Issue #247 – Jun 27, 2023

Announcements

Scoping Funding Opportunities for Environmental Peacebuilding

June 26, 2023 | Future Earth and Belmont Forum

The Belmont Forum is scoping a potential funding call on environmental peacebuilding. Those who are interested in learning more and in engaging are encouraged to sign up for the mailing list.

RFP: Testing the Theory: How and Why Data Sharing Leads to Trust-building in Water Cooperation and Diplomacy [Deadline: July 14, 2023]

June 24, 2023 | United States Institute for Peace

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical, and essential for…

2023 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security [Deadline: September 25, 2023]

June 17, 2023 | Geneva Center for Security Policy

The GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security welcomes contributions from all disciplines and fields, embracing a diverse range of approaches towards advancing sustainable global security.

Events

For more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.

Extended Dialogue on Forests, Livelihoods and Peace: Gender (A "Path to The Hague" Event)

July 12, 2023 AHT GROUP and EnPAx Forest Interest Group
online

The Forest Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is holding bi-monthly meetings for the Extended Dialogue on Forests, Livelihoods and Peace.

Webinar on Accountability for Conflict-Related Environmental Harm (A "Path to The Hague" Event)

July 5, 2023 EnPAx Law Interest Group and IUCN-WCEL Environmental Security and Conflict Law Specialist Group
online

This Path to The Hague event forms the second occurrence of the webinar series focusing on environmental protection in relation to armed conflict, which is jointly organized by the Law Interest Group of…

Library

In the last two weeks, 24 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:

Living with Climate Change, Conflict and Displacement: Recognising Agency, Voice, Mobility, Language and Linkages

January 1, 2023 | Caitlin Sturridge
Overseas Development Institute

Complexity and uncertainty characterise the relationship between climate change, conflict and displacement. The analytical enormity of climate change, conflict and displacement as individual challenges is further amplified when these are considered collectively.

Conceptualizing Community‑Based Environmental Peacebuilding in Cesar, Colombia

January 1, 2023 | Samyra Hachmann, Katharina Löhr, Héctor Morales‑Muñoz, Luca Eufemia, Stefan Sieber, and Michelle Bonatti
Human Ecology

In conflict studies, environmental peacebuilding (EPB) has become an established concept to explain how environmental cooperation among opposing parties provides a platform for peacebuilding.

Exploring the Nexus between Transitional Justice and Ecoterritorial Conflict Resolution: Time for an Ecoterritorial Turn in Transformative Transitional Justice?

January 1, 2023 | Sarah Kerremans and Tine Destrooper
International Journal of Transitional Justice

This article explores the nexus between ecoterritorial conflict resolution and transformative transitional justice, against the background of (neo)extractivism and the Peruvian case of half a century of oil violence.

Climate Security Study: Kenya

January 1, 2023 | Emma Whitaker, Lucas Destrijcker, Johanna Caitlin Dieffenbacher, and Hannah Elisabeth Kurnoth
adelphi and World Food Programme

Kenya ́s topography and environment are diverse, with Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASALs) occupying over 80 per cent of the land area, creating unique challenges for the approximately 38 per cent of the…

Impacts of the Russia-Ukraine War Price Shocks on the Bangladesh Economy: A General Equilibrium Analysis

January 1, 2023 | Tahreen Tahrima Chowdhury, Paul Dorosh, Rizwana Islam, and Angga Pradesha
International Food Policy Research Institure

The spike in global commodity prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine war has had major adverse impacts on many developing countries, including Bangladesh, that still depend heavily on energy and food imports.

Environmental Mobilization in Iraq: NGOs, Local Actors and the Challenge of Climate Change

January 1, 2023 | Safaa Khalaf
Arab Reform Initiative

The urgent environmental and climate crisis demands a shift in research focus toward an analytical study on environmental mobilization in Iraq.

Three Steps to Including Conflict Considerations in the Design of Climate Change Adaptation Projects

January 1, 2023 | Karen Meijer, Emilie Broek, Nella Canales, and Biljana Macura
Stockholm Hub

Research in 2020 found that 12 out of the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change were also affected by conflict.

Ukrainians Are Accusing Russia of Ecocide: What Does That Mean?

January 1, 2023 | Clara Gutman-Argemi, Ashley Ahn, and Brawley Benson
Foreign Policy Magazine

The rupture of a major dam in southern Ukraine has displaced the Dnipro River, killed an unknown number of people, and left many Ukrainians homeless.

The Multiple Impacts of War

January 1, 2023
Nature Sustainability

In March this year, the World Bank, the Government of Ukraine, the European Union and the United Nations published a report — Ukraine Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment — covering the first year of…

Environmental Cooperation between Israel and Its Neighbors [Video]

January 1, 2023 | Alon Tal and Dov Waxman
University of California, Los Angeles

The Middle East is considered a “climate hot spot," which is already showing extreme weather conditions and ecological damage, but this difficult reality also offers an opportunity for a coordinated regional strategy.

