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Yemen: Climate Change Consultant - Abyan
Feb 3, 2024
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Committed To Good
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.…
Yemen: Climate Change Consultant - Shabwa
Feb 3, 2024
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Committed To Good
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.…
Belgium: Researcher - Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence
Feb 3, 2024
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International Peace Information Service
International Peace Information Service (IPIS) is an independent research institute based in Antwerp (Belgium), providing governmental and non-governmental actors with information, analysis and policy advice…
Canada: Global Issues in Water and Environmental Health (Spring 2024) - Professor/Lecturer
Feb 3, 2024
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Wilfrid Laurier University
This course will introduce students to the water cycle, and current water issues. Discussion of issues is global in context and diverse in perspectives touching on both surface and…
South Sudan: WaSH Cluster Coordinator South Sudan
Feb 3, 2024
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The overall objective is to ensure the WASH Cluster is functionally achieving effective humanitarian coordination in the field of WASH response in South Sudan. The…
Germany: Call for Tender: Design and Facilitation of a Training Course on "Greening WASH"
Feb 3, 2024
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Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict
The Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) is one of the leading academic institutions in Europe for teaching and research in the context…
Liberia: Meet the Woman on the Frontline of Conservation in Liberia
Feb 2, 2024
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Tina S. Mehnpaine
31-year-old Grace Zansi was obsessed with the rampant butchering of wildlife in her hometown, Beo Bongarplay, Nimba County.
“I felt bad when I saw people killing…
Colombia: Severe Drought in Colombia Threatens Crops, Livestock [Video]
Feb 2, 2024
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Reuters
Severe drought in Colombia wreaks havoc on its water resources, threatening agriculture, livestock, and the population, resulting in cracked soil and small mud islands in…
South Sudan: Land Dispute Clashes between South Sudan Herders Kill 39
Feb 2, 2024
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Waakhe Simon Wudu, Reuters
Fighting between herders from two neighbouring states in central South Sudan has killed at least 39 people, officials said, blaming the violence on protracted land…
Afghanistan: Taliban's Mining Illegitimate, Revenue Spending Unclear: Ashraf Ghani
Feb 2, 2024
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Khaama Press
Ashraf Ghani, former President of Afghanistan, says that mining extraction contracts handed over secretly by the Taliban lack international legitimacy. Mr. Ghani stated that it…
Pakistan: Solar Power Project in Nangarhar Irrigates 4,000 Hectares: Ministry
Feb 2, 2024
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Pakistan Observer
A solar power system was opened in Nangarhar to irrigate more than 4,000 hectares of land with a total cost of 143 million Afs. The…
India: 3,247 Murders in UP between 2017 and 2022 Triggered by Land Disputes: NCRB Data
Feb 2, 2024
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Hindustan Times
Malihabad incident shows failure of local administration in resolving a long pending dispute between two families, pointing to the existing corruption among lower-rung officials of…
Nigeria: Stakeholders Seek Alignment of Gender, Climate Change in Agric Policies
Feb 1, 2024
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Tina Abeku, Guardian
From Gaza to Sudan, Conflict Is Driving a Rise in Hunger Worldwide
Feb 1, 2024
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Dylan Scott
In 2015, the UN set the ambitious goal of eliminating world hunger by 2030. Over the last decade, though, all that progress has started to…
Water: A Platform for Peace in the Tides of War
Feb 1, 2024
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Ellen Pokorny, Cécile Pillon Hue, and Katie Goldie-Ryder
Sabotaging civilians' access to water during an armed conflict is a war crime that violates international humanitarian law. Yet, many belligerent forces resort to using…
NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence to Open in Montréal: What Does It Mean for Canadian Security?
Feb 1, 2024
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Ryan Atkinson
This year Montréal is set to become the home for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s new Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence (CCASCOE). The…
Liberia: Landesa, Partners Rally Support for Inclusive Climate Action and Land Rights
Jan 31, 2024
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
Landesa, a global advocate for land rights and women’s empowerment, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land…
Colombia: Colombia Wildfires Toll in Latin America: "9 Million at Risk of Environmental Displacement"
Jan 31, 2024
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Rocío Magnani, Latin Times
In the past week, amid what authorities have labeled as the hottest January in thirty years, Colombian firefighters are contending with extinguishing flames in forest…
International Banking Projects and Restoring the Lower Dnipro’s Ecosystems
Jan 31, 2024
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Oleksiy Vasyliuk and Eugene Simonov
International development banks are extremely important participants in Ukraine’s recovery. It is important for civil society to engage in dialogue with them, and banks must…
Call for Papers/Contributions: WUN Workshop
Jan 31, 2024
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Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
Peasants, indigenous people and rural communities across the Global South have been at the forefront of mobilising against the fossil fuel industry, large-scale land acquisitions,…
Israel/Palestine: How War Destroyed Gaza’s Neighbourhoods – Visual Investigation
Jan 30, 2024
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Niels de Hoog, Antonio Voce, Elena Morresi, Manisha Ganguly, and Ashley Kirk, Guardian
A Guardian investigation has detailed the mass destruction of buildings and land in three neighbourhoods in Gaza.Using satellite imagery and open-source evidence, the investigation found…
Afghanistan: Oil Extraction at Amu Darya to Surge with Opening of New Wells: Ministry
Jan 30, 2024
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The head of the Afg-China Oil and Gas Ltd in a meeting with the acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP), Shahabuddin Delawar, said that…
Afghanistan: Drought behind 70pc Cut in Panjsher Hydropower Generation
Jan 30, 2024
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Emal Rahimi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Drought has taken its toll on power generation at hydropower dams and decreased power generation by 70 percent, residents of central Panjsher province.
Six Questions to Level Up Your Climate + Gender Strategies
Jan 30, 2024
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Natalie Shriber
A growing number of climate investors are recognizing that applying a gender lens can deepen their climate impact – and accelerate a just economic and climate…
Burkina Faso: Research Reveals Influence of Gender, Livelihood on Water Insecurity Stress in West Africa
Jan 29, 2024
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Nicole Pomerantz, ASU News
In Burkina Faso, located in the Sahel region of West Africa, the amount of safe water available for homes depends on seasonality and rainfall.
Yemen: Amidst Ongoing Conflict, Efforts to Save This Endemic Tree Are Threatened
Jan 29, 2024
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Abdulmalik Alnemri, Ensia and Egab
Dragon’s blood, or Dam al-Akhawain (two brothers’ blood), as it’s locally known, is endemic to Socotra, a mostly desert archipelago south of the Arabian Peninsula,…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Sudan-South Sudan Border: Clashes Kill Dozens in Disputed Abyei Region
Jan 29, 2024
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BBC
More than 50 people, including United Nations peacekeepers, have been killed in attacks in an area disputed between South Sudan and Sudan, the United Nations…
Sudan: In Sudan’s Civil War, Farmers Are Grieving Their Land and Loved Ones
Jan 29, 2024
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Omnia Saed, Atmos
Since April, civilians in Sudan have been subjected to indiscriminate air raids and street violence as two military generals leading the country battle for power.…
Lessons to Advance Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Through Climate Action
Jan 29, 2024
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International Development Research Centre
Climate change remains one of the major challenges of our time, with countries in the Global South being the most affected. Emerging research shows that…
Afghanistan: First Snow This Winter Soothes Pollution Pain in Kabul
Jan 28, 2024
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Xinhua
The first snowfall in Afghanistan's capital Kabul during this winter relieved its polluted environment on Sunday and has brought joy to residents. The snowfall, which…