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NATO Releases 2024 Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment Report
Jul 9, 2024
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO released the Secretary General’s annual Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment on Tuesday (9 July 2024). It notes that accelerating climate change has “a…
South Sudan: No Oil, No Food: Damaged Pipeline Piles Misery on South Sudan
Jul 9, 2024
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Philip Buda Ladu, Barron's
At 75, Galiche Buwa has lived through civil wars, famine and natural disasters, but the South Sudanese widowed mother of four always managed to get…
Environmental Wartime Protection is Central to the Protection of Civilians
Jul 9, 2024
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Laetitia Courtois
Statement delivered by Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, at UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting "Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environment Challenges to…
The Gambia: Wildlife/Farmer Conflict in CRR Aggravates as Hippos Go on Rampage Again
Jul 8, 2024
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Momodou Justice Darboe, TheVoice
The long-standing conflict between farmers and hippopotamuses in the Gambia’s Central River Region (CRR) has rekindled in recent times as hippos ravaged rice fields and caused…
Toward a Peaceful Future: Cooperation and Solutions for East Asia’s International Issues
Jul 8, 2024
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Simon Hutagalung, Eurasia Review
The East Asia region is currently facing numerous international issues that pose threats to both regional stability and global security. These predicaments include the nuclear…
United States: Statement of Concern Related to Certain Minerals Supply Chains from Rwanda and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Contributing to the Ongoing Conflict
Jul 8, 2024
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U.S. Department of State
The United States government is deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the resulting humanitarian crisis. In…
Arria-Formula Meeting: “Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environmental Challenges to Opportunities for Peace”
Jul 7, 2024
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Security Council Report
On Monday (8 July), Council members will convene for an Arria-formula meeting on “Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environmental Challenges to Opportunities for Peace”. Slovenia is organising…
Afghanistan: Appointing a Committee to Finalize the Five-Year Alternative Livelihood Plan for Poppy
Jul 7, 2024
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Afghan Voice Agency
Misbahuddin Mostain, the head of information and public awareness of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, in a conversation with the AVA reporter, said…
Interlinkages between Security and Climate Change Explored by OSCE Academy Alumni
Jul 5, 2024
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Alumni of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek discussed the principles of a well-governed security sector with a specific focus on climate change as a risk-multiplier…
Addressing the Environmental and Humanitarian Challenges of Landmines
Jul 5, 2024
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Inna Chefranova, EU Today
The pervasive use of landmines in conflicts around the world has become a universal issue, impacting numerous countries and posing significant challenges for decades. Landmines…
Cross-Cutting Themes and Priorities of the Environmental Compact for the Green Future of Ukraine
Jul 5, 2024
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Andriy Demydenko
In February 2024, the High-Level Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of War, which includes Ukrainian and European officials, signed an Environmental Compact for Ukraine. The…
Taliban’s Approach to Natural Disasters
Jul 3, 2024
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Pupsa Kumari, Mahonar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Climate change is one of the most important challenges in the 21st century and has unfavourable consequences, including droughts, floods, storms, decrease in rainfall, landslides,…
Taliban’s Approach to Natural Disasters
Jul 3, 2024
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Puspa Kumari
Climate change is one of the most important challenges in the 21st century and has unfavourable consequences, including droughts, floods, storms, decrease in rainfall, landslides,…
Conflict, Land Dispossession, and the Struggle for Gender Equality in Cameroon
Jul 2, 2024
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Dean Peacock
This interview with Lotsmart Fonjong is part of series of interviews by WILPF to reflect on the original research produced by the Mobilising Men for Feminist Peace…
Diseases Spread in Gaza amid Water and Sewage Crisis
Jul 2, 2024
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Tareq Abu Azzoum, Al Jazeera English
