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Issue #208 – Dec 28, 2021 |
AnnouncementsCall for Papers: Transforming Our Common Crisis December 21, 2021 | Journal of Peacebuilding and Development The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development (JPD) is a tri-annual refereed journal providing a forum for critical thinking and constructive action at the intersections of conflict, development and peace.
December 7, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies The Organizing Committee for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding has decided to convert the hybrid format to an ostensibly virtual conference. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
February 1, 2022 - 2022-02-04
EnPAx™ and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 18 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: What Is Environmental Peacebuilding? (Sixth Episode in Podcast Series "Olive Shoot") [Audio]
January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021
Advancing the Role of the OSCE in the Field of Climate Security
January 1, 2021 | Niklas Bremberg and Anniek Barnhoorn
Analysis of Conflicts over Natural Resources
January 1, 2021
Climatizing the UN Security Council
January 1, 2021 | Lucile Maertens
January 1, 2021 | Veronica B. Gyberg and Malin Mobjork
Climate Security, the Amazon, and the Responsibility to Protect
January 1, 2021 | Gustavo Macedo
Climate Change, Conflict, and Displacement: Implications for Protection Agencies
January 1, 2021 | Katie Peters, Amanda Gray-Meral, Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, and Hannah Measures
January 1, 2021 | Daniela Calmon, Chantal Jacovetti, and Massa Koné
Report on the Impact of Climate Change on Migration
January 1, 2021
Ecological Threat Report 2021: Understanding Ecological Threats, Resilience, and Peace
January 1, 2021
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. December 26, 2021 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, often shortened to simply GIZ, is a German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn that provides services in the field of international development cooperation and…December 23, 2021 | Conservation International Conservation International (CI) has nearly a decade of experience directly engaging on the intersection of conservation, peace and conflict. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 17 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Afghanistan: Taliban Works to Get Copper Mines Open [Video] September 17, 2021 | Charles Stratford, Al Jazeera As China moves to engage with the Taliban, it is setting its sights on Afghanistan’s vast mineral resources. The interim government wants Chinese recognition so that mining can begin.Liberia: FDA Issues Moratorium on Harvesting of Chewing Sticks September 16, 2021 | Observer The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has frowned on the unscrupulous harvesting of Chewing Sticks (Clear felling), something which it says is seriously undermining and threatening the sustainability of this species in the natural…Climate Change: How Australia’s Stance on Climate Change Has Impacted on National Security September 14, 2021 | Nastasha Tupas, Defence Connect A new report by the Climate Council has found that Australia’s geopolitical influence has been impacted following data showing its analysis of climate and security risks has fallen well behind the US, UK,…September 13, 2021 | International Committee of the Red Cross In the latest piece exploring the link between climate change and conflict, ICRC focues on Somalia and a way of life under threat.Colombia: Women building dreams: Sustainable livelihoods on Colombia's Pacific coast September 13, 2021 | Lia Valero Afro-Colombian women on the Pacific coast have faced violence, conflict and the ecological fallout of mining and illegal logging. Now they're working together to protect their rich environment.DRC: DR Congo President Seeks Review of Mining Contracts with China September 11, 2021 | Al Jazeera Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008 by his predecessor, saying he wanted to get…Liberia: Sinoe, Rivercess in Land Dispute September 10, 2021 | Kruah Thompson, New Dawn Sinoe County Superintendent Lee Nagbe Chea alarms serious tension is building up between citizens of Sinoe and the people of Rivercess County over disputed land.Liberia: Covid-19 Shrinks Extractive Revenues in 2020 September 10, 2021 | Siaway T. Miapue, FrontPage Africa Revenues generated from Liberia's extractive industries in the first half of last year dropped by more than US$5 million due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to in the latest report by Liberia Extractive…Yemen: As Conflict Drags on, ‘No Quick Wins’ – UN Envoy September 10, 2021 | UN News The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday, adding that he was “under no illusions about…Myanmar: Environmental Activist ‘Well-Hated’ by Myanmar Junta Is Latest to Be Arrested September 9, 2021 | Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay As demonstrations and deadly crackdowns continue to roil Myanmar following the military coup in February, land and environmental defenders are increasingly under threat. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 10 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Towards Enforcement of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation in Belgium December 24, 2021 | Camille Leroy and Justine Tixhon Although the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation no.How Does Political Instability in the Mekong Affect Deforestation? December 23, 2021 | Sheryl Lee Tian Tong Myanmar’s rainforests, home to the endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), critically endangered Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and endangered lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), are some of the most biodiverse in the world.After UNSC Disappointment, African Union Picks up the Climate-Security Baton December 21, 2021 | Janani Vivekananda and Claudia Zwar Many were disappointed last week when Russia vetoed an historic United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that would have formally recognised climate change as a threat to peace and security at the global…Mine Action in Action: Influencing Law and Policy on Toxic Remnants of War December 21, 2021 | Bonnie Docherty Mine action, which aims to reduce the effects of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), provides a valuable model for assisting victims of and remediating the environment contaminated by toxic remnants of…Why Indigenous Land Rights Matter in Myanmar December 19, 2021 | Esther Wah After the National League for Democracy (NLD) assumed power in 2016, it soon became apparent that its leaders had the same mindset as their predecessors when it came to matters related to Myanmar’s…December 18, 2021 | Héctor Morales Muñoz and Julia Gorricho Recent studies have found that protected areas can support peaceful and inclusive societies by helping to maintain environmental stability, thus providing a framework for good governance and human security.December 16, 2021 | Christopher Graham Worse, the Word Bank reports that climate change can potentially wipe out decades of social and economic progress in the developing world by displacing millions of people, many of whom will be pushed into poverty.…Climate Change and Ecological Security Must Be at the Center of Our National Defense Strategy December 15, 2021 | Holly Kaufman, Sherri Goodman, and John Conger At a United Nations Security Council meeting in September 2021, U. S.Environmental Governance in Frozen Conflicts December 15, 2021 | Clayton Payne When wars end without an internationally recognised agreement to resolve them, conflicts can become frozen.Iraq’s Waning Water Resources in 2021 December 15, 2021 | Wim Zwijnenburg The summer of 2021 witnessed how water security is at the core of the debate on the climate crisis in Iraq. |
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