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Kenya: Women in Asal Areas to Benefit From Sh500 Million UN Empowerment Project

Jan 21, 2021 | Njoki Kihiu, AllAfrica

Nairobi — Kenyan Women in Kitui, West Pokot, and Laikipia Counties are set to benefit from an Sh500 million project which seeks to economically empower…

Middle East: Planting Hope, Growing Peace: Models for Sustainable Peacebuilding in the MENA

Jan 21, 2021 | Adina Friedman, Morocco World News

The year 2020 has highlighted – and exacerbated – extreme disparities across and within countries and the environmental degradation we humans have caused the planet.…

Conflict Minerals: New Day for the US Conflict Minerals Rule

Jan 21, 2021 | National Law Review

It is expected that the Biden Administration’s SEC will renew focus on the US conflict minerals rule and other responsible sourcing measures. The SEC could…

Environmental Affairs Officer

Jan 21, 2021 | UN Global Service Centre

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical Supply Chain, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies services and Training to all peacekeeping and special political…

South Sudan: Old Grudges and Empty Coffers: South Sudan’s Precarious Peace Process

Jan 21, 2021 | Sam Mednick, New Humanitarian

On the streets of South Sudan’s capital city, billboards honour the country’s politicians for ending five years of conflict that cost almost 400,000 lives and…

Liberia: Illegal Sierra Leonean Miners Dying in Liberia

Jan 21, 2021 | Mae Azango, FrontPage Africa

Many Sierra Leonean illegal miners are dying in mining communities in Gbarpolu, without the knowledge of their families back in Sierra Leone, locals say. It…

Report Finds That Russia Securitises the Environment – But on Its Terms

Jan 20, 2021 | Nina Lesikhina

Our new report seeks to understand why Russia opposes measures to more effectively integrate the environment into international policymaking on peace and security. To do…

Ensuring Women’s Participation in Land Governance: “Bringing the Law Home” in Tanzania

Jan 20, 2021 | Isabella Nchimbi

Despite Tanzania’s progressive legal framework on land rights and governance, many women are often left out of community decision-making due to social and cultural norms…

Afghanistan: DACAAR, Danish Technical University (DTU) and Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU) Embark on a Joint Advanced Groundwater Search

Jan 20, 2021 | Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees

There are great perspectives for Afghanistan in a newly developed groundwater research in Afghanistan. Using remote-sensing technology (earth observations), the project aims to create an…

New Day for the US Conflict Minerals Rule

Jan 20, 2021 | Dynda A. Thomas

It’s Inauguration Day in the US, and it’s likely to be a new day for the US conflict minerals rule. Where have we been and…

Call for Proposals: Anthropology and Conservation Virtual Conference

Jan 19, 2021 | Royal Anthropological Institute

The Royal Anthropological Institute is very pleased to announce the call for panel proposals for a major interdisciplinary conference on Anthropology and Conservation. The aim of…

China/Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: China at the Heart of Rising Nile River Conflict

Jan 19, 2021 | Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times

The Chinese-financed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a recent breakdown in talks on Africa’s largest development project, risks powering up a range of downstream…

Colombia: Rainforest Trust and Conservation Organizations Announce Major Milestone in Colombia Middle Magdalena Valley - Rainforest Trust Saves Rainforest

Jan 19, 2021 | Rainforest Trust

Rainforest Trust announced 5,407 acres in the El Silencio Natural Reserve, located in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley, have been secured for conservation. In addition to…

Indigenous Women Are Championing Climate Justice

Jan 19, 2021 | Kavita Ramdas and Laura Garcia

For Indigenous Mollo people on Indonesia’s Timor Island, the forests, mountains, and water are not just their surroundings; they are as essential to their lives as food…

Colombia: Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Invaded Colombia's Waterways and Need to Be Culled, Study Says

Jan 19, 2021 | Doha Madani, NBC News

Scientists warn that a rapidly growing population of hippopotamuses that were introduced to Colombia decades ago by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar should be culled to…

Sierra Leone: New Mining Law Ready for Sierra Leone Parliament

Jan 18, 2021 | Alpha Abu, Politico SL

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Timothy Musa Kabba has told journalists that the much anticipated Mines and Minerals Development Act is ready…

Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Sign Oil Production Agreement

Jan 18, 2021 | Construction Review Online

East African countries Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of agreements that involve oil production in the two countries. The countries have agreed…

Liberia: Government of Liberia Launches Processes Leading to Digitization and Systematic Land Titling

Jan 18, 2021 | Obediah Johnson, FrontPage Africa

In a bid to help curtail the growing wave of land disputes and boost revenue generation in the country, the Government of Liberia (GOL), through…

Canada Must Clarify Its Policies on Conflict and the Environment

Jan 18, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

Our study into Canada’s practice used the draft legal principles developed by the UN’s International Law Commission (ILC) on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC) as…

Climatizing Security: Protecting Americans in the Age of Climate Change

Jan 18, 2021 | Sherri Goodman and Kate Guy

Beyond the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol and the coronavirus looms the climate crisis.  The Trump-fueled mob attack and climate change have one thing in common in America today:  they…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Oil Production 'Justified,' in Compliance with OPEC Decision: KRG

Jan 18, 2021 | Hiwa Shilani, Kurdistan 24

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday responded to the recent statements Iraq’s oil minister made about the Kurdistan Region’s oil.…

Afghanistan: New Cold Storages in Laghman Boost Onion Cultivation by 10%

Jan 18, 2021 | Wadsam

The Afghan government has built 190 cold storages for onion in eastern Laghman province as part of the Agricultural Products' Management project. Built at a…

South Sudan: Call for Program Management Professionals – USAID Gender Aware Sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (GASWASH) Activity

Jan 17, 2021 | DT Global

Built on more than 50 years of experience from AECOM International Development, Development Transformations, and GPD Charitable Trust, DT Global is pioneering a new model…