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Ethiopia: Research and Evaluation Associate
Jan 23, 2022
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our…
Ghana: Karaga Farmer-Herder Dialogue for Conflict Resolution
Jan 21, 2022
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News Ghana
Farmers and Fulani herders in the Karaga district in the Northern region had decided to engage in collective engagement to address tensions. This farmer- herder…
USA: Senior Programme Officer, Gender
Jan 21, 2022
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IUCN
With a comprehensive rights-based framework underpinning its conservation and sustainable development efforts, IUCN recognises that protecting and promoting women’s rights and advancing gender equality, including…
Syria: A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The US Bombed It Anyway.
Jan 20, 2022
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Dave Philipps, Azmat Khan, and Eric Schmitt, New York Times
The Tabqa Dam was a strategic linchpin and the Islamic State controlled it. The explosions on March 26, 2017, knocked dam workers to the ground…
EnPAx Honors Environmental Peacebuilding Leaders
Jan 20, 2022
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Awards honoring outstanding contributions to the research and practice of environmental…
Exploring Gender, Social Aspects of Climate Policies
Jan 20, 2022
With a focus on climate change and gender, the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) has partnered with the Gender Into Urban Climate Change Initiative (GUCCI), and…
Israel/Jordan: Former Foes Israel and Jordan Work Together to Combat Energy and Water Scarcity
Jan 19, 2022
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Tania Kraemer, Deutsche Welle
In an act of climate barter, Jordan is gearing up to provide solar energy to Israel in exchange for desalinated water. The trade-off forms the…
Liberia: Citizens Want Nimba Land Dispute Resolved
Jan 19, 2022
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Thomas Domah and Jonathan Browne, New Dawn
Some aggrieved citizens in Nimba County have voiced frustrations over the delay by government in resolving the April 2021 land dispute in the county that…
Jordan: Regional Gender Equality / GBV Advisor
Jan 19, 2022
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Save the Children International
Save the Children International, formerly known as the International Save The Children Alliance, is a worldwide non-profit organization that aims to improve the living of…
Iraq: GBV Coordinator
Jan 19, 2022
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is…
Jordan: Project Coordinator
Jan 19, 2022
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…
Afghanistan: Harsh Winter in Afghanistan Intensifies Needs for the Most Vulnerable
Jan 18, 2022
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes
Children across Afghanistan are increasingly vulnerable to disease and illness due to a deadly combination of rising malnutrition, an unprecedented food crisis, drought, disruptions to vital…
Social Hour of the Second International Conference of Environmental Peacebuilding
Jan 18, 2022
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Reconnect at the Social Hour of the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding!
The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented us from gathering in Geneva, but we…
How to Address Climate Change with Better Food Systems
Jan 18, 2022
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Eugene Willemsen
It comes as no surprise that climate change directly affects the future of security. A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation clearly outlines the role that…
Colombia: MPC Energy Solutions Breaks Ground on Second Solar Power Plant in Colombia
Jan 17, 2022
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PRNewswire
MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has commenced construction of Parque Solar Los Girasoles, a solar photovoltaic plant in Colombia that will supply around 23 GWh a year – equivalent to…
Call for Submissions: Environmental Violence Collection
Jan 17, 2022
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Environmental Studies and Sciences (ESS) Forum
From climate change to toxic pollution and the interactive effects of multiple pollution streams, human health is under siege. Human-produced environmental risks to health and…
Ireland: Cabinet to Examine ‘Zero Tolerance’ Measures on Gender-Based Violence
Jan 16, 2022
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Harry McGee
Response to Ashling Murphy murder to centre on countering violence against women.
Afghanistan: Taliban Forces Pepper-Spray Women’s Rights Protesters in Kabul
Jan 16, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
One woman reportedly taken to hospital after protest calling for right to work and education is stopped.
Iraq: Rising Temperatures, Dying Cattle: Iraq Is Reeling from Climate Change [Video]
Jan 16, 2022
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PBS
Iraq is at the frontlines of the climate crisis, with temperatures rising twice as fast as the global average. It’s also a major oil producer…
Afghanistan: ‘We Are Struggling’: Two Former Officials at Afghan Women’s Affairs Ministry
Jan 16, 2022
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Emma Graham-Harrison
Gul Bano and Karima’s former offices are in the hands of the Taliban – and they fear for their lives.
Sudan: In Sudan, the Price of Revolution is Paid for by Women's Bodies
Jan 14, 2022
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Wini Omer
The rape of 13 women at a protest in Khartoum last month by security service personnel is explained by the long history of state-sanctioned sexual…
Climate Action and Security – Two Sides of the Same Coin
Jan 14, 2022
In November, the world came out of COP26 with a mixed bag of results. The 1.5 degrees target was kept alive, and 154 countries submitted revised…
Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Unrest Highlights Tricky Terrain of Fuel Subsidy Cuts
Jan 13, 2022
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Charu Sudan Kasturi, Al Jazeera
The government announces a new policy that will increase fuel prices. Street protests break out. An unprepared administration cracks down with excessive force. That amplifies…
India: Exploring the Gender and Social Aspects of Climate Policies
Jan 13, 2022
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The Hindu
After joint initiative with GUCCI, WIA is preparing to hand over policy recommendations and strategy for climate action to the government.
UK: Campaigner (Military and Climate Change)
Jan 13, 2022
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
The Conflict and Environment Observatory was launched in 2018 with the primary goal of increasing awareness and understanding of the environmental and derived humanitarian consequences…
Gender Day Gives Rise to the Forgotten Energy Providers in the Climate Conversation
Jan 13, 2022
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Philippe Benoit
The singular issue that emerged on Gender Day during during last year's COP26 was the need for disadvantaged women, who are the majority producers and users of biomass…
Myanmar: Gold Extraction Escalating Near Suspended Myitsone Dam
Jan 12, 2022
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Kachin News Group
Under military rule, gold mining has increased around the suspended Myitsone Dam along the Mali hka and Irrawaddy rivers, and in Chipwi Township in Kachin…
Climate Change: Department of Homeland Security Announces Climate Change Professionals Program
Jan 12, 2022
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Homeland Security Today
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a new Climate Change Professionals Program to recruit recent graduates and current federal employees to support…
How We Misunderstand the Magnitude of Climate Risks – and Why That Contributes to Controversy
Jan 12, 2022
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Peter Schwartzstein
The Syrian civil war has raged for almost a decade now, and in the climate security community it can feel as if we’ve spent at…
To Help Ensure Food and Economic Security in Afghanistan, Invest in the Skills of Young Women and Girls
Jan 12, 2022
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Nangyalai Attal
With the prevailing food security crisis in Afghanistan, the international community must invest in the significant potential of Afghan girls to increase their participation in…