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Climate Change: Pentagon Climate Plan: Fighting Wars in Hotter, Harsher World
Oct 8, 2021
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Ellen Knickmeyer, Japan Today
A new Pentagon plan calls for incorporating the realities of a hotter, harsher Earth at every level in the U.S. military, from making worsening climate…
India: Risk Factors for Gender-Based Violence: The Case of Indian Agriculture
Oct 8, 2021
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OXFAM
The present study documents the incidence of domestic and workplace violence among Indian female agricultural workers, and the factors that put these women at risk…
Iraq: Iraq Seeks 7.5 GW of Renewable Power as It Inks 2 GW Deal with UAE's Masdar
Oct 7, 2021
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Dania Saadi, S&P Global Platts
Iraq is seeking to develop 7.5 GW of renewable power, the country's oil minister said Oct. 6, as OPEC's second-biggest producer inks a 2 GW…
Burkina Faso: Artisanal Gold Mining in Context of Violent Insecurity
Oct 7, 2021
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Mirage
Over the last 5-6 years Burkina Faso has become seriously implicated in the rapid and dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation in the Sahel. The…
Measuring Success in Transboundary Water Cooperation: Lessons from World Bank Engagements
Oct 7, 2021
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Jennifer J. Sara, Edoardo Borgomeo, and Anders Jagerskog
How do we know when international cooperation is successful? A senior U.N. official once suggested that cooperation is like elephants mating: it all takes place…
Ecological Decline Feeds Conflict in a Deadly Cycle as Climate Crisis Looms
Oct 7, 2021
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Onke Ngcuka
As temperatures rise — with Africa experiencing that increment at twice the global average — the erosion of ecological systems is likely to provide a…
Afghanistan: The New Rulers of Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Campaign to Rob Villagers of Their Land
Oct 6, 2021
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Christoph Reuter und Thore Schröder, Spiegel
The brutal landgrab in the Tagabdar Valley and two other villages in the area began in early September. Over the subsequent weeks, the expulsions were…
Afghanistan: From Rural Drought to Urban Shortages: Afghanistan’s New Hungry
Oct 6, 2021
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Shadi Khan and Irwin Loy, New Humanitarian
Weeks after the Taliban’s mid-August takeover, Afghanistan’s aid-dependent economy is straining under donor funding freezes and currency shortages. Food and commodity prices are soaring, work…
Liberia: Nimba County - Presidential Committee Conducts Survey of Disputed Land in Gompa
Oct 6, 2021
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New Dawn
The Special Presidential Committee appointed to mediate the land conflict in Nimba County, over the weekend conducted cadastral surveys on disputed parcels of land in…
Analysis: The Lack of Diversity in Climate-Science Research
Oct 6, 2021
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Ayesha Tandon
Publishing research in respected journals, such as Nature or Science, is a key way for academics to share their findings with the scientific community and beyond.
A researcher’s publication…
Environmental Security of Afghanistan Is Pathway to Regional Peacebuilding
Oct 6, 2021
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Saleem H. Ali
The rapidly changing political landscape in Afghanistan does not change the permanent physical geography of the region. As world leaders gather to discuss climate change…
DRC: Govt Struggles with Vague Chinese Mining Contract
Oct 5, 2021
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Patrick Ilunga, Nation
More than a decade after the Democratic Republic of Congo signed, and, a year later, renegotiated a mining contract with the Chinese, it still faces…
Conflict Minerals: De Beers Sells First Traceable Diamonds under GemFair
Oct 5, 2021
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Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
Anglo American’s De Beers, the world’s largest rough diamond producer by value, has sold the first roughs produced under the GemFair program, aimed at removing…
DRC: DRC Finance Minister Looks at Mines, Oil and Beer for Cash
Oct 5, 2021
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Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) aims to revisit mining contracts, rescinding and reselling unused oil permits and boosting taxes on beer to fund…
Introducing New Security Broadcast
Oct 5, 2021
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Wilson Center
New Security Broadcast serves as the successor to ECSP's long-running podcast series, Friday Podcasts. Since 2010, Friday Podcasts has spotlighted leading experts diving deep into…
A Security Studies Call for Papers and Special Issue Proposals
Oct 5, 2021
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Security Studies Journal
Human-induced climate change is one of the central challenges of our time. The relationship between climate and security is a staple of think-tank conversations. Despite…
Afghanistan: What’s Keeping Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth Underground?
Oct 4, 2021
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Roshan Noorzai, Voice of America
The international community is renewing its focus on Afghanistan’s mineral wealth, believed to be worth more than $1 trillion, lying untapped within its often-hostile geography.…
Philippines: How Women and Technology Can Help Boost Food Security in the Philippines
Oct 4, 2021
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Patricia Bianca Taculao
Food insecurity continues to be a pressing issue in the Philippines. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about 59 million Filipinos…
Argentina: Falklands Land-Grab: Argentina Tests UK with New Sovereignty Bid - 'No More Concessions!'
Oct 4, 2021
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Ciaran McGrath, Express
Argentina's new Malvinas minister has sought to turn up the heat over his country's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, accusing previous regimes of "concession"…
Patrice Talla Takoukam
Regional Director for Southern Africa
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
Zimbabwe
Oct 4, 2021
Patrice Talla is a lawyer and executive advancing food security and sustainable agriculture efforts in Southern Africa. He has served at the Food and Agriculture…
Radioactive Time Bombs Will Be Lifted from Ocean Floor in 2030
Oct 4, 2021
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Thomas Nilsen, Barents Observer
The November-class submarine K-159 sank in late August 2003 while being towed in bad weather from the closed naval base of Gremikha on the eastern…
Women, Peace, and What is Security?
Oct 4, 2021
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Phoebe Donnelly, Gretchen Baldwin, Masooma Rahmaty, and Phesheya Nxumalo
The past year has raised many questions for those focused on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, as well as highlighting issues that feminist…
Liberia: Rights and Rice Foundation Launches Natural Resources Project to Strengthen Concession Affected Communities
Oct 3, 2021
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Willie N. Tokpah, FrontPage Africa
Rights and Rice Foundation (RRF) Liberia, has officially launched its natural resource project under the theme “Strengthening Concession Affected Communities to monitor extractive industries and…
Israel: Investment and Entrepreneurship Officer
Oct 3, 2021
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect…
South Sudan: Resilience Analysis and Monitoring Specialist
Oct 3, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO representatives, is to assistant governments to develop policies , programmes and…
South Sudan: Head of Field Office
Oct 3, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO representatives, is to assistant governments to develop policies , programmes and…
West Bank Gaza Strip: Quality and Safety Standards Specialist
Oct 3, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
FAO Coordination Office for the West Bank and Gaza Strip Programme is currently implementing the Multi-donor Agribusiness Programme (MAP) entitled “Reform and Development of Markets,…
West Bank Gaza Strip: Project Manager
Oct 3, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
FAO’s Coordination Office for the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS) Programme assists the Palestinian Government to formulate and implement policies, programmes and projects to…
Cameroon: Head of Finance, Congo Basin Sub-region
Oct 3, 2021
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Worldwide Fund for Nature
Worldwide Fund for Nature is an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. From individuals and communities to business and…
Republic of Congo: Finance Coordinator
Oct 3, 2021
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Worldwide Fund for Nature
Worldwide Fund for Nature is an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. From individuals and communities to business and…