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South Sudan’s Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power – but Will It Benefit the People?
Feb 12, 2023
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Harry Verhoeven and Francois Sennesael
Much of Africa has spent 2022 facing sharp increases in the costs of energy and food driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the strengthening of the US dollar.…
Call for Applications: Study on the Relations between National Dialogue and Climate Change/Environment as Part of a Paper Series on National Dialogues: Substantive Issues
Feb 12, 2023
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Berghof Foundation
Over the last two decades, National Dialogues have become considered a comprehensive tool for preventing violent conflicts and managing complex change processes. While such participatory …
Myanmar: Myanmar Mineral Exports Worth $230 Million This Financial Year
Feb 11, 2023
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Burma News International
Mineral exports from Myanmar include gems, jewelry gold, jade, pearl, diamond, tungsten, tin, silver, copper, zinc, coal and other minerals and metals. Due to the…
Meet 5 Women Who Are Using Science to Help Save the Planet
Feb 10, 2023
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UNEP
International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists.
India: Senior Project Associate- Gender and Social Inclusion, Climate Program
Feb 10, 2023
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World Resources Institute
WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable…
Timor-Leste: Social Safeguarding, Gender and Inclusion Officer
Feb 10, 2023
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United Nations Development Programme
Background
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are…
Thailand: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist
Feb 10, 2023
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Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific…
“Environment, Conflict, Media” Conference Held in Sarajevo
Feb 9, 2023
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Sarajevo Times
The conference entitled “Environment, Conflict, Media”, dedicated to issues of environmental protection and reporting on climate change, was organized yesterday in Sarajevo. It is the…
Ethiopia: Livelihoods Specialist (Team Leader) - Ethiopia Highlands Resilience Activity
Feb 9, 2023
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Mercy Corps
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, it knows its teams do their best…
Thailand: Climate Change and Green Jobs Technical Advisor
Feb 9, 2023
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Save the Children
The Climate Change and Green Jobs Technical Advisor provides strategic technical leadership to Thailand Country office in positioning, preparing and implementing portfolio of programmes related…
DRC: Artisanal Cobalt Mining Swallowing City in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Satellite Imagery Shows
Feb 8, 2023
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Victoria Beaule, ABC News
As officials around the world call for a transition to a greener economy, one city is being transformed to accommodate the growing demand for one…
Gender and Climate Change
Feb 8, 2023
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Vera Tripodi, E-International Relations
In this chapter, I focus on the negative consequences of climate change for women’s rights. This chapter is divided into two parts. In the first…
Colombia: Indigenous Women Record Age-Old Knowledge of Bees in Colombia’s Amazon
Feb 8, 2023
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Astrid Arellano, Mongabay
A team of Indigenous Yucuna women in the Colombian Amazon are rescuing and documenting the remaining oral knowledge on bees and their roles in the…
Environmental and Political Reconciliation Needed for the South China Sea
Feb 8, 2023
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James Borton
More than 625 million people of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) depend upon a healthy global ocean. Meanwhile, coral reefs are dying…
Afghanistan: Despite the Taliban’s Pledge to Eradicate Opium, the Poppy Trade Still Flourishes in Afghanistan
Feb 7, 2023
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Daniel Simms, Conversation
The Taliban have always had a complicated relationship with the opium trade. As a narcotic, opium is haram, or forbidden under Islamic law. But at…
DRC: Congo’s President Wants New Exploration for Green Energy Metals
Feb 7, 2023
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Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
Democratic Republic of Congo wants to position itself as a key source of metals in the green energy transition, and that will mean new exploration…
Liberia: EU Bemoans Violations in Forestry Sector
Feb 7, 2023
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Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer
The head of the European Union (EU) Delegation has described as worrisome the blatant violations that have marred the Liberian forestry sector in recent years…
The UAE and Israel Have a History of Strong Female Leadership. Women Must Take Substantial Roles in the Next Phase of the Abraham Accords.
Feb 7, 2023
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Marcy Grossman, Atlantic Council
It has been more than two years since the Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.…
Canada: Climate Crisis and Women’s Rights- Mission Inclusion and IUCN Selected For a 3-year, $30 Million Project Under the Canadian Government’s Partnering for Climate
Feb 7, 2023
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IUCN
Quebec City, February 7, 2023 – Mission inclusion and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have been selected by Global Affairs Canada to conduct an…
United States: Women Can Play Key Roles in Sustainable Fishing
Feb 7, 2023
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Tomas Hoppough, Denver 7
Two issues in the commercial fishing industry are in the spotlight: sustainable fishing and getting more women into the industry.
Bolivia: “We Will Fight Every Battle” – Two Women, One Mission Against Deforestation
Feb 7, 2023
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Nicole Vargas, Diálogo Chino
A pair of Indigenous leaders from opposite ends of Bolivia share the intimidation they’ve faced protecting their communities from projects which exploit their natural resources…
Rotary Peace Fellowship
Feb 7, 2023
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Rotary Foundation
Rotary sees peace not as an abstract concept but as a living, dynamic expression of human development. Peacebuilding is a cornerstone of our mission as…
Sweden: Research Assistant to Sahel-West Africa Programme
Feb 7, 2023
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The Sahel-West Africa Programme is hiring a Research Assistant to support and assist the researchers and programme director in all aspects of the work related…
Colombia: Pink Dolphins and Reformed Colombian Rebels Turn No-Go Zone into Ecotourism Hit
Feb 6, 2023
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Dimitri Selibas, Guardian
Rural communities, former guerrillas of the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and endangered dolphins are unlikely allies in this near-forgotten corner of Colombia’s Amazon…
Resource Conflict Likely to Expand as World Heads into ‘Low-Cooperation Era’
Feb 6, 2023
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Anthony King, Chemistry World
The world faces risks ‘both wholly new and eerily familiar,’ the Global Risks Report 2023 warns. Dangers include geoeconomic confrontation, climate change and divisive competition…
Liberia: Protesters ‘Besiege’ Forest Forum Venue over US$6M Unpaid Gov’t Debt
Feb 6, 2023
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Observer
The primary objective of the just-ended forest conference hosted by the Liberian government might have been to reassess the government and the international community’s commitment…
Liberia: Community Affected by Illegal Logging Speaks out
Feb 6, 2023
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Paul M. Kanneh, Global News Network
Located about 55 kilometers from Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, Compound #1 in Grand Bassa County has been in the news for all the right and wrong…
United States: She Grew Up Under Water Boil Advisories in Jackson. Now She’s Bringing Environmental Justice to the EPA
Feb 6, 2023
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Jessica Kutz, The 19th
In her community outreach role for the EPA, Rosemary Enobakhare is working to prioritize communities in need while “shining a light” on issues affecting them…
West Africa: Meet the People Safeguarding the Sacred Forests and Lagoons of West Africa
Feb 5, 2023
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Ricci Shryock, NPR
In areas throughout West African countries such as Liberia, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, communities have designated biodiversity hotspots, including forests and lagoons, as sacred. They believe…
After COP27, What Are the Options? An Introduction to Plan E
Feb 4, 2023
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Elizabeth G. Boulton
There is wide agreement that the Paris Agreement and subsequent COP meetings, while involving myriads of well-intentioned people, are hitting the hard limits of what…