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Switzerland: Programme Manager, Gender and Climate Change
Jul 17, 2022
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Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule…
Mozambique: Project Officer, Women, Peace, and Security
Jul 17, 2022
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UN Women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for gender…
Consultancy: Identify Priority Issues and Actions Necessary for Strengthening the Role of Women in Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity and Environmental Management in Africa
Jul 17, 2022
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African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources
The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment…
Syria and Iraq: International Consultancy, Developing Knowledge Papers Related to the Repatriation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration of Women Returnees from Conflict Zones
Jul 17, 2022
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UN Women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for gender…
Afghanistan: Taliban Again Raise Coal Prices amid Booming Exports to Pakistan
Jul 16, 2022
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Ayaz Gul, Voice of America
Afghanistan’s cash-strapped Taliban government has tripled prices for coal in less than a month to raise revenue from its mining sector amid a lack of…
Venezuela: A Safe Space for Venezuela’s Indigenous Women
Jul 16, 2022
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UN News
New Legal Protections for the Environment in relation to Armed Conflict
Jul 16, 2022
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Karen Hulme and Elizabeth B. Hessami
Nature and conservation are inevitably harmed during armed conflict. The recent adoption by the International Law Commission (a legal body within the United Nations) of…
Colombia: JEP Receives the Report 'Women: Dispossessed Bodies and Territories in Bajo Atrato'
Jul 15, 2022
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Nick Quaz
Before the Chamber for the Recognition of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Facts and Conduct of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) was handed over in…
Myanmar: China-backed Illegal Rare Earth Mining Surging in Northern Myanmar
Jul 15, 2022
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Yan Naing, Irrawaddy
Illegal rare earth mining has surged in northern Kachin State since last year’s coup in areas along the border with China controlled by a militia…
What’s in a Name? Making the Case for the Sahel Conflict as “Eco-Violence”
Jul 15, 2022
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Olumba Ezenwa
The Sahel region of Africa is a semi-arid, arc-shaped landmass that stretches 3,860 kilometres from Senegal across portions of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and even…
Afghanistan: Cash-Strapped Taliban 'Exploiting' Afghanistan's Natural Resources to Boost Revenue
Jul 15, 2022
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Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
Cash-strapped and cut off from international aid, the Taliban-led government is tapping into Afghanistan's natural resources to boost revenue. Since the Taliban toppled the Western-backed…
Bangladesh: Cash Grants and Training Empower Women in the Face of Climate Change
Jul 14, 2022
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World Food Programme
Faced with land erosion, rising seas and frequent cyclones, islanders in Kutubdia and Moheskhali need continued support from the World Food Programme.
Colombia: $245-Million Initiative to Create and Maintain Protected Areas in Colombia
Jul 14, 2022
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Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay
A new multi-million-dollar conservation initiative in Colombia aims to create numerous new protected areas and biological corridors across the country, bringing it closer to meeting…
Climate Change: In World Convulsed by Climate-Driven Conflict, Are Peace Parks an Answer?
Jul 14, 2022
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Saul Elbein, Mongabay
In 2020, Aishwarya Maheshwari floated an outlandish but seductive proposition in the journal Science: Declare the snow leopard’s home territory a “peace park” — a…
Tackling Scarcity and Building Security: A Response to IUU Fishing
Jul 14, 2022
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Johan Bergenas
Healthy coastal ecosystems support peaceful and well-functioning societies. They feed billions of people, support hundreds of millions of jobs, and provide security to communities at…
As Climate Change Strains Somalia's Path to Peace, Communities Hold the Key
Jul 14, 2022
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International Organization for Migration
Massive livestock deaths due to drought have been reported across Somalia this year. Herds of cattle – often the only source of income and food…
In World Convulsed by Climate-Driven Conflict, Are Peace Parks an Answer?
Jul 14, 2022
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Saul Elbein
The Himalayan high peaks serve as a jagged wall dividing nuclear-armed neighbors — a physical barrier rising in places to more than 8,800 meters (29,000…
How Climate Change Could Drive an Increase in Gender-Based Violence
Jul 14, 2022
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Meghie Rodrigues
As extreme weather events occur more frequently — something that climate scientists say is inevitable — so, too, will violence towards women and people from…
Colombia: Displaced by a Dam, Women Defenders Fight for Their Land Rights in Colombia
Jul 13, 2022
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Jane Feeney
In La Playa, a fishing village of around 500 people in Santander, Colombia, well-kept houses and vibrant murals live in the shadow of el monstruo — the…
Heeding Calls from Environmentalists, South Sudan President Suspends Dredging of Sudd Wetland
Jul 13, 2022
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Yale Environment 360
In May, Egypt delivered equipment to dredge 20 miles of waterways in the north of the Sudd, sparking backlash from environmentalists, who said the project…
Women Should Be Leading Conservation Efforts in Africa
Jul 13, 2022
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Women make up the backbone of society. Nowhere is this truer than in rural Africa, where the so-called “lesser sex” takes on the bulk of…
Philippines: Environmental Peacebuilding: DENR Initiative to Revive Marawi
Jul 12, 2022
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Republic of the Philippines: Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Other than human lives, there’s another victim of the 2017 Marawi siege—the environment. Thus, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), while leading the…
Australia: Writing, Gender and Natural World – Six-Part Speaker Series Featuring Nine of Australia’s Top Writers
Jul 12, 2022
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Mirage News
Climate Change Exacerbates Violence Against Women and Girls
Jul 12, 2022
It is estimated that 80 per cent of people displaced by climate change are women, according to UN Environment.
When women are displaced, they are at…
Call for Submissions: International Science Prize 2023: Climate Change and Conflicts
Jul 12, 2022
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Hans Günter Brauch Foundation on Peace and Ecology in the Anthropocene
The Hans Günter Brauch Foundation (HGBS) supports two prizes on peace, ecology and the Anthropocene and of linkages between these themes. The annual International Science…
South Sudan: South Sudan Suspends Dredging of Nile Tributaries
Jul 12, 2022
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David Mayen, East African
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has suspended all dredging activities on Nile tributaries following opposition within his government, environmentalists and activists over the deal…
Kerala’s Escalating Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Jul 11, 2022
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Aswin V.N.
Incidents of human-wildlife conflict are on the rise in Kerala and it is back in focus with the killing of man by a wild elephant…
Nigeria: Prolonged Farmer-Herder Conflict and Food Security in Nigeria
Jul 11, 2022
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Hammed Olaoluwa Jimoh, Daily Trust
Nigeria has been faced with the challenge of farmer-herder conflict, which has snowballed into a large-scale security challenge for the country. At present, many citizens…
The International Criminal Court Turns 20 in Turbulent Times. Should ‘Ecocide’ Be Added to Its List of Crimes?
Jul 10, 2022
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Katie Surma, Inside Climate News
A law professor from Queen Mary University in London has called a proposal to make “ecocide” the fifth international crime the “most credible and advanced”…
USA: Consultant, Climate Change and Conflict Specialist
Jul 10, 2022
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World Bank
The World Bank Group is the biggest multilateral funder of climate investments in developing countries. They intend to go further in helping countries reduce poverty…