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Agriculture & COVID-19: Pro Women Farmer Policies Needed

Aug 1, 2020 | Binod Sinha

A two-week survey conducted during the lockdown by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA)…

How the Grand Renaissance Dam Might Spark Basin-Wide Water Cooperation

Aug 1, 2020 | Ashok Swain

Ethiopia’s on-going construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River has attracted speculation that it could lead to a ‘water war’.

There is no…

COVID-19 and the Food System: Setback or Opportunity for Gender Equality?

Jul 31, 2020 | Catherine Ragasa and Isabel Lambrecht

Agriculture and the food sector are critical to food and nutrition security. They not only produce food for growing populations but also contribute to economic…

Reviving Energy Cooperation in South Asia

Jul 31, 2020 | Saheb Singh Chadha

Recent developments in South Asian energy security such as the India-Nepal petroleum products pipeline and the India-Bhutan joint venture hydroelectric project have revived conversations on…

Colombia: Double Blow to Colombian Amazon and Indigenous Groups from Armed Militants, COVID-19

Jul 31, 2020 | Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay

Colombia’s environment minister, Ricardo Lozano, says 70% of deforestation in the country stems from illegal activities, for which he blames former FARC rebels and other…

Syria/Yemen: Years of Fighting in Middle East Has Devastated Food Security, Says UN

Jul 31, 2020 | Gerald Butt, Church Times

More than 22 million people in Yemen and Syria are “in crisis or worse” in terms of food security, according to the UN World Food…

The Role of Afghanistan’s Resources in Security

Jul 30, 2020 | Farzad Ramezani Bonesh

During the last two decades, we have witnessed the Afghan government’s efforts to identify natural resources in the country with the help of foreign governments…

Mali: The Wells Bringing Hope in the Desert

Jul 30, 2020 | Soumaila Diarra, BBC

Water has long been at the centre of conflict in the northern regions of Mali, in West Africa. This vast water-scarce area spans 827,000 square…

Sudan: Sudan Exports Two Tonnes of Gold to Improve Economy

Jul 29, 2020 | Xinhua

Sudan on Monday exported two tonnes of gold in a bid to provide foreign currencies for the Central Bank of Sudan and improve the status…

Liberia: River Gee Citizens Reject Internal Affairs Ministry-Guided Land Dispute Resolution

Jul 29, 2020 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa

A group of citizens hailing from River Gee County have rejected the latest decision reached by Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleaf in a bid to…

DRC: Workers at Copper Cobalt Mining Companies in DRC at COVID19 Risk

Jul 29, 2020 | Steelguru

Workers in the industrial copper-cobalt mines of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces, many owned and operated by multinationals, have been forced to choose between being confined…

EnPAx Launches Survey to Understand COVID-19 Impact on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jul 28, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) invites you to share your insights on COVID-19’s effects on environmental peacebuilding efforts via this survey.

COVID-19 has had far-reaching impacts…

Sudan: 'We Had to Eat Our Seeds for Planting': 10 Million in Sudan Facing Food Shortages

Jul 28, 2020 | Zeinab Mohammed Salih, Guardian

Almost a quarter of the population of Sudan are going hungry as conflict, rising food prices and the coronavirus take their toll. About 9.6 million…

Ukraine/Russia: Crimea Running out of Water Due to Annexation, Looks for Water Sources

Jul 28, 2020 | Oleg Sukhov, Kyiv Post

The situation with water supply in Ukraine’s Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula is becoming more critical as the Russian occupation government is looking for new water sources.…

Alec Crawford

Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Environment Conflict and Peacebuilding
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Canada
Jul 28, 2020

Alec Crawford is a Senior Policy Advisor with the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD)’s Resilience and Economic Law and Policy programs, and is the…

We Can't Build Back Better Without Economic Justice for Racialized Women

Jul 28, 2020 | Carmina Ravanera and Anjum Sultana

This summer has been one of racial reckoning. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions joined in Black Lives Matter protests around the world, protesting…

Scale Climate Action by Engaging With Women’s Organizations: Why Climate and Gender Funders Must Work Together

Jul 28, 2020 | Jeannette Gurung

Global frameworks for climate action, including but not limited to the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, have recognized that they must…

Climate Change: Pacific Expert Urges UN Security Council to Help Stop Climate Change

Jul 28, 2020 | Radio New Zealand

A Pacific climate change expert has told the UN Security Council that stopping climate change and reversing its effects is still the most important measure…

Afghanistan: Solar Sows Surge in Afghan Opium Harvest

Jul 28, 2020 | Pamela Largue, Power Engineering International and Clarion

Solar panel arrays have been popping up across farmlands in Afghanistan to turn arid land into fertile ground. This has been widely evident in the…

USAID’s New Center for Water Security Signals Progress, But More is Needed

Jul 27, 2020 | Stephanie Cappa and Sarah Davidson

As the COVID-19 crisis grew this spring, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) revamped its Water Office, renamed it as the Center for Water…

Kenya: Principal Water Resources Management and Development Officer

Jul 25, 2020 | African Development Bank

Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier multi-lateral development finance institution fostering economic growth and social progress in Africa. The AfDB’s…

Somalia: Expression of Interest for Individual Consultants

Jul 25, 2020 | Action for Development and Research

Action for Development and Research (ADR) focuses to promote positive changes in divided societies affected by decades of conflict, and the ever more hazardous effects…

Intern (Environment and Public Policy (EPP) Section)

Jul 25, 2020 | Environment and Public Policy

The Environment and Public Policy (EPP) Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding…

Myanmar: Program Coordinator – Legal

Jul 25, 2020 | EarthRights International

EarthRights International is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the…

Kenya: Climate Change Programme Design for HECA

Jul 25, 2020 | Oxfam

Oxfam is an international confederation of 19 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in…

Somalia: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption

Jul 25, 2020 | Adeso

Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based international development and humanitarian organization. At Adeso, they work with African communities who are yet to realize…

Consultant: Environmental Mainstreaming for Non-Environmental Actors

Jul 25, 2020 | IM

IM is a Swedish NGO committed to empowering civil society, catalyzing profound societal change towards equality and democracy, as a feminist and anti-racist change agent.…

Senior Advisor, Environment and Conflict

Jul 25, 2020 | United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an independent, non-partisan institution and are actively engaged with peacebuilding efforts around the world. It is an…

Mozambique: Natural Resource Management Specialist

Jul 25, 2020 | World Bank Group

Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group…

Yemen: Logistics Manager

Jul 25, 2020 | Action Contre la Faim

Action Contre La Faim has been operating in Yemen since 2012, upscaling its emergency activities in 2016 due to the conflict between Al Houthi and…