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Brief Debrief from the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Feb 8, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

From February 1 to 4, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) convened the Second International Conference…

Environmental Peacebuilding: Science Meets Constructive Resistance

Feb 8, 2022 | Sawssan Abou-Zahr

Four years prior to the October 17th 2019 Revolution, people in Lebanon took to the streets seeking sustainable solutions for the so-called garbage crisis. These…

Why Militaries Shouldn’t Be Exempt from EU Battery Laws

Feb 8, 2022 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The EU Green Deal and 2050 carbon neutrality targets are set to drive forward a low-carbon economy reliant on battery-powered technology. Both the Green Deal…

The Congo Unearthed: A Look at the Republic of the Congo’s Mining Sector

Feb 8, 2022 | Damon Biesold, Energy Capital & Power

The Republic of the Congo is endowed with abundant mineral deposits, yet its mining sector remains largely underdeveloped. Overdependence on oil and gas revenues has…

Colombia: Forest Rule to Outshine Colombia Auction Plans

Feb 8, 2022 | Paul Harris, Mining Journal

Details of the areas are expected to be made available when the pre-qualification process opens. The government offered five small copper areas for auction in…

South Korea: The South Korean Election’s Gender Conflict and the Future of Women Voters

Feb 8, 2022 | Darcie Draudt

In South Korea, gender equality and the feminism movement have become politicized and polarizing issues, especially among the younger generation, leading up to the March…

Colombia: In Colombia, Escobar’s Hippos Spawn Another Problem: Wildlife Trafficking

Feb 8, 2022 | Diana María Pachón, Mongabay

For many people in Doradal, John Aristides Saldarriaga’s hometown, the fishing story is just that: a tall tale. The prevailing rumor is that Saldarriaga had…

Somalia: Humanitarian-Development-Peace Triple Nexus Research

Feb 7, 2022 | Oxfam Novib

Conflicts and shocks linked to climate change are more frequent and intense, leading to poverty and inequality, exacerbating these phenomena and people’s vulnerability. In this…

Did You Miss Any Sessions at the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding? Check out EnPAx's YouTube Channel!

Feb 7, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding featured 77 roundtables, panels, and other sessions.  Most of those sessions were recorded and posted on the EnPAx…

Switzerland: Internship, Climate Action, Division of Resilience and Solution

Feb 7, 2022 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is offering a full-time internship within the Office of the Special Advisor on Climate Action under the Division of Resilience…

Uganda: Civil Peace Service (CPS) Advisor (m/f/d) for Civil Society Organisations Working on Transformation of Past and Present Conflicts Related to Land and Natural Resources

Feb 7, 2022 | Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation…

Near East and North Africa Countries Focus on Nutrition, Climate, Resilience, Water and Gender

Feb 7, 2022 | African Business

The 36th FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC36) started today with a focus on improving nutrition, building resilient rural communities, optimizing water management,…

Mali: Gender Equality, Diversity, and Social Inclusion Advisor

Feb 7, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when…

Ethiopia or Lebanon/Morocco: Scientist, Seed System Specialist

Feb 7, 2022 | International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR.

ICARDA’s mission is to reduce…

CAR: National Agronomist Expert (Cassava Production)

Feb 7, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

Niger: Regional Climate Project Manager

Feb 7, 2022 | Enabel

Enabel is the Belgian Development Agency. It executes the Belgian governmental cooperation. The Agency also implements actions for other national and international organisations. Together with its Belgian and…

Mali: Gender Equality, Diversity, and Social Inclusion Advisor

Feb 7, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when…

DRC: Program Coordinator

Feb 7, 2022 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. UN-Habitat…

Yemen: WASH Advisor

Feb 7, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when…

Mozambique: WASH Coordinator

Feb 7, 2022 | FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts…

Sudan: ‘Democracy Is Life’: The Grass-Roots Movement Taking On Sudan’s Generals

Feb 7, 2022 | Abdi Latif Dahir

In a bare, dusty field in a neighborhood north of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, about a hundred people — gray-haired men in white robes and…

Chile: Chile Sets a Record with Environment Ministry Going to a Woman

Feb 6, 2022 | Stephanie Alzate

Maisa Rojas, a renowned climate expert is Chile’s new Minister of Environment among 14 women getting relevant positions in new government out of a total…

Pakistan: Award of Mining Leases Protested

Feb 5, 2022 | Dawn

People of minerals-rich Bara Kamangara locality of Nawagai tehsil here on Friday held a protest demonstration against the authorities for awarding mining leases to an…

Colombia: Fires in Colombia's Amazon Spark Alarm over Deforestation

Feb 4, 2022 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters

Intense fires in Colombia's Amazon region so far this year point to rising deforestation by people clearing land for ranching and other uses, alarming environment…

Guyana: Caricom Preparing Position on Gender Development in Context of Climate Change

Feb 4, 2022 | Jamaica Observer

As Caricom prepares its position ahead of the next conference of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 66), stakeholders in gender development in…

Environmental Peacebuilding Is Essential and Complex – but It’s Also Exciting

Feb 4, 2022 | Carl Bruch

Environmental peacebuilding remains a young field but is rapidly evolving. There are still many complexities in the range of issues that it encompasses in dealing…

Afghanistan: Afghan Women Face Increasing Violence and Repression Under the Taliban After International Spotlight Fades

Feb 4, 2022 | Mia Bloom

The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight…

Colombia: Understanding the Role of Natural Resources in Colombia’s Conflicts

Feb 3, 2022 | Tatiana Pardo Ibarra, Diálogo Chino

On 15 December 2020, the Colombian government auctioned off nearly 200 kilograms of gold that former guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)…

Azerbaijan: Integration of Arable Land at Azerbaijani Liberated Territories into National Crop Rotation to Improve Food Security - FAO

Feb 3, 2022 | Trend

Integration of arable land from the liberated territories of Azerbaijan into national crop rotation could potentially improve food security, FAO official told Trend. The official…

South Sudan: Climate and Security Advisor

Feb 3, 2022 | UNDP

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are…