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Issue #160 – Feb 25, 2020 |
Announcements
February 25, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce the results of the Special Election for the EnPAx Board of Directors.13 Fully Funded PhD Positions Available through NEWAVE February 16, 2020 | NEWAVE NEWAVE is rooted in the conviction that the rising threats of future water crises and hydro-social challenges, present an urgent need to enhance the global capacity to reflect critically on the current water…Fully-Funded 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship February 12, 2020 | Rotary Foundation The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the fully-funded 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
March 3, 2020
Disasters and Resilience Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
March 3, 2020
Young Professionals Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Water for Peace: Preventing Conflict Related to Water and Wetlands (Session at Fragility Forum 2020)
March 3, 2020
World Bank
February 29, 2020
Young African Chief Executive Directors Network
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 19 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Losing Land in Times of Peace: Post-War Agrarian Capitalism in Colombia and Côte d'Ivoire
January 1, 2020 | Jacobo Grajales
January 1, 2020 | Maximilian Graser, Michelle Bonatti, Luca Eufemia, Héctor Morales, Marcos Lana, Katharina Löhr, and Stefan Sieber
India–Pakistan River Water Sharing: Prospects for Environmental Peacebuilding
January 1, 2020 | Dhanasree Jayaram
Green Economy, Degradation Narratives, and Land-Use Conflicts in Tanzania
January 1, 2020 | Mikael Bergius, Tor A. Benjaminsen, Faustin Maganga, and Halvard Buhaug
End-of-Conflict Deforestation: Evidence from Colombia’s Peace Agreement
January 1, 2020 | Mounu Prem, Santiago Saavedra, and Juan F. Vargas
The Nexus between Land Cover Changes, Politics and Conflict in Eastern Mau Forest Complex, Kenya
January 1, 2020 | R.M. Kweyu, T. Thenya, K. Kiemo, and J. Emborg
Framing the Fluidity of Water Management Conflicts in the Bagré Irrigation Scheme, Burkina Faso
January 1, 2020 | Gabin Korbéogo
January 1, 2020 | Eduardo Frederico Cabral de Oliveira, José Augusto Silva, José Francisco Oliveira Júnior, and Jader Lugon Junior
January 1, 2020 | Kristof Titeca, Patrick Edmond, Gauthier Marchais, and Esther Marijnen
January 1, 2019 | Marc E. Stalmans, Tara J. Massad, Mike J.S. Peel, Corina E. Tarnita, and Robert M. Pringle
Climate Change, Water, and Conflict: Q&A with Danilo Turk and Hamish Young
January 1, 2019 | Renata Bolotova and Samir Ashraf
Transboundary Water Conflict Resolution Mechanisms: Substitutes or Complements
January 1, 2019 | Ahmed Tayia
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Consultancy Opportunity: Final Evaluation Multi-Country Humanitarian Programme February 24, 2020 | Christian Aid Ireland Christian Aid Ireland is an international aid and development agency of the Protestant Churches of Great Britain and Ireland.Cameroon: Mount Cameroon Landscape Officer February 24, 2020 | 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.Nigeria: Senior WASH Governance Specialist February 24, 2020 | DevTech DevTech Systems, Inc.Afghanistan: WASH Assistant (Nationals Only) February 24, 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement.DRC: Programme Coordinator Small Grants Programme February 21, 2020 | UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 24 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: Afghanistan Increases Use of Renewable Energy Sources October 31, 2019 | Wadsam Afghanistan has ample hydropower resources.Colombia: Controversy in Colombia for a Decree That Allows Shark Hunting to Market Their Fins October 31, 2019 | Martime Herald The Ministry of Agriculture issued a resolution that fixes the amounts guaranteed for the fishing of these animals, which aroused the outrage of environmental sectors of the country.Myanmar: Landmine Casualties Soar in First Nine Months October 31, 2019 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times Forty-two people were killed by landmine explosions across the country in the first nine months of this year, a senior social welfare official said on Wednesday.Myanmar: Small Miners Protest over Gem Blocks October 31, 2019 | Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times Residents of Mogok township in Mandalay Region are protesting what they say is the unfair allocation of mining concessions, with small miners being assigned to unproductive blocks.Netherlands: How Fairphone's Social Mission Created Gender Balance ... Without Really Trying October 30, 2019 | Oliver Balch Eva Gouwens had heard that the tech industry was male-dominated, but it wasn’t until she attended the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for the first time that the extent of the gender imbalance…Conflict Minerals: Europe-Led Global Certification Scheme for Raw Materials Expected