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Issue #255 – Oct 17, 2023 |
AnnouncementsOctober 17, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Following the creation of the "Environment and Security" journal, published in collaboration with SAGE, and the announcement that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in The Hague in collaboration…
October 16, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking people who would be interested in joining a Transitional Justice focused Interest Group.
October 16, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) is pleased to present awards to leaders, practitioners, and researchers from our community.2024-25 Peace Scholar Fellowship Request for Applications (RfA) October 12, 2023 | United States Institute of Peace The United States Institute of Peace seeks applications from Ph. D. candidates at U. S.Call for Papers: Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific October 12, 2023 | Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies DKI APCSS welcomes written proposals from current and former faculty and visiting scholars to contribute book chapters to the publication of an edited volume commemorating the Center’s 30th anniversary in 2025. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
November 16, 2023
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
November 15, 2023
EnPAx Forest Interest Group and M&E Interest Group
Cross-Cultural Conversations: Environmental Peacebuilding
November 2, 2023
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
November 1, 2023
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
October 31, 2023
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
October 26, 2023
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
October 19, 2023
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 5 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Community Voices on Climate and Security: A Social Learning Approach
January 1, 2023 | Leonardo Medina, Grazia Pacillo, Jonathan James Hellin, and Michelle Bonatti
Energy Injustice and Its Role for Environmental Peacebuilding
January 1, 2023 | Ahmad Al-Wadaey, Tobias Zumbrägel, and Ali Alamudi
Revealing the Governance Dynamics of the Coffee Chain in Colombia: A State-of-the-Art Review
January 1, 2023 | Antonella Samoggia and Andrea Fantini
January 1, 2023 | Giulia Pinzauti and Merryl Lawry-White
Research Handbook on International Law and Environmental Peacebuilding
January 1, 2023 | Daniëlla Dam-de Jong and Britta Sjöstedt
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Sweden: World Water Week Young Scientific Programme Committee (YSPC) October 16, 2023 | Stockholm International Water Institute SIWI is seeking committed young professionals to provide support to World Water Week’s Scientific Programme Committee.Senegal: Regional Livelihoods and Food Security Adviser - Central West Africa (CWA) October 16, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council The NRC Central and West Africa region includes operations in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria.Ukraine: Programme Assistant (In-Kind) SC5 | Kyiv, Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine October 16, 2023 | World Food Programme The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict,…Somalia: National Program Officer (Environmental Peacebuilding) October 12, 2023 | Committed To Good CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 11 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: DRC: US Measure Would Ban Products Containing Mineral Mined with Child Labor in Congo July 3, 2023 | Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press A measure has been introduced in the U. S.Climate Change: Symposium Focuses on Practical Solutions for Climate Security Challenges July 3, 2023 | United States Africa Command The third Security Implications of Climate Change Symposium, organized by U. S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the U. S.July 3, 2023 | Samuel Lovett; Sarah Newey, and Ben Farmer, Telegraph America’s “war on drugs,” launched by President Richard Nixon in 1971, raged for more than half a century but hardly put a dent in the Afghan opium trade.Afghanistan: Clash over Water Injures 6 in Afghanistan July 3, 2023 | Xinhua A clash over water between two families in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province has left six persons injured, said a statement of provincial police department released here on Monday.DRC: Protecting Congo’s Forests: New Timber Parks Will Help Fight Illegal Logging July 3, 2023 | Paolo Omar Cerutti and Silvia Ferrari, Conversation The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the East African Community in 2022.Iraq: Market Value of Iraq’s Natural Resources Surpasses $15 trillion July 1, 2023 | Amr Salem, Iraqi News The financial adviser to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed on Saturday that the market value of Iraq’s wealth exceeds $15 trillion, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.Water: How Can We Avoid Water Wars? July 1, 2023 | Akram Belkaïd, Le Monde diplomatique Climate change could well lead to armed conflict over water resources among other things.June 30, 2023 | Asian News International Afghanistan's envoy at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting has said the country is experiencing the most devastating impacts of climate change, TOLO News reported.Colombia: Turning over a New Leaf, Colombian Ranchers Plant Trees June 29, 2023 | Agence France-Presse In Colombia's southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant trees. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 3 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Armed Groups as Forest Protectors in Colombia: A Risky Dynamic October 16, 2023 | Joshua Collins On May 15, 2022, a guerilla group in Colombia called Estado Mayor Central (EMC) issued a surprising communique from the large swaths of Amazonian regions it controls, titled a “Manual of Coexistence.A Reminder from Israel and Gaza on the Importance and Limitations of Environmental Peacebuilding October 13, 2023 | Peter Schwartzstein For those of us not party to the conflict but engaged in the regional environmental peacebuilding space, all of this is a grim reminder of something long understood but that the author––and perhaps…New Journal | Q&A with Environment and Security’s Editorial Team October 3, 2023 | Wilson Center Environment and Security is a new journal published by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing. |
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Compiled by Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Nilisha Patel, Sophia Rockwell, Sarah Shahabi, Aianna Siembab, Major Stevens, Audrey Thill, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, Milen Yishak, and Julie Yoon |
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