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Issue #262 – Jan 23, 2024 |
Announcements
January 8, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association Join the Google Group to receive targeted information on the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from 19-21 June 2024, with a day of pre-conference events… |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
June 18, 2024 - 2024-06-21
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University
Seminar and Book Launch: Corporate Sustainability, Peace and the Environment
March 1, 2024
Sustainability Law, University of Oslo
January 30, 2024
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
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LibraryIn the last two weeks, 15 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:
January 1, 2024 | Martijn C. Vlaskamp
On (In-)Secure Grounds: How Military Forces Interact with Global Environmental Change
January 1, 2024 | Anselm Vogler
Violent and Vibrant: Mexico's Avocado Boom and Organized Crime
January 1, 2024 | Romain Le-Cour-Grandmaison and Paul Frissard Martinez
Mining and Violence in Latin America: The State’s Coercive Responses to Anti-Mining Resistance
January 1, 2024 | Moises Arce and Camilo Nieto-Matiz
Climate Finance and Conflict: Adaptation amid Instability
January 1, 2024 | Clionadh Raleigh, Andrew Linke, Sam Barrett, and Elham Kazemi
Exploring the Worldwide Impact of COVID-19 on Conflict Risk under Climate Change
January 1, 2023 | Xiaolan Xie, Mengmeng Hao, Fangyu Ding, Tobias Ide, David Helman, Jürgen Scheffran, Qian Wang, Yushu Qian, Shuai Chen, Jiajie Wu, Tian Ma, Quansheng Ge, and Dong Jiang
Forest Defenders: Explaining the Violent Politics of Illegal Logging in Romania
January 1, 2023 | Adéla Pokorná and Miriam Matejova
January 1, 2023 | Anselm Vogler
Violent Transitions: Towards a Political Ecology of Coal and Hydropower in India
January 1, 2023 | Mukul Kumar
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. Sweden: Senior Researcher, Climate Change and Risk Programme January 23, 2024 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is seeking a experienced Senior Researcher with a specific focus on conflict and peacebuilding for its Climate Change and Risk (CCR) Programme.Sweden: Research Assistant, Food, Peace and Security January 23, 2024 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an independent international institute whose core mission is to undertake research and activities on security, conflict and peace.Germany: Call for Tender: Design and Facilitation of a Training Course on "Greening WASH" January 19, 2024 | Academy of the Ruhr-University Bochum The Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) is one of the leading academic institutions in Europe for teaching and research in the context of humanitarian crises.Italy: Climate Peace and Security Specialist, Rome, Italy January 19, 2024 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO’s efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to food and agricultural threats and crises.Ukraine: Programme Associate (Monitoring) SC-6 | Odesa, Ukraine 1, Lviv January 19, 2024 | World Food Programme The World Food Programme 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, disasters…Somalia: Resilience Specialist, Mogadiscio, Somalia January 19, 2024 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The key mission of the FAO Representation in Somalia, which is led by FAO Representative (FAOR), is to assist and support the national government to develop policies, strategies and programme aimed at accelerating…January 19, 2024 | United Nations Children's Fund The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations.United Kingdom/Netherlands: Policy Advisor, Climate January 19, 2024 | Mercy Corps Mercy Corps’ mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.Ethiopia: WASH Governance and Management Advisor, Jijiga, Ethiopia January 19, 2024 | SNV SNV is a mission-driven global development partner working in more than 20 countries across Africa and Asia.Ukraine: Livelihood and Food Security Coordinator Ukraine Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine January 19, 2024 | Norwegian Refugee Council Under the leadership of the line manager the purpose of the LFS Coordinator is to support and ensure that all LFS activities, are planned, implemented, monitored and reported according to NRC standards, procedures… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 10 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Middle East and North Africa: Water Stress Worsens Food Insecurity Crisis in Arab States September 26, 2023 | Mohammed El-Said, New Arab Water stress and scarcity have increased food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa region. The climate crisis has affected rainfall patterns, resulting in drier conditions.Arctic: Climate Change, Chinese and Russian Military Activity Increase Risk in the Arctic September 25, 2023 | Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security According to the U. S.DRC: Forced Evictions from DR Congo Mineral-Rich Villages Blights Outlook September 25, 2023 | Patrick Ilunga, East African Kolwezi town in the Democratic Republic of Congo was nicknamed the cobalt capital of the world for having plenty of the mineral.Azerbaijan: Thousands of Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan Reclaims Separatist Region September 25, 2023 | Associated Press Thousands of Armenians streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Azerbaijan Monday in a show of support to…Iraq: New Iraqi Oil Law to Allow Production Sharing with Foreign Firms September 21, 2023 | Zawya A new historic Iraqi oil and gas law that could be approved after the December local elections will allow foreign companies to have a share of oil output with the government, the official…Myanmar: Establishing Community-Managed Fish Conservation Zones in the Sittaung River, Myanmar September 20, 2023 | International Union for Conservation of Nature Historically in Myanmar, fishing rights were awarded to businesses with little if any community benefit. |
Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 3 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Environment and Security | Q&A with Editor in Chief, Ashok Swain January 22, 2024 | Wilson Center From Afghanistan, Nepal, and Libya to the Arctic, the new issue of Environment and Security takes a fresh look at emerging issues at the intersection of environment and security.The Dynamics of Violence in Pursuit of Land in the Pan Amazon January 17, 2024 | Timothy J. Killeen The adage ‘possession is nine-tenths of the law’ is not legally true, but the concept reigns supreme on frontier landscapes in the Pan Amazon.Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza December 18, 2023 | Human Rights Watch The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. |
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Compiled by Josh Dougherty, Carrie Hanks, Liz Hessami, Nilisha Patel, Sarah Shahabi, Aianna Siembab, Major Stevens, Audrey Thill, Diego Toledo, Sarah Xu, Leela Yadav, Milen Yishak, and Julie Yoon |
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