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Kenya: Locusts Threaten to Trigger Conflicts in Samburu
Feb 19, 2020
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Geoffrey Ondieki, Nation
The invasion of desert locusts in Samburu is now threatening to trigger conflicts over grazing fields among pastoralist communities. Statistics from the Samburu County Special…
Water: Water Insecurity as a Driver of Global Instability
Feb 19, 2020
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OOSKAnews
A new report, compiled and written by international military and security experts, provides a global overview of security risks specifically as they relate to changing…
Programme Officer - Strategic Partnerships
Feb 19, 2020
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Women's Fund Asia
Women’s Fund Asia (WFA) is a regional women’s fund, committed to supporting women and trans*2 people led interventions, to enhance and strengthen their access to…
Marriage of Survival: Will Climate Change Mean More Child Brides?
Feb 19, 2020
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Abigail Higgins
After Cyclone Idai battered southern Malawi last year, the hotline Weston Msowoya manages was flooded with calls. They were reporting cases of young girls being married off…
Meet Five Newly Empowered Women Farmers from Zambia and Mozambique
Feb 19, 2020
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Patricia Malasha
Nine traditional chiefs have partnered with USAID and DFID over the last five years to demarcate and document the land rights of 30,000 women farmers across Zambia…
Australia Needs to Walk the Talk on Women, Peace and Security
Feb 19, 2020
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Louise Allen
In October 2000, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1325, which formally established the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda. The agenda has become the central…
Climate Change More Prominent Than Ever at Munich Security Conference with “World Climate Security Report 2020” Release
Feb 19, 2020
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Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia
Climate change has never been very prominent at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), a leading forum for senior military, security and foreign policy leaders. That…
Gender Inequality, Health and Safety of Women in Small-Scale Mining
Feb 18, 2020
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Gibson Mhaka
Narrating her life as a female miner, Ms Joyce Mpofu (54), a single mother from Bubi District of Matabeleland North province, shared incidents that threaten…
Liberia/Sierra Leone: Liberia, Sierra Leone to Jointly Manage Gola Forest
Feb 18, 2020
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Hannah N. Geterminah, Observer
The Gola National Park, which is home to several endangered species, is expected to be jointly managed by the governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone…
South Sudan: Locusts Swarm into South Sudan as Plague Spreads
Feb 18, 2020
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Denis Dumo, Reuters
Swarms of locusts ravaging crops and grazing land across east Africa have reached South Sudan, already reeling from widespread hunger and years of civil war,…
Bangladesh: Gender Based Violence Programme Coordinator (M/F)
Feb 17, 2020
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Médecins du Monde
For almost 40 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home…
Iraq: Consultancy for Women and Girls - Women and Governance Project
Feb 17, 2020
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Oxfam UK
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation of…
Myanmar: Gender Consultant on Sustainable Forest Management and ICCAs/Protected Areas
Feb 17, 2020
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WWF
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of wilderness preservation, and the reduction of…
Climate Change: Full House for Latest Conflict-Climate Round Table in New York
Feb 17, 2020
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Climate Centre
There was a full house on Friday at the Belgian mission to the UN for the latest round of international discussion on the humanitarian impacts…
13 Fully Funded PhD Positions Available through NEWAVE
Feb 16, 2020
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NEWAVE
NEWAVE is rooted in the conviction that the rising threats of future water crises and hydro-social challenges, present an urgent need to enhance the global…
Myanmar: Myanmar Govt to Compensate Villagers for Loss of Land over Kyaukphyu SEZ
Feb 16, 2020
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Mizzima
A Myanmar government official says the government will pay compensation to local residents for more than 1,800 acres they have had to forfeit for the…
South Sudan: South Sudan Ignores Reports on Oil Pollution, Birth Defects
Feb 14, 2020
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Sam Mednick, Associated Press
The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals…
Climate Change: How Climate Change Contributes to Insecurity in Nigeria, other African Countries
Feb 14, 2020
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allAfrica
In this allAfrica explainer we delve into the relationship between climate change and conflict on the continent Levels of poverty, economic opportunities, and unemployment are…
Climate Change: Center for Climate and Security Director Conger Testifies before Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis
Feb 13, 2020
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Center for Climate and Security
On February 13, John Conger, Director of the Center for Climate and Security and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment,…
How Gender Impacts Children Living in War Zones
Feb 13, 2020
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Stephanie Corsetti, SBS News
A global report into how much children are suffering in war-torn countries has revealed how worldwide conflict is becoming increasingly dangerous.
The Save the Children study…
Latvia/Luxembourg: Luxembourg and Latvia Sign Green Defence Agreement
Feb 13, 2020
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Cordula Schnuer, Luxembourg Times
The Luxembourg government will spend €1.2 million to help Latvia clean up polluted military sites in a drive to boost green defence spending. The agreement…
South Sudan: Getting the Story of South Sudan's Devastating Oil Pollution
Feb 13, 2020
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Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Air so foul it is hard to take a deep breath. Toxic chemicals seeping into the earth. Mothers giving birth to disabled children. These are…
Uganda: Uganda to Begin Certifying Conflict Minerals
Feb 13, 2020
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John Odyek, New Vision
Uganda has signed an agreement with the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources…
The Urgency and Complexity of Environmental Peacebuilding
Feb 13, 2020
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Jeremy Moore
Daily news headlines sometimes note, but often omit, the rise in violent conflicts linked to environmental shocks from our changing climate. People in parts of…
Land: Exploring Solutions to Land Governance in the Peace Process
Feb 13, 2020
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Joint Peace Fund
Land management issues including land ownership, land rights, access to land, and traditional land tenure are some of the most complex issues related to Myanmar’s…
India's Looming Water Scarcity and the Need for Bringing Women to the Centre Stage
Feb 12, 2020
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Ananya Pathak
As the summer months approach, a reality haunts most households across the length and breadth of India and that is an impending water crisis. Be…
Liberia: Community Concerned Company Has No Environmental Plan for Goldmine
Feb 12, 2020
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
Universal Forestry Corporation (UFC) acquired a class “B” license to mine gold in Kartee in May last year. However, villagers here are worried their farmland…
Fully-Funded 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship
Feb 12, 2020
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Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the fully-funded 2021 Rotary Peace Fellowship. Up to 130 peace and development leaders are selected globally every year…
Consultancy: Gender, Environmental, and Social Safeguards
Feb 12, 2020
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Conservation International
Conservation International is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Its mission is to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides…
Ukraine: Gender Coordinator
Feb 12, 2020
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Organization for Security and Cooperation
The OSCE has a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects. It therefore addresses a wide range of security-related…