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Yemen: WASH Specialist
Sep 17, 2023
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INTERSOS
INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of…
USA: Senior Program Officer (Climate, Environment, and Conflict)
Sep 17, 2023
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United States Institute of Peace
Peace is its commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. USIP knows that Peace…
USA: Research Assistant, Climate, Environment, and Conflict
Sep 17, 2023
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United States Institute of Peace
Peace is its commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people's shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. USIP knows that Peace…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds Optimistic but No Quick Resolution in Baghdad Oil Dispute
Sep 16, 2023
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Selcan Hacaoglu, Bloomberg
Delegates from Iraqi Kurdistan expressed optimism after talks with Baghdad last week over resuming oil exports from the semi-autonomous region, but a top Kurdish official…
Afghanistan: The Wild, Green Shrub in Afghanistan That Is Dividing Drug Experts
Sep 16, 2023
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Lucy Cormack, Sydney Morning Herald
A wild, green shrub that has grown for centuries in the central mountains of Afghanistan is dividing international drug experts probing the embattled nation’s ballooning…
Shore up: Is climate crisis gender-neutral?
Sep 16, 2023
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Deccan Herald and Mallavica P Pillay
Bharathi, a 61-year-old woman, sustains herself by selling fish. She commences her day by waking up early, preparing food for her ill daughter, and diligently…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Why Ethiopia’s $5 Billion Dam Has Riled Its Neighbors
Sep 15, 2023
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Fasika Tadesse and Michael Cohen, Bloomberg
Ethiopia has been at loggerheads with downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan for years over a $5 billion mega-dam it’s built on the Nile River’s biggest…
Turkey: Turkey Appeals against Arbitration Ruling on Iraq and Kurdistan Oil Exports
Sep 15, 2023
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Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye
Turkey has filed an application to the International Chamber of Commerce against Iraq to overturn an arbitration ruling which struck Ankara with a net $1.4bn…
Afghanistan: Value of Signed Contracts in Mining Sector Reaches Nearly $7 Billion
Sep 15, 2023
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that the value of contracts signed in the mining sector in the past two years has reached…
Afghanistan: In a First, Panjsher’s Emerald Sold at Home
Sep 15, 2023
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Emal Rahimi, Pajhwok
For the first time a 1,244 karat emerald stone discovered in central Panjsher province has been sold in the country.
Turkey: Turkiye Seeks to Overturn ICC Ruling on Iraq Pipeline Exports: Official
Sep 15, 2023
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The Cradle
Turkiye has appealed to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against Iraq to overturn the arbitration demanding that Ankara pay damages over its illegal oil…
Women's livelihoods in vulnerable coastlines
Sep 15, 2023
A social and environmental anthropologist, Dr. Megnaa Mehtta, is interested in exploring the values, mythologies and ideas of well-being in global conservation and political ecology.…
Carbon Colonialism Has No Place in Liberia’s Forests
Sep 15, 2023
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Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor
The fate of Liberia and its forests are entwined. Yet a new climate change deal, set to be announced at the UN climate change talks…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Forests Fall Victim to Conflict
Sep 14, 2023
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Rebecca L. Root, Nikkei
From Kalaw town's bamboo forest to the Hsipaw Reserved Forest in Shan State and the freshwater swamps that flank the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar's forests rank…
Sudan: Gold Production in Sudan Dwindles to Two Tons Due to Ongoing Conflict
Sep 14, 2023
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Sudan Tribune
A Sudanese public company has disclosed a significant decline in gold production during the five-month-long conflict, plummeting to a mere 2 tons, in stark contrast…
DRC: Mining Metals Vital for EVs Is ‘Wrecking Lives’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Report Finds
Sep 14, 2023
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Euronews Green
The report from Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights details how the search for the minerals has forcibly uprooted…
Why climate financing in Africa should focus on women
Sep 14, 2023
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The Nation
The climate crisis has taken its toll especially on women and girls in the Horn of Africa. Many smallholder farmers are women and girls who's…
Why Gender-Transformative Climate Literacy is Critical for Bhutan
Sep 13, 2023
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Thinley Choden
Globally, around 1 billion children (nearly half of the world’s children) live in countries with extremely high risk of climate change disasters, with girls being more vulnerable to…
Reflections from the Africa Climate Summit: A Missed Opportunity for Fragile States?
Sep 13, 2023
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Linda Wamune
Curtains have now drawn on the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, which sought to highlight Africa’s roadmap and role towards a sustainable energy transition through low…
How Could Ethiopia's Dam Dispute Escalate?
Sep 13, 2023
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Isaac Kaledzi
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam conflict has lasted for more than a decade without a resolution. Some experts warn that any further delays in settling…
Liberia: RICCE Wants Gender Mainstreamed In Oil Palm Development Fund Bill
Sep 12, 2023
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GNNLiberia
The Rural Integrated Center for Community Empowerment (RICCE) wants gender mainstreamed into the Oil Palm Development Fund Bill currently being scrutinized by civil society organizations,…
Conflict Minerals: Tin Producer Minsur Launches Digital Tracing System for Conflict-Free Metals
Sep 12, 2023
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The Deep Dive
One of the world’s leading tin producers is embarking on a transformative journey towards enhanced transparency and ethical sourcing in the mining industry. Minsur SA,…
Colombia: Colombia Was Deadliest Country for Environmentalists in 2022, Advocacy Group Says
Sep 12, 2023
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Colombia was the deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022, with at least 60 environmental and land rights defenders killed there, British advocacy group Global Witness…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad, Erbil Relations on Edge as Both Sides Disagree over Oil Revenue
Sep 12, 2023
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Wladimir van Wilgenburg, S&P Global Platts
Relations between Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan region continue to fester, with Erbil's embattled oil industry -- already reeling from the refusal of neighboring…
Libya: ‘Disastrous beyond Comprehension’: 10,000 Missing after Libya Floods
Sep 12, 2023
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Patrick Wintour, Guardian
The situation in Derna, the Libyan port city where two dams burst over the weekend, has been described as “disastrous beyond comprehension”, as the Red…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Reclaims Black Sea Oil and Gas Platforms from Russia, Kyiv Says
Sep 12, 2023
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Veronika Melkozerova, EnergyWire
Ukrainian military forces said Monday they managed to regain control over four strategically important oil and gas drilling platforms located in the Black Sea near…
Developing Climate-Resilient and Peaceful Societies through Evidence-Informed Training on Effective Programming
Sep 12, 2023
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Maylina St-Louis
Climate shocks and stressors, be they rapid-onset such as floods and storms, or slow-onset such as rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, are increasing in…
Empowering Change: Highlights from the High-Level Regional Workshop on Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction in Eastern Africa by UNESCO
Sep 11, 2023
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UNESCO
Delegates from a diverse range of stakeholders in 10 Eastern African countries converged in Nairobi from August 22nd to 24th, 2023 for the High-Level Regional…
Empowering Change: Highlights from the High-Level Regional Workshop on Gender Responsive Disaster Risk Reduction in Eastern Africa by UNESCO
Sep 11, 2023
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UNESCO
Delegates from a diverse range of stakeholders in 10 Eastern African countries converged in Nairobi from August 22nd to 24th, 2023 for the High-Level Regional…
Kenya: Women Climate Activists Dismiss Nairobi Declaration as 'False Solutions'
Sep 11, 2023
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Moraa Obiria, Agatha Gichana, and Kamau Maichuhie, Nation
The activists said the declaration left out the 'core agents who drive adaptation and mitigation solutions'.