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Liberia: Armed Men Attack GMCS Mining Site in Rivercess County
Jan 6, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
Cogent information reaching this paper revealed that several gunmen allegedly headed by Mr. Moses Mayer, Traditional Council Inspector of Rivercess County at about 1:00am on…
Tackling Militarism’s Contribution to the Climate Emergency
Jan 5, 2022
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Doug Weir
The past year saw the dial finally shift on reducing the carbon bootprint of the military. Since the topic was excluded from international climate processes by the…
Can We Predict Climate Change Impacts on Future Peace and Security?
Jan 5, 2022
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Halvard Buhaug and Nina von Uexkull
Analytical challenges notwithstanding, it is therefore not only a natural, but also a necessary step for conflict research to catch up with the rapid developments…
Afghanistan: Taliban Halts Iron Ore Extraction amid Talks with Russians on Gas Refineries
Jan 5, 2022
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WION
The Taliban government has reportedly declared a ban on the extraction of iron ore in the country. The development comes after videos on social media…
Norway to Prioritise Women, Peace, Security at Security Council Meet
Jan 5, 2022
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Tribune India
A “signature event” on addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes to be held.
Wildlife: Understanding Human-Elephant Conflict and Vulnerability in the Face of Climate Change
Jan 4, 2022
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Yves Ducrot, Ritz Herald
Human-wildlife conflict is a central issue in the conservation sciences. Whether it is reintroducing wolves into key ecosystems of the southwestern U.S.—which is having an…
Iraq: Drone Attack on Iraq Base Foiled, 2nd One in 24 Hours: Coalition
Jan 4, 2022
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Al Jazeera
For the second time in 24 hours, a United States-led coalition fighting ISIL (ISIS) in Iraq says it has foiled a drone attack on a…
Request for Proposals to Host the Third and Fourth International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding
Jan 3, 2022
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) hereby requests proposals to host the next two International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding. The Third…
Merging the Environmental and Security Sectors in Climate Risk Responses
Jan 3, 2022
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Alexis Eberlein
Environmental security notions have evolved over the past 30 years. Once a sub-field of Security and Peace Studies focusing on how environmental issues correlate with…
Netherlands: Record Numbers of Women to Be in New Government in Holland
Jan 3, 2022
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Maya Oppenheim
Women to fill 14 of 29 ministers and secretaries of state roles.
Azerbaijan: Combatting Stereotypes to Prevent Violence Against Women in Azerbaijan
Jan 1, 2022
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UN News
Azerbaijani activist Maryam Majidova is fighting to improve gender equality in her country, and address the daily challenges faced by women and girls.
Year in Review: The Top Climate & Security Stories of 2021
Dec 31, 2021
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Joon Hwang
2021 was a momentous year for climate security. From President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, to NATO’s Climate…
Militaries Are among the World’s Biggest Emitters. This General Wants Them to Go Green.
Dec 30, 2021
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Michael Birnbaum
Convinced that someone needed to shake awake Britain’s security establishment about the risks of climate change, Nugee asked to be tasked with one final mission…
Poverty, Displacement and 300 Storms: How 'Climate Violence' Threatens Iraq
Dec 29, 2021
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Safaa Khalaf
As water flows in rivers decline dramatically, Iraq is expected to become one of the world’s most water-stressed countries by 2040, with a forecasted rating of 4.6 out…
Iraq: After the Wars in Iraq, ‘Everything Living Is Dying’
Dec 29, 2021
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Lynzy Billing, Inside Climate News
As far back as 2005, the United Nations had estimated that Iraq was already littered with several thousand contaminated sites. Five years later, an investigation…
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Water Wars
Dec 29, 2021
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Politics.co.uk
Anatoli Malyuk and his team of fifteen fitters are responsible for the maintenance of 300 kilometres of water pipeline. It supplies three million people downstream…
Afghanistan: Roundup: Afghan Authorities Dig Deep to Create Mining Jobs in Baghlan
Dec 28, 2021
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Xinhua
Since the U.S. military withdrawal, Afghanistan has suffered crisis upon crisis as the economy withers away. The country now faces a life-or-death battle against poverty…
Colombia: Why Are So Many Environmental Activists Being Killed in Colombia?
Dec 28, 2021
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Victoria Seabrook, Sky News
Since 2018 the number of massacres in Colombia has grown constantly, with 2020 recording the highest number since 2014, according to the United Nations. And…
Chile: Chile Writes a New Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head on
Dec 28, 2021
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Somini Sengupta, New York Times
Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and write a new constitution for itself. Almost never does…
The Defense Department’s Role in the New Sustainability Executive Order
Dec 27, 2021
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Erin Sikorsky
On Dec. 8, President Biden announced a new executive order, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, which directs the federal government to…
Afghanistan: High Taxes on Mining in Afghanistan Deter Investors
Dec 27, 2021
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Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
The high rate of taxes on mine extraction has affected the mining process in Afghanistan, the investors said on Sunday, adding that they are not…
Turkey: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
Panama: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
Senegal: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
Thailand: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
US: Request for Proposals: Advancing a Gender Analysis of Conflict, Displacement, and Climate Change
Dec 26, 2021
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Women’s Environment and Development Organization
Founded in 1991, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) is a women’s global advocacy organization based in New York. WEDO works on issues of…
US: Request for Proposals: Advancing a Gender Analysis of Conflict, Displacement, and Climate Change
Dec 26, 2021
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Women’s Environment and Development Organization
Founded in 1991, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) is a women’s global advocacy organization based in New York. WEDO works on issues of…
Ethiopia: Head of Mission
Dec 26, 2021
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…
Benin: Peace Advisor for the Civil Peace Service (CPS) in the Area of Natural Renewable Resource Governance
Dec 26, 2021
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, often shortened to simply GIZ, is a German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn that provides services…
Sudan: International Consultant for the “Strengthened Protected Areas System and Integrated Ecosystem Management in Sudan” Project
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP country programme in Sudan aims to strengthen community resilience and promote inclusive sustainable development aligned with UNDP’s corporate Strategic Plan, the United Nations Development…