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Bomb Cyclones and Breadbaskets: How Climate, Food, and Political Unrest Intersect

Oct 8, 2019 | David Harary and Sunny Petzinger

The torrential downpour, ice, and eventual flooding of the US plains on March 15 and 16 left ranchers stunned. The aptly named "Bomb Cyclone”—the official…

Afghanistan: Meet the Afghan Women Taking Their Country Back — One Land Mine at a Time

Oct 8, 2019 | Kern Hendricks, Foreign Policy

Along with 39 other women, Layegha Marfat is a member of Afghanistan’s first all-female demining team. Inaugurated in 2018 by the United Nations Mine Action…

Afghanistan: Potato Harvest in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan to Reach 370.000 Tons

Oct 8, 2019 | Afghanistan Times

The Afghan Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has revealed that the potato harvest in the Bamyan Province would reach up to 370,000 tons…

China/Philippines/Russia/South China Sea: South China Sea Crisis: Russia and China on Collision Course over Philippine Oil Bid

Oct 8, 2019 | Simon Osbourne, Express

Moscow and Beijing could be on a collision course in the South China Sea after the Philippines invited Russian oil giant Rosneft to join it…

Palestine: Empowering Women as Sustainable Energy Leaders in Palestine

Oct 8, 2019 | Mariam Barghouti

In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…

Postdoctoral Researcher, Quantitative Methods

Oct 7, 2019 | University of Oulu

The University of Oulu is one of the biggest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We are an international science community working in close cooperation with…

Liberia: Protected Areas Project Manager

Oct 7, 2019 | Conservation International

Conservation International (CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of all for over 30 years. Through science, policy, and partnerships, CI is helping build…

Myanmar: Renewable Biomass Energy Program Leader

Oct 7, 2019 | Groupe Energies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités

Set up in 1976, GERES is an international development NGO which works to improve the living conditions of the poorest and tackle climate change and…

DRC: Chief of Party, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Oct 7, 2019 | Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society is a New York City-based organization that currently works to conserve more than two million square miles of wild places around the…

Cambodia: International Environmental Expert for Drafting the State of the Environment Report

Oct 7, 2019 | UNDP

The Royal Government of Cambodia has adopted a National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023. A cornerstone of this strategy is to improve the environment and protect…

Myanmar: WASH Coordinator

Oct 7, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. It is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on…

Slate of Candidates for the EnPAx Board of Directors Now Available

Oct 7, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has announced the candidates running for open seats on its Board of Directors. The slate of candidates for the inaugural election…

Empowering Africa's Women Farmers

Oct 7, 2019 | Ruth Meinzen-Dick

More than 60% of all employed women in Africa south of the Sahara work in agriculture. Yet the region’s women farmers often reap a meager…

Counterpart's Approach to Women, Peace and Security

Oct 7, 2019 | Counterpart International

International development is increasingly shaped by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV). The World Bank projects that by 2030, the number of countries affected by FCV will…

Land Reform Has Failed the Women of South Africa

Oct 7, 2019 | Sobantu Mzwakali

The government’s plan to combat the plight of women’s landlessness has been shown to have borne little fruit thus far, when the report of the…

Myanmar: Mining to Resume at Suspended Jade Blocks

Oct 7, 2019 | Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times

Jade mining at private blocks in Lonekhin and Hpakant, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended since July, have been permitted to resume this month,…

Women-Led, Locally Owned Peace Processes Key to Preventing Conflict Across Africa, Speakers Tell Security Council, Stressing Important Role of Regional Partners

Oct 7, 2019 | Relief Web

Support from the United Nations and its regional partners in Africa is crucial to addressing the root causes of conflict and galvanizing locally-owned, women-led peace…

South Sudan: South Sudan Warns of More Oil Spills after Pipeline Rupture

Oct 7, 2019 | Phys.org

South Sudan's petroleum ministry warned Monday of more oil spills from poorly maintained facilities, after a pipeline leaked 2,000 barrels of oil in the north…

Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Says Renegotiating Oil Deal with Sudan

Oct 7, 2019 | Agence France-Presse

South Sudan said Monday it was renegotiating an oil deal with Khartoum, as it will not meet a December deadline to finish paying $3 billion…

Climate Change: Climate Change Poses a ‘Direct Threat’ to Australia’s National Security. It Must Be a Political Priority

Oct 7, 2019 | Chris Barrie, Conversation

It is evident from Australia’s increasingly severe droughts and record-breaking heatwaves that time is running out to take action on climate change. Yet, despite persistent…

Investing in South Sudan Oil Could Add Fuel to the Flames

Oct 6, 2019 | Brian Adeba and Megha Swamy

A major oil and power conference kicks off in Cape Town this week with South Sudan expected to actively seek companies and announce exploration licences…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Again Accuses China of Violating Its Fishing Rights in Its Exclusive Economic Zone

Oct 6, 2019 | Shi Jiangtao, South China Morning Post

Hanoi has again accused Beijing of violating its rights after three Chinese vessels stopped a local crew from fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone…