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Afghanistan: Local Recruitment: CLTS Facilitator

Apr 13, 2023 | Committed to Good

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.…

Belgium: Climate Justice and Peace Coordinator

Apr 13, 2023 | Quaker Council for European Affairs

The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is seeking to recruit Climate Justice and Peace Coordinator who will help QCEA develop and implement a climate…

EnPAx Announces the Dates for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding and the Launch of The Path to The Hague

Apr 13, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is delighted to announce that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from…

Afghanistan: A Food Security - Livelihood and Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator

Apr 13, 2023 | Action Against Hunger

Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…

Opinion: Gender-Blind Policies Ignore the Disproportionate Effects of Water Crisis on Women

Apr 13, 2023 | Bolormaa Purevjav, Adiya B. Tudiyarova, and Elena G. Fuertes

The demand for water resources is higher than ever before. The growing global population, expanding industrial development and the impacts of climate change are exacerbating the…

Climate Change Compounding Inequalities Faced by Women in Agriculture, FAO Says

Apr 13, 2023 | Yanine Quiroz, Carbon Brief

Women working in agriculture “tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions” – often in the face of “climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of…

Gender Inequalities in Food and Agriculture are Costing World $1 Trillion: FAO

Apr 13, 2023 | UN News

Over one third of the world’s working women are employed in agrifood systems, which include the production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well…

Yemen: USAID Partners with Yemeni Communities to Ease Land and Water Conflicts

Apr 13, 2023 | USAID

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a two-year program to help communities in Yemen affected by conflict manage and…

Liberia: Logging Company in Sinoe Abandons Thousands of Logs

Apr 13, 2023 | Mark B. Newa, Observer

Mandra Forestry Liberia, Limited, an Asian company, abandoned an estimated 7,000 logs it harvested between 2019 and 2021, according to The DayLight’s analysis of official…

Climate Change Compounding Inequalities Faced by Women in Agriculture, FAO says

Apr 12, 2023 | Yanine Quiroz

Women working in agriculture “tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions” – often in the face of “climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of…

Water: Hundreds of Rivers and Lakes Cross International Borders—Countries Need to Commit to Sharing the Water, Says Researcher

Apr 12, 2023 | Alistair Rieu-Clarke, The Conversation

The Danube may be the world's most multinational river, but it's only one of an estimated 310 rivers and lakes shared between two or more…

Afghanistan: Taliban-Backed Project Seeks to Save Afghanistan’s Ancient Buddhist City from Copper Mining

Apr 11, 2023 | Francesca Aton, ARTnews

The Afghan heritage site Mes Aynak is currently at risk of being destroyed due to a delayed mining project. The site, just 25 miles southeast…

DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo Is Auditing Mining Deals Skewed towards China

Apr 10, 2023 | Faustine Ngila, Quartz

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is pushing for an audit of the country’s mining contracts with China, which it says heavily favour Beijing. Kinshasa…

Nexus of Climate Change & Gender-Based Violence

Apr 9, 2023 | Ahsan H. Durrani

In recent years, the intertwined crises of climate change and gender-based violence (GBV) have gained global attention. The case of Pakistan, a deeply patriarchal society…

Ethiopia: Reviving Agriculture in Areas Afflicted by Conflict

Apr 8, 2023 | Agence Française de Développement

The two-year civil war that wracked Ethiopia until last fall claimed tens of thousands of lives and destroyed vast swathes of the natural environment. It…

How Critical Technology Minerals Are Fuelling Conflict in DR Congo

Apr 7, 2023 | George Wachira

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a leading global source of critical “technology” minerals. Cobalt is a key component in rechargeable batteries used in…

India/Pakistan: After Six Decades, a Water Treaty between India and Pakistan Is in Trouble [Audio]

Apr 7, 2023 | Diaa Hadid, NPR

There's trouble facing a six-decade-old treaty that divides six rivers between bitter rivals India and Pakistan. Experts fear conflict if it unravels.

Death Threats, Trolling and Sexist Abuse: Climate Scientists Report Online Attacks

Apr 6, 2023 | Myriam Vidal Valero, Nature

Survey highlights experiences of dozens of climate researchers who have endured online harassment related to their work.

USA: At Front Lines of Climate Battle, a Miami Course Prepares Women of Color to Lead the Fight

Apr 6, 2023 | Arianna Otero, WLRN

The women filing into the backyard of a house in Liberty City came from all walks of life and in a wide range of ages,…

‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Infertility in Women, Study Shows

Apr 6, 2023 | Damian Carrington, The Guardian

Those with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying.

The Hidden Role of Food in Urban Conflicts in Central America

Apr 6, 2023 | Politecnico di Milano

Extreme water events have been shown to affect human security in many ways. In a research article published today in the new journal Nature Water…

Afghanistan: 'Not a Problem but a Disaster': Afghan Canal a Test for Taliban Ties in Water-Stressed Central Asia

Apr 5, 2023 | Chris Rickleton, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

When the Taliban returned to power in 2021 in a lightning military insurrection that toppled Afghanistan’s internationally recognized government, the country immediately fell into diplomatic…

Elsa Barron

PhD Student
University of Notre Dame
United States

Apr 4, 2023

Elsa Barron is a young professional with a diverse set of skills and experiences in the fields of environmental advocacy, journalism, research, and peacebuilding. Currently,…