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For National Security, Climate Finance Must Be Made 'Conflict-Proof'

Feb 2, 2022 | Elsa Barron and Erin Sikorsky

As the House takes up the America COMPETES Act of 2022, a comprehensive bill to promote innovation and economic competition with China, climate change is…

Why International Geneva’s ‘Human Dimension’ Bodes Well for Environmental Peacebuilding

Feb 2, 2022 | Annika Erickson-Pearson

It’s a compound problem: areas with dwindling natural resources, harsh climate change impacts and biodiversity loss also tend to be those experiencing violent conflict. But…

Why Women’s Leadership is Key to Climate Action

Feb 2, 2022 | Nina Jeffs

At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership statement, calling for countries to…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Emerald Mountains [Photos]

Feb 2, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

In Afghanistan's Panjshir Province, former police officers and soldiers scrape together a living by digging emeralds out of the frigid Hindu Kush Mountains.

Climate Change Could Turn Iraq's Marshes Into Barren Wasteland

Feb 1, 2022 | Mina Aldroubi

Iraq’s marshes, home to the country's famed Marsh Arab culture and a haven for migratory birds, are under threat from climate change, water scarcity and increasing water salinity,…

International Geneva Turns Focus to Nature and Peace

Jan 31, 2022 | Michelle Langrand

Nature and peace will be in the spotlight this week in Geneva as experts from around the world gather online for the International Conference on…

EnPAx Honors Environmental Peacebuilding Leaders

Jan 31, 2022 | World Development

World Development is delighted to announce that Dr. Tobias Ide has received the Award for Enhancing the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Base with his 2020’s article…

Paradise Imagined: Environmental Peace Education in Carceral Spaces

Jan 30, 2022 | Elsa Barron

Where does the material that makes up a tree come from? When asked that question, many of our students turned to the soil for answers,…

Guatemala’s Western Highlands: Addressing Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change

Jan 30, 2022 | Jessie Pinchoff and Angel del Valle

The Population Institute’s recent report, Invisible Threads: Addressing the root causes of migration from Guatemala by investing in women and girls, has brought attention to…

Afghanistan/Iran: Dried Hamoun Affects Both Iran and Afghanistan: Official

Jan 30, 2022 | Tehran Times

“Natural ecosystems do not know borders and countries, and all countries must adhere to its guidelines. The inflow of water from Afghanistan depends on the…

Afghanistan: Ex-Government Workers Mine for Salvation in Afghan Mountains

Jan 28, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

In the bone-splitting chill of the Afghan mountains, Mohammad Israr Muradi digs through coarse earth spilling from the open mouth of an emerald mine.

Afghanistan: The Difficulties of Extracting Afghanistan’s Hidden Mineral Treasures

Jan 28, 2022 | Franz J. Marty

While Afghanistan’s mineral riches are often depicted as a way out of aid dependency, Afghan miners continue to face problems in realizing those dreams.

Iraq: Iraq’s Climate Conundrum: Oil Reliance versus Vanishing Water

Jan 28, 2022 | Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera

The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers are historically considered the lifelines of Iraq’s fertile land. However, climate change and associated drought are wreaking havoc of unprecedented…

South Sudan: UN Demining Body Explodes Landmines in South Sudan [Video]

Jan 27, 2022 | Africa News

After decades of civil war, landmines and unexploded bombs still contaminate large tracts of South Sudan's landscape, threatening the lives and livelihoods of its residents.…

Liberia: Liberian Villagers Threaten to Leave Mining Agreement, Citing Broken Promises

Jan 27, 2022 | Varney Kamara, Mongabay

In 2020, villagers from the Blei and Sehyi Kodoo districts agreed to allow Solway Mining Incorporated to explore for iron-ore deposits in their territory in…

Liberia: Timber Extraction in Western Lofa Threatens the Proposed Foya Protected Area, Yandohun Hydro Power

Jan 27, 2022 | Paul M. Kanneh, Global News Network

What appears to be illegal large-scale chainsaw timber extraction in Lofa County threatens the Proposed Foya Protected Area that is situated in Western Lofa. The…

Gender, Climate Change, and Security: Missing Links

Jan 26, 2022 | Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Michael E. Brown

Gender issues, climate change, and security problems are interconnected in complex and powerful ways. Unfortunately, some of these connections have not received enough attention from…

Turning Climate Adaptation Commitments into Reality in Peru

Jan 26, 2022

Peru was one of the first countries to set climate adaptation goals as part of its climate change commitments, known as Nationally Determined Contributions or…

Ngeria: Kano Moves to Tackle Farmers-Herders conflict

Jan 26, 2022 | Zahraddeen Yakubu Shuaibu, Daily Trust

The Kano State government has resolved to tackle farmers-herders conflict through public enlightenment and arbitration with a view to improving farming activities in the state. …

Iraq: Iraq Struggling with Severe Water Shortages [Video]

Jan 25, 2022 | Journeyman Pictures

Iraq is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Temperatures have risen 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the end of the 19th century - twice the…

South Sudan: Satellite Images Reveal Nexus between War, Cropland Abandonment and Food Insecurity in South Sudan

Jan 25, 2022 | Mirage

A new study led by the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at UCPH sheds light on a complex interaction of armed conflict, cropland…

DRC: Congolese Rebels Take Endangered Pangolin Hostage and Demand Ransom

Jan 25, 2022 | Jane Flanagan, The Times

Congolese rebels have captured an endangered pangolin and sent a ransom demand with “proof of life” pictures to conservationists who fear the incident could create…

Akewa: The Nigerian Company Breaking Liberia’s Logging Laws Unpunished

Jan 25, 2022 | Emmanuel Sherman and James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

In 2019, Gola Konneh Community Forest signed a logging agreement with Akewa Group of Companies. The parties agreed that the company would log in the…

Are Indian States Secured by Water Security?

Jan 24, 2022 | Jagdish Chandra Rout

H2O (two molecules of hydrogen and a single molecule of oxygen) is not merely the scientific nomenclature of the most precious liquid on our planet…

How to Steal Land the Size of a Small Country | Part VII: Coercing Justice

Jan 24, 2022 | Adriaan Alsema

The director of Colombia’s ranchers federation allegedly teamed up with designated terrorists to steal land and coerce the Supreme Court. Recent testimonies indicate that Fedegan…

Canada: Coordinator, Nature-Based Climate Solutions Initiative, Resilience

Jan 23, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

Gaza: Assistant Field Sanitation Engineer

Jan 23, 2022 | United Nations Relief and Works Agency

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency.

Responsibilities

In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent

Assists the Field Sanitary Engineer in:Planning, supervision…