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Iraq: Militants Attack North Iraq Oil Wells, Production Unaffected - Ministry
Apr 17, 2021
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Reuters
Militants using explosives attacked two oil wells northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Saturday but no significant damage resulted and production was not affected,…
There’s No Military Solution to Yemen’s SAFER Oil Tanker Crisis
Apr 17, 2021
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Doug Weir
There are growing calls for the UN Security Council to authorise a military-backed response to the crisis over the SAFER oil tanker off the coast…
How the Defense Department Can Move from Abstraction to Action on Climate Change
Apr 17, 2021
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Samuel Brannen, Sarah Ladislaw, and Lachlan Carey
One week after he was sworn in as president, Joe Biden directed his secretary of defense to make climate change a central priority. The president’s executive order…
The Arctic Is a Place of Unusual International Cooperation. Can That Last?
Apr 17, 2021
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Larry Luxner
For decades, Norway’s policy towards neighboring Russia has balanced “between deterrence and reassurance” and combined “firmness and predictability,” says Ine Eriksen Søreide, the country’s minister…
The US Military Is Poisoning Communities across the US with Toxic Chemicals
Apr 17, 2021
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David Bond
One of the most enduring, indestructible toxic chemicals known to man – Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which is a PFAS “forever chemical” – is…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Water Sharing Challenges
Apr 16, 2021
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Syed Mohammad Ali, Tribune
All eyes are currently focused on implications of the US decision to delay its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan till September. Yet, there are a range…
Liberia: FDA, FFI Host Two National Workshops for Pygmy Hippopotamus Conservation and Validation of a Collaborative Management Plan for Sapo National Park
Apr 16, 2021
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Observer
On the 30th of March 2021, the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) in collaboration with Fauna and Flora International (FFI) held a multi-stakeholder workshop…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Water Sharing Challenges
Apr 16, 2021
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Syed Mohammad Ali, Tribune
All eyes are currently focused on implications of the US decision to delay its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan till September. Yet, there are a range…
Northern Central America Climate Risks Across Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
Apr 16, 2021
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UN Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system.
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In El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras…
The Intertwined Futures of Climate Action, Fragility and Peacebuilding
Apr 15, 2021
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Anthony Navone
Crises are often described narrowly; clearly differentiated by the aspect of society they impact, such as the economy or national security. But the COVID pandemic…
Celebrating Earth Day With a Gender Justice Lens
Apr 15, 2021
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Tanna Clews and Rob Werner
As we look towards Earth Day 2021, we’re paying special attention to the intersection of climate and gender justice. We believe that there is no…
Le Prix de leadership de la société civile Femmes paix et sécurité Appel de candidatures de 2021 : Femmes consolidatrices de la paix
Apr 15, 2021
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Global Affairs Canada
Affaires mondiales Canada lance un appel de candidatures pour le Prix de leadership de la société civile pour les femmes, la paix et la sécurité…
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…
The Women, Peace and Security Civil Society Leadership Award 2021 Call for Nominations: Women Peacebuilders
Apr 15, 2021
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Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada is issuing a call for nominations for Canada’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Civil Society Leadership Award.
This award is part of a…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…