A lack of clean water and sanitation combined with the heat of summer is fuelling the spread of infectious diseases. It’s putting additional pressure on…
Not Yet Uhuru: DRC a Victim of Its Immense Mineral Wealth
Jul 2, 2024
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Veronica Mente, The African
On this occasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) 64th anniversary of independence from colonisation, it is important to take the opportunity to highlight…
A Roadmap For a Greener, Gender-Inclusive Future
Jul 2, 2024
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Nathalie A. Gabala and Emmanuel Nyirinkindi
Many companies in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) are now prioritizing climate action and advancing gender inclusiveness. However, there are still too few bringing…
Towards a Common Vision of Climate, Peace, Security and Migration in Zimbabwe
Jul 1, 2024
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Giulia Caroli, Cedric De Coning, Gracsious Maviza, Joram Tarusarira, Henintsoa Onivola Minoarivelo, and Nqobile Moyo
Zimbabwe is one of the countries in Southern Africa most affected by climate variability and change. This year, Zimbabwe experienced its worst drought in decades, affecting…
South Sudan: Antelope Poaching on rise in South Sudan
Jun 29, 2024
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Associated Press
Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the vast grasslands of South Sudan in what conservationists…
South Sudan: Antelope Poaching on Rise in South Sudan
Jun 29, 2024
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Voice of America
Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the vast grasslands of South Sudan in what conservationists…
In Cameroon, Breaking Barriers for Women in Restoration
Jun 29, 2024
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Monica Evans & Laurianne Mefan
Restoring land and reducing its degradation is crucial for Cameroon’s sustainable development and long-term resilience. Over 70 percent of the population depend on agriculture for…
South Sudan: Block 1,2,4 Oil Fields Vandalized in Recent Inter-communal Violence
Jun 29, 2024
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Michael Daniel
The Ministry of Petroleum said some oil facilities in the region encompassing Unity State and Ruweng Administrative Area were vandalized and operation was affected following…
Women Lead Sustainable Livestock Farming near the Colombian Amazon Rainforest
Jun 28, 2024
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Sean Mattson
Women in Colombia’s Amazon Rainforest biome highly value trees on their small-scale livestock farms. Better integration of farmers' motivations to conserve the environment could support…
Renewable Energy as a Tool for Peace: Emerging Opportunities and New Challenges
Jun 28, 2024
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Energy Peace Partners
Renewable energy can offer a multi-pronged solution that can provide numerous benefits, especially in fragile countries: those most affected by conflict and climate risks, and…
UN Action on Gender and Climate Faces Uphill Climb As Warming Hurts Women
Jun 28, 2024
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Daisy Clague
In poor households without taps, the responsibility for collecting water typically falls on women and girls. As climate change makes water scarcer and they have…
Tackling Gender Disparity in Land Ownership in FCT
Jun 27, 2024
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Emmanuel Chisom
Land is one the most valued properties in the world. It is not for nothing that famous economic scholar, Adam Smith, classified it as one of the…
Health Equity and Gender Equality in a More Violent World
Jun 26, 2024
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Valerie Percival
Violence and instability are rising around the world. Researchers recorded 2022 as the "deadliest year since the Rwandan genocide in 1994" and 2023 as experiencing the highest number of…
How to Advance Peace and Security Through a Climate and Gender Lens? Reflections From Youth at the UN Women’s GEN-Forum 2024
Jun 25, 2024
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Clare Steiner & Khaing Su Lwin
The unfolding triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution in the Asia-Pacific region has critical implications for human security, conflict, and inequality. Climate…
How to Make Locally Led Climate Adaptation Finance More Gender Responsive
Jun 25, 2024
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Ntezi Mbabazi & Rose Pinnington
Northern donors are making efforts to fund local actors more directly and enable greater local leadership, notably within climate adaptation programming aiming to promote gender equality. And…
Remote: Social Inclusion Research Opportunity
Jun 25, 2024
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Environmental Law Institute
The Environmental Law Institute is seeking Visiting Researchers (graduate degree holders or professionals), Law Clerks (current law students), and Research Interns (current or recent undergraduates)…