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Afghanistan: Another Drought Looms. Is Afghanistan Better Prepared?

Jun 2, 2021 | Stefanie Glinkski, New Humanitarian

After a winter of scant snowfall, a looming drought is forcing Afghanistan to try to prevent another migration crisis before it erupts. Snow and rainfall…


Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta

Jun 2, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanma Timber Enterprise is selling off hardwoods at low prices as few bidders were interested and the timber market is slow after Myanmar’s coup, said…


EnPAx Icon Mishkat Al Moumin

Associate Professor
Environmental Law Institute
United States
Jun 1, 2021

Mishkat Al Moumin is an Associate Professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, where she teaches language and culture with the aim of…


Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Can Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Conflict Spiral into War?

Jun 1, 2021 | Institute for

Action is needed to stop Kyrgyz-Tajik border disputes spilling over into wider conflict, according to a cross-regional IWPR discussion which heard that that the ongoing…


DRC: Landscape Program Manager

May 31, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on ambitious, field-based conservation programs across the Congo Basin. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…


Afghanistan: Taliban Cut Water Supply in Badakhshan District

May 31, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

The Taliban fighters have cut water supply in the northeastern province of Badakhshan by which 800 families have been deprived from irrigating their farmlands in…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Hold War Games as Ethiopian Dam Dispute Continues

May 31, 2021 | Mohamed Sabry, Al-Monitor

Egypt and Sudan started a new military exercise amid a dispute with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s plan to add 13.5 billion cubic meters of water…


Ukraine: WASH Study in Eastern Conflict Area

May 31, 2021 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF, also the United Nations Children's Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is…


Myanmar: Consultant for Security and Risk Assessment, and Risk Management Planning

May 31, 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…


Guinea: High-Level International Consultant Specializing in Intergovernmental Negotiations on Environmental Issues

May 31, 2021 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…


UK: Short-Term Consultancy, Policies and Practice Online Advanced Course

May 31, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

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The…


Indonesia: Policy and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

May 31, 2021 | World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives.

Program…


Indonesia: Systems Analyst Consultant

May 31, 2021 | World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives.

Program…


CAR: ECOFAC-6 Coordinator

May 31, 2021 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…


Canada: Policy Advisor, Resilience (Winnipeg)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Advisor, Resilience (Ottawa)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Analyst, Resilience (Winnipeg)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Analyst, Resilience (Toronto)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Analyst, Resilience (Ottawa)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


DRC: Blockchain-based Traceability Firm by an African NBA Legend to Help Track Ethical Cobalt Mining Projects in The Congo

May 30, 2021 | Insight

Bluetech, an investment firm owned by NBA legend, Dikembe Mutombo, says it has invested about $1 billion in ethical cobalt mining projects, a part of…


Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

May 29, 2021 | Jess Craig, Al Jazeera

Every day, Gladys, a 33-year-old vendor in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest region, heads to Muea market to sell vegetables, sweets and other food…


Colombia: Auxico Resources Discovers High-Value Rare Earth Metals in Colombia with Total Rare Earth Oxide Content Over 56%

May 28, 2021 | Pierre Gauthier, Junior Mining Network

Auxico Resources Canada Inc. (CSE: AUAG) is pleased to announce the significant discovery of high-value rare earth ore in Colombia, with a total rare earth content…


Climate Change: Climate Change Likely Contributed to One of the Oldest Examples of Human Warfare

May 28, 2021 | Carly Cassella, Science Alert

One of the oldest known war cemeteries, discovered in the Nile River Valley, did not necessarily originate from a single epic battle like we once…


Liberia: Awareness Campaign on Dissemination of Information on Land Rights Acts Begins across Liberia

May 28, 2021 | Selma Lomax, FrontPage Africa

A nationwide awareness campaign on the dissemination of information on the Land Rights Act (LRA) and the Liberia Land Authority Act (LLAA) has begun across…


Climate Change: Scorched Earth: The Climate Impact of Conflict

May 28, 2021 | Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle

Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.


Call for Action: Governments: Commit to Meaningful Military Emissions Cuts at COP26

May 28, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

There are signs that some countries may pledge to reduce military greenhouse gas emissions at COP26 in November. This call sets out the scope of…


Let´s Talk About Mali: The Impacts of Climate Change on Insecurity and Gender Inequality [Audio]

May 27, 2021 | Climate Diplomacy Podcast

In this episode we speak about climate fragility risks in Mali together with Chitra Nagarajan, author of the climate fragility risk brief on Mali.

During the…


Iran: Water Wars on the Horizon in Iran

May 27, 2021 | Asia Times

When facing down public dissent and unrest, Iranian authorities are known to downplay the magnitude of the various crises they confront. But officials are uncharacteristically sounding the alarm…


Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Discovers New Deposits of Diamond, Bauxite, Iron Ore, Gold, Rutile and Nickel

May 27, 2021 | Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph

Sierra Leone, one of the poorest nations in the World despite an abundance of mineral resources valued at Trillions of Dollars, has announced new discovery…


Minerals Council Appoints First Woman President in 131 Years

May 27, 2021 | Gerard Peter, Mining Review Africa

Nolitha Fakude has been appointed as president of the Minerals Council South Africa. This is the first time in the 131 year history of the organisation…