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Liberia: President Weah Urges Muslims to Avoid Violence in Resolving Land Disputes

Apr 20, 2023 | Alvin Worzi, Observer

President George. Weah has urged Muslims to avoid violence in their bid to resolve land disputes because a violent approach to land disputes has the…


Climate Change: Keeping Military Bases Secure from Climate Change

Apr 20, 2023 | Bob Barrett, WUWF

Designing and fortifying military bases against the effects of climate change is not some far-off concept, it’s happening right now.


Climate Change: DOD Produces Climate Assessment Tool, Strengthens Climate Cooperation With Six Allies

Apr 20, 2023 | US Department of Defense

Two years ago at the Climate Leaders Summit led by President Joseph R Biden Jr., Honorable Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III committed to…


The Environmental Legacy of Explosive Remnants of War

Apr 20, 2023 | Linsey Cottrell and Kristin Holme

The damage caused by armed conflicts extends beyond that caused by the fighting itself and weapons used. As well as the risk from serious injury…


Absorbing Climate Shocks and Easing Conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley

Apr 20, 2023 | International Crisis Group

What’s new? A protracted drought in the Horn of Africa is exacerbating land use conflict in the north of Kenya’s Rift Valley region. Longstanding tensions between…


Armed Force Isn’t Saving Colombia’s Forests, but a New Effort Might

Apr 20, 2023 | Jeremy Moore and Jordon Mpingo

As Colombia struggles to establish effective governance, the state is trying to shift away from previous reliance on military force to curb deforestation, a strategy…


Promoting Gender Equity as We Celebrate Earth Day

Apr 20, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

Every year on April 22nd, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. As the awareness of our…


Empowering Women, Protecting the Earth

Apr 19, 2023 | UN Women

The climate crisis is not gender neutral.  

As its impacts worsen, women and girls are experiencing unique and disproportionate harm—with the fallout amplifying existing gender inequalities. Typically…


Climate Security and Instability in the Bay of Bengal Region

Apr 19, 2023 | Sarang Shidore

The Bay of Bengal region faces many of the world’s deadliest cyclones, and warmer temperatures will enable storms to hold more moisture and cause more…


End Relentless Wars on Nature, Protect Our Common Home, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for International Mother Earth Day

Apr 18, 2023 | United Nations

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on International Mother Earth Day, observed on 22 April: On International Mother Earth Day, we reflect on humanity’s most…


Colombia: When Victims and Executioners Dream of the Same Promised Land in Colombia

Apr 18, 2023 | The Saxon

Colombians cling to slim hopes of peace after five decades of violence. The agreements signed more than six years ago with the FARC have disappointed…


Q&A: Bridging Gender and Just Energy Transitions

Apr 18, 2023 | Johanna Lehtmets and Laura Del Duca

In recent years, several crises have emerged simultaneously, including the Covid-19 pandemic, extreme weather events and natural disasters, disruptions in supply chains, energy crises and…


Putting People at the Heart of Human-Wildlife Conflict: Outcomes of the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence

Apr 18, 2023 | Mirali Shukla

Recently, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group and other partners co-hosted an International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence. The IUCN SSC guidelines of human-wildlife conflict…


Colombia: From Scarcity to Abundance: The Secret of the ‘Peace Farmers’ of Colombia

Apr 17, 2023 | Sandra Weiss, Mongabay

Simey Sierra’s hometown of Lejanías in Meta province, central Colombia, sits at the intersection of the Andes Mountains, the Orinoco River and the Amazon Rainforest…


Afghanistan: Water Dispute Claims Life of Badghis Farmer

Apr 17, 2023 | Mohammad Arif Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News

A farmer has been killed as a result of dispute on irrigation water with another farmer in the Ghormach district of northwestern Badghis province, according…


Militaries, Metals, and Mining

Apr 17, 2023 | Fabian Villalobos and Morgan Bazilian

Today, the U.S. aerospace and defense industries still need access to critical minerals. Yet securing them today may be an even more complex task—one that…


Conservation, Conflict, and Peace – Lessons Learned and Strategies for Success

Apr 17, 2023 | Nora Moraga-Lewy

Conservation – protecting nature for people and climate – often implicitly involves the transformation of relationships between people, land, and resources. This can involve new…


Switzerland: Senior Programme Manager (m/f/d) Environmental Peacebuilding in the Lake Chad Region

Apr 17, 2023 | TrustWorks Global

TrustWorks enables public and private actors – including companies, investors, governments and global institutions – to operate in Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings (FCS) in a…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: How Will the Conflict in Sudan Impact Egypt's Stance over GERD?

Apr 16, 2023 | Asharq Al-Awsat

The fighting between the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raised concerns that it may affect the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) file…


Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory: OPTI – Climate Change Advisor

Apr 16, 2023 | Oxfam-Québec

Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. It offers lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic…


NP countries: Consultancy to Conduct Project End Assessment: Women-IMPACT Project

Apr 16, 2023 | Nonviolent Peaceforce

Women-IMPACT Project

Women ex-combatants Increasing their Meaningful Participation in Advocacy and Conflict Transformation initiatives

 I. About Nonviolent Peaceforce 

Nonviolence Peaceforce (NP) is a nonpartisan international organization globally recognized for…


India: Head of Department (HOD), Gender, Water and Climate Change Department (GWCC)

Apr 16, 2023 | Centre for Social Research India

About the Role:

This role is in the Gender, Water and Climate Change (GWCC) department of CSR as the Head of the department and will report…


Kenya: Senior Gender Affairs Officer

Apr 16, 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme

Org. Setting and Reporting

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations system's designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional…


Mozambique: Programme Analyst, Women Peace, and Security

Apr 16, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…


Poland: Gender in Emergencies Coordinator - Ukraine Response, Poland (INT9488)

Apr 16, 2023 | Oxfam GB

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

In March 2022, Oxfam launched its response to the influx of…


Kenya: Consultancy to Conduct a Women and Youth on Leadership and Governance of Natural Resources in Amboseli Landscape

Apr 16, 2023 | International Fund for Animal Welfare

Background

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is a global non-profit helping animals, and people thrive together with a presence in 40 countries worldwide. The IFAW Eastern…


Remote/WfP countries: Global Avisor (Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion)

Apr 15, 2023 | Water for People

Water For People is a global nonprofit working across nine countries, bringing together communities, local entrepreneurs, and governments to build and maintain water and sanitation…


Malawi: In Malawi, Female Fish Traders Mobilise Against Transactional Sex

Apr 14, 2023 | Rabson Kondowe, Aljazeera

A new women’s collective is helping fishmongers diversify incomes as declining fish populations lead to increased sex-for-fish requests in Malawi.


Colombia: Parties to Final Agreement Agree Colombia Conflict Can Be Resolved by Addressing Land Distribution, Rural Development, Former Commander Tells Security Council

Apr 14, 2023 | UN Security Council

Colombia is forging ahead in its total peace policy, rooted in its implementation of the Final Agreement with the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…


Climate Change Compounding Inequalities Faced by Women in Agriculture, FAO Says

Apr 13, 2023 | Yanine Quiroz, Carbon Brief

Women working in agriculture “tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions” – often in the face of “climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of…