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Issue #321 – Apr 28, 2026 |
Announcements
April 28, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association At the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (16-19 June 2026), the Environmental Peacebuilding Association will present the Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental Peacebuilding.
April 28, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce the Environmental Peacebuilding Champions, a group of 23 dedicated individuals from around the world to foster dialogue around environmental peacebuilding and build engagement around…
March 30, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new online Member Directory. The directory is streamlined and searchable. |
EventsFor more upcoming events on environmental peacebuilding, please visit our online calendar of events.
June 16, 2026 - 2026-06-19
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and University of Ottawa
May 27, 2026
Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Nature and Wars Seminar 6: Long-Term Environmental Consequences of the Past Wars
May 11, 2026
University of Oulu
Nature and Wars Seminar 5: Research and Education in Wartime Conditions
May 5, 2026
University of Oulu
The Sudd Wetland: Lungs of the Nile Basin
April 29, 2026 - 2026-04-30
Wake Forest University
April 15, 2026 - 2026-06-30 Environmental Peacebuilding Association With the publication of Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding: An A-Z Guide forthcoming in June 2026, a series of events are being organized to reach out to diverse audiences. |
LibraryIn the last two weeks, 7 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. What It Takes to Eat: Conflict and Sudan’s Fragile Food System
April 27, 2026 | Nana Ndeda, Azzaa Ahmed Abdel Aziz, and Sara Karrar
April 27, 2026 | Nathalia Niño and Andrea Bassi
April 21, 2026
The Human and Environmental Costs of the War in Iran
April 20, 2026 | Kalina Gibson, Dawn Le, and Ariana Sharghi
From Conflict to Community: Liberia's Blood Diamond Recovery and the Palm Farm Proof of Concept
April 18, 2026
Colonial Legacies of Agrarian Violence and Persistent Struggles to End It
April 17, 2026 | Jun Borras and Maria Malaya de la Tierra
The World Agreed to Stop Using Food as a Weapon. It Hasn’t.
April 15, 2026
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JobsPlease visit our jobs page to view these positions and other job opportunities. April 28, 2026 | Action contre la Faim France Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger.April 28, 2026 | Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.Iraq: Programme Manager - South Iraq April 28, 2026 | Tearfund Tearfund is looking for an experienced and strategic Program Manager to join our team in South Iraq and play a role in strengthening our country programme.Sudan: Environmental Health/WASH Coordinator April 28, 2026 | International Rescue Committee The IRC was present in Sudan from 1981 to 2009. In November 2019, the IRC re-registered in Sudan and opened a main office in Khartoum, with programming beginning in 2020.Afghanistan: Country Director (M/F) - Kabul April 28, 2026 | Solidarités International Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for…Jordan: ToR Consultant for Research on Climate Change and Gender-Based Violence April 28, 2026 | Kvinna Till Kvinna The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (KTK) is implementing the project “Countering Backlash – Reclaiming Women’s Rights in Jordan – Phase 2 (2025–2028)” in close partnership with Two local NGOs.Somalia: Programme Specialist - Environmental Governance and Peacebuilding April 27, 2026 | United Nations Environment Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations… |
International NewsIn the last two weeks, 21 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling: Food Security: Two-Thirds of Global Hunger Concentrated in 10 Conflict-Hit Countries
April 24, 2026 | Vibhu Mishra
Climate Change: NATO Releases Report on the Effects of Climate Change on Security
April 22, 2026
April 22, 2026
Afghanistan: Webinar Series Highlights Growing Climate Pressures on Livelihoods in Afghanistan
April 20, 2026
April 19, 2026 | Sarah Mitchell
April 18, 2026
Climate Change: TU Delft Launches New Climate Safety Research Centre in The Hague
April 17, 2026
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine’s First Ever Court Verdict for a War Crime against the Natural Reserve Fund
April 16, 2026
Water: The Militarization of Water in Middle Eastern Wars
April 16, 2026 | Amal Ismail
Iran: Middle East Oil Production Plunges Due to Iran war, OPEC Data Shows
April 13, 2026 | Spencer Kimball
Iran: Could the Iran War Pose Lasting Risks to Global Food Security? [Video]
April 12, 2026 | Adrian Finighan
Global: OSCE Tackles Gender and Climate Change Nexus
April 11, 2026 | National Today
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Blogs & OpinionIn the last two weeks, 9 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling: Ethiopia, Egypt, and the Nile: Why International Water Law Is Failing the GERD Dispute April 22, 2026 | Mostafa Ahmed Fouad Makled The ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reflects a deeper structural challenge in international water governance: the fragmentation of legal regimes and the inability of existing institutional arrangements to operationalize…April 22, 2026 | Fabrizio Minniti Over the last few years, a clear and troubling pattern has crystallised: where the state fails to manage water and energy scarcity, violent non-state actors step in.Landscape: A Human Lens on the Environmental Cost of War April 21, 2026 | Samira Siddique and Simon Watkins When we talk about the environmental cost of armed conflict, there is often a focus on immediate, measurable and tangible impacts such as the physical destruction wrought by munitions or the escape of…Fossil Fuel Transition Talks Must Address Militaries April 20, 2026 | Ellie Kinney The global energy crisis triggered by the Israeli-US war against Iran has catapulted the relationship between militarism, armed conflict and fossil fuels into the spotlight.Green Energy and European Security: Reducing Exposure in an Era of Shocks April 15, 2026 | Chris Kremidas-Courtney Across Europe, governments are again scrambling to manage exposure. LNG cargoes are being rerouted, emergency measures are under consideration and industrial users are being warned to expect disruption.Climate Shocks, Information and Risks to Peace April 15, 2026 | UN Office to the African Union As climate impacts intensify, the information ecosystems through which climate risks are communicated, understood and acted upon are becoming increasingly consequential for peace and security. |
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Compiled by Buket Altınçelep, Maria Camilla Cadonici, Karishma Goswami, Amelie L'Henaff, Liz Hessami, Madeleine Loll, Kathleen McLean, and Milen Yishak |
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