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Myanmar: Myanmar Angers Coal Region Residents by Extending Life of Polluting Chinese-Run Mine

Oct 17, 2019 | Radio Free Asia

Residents of Tigyit village tract in Myanmar’s northern Shan state are up in arms over the central government’s decision in August to extend the operation…

Opportunities to Engage on Gender Issues at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Oct 17, 2019

The First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25, 2019, in Irvine, California. The inaugural conference offers a range of opportunities to…

The Paradox of Plenty and Its Impact on Gendered Policy

Oct 17, 2019 | Eliana Cusato

Access to and distribution of natural resources are often at the root of violent conflict. Yet it is only over the last few decades that…

Good Incentives, Bad Timing: Crop Substitution, Coca Cultivation, and Aerial Spraying in Colombia

Oct 17, 2019 | Daniel Mejia, Mounu Prem and Juan Vargas

According to figures from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in 2017 the extent of coca cultivation in Colombia reached a record high…

Lebanon/Syria: Blazes Spread through Parts of Lebanon, Syria

Oct 16, 2019 | Energy & Environment News

Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon yesterday after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck…

Liberia: Family in Gbarpolu Accuses Chinese Mining Company of Doing Illegal Mining on Their Licensed Area

Oct 16, 2019 | Kennedy L. Yangian, FrontPage Africa

There seems to be brewing tension over land encroachment between the John P. Saah Family in Gbarpolu County and a Chinese Company, “Sheng Xin De…

Liberia: EPA, UNDP Conduct Weather Information Training to Enhance Access to Climate Information

Oct 16, 2019 | Danise Love Dennis, FrontPage Africa

In an effort to enhance access to weather and climate information nationally, the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) in collaboration with the United Nation…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Former Egyptian Minister Calls for UN Security Council Intervention into GERD Crisis

Oct 16, 2019 | Al Masry Al-Youm, Egypt Independent

Former Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam called on Tuesday for the UN Security Council to stop the construction of…

Colombia: Women in Colombia Defy Violence to Help Build Peace

Oct 16, 2019 | Shauna Bowers, The Irish Times

Although the Colombian peace accord was signed more than three years ago, domestic and gender-based violence remains all too familiar for women who attempt to…

Rural Women Reclaim Their Financial Independence

Oct 16, 2019 | Cristobal Baeza, BBVA

The foundation organized a round table discussion in commemoration of International Day of Rural Women to give visibility to their role as an economic and social engine.…

Letter from Buganda: Let Us Rise Together and Stand for Her Land

Oct 16, 2019 | Cizzy N. Kiyaga

Buganda is a major subnational kingdom in central Uganda. While over 10 million people live and work on land owned by the kingdom, the land…

Coming Out! Gender Diversity in the Food System

Oct 16, 2019 | Paula Gioia

In the current global context, discrimination is used as a tool to preserve and support authoritarian and far-right political movements. Immigrants and refugees are denied…

Drugs, Gold and Guns Bring Terror and Death to 400-Mile Waterway in Colombia

Oct 16, 2019 | Billy Briggs

For traditional communities on the River Atrato in the Chocó region, the snaking waterway is life itself, playing a central role in their cultural, economic…

Team Leader for Southern America

Oct 16, 2019 | GOPAInfra

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University degree in civil engineering, planning, business management or equivalent;Proven project management skills and experience in interacting at local government level incl. negotiations…

From Poor Harvests to a Lack of Property Rights: The Struggles of Sindhi Rural Women

Oct 15, 2019 | Shiza Malik

Celebrated on the 15th of October every year, International Rural Women’s Day often goes unnoticed in Pakistan, just as the voices of the millions of…

Women Help Feed the World. Why Can't They Own Land?

Oct 15, 2019 | Karol Boudreaux

In rural areas around the world, the face of a farmer is increasingly a woman’s.

From the paddy terraces of Asia to the maize fields of…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Pulled Dreamworks' 'Abominable' Movie because It Used a Map Staking China's Claim over the Disputed South China Sea

Oct 15, 2019 | Bill Bostock, Business Insider

Vietnam outlawed Dreamworks' new animation "Abominable" on Sunday because it showed a map acknowledging China's claim to a disputed part of the South China Sea.…

Colombia: Women Defenders of Land, Environment, at Risk in Colombia

Oct 15, 2019 | Oxfam

Women defenders of land rights and the environment in Colombia are being attacked at an alarming rate, according to Oxfam’s partners in the country.

The expansion…

Rural Women and Girls Are Key In Building Climate Resilience

Oct 15, 2019 | Humana People to People

‘Rural women represent the backbone of many communities, but they continue to face obstacles that prevent them from realizing their potential. The devastating impacts of…

How Fires Threaten Syria's Security

Oct 15, 2019 | Justin Schon, Robert D. Field, and Michael J. Puma

Fires are proliferating. By the end of September, over 4,500 active fires had been detected in Syria during 2019. From May through June, 2,106 of…

South Sudan: Gender-Based Violence Specialist

Oct 15, 2019 | IOM

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…

Liberia: Liberia on Verge of Delisting from Global Extractives Transparency Body Risking Further Blow to Economy

Oct 15, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Liberia risks being delisted from the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative, the global body which monitors transparency in oil and mining industries, in a move that…

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Coordinator (National Position)

Oct 15, 2019 | Nordic International Support Foundation

The Nordic International Support Foundation (NIS) implements a large range of projects together with donors and key national stakeholders to support peace-building and stabilisation efforts…

South Sudan: Gender Adviser

Oct 15, 2019 | BRAC

Founded in 1972, BRAC works with the poorest people in nine countries in Asia and Africa. Its mission is to empower people and communities in situations of…

Burundi: Expat Psychosocial and Trauma Expert for Sexualized Gender-based Violence (female)

Oct 15, 2019 | Medica Mondiale

medica mondiale e.V. is a non-governmental organisation based in Cologne, Germany. As a feminist women’s rights and aid organization, medica mondiale supports women and girls in war and…

Afghanistan: Drawing Forestry Lessons from Republic of Korea to Enhance Livelihoods in Afghanistan

Oct 15, 2019 | UN Environment

Afghanistan is an agrarian society, and close to 80 per cent of its population, including nearly 90 per cent of the rural poor, relies on…

Indonesia/Liberia: Liberian, Indonesian Communities Affected by Palm Oil Concessions Report Grievances to Dutch Bank ABN Amro