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Submit a Proposal for a Conflict and Gender Sensitivity Assessment in North East Syria
Sep 16, 2019
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DanChurchAid
DANCHURCHAID SYRIA programme invites you to submit a Proposal for a Conflict and Gender Sensitivity Assessment IN NORTH EAST SYRIA
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South Sudan: Gender and Protection Advisor
Sep 16, 2019
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CARE USA
CARE seeks a passionate Gender & Protection (GBV) Advisor responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the gender/protection thematic programs in line with the…
Water Diplomacy Voices: "The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure"
Sep 15, 2019
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OOSKAnews
Water Diplomacy Voices is a series of guest columns written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article Mara Tignino, Reader at the…
Liberia: Beekeeping Has a Big Impact in Liberia Thanks to North Shore Foundation
Sep 15, 2019
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Gordon McIntyre, Vancouver Sun
People ask them when they’re coming home. In fact, Kent Bubbs Jr. and Landis Wyatt arrived home on Friday when they landed at Monrovia, the…
ASEAN's Transormative Journey: Role of Women in Peace and Security - Analysis
Sep 14, 2019
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Noeleen Heyzer
ASEAN has embarked on exploring how to implement the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in the region. It has recently organised “an inaugural inter-sectoral…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Digs in on South China Sea Oil and Gas Projects amid Chinese Pressure
Sep 14, 2019
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Tan Hui Yee, Eleven
Vietnam, locked in one of its most protracted test of wills with China of late, is trying to allay fears that yet another foreign joint…
Saudi Arabia: Drones Just Attacked the World’s Largest Oil Refinery
Sep 14, 2019
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Justin Rohrlich, Quartz
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for an armed drone attack early today (Sept. 14) on Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq refinery, the world’s largest oil processing…
Climate Change, Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace
Sep 13, 2019
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Florian Krampe
Of the ten countries that host the most multilateral peace operations personnel, eight are located in areas highly exposed to climate change. As such, climate…
Colombia: Women in Colombia Are Risking Their Lives Every Day to Clear the Minefields Left After 50 Years of Armed Conflict
Sep 13, 2019
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Luke Taylor, i News
When Paola Sanchez heard she was being recruited for a job in late 2018 after a friend had recommended her, she knew little more than…
India: India Is Working on Climate Change and Biodiversity: Prakash Javadekar Calls for Synergy Between All Three Rio Conventions
Sep 13, 2019
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5 Dariya News
The 12-day long 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has come to a close today, with thought-provoking discussions…
UNCCD Global Mechanism Addresses Gender Equality in LDN Initiatives
Sep 12, 2019
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Leila Mead
6 September 2019: The Global Mechanism of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has published a briefing note and manual to advance gender equality…
Meet 15 Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
Sep 12, 2019
From sinking islands to drought-ridden savannas, women bear an outsize burden of the global—warming crisis, largely because of gender inequalities. In many parts of the…
Kenya: Kenyans Sue UK over Colonials Land Grab
Sep 12, 2019
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Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza, African Exponent
Kenyans are suing Britain for being violently forced off their land which they rightfully owned. In the spirited and earnest attempts to hold the United…
Is Environmental Peacebuilding the Answer to South Sudan’s Conflict?
Sep 12, 2019
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Marisa O. Ensor
September 12, 2019 marks one year since South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former Vice President-turned-opposition leader Riek Machar signed a new peace agreement. The…
The Climate-Security Nexus: Interview with Louise Van Schaik
Sep 12, 2019
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Sweta Chakraborty
Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is the host of the Climate and Security Podcast produced by the Center for Climate and Security, and here she interviews Louise Van Schaik,…
Myanmar: National Consultants for Social & Environmental Safeguards and DRR Mainstreaming Advisory
Sep 12, 2019
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UNDP
UNDP Myanmar is implementing its Country Programme for 2018-2022. Integrated programming has guided the design of the new programme in order to better address the…
Land Tenure and Tenure Governance Reform Specialists
Sep 12, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Organizational Setting The Partnerships Division (PSP) is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the identification, strengthening and stewardship of strategic partnerships with non-state actors in support of…
Let's Get Climate Action Into Traction with Gender Equality
Sep 11, 2019
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Anita Bhatia and Ulrika Modeer
Climate change is already altering the face of our planet. Research shows that we need to put all our efforts over the coming decade to limit…
Where Macro Meets Micro: How Climate Change Fuels Violent Extremism
Sep 11, 2019
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Tom Middendorp and Reinier Bergema
Climate change is a “direct and existential threat,” the Council of the European Union concluded in February 2019. In the past half-century, the most vulnerable—particularly…
Securing Better Land Rights for Women Farmers in Kenya and Burkina Faso
Sep 11, 2019
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Douglas Donnellan
In Kenya and Burkina Faso, accessing land for agriculture can be a major challenge for women due to poor governance and gender inequality. According to…
Improving Access to Land for Women in the Arab World: Policy Options and Tools for Triggering Social and Economic Development
Sep 11, 2019
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Everlyne Nairesia, Sina Schlimmer and Ombretta Tempra
It is estimated that in developing countries, women are responsible for the production of 60 to 80 percent of food and yet, they rarely own…
Myanmar: Ministry Urges Farmers to Save Water
Sep 10, 2019
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has urged farmers to use water more efficiently as there is less water behind the country’s more than 300…
Myanmar: Workers Protest Lack of Fishing Rights in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Region
Sep 10, 2019
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Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy
Fishery workers in Kyonepyaw and Lemyethna townships in Irrawaddy Region staged a protest against the regional agriculture minister on Monday in Pathein, the regional capital,…
Myanmar: The Salty Taste of Climate Change
Sep 10, 2019
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Kyaw Nyunt Linn, Myanmar Times
Salt water is seeping into freshwater underground aquifers that are used to irrigate crops and provide communities with water for drinking and washing, but because…
"Blue Peace Index" Assesses, Encourages Sustainable, Collaborative Water Resource Management
Sep 10, 2019
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OOSKAnews
The inaugural Blue Peace Index, an assessment tool to measure the extent to which countries and water basins manage shared water resources in a sustainable and collaborative manner,…
Myanmar: Into the Forest with Myanmar’s Bamboo-Shoot Harvesters
Sep 10, 2019
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Htet Wai, Irrawaddy
The life of a bamboo harvester is a difficult one. Ko Pho La is a bamboo shoot harvester living in Kyee Bin Village in Irrawaddy…
To Build Peace, Boost the Women Who Lead the Movements
Sep 10, 2019
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James Rupert
mages of this year’s grassroots movements for social and political change—such as the ouster of authoritarian rulers in Sudan and Algeria—reiterate that women worldwide are…
Why Gender Matters in Climate Adaptation
Sep 10, 2019
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Bernadette Resurreccion
Climate change will not affect people equally. Those living through its most adverse effects will have contributed least to the problem and have fewer resources to adapt…
Conflict Minerals: Companies Stall in Tracking Supply Chain for Conflict Minerals
Sep 10, 2019
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Bloomberg Law, Andrea Vittorio
Many companies are having trouble following minerals found in their products, from cell phones to cars, that can fuel conflict in central Africa. An estimated…
Iraq: In Iraq, Water Woes and Corruption Gripes Signal Trouble in Key City
Sep 10, 2019
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Lizzie Porter, New Humanitarian
Last summer, Iraq’s oil-rich southern city of Basra was rocked by violent protests over a number of grievances, including unemployment and the lack of safe…