Issue #311 – Dec 9, 2025

Announcements

Call for Applicants – Next Gen Programme (PEACE Action)

December 4, 2025
Peace Research Community Europe

The Next Gen Programme of the PEACE Action network invites applications from Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) — defined as researchers aged 39 or younger — to participate in a mentorship and professional development programme (February 2026 – October 2026).…

Call for Submissions: Path to Ottawa Initiatives

November 4, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa

In the lead-up to the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding–taking place in June 2026 in Ottawa, Canada–the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and Conference partners are hosting the Path to Ottawa, a global, consultative…

Events

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

Conservation Conflict Transformation Workshops (In-Person)

March 2, 2026 - 2026-03-06 Center for Conservation Peacebuilding
Washington, DC

Feeling stuck in a tough, high-stakes conflict around wildlife or conservation? Do you feel like you are taking all the right actions, but still feel like real change and progress is elusive?

Environmental Peacebuilding in Transboundary River Catchments (A Path to Ottawa Event)

February 10, 2026
online

Climate change is fueling human conflicts around the world. Degradation of ecosystems, including land and water resources, has forced mass migration among communities, both within nations and internationally.

Indigenous Environmental Peacebuilding: Nonviolent Strategies for Defending Land from the Philippines, Indonesia and Bolivia (A Path to Ottawa Event)

February 3, 2026 Academy for Conflict Transformation within Pro Peace
online

In this two-hour roundtable Dorthea Wabiser from Indonesia, Edward Intang Abelardo from the Philippines and Alex Villca from Bolivia will present the backgrounds, conflicts and strategies of the indigenous communities facing intense pressure…

Sustainability Funding Promotes Peace in Iran (A Path to Ottawa Event)

January 14, 2026
online

This session will focus on the role of developed countries in peace building, especially by promoting environmental sustainability.

Library

In the last two weeks, 8 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions:

Water and Power: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Nile Basin Security

December 9, 2025 | Chourouk Mestour
E-International Relations

Water has been an important natural resource since the beginning of civilization.

When Migration Encounters Adaptation in Africa: Engaging with Climate Hazard and Armed Conflict

December 9, 2025 | Hyun Kim, Hana Kim, Hyewon Kim, and Kyle Maurice Woosnam
Sustainable Development

This work examined the potential role of climate adaptation in migration influenced by armed conflict or climate hazard, using panel data at grid and country levels in Africa between 1995 and 2015.

Human Security Under Climate Stress: Environmental Peacebuilding Pathways in Somalia

December 9, 2025 | Mohamed Yusuf Adan
Frontiers in Political Science

Somalia provides a critical case for examining how climate change undermines human security and peace in fragile states.

Strengthening Field Environmental Management: Assessing the Green Field Tool Roll-out in NPA

December 9, 2025 | Anna McKean, Jonathan Walsh, and Doug Weir
Conflict and Environment Observatory and Norwegian People's Aid

Mine action takes place in some of the world’s most fragile environments that are impacted by conflict, pollution and degraded ecosystems. As the climate crisis accelerates, these vulnerabilities deepen.

Policy on Addressing Environmental Damage through the Rome Statute

December 9, 2025
International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court was established to help end impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.

Talking History: Water Wars with Sara McLaughlin Mitchell [Audio]

December 9, 2025 | Djene Bajalan
KSMU Radio

From oil and gas to lithium and rare earth elements, the story of the modern world has often been shaped by competition over natural resources.

Chocolate Giants Fuel Deforestation in West Africa’s Last Rainforest

November 25, 2025
Global Witness

An investigation by Global Witness links some of the world’s most popular chocolates, including Mars, Magnums, KitKat, Hersheys and Dairy Milk, to a new deforestation crisis in Liberia.

Jobs

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

Madagascar: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead

November 25, 2025 | SEED Madagascar

SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in southeast Madagascar.

Madagascar: Programme Officer - Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

November 25, 2025 | SEED Madagascar

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated development professional with 1-3 years’ experience to contribute to impactful agricultural and livelihoods work in one of Madagascar’s most biodiverse regions.

USA: Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellowship 2026-2027

November 25, 2025 | University of Notre Dame: Keough School of Global Affairs

Each year, the Kroc Institute's Visiting Research Fellows Program brings outstanding scholars focused on peace research to the University of Notre Dame for a semester or a full academic year.

Seeking Experts

November 19, 2025 | Dorsch Impact

Dorsch Impact is a German consulting company in the field of development cooperation.

International News

In the last two weeks, 43 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. The following is a sampling:

Water Wars: Violence over Water Resources Reaches Record Levels

December 8, 2025 | Peter Gleick
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Violence over water has been reported around the world, in every region, including events where access to or control of water resources triggers conflict and where water or water systems are used as…

Afghanistan: UN Sounds Alarm over Afghanistan’s Land Degradation amid Climate Change Crisis

December 6, 2025 | Fidel Rahmati
Khaama Press

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that prolonged droughts and increasing dust storms are causing severe land degradation across Afghanistan, making it one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries.

