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IDRC Call for Applications | Women, Peace and Security Research Award 2021 Theme: ‘Women Peacebuilders’

Apr 23, 2021 | International Development Research Center (IRDC)

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Canadian Crown corporation funding research in developing countries to advance knowledge and solve practical development problems. IDRC…


Appel à demandes du CRDI | Bourse de recherche sur les femmes, la paix et la sécurité 2021 Thème : « Les femmes artisanes de la paix »

Apr 23, 2021 | Le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI)

À propos du CRDI

Le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI) est une société d’État canadienne qui finance la recherche dans des pays…


How Climate Change Drives Humanitarian Crises

Apr 22, 2021

Climate change is set to unleash widespread and sustained damage across the world—even if we succeed in limiting global warming. This is not a problem for…


Our Turn: There Is No Gender Justice Without Climate Justice

Apr 22, 2021 | Anna Clews and Rob Werner

On Earth Day 2021, we’re paying special attention to the intersection of climate and gender justice. We believe that there is no gender justice without…


Climate Change Impacts Women's Lives Around the World

Apr 22, 2021 | Sammy Luffy and Samhita Rao

Climate change impacts everyone on the planet. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed additional stress on our communities and our economies, making both increasingly brittle with…


How Climate Change Drives Humanitarian Crises

Apr 22, 2021

Climate change is set to unleash widespread and sustained damage across the world—even if we succeed in limiting global warming. This is not a problem for…


Myanmar: Military Coup Clouds Control over Jade, Gems in Myanmar

Apr 22, 2021 | Emily Fishbein, Nu Nu Lusan, and Zau Myet Awng, Al Jazeera

Life in Myanmar’s jade-producing regions was always difficult and precarious but since the military seized power from the civilian government on February 1, it has…


Ukraine: How War Is Making Water a Scarce Resource in Eastern Ukraine

Apr 22, 2021 | Emil Filtenborg and Stefan Weichert, Euronews

There are around 12,000 kilometres of pipes near the frontline in eastern Ukraine, supplying water to about 3.8 million people from Sloviansk in the north…


United States: Earth Day Special: Winona LaDuke and the Women Over 50 Fighting to Save The Environment

Apr 22, 2021 | Maggie McGrath, Forbes

While the consequences of climate change—rising air and sea temperatures, droughts, extreme storms and even insect outbreaks—have an impact on all humans around the globe,…


How Climate Change Drives Humanitarian Crises

Apr 22, 2021

Climate change is set to unleash widespread and sustained damage across the world—even if we succeed in limiting global warming. This is not a problem for…


Liberia: Ruling into Long-Standing Land Dispute Sparks Anger and Destruction in Nimba

Apr 21, 2021 | Franklin Doloquee, FrontPage Africa

A one-day demonstration fueled by some angry residents over the burning of a warehouse Tuesday paralyzed the commercial city of Ganta in Nimba County. The…


South Sudan: Government Promises Sanctions against Oil Companies That Violate Environmental Laws

Apr 21, 2021 | Ecofin Agency

In South Sudan, the government is planning to press charges against oil companies that are repeatedly polluting the country’s soil and water despite several warnings.…


Myanmar: US Targets State-Owned Myanmar Timber, Pearl Businesses with New Sanctions

Apr 21, 2021 | Tal Axelrod, Hill

The U.S. blacklisted two state-owned Myanmar companies Wednesday over the military junta’s coup in February. The State Department announced that it would sanction Myanma Timber…


Syria: The Climate Challenge: Syrians Devastated by Environmental and Health Impacts of Oil and War [Video]

Apr 21, 2021 | NBC News

A decade of war in Syria has left oil facilities in ruins and created an environmental catastrophe. Syrians are devastated by the health consequences of…


Avoid a Major Blind Spot: Gender-Smart Investing is Risk Management

Apr 21, 2021 | Nikki Walker

If a company is not focused on gender diversity and its economic impact, does it really understand the needs of its customers? This question, asked by…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


With a Feminist Foreign Policy, Biden Could Get Climate Change Right

Apr 21, 2021 | Bridget Burns and Mara Dolan

This week, representatives from 40 countries will join U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss raising ambitions around the world to address climate change. Biden’s own ambitions though…


These Women Are Transforming What Climate Leadership Looks Like. Here's What They Learned From the Pandemic

Apr 20, 2021 | Naina Bajekal and Elijah Wolfson

The COVID-19 pandemic, like the climate crisis, is amplifying existing racial and gender injustices in our society. TIME editors Naina Bajekal and Elijah Wolfson moderated…


Climate Change: Military Leaders, Security Chiefs Demand Action on Climate Threat

Apr 20, 2021 | Nick O'Malley, Sydney Morning Herald

The two existential threats that keep former chief of defence Admiral Chris Barrie awake at night are nuclear war, which he says the Australian government…


Climate Change: Emerging Lessons from Implementing Climate-Related Peace and Security Mandates

Apr 20, 2021 | Cedric de Coning, Florian Krampe, and Jake Sherman, Global Observatory

Six of the ten largest United Nations-led peace operations in 2020 were located in countries that are the most exposed to climate change. Both UN…


Myanmar: US Sanctions Myanmar Gemstone Company

Apr 20, 2021 | Arabella Roden, Jeweller

The US Department of the Treasury (USDT) Office of Foreign Assets Control has formally sanctioned Myanmar (Burma)’s state-owned gemstone trading company, Myanma Gems Enterprise (MGE)…


DRC: Communications Manager, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Apr 19, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

About WCS: 

The Wildlife Conservation Society is an international NGO headquartered at Bronx Zoo in New York City working to save wildlife and wild lands and…


Leveraging the Environment and Natural Resources for Peacebuilding

Apr 19, 2021 | Anum Farhan

Understanding the linkages between the environment, conflict and peacebuilding is key to building and sustaining peace in post-conflict societies. Natural resources such as water, land,…


CAR: Cross-Border Anti-Poaching Coordinator

Apr 19, 2021 | 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,…