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Issue #214 – Mar 22, 2022 |
AnnouncementsFebruary 28, 2022 | Carl Bruch and Carroll Muffett Are you concerned about Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Would you like to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine? |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events. Climate Change and International Security: The Case of the Sahel
March 24, 2022
Syracuse University
Building Connections across the Gender, Climate and Security Nexus
March 23, 2022
UN Women
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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: Integrating Peace, Ecology, and Spirituality (12th Episode in Podcast Series "Olive Shoot") [Audio]
January 1, 2022 | Elsa Barron
US-Iran Nuclear Talks and the FSO Safer Oil Tanker
January 1, 2022 | David Jia-Lung Tsai
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet, Afghanistan
January 1, 2022
Russia, Ukraine and the Global Wheat Supply [Infographic]
January 1, 2022 | Hanna Duggal and Mohammed Haddad
War-Related Environmental Disaster in Ukraine
January 1, 2022 | Kristina Hook and Richard “Drew” Marcantonio
Briefer: Climate, Ecological Security and the Ukraine Crisis: Four Issues to Consider
January 1, 2022 | Erin Sikorsky, Elsa Barron, and Brigitte Hugh
January 1, 2022 | Fahimeh Mirzaei-Nodoushan, Omid Bozorg-Haddad, and Hugo A. Loáiciga
The War in Ukraine and Energy Politics [Audio]
January 1, 2022 | Alexander Verbeek
Gender Dimensions of Climate Insecurity
January 1, 2022 | Elizabeth Smith
In Iraq, the Bitter Legacy of War Still Lies Hidden Underground
January 1, 2021 | Jack Losh
Water Cooperation in the Horn of Africa: Addressing Drivers of Conflict and Strengthening Resilience
January 1, 2021 | Kyungmee Kim, Emilie Broek, Elizabeth S. Smith, David Michel, Erwin De Nys, and Nicolas Salazar Godoy
January 1, 2021 | Philippe Miele, Gilbert Rios, Marc Heran, and Steven Pineda
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Libya: Programme Associate, Environment and Energy March 20, 2022 | UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.March 20, 2022 | Collaborative Learning Project on the Climate-Fragility-Peace Nexu CDA is recruiting a Program Coordinator to support the effective implementation and management of grants related to a new Collaborative Learning Project on the Climate-Fragility-Peace Nexus. See full description here: https://tinyurl.March 20, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and fair economies.March 20, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and fair economies.South Sudan: Database and Portal Management Associate March 20, 2022 | UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.Myanmar: WASH Consortium Manager (Sittwe Humanitarian Programme) March 20, 2022 | Oxfam Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome.Myanmar: Safeguards and Risk Manager March 20, 2022 | World Wildlife Fund for Nature WWF, an independent conservation organization, works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife.USA: Research Associate, Environmental Security Program March 19, 2022 | Stimson Center The Henry L. Stimson Center, a nonpartisan policy research center, seeks a highly-motivated individual to join the team as a full-time Research Associate for the Environmental Security program.USA: Environmental Peacebuilding Postdoctoral Scholar February 27, 2022 | Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Dr. Jamon Van Den Hoek (www. conflict-ecology) in the Geography Program in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar for a full-time (1. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 25 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Colombia: Auxico to Build $116m Rare-Earth Refinery in Colombia November 30, 2021 | Mariaan Webb, Mining Weekly CSE-listed Auxico Resources has announced plans to build a 10 000 km2 rare earth refining facility in the free-trade zone in Santa Marta, Colombia, capable of processing 36 000 t/y of ore.November 24, 2021 | Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment The Taliban regime in Afghanistan announced on Tuesday that it had contracted a company called Cpharm to grow and manufacture cannabis products—but an Australian firm of that name later denied it is involved…South Sudan: South Sudan at High Risk of Hunger, Disease Due to Extreme Flooding November 24, 2021 | East African South Sudan is staring at a catastrophic humanitarian crisis as extreme floods hit the country for the third consecutive year.Liberia: House Begins Scrutiny of Arcelormittal Mineral Development Agreement November 24, 2021 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa The Plenary of the House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Investment, Judiciary, Lands, Mines & Energy; and Ways, Means & Finance to review the Mineral Development Agreement among three parties -…South Sudan- Economic Recession Spurs Gender Violence in South Sudan November 24, 2021 On eve of Global Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, activists demand tougher laws to curb gender violence in South Sudan.Afghanistan: Chinese Miners in Talks to Access Vast Afghan Lithium Reserves November 24, 2021 | Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg Chinese firms are showing interest in exploiting Afghanistan’s vast untapped mineral resources as Beijing seeks a role in reconstructing the nation’s war-ravaged economy.Liberia: Liberia Loggers Felling Trees Outside Concession as Government Stands by November 23, 2021 | James Giahyue, Mongabay Civil society groups say logging companies are exploiting weak monitoring and enforcement of Liberia’s forestry laws.Solomon Islands: Securing Land Rights for Sustainable Peace November 23, 2021 | UNDP The UN Development Programme in Solomon Islands has supported the Government’s Customary Land Recording programme conducted by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey in three target provinces – Guadalcanal, Western and Malaita.November 22, 2021 | FrontPage Africa A performance audit conducted by the General Audit Commission (GAC) on the Generation of Revenue from Artisanal Mining Activities in Liberia show that there has been a downward trend in revenue from registration… |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 8 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. March 17, 2022 | Cynthia Brady The crisis in Ukraine is rightly at the centre of U. S.Afghan Mineral Wealth Attracts Competitors March 16, 2022 | Asad Mirza Even when the American occupation of Afghanistan was in full steam and apart from the fighting there were mainly reports of the ongoing fighting, yet there were secret reports, which spoke of the…Environmental Change, Migration, and Peace in the Northern Triangle March 14, 2022 | Jill Baggerman Relative to the governance challenges, violence, and inequities, environmental pressures have historically played a more minor role in migration trends.Taking Stock of Environmental Peacemaking at 20 March 11, 2022 | Shruti Samala Twenty years after the publication of Environmental Peacemaking, a foundational theoretical and case study volume on environmental peacebuilding, what has not changed is the thorny conceptual problem the field poses to practitioners and researchers,…New Scenarios on Global Food Security Based on Russia-Ukraine Conflict March 11, 2022 | Qu Dongyu Over the past two years, COVID-19 has presented many challenges to global food security. Today, what is happening in Russia and Ukraine adds another significant challenge.March 11, 2022 | John R. Platt Here are 10 of the most dangerous ways war affects the animals and plants around us — many of which also harm humans in the process.March 10, 2022 | John Jeffay Today Russia stands accused of funding its invasion of Ukraine with what critics are calling blood oil. Russia exported $110bn of crude oil in 2021 and $55.Guest Post: In Conflict and Peace, What Drives Deforestation in Colombia? March 9, 2022 | Augusto Castro-Nunez, Janelle M. Sylvester, and Raphael Ganzenmüller Today, deforestation continues to beset Colombia’s conflict-affected areas, despite attempts to incorporate environmental conservation into peacebuilding activities. |
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