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Sierra Leone: MRU, CSOs Plan for Kimberly Process
Nov 28, 2020
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Mabinty M. Kamara, Politico SL
In an effort to ensure Civil Society’s effective participation in the Kimberly Process-Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (KP-ASM), the German international development agency, GIZ, has…
Liberia: Understanding People's Dependence on Forests
Nov 27, 2020
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New Dawn
Women working in the forest in Liberia. Here, forestry is the fourth largest contributor to the economy after services, agriculture, and fisheries, mining, and panning.…
Afghanistan: Water Authority, AKDN Sign MoU on Water Management
Nov 27, 2020
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN) and National Water Management Authority (NWMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on matters related to water management…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Low Oil Prices Could Finally Bring Iraq and Kurdistan Together
Nov 27, 2020
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Viktor Katona, OilPrice.com
The relationship between Baghdad and Erbil has been strained ever since Iraq managed to eliminate the threat of the Islamic State. Both sides perceive the…
South Sudan: Asunim, I-kWh Join Elsewedy Electric on PV-Plus-Storage Project in South Sudan
Nov 27, 2020
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Edgar Meza, PV Magazine
United Arab Emirates-based PV system integrator Asunim Solar and renewable energy solutions consultancy I-kWh have formed a consortium to support Egyptian energy services company Elsewedy…
Fire, Conflict and Land Systems in the Middle East
Nov 27, 2020
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Lina Eklund
Since 2019, the author has been involved in a Marie Curie project on fire and conflict in the Middle East: FIRE – Fighting Insurgency Ruining…
Women, Peace and Security in Cameroon: The Missing Voices of the Anglophone Crisis
Nov 27, 2020
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Corinne Aurelie Moussi
The 21st century has been marked by growing calls to promote the inclusion and participation of women in peace processes as well as recognise their unique…
Liberia: 30 GoL Employees Train on Gender Sensitive, Land, Concession Reporting
Nov 26, 2020
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David A. Yates, Daily Observer
Over 30 employees from three autonomous agencies of Government have acquired an intensive three-days training in gender-sensitive, land and concession reporting organized by UN Women…
Climate Change: Looking at Security through the Climate Lens
Nov 26, 2020
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Michelle Langrand, Geneva Solutions
As global warming gains ground, the security implications of the climate threat can no longer be ignored. But as the Covid-19 pandemic enters its tenth…
Myanmar: Success Despite Covid: Hope from a Water Users Association in Central Myanmar
Nov 26, 2020
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Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Petra Schmitter, and Nyan Thiha, International Water Management Institute
The impact Covid-19 has had on farmers has been devastating. Harvest delays due to mobility restrictions, reduced availability of labor and variability in output and…
Myanmar: Farmers Refuse to Move for Dam Project
Nov 26, 2020
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Khonumthung News
Farmers are angry with the government because of plans to build a dam to divert water to Chin State’s capital, Hakha because it will inundate…
The Environmental Cost of Conflict
Nov 26, 2020
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Naghi Ahmadov
On 9 November, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a Russia-brokered agreement to end the military operations in Karabakh that had started on 27…
Colombia: Land Defenders Keep Getting Killed in Colombia
Nov 25, 2020
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Thomas Power, Vice
Hundreds of environmental defenders in Colombia feel fear in what is the most dangerous region in the world for their work, according to a recent…
Deforestation, Dying Rivers Leading to Water Wars
Nov 25, 2020
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Michael A. Bengwayan
An eerie calm exists over the villages of Fedelisan, Sagada and Dalican of Bontoc of Mountain Province, Philippines. It is because, there is no telling…
Worsening Land Inequality Widens Gender, Climate Change Gaps
Nov 24, 2020
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Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Land inequality is growing worldwide, threatening the livelihoods of 2.5 billion people who directly rely on farming and widening disparities in gender, health and climate-change…
Liberia: Two Shot, Village Burnt in River Cess Riot over Mineral-rich Forestland
Nov 24, 2020
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa
Two men have been injured and a village destroyed in a riot over potentially mineral-rich forestland over the weekend in River Cess County, local authorities…
South Sudan: Food Insecurity in South Sudan: The Impact of Flooding and Conflict
Nov 24, 2020
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Borgen Magazine
South Sudan is a country with a long and difficult history. Its people have dealt with prolonged food insecurity, extended periods of conflict and recurring…
Yemen: Solar Energy Micro-Businesses in Yemen are Saving Lives
Nov 24, 2020
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Borgen Magazine
Conflict and food insecurity continue to be prevalent in Yemen. Since 2015, Yemen has been experiencing a civil war that has taken a seemingly irreversible…
Can Promotion Groups Help Strengthen Women’s Access and Control over Land?
Nov 24, 2020
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Ibrahima Dia
In Senegal, women’s ‘promotion groups’ have traditionally been vehicles for helping women share resources, ideas and experiences to increase income. But they are also –…
Conflict Minerals: Minespider Partners with Google for Tin Blockchain Traceability
Nov 23, 2020
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Ledger Insights
Minspider has partnered with Rwandan tin producer LuNa Smelter and Google to develop a blockchain-based tool, OreSource, to help miners and smelters track data about the mineral’s production process. The platform…
Executive Director
Nov 23, 2020
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Institute for Climate and Peace
The Institute for Climate and Peace is a 501(c)(3) organization based out of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. ICP was created in response to the 21st century’s increasing…
Sierra Leone: ‘We See the Sparks Before They Turn into Fires’: Training Women to Avoid Conflict in Sierra Leone
Nov 21, 2020
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UN News
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in…
Liberia: Nimba Clans Clash over Forest
Nov 20, 2020
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Dubuzon Clan wants to legalize ownership of its ancestral land, stretching 8,534 acres along the banks of the Cestos River towards Liberia’s border with Cote…
Rwanda: CCS Builds Energy Resource Assessment Capabilities and Planning Updates in Rwanda
Nov 19, 2020
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Center for Climate Strategies
The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) is continuing weekly capacity-building sessions and resource assessment activities with staff of the Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and the…
Liberia: Nimba Community Forest Feud Exposes Conflict In Liberian Laws
Nov 19, 2020
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
It should have been a good year for Blei Community Forest in Gba and Zor, east of Sanniquellie. It had signed up to a range…
Afghanistan: Women deny land inheritance in Bamyan
Nov 18, 2020
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MENAFN
KABUL: The Afghan women are facing a drastic challenge in land inheritance issues in the central province of Bamyan, where they refuse to be given.…
Lebanon: Women’s Protection and Empowerment Senior Manager
Nov 18, 2020
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC is seeking a Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Senior Manager with a strong background on GBV interventions (including prevention, mitigation and response) and…
Afghanistan: Gender-Based Violence Program Manager
Nov 18, 2020
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International Medical Corps
The GBV Program in Afghanistan has two projects currently with very different approaches. The current IMC Health Sector Response to GBV program, funded by UNFPA,…
Asim Zia
Director
Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security
United States
Nov 17, 2020
Asim Zia is a professor in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics at the University of Vermont, with a secondary appointment in the…
Re-Envisioning Climate Action to Sustain Peace and Human Security
Nov 17, 2020
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Catherine Wong, Stephen Gold, Samuel Rizk, and Cassie Flynn
A combination of crisis, conflict, climate change and COVID-19 means that we live in truly unprecedented times. In complex contexts, the message of environmental protection…