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Climate Talks 'Need Women'

Mar 10, 2022

Marking this year's International Women's Day, the United Nations has called for the inclusion of women as leading voices to address climate change and guard…

Blood Diamonds, Blood Oil

Mar 10, 2022 | John Jeffay

Today Russia stands accused of funding its invasion of Ukraine with what critics are calling blood oil. Russia exported $110bn of crude oil in 2021 and…

Mexico: On Women's Day, Hundreds March Against Gender-Based Violence, Femicide in Mexico

Mar 9, 2022 | WION

Guest Post: In Conflict and Peace, What Drives Deforestation in Colombia?

Mar 9, 2022 | Augusto Castro-Nunez, Janelle M. Sylvester, and Raphael Ganzenmüller

Today, deforestation continues to beset Colombia’s conflict-affected areas, despite attempts to incorporate environmental conservation into peacebuilding activities. This suggests that our understanding of the complexities…

Liberia: Government, FAO and Other Partners Host Liberia’s First National Land Conference in Buchanan City

Mar 8, 2022 | Henry Karmo, FrontPage Africa

The three-day event presented an opportunity to take stock of progress made towards the implementation of the Land Rights Act (LRA) of 2018.  From conceptualization,…

Photos: World Rallies for Women’s Day under Ukraine War Shadow

Mar 8, 2022 | Al Jazeera

Rallies held for International Women’s Day as protesters in Europe urge solidarity with war-torn Ukraine.

Basotho Women Leading the Cause in Climate Change Action and Biodiversity Preservation: Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow

Mar 8, 2022 | UNDP

Among the rolling hills of majestic mountains and green foothills lies the home of ‘m’e ‘Makatleho Kutoane; a 35-year-old bee farmer who has taken it…

Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Exports Continue, Despite Western Sanctions: Report

Mar 8, 2022 | Sebastian Strangio, Diplomat

Myanmar’s military junta exported more than $37 million worth of timber to nations with active sanctions on the country’s state-run timber monopoly, according to the…

Gender Lens, Essential in Global Response to Climate-Induced Migration

Mar 8, 2022 | Renate Held

Vienna, International Women’s Day 2022 – Some people think of migration as a relatively new phenomenon: the “unfinished business of globalization”. Others call it humanity’s oldest…

Women Play a Key Role in Fighting Climate Change

Mar 8, 2022 | Annette Ssemuwemba, Apurva Mudliar, and Peter Donelan

Women are 14 times more likely to die from a climate disaster than men. That finding, by UN Women, reflects growing acknowledgment that the adverse effects…

Covid-19 and Climate Crisis Worsen Inequalities for Displaced Women and Girls

Mar 8, 2022

Conflict, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic are delivering a triple blow to the rights and safety of refugee, internally displaced and stateless women and…

Women and the Environment: An Asia-Pacific Snapshot

Mar 8, 2022

Women and men interact with their environments differently. Women are disproportionately dependent on natural resources, but have less decision-making power over them. Men are more…

Climate Crisis Threatens Food Security for Women and Girls

Mar 8, 2022

Johannesburg – Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that exacerbates pre-existing inequalities, jeopardizes their food…

How These Women Are Contributing to a Sustainable Tomorrow

Mar 8, 2022

Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements and calls attention to the challenges they face. The 2022 International Women’s Day  theme is “Gender…

International Women’s Day: Women at the Heart of Climate Action

Mar 8, 2022

The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2022 is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” recognizing the leading role of women and girls…

International Women’s Day Celebrates the Contribution of Women and Girls as Climate Solution Multipliers

Mar 8, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the past three years led the Obama administration in making international women’s issues central to progressive foreign policy. A…

International Women’s Day Celebrates the Contribution of Women and Girls as Climate Solution Multipliers

Mar 8, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the past three years led the Obama administration in making international women’s issues central to progressive foreign policy. A…

International Women’s Day Celebrates the Contribution of Women and Girls as Climate Solution Multipliers

Mar 8, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the past three years led the Obama administration in making international women’s issues central to progressive foreign policy. A…

What Do We Know About Climate Change, Peace and Conflict?

Mar 8, 2022 | Tobias Ide

Very recently, Working Group 2 of the IPCC released its latest (sixth) report on the impacts of climate change, including on peace and conflict.

The peace- and conflict-related…

States Reluctant to Strengthen Laws Protecting the Environment from War

Mar 8, 2022 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The invasion of Ukraine has once again highlighted the threat that wars pose to the environment. It has also drawn attention to the weakness of…

Legal Accountability for Environmental Destruction in Ukraine

Mar 7, 2022 | Rachel Killean

In an open letter published on the 3rd March, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association decried the intentional occupation of nuclear sites, including Chernobyl, and emphasised the risks of military…

Mozambique: Country Manager

Mar 7, 2022 | Fauna & Flora International

Established over a century ago, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s oldest international wildlife conservation organisation. They have been shaping and influencing conservation practice since its foundation…

Belgium: Policy Officer, Climate & Natural Resources

Mar 7, 2022 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non profit organisation with operations in 30 conflict-affected countries across the globe, and headquarters in the USA and…

Central African Republic: Transhumance Manager

Mar 7, 2022 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…

Central African Republic: Commercial Development Manager

Mar 7, 2022 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…

DRC: Director of Learning & Analytics

Mar 7, 2022 | 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 countries…

Sudan: WASH Expert

Mar 7, 2022 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965.  For more than 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in…

USA: Senior Program Officer, Climate, Environment, and Conflict

Mar 7, 2022 | United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. We know that Peace is Security – it…

South Sudan: WASH Consultancy

Mar 7, 2022 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover,…

Niger: Chief of Party - SERVIR West Africa 2 Activity (Earth Observation and Geospatial Technology for Management of Climate Risks and Natural Resources)

Mar 7, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when…