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Myanmar: Yangon’s Wells, Reservoirs and Lakes Hit an All-Time Low
Jan 15, 2021
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Phoe Wa, Myanmar Times
It has been nearly two months since the rain last fell over Yangon. Though many clouds have passed over the city, no precipitation has fallen…
From Rhetoric to Reality: Advancing Women’s Participation in Peace Processes
Jan 15, 2021
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Marlene Spoerri
As President-elect Biden prepares to tackle global challenges, there is a concrete way to increase the odds of success: involve more women in high-level decision-making.…
Dismantling Barriers to Women’s Participation in Peace Processes, WPHF Launches New Rapid Financing Tool
Jan 14, 2021
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Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund
(New York) – The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with UN, government and civil society partners – launched on Thursday a new financing mechanism to…
DRC: Why Rangers in the Congo’s Virunga National Park Are under Attack
Jan 14, 2021
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Conversation
Armed men have killed at least six rangers and wounded several others in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Virunga national park.…
China/South China Sea: US Slaps Sanctions on China Oil Giant over South China Sea Activity
Jan 14, 2021
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Matthew Pennington, Radio Free Asia
The United States on Thursday blacklisted Chinese oil giant CNOOC and slapped visa restrictions on officials of the Chinese navy, ruling party and state-owned enterprises…
Colombia: Cooperation and Chocolate: The Story of One Colombian Community’s Quest for Peace
Jan 14, 2021
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Agostino Petroni, YES! Magazine
Two decades after its declaration of neutrality, the Comunidad de Paz de San José de Apartadó community still carries on its peace crusade. Despite many…
Myanmar: Agriculture Ministry Wants More Dams amid Water Shortage
Jan 14, 2021
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, is considering building more dams to address the increasing water scarcity in the country due to less…
Myanmar: Myanmar to Launch Digital Land Database
Jan 14, 2021
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Aung Loon, Myanmar Times
Myanmar will launch an online land database soon, said Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thaung Tun. The online land database will be…
South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Environmental Audit in Oil-Field Areas
Jan 14, 2021
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Xinhua
South Sudan on Thursday resumed its plan to boost environmental audit in oil-producing regions following public uproar over poor waste management. Puot Kang Chol, Petroleum…
Dismantling Barriers to Women’s Participation in Peace Processes
Jan 14, 2021
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Women' Peace and Humanitarian Fund
The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with UN, government and civil society partners – launched on Thursday a new financing mechanism to urgently accelerate…
Canada Must Clarify Its Policies on Conflict and the Environment
Jan 14, 2021
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Stavros Pantazopoulos
Our newly published study of Canada’s practice on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts finds some progressive policies but these are…
Afghanistan: Mitigating the Potential Impacts of Dry Conditions Triggered by La Niña in Afghanistan
Jan 13, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
During the second half of 2020, a moderate to strong La Niña phenomenon was registered that is causing extreme weather conditions in various parts of…
Ghana: ACEP Launches Report on Gender Budgeting of Mineral Revenue in Ghana
Jan 13, 2021
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Business Ghana
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has launched a research report that exposes critical gender gaps in allocation of resources, utilization and benefits in…
Fisheries Need to Make Gender Inclusion a Norm, Not just ‘Reach’ Women, Says Pacific Study
Jan 12, 2021
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Carinya Sharples, Mongabay
A study into gender-inclusion approaches on Fiji, Vanatu and Solomon Islands finds most focus on women while overlooking the role of men and gender relations.…
Middle East: Facebook and Google Earth Help Probe Eco-Crimes in the Middle East
Jan 12, 2021
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Cathrin Schaer, Deutsche Welle
Researchers are using the same open-source data methods that helped track war crimes in Syria to document environmental offenses in places like Yemen and Iraq.
Liberia/Sierra Leone: Saving the Gola Forest: Reimagining Forest Conservation in West Africa
Jan 12, 2021
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Lewis Kihumba, Bird Life International
Covering more than 350,000 hectares, straddling the Liberia and Sierra Leone borders, Gola Forest is the largest remaining block of Upper Guinean Forest. Years of…
UN Women and UNV Launch New Young Women Leaders Initiative
Jan 12, 2021
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UN Women
UN Women, in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, is excited to introduce the UN Women “Young Women Leaders” (YWL) initiative. The YWL…
Environmental Peacebuilding: 2020 in Review
Jan 12, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
2020 saw many practical, conceptual, and institutional developments in environmental peacebuilding. We are pleased to share with you some highlights from the year.
Accomplishments in 2020
2020…
United Kingdom, South Africa: UK to Support South African Women Entrepreneurs to Develop GreenTech Businesses
Jan 11, 2021
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Rebecca Campbell, Engineering News
The UK, through the UK-South Africa Tech Hub, and in partnership with the Future Females Business School, will help 30 South African women entrepreneurs to…
Nigeria: Nigeria Cattle Crisis: How Drought and Urbanisation Led to Deadly Land Grabs
Jan 11, 2021
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Orji Sunday, Guardian
For many years the clashes between farmers and cattle herders were problematic, but the two groups usually managed to reach a mutual accommodation. But in…
Uganda: Mubende Youth, Women Embrace Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies
Jan 11, 2021
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Dan Wandera, Daily Monitor
Ms Hilda Atwongyeirwe, an IT graduate who is now deeply committed to her 35 acre soybean plantation at Kahumuro village Kitenga Subcounty in Mubende District…
Jordan: Regional Projects Manager
Jan 10, 2021
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique trilateral environmental organization. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage. In…
Agriculture and Natural Resource Adviser
Jan 10, 2021
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries.…
Tanzania: Programme Officer
Jan 10, 2021
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Shahidi Wa Maji
Shahidi Wa Maji is a Tanzanian civil society organisation dedicated to sustainability, equity and accountability in water resource management, formed in 2008 by a group…
CAR: Project Coordinator for Indigenous Peoples Support Project
Jan 10, 2021
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World Wide Fund for Nature
In the Central African Republic, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is active in the complex of protected areas of Dzanga-Sangha (DSPA). The DPSA…
Somalia: Administrative Officer
Jan 10, 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 Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects…
Somalia: Terms of Reference for Consultancy for National Early Warning Development Framework in Somaliland Under Reevs Project
Jan 10, 2021
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Save the Children
For over 90 years Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest…
Syria: WASH Advisor
Jan 10, 2021
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Relief International
Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings,…
CAR: Consultant for the Characterization of the Aquatic Ecosystems of 4 Reference Sites in the Chinko Conservation Area and its Periphery
Jan 10, 2021
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African Parks
African Parks is a non-governmental organization focused on conservation, established in 2000 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Context and Rationale
The Chinko Conservation Area
Chinko is a…
Iraq: Rehabilitation/Infrastructure and WaSH Coordinator
Jan 10, 2021
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious international NGO that helps civilians who are marginalised or excluded as a result of natural disasters, war…