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Iraq: Despite Oil Wealth, Poverty Fuels Despair in South Iraq

Nov 5, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

In Iraq's southern province of Basra, the oil flows freely but little of the wealth trickles down to the people, and many struggle to make…

Liberia: Farming in the Heat: How Changing Weather Pattern Could Be Altering Liberia’s Agriculture

Nov 5, 2021 | FrontPage Africa

Over 80% of Liberia’s 4.5 million population earns less than $2 dollars per day and relies primarily on small-scale subsistence farming for their for sustenance. Traditional shifting…

Myanmar: Farmers Fear Myanmar Junta Will Confiscate Their Land

Nov 5, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Farmers in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu Township fear that the military regime will confiscate their land in the China-backed special economic zone (SEZ) in the township…

Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Traders Squeezed between Junta and Rebels

Nov 5, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Myanmar jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone, as the billion-dollar industry loses…

Stopping the Violence Devouring Colombia's Forests

Nov 4, 2021 | Bram Ebus

Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, but about 780,000 hectares of primary forest—a territory the size of Haiti—have been cleared since the Revolutionary…

Colombia: Deforestation Rising in Colombia 5 Years after Peace Deal

Nov 4, 2021 | Manuel Rueda, Associated Press

Deforestation has risen in Colombia since the country’s largest guerilla group signed a historic peace deal with the government five years ago and withdrew from…

Write for Conflict Trends

Nov 3, 2021 | ACCORD

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the fourth 2021 Issue of Conflict Trends (CT 2021, Issue…

Syria: Killing the Khabur: How Turkish-backed Armed Groups Blocked Northeast Syria’s Water Lifeline

Nov 3, 2021 | Wim Zwijnenburg

With historic mentions by ancient Greek writers and the Bible, the Khabur river and its valley have been an important water source in the region. …

Sudan: Sudan’s Political Crisis Could Complicate Nile Dam Dispute

Nov 3, 2021 | Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor

Less than 24 hours after the coup by Sudanese army chief Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Oct. 25 against the civilian element of the…

Preliminary Agenda Posted for Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Nov 2, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies are delighted to share the preliminary agenda for the 2nd International…

Support the “Assist a Scholar” Campaign to Facilitate Participation in Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (Deadline: 2021-11-05)

Nov 2, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

As we prepare for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, we are working hard to ensure the event is accessible to a diverse, global…

Climate Change: NATO Chief: Armies Must Keep Pace with Global Climate Efforts

Nov 2, 2021 | Mark John, Reuters

The world's armies must keep pace with global efforts to tackle climate change and cut their huge carbon footprints according to clearly defined benchmarks, NATO…

Safe Water and Sanitation: A Challenge for Gender Equality

Nov 1, 2021 | Wahid Bhat

Without clean and safe water there is no gender equality. Although access to water and sanitation has been recognized for more than a decade as…

Solomon Islands: Introducing the Customary Land Recording and Bylaw Development Processes

Nov 1, 2021 | UNDP

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey in close partnership with the UN Development Programme and UN Women have organized a three-day forum to present…

Iraq: The Massive Challenge of Climate Action in Oil-Dependent Iraq

Nov 1, 2021 | Lizzie Porter, New Statesman

Oil provides 90 per cent of Iraq’s revenue. Even as farmland dries up, fractured governance makes reform seem almost impossible.

Myanmar: Consultant Assignments on Towards a Green and Inclusive Power Sector in the Greater Mekong: Optimizing Regional Grid Interconnection

Oct 31, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…

Canada: Policy Analyst, Resilience

Oct 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

CAR: CAR-Chad Transboundary Land-Use Planning Expert

Oct 31, 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,…

Myanmar: Programme Coordinator

Oct 31, 2021 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…

Myanmar: Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) – Circular Economy Expert (International)

Oct 31, 2021 | 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.

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East Africa: Climate Change Pressure Fueling Conflict in Horn of Africa

Oct 31, 2021 | Francis Mureithi, Nation

Communities in the Horn of Africa have been urged to address challenges occasioned by climate change, which threatens to exacerbate both the frequency and severity…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Saffron Growers Worried Taliban Will Ban Heavily Female Workforce

Oct 31, 2021 | Arshad Mehmood, Media Line

Saffron has the potential to help ameliorate Afghanistan’s dire economic difficulties. The country has long produced some of the best saffron in the world, and…

USA: Spring 2022 Environmental Security Program Internship

Oct 31, 2021 | Stimson Center

The Stimson Center's Environmental Security Program explores the suite of environmental threats, both human and natural, that have the potential to undermine national, regional, or global security.…

Somalia: Capacity Development Associate

Oct 31, 2021 | 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…

Somalia: Climate Change Adaptation Sectoral Coordinator

Oct 31, 2021 | 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…

South Sudan: Country Director

Oct 31, 2021 | Veterinarians without Borders/ Vétérinaires sans Frontières

Veterinarians without Borders/ Vétérinaires sans Frontières – Canada (VWB/VSF) is a charitable, humanitarian organization whose mission is to work for, and with, those in need…

Israel: Investment and Entrepreneurship Officer

Oct 31, 2021 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect…

CAR: Funding and Reporting Manager

Oct 31, 2021 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes full responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and…

Somalia: Programme Adaptation Officer

Oct 31, 2021 | 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…

Half of Syria Has Been Displaced by War. Now Record Drought Threatens Millions More

Oct 30, 2021 | Bel Trew, Independent

Today Syria is in the grips of the worst drought in 70 years. The Khabour has run completely dry like other rivers, lakes and dams…