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Issue #185 – Feb 9, 2021 |
AnnouncementsFebruary 9, 2021 | International Committee of the Red Cross and International Federation of the Red Cross On Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 from 9am-10am and 4pm-5pm CET the ICRC and IFRC will be co-hosting an open consultation with the Humanitarian Sector.
February 8, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association has launched a series of initiatives designed to strengthen environmental peacebuilding.
January 26, 2021 | International Affairs and Environmental Peacebuilding Association International Affairs just published the first-ever special issue dedicated solely to environmental peacebuilding.
January 26, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association On March 18, 2021, the Conference on “Environmental Governance for Peace in Colombia” will bring together diverse perspectives to share experiences and learning on environmental peacebuilding in Colombia. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. The Role of the Judiciary in Protecting the Environment—A Conversation with the Colombian Judiciary
March 19, 2021
ELI, Global Green Growth Institute, and Universidad Externado
March 18, 2021 - 2021-03-19
Duke University Center for International and Global Studies/Rethinking Diplomacy Program, Global Green Growth Institute, ELI, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
March 2, 2021
Forest Interest Group, Africa Interest Group, and the Young Professionals Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association
February 25, 2021
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies & Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion (both at the University of Notre Dame); Environmental Peacebuilding Association; and Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
February 24, 2021
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Wilson's Center Environmental Change & Security Program (ECSP)
February 18, 2021
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
February 18, 2021
Duke Center for International and Global Studies, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Environmental Law Institute, Global Green Growth Institute, and Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment
February 18, 2021
Environmental Peacebuilding Association Disasters and Resilience Interest Group and International Association of Impact Assessment Disasters and Conflict Section
February 11, 2021
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies & Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion (both at the University of Notre Dame); Environmental Peacebuilding Association; and Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
February 10, 2021
International Association of Genocide Scholars, Raphaël Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Global Water Security Forum: Water Governance - Challenges from a Gender Perspective The UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security in the FIU Institute of Environment & the Steven J. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 31 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Food and Water Insecurity as Causes of Social Unrest: Evidence from Geolocated Twitter Data
January 1, 2021 | Ore Koren, Benjamin E. Bagozzi, and Thomas S. Benson
How Russia Approaches the Environment, Peace and Security
January 1, 2021 | Nina Lesikhina
Canada’s Practice on the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts
January 1, 2021 | Stavros Pantazopoulos and Doug Weir
Climate-Related Security Risks in the 2020 Updated Nationally Determined Contributions
January 1, 2021 | Elise Remling and Amar Causevic
Environmental Peacebuilding from Below: Customary Approaches in Timor-Leste
January 1, 2021 | Tobias Ide, Lisa R. Palmer, and Jon Barnett
January 1, 2021 | Ousseyni Kalilou
January 1, 2021 | Mirza Sadaqat Huda
Ethno-Religious Conflict and Sustainable Development in Nigeria
January 1, 2020 | Peace N. Ngwoke and Ezichi A. Ituma
January 1, 2020 | María Gabriela Merlinsky
January 1, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg, David Hochhauser, Omar Dewachi, Richard Sullivan, and Vinh-Kim Nguyen
Beyond Internal Conflict: The Emergent Practice of Climate Security
January 1, 2020 | Joshua W. Busby
Causes and Consequences of Conflict among Agricultural Water Beneficiaries in Iran
January 1, 2020 | Masoud Bijani, Dariush Hayati, Hossein Azadi, Vjekoslav Tanaskovik, and Frank Witlox
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. February 6, 2021 | Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.February 6, 2021 | UNDP Iraq suffers from extremism in its environmental conditions that lead to floods in winter and droughts in summer, and climate change is one of the important causes of this extremism, which needs an…Syria: Protection Program Manager February 6, 2021 | Cooperazione Internazionale Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965.CAR: Community Conservation and Livelihoods Coordinator February 6, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that…CAR: National Consultant, Specialist in Fisheries / Fish Farming and Forest Resources February 6, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Governments around the world have implemented a wide range of prevention and mitigation measures to control and contain the spread of Covid-19 and limit its health, economic and social consequences.Tel Aviv: Investment and Entrepreneurship Officer February 6, 2021 | EcoPeace Middle East EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect our shared environment. