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A Green Wall to Promote Peace and Restore Nature in Africa’s Sahel Region
Feb 22, 2023
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UNEP
To tackle the impacts of climate change and biodversity loss, the countries of Africa’s Sahel region are mounting an epic response: a “wall” of restored…
Environment, Peace and Conflict Research: The Need for Constructive Dialogue
Feb 22, 2023
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Tobias Ide
Environmental factors play an increasingly important role for the dynamics of peace and conflict. Analysts are discussing whether unusually severe droughts lead to the onset…
Colombia’s ‘Total Peace’ and Climate Change
Feb 22, 2023
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Andres Revis, Juheon Lee, Margarida Soares Rodrigues
According to a 2021 Global Witness report, Colombia was the country with the highest number of documented killings of environmental activists in 2019 and 2020.
At the…
Three Projects in South Asia Putting Gender at the Centre of Responses to Climate Change
Feb 21, 2023
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Rina Saeed Khan, The Third Pole
From who is most affected to who gets to be in the room when decisions are made, gender affects every aspect of our relationship with…
Myanmar: Sustainable Livelihoods Project Manager – Bangkok, Thailand
Feb 21, 2023
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ACTED
Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the…
Syria: MEAL Director, Growing Agriculture and Incomes in Syria, USAID/Syria
Feb 21, 2023
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, Mercy Corps knows its teams do their best work…
Climate Change: New Climate Change Model Finds Nuanced Relationship between Temperature, Conflict
Feb 20, 2023
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Phil Ciciora, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in…
Colombia: Cattle, Not Coca, Drive Deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – Report
Feb 19, 2023
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Luke Taylor, Guardian
Cattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study has found. Successive recent governments have…
Amid China-India Border Row, Rapid Development Takes a Toll on Himalayan Wildlife, Environment
Feb 19, 2023
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Abhishek Sharma
India and China’s 16th round of negotiations over their border conflict ended yet again last July without any breakthrough. As India boosts its military investments and infrastructure along its disputed…
UAE/Yemen: UAE-Backed Mercenaries Loot Oilfields in Yemen’s Energy-Rich Shabwah: Report
Feb 17, 2023
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The Cradle
According to documents obtained by Yemen’s Al-Masirah media outlet, Takfiri militants affiliated with the UAE-backed mercenary group, the Giants Brigade, have been looting large amounts…
China/DRC: China and Congo Butt Heads over 15-Year-Old $17 Billion Deal
Feb 17, 2023
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Chinedu Okafor, Business Insider
The Democratic Republic of Congo's state auditor has requested an additional $17 billion in investments from a 2008 infrastructure-for-minerals agreement with Chinese investors, which is…
Kenya/South Sudan: Ilemi Triangle Spat: How Resources Fuel East Africa’s Border Conflicts
Feb 17, 2023
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Al Chukwuma Okoli, defenceWeb
For decades, African states have grappled with numerous interstate border disputes, especially in resource-rich regions. In east Africa, most of these conflicts are as old…
Arms Are Not Enough: Solutions for the Sahel Must Consider Climate
Feb 17, 2023
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Sinéad Barry
On February 25, Nigeria will begin voting for its new president in one of the most tightly fought elections in decades. And the most likely…
Arms Are Not Enough: Solutions for the Sahel Must Consider Climate
Feb 16, 2023
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Sinéad Barry and Janani Vivekananda
A focus on counter-terrorism by Nigeria and international actors operating in the Lake Chad basin is by no means misplaced. On February 25, Nigeria will…
Water, Climate, and Peacebuilding through a Gender Lens
Feb 16, 2023
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Marisa O. Ensor
Climate change is affecting water access for people around the world, causing more severe droughts, floods, and unpredictable weather patterns. Rising water insecurity endangers livelihoods and the…
Iraq: Consultancy for Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Agribusinesses
Feb 16, 2023
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Danish Refugee Council
Founded in 1956, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading international NGO and one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement.…
Nigeria: Natural Resource Management Advisor (Conflict Mitigation and Community Reconciliation In Northwest Nigeria)
Feb 16, 2023
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
DRC: Program Manager II (Nutrition and WASH)
Feb 16, 2023
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives…
USA: Senior Fellow: Gender, Climate, Security Nexus
Feb 16, 2023
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Georgetown University
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Researcher to lead its climate research portfolio. The Senior…
Jordan: Project Manager (m/f/d) for Community Work and Resource Conflict Transformation in Amman, Jordan
Feb 16, 2023
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Forum Civil Peace Service
The Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (forumZFD) supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace and strives to help overcome war and violence.…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Draining a Ukrainian Reservoir Is a Reminder That Water Can Be a Weapon in a Warming World
Feb 15, 2023
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Dave Levitan, Grid
In a warming world, water is an increasingly precious resource — and it can also be used as a weapon when conflict breaks out.
Conflict Minerals: How Conflict Minerals Make It into Our Phones
Feb 15, 2023
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Katie Brigham, CNBC
Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered conflict minerals, due to their potential origin…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Looking at Indian Women in Climate Science and Research
Feb 15, 2023
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Tamanna Sengupta
While the Indian government is attempting to encourage more women scientists through awards and growth schemes, true success requires systemic change and mindset shifts.
Cuban Women Play Outstanding Role in Facing Climate Change
Feb 15, 2023
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Juan M. Garcia
Women's outstanding role in fighting climate change was appreciated on Sunday in the development of the Increasing Resilience of Agricultural Ecosystems in Cuba (IRES) project…
Women Climate Crusaders Step Up to Make Climate Action Inclusive
Feb 15, 2023
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Manka Behl
Nagpur: Nineteen-year-old Hina Saifi from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, is working at the grass roots level to empower women with eco-friendly resources and improve air quality.…
Women's Contributions to Solving the Climate Crisis
Feb 15, 2023
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Rebecca Goldfine
The Environmental Studies Program partnered with The Nature Conservancy in Maine to bring together a panel of women who are working at the intersection of…
Larry Swatuk
Professor
University of Waterloo
Canada
Feb 14, 2023
Larry Swatuk is a Full Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo (UW) in Canada. He came…
Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflict: 4,000 Lives Lost in Seven Years, Says ex-Minister
Feb 14, 2023
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Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Punch
A former Minister of Finance, Mansur Muhtar, has said no fewer than 4,000 Nigerians had lost their lives and thousands of others maimed as a…
Myanamr: Illegal Gold Mining Expanding Unchecked under Junta in Myanmar’s Kachin State
Feb 14, 2023
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Radio Free Asia
A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar’s Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of…
Colombia: Colombia Cuts Deforestation-Reduction Target Following 2022 Increases
Feb 14, 2023
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Colombia's government is looking to cut deforestation to 140,000 hectares (345,947 acres) a year by 2026, despite international agreements eyeing greater reductions, due to an…