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Afghanistan: Drought, Desertification Threaten Future of Agriculture in Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
A former official warns against the successive droughts in the country, calling it a threat for the future of agriculture since deserts are widening as…
Conflict, Conservation, and Cooperation Across the India-Bhutan Border
Jun 22, 2020
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Umika Chanana
In the article, Dr. Anwesha Dutta construes the evolution of separatist movements that stimulates the unbridled extraction of forest resources, impacting the lives and livelihood of…
Reports Highlight the Need for Further Consideration of Gender, Climate, and Security Linkages
Jun 22, 2020
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Magdalena Baranowska
In a recent Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) paper, Elizabeth Seymour Smith, a Research Assistant with SIPRI’s Climate Change and Risk Programme, explores the intersection of…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Sends Ship as Warning to Vietnam: No Court Case, No Oil Drilling
Jun 22, 2020
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
China sent a survey vessel through waters claimed by its maritime sovereignty rival Vietnam this month to warn Hanoi against starting new energy exploration projects…
Iraq: Water Hyacinth Pest Chokes Iraq's Vital Waterways
Jun 22, 2020
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Agence France-Presse
The water hyacinth, nicknamed the "Nile flower" in Iraq, is an invasive plant native to South America's Amazon basin that has ravaged ecosystems across the…
Liberia: Leaders of Maryland and River Gee Restore Calm into Disputed Goldmine
Jun 22, 2020
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E. Varney Kamah, Global News Network Liberia
At long last the elders of both Maryland and Rivergee Counties have finally agreed to suspend activities at the Besseken goldmine dispute between of the…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Dispute Over Africa’s Biggest Hydro Dam Set for Discussion at UN
Jun 22, 2020
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David Wainer, Bloomberg
The United Nations Security Council will discuss for the first time Monday a growing dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over a giant hydropower dam being…
Senior Researcher - Climate Security and Violent Extremism in Africa
Jun 20, 2020
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UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Last Chance for the Persian Leopard: The Fight to Save Iraqi Kurdistan’s Forests
Jun 20, 2020
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Wil Crisp, Guardian
Between 1999 and 2018, almost half of Iraqi Kurdistan’s forests – more than 890,000 hectares (2.2m acres) – were destroyed, mostly by logging and forest…
Environmental Peacebuilding in the Middle East: The Bridge between Climate and Conflict
Jun 19, 2020
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Madelyn Evans
In recent years, environmental challenges such as climate change, water scarcity, food security, and land degradation have increased competition over resources in the Levant. Environmentalist peacebuilders in…
Climate Change as a Security Risk: How Germany Should Address Climate Change at the UNSC
Jun 19, 2020
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Ariana Barrenechea, Sophia Christina Tomany, and Teslin Maria Augustine, with contributions from Abhishek Raj, John Chrysostom Kamoga, Nadja Macherey, Sonia Ran, and Varad Vatsal
How can Germany address climate change as a global security risk and make it a top priority of the UNSC? This is the question that…
Iraq: As Conflict Abates, Iraqi Villages Begin to Tackle “Huge” Problem of Rubble
Jun 19, 2020
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UN Environment
On the ground, the level of destruction seems endless. Homes, schools and shops have been reduced to piles of cement and stone, the fall-out from…
Somalia: For these Women, an Age-Old Way of Life is Ending in the Horn of Africa
Jun 19, 2020
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Aurora Almendral, National Geographic
So many died at once “it was like they were poisoned,” said Rahma Hassan Mahmoud, a herder in Somaliland, of the catastrophe that befell her…
Scope for Improvement: Linking the Women, Peace and Security Agenda to Climate Change
Jun 18, 2020
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Elizabeth S. Smith
Climate change can increase the risks of violent conflict, create risks to human security, and challenge conflict recovery and peacebuilding in different contexts. In many…
Will India Shift Its Stance on Climate Security in the UNSC?
Jun 18, 2020
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Dhanasree Jayaram
India will join the UNSC as a non-permanent member for a two-year term, starting in January 2021. The elections for five non-permanent members were held…
Call for RISE Grant Applications to Address Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages
Jun 18, 2020
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USAID
USAID has reopened the RISE Challenge in order to identify and fund the innovative application of promising or proven interventions that prevent and respond to…
Colombia: BHP-Backed Coal Mine in Colombia Rocked byHuman Rights Claim
Jun 18, 2020
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NIck Toscano, Sydney Morning Herald
Three global miners including Australia's BHP have become embroiled in an alleged human rights crisis in Colombia, with indigenous communities claiming the jointly owned Cerrejón…
Myanmar: Twenty-Six Killed, Over 100 Injured by Land Mines in Myanmar Since January, Says Report
Jun 18, 2020
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Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint, Irrawaddy
More than 20 civilians were killed and 100 more were injured in landmine blasts in Myanmar from January and to the end of May, according…
Sustainability for All: Gender Diversity in the Renewable Energy Industry
Jun 17, 2020
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Joanne Fixter
The global renewable energy industry is growing at a faster rate than ever, creating more and more jobs throughout its supply chain requiring a diverse…
Local People Hold the Key to Solving Burkina Faso’s Water Challenges
Jun 17, 2020
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Liza Debevec
Thanks to its usually abundant rice production, the Kou River Valley has for decades been known as Burkina Faso’s granary. But then the water stopped flowing.The…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Desertification Affects Lives, Ecosystem
Jun 17, 2020
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Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency
Trees are cut down in South Sudan and burned for charcoal, with many villagers turning to the illegal activity to earn a living. As thousands…
Mali: With Climate Change, Conflict and COVID, Stresses Grow for Malian Villagers
Jun 17, 2020
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Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Nearly four decades ago, farmers in the small central Malian village of Dlonguebougou grew their millet crops with little more than hoes, and local mud-hut…
Myanmar: Myanmar Solar Tender Conditions Knock out Foreign Bidders
Jun 17, 2020
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Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
Myanmar has effectively excluded potential foreign bidders from a major solar farm tender by imposing tough conditions, including a refusal to accept online submissions even…
Myanmar: Myanmar Govt Issues over 16,000 Land Grants in Four Years
Jun 17, 2020
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The government had issued more than 16,000 land grants in the past four years, a senior official said. He apparently made the statement in response…
Philippines: From a Philippine Conflict Hotspot, a New Insect-Eating Plant Emerges
Jun 17, 2020
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Elizabeth Fitt, Mongabay
Scientists have discovered a new insect-eating pitcher plant, Nepenthes cabanae, in the Philippines’ southern Mindanao region. Thriving in a small area within a known conflict…
Myanmar: Military-Corporate Conflicts of Interest ‘Inflame’ Myanmar’s Civil Wars, Rights Group Says
Jun 17, 2020
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Myanmar Now
The military officials in charge of defence budgeting and military procurement preferentially buy from the companies they run and own, incentivizing the continuation of Myanmar’s…
Why Gender Responsiveness is Crucial for Equitable, Effective and Efficient Climate Finance
Jun 16, 2020
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Christine Lottje
Women all over the world suffer from the impacts of climate change. They are often more severely affected by climate change impacts as they aggravate…
South Sudan: GBV Technical Manager
Jun 16, 2020
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
Gender Awareness: Towards a Sustainable and Just Energy Transition. Part I
Jun 16, 2020
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Kathrin Meyer
According to the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls is the is the “foundation…
Switzerland: Associate Researcher, UNIDIR Gender and Disarmament Programme
Jun 16, 2020
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United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institution within the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and related problems,…