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Issue #203 – Oct 19, 2021 |
Announcements
September 29, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association For nearly a decade, the Environmental Peacebuilding Community of Practice has been critically examining the environment's role in peace and conflict, advocating for the productive potential of environmental justice and natural resource governance…
September 23, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association sponsors awards for leaders, practitioners, and researchers.September 20, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies As we prepare for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, we are working hard to ensure the event is accessible to a diverse, global audience. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
November 9, 2021
Environmental Law Institute and EnPAx Monitoring & Evaluation Interest Group
November 4, 2021
Environmental Law Institute and Global Green Growth Institute
October 28, 2021
Environmental Law Institute and Global Green Growth Institute
October 27, 2021
EnPAx Education Interest Group
October 26, 2021
Environmental Law Institute and EnPAx M&E Interest Group
October 21, 2021
Environmental Law Institute and Global Green Growth Institute
October 20, 2021
EnPAx Education Interest Group
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 21 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Generation Climate Grief (Second Episode in Podcast Series "Olive Shoot") [Audio]
January 1, 2021
Ore and Peace: Bringing Natural Resource-Related Peacebuilding Down to Earth
January 1, 2021 | Bridget Storrie
January 1, 2021 | Ricardo Pereira, Britta Sjöstedt, and Torsten Krause
January 1, 2021 | Joshua Fisher, Poonam Arora, Siqi Chen, Sophia Rhee, Tempest Blaine, and Dahlia Simangan
Diplomacy and Environment: Conflict of Interest or Need for a Legal Regime?
January 1, 2021 | Sobhan Tayebi
Natural Resources and Armed Conflict in Nigeria: The Legal Perspective
January 1, 2021 | Iyadah J. Viko, Alexander Epu, and Ismaila Mbumbeurem
The Dilemma of Natural Resources: Economic Opportunities and Challenges Post-Conflict
January 1, 2021 | Vellayati Hajad
January 1, 2021 | Barbara Magalhães Teixeira
Let´s Talk about Mali: The Impacts of Climate Change on Insecurity and Gender Inequality [Audio]
January 1, 2021
Frames of Extractivism: Small-Scale Goldmining Formalization and State Violence in Colombia
January 1, 2021 | Christoph Kaufmann and Muriel Côte
Our Extractive Age: Expressions of Violence and Resistance
January 1, 2021 | Judith Shapiro and John-Andrew McNeish
January 1, 2021 | Jennifer Lander, Pascale Hatcher, Denise Humphreys Bebbington, Anthony Bebbington, and Glenn Banks
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Legal Practitioner, Africa Just Energy Transition Initiative October 17, 2021 | Natural Justice Natural Justice and Earthjustice are partnering to leverage our collective experience in challenging fossil fuel projects and advocating for reforms in energy and electricity market regulation to advance the energy transition in Africa.October 17, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 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.Myanmar: Safeguards & Risk Manager October 17, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) an independent conservation organization, works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife.Libya: Technical Advisor for Water Resource Management October 17, 2021 | Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution The Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan organization. It is engaged in research, education/training and practical conflict transformation. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 14 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: Plant-Based Meth from Afghanistan Is Turning up All over the World June 16, 2021 | Niko Vorobyov, Vice Better-known for its vast poppy fields supplying up to 90 percent of the world’s heroin, Afghanistan’s new plant-based meth – which is cheaper and easier to produce for locals than making it from…Afghanistan: Millions at Risk of Displacement as Afghanistan Faces Extreme Drought, Warns IRC June 15, 2021 | International Rescue Committee Severe drought in Afghanistan could trigger the displacement of thousands of families, according to the latest IRC assessment across five provinces in the West, South and East of the country.Yemen: New UN Aid Chief Rethinks Stranded Yemen Tanker Mission June 15, 2021 | James Reinl, National The UN’s incoming aid chief, Martin Griffiths, on Tuesday said he was considering new ideas for a long-delayed mission to repair an oil tanker stranded off Yemen that could soon spill its load…NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem? June 15, 2021 The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks June 14, 2021 | Offshore The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.The Ocean Is a Giant Dump for Chemical Weapons. Can We Clean It up before It’s Too Late? June 12, 2021 | María Paula Rubiano A., Popular Science Millions of tons of discarded chemical munitions lie scattered across every ocean on the planet. Can we disband this pollution ticking time bomb before it explodes?United Kingdom: Empowering Women and Girls as Contributors to the Protection of the Environment June 11, 2021 | Justin Addison, United Kingdom Government Justin Addison from the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) speaks at the OSCE Second Preparatory Meeting of the 29th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum.Gaza: Gazans Flock to Beaches Despite Pollution Disaster June 9, 2021 | Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and without adhering to preventive measures against COVID-19.…Climate Change: Military Operations Will Be Strained by Climate Change June 8, 2021 | Sara Schonhardt, Environment & Energy News Militaries around the world could be overstretched as they respond to more intense and frequent climate-driven crises and threats to their own installations. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 7 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The Nature-Security Nexus and the UN Security Council October 14, 2021 | Florian Titze The destruction of nature and the world’s ecosystems presents an unprecedented challenge for humanity.Bringing IHL Home: The Protection of the Environment in War October 12, 2021 | Jani Leino When international law addresses a particular issue of concern, ultimately the intention is to have some kind of real impact on that issue.Iraq Takes a Step toward Ending Its Resource Curse October 11, 2021 | Leon Kaye It does not take much online sleuthing to sort out why Iraq, among many other nations rich in hydrocarbons, has long struggled with its very own resource curse.Measuring Success in Transboundary Water Cooperation: Lessons from World Bank Engagements October 7, 2021 | Jennifer J. Sara, Edoardo Borgomeo, and Anders Jagerskog How do we know when international cooperation is successful? A senior U. N.Ecological Decline Feeds Conflict in a Deadly Cycle as Climate Crisis Looms October 7, 2021 | Onke Ngcuka As temperatures rise — with Africa experiencing that increment at twice the global average — the erosion of ecological systems is likely to provide a strain on resource supply, driving conflict.Analysis: The Lack of Diversity in Climate-Science Research October 6, 2021 | Ayesha Tandon Publishing research in respected journals, such as Nature or Science, is a key way for academics to share their findings with the scientific community and beyond.Environmental Security of Afghanistan Is Pathway to Regional Peacebuilding October 6, 2021 | Saleem H. Ali The rapidly changing political landscape in Afghanistan does not change the permanent physical geography of the region. |
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Compiled by Buket Altınçelep, Christina Day, Rina El-Shanti, Hadeel Hamoud, Desirée De Haven, Liz Hessami, Anna Kasradze, Marie Mavrikios, Chau Minh Do, Eneas do Oliveiro, Diana Quevedo, Rachel Stern, Rachel Stromsta, Harriet Taberner, Diego Toledo, and Leela Yadav |
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