Brazil: Study Reveals the Impact of Environmental Crimes and Criminal Factions on the Redefinition of the Legal Amazon

December 5, 2025 | Fred Santana
Cenarium

The convergence between lethal violence, expansion of criminal factions, drug trafficking, deforestation and illegal mining took center stage at the 2025 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) during the launch of the…

Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Charts Its Post-Oil Future

December 5, 2025 | Jaime Nogueira Pinto
Geopolitical Intelligence Services

Timor-Leste, a small nation heavily reliant on oil, finds itself in a delicate position, grappling with economic downturns and dwindling resources.

DRC: US and EU Critical Minerals Project Could Displace Thousands in DRC – Report

December 4, 2025 | Rachel Savage
Guardian

Up to 6,500 people are at risk of being displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project funded by the EU and the US, amid a global race…

Gaza Strip: Amid Ceasefire, FAO Helps Herders Protect Remaining Livestock, Combat Malnutrition

December 2, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

With winter approaching, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping approximately 2,000 families in the Gaza Strip that still have small ruminants (sheep and goats) to protect their…

Liberia: From Destruction to Protection: How Strengthening Sustainable Forest Practices Helped Change the Mentality of Liberian Forest Communities

December 1, 2025 | Paul M. Kanneh and Matthias F. Larbeindee
Liberia Forest Media Watch

Unregulated agriculture activities, hunting of endangered species and unsustainable logging have been a normal practice by residents of Salayea (Lofa) and Gba (Nimba) community forests.

Iraq: Weaponising Energy: Khor Mor Attacks Expose Iraq’s Power Struggles

November 28, 2025 | Amena Bakr
The National

This week, the Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was struck once again in a rocket attack.

Climate Change: Africa Confronts Climate–Security Crisis with Call for Peace-Resilient Action

November 28, 2025
Devdiscourse

Climate change is no longer just an environmental crisis in Africa—it is a driver of conflict, forced displacement, and growing insecurity across the continent.

Climate Change: CGIAR Climate Security Team Pilots a New Research Approach for the Development of Nature-Based Solutions in Fragile Settings

November 27, 2025 | Ibukun Taiwo
CGIAR

Responding to complex crises requires new systemic research approaches that help identify entry points for programmes that can simultaneously address risks of different nature while building long-term resilience of affected populations.

Event Summary: Berlin Climate and Security Conference 2025 (BCSC 2025)

November 26, 2025
Climate Diplomacy

The seventh Berlin Climate and Security Conference (BCSC) 2025 explored how to navigate climate, conflict, and cooperation in a turbulent era, highlighting the urgency of integrating climate security into responses to today’s geopolitical,…

Conflict Minerals: Kimberley Process Conflict Diamond Redefinition Fails to Reach Dubai Consensus

November 26, 2025 | Muflih Hidayat
Discovery Alert

Global commodity markets increasingly confront governance challenges that transcend traditional regulatory frameworks.

Afghanistan: Hope Flows: Clean Water Transforms Lives in Helmand Province

November 26, 2025
UN High Commissioner for Refugees

To address this critical need, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with the generous support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), implemented the construction of solar-powered water supply systems in both communities.

Blogs & Opinion

In the last two weeks, 12 blogs & opinion pieces on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Here is a sampling:

Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats

December 4, 2025 | Madelyn MacMurray

Events over this past year have made water’s role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to cross-border terrorism.

As Solar Geoengineering Enters its Startup Phase, Governments Must Address Emerging Security Risks

December 2, 2025 | Scott M. Moore and Imran Bayoumi

Just decades ago, the idea of artificially cooling the planet to help fight climate change was viewed as science fiction.

Monitoring Sudan’s Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining from Space

November 30, 2025 | Jonathan Walsh

Gold is helping fuel the war in Sudan, and its extraction is causing environmental degradation and chemical pollution that threatens human health.

Sustainability in the Wake of the Colombian Armed Conflict

November 30, 2025 | Ash Fowkes-Gajan

In the Colombian armed conflict, land ownership and agricultural strongholds for rebel forces were a form of political power.

Replace or Reshape: Can Solar Power Alter Iraq’s Reliance on Oil?

November 29, 2025 | Shafaq News

Iraq’s latest drive to allocate land for solar projects around the capital has sharpened a central question in its energy debate: can renewables meaningfully ease Iraq’s dependence on oil, or will they remain…

Sunk: Another Bid to Redefine Conflict Diamonds

November 27, 2025 | John Jeffay

At the end of the day it was the inclusion of state-armed actors that sank the latest Kimberly Process attempt to redefine conflict diamonds.

Post-Conflict Reforestation in Colombia

November 27, 2025 | Caroline Sheehan

Deep in the Colombian Amazon, where only recently thick tree canopies concealed guerrilla movements, a different kind of revolution is taking root.

Echoes in the Current: Water, Conflict, and the Elusive Hope for Environmental Peacebuilding in a Warming World

November 20, 2025 | Florian Krampe

A warming climate disrupts the global water cycle with an intensity that alters the very predictability of life. Climate change makes the availability of freshwater dangerously unreliable.

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