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Murdoch University Launches a New Major on Environment, Security and Conflict
Aug 13, 2021
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Murdoch University
In 2022, Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, launches a new major on Environment, Security and Conflict in its Global Security undergraduate program. The major focuses…
Repairing the Damage to Global Food Systems From COVID-19
Aug 12, 2021
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World Politics Review
According to a United Nations report released last month, just under one-tenth of the global population was undernourished in 2020, up from 8.4 percent in 2019.…
Afghanistan: Taliban Earned $1.6 Billion In 2020: Here's How the Terrorist Group Makes Money
Aug 12, 2021
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Renz Soliman, International Business Times
The Taliban, one of the most notorious terrorist groups worldwide, has grown its financial assets through the years. The militant group earned $1.6 billion in 2020, which significantly…
You Can’t Talk About Gender Equality Without Talking About Climate Change
Aug 11, 2021
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Angela Priestley
Gender equality gains both locally and globally have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 18 months, but that could be nothing…
As International Troops Depart Afghanistan, the Threat of Landmines Remains
Aug 11, 2021
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Evan Jones and Daniel Bertoli
Buried amongst the dozens of pressing challenges in Afghanistan is an issue that rarely receives the international spotlight: the prevalence of landmines and other explosive…
5 Ways We Can Address Land Inequality and Women’s Land Rights
Aug 11, 2021
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Mike Taylor and Gabriela Bucher
Land. It is a commodity like no other. We live on it. We grow from it. We drink from it and build our futures upon…
Gender Equality: The Catalyst to Addressing the Triple Crisis Facing Latin American and the Caribbean
Aug 10, 2021
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UNDP
In the first half of 2021, a Feminist Action Coalition for Climate Justice was established as part of the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality…
Climate Change: Climate Change Is Already Disrupting the Military. It Will Get Worse, Officials Say
Aug 10, 2021
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Patrick Tucker, Defense One
The Pentagon is in the midst of a massive, multi-year effort to better adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse emissions. But the changing climate…
Ethiopia: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project and Political Conflict
Aug 10, 2021
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Borgen Magazine
In 2011, Ethiopia started construction on a dam along the Blue Nile River that the government coined the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project, GERD. Projections…
Climate Change, Water Security, and Women: A Study on Water Boiling in South Tarawa, Kiribati
Aug 10, 2021
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Asian Development Bank
This publication summarizes the results of a household survey on water boiling practices in South Tarawa, Kiribati, and outlines implications for the design of water…
In a Watershed Year for Climate Change, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Decisive and Sustained Climate Action
Aug 9, 2021
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Alison Kentish
London — This November, five years after signing the Paris Agreement and pledging to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with a…
South Africa: Women Miners in South Africa Break Barriers with Mentors' Help
Aug 9, 2021
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Linda Givetash and Zaheer Cassim
The mining industry has long been one of South Africa’s largest sectors, but women are still a minority in its workforce. Now, a group called…
Liberia: Victims of Liberian Gold Mine Disaster See Groundbreaking Complaint against Development Banks Accepted
Aug 9, 2021
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Global News Network
In a precedent-setting case, more than 10,000 people harmed by the New Liberty Gold Mine in Liberia have had a complaint accepted against the German…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Region Look to Resolve Long-Standing Oil Dispute
Aug 9, 2021
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Charles Kennedy, Oilprice.com
The federal government of Iraq and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan pledged on Sunday to cooperate in resolving their differences in energy issues, hoping to…
A Decade in Review: What It Means to Be a Woman in South Africa
Aug 9, 2021
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Victoria O’Regan and Sandisiwe Shoba
Researchers say not much has changed in the past decade regarding land rights for South African women. According to Dr Thandi Ngcobo, CEO and founder…
New Global Initiative: Transforming Gender Norms in Land and Resource Rights
Aug 9, 2021
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Arwen Bailey
When Rosario’s husband died, her life was turned upside down. Not only did she lose her life and business partner and the father of her…
Women in Rural Agriculture Stricken by Climate Change Effects
Aug 9, 2021
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Onke Ngcuka
Climate change is not gender neutral. As developing countries bear the brunt of climate change in the form of extreme weather conditions such as droughts…
UK to Adapt Military to Changing Climate, but Does It Have the Funds and Backing of Troops?
Aug 9, 2021
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Brig. Ben Barry
The United Kingdom has legislated for the country to meet the target of the Paris Agreement on climate change, reducing national greenhouse gas emissions to…
CAR: Diagnosis on Establishment of a Remuneration System for APEs through IGAs and Identification of Professional Training
Aug 8, 2021
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Triangle Génération Humanitaire
Created in 1994, Triangle Génération Humanitaire (TGH), a French association for international solidarity based in Lyon, designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in the fields…
Myanmar: Formative Research Consultant
Aug 8, 2021
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization.
With a strong history of strife in Myanmar, Kayin State is not new to conflicts.…
Israel: Simulation and Regional Forum Coordinator
Aug 8, 2021
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian organization that advances cooperative efforts to protect our shared environment and create the conditions for sustainable development and peace in…
Turkey: Program Officer (Gaziantep)
Aug 8, 2021
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Maram Foundation
The Maram Foundation for Relief and Development (Maram) is a non-profit organization, founded by American-Syrian activists to alleviate the suffering of people in need since…
DRC: Technology Director
Aug 8, 2021
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African Parks
African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…
CAR: Country Director
Aug 8, 2021
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…
Gaza City: Agribusiness Specialist
Aug 8, 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,…
Chad: Technical Referent RESILAC - Lac Tchad Basin
Aug 8, 2021
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CARE
Founded in 1945, CARE is one of the world's largest non-political, non-denominational humanitarian networks. Our mission is to fight against extreme poverty. CARE sets up emergency and…
Director, Environment and Human Rights
Aug 8, 2021
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Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is an international human rights research and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative…
Mali/Sudan: Climate Change and Displacement in the Sahel Research Consultancy
Aug 8, 2021
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British Red Cross
The British Red Cross Society (BRC) UK Office invites proposals from experienced companies, institutions, or teams of consultants for the supply of services to conduct…
Angola: Financial Controller
Aug 8, 2021
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African Parks
African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…
How Uganda Has Helped Turn DRC’s Vast Gold Reserves into a Nightmare
Aug 6, 2021
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Vava Tampa
Congolese gold has become a profitable source of foreign currency for Kampala, with devastating and bloody consequences for the people of DRC.