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Myanmar: Defending Myanmar's Remaining Environmental Treasures

Apr 2, 2019 | Scott Ezell, Diplomat

Despite being engaged in a civil war with the central government for most of the past 70 years, today the ethnic communities of Myanmar’s Karen…

Colombia: 'Defending Our Existence': Colombian Tribe Stands in Way of Oil Exploration

Apr 2, 2019 | David Hill, Guardian

Behind Pablo Maniguaje stands his village’s meeting room, where a gathering has just finished. Talk was of only one thing: proposals by the Colombian subsidiary…

Myanmar: Women Play a Crucial Role in Building Peace in Myanmar

Apr 2, 2019 | Peace Science Digest

Since the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) in 2000, the international community has devoted a great deal of attention to the…

Myanmar: The Importance of Saving Biodiversity in Karen State in 2 Interviews

Apr 2, 2019 | Scott Ezell, Diplomat

Below are excerpts from two interviews – one with a local conservation activist and the other with an academic — on conserving both biodiversity and…

From Joseph Kony to Nile Perch: Complex Links Hook Armed Conflict to Fisheries

Apr 1, 2019 | Sarah Glaser and Cullen Hendrix

Fisheries are complex systems, so numerous factors like human population growth, climate change, and changing lake chemistry come into play. But as our recent article…

Angelina Jolie Says Gender Equality Is the Secret to World Peace

Apr 1, 2019 | Erica Sanchez and Leah Rodriguez

Angelia Jolie is urging the world to support gender equality to promote world peace.

The actress and United Nations special envoy delivered a speech at the…

Afghanistan: A Key to Peace in Afghanistan? Consider Conservation, Says One Scientist

Mar 31, 2019 | Ashley Westerman, NPR

Snow leopards and Marco Polo sheep have not been on the agenda for peace talks involving the Taliban, U.S. officials and Afghan opposition figures. But…

Afghanistan: Small Pine Nuts, Great Friendship

Mar 30, 2019 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan

On March 28th, I, accompanying H.E. President Ghani, attended the launching ceremony of a pine nut processing factory in Kabul Industrial Park. The pine nuts,…

Middle East: The Middle East’s Authoritarians Have Come for Conservationists

Mar 30, 2019 | Peter Schwartzstein, Atlantic

Across the Middle East and North Africa, environmentalists are coming under attack like never before. Conservation NGOs have been closed or so suffocated that they’re…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Accuses Vietnam of Illegal Fishing, Dismisses Compensation claim

Mar 29, 2019 | Mark Godfrey, Seafood Source

China has dismissed a request from the Vietnamese government for USD 130,000 (EUR 116,000) compensation for the sinking of a Vietnamese trawler in disputed waters…

Colombia/Peru: Native Protests Affect Regions of Colombia and Peru

Mar 29, 2019 | Renzo Pipoli, United Press International

Native protests over land rights in Colombia spread Friday while natives in Peru clashed with officials over pollution at a copper mine. In southwest Colombia,…

Afghanistan: First-Ever Pine Nut Processing Factory Activated in Kabul

Mar 29, 2019 | Afghanistan Times

The government of Afghanistan has inaugurated for the first time-ever a pine nut processing factory in Kabul on Thursday, where President Ashraf Ghani and over…

Researcher, Climate Change and Risk

Mar 28, 2019 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an international institute based in Sweden, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

The Stockholm International Peace…

Research Assistant, Climate Change and Risk

Mar 28, 2019 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Bangladesh: Food for Peace (FFP) Advisor for the Rohingya Refugee Response

Mar 28, 2019 | USAID Office of Food for Peace

Alleviating global hunger is critical to U.S. national security: where hunger persists, instability grows. By supporting the world's most vulnerable, Food for Peace is building…

Sudan: USPSC Food for Peace Officer

Mar 28, 2019 | USAID Office of Food for Peace

Alleviating global hunger is critical to U.S. national security: where hunger persists, instability grows. By supporting the world's most vulnerable, Food for Peace is building…

South Sudan: Livelihoods Manager

Mar 28, 2019 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1956 that works in more than 30…

Afghanistan: Team Leader- Livelihoods

Mar 28, 2019 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…

South Sudan: Women Protection & Empowerment Program Coordinator

Mar 28, 2019 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Coordinator is responsible for strategy…

Oceania: Social Scientist for Gender and Youth Studies

Mar 28, 2019 | Centre for International Migration and Development

The Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) is the competence centre for global labour mobility in the international cooperation activities of the German Government.…

Myanmar: Gender and Protection Coordinator

Mar 28, 2019 | Lutheran World Federation

The World Service is the internationally recognized humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation, assisting people in need irrespective of their ethnicity, religion…

Coming Soon: Water Wars

Mar 28, 2019 | Rodel Lasco

Water is a hot-button issue in many parts of the world. Scientists are predicting that nations will wage war over water as populations increase while…

What's Institutional Bricolage and How Can It Improve Infrastructure and Lives?

Mar 28, 2019 | Brendan Bromwich and Eiman Karar

The French word ‘bricolage’ has a range of meanings related to ‘DIY’ and upcycling. Building on this concept, Brendan Bromwich and Eiman Karar explain how ‘institutional…

Afghanistan: Ten Million Afghans Face Severe Hardship after Extreme Weather

Mar 28, 2019 | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Ten million people in Afghanistan – more than a quarter of its population – face severe acute food insecurity and need urgent help after floods…

Nigeria: Farmers/Herders Clash: Stakeholders Proffer Solutions

Mar 28, 2019 | Donald Iorchird, Blueprint

Just when everyone thought that the frequent clashes between farmers and herdsmen has died down in many parts of the country, the incidence has resurfaced…

Who's Interested in Afghanistan's Lithium?

Mar 27, 2019 | Hindol Sengupta

What connects mobile phones, the Taliban, India and China? A metal called lithium.

Afghanistan/India: Who’s Interested in Afghanistan’s Lithium?

Mar 27, 2019 | Hindol Sengupta, Fortune India

In the last few years, one bright spot in the Indian economy has been the soaring growth of the mobile phone manufacturing industry. India is…

Afghanistan: Communities Affected by Drought in Afghanistan Are Struggling with Hunger

Mar 27, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Consecutive drought in the last three years – followed by a severe drought during the 2017/2018 wet season – hit almost two out of three…

Afghanistan: After Drought and Floods, Afghanistan Confronts Critical Harvest

Mar 27, 2019 | Rod Nickel and Abdul Matin Sahak, Reuters

Afghanistan’s summer harvest will be one of the most critical in years, especially of wheat, its biggest cereal crop, as the country recovers from floods…

Syria: The Thorny Issue of Food Security

Mar 27, 2019 | Georges Saad, By the East

During wartime, what’s on your plate doesn’t matter as long as there is something on it. And sometimes, food can really be treacherous. With the…