Solar Geoengineering: The View from Just War/Securitization Theories

January 1, 2023 | Rita Floyd
Journal of Global Security Studies

As the world continues to fail to reduce and control global surface temperatures, the use of solar radiation management (SRM) technology by one actor or by a small coalition of actors is becoming…

Ressources en Eau dans le Delta Intérieur du Niger au Mali: Actions pour une Gouvernance Apaisée

January 1, 2023 | Abdoulkadri Oumarou Toure, Svenja Wolter, Audrey Legat, Ely Cissouma, and Beteo Zongo
Water, Peace and Security Project

Cette note d’orientation résume la façon dont le stress hydrique accru affecte les moyens de subsistance des populations et ses conséquences sur les relations sociales dans le Delta.

Armed Conflict, Insecurity, and Mining in Eastern DRC: Reflections on the Nexus Between Natural Resources and Armed Conflict

January 1, 2022 | Erik Gobbers and Ken Matthysen
IPIS

This report offers a new framework for looking at the eastern Congo conflict, one within which new evolutions of the past twenty years find a place.

Jobs

Please visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities.

Jordan: Local Recruitment: Head of Coordination Office

June 27, 2023 | Blue Peace Middle East

Blue Peace Middle East is looking for a new head of its Coordination Office in Amman, Jordan.

Senegal: Climate, Migration, Peace and Security Policy Scientist

June 27, 2023 | Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives.

International News

In the last two weeks, 12 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Myanmar: From Taiwan to Turkey and Beyond: How Deforestation Inc Exposed the Teak Trade from Myanmar

March 7, 2023 | Scilla Alecci, International Consortium of Inevtigative Journalists

A new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and media partners around the world exposed how Western governments have failed to stop the widely condemned trade of teak from Myanmar, a…

Ukraine: How the War Is Making Soil and Water Toxic

March 7, 2023 | Julia Vergin, Deutsche Welle

At some point, the war in Ukraine will end, hopefully.

Ukraine: Facing Minefields and Cash Crunch, Ukraine Farmers to Sow Smaller Crop

March 7, 2023 | Rod Nickel and Pavel Polityuk, Reuters

Facing fields full of mines and short of cash, many Ukrainian farmers are likely to sow a smaller area this spring than they did following Russia's invasion, in what could be a further…

International Women’s Day: Our Planet Needs Gender Justice

March 7, 2023 | Friends of the Earth

Although women bear the brunt of environmental injustice, they’re also leading the way to save our planet. Find out why we celebrate International Women’s Day and how we’re working for gender justice.

Women Defenders for Territories Free of Mining

March 7, 2023 | Ada Recinos, Amazon Watch

Celebrate International Women's Day by meeting defenders on the front lines of the Mining Out of the Amazon movement.

Myanmar: Conflict Wood: Under Sanctions, Prized Myanmar Teak Finds Its Way to US, EU Markets via India

March 4, 2023 | Ritu Sarin, Indian Express

From the dense forests of Myanmar, home to teak reserves most prized for high-end furniture and luxury yachts in Europe and US, to the dusty timber market in Nagpur where over 600 saw-mills…

International Women's Day: Environmental Change and Gender

March 3, 2023 | IUCN

Climate change is often defined as a “threat multiplier.

Pakistan: Women to Lead Actions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

March 3, 2023 | IUCN

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with extreme weather events affecting millions of people each year.

Blogs & Opinion

In the last two weeks, 6 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website.

920 Million People Could Face Conflict over the World’s Rivers by 2050: What Our Study Found in Africa

June 25, 2023 | Sophie de Bruin

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022. It reinforced tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.

Is the “Taboo” of Using Water as a Weapon Broken?

June 24, 2023 | Kartike Garg

In the annals of human history, water has often been deployed as a potent weapon during the times of conflict.

Beyond the UN Security Council: Can the UN General Assembly Tackle the Climate–Security Challenge?

June 20, 2023 | Adam Day and Florian Krampe

The wildfires raging in Canada are yet another reminder that climate change is already having an impact on all our lives.

The Kakhovka Dam Disaster: Responsibility and Consequences

June 14, 2023 | Andrian Prokip

In the early morning hours of June 6, an explosion destroyed the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station on the Dnipro river.

Use of Water as a Weapon of War Likely to Increase

June 13, 2023 | Kerry Boyd Anderson

The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine last week highlighted the role of water in warfare.

The Destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Dam and International Humanitarian Law: Some Preliminary Thoughts

June 6, 2023 | Marko Milanovic

This morning the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine was destroyed, in circumstances which remain unclear.

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