The Peace Corner Podcast

As borders evolve into testing grounds for tech experiments, what impact do they have on human lives and rights? Our first episode not only dives into these challenges but is committed to exploring solutions.

Join us in an insightful discussion with lawyer and anthropologist Petra Molnar, data analysis, graphics, and UX designer Simon Droti, and journalist Wael Qarssifi from the Migration +Tech Monitor to explore the dual nature of new technologies on people on the move.

The 8th season of the Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders.

In this final episode of Season 7, Rhea Mahanta, founder of The Peacebuilding Project, shares her story. She describes how climate change affects her work as a peace activist and reflects on new multidisciplinary strategies to address the climate-peace nexus.

"I feel that not only should issues of economic growth, political and social inequality be dealt with simultaneously, but we also need a radical change in strategy of our current models of growth."

The Peace Corner Podcast is a joint initiative of interns at GPPAC, UNOY & CSPPS

私たちのアイデンティティとコミュニティが、活動家としてどのような意味を形作るのでしょうか？創造的な手段や日常生活の中でどのように平和構築者となれるのでしょうか？環境悪化の影響を不均衡に受けながらも、世界中の若い先住民族は、創造的な実践を通じて自らの文化再生と環境保護のために指導的役割を果たしています。

このエピソードでは、日本と世界中でアイヌ文化普及に取り組むアイヌの活動家である関根摩耶（まや）さんと、ハワイパシフィック大学社会福祉学科助教授であり、このエピソードの翻訳をサポートしたヴィンス岡田博士が参加します。摩耶さんの活動のいきさつやアイヌ文化教育者としての考え、地元知識の共有と伝承を通じた世代間のパートナーシップ、そしてアイヌにおける相互尊重である「ウアイヌコㇿ」の重要性について探求します。このエピソードは英語または日本語でお楽しみいただけます。Peace Corner Podcastは、GPPAC、CSPPS、UNOY Peacebuildersのイニシアチブです。

日本語でお聞きの皆様に向けての注釈となりますが、このエピソードではまず、摩耶さんに、アイヌの実践と知識を広めるための有用なツールとしてのYouTubeチャンネルとオンラインプラットフォームの役割についてお聞きします。次に、アイヌのアイデンティティが彼女の活動のアプローチにどのように影響を与えたか、世代間の対話の役割や地域レベルでの知識保護と気候変動への対処、先住民族と地域の活動の役割について探求します。また、歴史的な同化政策がアイヌのコミュニティにどのように影響を与えたか、それらの不正義がどう解決されるべきかについても議論します。最後に、摩耶さんが、気候変動活動に取り組みたい若者やアイヌ文化を学びたい人々に対して、活動を始めるためのアドバイスを提供します。

How do our identity and community shape what it means to be an activist?

How can we be peacebuilders in creative ways and in daily life?

Despite disproportionately facing the effects of environmental degradation, young indigenous people from across the world are leading the way in advocating for the revitalisation of their heritage and environmental protection through creative practices.

In this episode, we are joined by Maya Sekine, an activist of Ainu heritage who works to promote Ainu culture in Japan and around the world, as well as Dr. Vince Okada, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the Hawai’i Pacific University, who assisted with translation for the episode.

We explore Maya’s journey to becoming an advocate and teacher of Ainu culture, her reflections on her identity, intergenerational partnership through sharing and passing down local knowledge, as well as the importance of mutual respect, or uaynukor in Ainu.

You can tune in to this episode either in English or in Japanese.

🔗 You can find Maya on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@userhttps://www.youtube.com/@user-sg7qz4sh8p/featured

The Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of GPPAC, CSPPS and UNOY Peacebuilders

What do we know about interlinkages between Climate Change and conflicts?

Surprisingly, academic research shows that proving that Climate Change triggers conflicts is often challenging.

In the newest episode of the #PeaceCornerPodcast, CSPPS intern Victor interviews Clionadh Raleigh, political violence and geography professor and president of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) Project. They discuss the necessity of considering political factors when thinking about conflicts in the Global South.

Tune in to learn more about the deep roots of the herder-farmer conflicts in the Sahel - including land property issues - and how to deal with climate change in conflict-affected settings.

The Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of UNOY, CSPPS & GPPAC

The climate crisis is impacting the whole world, but not everyone is affected in the same way. Indigenous communities are at the forefront of the battle against climate change, trying to make their voices heard by institutions and decision-making bodies.

In this new episode of The Peace Corner Podcast, UNOY Communications Officer Francesca Paniccia talks to Dayana Blanco Quiroga, Project Coordinator at Pueblos de Montaña Foundation, Aymara indigenous organisation about their efforts to find sustainable solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change. Based in Oruro, Bolivia, the organisation combines indigenous and scientific knowledge to help the community overcome the consequences of climate events.

The Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of GPPAC, CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders

From the Sahel to the Arctic, the impact of climate change is being felt around the world. But how is it linked to violent conflict?

Understanding the connection between the two is more important now than ever.

Join UNOY Fundraising Officer Sumaiya Tanim as she chats with Katongo Seyuba, a young researcher on Climate Change, Development & Sustainability on the latest episode of Peace Corner Podcast to learn about his research on the link between climate change and conflict, and the policy implications for peacebuilding efforts.

Katongo Seyuba is currently working as a Research Assistant with the Climate Change and Risk Program at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of GPPAC, CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders

In this new episode, we learn from Nishanie Jayamaha, who brings a humanitarian perspective to the discussion. Are you curious to hear about how the different sectors are inter-connected? Are you interested in learning more about the implications of connecting climate change as a direct driver to conflict? Tune in to hear more !

Nishanie Jayamaha is the Learning and Climate Change Coordinator at ICVA and has over 20 years of experience working in the humanitarian and conflict fields in complex emergency contexts. Bringing into light the challenges of conflict, climate change, displacement, food insecurity, she highlights the need for a change and working together across sectors.

The Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of GPPAC, CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders

In this episode, Beatrice talks to Marion Akiteng from CECORE Uganda, who shares her experience in developing and piloting the GPPAC Step-by-Step Guide to document, assess, and address climate security challenges at the local level. What for? To design strategies for mitigating and adapting to climate risks.

Hear from Marion how communities develop local indicators and find out more about their value in addressing climate risks. Marion also talks about the crucial role local women and young people play in driving local climate action. Tune in for more!

The Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of GPPAC, CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders

Join Aziza and Ali Joma in the latest episode of the #PeaceCorner Podcast to explore the impacts of climate change on the community in Afghanistan, and how young climate activists are contributing to climate action and change.

Ali Joma Raeesi is a young climate activist who has been working on climate change issues since his university days. He is the CEO of Avisar organization for research and water resource management in Afghanistan. In this episode, he discusses how climate change has affected Afghanistan's vulnerable community; 80% of the country's population depends on subsistence agriculture and the country's population is also currently facing a dire economic and political situation.

Don't miss this insightful conversation on the intersection of water resource management, climate change, and youth activism. Tune in to the #PeaceCorner Podcast now!

The Peace Corner Podcast is an initiative of GPPAC, CSPPS & UNOY Peacebuilders