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How Does Political Instability in the Mekong Affect Deforestation?
Dec 23, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong
Myanmar’s rainforests, home to the endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), critically endangered Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and endangered lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), are some of…
Climate Change Is a Feminist Issue Not Just an Environmental One
Dec 23, 2021
In 2015, Botswana experienced its worst drought in history. Since then, families have had to move, taking their children out of schools; farmers have lost…
Burkina Faso: How Children Were Used in a 48-Hour Deadly Rampage for Gold
Dec 22, 2021
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Saskya Vandoorne, Adama Koné, Nick Paton Walsh, Dalal Mawad, and Jo Shelley, CNN
The massacre in Solhan, northern Burkina Faso, took place over two nights of extraordinary brutality in June 2021. The killings soon faded from international headlines,…
Environment of Peace Presented at Environmental Peacebuilding Workshop
Dec 22, 2021
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Margot Wallström, former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, introduced SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative during her keynote address to the ‘Workshop on Climate, Peace and…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Seizes around 300 Mandalay Gem Traders
Dec 21, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta troops raided two jade trading compounds in Mandalay on Sunday, detaining around 300 people, including Chinese brokers, according to gems traders. More than…
Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia, S. Sudan to Tap into over 21,000 Tons of Annual Fish Potential in Three Basins
Dec 21, 2021
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Satenaw
Ethiopia and South Sudan are consulting on taping into the more than 21,000 tons of annual fish potential in Baro, Akobo and Sobat basins in…
Israel/Jordan/UAE: Jordan and Israel Join UAE to Sign a Historic Solar Energy-for-Water Deal
Dec 21, 2021
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Zoe Robbin, Global Risk Insights
Towards the end of November, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic resource sharing agreement in the biggest display of regional cooperation…
Ukraine: Toxic Waters in War-Torn Ukraine: How Not to Phase out Coal
Dec 21, 2021
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Guillaume Ptak, Deutsche Welle
Around the world, coal-producing countries are struggling for a "just transition" away from fossil fuels. But for Donbas in war-torn Ukraine, shuttered mines threaten ecological…
Call for Papers: Transforming Our Common Crisis
Dec 21, 2021
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Journal of Peacebuilding and Development
The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development (JPD) is a tri-annual refereed journal providing a forum for critical thinking and constructive action at the intersections of…
Mine Action in Action: Influencing Law and Policy on Toxic Remnants of War
Dec 21, 2021
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Bonnie Docherty
Mine action, which aims to reduce the effects of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), provides a valuable model for assisting victims of and…
After UNSC Disappointment, African Union Picks up the Climate-Security Baton
Dec 21, 2021
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Janani Vivekananda and Claudia Zwar
Many were disappointed last week when Russia vetoed an historic United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that would have formally recognised climate change as a…
Cover Women from Climate Change to Tame Gender Wars
Dec 21, 2021
As the year winds down, it is a good time to reflect on how the effects of climate change have impacted the lives and livelihoods…
Syria: Conflict and Climate Change Collide: Why Northeast Syria Is Running Dry
Dec 20, 2021
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Bartholomäus Laffert and Daniela Sala, New Humanitarian
The huge silos at the roundabout as you enter Syria’s Hassakeh city are decorated with giant pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Turkey-based separatist…
India: Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur Wins United Nations Women's Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality
Dec 20, 2021
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Cision PR Newswire
Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women's Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women's Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November…
Gender and Climate Change
Dec 20, 2021
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Bita Rais
Sustainable Development Goal 5 is a major driver in gender equality. Since its introduction there has been a significant focus on gender-related aspects within the context…
India: Explained: Why Did India Reject UNSC Draft on Climate?
Dec 19, 2021
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Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu
On December 13, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council which would effectively bring climate change in the…
Why Indigenous Land Rights Matter in Myanmar
Dec 19, 2021
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Esther Wah
After the National League for Democracy (NLD) assumed power in 2016, it soon became apparent that its leaders had the same mindset as their predecessors…
Conserving Biodiversity and Building Peace in Colombia: Solving Socio-Environmental Conflicts in Protected Areas through Peaceful Means Enhances Biodiversity Conservation and Peacebuilding
Dec 18, 2021
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Héctor Morales Muñoz and Julia Gorricho
Recent studies have found that protected areas can support peaceful and inclusive societies by helping to maintain environmental stability, thus providing a framework for good…
Mozambique: Mozambique’s ISIS Insurgency Threatens to Destroy Conservation Progress and Fragile Environmental Protections in Niassa Special Reserve
Dec 17, 2021
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Angus Begg, Daily Maverick
The Islamic State (IS) insurgency in northern Mozambique has taken a new, sinister turn, moving inland and westward into the Niassa Special Reserve, since the…
South Sudan: In Pictures: South Sudan's Worst Flooding in Decades [Photos]
Dec 17, 2021
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Sebastian Rich, CNN
South Sudan is experiencing its worst floods in 60 years. The deluge began as early as June, swallowing up homes, farms and markets across swaths…
Iraq: Bleak Outlook for Drought-Hit Iraqis: Study
Dec 16, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday.…
Yemen: Call for Project Bids Supporting Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding
Dec 16, 2021
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YemenOnline
The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is a cross-government fund that supports and delivers activity to tackle instability and to prevent conflicts that threaten…
Burkina Faso: Minexx Uses Blockchain to Export Gold
Dec 16, 2021
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Max Schwerdtfeger, Mining Magazine
Mineral supply chain tech company Minexx has exported the first kilo of gold tracked through a blockchain-based platform from Burkina Faso. The company said its blockchain-based…
Food and Water Security Solutions: Reflections on Mitigating Climate-induced Population Displacement in Africa
Dec 16, 2021
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Christopher Graham
Worse, the Word Bank reports that climate change can potentially wipe out decades of social and economic progress in the developing world by displacing millions of people,…
Environmental Governance in Frozen Conflicts
Dec 15, 2021
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Clayton Payne
When wars end without an internationally recognised agreement to resolve them, conflicts can become frozen. In this post, Clayton Payne examines how the frozen conflicts affecting…
Call for Nominations: 2022 Women Building Peace Award
Dec 15, 2021
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USIP
By nominating a woman peacebuilder, you are honoring her accomplishments, validating her dedicated work to the peacebuilding field, and recognizing her contributions to preventing and…
Climate Change and Ecological Security Must Be at the Center of Our National Defense Strategy
Dec 15, 2021
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Holly Kaufman, Sherri Goodman, and John Conger
At a United Nations Security Council meeting in September 2021, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted, “Look at almost every place where you see…
Iraq’s Waning Water Resources in 2021
Dec 15, 2021
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Wim Zwijnenburg
The summer of 2021 witnessed how water security is at the core of the debate on the climate crisis in Iraq. Current estimates by the…
DRC: Investigation Sounds Alarm on Risks in Congo’s Nascent Lithium Sector
Dec 14, 2021
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Mining.com
A new investigation by Global Witness looking into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s nascent lithium sector sounds the alarm bell on a swathe of potential…
Liberia: Sapo National Park Now Prepared to Receive Tourists
Dec 14, 2021
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FrontPage Africa
Through the help of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation and the instrumentality of the Forestry Development Authority, a new Ecolodge has been opened in Sinoe County…