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Spotlighting Climate, Gender, and Peace at Zimbabwe's 2nd Climate Change and Development Conference

Nov 21, 2024 | Ibukun Taiwo

At the 2nd Climate Change and Development Conference in Zimbabwe, the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Team led two panels, one on climate, gender, and inclusivity and…

Advancing the UNSC Climate Security Agenda

Nov 21, 2024 | Louise Wiuff Moe

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) does not have a climate security resolution that formally places the matter on the council’s agenda, nor a dedicated…

Afghanistan: Caught between Climate Change and Global Indifference

Nov 21, 2024 | Andreas Stefansson

In 2024, Afghanistan experienced severe flooding that devastated vital agricultural land in the northern provinces, and hundreds of people were killed. Before this, the country…

Afghanistan: FAO, IOM, and UNDP Launch EU-Funded Afghanistan Community Resilience Programme

Nov 21, 2024 | UNDP

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly…

Afghanistan: Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs for Afghans

Nov 21, 2024 | Xinhua.

Saffron cultivation, a promising alternative to Afghanistan's infamous poppy farming, has been steadily expanding in the war-torn country over the past two decades. More farmers…

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Woos Miners to Clean Energy with $11 Billion Plan

Nov 21, 2024 | Bloomberg

Sierra Leone wants mining companies to connect to the grid and help reassure renewable-energy investors there’s enough demand in the West African nation to justify…

Afghanistan: Solar Energy Use Suggested to Curb Air Pollution

Nov 21, 2024 | Abdul Rahman Rosta, Pajhwok Afghan News

Some residents and environmental activists in Bamyan have voiced serious concern at growing air pollution in the province. They suggest promoting the use of solar…

Colombia: 1.5 Million Displaced Post Peace Agreement

Nov 21, 2024 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The number of people forced to flee in Colombia has doubled since the historic peace agreement eight years ago between the Colombian government and the…

New Mine Ban Treaty Action Plan Would Be Another Step Forward for Environmental Mainstreaming

Nov 20, 2024 | Linsey Cottrell

Since the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention entered into force in 1999, review conferences have been held every five years. After 25 years, the Convention’s Fifth…

Climate Change: Understanding Climate Security: A Conversation with Professor Geoff Dabelko

Nov 20, 2024 | Alexandra Hopkins, Ohio University

Climate security considers the link that security has to areas such as the environment, natural resources and climate change. However, to understand climate security, one…

Ukraine/Russia: WGC Report: Russia Funds Ukraine War via Illegal Gold Mining in Africa

Nov 20, 2024 | News.az

The Wagner Group has reportedly generated over $2.5bn through illegal gold mining since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a World Gold Council report, News.az…

Harnessing Solar Power to Save Afghan Farming Communities

Nov 20, 2024 | Islamic Relief

As global leaders gather for COP29 to tackle the urgent climate crisis, Dahir Abdullahi, Islamic Relief’s Communication and External Relations Manager in Afghanistan, is calling…

Afghanistan: Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs for Afghans

Nov 20, 2024 | Xinhua

Saffron cultivation, a promising alternative to Afghanistan's infamous poppy farming, has been steadily expanding in the war-torn country over the past two decades. More farmers…

Yemen: Climate Vulnerability, Adaptation and Risk Assessment Study on Agriculture Consultant

Nov 20, 2024 | Committed to Good
ReliefWeb

Climate change is among the emerging development issues in Yemen & the project titled “fourth national communication & second biennial update report” responds by contributing…

Call for Proposals: Climate Security Program to Support Women and Youth CSOs in Colombia

Nov 20, 2024 | FundsforNGOs

The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a call for proposals to support local women’s and youth civil society organizations in Colombia to…

Keeping Climate Security Human-Centric

Nov 19, 2024 | Sinéad Barry and Janani Vivekananda

Since its emergence nearly two decades ago, the concept of climate security has been an important avenue to uphold the place of human security within…

Climate Change: NATO Helps to Boost Scientific Cooperation on the Security Implications of Climate Change in the Southern Neighbourhood

Nov 19, 2024 | NATO

Experts on climate change from 16 countries - including NATO members and partners - as well as from NATO, the European Union and the African…

Afghanistan: UN Moves to Unlock Stuck Climate Financing for Afghanistan

Nov 19, 2024 | Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie, Reuters

United Nations agencies are trying to unlock key climate financing for Afghanistan, one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change which has not…

Nigeria: Stakeholders Convene to Address Nigeria’s Conflict, Climate Challenges

Nov 19, 2024 | Glory Ohagwu, Voice of Nigeria

International Alert, a non-governmental organisation, convened its inaugural stakeholders meeting in Nigeria on Monday, November 18. The gathering aimed to address the escalating challenges posed…

Registration for: Gendering Human Security, Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation Course

Nov 19, 2024 | ReliefWeb

An ideal training course for: 

Practitioners who are interested in deepening their understanding of gender and violence prevention in post-conflict transitions,Practitioners interested in getting a deeper…

Addressing Maritime Environmental Crimes in the Coral Triangle: The Critical Role of Women and Gender Perspectives

Nov 19, 2024 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe; Translation by Natalia Jimenez

A recent article from Saibai Island (in the Torres Strait of Queensland, Australia) tells the story of residents who fear that illegal fishing by Papua…

Seeking Translation Assistance for Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts

Nov 19, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is leading the development of an Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts.  The Glossary will be published by Routledge,…

Mentoring Women Leaders: IGAD Leadership Academy Launches Regional Training for Peace and Leadership

Nov 18, 2024 | IGAD

18 November 2024 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through its Leadership Academy (ILA), has launched a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop…

Syria: Turkish Strikes in Syria Cut Water to One Million People

Nov 18, 2024 | Namak Khoshnaw, Christopher Giles, and Saphora Smith, BBC Eye

Turkish air strikes in drought-struck north-east Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say…

South Sudan: Acute Food Insecurity to Hit Most People in South Sudan Next Year, Says UN

Nov 18, 2024 | Al Jazeera

Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, warns…

Afghanistan: Struggling against the Tide: Afghanistan’s Battle against Climate Change and Displacement

Nov 18, 2024 | Maisam Shafiey, Norwegian Refugee Council

Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, according to the United Nations (UN). The country is facing immense…

DRC Mines Might Be Poisoning Pregnant Women

Nov 18, 2024 | Denise Maheho, Dider Makal

A Mongabay investigation found that industrial and artisanal mining of cobalt and copper in the Democratic Republic of Congo could pose risks to women’s reproductive…

Afghanistan: Efforts to Restore Kunar's Forests amid Destruction

Nov 17, 2024 | Sadaqat Ghorzang, TOLOnews

Local officials in Kunar say that because of the past two decades of conflict, Pakistan's missile attacks, and timber smuggling, around 3,000 hectares of forests…

Azerbaijan/Norway: Azerbaijan, Norway Discuss Post-Conflict Challenges, Climate Goals at COP29

Nov 17, 2024 | Khagan Isayev, Caliber.az

On November 16, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Norwegian Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, who is in Baku to participate in…

Climate Change: Children’s Needs Due to Climate Change, Conflict Often Ignored in Negotiations

Nov 17, 2024 | Tanka Dhakal, Inter Press Service

As the world grapples with ongoing armed conflicts, from Ukraine to Gaza, advocacy for a more proactive approach to understanding and effectively responding to the…