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Conflict Minerals: De Beers Presses Go on Diamond Traceability System
May 9, 2022
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Phil Taylor, Securing Industry
Diamond company De Beers has been developing a blockchain system to track its stones through the supply chain for some time, and has now activated…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Take over Oil Operations in Nationalization Drive
May 9, 2022
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Okech Francis
South Sudan is taking steps to take over the operations of international oil companies in the country to increase its share of revenue, even as…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: With Afghanistan in Turmoil, Pakistan Has Been in an Endless Wait for a Kabul River Treaty
May 9, 2022
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Fawad Ali, Scroll.in
For decades, Pakistan has been seeking an agreement with Afghanistan on the Kabul River. But a treaty agreeing to the management and allocation of water…
Ukraine: EU Should Seize Russian Reserves to Rebuild Ukraine, Borrell Tells Financial Times
May 9, 2022
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Reuters
The European Union should consider seizing frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves to help pay for the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war, the bloc's…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Dirty, Depleted Kabul River a Risk to Millions in Afghanistan, Pakistan
May 9, 2022
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Fawad Ali, Third Pole
On the last day of April 2022, the Kabul River was still flowing from Afghanistan to Pakistan, but only just. That day, the major tributary…
Ukraine: More Than 200 Experts Join UNDP, the European Union and National Partners to Discuss the Ecological Impacts of the War in Ukraine
May 9, 2022
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UNDP
The war in Ukraine is not only razing entire cities and destroying infrastructure with widespread casualties, it is negatively impacting the environment, poisoning waterways and…
Yemen: UN Leads £65m Plan to Stop Huge Oil Spill off Yemen during First Ceasefire in Six Years
May 8, 2022
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Patrick Wintour, Guardian
The UN is to stage a rare donor conference on Wednesday in a bid to raise the $80m (£65m) necessary to prevent an ageing oil…
Iraq: Iraq to Discuss Climate Change Challenges in Landmark Mosul Event
May 8, 2022
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
Iraq’s northern city of Mosul will on Monday host the country's first international forum on climate change, future challenges and solutions, bringing together local and…
Iraq: Between Searing Drought and Ukraine War, Iraq Watchful over Wheat
May 8, 2022
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New Arab
After decades of war and insurgency, Iraq faces another huge challenge: severe water scarcity driven by climate change
Ukraine: How Ukrainian Farmers Are Trying to Survive amid Russian Invasion [Video]
May 7, 2022
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Chris Livesay, CBS
Farming the land is a tough job the world over but Ukrainian farmers are struggling as Russian forces continue to target them.
Afghanistan: Recent Heavy Rainfall Enough to Start 3 Turbines at Salma Dam
May 7, 2022
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TOLOnews
Local officials in Herat province said that following the recent heavy rains, which caused damage in various parts of the country, the water level at…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Moves to Implement Court Rule on Kurdistan Oil Operations
May 7, 2022
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Khalid Al-Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq will proceed with implementing a court ruling that gives the federal oil ministry oversight of Kurdish oil output after talks didn’t lead to a…
Environment Ignored as Myanmar Struggles with Coup
May 6, 2022
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Thin Lei Win
When Myanmar’s military staged a coup more than a year ago and seized power from a democratically elected civilian government, not only did it undo…
Champion of Women’s Right to Manage Land and Forests Wins Top Environment Prize
May 6, 2022
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New Dawn
A veteran Cameroonian activist working to preserve her country’s forests, and improve the lives of people who depend on them, is the latest winner of…
Unpacking the Pentagon’s $3.1 Billion Climate Request
May 5, 2022
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John Conger
On March 28, the U.S. Federal Budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) was released, officially kicking off the Congressional budget season and the ensuing…
Afghanistan: More Foreign Firms Offer to Invest in Afghanistan Mining Sector [Video]
May 5, 2022
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Ariana News
More foreign firms offer to invest in Afghanistan mining sector.
Liberia: Environmental Monitoring to Ensure Compliance with Environmental Laws of Liberia
May 5, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) has embarked on a month-long nationwide environmental compliance monitoring to ensure that proponents permitted by the Agency are…
Ukraine: Reports Reveal Women Are Stepping Up, Impact on Education
May 4, 2022
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UN News
The war in Ukraine is having a disproportionate impact on women and minorities, who are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and…
Are You Going to Stockholm+50? Check out These Environmental Peacebuilding Events!
May 3, 2022
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Stockholm+50 International Meeting is a once-in-a-decade event bringing together thousands of people working on sustainable development. Both at the meeting and in the preceding…
The Climate, Security & Peace Nexus: A Perspective and Evidence from Kenya
May 3, 2022
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Elvin Nyukuri
Why is climate change a critical factor for peacebuilding? How are the fields of climate change, conflict prevention and peacebuilding interlinked? As shown in the…
Myanmar: In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging Myanmar
May 3, 2022
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Emily Fishbein, Jaw Tu Hkawng, Nu Nu Lusan, and Jauman Naw, Yale Environment 360
With a military junta retaking power last year, a gold rush is increasingly despoiling rivers in the Myanmar state of Kachin, polluting water with mercury,…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Flare-up of Durand Line Disagreement May Change Afghanistan, Pak Equations
May 3, 2022
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Asian News International
Flare-up of the Durand line disagreement has the potential to lead to a change of equations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is surprising that much…
Egypt: Egyptian Officials: Militants Blow up Gas Pipeline in Sinai
May 3, 2022
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Associated Press
Suspected Islamic State militants blew up a natural gas pipeline Saturday in Egypt's restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, causing a fire but no…
USA: Research Associate, Environmental Security Program
May 2, 2022
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Henry L. Stimson Center
The Henry L. Stimson Center, a nonpartisan policy research center, seeks a highly-motivated individual to join the team as a full-time Research Associate for the Environmental Security program.…
Biodiversity Conservation Experts
May 2, 2022
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MannionDaniels
MannionDaniels is a global development consultancy and fund manager with operational bases in the United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, Cyprus, Bangladesh and Somalia. Our mission is…
Somalia: Consultancy for Supervision and Certification of Irrigation Infrastructural Works in Puntland
May 2, 2022
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European Committee for Training and Agriculture
CEFA – European Committee for Training and Agriculture has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“the Fund”) and the Italian Agency for…
Ukraine: WASH Program Manager
May 2, 2022
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Action Contre la Faim
The recent development in Ukraine might lead between one to three million Ukrainians, out of a population of 44 millions, to try to leave their country in the…
Sudan: International Terminal Evaluation for Project: Strengthening targeted capacities for improved decision making and main streaming of global environmental obligations
May 2, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
In…
Sudan: National Terminal Evaluation for Project: Strengthening targeted capacities for improved decision making and main streaming of global environmental obligations
May 2, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
In…
Five Rules for Climate Adaptation in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations
May 2, 2022
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Elise Remling
How can organizations working on adaptation in fragile and conflict-affected situations make sure their interventions not only do no harm, but even contribute to peace?
The magnitude of projected…