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Lebanon: Request for Trainer, Civil Society Programme - Positive Masculinities / Men Engage Approach Training of Trainer
Jun 13, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the…
Iraq: Consultant, Women and Girls Rebuilding Iraq Project
Jun 13, 2021
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…
DRC: Country Manager
Jun 13, 2021
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Natural Resource Governance Institute
The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.
Background:
In…
Sudan: Project Manager, Livelihoods and Resilience
Jun 13, 2021
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Cooperazione Internazionale
Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. For more than 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in…
Panama: Intern, Environment Affairs
Jun 13, 2021
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…
Afghanistan: Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture Specialist
Jun 13, 2021
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Afghanaid
Afghanaid is an international humanitarian and development NGO that has worked alongside Afghan communities — currently including over one million adults and children — for…
Endorse the Water and Open Government Declaration
Jun 12, 2021
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Water and Open Government Community of Practice
The Open Government and Water and Sanitation Declaration is an international call to bring together water and open government reformers and mobilize ambitious action that…
The Ocean Is a Giant Dump for Chemical Weapons. Can We Clean It up before It’s Too Late?
Jun 12, 2021
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María Paula Rubiano A., Popular Science
Millions of tons of discarded chemical munitions lie scattered across every ocean on the planet. Can we disband this pollution ticking time bomb before it…
What’s at Stake for Women, Peace and Security Agenda?
Jun 12, 2021
On March 8, during the commemoration of International Women’s Day, the President launched the third National Plan (NAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution…
Post-Covid-19, Women and the Green Economy
Jun 12, 2021
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Lalita Panicker
As we build back after Covid-19, the challenge of the climate crisis and its ecological, economic and social impact must be prioritised. There have been…
United Kingdom: Empowering Women and Girls as Contributors to the Protection of the Environment
Jun 11, 2021
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Justin Addison, United Kingdom Government
Justin Addison from the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) speaks at the OSCE Second Preparatory Meeting of the…
Gaza War Won’t Derail Arab-Jewish Cooperation in Israel’s Arava Valley
Jun 11, 2021
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Larry Luxner
At a remote desert outpost in Israel’s Arava Valley—far from the Hamas missiles and mob violence that shook this country last month—Jews and Arabs are…
If Not Us, Who? How States – With the Help of Civil Society – Can Implement the Legal Framework Protecting the Environment from Armed Conflict
Jun 10, 2021
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Doug Weir and Stavros-Evdokimos Pantazopoulos
The International Law Commission’s long-running project to codify and progressively develop the legal framework protecting the environment in relation to armed conflicts is nearing completion. But…
Register Now for the MOOC Gender and Mining Governance 13/09/21- 10/10/21
Jun 10, 2021
Do you need to make a stronger case for amplifying women's voices in mining governance? Do you want to become more skilled at evaluating the…
Peace Is Bad for the Environment
Jun 10, 2021
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Hank Campbell
In 2016, after over a half century of fighting, the communist group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) gave up. The revolutionaries had hidden in…
Gambia: EU Funds over 1.3 Million NGOs Environmental Sustainability Project
Jun 9, 2021
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Cherno O. Bobb, The Point
The European Union last Wednesday launched the European Union (EU) funded programme dubbed - “Civil Society Organisation Actors of Governance” to be implemented by ActionAid International, The Gambia…
Iraq/Russia: Russia Expands Its Influence in Major Iraqi Oil Fields
Jun 9, 2021
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OilPrice.com
Given the U.S.’s broad scaling-down of its on-the-ground operations in the Middle East over the past five years, a specific function of which is ExxonMobil’s…
Nigeria: Livestock Reform Is Key to Solving Farmer-Herder Conflict
Jun 9, 2021
Africa Report
Land disputes between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers occurred sporadically in Nigeria’s past, and relations between the two groups were largely amicable. However, in recent…
Gaza: Gazans Flock to Beaches Despite Pollution Disaster
Jun 9, 2021
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Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor
Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and…
The Intertwined Futures of Climate Action, Fragility and Peacebuilding
Jun 9, 2021
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Anthony Navone
Crises are often described narrowly; clearly differentiated by the aspect of society they impact, such as the economy or national security. But the COVID pandemic…
Truth, War and the Hyperthreat of Climate & Environmental Change.
Jun 9, 2021
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Elizabeth G. Boulton
When I reflect on truth, I think of the Netflix sensation Resurrection: Ertugrul. It has had seismic influence in the Middle East, Pakistan, India and parts of Africa.…
Climate Change: Military Operations Will Be Strained by Climate Change
Jun 8, 2021
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Sara Schonhardt, Environment & Energy News
Militaries around the world could be overstretched as they respond to more intense and frequent climate-driven crises and threats to their own installations. That means…
DRC: Anticipating the Immediate Consequences of Conflict on Agricultural Livelihoods and Food Security
Jun 8, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The security context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains of concern, causing repeated population displacements. In 2020, the country experienced the worst food…
Burkina Faso: Anticipating the Immediate Consequences of Conflict on Agricultural Livelihoods and Food Security
Jun 8, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
In the Liptako Gourma cross-border areas of Burkina Faso,** Mali** and the Niger, the number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity (CH…
Climate Change: A Perfect Storm – When Conflict and Climate Collide
Jun 8, 2021
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Alexandra Bilak and Barbara Essig, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Most of us will remember 2020 as a time of movement restrictions and forced immobility. Millions of people around the world were, however, forced to…
Colombia: Peace Accord in Colombia Has Increased Deforestation of Biologically-Diverse Rainforest
Jun 8, 2021
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Oregon State University
Since the end of the long-running conflict in Colombia, large areas of forest have been rapidly converted to agricultural uses, suggesting the peace agreement presents…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta to Sell More Timber in Search for Hard Currency
Jun 8, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s military regime will hold further timber auctions on June 23 and 24 as it seeks to raise hard currency to fund its coup. Myanma…
Colombia: Land Restitution: A Dangerous Job in Colombia
Jun 8, 2021
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Sara Garcia, InSight Crime
Repeated attacks on teams recovering stolen lands in Colombia highlight the risks involved in restitution, a little-known process that is nevertheless critical to the country's…
Women Are Hurt More By Climate Causes & Impacts
Jun 8, 2021
New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women.
In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build…
How NATO Should Prepare for Climate Change
Jun 8, 2021
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Alexander Verbeek
Two weeks before the NATO summit on June 14, a coalition of civil society organizations presented their views on climate action for the security organization.…