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Ashok Swain is a professor at Uppsala University, where he also serves as the Director of the Research School of International Water Cooperation. His work…

Climate Change: Study Finds Link between Climate Disasters, Armed Conflict

Apr 7, 2020 | Nathanial Gronewold, Energy & Environment News

Climate-linked disasters increase the odds of armed strife, according to researchers who found that one-third of all conflicts since 1980 began within days of a…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Women Are the Key to a Lasting Peace

Apr 7, 2020 | Sohrab Azad, The Diplomat

To guarantee a peace process that will materialize and come to fruition, women need to be substantively involved at every level, from pre-negotiation to talks.

From ENMOD to Geoengineering: The Environment as a Weapon of War

Apr 7, 2020 | Gabriela Kolpak

Collateral environmental damage has long been regarded as an inevitable consequence of armed conflicts. But there have also been many examples of the intentional manipulation of…

Evaluating Environmental Peacebuilding: Difficult but Necessary

Apr 7, 2020 | Juha I. Uitto and Amanda Woomer

When you first hear the phrase “environmental peacebuilding,” you may think that these two words are not directly linked. Think again. Many conflicts around the…

UN Chief Calls for Domestic Violence ‘Ceasefire’ Amid ‘Horrifying Global Surge’

Apr 6, 2020

UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns…

Yemen: Program Manager – WASH

Apr 5, 2020 | Solidarités International

SI opened its mission in Yemen in 2017, establishing its coordination in Aden. With the support of the Emergency DESK, SI mission was able to…

Indonesia: Empowering Indonesia’s Women Farmers

Apr 5, 2020 | Dewa Made Agung, The Asean Post

An empirical study in the Springer Journal titled, Gender in Agriculture reveals that women lack access to agricultural inputs, training, information and marketing services. Furthermore,…

Chad: Programme Director

Apr 5, 2020 | Concern Worldwide

Concern has been operating in Chad since 2007 and, following an initial response to the refugee crisis in the East, has further developed its presence…

South Sudan: WASH Officer

Apr 5, 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and…

Nigeria: National Protection and Gender Specialist

Apr 5, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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…

Nigeria: Programme Development Officer

Apr 5, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

 Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…

CAR: Community Conservation and Livelihoods Coordinator

Apr 5, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…

Myanmar: Senior Freshwater Ecologist

Apr 5, 2020 | World Wildlife Fund for Nature

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a sustainable future for people and wildlife. The focus…

Senior Project Manager Climate Adaptation and Vulnerability

Apr 5, 2020 | adelphi

The impacts of climate change can already be felt globally. Especially economically less developed countries will be affected by these impacts. Early action in climate…

Syria: Consortium WASH Specialist

Apr 5, 2020 | Solidarités International

SI has been working in Syria since 2012 and currently has strong coverage for WASH, FSL and NFI programs across North West (NWS) and North…

India: Climate Change and the Need for Gender-Responsive Policymaking

Apr 5, 2020 | Akanksha Khullar

While climate change in general has negative implications, from a gender perspective, it entails greater risks for women than men. In India, as weather patterns…

Jordan: Technical Coordinator

Apr 5, 2020 | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency with the mandate to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people, and…

Women, Peace, and Security - Challenges and Opportunities in Light of the Corona Pandemic

Apr 4, 2020 | Carmen Niethammer

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Resolution on Women, Peace and Security, also known as UN Resolution 1325. It specifically addresses how…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Condemns Sinking of Boat off Paracels, Demands China Compensate

Apr 4, 2020 | VnExpress

Vietnam has demanded that China take action against the Chinese Coast Guard vessel that sank a Vietnamese fishing boat and compensate the fishermen for their…

Cameroon: Cameroon Anglophone Crisis: Women Bear the Brunt of Violence

Apr 4, 2020 | Nicolas Haque

The United Nations secretary-general is repeating his appeal for a global ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic.

Some armed groups have answered that call, including separatists in…

Iran: Iran, UNDP Sign MOU to Revive Hamoun Wetland

Apr 4, 2020 | Tehran Times

The Department of Environment and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to carry out a joint project for the…

Myanmar: Myanmar Shorebirds Get Four-Fold Expansion in Protected Wetland

Apr 3, 2020 | Ding Li Yong, BirdLife International

Twenty years ago, few conservationists knew about the Gulf of Mottama and the secrets hidden within its complex coastline. Its location in southern Myanmar is,…

Opinion: Women Have a Major Role in Rebuilding Somalia-- the Private Sector Must Support Them

Apr 3, 2020 | Alice Laugher

When Zahra Ibrahim began studying at a university in Mogadishu, Somalia, she was told that computer science wasn’t for women. Her parents and teachers wanted…

With the World Pre-Occupied with Coronavirus, Israel Pushes a West Bank Land Grab

Apr 2, 2020 | Evan Gottesman

An emergency unity government to confront coronavirus: that’s been Benjamin Netanyahu’s pitch to his rivals in Kachol Lavan since Israel’s March 2 Knesset elections. Kachol…

Burkina Faso Crisis and COVID-19 Concerns Highlight Pressure on Sahel Food Security

Apr 2, 2020

Food insecurity levels in the Sahel region are “spiralling out of control”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday, as it expressed concerns about…

Renewable Energy as an Opportunity for Peace?

Apr 2, 2020 | Vane Moraa Aminga

Growth in global energy demands due to population and economic growth has caused energy-sector emissions to rise and surpass historic records. Clearly, efforts to sustainably mitigate climate…

COVID-19: Why Policymakers Need a Gender-focused Approach for Health and Economic Recovery

Apr 2, 2020 | Julia Arnold, Elizabeth Anderson, Smriti Rao, and Sarah Gammage

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to engulf the world, questions of post-disaster recovery must be at the forefront of the conversation. We’re still far from…

Tackling Climate Change with COVID-19 Urgency

Apr 1, 2020 | Mary Robinson and Daya Reddy

The COVID-19 threat has shown that governments can act swiftly and resolutely in a crisis, and that people are ready to change their behavior for…

Corona Impact: Gender Pay Gap Likely to Get Worse as More Women Get Laid Off, Take Time off Work

Mar 31, 2020 | Christine Murray

MEXICO CITY: Advances in closing the worldwide gender pay gap are at risk of being reversed by the coronavirus, experts and advocates warn, as women…