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What Oil, Satellite Technology and Iraq can Tell Us about Pollution
Apr 15, 2021
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Ollie Ballinger and Wim Zwijnenburg
Few countries have oil reserves as deep as Iraq. The extractive industries bring jobs and tax revenues to a nation that has been hobbled by…
Call for Abstracts for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Apr 14, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association; Geneva Peacebuilding Platform; Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies; Geneva Water Hub, University of Geneva; and UN Environment Programme
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and partners have extended the deadline for submitting proposals for presentations, panels, roundtables, and posters at the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. …
Water: Water Scarcity Has the Potential to Both Ignite Conflict and Foster Cooperation
Apr 14, 2021
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Jacob Dykes, Geographical
Global demand for water is set to increase with economic and population growth. Yet, under predicted climate scenarios, freshwater availability will become increasingly unpredictable, even…
China/India/Tibet: China Plans to Build a Super Dam on the Brahmaputra River, Rises Security and Environmental Concerns in Tibet and India
Apr 14, 2021
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OpIndia
China is planning to build a super dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet which will dwarf the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric power…
India: COVID, Climate Change Pushing Sundarbans Women to Distress
Apr 14, 2021
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Namrata Acharya, Al Jazeera
In April last year, 17-year-old Rani Khatun, a resident of Sagar Island in the Sundarbans, would spend most of her day in school, preparing for…
Nigeria: Peace & Development Advisor
Apr 12, 2021
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United Nations Development Programme
Peace and Development Advisors (hereafter PDA) are deployed to engage with national stakeholders to build, strengthen, and sustain nationally owned and driven efforts to prevent…
United States: Policy Specialist, Inclusive Peace Processes
Apr 12, 2021
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UN Women
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Iraq: In Iraq, Herding Water Buffalo Is Once again a Growing Industry [Audio]
Apr 12, 2021
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NPR
In Iraq, giant oil fields drive the economy, but there are also some more traditional ways to make a living including herding water buffalo. And…
Afghanistan: Water Canal Rebuilt in W. Afghanistan Irrigates Land
Apr 11, 2021
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Xinhua
More than 9,100 hectares of land have been irrigated as an essential water canal has been reconstructed in Gazara district of western Herat province, said…
Nigeria: As Climate Change Hits Nigeria, Small Scale Women Farmers Count Losses
Apr 10, 2021
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Yekeen Akinwale, International Center for Crisis Reporting
In Nigeria, smallholder women farmers face the worst deprivation from the effect of climate change. And things may not change soon.
Liberia: Lifeline for Liberia’s Threatened Vast Forest
Apr 10, 2021
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Liberia is still one of the most forests countries in West Africa, with more than two-thirds of its land surface covered by forest. But illegal…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Solar and Wind Power Could Mitigate Conflict in Northeast Africa
Apr 9, 2021
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Mirage News
A new study shows that several disagreements between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt around Africa’s largest hydropower plant, the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), could…
Kenya: Elephants Relocated in Kenya to Prevent Conflict with Humans
Apr 9, 2021
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Independent
Conservation charity Space for Giants’ Human-Elephant Coexistence team joined the Kenya Wildlife Service to coordinate an extraordinary ‘drive’ to move a large number of crop-raiding…
Myanmar: Kachin State Land Confiscated by Myanmar Military Crony Taken back by Local Farmers
Apr 9, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Local residents in Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley have reportedly taken back land which a crony close to Myanmar’s military confiscated from them some 15 years…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Dispute over Nile Dam Project May Lead to Military Conflict
Apr 9, 2021
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Mohammad Al-Kassim, Jersualem Post
Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Addis Ababa's disputed dam on the Nile River has reached a political impasse, amid rising concerns that the…
Venezuela: Women and Girls at Greatest Risk as Thousands Escape Violence Due to Military Operations in the Border Zone with Colombia
Apr 8, 2021
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Care
At least 5,500 people from Venezuela had crossed the border between Apure and the Colombian department of Arauca in the last two weeks. They are…
China/South China Sea: China Drills Deep in Disputed South China Sea
Apr 8, 2021
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Reuters
China has drilled deep in the South China Sea to retrieve sediment core from the seabed, state media reported on Thursday, amid tensions over disputed…
Afghanistan: Afghan Nomads Mourn a Vanishing Way of Life
Apr 8, 2021
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Abubakar Siddique, Radio Free Afghanistan
Kuchis or Pawindas, terms used for Pashtun nomads hailing from more than a dozen tribes of the larger Ghilzai group, were once one of the…
Myanmar: US Hits State-Owned Myanmar Gem Firm with Coup Sanctions
Apr 8, 2021
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Matthew Lee, Associated Press
The Biden administration on Thursday hit Myanmar’s junta with new sanctions in response to February’s coup in the Southeast Asian nation. The State and Treasury…
DRC: Gécamines Takes over the Artisanal Cobalt Mining Sector
Apr 8, 2021
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Christophe Le Bec, Africa Report
Officially launched on 31 March, EGC - a new subsidiary of Gécamines - is intended to formalise and clean up a previously opaque artisanal mining…
Lebanon: Gender Responsive Budgeting Trainer
Apr 7, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is "to transform the way the world deals with conflict…
Tajikistan: National Gender and Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Consultant
Apr 7, 2021
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…
Albania: Gender Specialist/Project Coordinator
Apr 7, 2021
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…
United States: Intern, Gender & Social Equity, Governance Center, Johns Hopkins University
Apr 7, 2021
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World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human…
Sri Lanka: G7 Partners in Sri Lanka Commit to Support Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment for COVID-19 Recovery
Apr 7, 2021
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ColomboPage
The year 2020 marked 20 years since the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ – a groundbreaking…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt’s el-Sisi Warns ‘All Options Open’ after Dam Talks Fail
Apr 7, 2021
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Al Jazeera
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned that “all options are open” after the latest round of talks between his country, Sudan and Ethiopia about…
Climate Change: Congressional Hearing on Resilience Highlights Climate Change Risks for Armed Services
Apr 7, 2021
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Homeland Security Today
On March 26, the Readiness Subcommittee of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on resilience, which in recent years has become synonymous…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Ethiopia to Go on Filling Nile Mega-Dam Despite Impasse: Minister
Apr 7, 2021
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Agence France-Presse
Ethiopia said Wednesday it would not be deterred from impounding water at its Nile mega-dam, despite a persistent impasse with downstream countries worried about their…
Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Apr 6, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and United Nations Environment Programme
New big data systems and novel technologies, including earth observation, social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain and crowd-sourcing, have become critical to monitor and address natural resources management, environmental degradation, climate change,…
Afghanistan: Sar-i-Pul, Badakhshan Mines Conundrum Remains Unsettled
Apr 6, 2021
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News
The mining contracts of Balkhab copper reserve in Sar-i-Pul province and a gold mine in Badakhshan province have been twice signed and revoked in the…