in 2020 October 30, 2019 | Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com A group of European bodies and companies have joined efforts to create the first global certification scheme ensuring consistent standards of environmental, social and economic impact throughout the entire raw materials value chain,…Rwanda: Rwanda Protests Mineral Traceability Scheme October 30, 2019 | Julius Bizimungu, New Times Rwanda has said that the ITSCI programme, an international scheme designed to regulate minerals mined from the Central African region, is expensive, unnecessary and prohibitive for miners.Liberia: Liberia’s Forest Management Guide Launched October 30, 2019 | William Q. Harmon, Observer A forest management guide intended to ensure the effective management and monitoring of forest resources in the country has been launched in Monrovia.Myanmar: Govt: Cause of Polluted Water in Myanmar’s Karen State Still Unclear October 29, 2019 | Thazin Hlaing, Irrawaddy The Karen State government is still investigating why contaminated water is flowing into lakes that provide drinking water for villages near the state capital of Hpa-an, according to state Minister of Social Affairs…India: Mother Earth’s Café Dares Climate Crises in India October 29, 2019 | Manipadma Jena, Inter Press Service The sun has barely risen when Phlida Kharshala shakes her 8-year-old grandson awake.Syria: WFP Scaling up to Reach More Vulnerable People in the Conflict-Affected Northeast of Syria October 29, 2019 | World Food Programme The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has so far provided emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 people in Syria as a result of recent military operations in the northeast…October 29, 2019 | United Nations The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2492 (2019) today, urging States to recommit themselves to its women, peace and security agenda — now approaching its twentieth anniversary — including by creating safe environments for women…South Sudan: “Our Better Lives Do Not Lie In Machine Guns” – Women Call For Peace In Bor October 29, 2019 | Mach Samuel, United Nations Missions in South Sudan “Our better lives do not lie in machine guns.October 29, 2019 | Laura Betancur Alarcón, El Tiempo En 2016, con la firma de los acuerdos de paz, los ojos de cientos de investigadores y ambientalistas estaban en Colombia. Había esperanza.Colombia's Ex-Rebels Remove Mines They Left during War October 29, 2019 | Florence Panoussian, International Business Times A grenade blew off the hands of onetime FARC guerrilla Edwin Correa, but he only surrendered his rifle once a peace deal was struck nearly three years ago. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. February 19, 2020 | Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia Climate change has never been very prominent at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), a leading forum for senior military, security and foreign policy leaders.Sharing the Nile Beats War over It February 19, 2020 | Christian Science Monitor Hot wars often get more attention than efforts to cool the passions that ignite them. This is not the case, however, in a dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia.The Urgency and Complexity of Environmental Peacebuilding February 13, 2020 | Jeremy Moore Daily news headlines sometimes note, but often omit, the rise in violent conflicts linked to environmental shocks from our changing climate.India's Looming Water Scarcity and the Need for Bringing Women to the Centre Stage February 12, 2020 | Ananya Pathak As the summer months approach, a reality haunts most households across the length and breadth of India and that is an impending water crisis.Fisheries Management: A Possible Venue for Navigating Fisheries Conflicts in the Indian Ocean February 10, 2020 | Isigi Kadagi, Zachary Lien, and Cullen Hendrix A significant increase in fisheries-related conflicts in the Indian Ocean since 2000 is heightening regional tensions.A New Security Challenge: The Geopolitical Implications of Climate Change February 10, 2020 | Friedbert Pflüger Discussions on energy and geopolitics over the last ten years have often focused on the need for energy security. Now, another challenge—a more universal one—is emerging and it must be urgently addressed.Why War for Wealth Has Fallen out of Fashion February 10, 2020 | Charles Kenny As the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq drag towards their third decade, and Syria’s civil war ticks towards 400,000 dead, it may seem trite to observe that nobody really “wins” a war. |
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Compiled by Rollin Bresson, Elen Bueno, Alex Caplan, Jasmine Chen, Charlotte Collins, Jordan Dieni, Kevin Eggert, Flavia Eichmann, Giovanni Gio, Nina Hamilton, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Ellen Johnson, Chiara Maero, Marie Mavrikios, Julia Monsarrat, and Alex Paige |
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