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Water Resources: Defusing Conflict, Promoting Cooperation

Jul 23, 2021 | Michael Keller, ETH Zurich

Researchers have developed a methodology for avoiding conflicts of use in transboundary rivers. The model-based procedure allows for participatory planning and cooperative management of water…

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | Joan Johnson-Freese

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…

Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | War on the Rocks

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…

The UK Has Been Linked to Congo’s ‘Conflict Minerals’ – Where Are the Criminal Charges?

Jul 21, 2021 | Vava Tampa

According to the Swiss federal criminal court last week, the corruption destroying the Democratic Republic of the Congo – where devastating conflicts over minerals used…

Libya: Libya's Battle to Protect Its Endangered Forests

Jul 20, 2021 | Hendia Alashepy, Deutsche Welle

While Libya has been torn by conflict between various political and armed factions over the past decade, some have been waging a different kind of…

Climate Change: Converging Climate Risks: Government, Military, and Business at NATO 2030

Jul 20, 2021 | Elsa Barron and Lily Feldman, Center for Climate and Security

There are few challenges more “transatlantic” in nature than the climate crisis. No single nation can fix the issue at hand, yet through strong partnerships,…

Soloman Islands: Sustaining Peace through Customary Land Recording

Jul 20, 2021 | Soloman Times

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Solomon Islands, in partnership with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, has supported the customary land recording in…

Iraq/Kuwait: Video Claiming Kuwait Drilled for Oil on Border Fabricated: Iraq

Jul 19, 2021 | Kuwait Times

Basra Oil Company of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil denied on Monday the authenticity of a video clip on social media about purported oil drilling…

Colombia: Coca Replaced by Cattle - The Shift in Southern Colombia's Deforestation

Jul 19, 2021 | Juan Pablo Pérez and Manuela Galvis, Insight Crime

The deforestation in the rainforest of Guaviare is the result of decades of state neglect. And the road, which makes life easier for the inhabitants of…

Present to Future on Environment and Peace (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 7 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)

Jul 16, 2021 | Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany

If we really want to make a difference, where should we be putting our energy, time and money to protect nature and build peace? In…

Afghanistan: The War for Mineral Possession Started in Afghanistan

Jul 15, 2021 | Tushar Abdullah, Modern Diplomacy

All the mentors in the world are now interested in working with the Taliban.  But why?  There are probably multiple reasons for this.  One of…

Reconciliation through Ecological Collaboration

Jul 14, 2021 | William F. Laurance

Last fall, Azerbaijan and Armenia fought the Nagorno-Karabakh war, which claimed several thousand lives in an escalation of a long-running territorial conflict between the two…

Afghanistan: Taliban Attack Salma Dam

Jul 14, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

Afghan National Water Authority has said Taliban have fired dozens of mortars on the Salma Dam, major source of electricity and irrigation in Chesht district…

Sierra Leone: Land Grabbers on the Rampage in Sierra Leone

Jul 14, 2021 | Kongbap Sumner, Sierra Express Media

Encroachers are rapidly damaging the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) catchment areas at Regent Village outside Freetown. In spite of several complaints to the line Ministries…

Colombia: 5 Reasons for Record Deforestation in Colombia

Jul 14, 2021 | Katie Jones, Insight Crime

Recently published data has shown that deforestation in Colombia soared last year, as a range of illegal activities drove forest loss. Some 70 percent of…

Explaining the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Clash: Hypotheses in Search of Corroboration

Jul 14, 2021 | Richard Weitz

In late April 2021, fighting broke out along the frontier between Kyrgyzstan’s Batken province and Tajikistan’s Sughd province. The immediate dispute arose over management of…

USA: Professor of Environmental Security

Jul 13, 2021 | US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership

This is a full-time civilian faculty position within the Center for Strategic Leadership. While the initial term is up to four years with the first…

At the UN, Climate Change & Security Must Be Tackled Together

Jul 13, 2021 | Beatrice Mosello and Adam Day

Could the next wars be triggered by climate change?

Until recently, the question might have seemed like science fiction, but now it is very real. Ethiopia…

Taking Action to Address Wildlife Crime’s Environmental, Health, and Security Risks

Jul 12, 2021 | Alice Chang

“This COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us, albeit in a devastating way, of the interconnected nature of things, most particularly between economies, the environment, human and…

Lalanath de Silva

Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism
Green Climate Fund
United States
Jul 12, 2021

Lalanath de Silva is the Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where he examines complaints concerning the Fund's projects…

Conflict Minerals: 2020 Company SEC Filings on Mineral Sources Were Similar to Those from Prior Years

Jul 12, 2021 | US Government Accountability Office

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure rule on conflict minerals broadly requires that certain companies submit a filing that describes their efforts to determine…

Sweden: Senior Programme Officer

Jul 12, 2021 | Global Water Partnership

Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder platform supported by a global secretariat that was established as an intergovernmental organization to support countries in their efforts…

USA: Global Development, Policy and Learning Climate Intern

Jul 12, 2021 | InterAction

InterAction is the largest U.S. based coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with 180+ members working around the world in low- and middle-income countries, fragile…

USA: Senior Manager, Climate and Environment

Jul 12, 2021 | InterAction

InterAction is the largest U.S. based coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with 180+ members working around the world in low- and middle-income countries, fragile and post-conflict states, and emerging/growth…

Syria: WASH and SHELTER Coordinator

Jul 12, 2021 | TGH

TGH is an organization for international solidarity based in Lyon, France, and founded in 1994. TGH designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in…

Nigeria: Senior Project Officer, Water Governance

Jul 12, 2021 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 110 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons…

Canada: Consultancy, Guide on Climate Justice in Gender and Youth Engagement by Local Partners

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam-Québec

Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, Oxfam…

Spain: Consultancy for the Research and Learning Project – Gender and Climate Justice

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam Intermón

Oxfam focuses its activities on providing a comprehensive response to poverty, working cohesively in the four areas that constitute its identity: development cooperation, humanitarian action,…

USA: ERT Women’s Protection & Empowerment Coordinator

Jul 12, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC Emergencies & Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to…

Mali: Chief of Party

Jul 12, 2021 | McFadden

Macfadden, a PAE company,is an international development consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. For more than 60 years, PAE has tackled the world’s toughest challenges…