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US: Request for Proposals: Advancing a Gender Analysis of Conflict, Displacement, and Climate Change

Dec 26, 2021 | 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…

Towards Enforcement of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation in Belgium

Dec 24, 2021 | Camille Leroy and Justine Tixhon

Although the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation no. 2017/821 of 17 May 20171 (the CMR) entered into force on 1 January 2021, there has been no…

Liberia: Women Struggle to Participate in Forest Governance 15 Years after Law

Dec 24, 2021 | Observer

Before the Liberian Civil War in 2003, communities—including women—did not participate in forestry though are the custodians of the forest. But the National Forestry Reform…

Consultant: Literature Review and Update on Conservation, Conflict, and Peace Nexus, with a Political Ecology Focus

Dec 23, 2021 | Conservation International

Conservation International (CI) has nearly a decade of experience directly engaging on the intersection of conservation, peace and conflict. Activities have included workshops for CI…

USA: Peace and Justice Studies - Assistant Professor

Dec 23, 2021 | Pace University, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

For more than 100 years, Pace University has been preparing students to become leaders in their fields by providing an education that combines exceptional academics…

How Does Political Instability in the Mekong Affect Deforestation?

Dec 23, 2021 | Sheryl Lee Tian Tong

Myanmar’s rainforests, home to the endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), critically endangered Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and endangered lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), are some of…

Climate Change Is a Feminist Issue Not Just an Environmental One

Dec 23, 2021

In 2015, Botswana experienced its worst drought in history. Since then, families have had to move, taking their children out of schools; farmers have lost…

Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Leaves Dozens Feared Dead

Dec 23, 2021 | Reuters

At least one person was killed and scores were missing after a landslide of dirt and rubble ripped down the waste heap of a Myanmar…

Afghanistan: Changing Climate Parches Afghanistan, Exacerbating Poverty

Dec 23, 2021 | Associated Press

Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan's jagged peaks was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the…

Environment of Peace Presented at Environmental Peacebuilding Workshop

Dec 22, 2021 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Margot Wallström, former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, introduced SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative during her keynote address to the ‘Workshop on Climate, Peace and…

Burkina Faso: How Children Were Used in a 48-Hour Deadly Rampage for Gold

Dec 22, 2021 | Saskya Vandoorne, Adama Koné, Nick Paton Walsh, Dalal Mawad, and Jo Shelley, CNN

The massacre in Solhan, northern Burkina Faso, took place over two nights of extraordinary brutality in June 2021. The killings soon faded from international headlines,…

After UNSC Disappointment, African Union Picks up the Climate-Security Baton

Dec 21, 2021 | Janani Vivekananda and Claudia Zwar

Many were disappointed last week when Russia vetoed an historic United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that would have formally recognised climate change as a…

Mine Action in Action: Influencing Law and Policy on Toxic Remnants of War

Dec 21, 2021 | Bonnie Docherty

Mine action, which aims to reduce the effects of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), provides a valuable model for assisting victims of and…

Ukraine: Toxic Waters in War-Torn Ukraine: How Not to Phase out Coal

Dec 21, 2021 | Guillaume Ptak, Deutsche Welle

Around the world, coal-producing countries are struggling for a "just transition" away from fossil fuels. But for Donbas in war-torn Ukraine, shuttered mines threaten ecological…

Israel/Jordan/UAE: Jordan and Israel Join UAE to Sign a Historic Solar Energy-for-Water Deal

Dec 21, 2021 | Zoe Robbin, Global Risk Insights

Towards the end of November, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic resource sharing agreement in the biggest display of regional cooperation…

Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia, S. Sudan to Tap into over 21,000 Tons of Annual Fish Potential in Three Basins

Dec 21, 2021 | Satenaw

Ethiopia and South Sudan are consulting on taping into the more than 21,000 tons of annual fish potential in Baro, Akobo and Sobat basins in…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Seizes around 300 Mandalay Gem Traders

Dec 21, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanmar junta troops raided two jade trading compounds in Mandalay on Sunday, detaining around 300 people, including Chinese brokers, according to gems traders. More than…

Call for Papers: Transforming Our Common Crisis

Dec 21, 2021 | Journal of Peacebuilding and Development

The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development (JPD) is a tri-annual refereed journal providing a forum for critical thinking and constructive action at the intersections of…

Cover Women from Climate Change to Tame Gender Wars

Dec 21, 2021

As the year winds down, it is a good time to reflect on how the effects of climate change have impacted the lives and livelihoods…

India: Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur Wins United Nations Women's Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality

Dec 20, 2021 | Cision PR Newswire

Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women's Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women's Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November…

Syria: Conflict and Climate Change Collide: Why Northeast Syria Is Running Dry

Dec 20, 2021 | Bartholomäus Laffert and Daniela Sala, New Humanitarian

The huge silos at the roundabout as you enter Syria’s Hassakeh city are decorated with giant pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Turkey-based separatist…

Gender and Climate Change

Dec 20, 2021 | Bita Rais

Sustainable Development Goal 5 is a major driver in gender equality. Since its introduction there has been a significant focus on gender-related aspects within the context…

India: Explained: Why Did India Reject UNSC Draft on Climate?

Dec 19, 2021 | Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu

On December 13, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council which would effectively bring climate change in the…

Why Indigenous Land Rights Matter in Myanmar

Dec 19, 2021 | Esther Wah

After the National League for Democracy (NLD) assumed power in 2016, it soon became apparent that its leaders had the same mindset as their predecessors…

Conserving Biodiversity and Building Peace in Colombia: Solving Socio-Environmental Conflicts in Protected Areas through Peaceful Means Enhances Biodiversity Conservation and Peacebuilding

Dec 18, 2021 | Héctor Morales Muñoz and Julia Gorricho

Recent studies have found that protected areas can support peaceful and inclusive societies by helping to maintain environmental stability, thus providing a framework for good…

South Sudan: In Pictures: South Sudan's Worst Flooding in Decades [Photos]

Dec 17, 2021 | Sebastian Rich, CNN

South Sudan is experiencing its worst floods in 60 years. The deluge began as early as June, swallowing up homes, farms and markets across swaths…

Mozambique: Mozambique’s ISIS Insurgency Threatens to Destroy Conservation Progress and Fragile Environmental Protections in Niassa Special Reserve

Dec 17, 2021 | Angus Begg, Daily Maverick

The Islamic State (IS) insurgency in northern Mozambique has taken a new, sinister turn, moving inland and westward into the Niassa Special Reserve, since the…