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Water Fetching Responsibilities Reveal Unequal Gender Dynamics: Elevates Need for Expansion of On-Site WASH Facilities
May 10, 2020
Women in low-income households have limited access to financial services and educational opportunities, which in turn restricts their ability to tap into the labor market…
What the COVID-19 Pandemic Tells Us About Gender Equality
May 9, 2020
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Ann Linde and Arancha González Laya
Regardless of where one looks, it is women who bear most of the responsibility for holding societies together, be it at home, in health care,…
Former SIPRI Researcher Arthur H. Westing—In Memoriam
May 8, 2020
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI mourns the passing of former SIPRI expert Arthur H. Westing (United States), who died on 30 April 2020 at the age of 91.
Myanmar: Water Shortages in upper Myanmar
May 8, 2020
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Aung Phay Kyi Soe, Myanmar Times
Artesian wells donated to the village by actor Khin Hlaing currently produce 1,200 gallons per day. They initially produced 1,800 gallons, before one of the…
Equality in a Post-Pandemic Era: Gender, COVID-19, Agriculture, and Climate Change
May 8, 2020
Globally, one in three women works in agriculture, which tends to be informal, low paid, and especially vulnerable to shocks. For example, when droughts and…
The COVID-19 Response: What Has Women, Peace and Security Got to Do With it?
May 7, 2020
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Naomi Clugston, Michelle Spearing
The United Kingdom is one of the 25 countries deemed least vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of rising death tolls, a stretched National Health…
Afghanistan: Afghan Farmers Return to Poppy Fields amid Coronavirus Pandemic
May 7, 2020
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Mohammad Sadiq Rashtinai and Abubakar Siddique, Ganhara
In a sign that some rural Afghan farmers are attempting to protect themselves amid the looming uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, poppy cultivation has…
Coronavirus Pandemic Is Pushing up the Price of Illegal Drugs, UN Says
May 6, 2020
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Reuters
Coronavirus-related border controls, lockdowns and flight shortages are making illegal drugs more expensive and difficult to obtain around the world, the United Nations Office on…
Gaza: Israel Billionaire Hopes to Bring Drinking Water in the War-Torn Gaza Strip
May 6, 2020
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Zaini Majeed, Republic World
In a solution to the Gaza strip’s water crisis, a Georgian-Israeli billionaire proposed that he would deliver hundreds of generators to produce the chronic water supply in…
Why Gender Should Be at the Heart of COVID Recovery
May 6, 2020
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Angela Kalisch
The tourism industry has been catapulted into a global emergency by COVID-19. After decades of stable growth, only temporarily interrupted by incidents of terrorism, pandemics…
Guyana at a Turning Point: Oil and Security
May 6, 2020
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Andrew Holland
Five years ago, Guyana moved to the center of the oil world when a consortium led by ExxonMobil announced the first of a series of…
Plans to Prevent Future Pandemics Must Consider Gender Issues, Too (Commentary)
May 6, 2020
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Tyler Nuckols
As COVID-19 continues to wrack our lives, the topic of the illegal wildlife trade and its connection to the coronavirus has garnered recent headlines. Many organizations,…
EnPAx Mourns the Passing of Arthur H. Westing
May 6, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Members of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association are mourning the passing of Arthur H. Westing. Arthur died April 30, in Shelburne, Vermont; he was 91.
Arthur was…
Geodiversity Also Needs Protection during Armed Conflicts
May 6, 2020
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Kevin Kiernan
The IUCN motion on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict acknowledges that in addition to the harm that armed conflict causes to biota it “also…
COVID-19 Shows Why Protecting Water in Conflict Is Vital
May 6, 2020
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Mara Tignino and Tadesse Kebebew
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted normal livelihoods around the world and hammered home the centrality of water and water infrastructure for human existence. In conflict-affected…
In Memoriam: Arthur H. Westing (1928–2020)
May 6, 2020
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Nils Petter Gleditsch
An in memoriam of Arthur H. Westing, forest ecologist and pioneer in the field of environmental peacebuilding.
As Nils Petter Gleditsch writes:
"On factual academic matters, I was…
Iraq: Iraq’s Economy Is Collapsing under the Double Blow of Sinking Oil Prices and Coronavirus Lockdown
May 5, 2020
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Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim, Washington Post
The coronavirus epidemic has pushed Iraq’s economy to the brink of catastrophe, experts say, with the outbreak aggravating the risk of public desperation and renewed…
Colombia: Coronavirus and the Colombian Countryside
May 5, 2020
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Alex Diamond, North American Congress in Latin America
Coronavirus has changed economic relations in rural Colombia, pushing campesinos to question extractive economies and offering an alternative model of production.
Supporting Women Environmental Defenders in the Time of COVID-19
May 5, 2020
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Sara Vigil and Bernadette P. Resurrección
Both the feminist and environmental movements are amongst the most prominent challengers of this commodification. However, environmental defenders face discrimination, violence and high risks, especially women…
No, Cobalt Is Not a Conflict Mineral
May 5, 2020
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Patricia Ndagano
Wakanda’s vibranium extolled in Black Panther may be fictional but is not very far from reality. A remarkable metal used in emerging technologies – from cell phones…
Staying Connected During Covid-19: Learn and Engage through the MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace
May 5, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
As we collectively continue through an extraordinary public health emergency, we recognize that everyone's lives and routines are in flux. We are all striving to…
PhD Research Scholar position in Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
May 4, 2020
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Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway is one of the leading business schools in Europe. The school has an internationally recognised research environment and educates…
Low-Income Households in Latin America More Likely to Burden Women with Responsibilities of Fetching Water
May 4, 2020
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Christian Borja-Vega and Jonathan Grabinsky
A recent publication in the health journal The Lancet makes a strong argument for how inequality could be an enabling factor in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that people living in poverty…
How COVID-19 Puts Women's Housing, Land, and Property Rights at Risk
May 4, 2020
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Victoria Stanley and Paul Prettitore
Around the world, land serves as a foundation for security, shelter, income and livelihoods. But rights to land are not equitably distributed to all. This…
Liberia: Land Tenure Consultant
May 4, 2020
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Landesa Rural Development Institute
Landesa helps the world’s poorest people gain land rights; reducing poverty and conflict, increasing economic activity, empowering women, strengthening food security, and improving environmental stewardship.…
Facilitator/Researcher – Environment and Emergencies Preparedness Network and Environmental Mainstreaming
May 3, 2020
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UN Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.
Under the…
Myanmar: International Climate Smart GAP Specialist
May 3, 2020
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
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…
Chad: PREE Project Manager
May 3, 2020
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a union of Members made up of governments and civil society organizations. It offers public, private…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Brink of Collapse as Oil Prices Crash
May 3, 2020
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Viktor Katona, OilPrice.com
Attentive Oilprice readers must have read at least a dozen articles describing how hard Iraq has been hit by the drop in oil prices. Iraq’s…
Myanmar: Program Manager
May 3, 2020
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EarthRights International
EarthRights International (EarthRights) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and…