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China/DRC: China and Congo Butt Heads over 15-Year-Old $17 Billion Deal

Feb 17, 2023 | Chinedu Okafor, Business Insider

The Democratic Republic of Congo's state auditor has requested an additional $17 billion in investments from a 2008 infrastructure-for-minerals agreement with Chinese investors, which is…

Kenya/South Sudan: Ilemi Triangle Spat: How Resources Fuel East Africa’s Border Conflicts

Feb 17, 2023 | Al Chukwuma Okoli, defenceWeb

For decades, African states have grappled with numerous interstate border disputes, especially in resource-rich regions. In east Africa, most of these conflicts are as old…

Arms Are Not Enough: Solutions for the Sahel Must Consider Climate

Feb 17, 2023 | Sinéad Barry

On February 25, Nigeria will begin voting for its new president in one of the most tightly fought elections in decades. And the most likely…

Arms Are Not Enough: Solutions for the Sahel Must Consider Climate

Feb 16, 2023 | Sinéad Barry and Janani Vivekananda

A focus on counter-terrorism by Nigeria and international actors operating in the Lake Chad basin is by no means misplaced. On February 25, Nigeria will…

Water, Climate, and Peacebuilding through a Gender Lens

Feb 16, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

Climate change is affecting water access for people around the world, causing more severe droughts, floods, and unpredictable weather patterns. Rising water insecurity endangers livelihoods and the…

Iraq: Consultancy for Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Agribusinesses

Feb 16, 2023 | Danish Refugee Council

Founded in 1956, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading international NGO and one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement.…

Nigeria: Natural Resource Management Advisor (Conflict Mitigation and Community Reconciliation In Northwest Nigeria)

Feb 16, 2023 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

DRC: Program Manager II (Nutrition and WASH)

Feb 16, 2023 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives…

USA: Senior Fellow: Gender, Climate, Security Nexus

Feb 16, 2023 | Georgetown University

The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Researcher to lead its climate research portfolio. The Senior…

Jordan: Project Manager (m/f/d) for Community Work and Resource Conflict Transformation in Amman, Jordan

Feb 16, 2023 | Forum Civil Peace Service

The Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (forumZFD) supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace and strives to help overcome war and violence.…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia Draining a Ukrainian Reservoir Is a Reminder That Water Can Be a Weapon in a Warming World

Feb 15, 2023 | Dave Levitan, Grid

In a warming world, water is an increasingly precious resource — and it can also be used as a weapon when conflict breaks out.

Conflict Minerals: How Conflict Minerals Make It into Our Phones

Feb 15, 2023 | Katie Brigham, CNBC

Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered conflict minerals, due to their potential origin…

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Looking at Indian Women in Climate Science and Research

Feb 15, 2023 | Tamanna Sengupta

While the Indian government is attempting to encourage more women scientists through awards and growth schemes, true success requires systemic change and mindset shifts.

Cuban Women Play Outstanding Role in Facing Climate Change

Feb 15, 2023 | Juan M. Garcia

Women's outstanding role in fighting climate change was appreciated on Sunday in the development of the Increasing Resilience of Agricultural Ecosystems in Cuba (IRES) project…

Women Climate Crusaders Step Up to Make Climate Action Inclusive

Feb 15, 2023 | Manka Behl

Nagpur: Nineteen-year-old Hina Saifi from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is working at the grass roots level to empower women with eco-friendly resources and improve air quality.…

Women's Contributions to Solving the Climate Crisis

Feb 15, 2023 | Rebecca Goldfine

The Environmental Studies Program partnered with The Nature Conservancy in Maine to bring together a panel of women who are working at the intersection of…

Larry Swatuk

Emeritus Professor
University of Waterloo
Canada
Feb 14, 2023

Larry Swatuk is a Full Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo (UW) in Canada. He came…

Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflict: 4,000 Lives Lost in Seven Years, Says ex-Minister

Feb 14, 2023 | Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Punch

A former Minister of Finance, Mansur Muhtar, has said no fewer than 4,000 Nigerians had lost their lives and thousands of others maimed as a…

Myanamr: Illegal Gold Mining Expanding Unchecked under Junta in Myanmar’s Kachin State

Feb 14, 2023 | Radio Free Asia

A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar’s Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of…

Colombia: Colombia Cuts Deforestation-Reduction Target Following 2022 Increases

Feb 14, 2023 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters

Colombia's government is looking to cut deforestation to 140,000 hectares (345,947 acres) a year by 2026, despite international agreements eyeing greater reductions, due to an…

Liberia: Hike in Transport Fares Upsets Lumber Trade

Feb 14, 2023 | Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer

The hike in transportation fares has been having adverse effects on many business people across the country, but those in the lumber industry (plank sellers)…

Nigeria: Farmers, Herders, Others Meet in Abuja over Conflict

Feb 14, 2023 | TVC News

Crop Farmers, Professionals in livestock production and other stakeholders in agribusiness are gathering in Abuja to discuss how to end the conflicts between sedentary farmers…

DRC: DRC to Expand Exploration for Energy Transition Metals

Feb 13, 2023 | Matthew Goosen, Energy Capital & Power

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi announced that the Central African country will begin exploration operations for nickel and chrome in the…

Africa/Ukraine/Russia: One Year Later - The Impact of the Russian Conflict with Ukraine on Africa

Feb 13, 2023 | Bitsat Yohannes-Kassahun, Africa Renewal

Addressing debt while bolstering agriculture, energy access and continental trade could ease burden on struggling economies. In today's interconnected world, shots fired in one corner…

Indonesia/Timor Leste: Indonesia, Timor Leste Agree to Settle Land Border Negotiations

Feb 13, 2023 | Rangga Jingga and Uyu Liman, Antara

Indonesia and Timor Leste concurred on completing negotiations for the two remaining land border segments -- the Noel Besi-Citrana Segment and the Bidjael Sunan Oben…

Liberia: The Farmer Defending His Land Against a Palm Plantation

Feb 13, 2023 | James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

One day in 2016 policemen arrested Saturday Wilson at his farm. Wilson had been accused by the Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) of stealing fertilizers,…

Liberia: Wilmar and Financiers Exposed to Conflict Palm Oil in Liberia

Feb 13, 2023 | Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network

Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) Liberia and Milieudefensie expose the ongoing social and environmental harms in Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) in Liberia. Over the past…

Ukraine/Russia: Russia's New Water Pipeline System Will Connect to Ukraine's Donbas [Video]

Feb 13, 2023 | Mirror Now

Russia is building a 200-km water pipeline system that will reach Ukraine. The system would connect Russia's Rostav region that borders Ukraine's Donbas region. The…

EnPAx Seeking People Interested in Participating in a MENA Interest Group

Feb 13, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking people who would be interested in joining a Middle East and North Africa-focused Interest Group.

As regions with debilitating climate…

Survey Seeking Your Perspectives on the Intersections between Environment and Peace

Feb 12, 2023 | Michael Chew

Michael Chew, an independent researcher from Australia, is currently completing the Institute for Economics and Peace Ambassador program.  In this context, he is collecting perspectives…