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Securitizing Climate Change: How to Not Think about the Climate Crisis
Oct 12, 2022
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Carol Cohn and Claire Duncanson
In the Global North, “climate security” has become a dominant frame for thinking—and not thinking—about the climate crisis. And it misdirects our attention because the…
Colombia: Colombian Government Makes Historic Advance towards Agrarian Reform and Peace
Oct 11, 2022
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Tanya Wadhwa, Peoples Dispatch
he government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the Colombian Federation of Livestock Farmers (FEDEGÁN), on Saturday October 8, signed an agreement that would allow…
Liberia: Liberia Land Authority, Forestry Development Authority Sign MOU for Land Formalization around Protected Areas
Oct 11, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and define the scope of…
Women Are on the Front Lines of Climate Change — So Let Them Steer The Response
Oct 11, 2022
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Cara Wilson
After years of working in the finance sector on both gender and sustainable finance initiatives, I am convinced that more women at the top would…
CFS 50: Statement from CSIPM on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Oct 11, 2022
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La Via Campesina
As a diverse collective, which is made of persons from the South and from the North, we, peasant women, Indigenous women, women from war-torn countries,…
Indigenous Women as Frontline Defenders in the Fight Against Climate Change
Oct 11, 2022
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Marisa O. Ensor
Although Indigenous communities comprise less than 5 percent of the world’s population, Indigenous peoples safeguard 80 percent of the planet's biodiversity. Indigenous lands are also crucial…
DRC: DRC Urged to Ratify Statute of African Center for Mineral Development
Oct 10, 2022
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Patrick Bigabo, Taarifa
DRC’s Minister of Industry, Julien Paluku has called upon the Kinshasa government to be among the first countries to ratify the statute of the African…
Colombia: Colombia to Buy 3M Hectares of Arable Land for Rural Reform
Oct 10, 2022
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Colombia’s government agreed to purchase 3 million hectares in arable land from large landowners for redistribution among victims of armed conflict. President Gustavo Petro and…
Iraq: Iraq Drought Displaces 1,200 Families in Parched South
Oct 10, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Some 1,200 Iraqi families have been forced out of southern marshes and farmlands over the past six months, a local official told AFP, as drought…
Investing in Climate Adaptation and Resilience as a Bulwark against Conflict
Oct 10, 2022
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International Crisis Group
Climate change is increasing the risk of conflict across the Horn of Africa. People in all these countries would benefit from “climate adaptation” efforts, though the…
Global Call for Papers: “Protecting the Environment in Armed Conflict: The Legal and Policy Framework of the Future”
Oct 10, 2022
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International Review of the Red Cross
The environment is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity – and this crisis is worsened by war. Yet…
Afghanistan: Displaced People Will Soon Be Provided with Land: Ministry
Oct 9, 2022
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Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriations said it is planning to provide displaced people with land and shelter in the near future. Hundreds of displaced…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents in PD 1, 2 Say They Have No Local Access to Drinking Water
Oct 9, 2022
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Hadia Ziaei, TOLOnews
Kabul residents who live in PD1 and PD2 say they do not have access to drinking water. They said that they have been dealing with…
Colombia: Colombia Reaches Deal to Buy Land from Cattle Ranchers
Oct 7, 2022
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Reuters
Colombia's government has reached a deal with cattle farmers to buy 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land, earmarked for poor rural farmers to…
Qatar: Climate Change, Gender Equality in Spotlight at Doha Women Forum
Oct 7, 2022
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Gulf Times
Climate change, sports and gender equality was the focus area for the first part of the fifth edition of the Doha Women Forum held recently.
In Colombia, Implementing the Escazú Agreement Is a Matter of Life and Death
Oct 7, 2022
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Laura Furones
Colombia and other countries in Latin America are some of the world’s deadliest countries for environmental defenders, yet the region is also highly vulnerable and…
DRC: China Sends Criminal Experts to Halt Kidnappings in Mineral-Rich Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oct 6, 2022
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Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
As its alarm grows over the safety of Chinese citizens working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s high-stakes mining industry, Beijing is deploying criminal…
Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage: How an Attack Could Have Been Carried out and Why Europe Was Defenceless
Oct 5, 2022
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Christian Bueger, Conversation
Whatever caused the damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, it appears to be the first major attack on critical “subsea”…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Accuses Russia of Pushing for Change to Kimberley Process, amid Call for 'Conflict Diamonds' Label
Oct 5, 2022
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ABC News
Ukraine has accused Moscow of trying to protect Russian gems from being branded "conflict diamonds" by pushing its ally Belarus to the top of an international…
Burundi/DRC: Farming Together Fosters Ties between Burundian Refugees and Their Congolese Hosts
Oct 5, 2022
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Aline Irakarama, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
After finding sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundian refugees are sharing their knowledge of farming with locals.
Women and Gender in Climate Diplomacy
Oct 5, 2022
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Amy M. Jaffe and Cali Nathanson
Prominent women leaders have played a critical role in the success of global climate negotiations and have contributed to a fuller understanding of the gendered…
Climate Change is a Threat Multiplier for Women and Girls: UN expert
Oct 5, 2022
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United Nations
NEW YORK (5 October 2022) – Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the…
Gender-Informed Policies Fundamental for Climate Change Adaptation
Oct 5, 2022
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Sarah McLaughlin
Scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are working to understand the gender gap in climate change adaptation and the causes behind this…
DRC: US Asks Congo to Pull Some Oil Blocks from Auction to Protect Forests
Oct 4, 2022
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Reuters
US climate envoy John Kerry has asked Democratic Republic of Congo to withdraw some of the oil blocks it has put up for auction in…
Sahel: How Climate Change Fuels Conflicts in West Africa
Oct 4, 2022
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Obiora Ikoku, International Politics and Society
With the recent spate of coups in West Africa, the Sahel has once again become the focus of global attention. Since 2020, at least six…
Fiji: United States Hosts First-Ever Clean Energy Workshop and Women in Clean Energy Conference for the Pacific Islands
Oct 4, 2022
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US Embassy in Fiji
Suva, Fiji – In collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the United States is hosting the first-ever Clean Energy Workshop and Pacific…
Protecting Human Rights in DRC Cobalt Mines: A US Priority in a Green Transition
Oct 4, 2022
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Roger-Mark De Souza
Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken recently reaffirmed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—a nation located in Africa’s heart—as a “geostrategic player and critical partner”…
USA: Security and Conflict Advisor
Oct 4, 2022
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Chemonics
From its founding in 1975, Chemonics has worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners and beneficiaries take on the world’s toughest…
Kenya/Nigeria/Senegal: Climate Resilience Designer
Oct 4, 2022
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International Rescue Committee
The Airbel Impact Lab aims to design, test, and scale life-changing, cost-effective solutions with people affected by conflict and disaster. With over 100 million people…
Gender Action Plan for Climate Change
Oct 2, 2022
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Hunain Mahmood
Climate Change Gender Action Plan argues for a greater role for women in the development of climate solutions.
In the wake of the recent floods, women…