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United Kingdom: Water as a Contested Space: Developing a Framework for Conflict Resolution in the Regulation and Governance of Water in Wales - PhD
May 9, 2023
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Swansea University
This PhD will explore law, policy and governance in the context of the water environment in Wales, which is under rapidly increasing threat on a…
United Kingdom: Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow Climate adaptation in Fragile and Conflict Affected States Global Risks and Resilience
May 9, 2023
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Overseas Development Institute
ODI is an independent, global think tank. ODI works to inspire people to act on injustice and inequality. Through research, convening and influencing, it generates…
Colombia: Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms
May 8, 2023
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
The town of San José del Fragua is small, and residents still remember when the armed conflict arrived in their territory, first with the guerrillas…
Bangladesh: In Coastal Bangladesh, Climate Change Devastates Women’s Reproductive Health
May 7, 2023
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Tanbirul M. Ripon and Denise Chow, NBC News
The region’s low-lying river delta can do only so much to stave off the rising sea, where even a few millimeters per year mean saltier…
Liberia: Depletion of Liberia’s Forest and Revenue Loss Blamed on Weak Enforcement of Regulations – A Call for FDA’s Timely Intervention
May 7, 2023
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Ezekiel Geeplay, Global News Network Liberia
An independent investigation on the operations of logging companies in Sinoe County has established that three companies are in breach of the forestry law of…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Seeks to Control Its Own Water Destiny
May 6, 2023
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Patrick Yeager, Diplomat
Facing acute drought conditions, the Taliban government is undertaking an ambitious program to upgrade its water infrastructure. However, the program has elevated tensions with the…
Iraq: Iraq Appeals for Urgent International Help as Water Crisis Worsens
May 6, 2023
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
Iraq on Saturday called for emergency assistance from the international community to help restore the flow of water in the country's two main rivers. Prime…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Struggle with Dried-up Wells, Decreased Ground Water
May 5, 2023
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
Kabul residents complained about the lack of water. They said that despite their economic challenges, they are compelled to buy water. Residents of Kabul urged…
DRC: 4 Killed in Land Conflict in Northeast DR Congo
May 5, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
At least four people have been killed this week in a conflict over land in Kisangani, a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local…
Cameroon: Palm Oil Giant Hands over Sacred Community Land for Reforestation Project
May 4, 2023
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Yannick Kenné, Mongabay
Felled palm trees litter the ground at the entrance to Mbonjo, a town at the heart of Cameroun’s palm oil and rubber-producing region. There, in…
Colombia: María del Campo: The Image of Colombian Cacao at the International Theobroma for Peace Congress
May 3, 2023
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Karoll Valentina Yomayuza
María del Campo is a farming woman who accompanies and represents the thousands of cacao-growing families throughout the country. She is an icon that promotes…
Food Security: Food Crises Worsen in the Wake of Conflicts, Economic Shocks and Weather Extremes
May 3, 2023
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European Commission
The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is alarming, highest in the last seven years. The global economic shocks set in…
The Problem That Has No Name: Gender, Climate Migration, and the Case of Israel
May 3, 2023
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Hadas Cohen
Female climate refugees are doubly vulnerable, both to climate catastrophes back home and once on the road as refugees. Israel, which is expected to be…
Thematic Report to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly: "The Rights to Water and Sanitation as a Tool for Peace, Prevention and Cooperation"
May 3, 2023
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United Nations
Over half the world's population depends on transboundary aquatic ecosystems, making their management critical for global peace and security. This population's access to safe drinking…
Global Citizen NOW: How We Drove Impact and Action on Climate, Gender Equality, and More
May 1, 2023
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Camille May, Global Citizen
Over two days, activists and leaders discussed solutions to the world's biggest problems.
Colombia: Colombia's New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims
May 1, 2023
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María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas, InSight Crime
Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its implementation. The “Security, Defense and…
Call for Applications: HBS’s 9th MENA Regional Summer School 2023 - Jordan
May 1, 2023
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
The Heinrich Böll Foundation, represented through its offices in Rabat, Tunis, Ramallah and Beirut, welcomes applicants from the MENA region to apply for the 9th…
Shifting the Power: Making a Difference Through Gender and Climate Activism
Apr 27, 2023
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Meg Keen
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Dr Meg Keen speaks with Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls in Suva, Fiji about social activism in the Pacific. Sharon is the Regional…
Mark Nevitt on “Can We Reconcile Clean Energy Goals with National Security?”
Apr 27, 2023
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Charlie Dunlap
In today’s post Mark Nevitt, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, expertly addresses news reports about a supposed controversy between the Pentagon and…
Colombia: A Mountain of Gold: Mining Titles Threaten Indigenous Lands in Guainía, Colombia
Apr 26, 2023
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Jose Guarnizo, Mongabay
The geological past of Guainía is one of the reasons for its abundance of metals. A study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on…
Sudan: Sudan’s Conflict Has Its Roots in Three Decades of Elites Fighting over Oil and Energy
Apr 26, 2023
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Harry Verhoeven, Conversation
Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan and…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: How the Sudan Crisis Complicates the Egypt-Ethiopia Dispute over the GERD Dam
Apr 26, 2023
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Jonathan Gornall, Arab News
For millions of Ethiopians, half of whom have no electricity and still rely on burning wood for heat, cooking, and light, the dam is a…
Afghanistan: A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests
Apr 26, 2023
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Kern Hendricks, Scientific American
Eastern Afghanistan’s province of Nuristan is a green oasis in a country largely in the grip of desertification. The area is replete with tree-covered mountains…
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Oil Exports Halt ‘Temporary;’ Salary Distribution Unaffected: Official
Apr 26, 2023
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Julian Bechocha, Rudaw
The halt of independent oil exports by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) through Turkey is “temporary” and will only persist until a probable mutual agreement…
Myanmar: Conflict Exacerbates Dry Zone Drought
Apr 25, 2023
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Frontier
The raging conflict and the junta’s crackdown on civil society has made it more difficult for civilians in central Myanmar to access water, forcing them…
China’s Climate Security Vulnerabilities
Apr 25, 2023
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Angus Soderberg
Climate change’s ripples reach every corner of the globe, but nowhere is their geopolitical impact more pronounced than in China’s relations with the United States.…
Ukraine: Country Shelter & WASH Program Manager (Ukraine)
Apr 25, 2023
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Polish Humanitarian Action
Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is currently looking for a Country Shelter & WASH Program Manager (this position is open for international applicants). PAH strongly encourages…
South Sudan: WASH Cluster Co-Lead South Sudan
Apr 25, 2023
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC works in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…
Kenya: Programme Management Officer
Apr 25, 2023
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…
Kenya: Provision of Editing Services for a Report on Climate Security in the HoA
Apr 25, 2023
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United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA) was inaugurated in May 2013, it is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and…