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Colombia: Only 21% of Land Used for Gold Mining in Colombia Has Permits: UN
Nov 29, 2023
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Only 21% of the land used for gold mining in Colombia operated legally in 2022, the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said…
When the Data Doesn’t Tell the Full Story: Improving Gender-Responsive Climate Finance
Nov 29, 2023
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Mariam Ibrahim, Fionna Smyth, Claudia Wells, and Euan Ritchie
Women and girls are often on the front line of the climate crisis, including as environmental defenders, food producers and care givers. It has already…
UAE: Razan Al Mubarak Unveils High-Profile Gender and Environmental Data Conference
Nov 28, 2023
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Zawya
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: - In a compelling call for action, Her Excellency Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, emphasized…
Iraq/Russia: Russia Takes Control of Iraq’s Biggest Oil Discovery for 20 Years
Nov 28, 2023
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Simon Watkins, OilPrice.com
Preliminary estimates suggested that Iraq’s Eridu oil field holds between 7-10 billion barrels of reserves. The Eridu field - part of Iraq’s Block 10 exploration…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq in Need of ‘Federal, Modern’ Hydrocarbon Law, Says PM Barzani
Nov 28, 2023
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Kurdistan 24
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday said Kurdistan Region officials and authorities in Baghdad should work together to enact a “federal and modern”…
In Climate Diplomacy, Being Gender-Blind Leaves Women Behind
Nov 28, 2023
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Alison Davis
The climate crisis affects everyone, but some groups are more vulnerable than others. When climate policies fail to make considerations for people who are at greater…
Why We Need Gender and Environment Data on the Agenda at COP28
Nov 28, 2023
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Papa Seck
For the first time last week, global temperatures rose beyond the critical 2-degrees-Celsius threshold. Without drastic action, the UN has warned of catastrophic consequences for…
Mapping the Impacts and Conflicts of Rare-Earth Elements
Nov 28, 2023
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Mariana Walter, Claudia Custodio, Volahery Andriamanantenasoa, and John Feffer
Rare-earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 chemical elements considered critical for digitalization and for the energy transition. While called “rare”, they are not…
COP28 Must Address Militarization
Nov 28, 2023
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Ray Levy Uyeda
As the earth approaches climate tipping points, world leaders must consider the world’s largest institutional emitter of fossil fuels: the U.S. military.
Netherlands: Senior Project Officer Iraq Climate, Environment, Peace and Security
Nov 28, 2023
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PAX
PAX is the largest peace organization in the Netherlands. For the past 75 years, it has been working with local partners in conflict areas worldwide…
Netherlands: Project Manager Iraq Climate, Environment, Peace and Security
Nov 28, 2023
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PAX
PAX is the largest peace organization in the Netherlands. For the past 75 years, PAX has been working with local partners in conflict areas worldwide…
Italy: Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) Advisor
Nov 28, 2023
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO’s efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to…
Ukraine: Environmental Consultant (Environmental Damage Assessment), Ukraine
Nov 28, 2023
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United Nations Development Programme Ukraine
UNDP supports strategic capacity development initiatives to promote inclusive growth and sustainable human development. Together with national, regional and local authorities, civil societies, private sector,…
Ukraine: WASH Program Manager, Ukraine
Nov 28, 2023
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HEKS/EPER Swiss Church Aid
HEKS/EPER pursues the vision of a just world where the dignity of everyone is respected, peace reigns and the natural environment is conserved. In the…
Environmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Submissions [Extended Deadline: January 10, 2024]
Nov 28, 2023
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) is pleased to present awards to leaders, practitioners, and researchers from our community.
The…
Haiti: Programme Policy Officer - Gender, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nov 28, 2023
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World Food Programme
The Haiti Country Office, operating under an ongoing emergency situation, has declared a Corporate Scale-up Emergency that has recently transitioned to Corporate Attention. In response…
Multiple Locations: Local Recruitment: Water Security Advisor - Middle East Region
Nov 28, 2023
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, it knows its teams do their best work when…
Central African Republic: WASH & Shelter Project Manager
Nov 28, 2023
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Norwegian Refugee Council
Central African Republic (CAR) continues to face tremendous humanitarian needs due to years of conflict and instability. In 2023, more than half of the population…
Somalia: Head of Food Security, Livelihoods & Resilience (Open to Somali Nationals), Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia
Nov 28, 2023
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Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. Action Against Hunger innovates solutions, advocates for change, and reaches 24 million people every year…
Tibet: Leading Experts Discuss Tibet’s Water Imbalance and Conflict at 4th Tibet Environment Conference in Thailand
Nov 27, 2023
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Central Tibetan Administration
The 4th Tibet Environment Conference was held in Thailand from 27-28 November. The two-day conference was jointly organised by Tibet Policy Institute (TPI) and Chulalongkorn…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: 34 Die in Abyei-South Sudan ‘Land Dispute’
Nov 27, 2023
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Dabanga
At least 34 people have died, 34 others injured, and about 4,000 displaced in attacks in the disputed Abyei* border region between Sudan and South…
Citizen Science in Conflict Zones for Community Empowerment
Nov 27, 2023
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Katerina Zourou and Stefania Oikonomou
Armed conflicts continue to populate (unfortunately!) the columns of news websites and social media feeds. From Afghanistan to Ukraine and the Middle East, communities are…
Israel: Israel’s Farms Need Foreign Labourers. The Hamas Attacks Triggered an Exodus
Nov 26, 2023
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Joseph Ataman, Nic Robertson and Kocha Olarn, CNN
The violence has set off an exodus of foreign workers from Israel, with some 10,000 farmworkers estimated to have left since October 7, according to…
Iraq: Some Farmers in Drought-Hit Iraq Forced to Reduce Crops: NGO
Nov 26, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
Sixty percent of farmers surveyed in four provinces of drought-hit Iraq reported having to reduce cultivated areas or water used, an international rights group said…
Afghanistan: Afghans Fight Drought with Small Dams as Taliban Shut out of COP28
Nov 26, 2023
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Rohullah Talaash and Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change with increasing droughts and flash floods destroying livelihoods and fueling hunger.
Ukraine: Ukraine Needs More Air Defenses to Protect Grain Exports, Zelenskiy Says
Nov 25, 2023
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Max Hunder, Reuters
Ukraine needs more air defences to protect its grain export routes as well as regions bordering Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, as he…
Benin/Niger/Burkina Faso: Does the United States Fund a Cheetah Mating Program in West Africa Because of … Terrorism?
Nov 24, 2023
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Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate
The Wall Street Journal published a dispatch this week from West Africa, where militants affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are increasingly using…
Iraq: Climate Change, Pollution Threaten Iraq’s Ancient Marshes
Nov 24, 2023
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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Marsh Arabs, the wetlands' indigenous population of Iraq, have fished and cultivated crops here for 5,000 years, raising water buffaloes and building houses from…
Climate Change: Building a Safer World through Climate Security
Nov 22, 2023
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UNDP
The threats posed by the climate crisis to peace, security and stability reinforce the urgent need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate climate…
Zimbabwe: Removal of Most Wartime Landmines Relieving
Nov 22, 2023
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The Herald
Clearing landmines from these regions is a fundamental step towards restoring normalcy, enabling communities to reclaim their land and livelihoods.