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Iraq: Iraq on the Brink
Jul 24, 2020
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Adnan Bahiya, Ecologist
Covid-19 and the fall in oil prices has pushed Iraq towards calamity, underlining the urgency of ending the country's fossil fuel dependency.
Diamond Development Initiative Becomes Part of Resolve
Jul 24, 2020
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Rob Bates, JCK
The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI), the Ottawa, Canada–based group that works on issues affecting artisanal diamond miners, will now become part of Resolve, the Washington, D.C.–based nongovernmental…
DRC/Uganda: How Smuggled DRC Gold Passes through Entebbe
Jul 24, 2020
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Franklin Draku, Monitor
Uganda has continued to offer an exit route for gold smuggled from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite international concerns of fueling conflict…
Climate Change: Climate Emergency ‘a Danger to Peace’, UN Security Council Hears
Jul 24, 2020
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UN
The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and security, while also creating new ones, a senior UN official…
Summer Academy 2020: Expansive Possibilities for the Future - Caux Dialogue on Environment and Security 2020
Jul 24, 2020
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Alan Channer and Karina Cheah, Inititives of Change
The effusive feedback from participants in the five-day 2020 Summer Academy on Land, Climate and Security vindicated the difficult decision to take the course online.…
Guyana: Rice, Climate Change and a Post-COVID Opportunity for Women In Guyana
Jul 24, 2020
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes
Rice, the most widely consumed staple in the world, has been one of the central protagonists in the global food crisis caused by COVID-19. Three…
How COVID-19 Can Bring Gender Justice
Jul 23, 2020
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Helena Dalli
Disasters shape the course of history. In the wake of the Spanish flu of 1918, more women entered the labour market and in roles previously…
Fund Resilience: Create Systemic Change by Working at the Nexus of Climate and Gender
Jul 23, 2020
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Prachi Seth
Women in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change due to their high dependency on natural resources for their livelihoods coupled with lesser economic,…
Call for Abstracts for Online Workshop: The Climate Crisis: Legal Safeguards for Justice and Security
Jul 23, 2020
Society must recognize that climate change, as well as the current pandemic and ongoing racial injustices, are sustainability and security crises. The three dimensions of…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Oil and Gas Fueling South China Sea Tensions
Jul 22, 2020
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Helen Clark, Asia Times
Vietnam’s crucial offshore energy industry is being squeezed as US-China tensions rise in the South China Sea. According to reports, China is pressing for the…
Myanmar: Many Myanmar Mining Firms Fail to Name Politically Connected Owners: Global Witness
Jul 22, 2020
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Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy
At least 10 companies in Myanmar have failed to identify “politically exposed persons”—those with links to high-ranking present or former military officials and ethnic armed…
Yemen: Yemen Sees Return to Alarming Levels of Food Insecurity - UNICEF, WFP, FAO & OCHA
Jul 22, 2020
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UNICEF
Economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now COVID-19 are creating a perfect storm that could reverse hard-earned food security gains in Yemen, warns the…
Liberia: Liberia Responds to COVID-19 Impact on the Oil Industry
Jul 22, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), has made significant adjustments to its bid evaluation criteria for the 2020 Offshore Licensing…
Syria: Black Waters: Oil Spills Pollute Northeast Syria Creeks
Jul 22, 2020
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Delil Souleiman, Agence France-Presse
Oil pollution in Syria has been a growing concern since the 2011 onset of a civil war that has taken a toll on oil infrastructure…
Liberia: Oil Spill in Liberian Capital Creates Environmental Hazard - and Opportunity
Jul 21, 2020
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Darlington Porkpa, Radio France Internationale
An oil spill in the Mesurado River in the Liberian capital Monrovia has prompted hundreds of people to rush to collect the fuel, as environmental…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Tussle with Semi-Autonomous Kurdish Region Seen Complicating Energy Policy
Jul 21, 2020
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Dania Saadi, S&P Global Platts
Iraq's federal government has a complicated energy relationship with the Kurdish region that is unlikely to be resolved due to differences within the semi-autonomous entity…
To Solve the Climate Crisis, Women Must Own More of the World's Land
Jul 21, 2020
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Martha Merrow
Land, women, and climate change: the future of all three are intrinsically connected and must be addressed comprehensively to create equitable change and a livable…
Myanmar: Difficult to Enforce Law in Kachin’s Jade Mine Town: Officials
Jul 20, 2020
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Law enforcement is a major challenge in the Hpakant jade mining town in Kachin State, the site of the deadliest landslide in the country’s recent…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Did China Block Vietnam Offshore Oil Contract?
Jul 20, 2020
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
The sudden cancellation of an offshore drilling project commissioned by Vietnam is raising fears that the Chinese government pressured it to stop, part of Beijing’s…
Science Suppression Is a Security Threat – Whether Climate or Covid
Jul 20, 2020
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Francesco Femia
A little over a year ago, the White House tried to block the testimony of a respected professional, Dr. Rod Schoonover – senior analyst and senior…
Why Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements Are Not Enough to Ensure Post-Conflict Progress for Women
Jul 20, 2020
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Nicole Smith
The United Nations recently announced that almost 80 million people were forcibly displaced around the world last year due to war, conflict, or persecution. As COVID-19 continues…
Crisis Reveals the Fault Lines of Gender in Environmentalism—How Do We Value Everyday Environments?
Jul 20, 2020
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Nathalie Blanc, Sandra Laugier, Pascale Molinier, and Anne Querrien
These are times of crisis. One might even think that the COVID-19 crisis looks like a an alternative expression of crises that are already building,…
South Africa Warns UN Security Council about Violence Against Women in Occupied Western Sahara
Jul 19, 2020
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Sahara Press Service
South Africa warned the UN Security Council about the increasing violations of human rights in occupied Palestine and Western Sahara, in particular the hostilities permanently…
Yemen: How a Decaying Oil Tanker became a 'Massive Floating Bomb' Risking Millions of Lives in Yemen
Jul 18, 2020
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Campbell MacDiarmid, Telegraph
Time is running out to prevent an “environmental disaster waiting to happen” in the Red Sea, the UK and the UN warned this week, as…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Production Plummets to 170,000 bpd Due to COVID-19
Jul 17, 2020
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Xinhua
South Sudan oil production has dropped to 170,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 185,000 bpd due to disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic, said a senior…
In Mozambique, Promoting Biodiversity Includes Greater Gender Equality
Jul 17, 2020
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Amanda Jerneck and Carmen Lahoz Rallo
Increasing girls’ access to education and empowering women has become a core intervention area of the Mozambique Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Portfolio, of which MozBio is…
Call for Applications for the First Cohort of Women for the Environment Africa
Jul 17, 2020
In 2017, Women for the Environment Africa (WE Africa) was born through the determination of a small dedicated group of women conservationists frustrated with the current…
South Sudan: Local Communities Demand Implementation of Petroleum Laws
Jul 17, 2020
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Patrick Godi, Gurtong
In the face of surging coronavirus cases in South Sudan and its crippling effects, communities living in the oil producing areas have said they’re are…
Colombia: Security Council Press Statement on Colombia
Jul 16, 2020
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UN Security Council
The members of the Security Council reiterated their full and unanimous support for the peace process in Colombia and reaffirmed their commitment to working closely…
Conflict in South China Sea Again?
Jul 16, 2020
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Elfren S. Cruz
The pandemic is at the center of public attention because it is the most relevant among current threats to the Philippines. There are, however, other…