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Call for Papers: Environmental Degradation, Climate Change, and Mass Violence
Oct 27, 2020
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International Association of Genocide Scholars
The International Association of Genocide Scholars invites manuscripts on the intersections of the environment and collective violence for a special issue of Genocide Studies and Prevention,…
Call for Papers: Water Security and Climate Change Conference
Oct 27, 2020
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Centers for Natural Resources and Development and Sustainable Water Management in Developing Countries Network
The Water Security and Climate Change conference (WSCC) is an annual event where scientists, policy makers and stakeholders from various sectors discuss the diverse facets…
Key Player in War on Climate Change? The Pentagon
Oct 26, 2020
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Michèle A. Flournoy
To its credit, the DoD has already been investing over $1.5 billion of its annual research and development budget in new energy technologies. In the past,…
How to Build a More Equal World
Oct 26, 2020
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Just as the World Health Organization identified COVID-19 as a pandemic, UN Women launched our analysis of the global status of women’s rights, showing limited…
Myanmar: Myanmar Land Rights Activism in New Animation from PRIO [Video]
Oct 26, 2020
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Peace Research Institute Oslo
What drives the small but often heroic everyday acts of people in their attempts to challenge dehumanization and abuse in violent conflict? In this story,…
Kenya: In Northern Kenya, the Climate Crisis Shifts Gender Roles
Oct 26, 2020
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Lauren Evans, Foreign Policy
OLDONYIRO, Kenya—On a Tuesday morning at the Oldonyiro livestock market in November, Samaria Leyagu was doing what just a few years ago would have been…
Mining Forum Reviews Impacts of COVID-19 on Climate Action, Gender Equality
Oct 26, 2020
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) convened online to discuss issues related to…
Kenya: In Northern Kenya, the Climate Crisis Shifts Gender Roles
Oct 26, 2020
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Lauren Evans
Drought has disrupted the traditional way of life for pastoralists, pushing many women into business for the first time.
OLDONYIRO, Kenya—On a Tuesday morning at the…
Climate Change: Climate Wars: The New Cold War [Audio]
Oct 25, 2020
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BBC
Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at more than twice the global average, and as the ice pack melts, battle lines are being drawn between…
Colombia: Colombia’s 34th Massacre This Year: 5 Indigenous Murdered amid Land Dispute
Oct 25, 2020
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Five people were murdered over an apparent land dispute on Saturday in Colombia’s 34th massacre this year. According to preliminary media reports, the members of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: As Oil Dives, Kurds Return to Sidelined Farms
Oct 25, 2020
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Qassim Khider, Agence France-Presse
Iraq’s Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's First Saffron Institute to Be Inaugurated in Herat
Oct 25, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
The first Afghanistan Saffron Institute would be inaugurated by the end of this year in the western Herat province. The State Radio Television reported that…
Climate Change as an Unconvential Security Risk
Oct 23, 2020
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Cullen Hendrix
As security threats go, climate change is not the wolf at the door, threatening to blow the house down. Rather, it is thousands of termites…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Little Progress on Disputed Abyei Region between Sudan and South Sudan
Oct 22, 2020
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UN
Despite the strengthening of the relationship between Sudan and South Sudan, little progress has been made regarding the disputed Abyei region, the head of UN…
Libya: What's Next for Libya's Oil Surge as Rivals Talk Peace
Oct 22, 2020
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Environment & Energy News
After years of setbacks and false starts, Libya is back in the oil game. A stalemate between the armed forces battling to control the OPEC…
Iraq/Kurdistan: As Oil Prices Dive, Iraqi Kurds Seek to Diversify Economy
Oct 21, 2020
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Mam Rostam, Agence France-Presse
Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to…
Mobilizing to Address Gender in Forests and Climate Change Actions
Oct 21, 2020
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Augusta Dwyer, Forest News
The role of women in the success of climate action initiatives and the sustainable management of forest resources has been proven many times. Recent work by the…
PhD Opportunity: Impact of Humanitarian Mine Clearances on Tropical Forest Carbon Storage
Oct 20, 2020
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SENSE – Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science
This project will enable the PhD student to develop skills in several techniques including statistics, computer programming and image analysis, with the support of a…
Colombia: Colombia Sees Surge in Femicides Amid Uptick in Violence
Oct 20, 2020
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Megan Janetsky, Al Jazeera
Medellin, Colombia – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that surged during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia would slow after the South American country eased restrictions…
Philippines: West Philippine Sea Oil Exploration OK, but Not with China
Oct 19, 2020
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Paolo Romero, Philippine Star
President Duterte’s move to lift the moratorium on oil exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would be beneficial for the country, but the government…
USIP Announces New Grants on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding
Oct 19, 2020
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US Institute of Peace
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the eight new grantees of the Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Competition. The grants strengthen the…
Consultancy Development of a Sub-Regional UNDP Project on Climate Security in the Sahel
Oct 18, 2020
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UNDP
The Sahel region is facing deep-rooted challenges—environmental, climate change, political and security— that are affecting the prosperity and peace of the region. The area includes…
Programme Intern
Oct 18, 2020
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RedR UK
RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that trains and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to…
Myanmar: Head of Wildlife
Oct 18, 2020
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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…
Niger and Burkina Faso: Director of Programs
Oct 18, 2020
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
Pakistan: Safeguards Specialist
Oct 18, 2020
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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…
South Sudan: Deputy Head of Field Office
Oct 18, 2020
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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…
Azerbaijan: Operations Specialist
Oct 18, 2020
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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…
Mid-Term Evaluation Consultancy (various locations)
Oct 18, 2020
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Cord
Cord is an international NGO that works to build lasting peace in partnership with people living and working in conflict or post-conflict situations.
Cord is seeking…
Chad: Environmental Education Specialist
Oct 18, 2020
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African Parks Network
African Parks Network (APN), www.africanparks.org, is a non-profit organisation taking direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas, in partnership with governments…