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Myanmar: China Alarmed after Strategic Oil Pipeline Station in Myanmar Is Attacked
May 8, 2021
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Atul Aneja, Daiji World
Alarm bells are ringing loud and clear in China after Myanmar protesters have attacked a monitoring station of a strategic pipeline that ferries oil to…
Translating Urgency into Action on Water, Climate, and Security
May 7, 2021
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Ratia Tekenet
“We need to devote our full attention to the relationship between water, climate, and security, increase understanding of the issue, and take urgent action,” said…
Improving Resource Governance and Building Sustainable Peace
May 7, 2021
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Stacy D. VanDeveer
In a recently published piece in World Development, Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi and Stacy D VanDeveer explore the potentially dramatic benefits of improved environmental and…
The Environmental Cost of the War on Tigray
May 7, 2021
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Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel
It has been more than six months since the Ethiopian regime of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the 2019 Nobel Peace Laureate, declared a full-scale war…
Four Months into Brexit, the UK and France Have Resorted to Gunboat Diplomacy over Fish
May 6, 2021
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Luke McGee, CNN
Take a glance at the British media and you'd be forgiven for thinking that the UK was preparing for war with France. On Wednesday night,…
Climate Justice and Gender Justice: An Essential Pairing to Get Resilience Right
May 5, 2021
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Molly Middlehurst and Tamar Eisen
Young women activists from around the world have been leaders in the movement to combat climate change — organizing protests, rallies, strikes, sit-ins and lawsuits…
Philippines: Tausug Women in Conflict Areas Find Solution to Food Security
May 5, 2021
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Liza Abubakar-Jocson, Manila Bulletin
A simple gardening program in Sulu is bringing soldiers and residents together to address the root of poverty and conflict in island communities. Tausug women…
Afghanistan: At Least 19 Killed after Flash Floods in Western Afghanistan
May 5, 2021
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Anadolu Agency
At least 19 people were killed in flash floods caused by heavy downpour in Afghanistan's western Herat province, the country's officials said Tuesday. Heavy rains…
Peace Is Possible in Afghanistan
May 5, 2021
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Mirwais Wakil and Anthony Pahnke
Few have hope for Afghanistan. Those in favour of the United States government’s decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan see no pathway to victory by…
Iraq: Circular Solution to Mosul’s Conflict Debris Launched
May 4, 2021
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UN Environment Programme
Mosul – Iraq’s second largest city – suffered massive devastation during the conflict with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). An estimated…
Myanmar: Political Instability Puts Myanmar’s Biggest Mangrove Forest at Risk
May 4, 2021
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Burma News International
Wun Paik mangrove forest, the biggest of its kind in Myanmar, has seen increased logging since the military coup in February, according to Ramree Township…
Kelly Bridges
JD Candidate
University of Chicago Law School
United States
May 4, 2021
Kelly Bridges is the Senior Associate at Global Water 2020, where she supports water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) advocacy work throughout the developing world. She…
Pre-registration Notice: Symposium with Three 2-Hour Meetings in June 2021 on Securing Clean Water in Transboundary Indus, Jordan, Mekong and Amazon Basins through Science and Environmental Diplomacy
May 4, 2021
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University of Vermont and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Participants in this Road to Geneva symposium will deliberate upon ongoing community-based science and environmental diplomacy approaches to identify cooperative, yet feasible scientific, technological, legal,…
Examining the Interconnected Threats to a Biodiversity Hotspot in Columbia
May 3, 2021
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Daniel Henryk Rasolt
Sumapaz is the world's largest páramo — a type of high-altitude moorland ecosystem found in the South and Central American neotropics that functions as a…
“Land Is Now the Biggest Gun”: Climate Change, Conflict, and the Telling Case of Karamoja, Uganda
May 3, 2021
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Daniel Abrahams
Whether and how climate change drives conflict has driven considerable debate over the past decade. Yet understandings of climate-conflict remain general, and in many respects,…
In Colombia, Indigenous Lands Are Ground Zero for a Wind Energy Boom
May 3, 2021
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María Paula Rubiano
The northernmost tip of South America, home to the Indigenous Wayúu people, is the epicenter of Colombia’s nascent wind energy industry. But Wayúu leaders are…
Africa de l'Ouest: Mission de consultation pour l’appui technique à l’équipe du PREE en matière de gouvernance des ressources naturelles, de droits et de gestion des conflits, ainsi qu’en matière de planification et gestion intégrée des ressources naturel
May 2, 2021
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Le Comité français de l'UICN est le réseau des organismes et des experts de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature en France.
I- Contexte et Justification Du PREE
1.1-Contexte…
Syria: Environment and Climate Change Programme Officer (based in Jordan)
May 2, 2021
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ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…
Yemen: Consultancy on Fish Hatchery Business Development
May 2, 2021
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Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) is a recognized cooperation partner of ECHO, the Office for Humanitarian Aid of the European Commission, as well as of EuronAid, a…
Yemen: Consultancy on Energy-Efficient Cook Stoves and Solar Food Driers
May 2, 2021
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Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) is a recognized cooperation partner of ECHO, the Office for Humanitarian Aid of the European Commission, as well as of EuronAid, a…
USA: Research Associate, Hydrology and Climate Change, Biological and Environmental Engineering
May 2, 2021
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Cornell University
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty,…
Syria: WASH Advisor for Whole of Syria
May 2, 2021
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Relief International
Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. They specialize in fragile settings,…
USA: Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead
May 2, 2021
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
For the one billion people living in poverty in resource-rich countries, the oil, gas and mining sectors have failed to deliver on the promise of…
UK: Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Lead
May 2, 2021
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
For the one billion people living in poverty in resource-rich countries, the oil, gas and mining sectors have failed to deliver on the promise of…
Nigeria: Consultancy, Imagining a Future beyond Oil
May 2, 2021
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
For the one billion people living in poverty in resource-rich countries, the oil, gas and mining sectors have failed to deliver on the promise of…
Israel: Finance and Operations Manager
May 2, 2021
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect…
Peru: Los Servicios Profesionales de Consultoría para “Propuesta de Instrumentos Complementarios para la Comisión Binacional para la Gestión Integrada de los Recursos Hídricos de las Cuencas Transfronterizas entre la República del Ecuador y la República d
May 2, 2021
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature
La UICN, Unión International para la Conservación de la Naturaleza y los Recursos Naturales, ayuda al mundo a encontrar soluciones pragmáticas para nuestros desafíos más…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Agree New Ceasefire after Border Clashes
May 1, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed what they called a complete ceasefire after reports of fresh shooting and troop build-ups in the aftermath of border clashes…
Rights Watch: Turkey's Cutting off Euphrates Waters Is War Crime
May 1, 2021
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Olfa Haj Mansour
The Turkish occupation state wages a water war on the regions of north and east Syria, and resorts to locking up the Euphrates water, which…
Afghanistan: La Niña Looms Large over One-Third of Afghan Population Acutely Food Insecure Today
Apr 30, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
One in three Afghans are acutely food insecure, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released by the Government of the…