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Somalia: Online Course Inspires Former Envoy to Counter Environmental Degradation in Somalia
May 15, 2019
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UN Environment
An interview with Abshir H Abshir is Executive Director, Centre for the Rule of Law and Development. Based in Garowe, the capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous…
Colombia: No Peace without a Piece of the Land
May 15, 2019
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Augusta Dwyer, Global Landscapes Forum
After more than half a century of conflict, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas in 2016, taking a massive step…
Afghanistan: Casualty of War: Deforestation and Desertification in Afghanistan
May 15, 2019
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Austin Bodetti, New Arab
While gridlock is keeping the Taliban and the United States from reaching a political settlement to the war in Afghanistan, a lacklustre peace process represents just…
Iraq: The Exodus Begins as Foreign Oil Companies Exit Iraq on Security Concerns
May 15, 2019
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Julianne Geiger, OilPrice
ExxonMobil is starting to evacuate its engineers working on Iraq’s West Qurna 1 field due to security concerns, according to Al Arabiya. Earlier in the…
London: Director, Centre for Women Peace and Security
May 14, 2019
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The London School of Economics and Political Science
LSE is looking for an outstanding individual to provide leadership in developing the growth and international standing of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. The Centre…
Evidence from Malawi: Why Agricultural and Nutrition Eduction Programs Should Engage Both Women and Men in Households
May 14, 2019
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Catherine Ragasa and Noora-Lista Aberman
Gender norms and inequalities are an important factor in Malawi’s ongoing food security problems. They shape agricultural practices and production, knowledge acquisition, innovation, food choices—and…
Syria: Syrian Conflict Leaves 93 Percent of Population in Poverty
May 14, 2019
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Ibrahim Hamidi, Asharq Al-Awsat
The conflict in Syria has led to a food safety disaster in the country, with 93 percent of the population living in poverty. A number…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei until November, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2469 (2019)
May 14, 2019
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UN
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November today, deciding also to reduce its authorized troop…
Science Diplomacy and Environmental Peacebuilding in the Polar Regions: Conservation, Resource Management, Geopolitics and Diplomacy
May 13, 2019
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Carla Isobel Elliff, Rashmi Ramesh, Sunitha Anup, and Dhanasree Jayaram
The polar regions of our planet, the Arctic to the north and the Antarctic to the south, are among the world’s most environmentally vulnerable regions.…
New Water Model Points Way to Gender and Social Equality
May 13, 2019
Valeriana Choque Zambrana and her family manage a small farm in Marquina, growing beans, corn and barley to eat at home and to sell in…
Local Solutions to Strenghten Women's Voices in Land Governance
May 13, 2019
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International Institute for Environment and Development
With increasing pressure on land in sub-Saharan Africa, including from commercial agriculture and mineral and oil extraction, how can the voices of women be included…
South Sudan: Canada's Feminist Policy a Perfect Fit for South Sudan, Says UN Refugee Official
May 13, 2019
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Mike Blanchfield
OTTAWA — Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African…
Myanmar: Myanmar Loses about 150,000 Acres of Forest Annually: Survey
May 13, 2019
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Zeya Nyein, Eleven
Forest erosion rate in Myanmar is reached to about 150,000 acres annually within five-year time and Myanmar stood third place in the list of countries…
Iraq: Iraq Reveals Big Corruption File in Basra Oil Contracts Involving Two Int. Companies
May 13, 2019
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Sangar Ali, Kurdistan 24
Iraq’s Commission of Integrity on Monday revealed corruption marred contracts between the state-run Basra Oil Company and two international firms over the purchase of loading arms. The…
Iraq: The Battle for Control over Iraq’s Oil
May 13, 2019
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Simon Watkins, OilPrice
Iraq regards the U.S.’s refusal to extend waivers for countries importing oil from Iran as a tacit endorsement for it to pump its own oil…
Myanmar: Plan under Way to Increase Forest Coverage Areas
May 11, 2019
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Eleven
The Forest Department is working to designate 30 per cent of the country’s total area as reserved forests and protected public forests and 10 per…
A Hazardous Oil Tanker Has Become a Bargaining Chip in the Yemen Conflict
May 10, 2019
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Doug Weir
In May 2018, CEOBS reported on the environmental threat posed by an ageing oil tanker moored off the Red Sea coast of Yemen. A year…
United Kingdom: Influencing Advisor - Women's Economic Empowerment & Care
May 10, 2019
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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…
Lebanon: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
May 10, 2019
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Accio Contra el Hambre Espana
The FSL Coordinator will be responsible for the revision and implementation of the FSL component of the Mission Strategy according to the Country priorities, as…
Consultancy Services: End Line Evaluation of the Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation and Nutrition Project and Learning Workshops (Bilingual)
May 10, 2019
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Action Against Hunger
Established in 1979, Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a non-governmental organisation that aims to provide solutions to hunger. Their mission is to save lives by…
Sudan: Project Manager WASH
May 10, 2019
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…
Myanmar: Crowdfunding Brings Life-Saving Water to Myanmar's Deer
May 10, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
A herd of endangered deer wait under the shade of one of the sparse trees in this parched central Myanmar landscape, watching as rangers dispatch…
Middle East: Could Desalination Help Prevent Water Wars in the Middle East? [Video]
May 10, 2019
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Yolande Knell, BBC
In the Middle East it’s long been feared that increasing competition over shared natural supplies of fresh water – because of growing populations and climate…
Liberia: FDA Decries Forest Depletion, Degradation
May 10, 2019
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David S. Menjor, Observer
The managing director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), C. Mike Doryen has decried the “degradation of the forests” across the country. Doryen raised the…
Afghanistan: National Procurement Commission Cancels Takhar Mining Contract
May 10, 2019
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Wadsam Afghanistan Business News
The National Procurement Commission (NPC), has canceled the contract for exploration of Nuraba gold in mine in Chahab District of northern Takhar province. According to…
Saving the Irrawaddy by Offering Compensation
May 9, 2019
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Lahpai Seng Raw
Controversy continues over a suspended mega-dam project, backed by China, on the Irrawaddy River in Kachin State. The social and environmental consequences of the proposed…
Indigenous Women Land Defenders of the Americas: Protecting Forests, Climate and Communities
May 9, 2019
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Osprey Orielle Lake
From April 22-26, the Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International, an LDF grantee, hosted an Indigenous Women's Delegation to New York City for the…
Liberia: Civil Society Breaking Barriers with Land Rights Law in Bong Communities
May 9, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Communities in the Suakoko District in Bong County are breaking traditional barriers around the ownership of land, thanks to a project being run by three…
Colombia: Goldman Prize Winner Survives Armed Attack on Afro-Colombian Social Leaders
May 9, 2019
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Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay
Renowned environmental activist and Goldman Prize winner Francia Márquez has survived an attack against a meeting of Afro-Colombian human rights defenders by unknown gunmen in…
Yemen: Yemen’s Forests Another Casualty of War amid Fuel Crisis
May 9, 2019
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Adel Aldaghbashy, SciDev.Net
The four-year conflict in Yemen which has pushed huge swathes of the population close to famine has also left the country with a severe fuel…