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 10 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Colombia: The End of Colombia's Civil War Had an Unintended Effect: Deforestation September 25, 2020 | Megan Janetsky and Steven Grattan, Vice Colombia’s armed conflict, which lasted more than 50 years, fueled bloodshed in remote zones like these, as leftist guerrillas, right wing paramilitaries and armed forces clashed.Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Says Minister’s Comments ‘Distorted’ after KRG Denies Oil Smuggling Allegations September 25, 2020 | Kurdistan 24 The Iraqi government said on Thursday that remarks made by its finance minister alleging oil smuggling in the Kurdistan Region were “distorted” after authorities in the autonomous region firmly denied and condemned the…Solomon Islands: Why Are There Unexploded Bombs in the Pacific Islands? September 24, 2020 | James Massola, Sydney Morning Herald How on Earth was a piece of unexploded ordnance (known as UXO) from World War II discovered in suburban Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands – 75 years after the war ended?Afghanistan/Tajikistan: Afghanistan and Tajikistan Step up Environmental Cooperation September 24, 2020 | UN Environment The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Tajikistan have taken an important step in strengthening joint efforts to protect their unique, shared mountain ecosystem of the Panj Amu Darya river basin…Afghanistan: Authorities Sound Alarm Bells over Winter Pollution September 22, 2020 | Afghanistan Times With winter season around the corner, authorities have sounded alarm bells over excessive pollution urging households and polluters including factories to start using filtering equipment.Afghanistan: The Taliban, at Least, Are Striking Gold in Afghanistan September 22, 2020 | Lynne O’Donnell and Mirwais Khan, Foreign Policy For decades, Afghanistan’s untapped mineral wealth has been touted as the country’s trillion-dollar El Dorado.Colombia: US to Assist Colombia in the Development of Its Mining Industry September 20, 2020 | Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Mining.com The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced that his office will launch a program to provide technical assistance for the development of Colombia’s mining industry.September 20, 2020 | Lee Chen, Mizzima Chinese demand for treasured rosewood does more than lead to deforestation in Southeast Asia and Africa.Afghanistan: Authorities to Clamp Down on Illegal Mining in Parwan September 20, 2020 | Afghanistan Times Officials in Parwan province assure to prevent illegal mine extractions.Colombia: How Colombia Regulators became Purveyors of Illegal Wood September 18, 2020 | César Molinares and Natalia Moreno, InSight Crime In Santander, Colombia, timber traders corrupted regulatory, police and judicial systems on their way to trafficking untold amounts of wood from the state. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Pan-African Response to COVID-19: New Forms of Environmental Peacebuilding Emerge February 9, 2021 | Ousseyni Kalilou, Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, and Fakunle Aremu Early predictions about COVID-19’s impacts on Africa suggested that the continent would be a disaster zone marked by weak medical systems collapsing under strain and undemocratic states failing to provide social services to destitute populations.…Water Wars Special: How IUU Fishing Increases the Risk of Conflict February 7, 2021 | Sam Cohen and Steve Floyd This month, the Biden administration made some early pronouncements on Chinese activity in the Taiwan Strait and reassured Japan that the U. S. is committed to its security.
February 7, 2021 | Carsten Pran Environmental peacebuilding could benefit from COVID-era data innovation. A well-documented obstacle environmental peacebuilders face is a lack of shared, empirical datasets among parties engaged in, recovering from, or descending into conflict.A Climate Security Plan for America Part 2: Assess Climate Risks February 7, 2021 | Erin Sikorsky If the first pillar of the Climate Security Plan for America is all about leadership, the second pillar is about ensuring those leaders have the information they need to take decisive, effective action.The Biden Administration & Climate Security: Week Two February 7, 2021 | Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell “This executive order I’m signing today…makes it official that climate change will be the center of our national security and foreign policy.Without the Right Partnerships, EU Legislation Is Dead on Arrival February 7, 2021 | Boukje Theeuwes Over the course of the next year, we expect the Von Der Leyen Commission, with the backing of the major groupings of the European Parliament, to make strides on European sustainability policies and… |
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Compiled by Rosabella Bojin, Amber Bosse, Elen Bueno, Alex Caplan, Maya Cohen, Claire Doyle, Bay Hanson, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Andrew Light, Marie Mavrikios, Charly McConaghy, Rachel Mural, Anna Rossi, Tracy Stein, Rachel Stern, and Rachel Stromsta |
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