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Afghanistan: US Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan

Aug 30, 2021 | Kelsey D. Atherton, Scientific American

As U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban immediately rushed in, and it recently took over the country’s major cities in just a few days.…


DRC: DRC Reviewing $6 Billion Mining Deal with Chinese Investors

Aug 29, 2021 | Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo’s government is reviewing its $6 billion “infrastructure-for-minerals” deal with Chinese investors as part of a broader examination of mining contracts, Finance…


United Kingdom: Global Conservation and Environmental Specialist

Aug 28, 2021 | The HALO Trust

The world is seeing increased ambitions to limit the impact of climate change, and to improve the mitigation of environmental damage. COP26 will occur this…


United Kingdom: Global Conservation and Environmental Specialist

Aug 28, 2021 | The HALO Trust

The world is seeing increased ambitions to limit the impact of climate change, and to improve the mitigation of environmental damage. COP26 will occur this…


Afghanistan: Drought Threatens the Livelihoods of 7 Million Farmers in Afghanistan

Aug 28, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit…


What Does Taliban's Takeover Mean for Environmental Protection in Afghanistan?

Aug 27, 2021 | Austin Bodetti

The Taliban's ascent has significant implications for environmental protection in Afghanistan. The militants cannot afford to ignore the consequences of climate change and need to…


How Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion Mining Wealth Sold the War

Aug 27, 2021 | Frik Els

Search for Afghanistan minerals and you get dozens of articles written in the last few days quoting a magical $1 trillion number including gems like The…


“Crimea River”: Russia & Ukraine’s Water Conflict

Aug 26, 2021 | Willis Sparks and Alex Kliment

Russia and Ukraine have been at odds over lots of things in recent years, but the latest spat is over something particularly fluid and intractable:…


Afghanistan: As the Taliban Seizes Control of Afghanistan, Coal Is a Key Source of Revenue

Aug 26, 2021 | Chloé Farand, Climate Home News

Coal played a significant role in financing the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and has strategic importance as the militants seek to govern, experts told Climate…


Afghanistan: Afghan women's hard-won land rights seen at risk under Taliban

Aug 25, 2021 | Rina Chandran

The Taliban's return to power threatens Afghan women's hard-won property rights, with thousands who fled their homes during the militants' takeover at particular risk of…


Are Assessments of Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Accurate?

Aug 25, 2021 | TRT World

With increasing global demand for rare earth minerals and lithium driving advanced technology, Afghanistan is at the forefront of economic speculation given its famed mineral…


Sierra Leone, Madagascar and Kenya: Project Manager, Enabling Local Energy Communities

Aug 25, 2021 | Hudara

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EnPAx Icon EnPAx Frontier Technology Interest Group Launched (and Seeking Members!)

Aug 25, 2021 | Frontier Technology Interest Group, Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Frontier technologies have become invaluable assets for addressing human security challenges, environmental degradation, and climate change. They also offer great potential for resilience planning, conflict…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Region Faces Challenges to End Flaring

Aug 25, 2021 | Dilan Sirwan, Rudaw

The Kurdistan Region has given oil companies 18 months to stop flaring associated gas, a toxic byproduct of crude oil production that has been burned…


The Climate Crisis Is Worse for Women. Here’s Why.

Aug 24, 2021 | Lauren Jackson

The world’s leading climate scientists issued a landmark report this month with their clearest clarion call to date: The climate crisis is here, it’s humanity’s fault,…


Liberia: Community Based CSOs Received Training In Gender Inclusion In Forest, Land Matters

Aug 24, 2021 | Global News Network

Community Based Organizations and Women Rights Groups in Bomi County have received training in gender inclusion in forest governance and land matters. The training was…


Iraq/Syria: Drought Sparks Fears That Millions in Syria and Iraq Will Go without Water

Aug 24, 2021 | National

Millions of people in Syria and Iraq face going without water, electricity and food amid rising temperatures, a lack of rainfall and drought, international aid…


Sudan: Ethiopian Forces Leave Disputed Abyei Area on Sudan Request

Aug 24, 2021 | Tesfa-Alem Tekle, Nation

The Sudanese government on Tuesday announced that the United Nations (UN) has agreed to withdraw its Ethiopian peacekeepers deployed in Abyei, a disputed area that…


Solomon Islands: Reconciling Customary Land and Peacebuilding in Solomon Islands

Aug 24, 2021 | Solomon Times

Three customary landholding groups in Masupa Village in the East ‘Are’are region of Malaita Province received their certificates of land recording completion in a hand-over…


CAR: WASH & Shelter Coordinator

Aug 23, 2021 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and…


Germany: Project Assistant

Aug 23, 2021 | adelphi

adelphi is an independent think tank and leading international public policy consultancy on climate, environment and development. Our 200-strong team of experts and specialists plays a…


Myanmar: Freshwater Programme & Policy Manager

Aug 23, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…


Switzerland: Private Sector and Technical Specialist - Central African Forest Initiative

Aug 23, 2021 | UNDP

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…


Somalia: Senior International Hydrological Expert

Aug 23, 2021 | Government of Somalia

Somalia’s paradox as a country is that it is becoming increasingly water scarce and economically water dependent. In the north, over 80% of the country’s…


DRC: Head of Logistics, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Aug 23, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been active in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR) for more than 30 years, supporting its creation, and subsequently working…


Head of Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Africa

Aug 23, 2021 | Natural Justice

Based on the intersecting crises including environmental and climate, human rights abuses, patriarchy, race and inequality amongst others, Natural Justice is in a key phase…


Somalia: Environment Impact Assessment Specialist

Aug 23, 2021 | Nordic International Support Foundation

The Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Oslo. NIS work with international donors, national governments, community leaders, national civil society…


Why Addressing the Climate Crisis Can Help Build More Sustainable Peace

Aug 23, 2021 | Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi, and Stacy D. VanDeveer

Thirty years of research underlies the realization that climate change poses substantial national, international and human security risks, but analysts have only recently shifted their…


Water: Water Scarcity: What's the Big Deal?

Aug 23, 2021 | Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle

Access to clean drinking water is a human right, but as the global population grows and the planet heats up, can we rely on this…


Myanmar: Deforestation Surge Continues amid Deepening Uncertainty in Myanmar

Aug 23, 2021 | Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay

Amid the political turmoil following the Feb. 1 military coup, it appears that deforestation is ramping up in Tanintharyi, echoing wider patterns across Myanmar. New…