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Issue #178 – Nov 3, 2020 |
AnnouncementsFundamentals of Conservation Conflict Transformation Capacity Building Workshops Online November 2, 2020 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding Do you have a complex conservation challenge? Is social conflict complicating or impeding your efforts to create positive change or achieve conservation goals?
November 1, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the re-launching of the Gender Interest Group, with Dr. Marisa O. Ensor as Chair!Call for Students: Master of Science in Security and Resilience Studies at Northeastern University October 27, 2020 | Northeastern University The Master of Science in Security and Resilience Studies at Northeastern University offers students the opportunity to gain skills to deal with resiliency challenges in both the public and private sector through coursework and…Call for Papers: Environmental Degradation, Climate Change, and Mass Violence October 27, 2020 | International Association of Genocide Scholars The International Association of Genocide Scholars invites manuscripts on the intersections of the environment and collective violence for a special issue of Genocide Studies and Prevention, a major multidisciplinary Genocide Studies journal with a large… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
November 30, 2020 - 2020-12-02
EcoPeace Middle East, Environmental Peacebuilding Association Education Interest Group and Young Professionals Interest Group
Climate Sensitive Programming for Sustaining Peace
November 16, 2020 - 2020-12-11
United Nations System Staff College
November 6, 2020
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 16 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Yemen’s Agriculture in Distress
January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020 | Florian Krampe and Jake Sherman
January 1, 2020 | Judith Nora Hardt and Alina Viehoff
How Do Host–Migrant Proximities Shape Attitudes Toward Internal Climate Migrants?
January 1, 2020 | Paivi Lujala, Sosina Bezu, Ivar Kolstad, Minhaj Mahmud, and Arne Wiig
January 1, 2020 | Catherine Wong, Nika Saeedi, Samuel Rizk, Shiloh Fetzek, Dustin Schinn, Sujala Pant, Srinivas Kumar, Desislava Kyurkchieva, and Armen Grigoryan
January 1, 2020
The Climate Crisis is a National Security Threat [Video]
January 1, 2020 | Sherri Goodman
The Securitisation of Climate Change and the Governmentalisation of Security
January 1, 2020 | Franziskus von Lucke
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Expert in Peace, Environment and Climate Science November 2, 2020 | Human Security Division of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) designs and coordinates Switzerland's foreign policy on behalf of the Federal Council.November 1, 2020 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps works in places of transition, where conflict, disaster, political upheaval, or economic collapse present opportunities to build more secure, productive, and just communities.November 1, 2020 | International Union for the Conservation of Nature Afin de consolider, mettre à l’échelle et étendre les acquis des initiatives menées depuis plus d’une décennie dans le domaine de la gouvernance de l’environnement et de l’eau, l’UICN et ses partenaires en…Central Africa: Consultancy, Environmental & Social Safeguards November 1, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.Cambodia: National Consultant, Gender and Child Labour in Fisheries November 1, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.November 1, 2020 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide started working in DRC in 1994.Doctoral Student: Water Conflict, Cooperation, and Diplomacy (two positions) November 1, 2020 | IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education IHE Delft is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands.November 1, 2020 | Danish Refugee Council Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world.Somalia: Multi-Programme Baseline Study Process November 1, 2020 | Norwegian Church Aid Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is a diaconal organization established in Norway to work with people around the world to eradicate poverty and injustice. Our vision is Together for a Just World.November 1, 2020 | Oxfam Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 15 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Libya: State Company: Russian Mercenaries Enter Major Oil Field June 29, 2020 | Energy & Environment News Russian and other foreign mercenaries have entered Libya's largest oil field, the country's National Oil Corp.Iraq: Iraq to Review Some Oil Contracts at High-Cost Fields June 28, 2020 | Reuters Iraq is reviewing oil contracts with some companies operating fields where costs are high, in order to reduce expenses while cutting production, Al-Sabah newspaper quoted the country’s oil minister as saying.Vietnam: Vietnamese Family Held after Spreading News of Deadly Land Dispute June 26, 2020 | Agence France-Presse Four members of a Vietnamese family who spread news online about a deadly land dispute have been arrested, authorities said Thursday, as the communist government cracks down on dissent ahead of its party…Nigeria: Deforestation, Land Grabbing on the Rise in Cross River ― ERA June 25, 2020 | Ike Uchechukwu Calabar Environmental Right Action/ Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoEN have asserted that the incident of land grabbing and deforestation was becoming increasingly alarming in various Cross River communities.Colombia: A Community’s Struggle to Protect Itself from Land Mines in the Colombian Amazon June 25, 2020 | Camila Osario, New Yorker The Siona indigenous territories are located in the state of Putumayo, which has, since the nineteen-sixties, been the crossroads of a war between the Colombian Army, right-wing paramilitary groups, and a left-wing guerrilla…Yemen: Seawater Seeping into Decaying Oil Tanker off Yemen Coast June 25, 2020 | Maggie Michael, Associated Press The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive…DRC: UN Calls for 'Sustained Efforts' against DRC Natural Resource Trafficking June 25, 2020 | Agence France-Presse The UN Security Council called Thursday for "sustained efforts" in preventing the illegal trade of natural resources from the DR Congo, as gold in particular fuels conflict between armed groups in the region.Afghanistan: Afghanistan Uses Green Stimulus to Hire Lockdown Jobless, Boost Kabul's Water Supply June 25, 2020 | Sayed Hassib, Reuters Lockdown measures to curb the spread of the disease have taken their toll on Afghanistan's economy, so the government is employing more than 40,000 jobless workers to rehabilitate groundwater supplies for its fast-growing…Iraq: Iraq Passes Bill to Unlock Funds for Cash-Strapped State June 24, 2020 | Samya Kullab, Associated Press Iraqi lawmakers Wednesday passed a crucial bill allowing the country to finance a widening fiscal deficit amid an unprecedented economic crisis spurred by falling oil prices and the pandemic.Climate Change: Dhaka Seeks UNSC's Bold Steps to Address Climate Challenges June 24, 2020 | Dhaka Tribune Bangladesh has sought a “bold decision” from the UN Security Council to ensure security and peace across nations addressing climate challenges through partnership and collaboration.Afghanistan: Drought, Desertification Threaten Future of Agriculture in Afghanistan June 23, 2020 | Afghanistan Times A former official warns against the successive droughts in the country, calling it a threat for the future of agriculture since deserts are widening as farmlands are being useless. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 4 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Recent Oil Spills in Central Yemen November 2, 2020 | Eoghan Darbyshire Report on recent oil spills, including two on land, one at sea with potential impacts on biodiversity, and one near-miss on an oil pipeline pumping station.DRC: A History of Pillage, Destination Unknown October 30, 2020 | Africa Report Congo's history is a long litany of theft and conflict.Climate Change Is a Security Issue: An Interview with Geoff Dabelko October 29, 2020 | Cindy Zhou “Climate change fundamentally impacts the political economic stability of a country,” said Dabelko.Key Player in War on Climate Change? The Pentagon October 26, 2020 | Michèle A. Flournoy To its credit, the DoD has already been investing over $1. 5 billion of its annual research and development budget in new energy technologies. |
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Compiled by Rosabella Bojin, Amber Bosse, Elen Bueno, Alex Caplan, Miriam Dangasuk, Jordan Dieni, Claire Doyle, Matthew Gallagher, Giovanni Galli, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Ellen Johnson, Avak Kahramanian, Andrew Light, Christopher Marchesano, Marie Mavrikios, Charly McConaghy, Anna Rossi, and Rachel Stern |
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