop vessels…Afghanistan/China: Afghanistan Backs Beijing Stance on South China Sea May 16, 2016 | Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China on Monday said landlocked Afghanistan has expressed support for Beijing's stance on the South China Sea dispute, the latest country from outside the region to line up behind China's calls for bilateral…Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UNSC Extends Mandate of Peacekeepers in Abyei May 16, 2016 | Agence Africaine de Presse United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission of the contested rich-oil region between Sudan and South Sudan for six monhs.Colombia: Colombia's War-Weary Farmers Head Home amid Hopes and Fears May 16, 2016 | Anastasia Moloney, Reuters More than five decades of conflict have forced 6.DRC: Illicit Wildlife, Gold, Timber Trade Funds DRC Conflict May 16, 2016 | Environment News Service Organized crime funded by illegal trade in natural resources is fueling the 20-year-long conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, that has cost the lives of several million people, the…Iraq: ISIS Sabotage Continues to Cause Outages in Iraqi Oil Fields May 12, 2016 | James Burgess, Oilprice.com Two wells at the Khabaz oilfield near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, sabotaged by ISIS last week are still on fire, with production suspended and losses amounting to some 4,000 barrels per day, as… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Vietnam’s Rocket Launchers May Prompt China to Declare Air Defense Zone August 11, 2016 | Harry Kazianis It was inevitable, but nations in the South China Sea that have overlapping claims with the People’s Republic of China are now beginning to push back.A Resourceful Solution to Rapacious Mining Projects August 11, 2016 | Frontier Myanmar Just weeks before last year’s election, Global Witness dropped a bombshell.Africa: War On Climate Terror - Fleeing Disasters, Escaping Drought, Migrating August 11, 2016 | Baher Kamal While widespread violence and climate catastrophes are common to all continents and countries, there is an overwhelming consensus among experts, scientific community and international specialised organisations that Africa is the most impacted region…Liberia is at a Crossroads: Recognising Land Rights Can Safeguard Against Violence August 10, 2016 | Jennifer Duncan and Jaron Vogelsang The government of Liberia has an unprecedented opportunity to pass progressive land reform legislation that could positively impact millions of people, but the window of opportunity is rapidly closing.The Middle East: From Oil Wars to Water Wars? August 10, 2016 | Mike Safadi In 1988, Egyptian Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali said that the next war in the Middle East would be fought over water, not politics.Deep Trouble: Emerging Resource Competition in the Deep Sea August 10, 2016 | Scott Moore & Dale Squires It might seem strange to say that the deep sea, the vast expanse of the world’s oceans beyond the continental shelf, is at risk of conflict and competition.On the Humanitarian and Environmental Frontline in Iraq August 10, 2016 | Rene Nijenhuis As the country battles the so-called Islamic State (IS) on multiple fronts, Iraq is also trying to prevent what could be one of the worst environmental and humanitarian disasters the world has ever…Friendships Rescue DRC’s Gorilla Reserve from Ruin August 5, 2016 | Eugene Yiga Launched in 2013, the Virunga Alliance invests at least 30% of the Virunga National Park revenues into community development projects such as clinics, schools and better roads.August 4, 2016 | George Ward Libya is precariously split between several factions vying for control. The UN-backed Government of National Accord, also called the unity government, formed in early 2016 and operates from Tripoli. |
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Compiled by Riza Aryani, Monica Emma, Pierre Gaunaurd, Liz Hessami, Sophie Labaste, Jeremy Walker, Sofia Yazykova, and Sahra Yusuf |
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