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What Does Taliban's Takeover Mean for Environmental Protection in Afghanistan?
Aug 27, 2021
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Austin Bodetti
The Taliban's ascent has significant implications for environmental protection in Afghanistan. The militants cannot afford to ignore the consequences of climate change and need to…
“Crimea River”: Russia & Ukraine’s Water Conflict
Aug 26, 2021
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Willis Sparks and Alex Kliment
Russia and Ukraine have been at odds over lots of things in recent years, but the latest spat is over something particularly fluid and intractable:…
Afghanistan: As the Taliban Seizes Control of Afghanistan, Coal Is a Key Source of Revenue
Aug 26, 2021
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Chloé Farand, Climate Home News
Coal played a significant role in financing the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and has strategic importance as the militants seek to govern, experts told Climate…
Are Assessments of Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Accurate?
Aug 25, 2021
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TRT World
With increasing global demand for rare earth minerals and lithium driving advanced technology, Afghanistan is at the forefront of economic speculation given its famed mineral…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Region Faces Challenges to End Flaring
Aug 25, 2021
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Dilan Sirwan, Rudaw
The Kurdistan Region has given oil companies 18 months to stop flaring associated gas, a toxic byproduct of crude oil production that has been burned…
Afghanistan: Afghan women's hard-won land rights seen at risk under Taliban
Aug 25, 2021
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Rina Chandran
The Taliban's return to power threatens Afghan women's hard-won property rights, with thousands who fled their homes during the militants' takeover at particular risk of…
Sierra Leone, Madagascar and Kenya: Project Manager, Enabling Local Energy Communities
Aug 25, 2021
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Hudara
Hudara gGmbH is an independent and impartial organisation that is committed to people whose lives are affected by poverty, conflict and climate change.
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EnPAx Frontier Technology Interest Group Launched (and Seeking Members!)
Aug 25, 2021
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Frontier Technology Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Frontier technologies have become invaluable assets for addressing human security challenges, environmental degradation, and climate change. They also offer great potential for resilience planning, conflict…
Iraq/Syria: Drought Sparks Fears That Millions in Syria and Iraq Will Go without Water
Aug 24, 2021
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National
Millions of people in Syria and Iraq face going without water, electricity and food amid rising temperatures, a lack of rainfall and drought, international aid…
Liberia: Community Based CSOs Received Training In Gender Inclusion In Forest, Land Matters
Aug 24, 2021
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Global News Network
Community Based Organizations and Women Rights Groups in Bomi County have received training in gender inclusion in forest governance and land matters. The training was…
The Climate Crisis Is Worse for Women. Here’s Why.
Aug 24, 2021
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Lauren Jackson
The world’s leading climate scientists issued a landmark report this month with their clearest clarion call to date: The climate crisis is here, it’s humanity’s fault,…
Sudan: Ethiopian Forces Leave Disputed Abyei Area on Sudan Request
Aug 24, 2021
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Tesfa-Alem Tekle, Nation
The Sudanese government on Tuesday announced that the United Nations (UN) has agreed to withdraw its Ethiopian peacekeepers deployed in Abyei, a disputed area that…
Solomon Islands: Reconciling Customary Land and Peacebuilding in Solomon Islands
Aug 24, 2021
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Solomon Times
Three customary landholding groups in Masupa Village in the East ‘Are’are region of Malaita Province received their certificates of land recording completion in a hand-over…
CAR: WASH & Shelter Coordinator
Aug 23, 2021
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and…
Myanmar: Deforestation Surge Continues amid Deepening Uncertainty in Myanmar
Aug 23, 2021
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Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
Amid the political turmoil following the Feb. 1 military coup, it appears that deforestation is ramping up in Tanintharyi, echoing wider patterns across Myanmar. New…
Switzerland: Private Sector and Technical Specialist - Central African Forest Initiative
Aug 23, 2021
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UNDP
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
Myanmar: Freshwater Programme & Policy Manager
Aug 23, 2021
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World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…
DRC: Head of Logistics, Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Aug 23, 2021
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been active in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR) for more than 30 years, supporting its creation, and subsequently working…
Head of Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Africa
Aug 23, 2021
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Natural Justice
Based on the intersecting crises including environmental and climate, human rights abuses, patriarchy, race and inequality amongst others, Natural Justice is in a key phase…
Somalia: Environment Impact Assessment Specialist
Aug 23, 2021
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Nordic International Support Foundation
The Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Oslo. NIS work with international donors, national governments, community leaders, national civil society…
Water: Water Scarcity: What's the Big Deal?
Aug 23, 2021
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Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle
Access to clean drinking water is a human right, but as the global population grows and the planet heats up, can we rely on this…
Germany: Project Assistant
Aug 23, 2021
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adelphi
adelphi is an independent think tank and leading international public policy consultancy on climate, environment and development. Our 200-strong team of experts and specialists plays a…
Somalia: Senior International Hydrological Expert
Aug 23, 2021
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Government of Somalia
Somalia’s paradox as a country is that it is becoming increasingly water scarce and economically water dependent. In the north, over 80% of the country’s…
Why Addressing the Climate Crisis Can Help Build More Sustainable Peace
Aug 23, 2021
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Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi, and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Thirty years of research underlies the realization that climate change poses substantial national, international and human security risks, but analysts have only recently shifted their…
Philippines: Sweden and UNDP Launch Partnership to Support Women, Peace and Security
Aug 23, 2021
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The Manila Times
The government of Sweden and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Philippines launched a new partnership to support the integration of the women,…
Philippines: Sweden and UNDP Launch Partnership to Support Women, Peace and Security
Aug 23, 2021
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The Manila Times
The government of Sweden and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Philippines launched a new partnership to support the integration of the women,…
Environmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Nominations
Aug 22, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association sponsors awards for leaders, practitioners, and researchers.
The Association is seeking nominations for awards to…
How Ethiopia’s Conflict Has Affected Farming in Tigray
Aug 22, 2021
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Jan Nyssen, Emnet Negash, and Sofie Annys
Since fighting broke out in November 2020 between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian army, the conflict has wreaked havoc on the lives of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Bans Gas Flaring: Minister
Aug 21, 2021
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Rudaw
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has ordered oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region to cease the environmentally harmful practice of gas flaring. “Starting from…
Sherri Goodman
Senior Fellow
Wilson Center
Aug 21, 2021
Sherri Goodman is an executive, researcher, and lawyer bringing attention to the security challenges tied to environmental change and the ways to transform these risks…