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Update on Environmental Peacebuilding Association Interest Groups

Feb 24, 2019

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) has developed a series of Interest Groups to provide Association members with venues to engage around their shared interest in specific…

Seeking Active Members for the Gender Interest Group

Feb 24, 2019

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the development of a Gender Interest Group! While the precise scope of activities will be decided by the chairs and…

Afghanistan: Seeds of Hope: Why Afghan Farmers No Longer Give a Fig for Poppies

Feb 24, 2019 | Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News

For decades, Afghanistan’s opium harvests earned the country worldwide notoriety. Now it is winning a global reputation with a very different export — fresh and…

Call for Submissions: Building Sustainable Peace: Ideas, Evidence, Strategies

Feb 23, 2019 | Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, one of the world's leading academic centers for the study of the…

Liberia: Sexual Violence & Threats Documented at Liberia Agricultural Company

Feb 22, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Swiss-based human rights group, Bread for all (Bfa) and her Liberian partners, Green Advocates International (GAI), Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD) and Natural Resource Women…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Dried Fig Exports Reach $47M

Feb 22, 2019 | Rohullah Arman, TOLOnews

Figures by Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) show that Afghanistan has exported figs valued almost $47 million in the last 10 months. The…

Afghanistan: Research Reveals Severe Lack of Water Along Harirod River

Feb 22, 2019 | Gulabuddin Ghubar, TOLOnews

A research by Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies shows that water level has dropped by 50 percent in Harirod River water zones, affecting many areas…

Afghanistan: Water Shortage Warning in Western Afghanistan

Feb 22, 2019 | Prensa Latina

The Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies warned Friday of water shortages in the west of the country after a 50 per cent drop in the…

UNDP Strategy Highlights How Gender Equality Can Drive SDG Progress

Feb 21, 2019 | Catherine Benson Wahlen

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released its third gender equality strategy, covering the years 2018-2021. The Strategy provides a road map for elevating and…

Colombia: Colombia's Ex-Rebels Turn Tourist Guides, but Peace Remains Fragile

Feb 21, 2019 | Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation

As a former rebel fighter, Ximena Cruz used to hide and survive in Colombia’s dense forests, but now in peacetime she hopes tourists will visit…

Myanmar: Corruption of Myanmar’s Illegal Teak Trade 'Goes to the Heart of Government'

Feb 21, 2019 | Ekklesia

For three decades, the multi-million dollar international trade in Burmese teak has been riddled with crime and high-level corruption, driving conflict and human rights abuses…

Climate Change: Prepare Now for Accelerating Climate Threats, Military Officials Warn

Feb 21, 2019 | Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Militaries must prepare now to deal with more frequent disasters, new conflicts and other risks as accelerating climate change brings threats that could draw in…

Climate Change: 'Red Team' Revived under Physicist Who Sees 'CO2 Drought'

Feb 21, 2019 | Scott Waldman, E&E News reporter

The Trump administration finally found a way to formally question climate science. William Happer, a prominent climate skeptic in the Trump administration, is heading a…

Liberia: EPA Takes Steps to Address Land Degradation in Liberia

Feb 21, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has begun taking steps to address land degradation in the country. One of the steps includes the vetting,…

Liberia: Sime Darby Plantation Considers Exiting West Africa Palm Oil Operations: Sources

Feb 21, 2019 | Emily Chow, Reuters

Sime Darby Plantation, the world’s biggest oil palm planter by land holdings, is considering exiting its palm and rubber operations in the West African nation…

Myanmar: Rising Public Concern Over Vacant Land Law Amendment Goes Unaddressed

Feb 21, 2019 | Nyein Nyein, Irrawaddy

The six-month window for the registration of vacant, fallow and virgin land for the use of agribusiness in accordance with the newly amended Vacant, Fallow…

India/Pakistan: India to Stop Its Share of Water from Flowing into Pakistan

Feb 21, 2019 | Archana Chaudhary and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg

Pakistan said it will respond if India launches a military strike, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration announced plans to divert water from…

Climate Change: Prepare Now for Accelerating Climate Threats, Military Officials Warn

Feb 21, 2019 | Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Militaries must prepare now to deal with more frequent disasters, new conflicts and other risks as accelerating climate change brings threats that could draw in…

Myanmar: Businesses Misusing Farmland Face Hefty Fines, Warns Minister

Feb 20, 2019 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times

The government will punish people and companies that use farmland for purposes other than growing crops with a fine of 30 percent of the land’s market…

This Penn Student Created a Registry That Identifies Veterans with Similar Health Issues

Feb 20, 2019 | Claire Ochroch, Daily Pennsylvanian

nspired by the health issues he developed after his deployment, Chad Baer is now creating a system that will help identify veterans who could potentially…

Climate Change: White House Prepares to Scrutinize Intelligence Agencies’ Finding That Climate Change Threatens National Security

Feb 20, 2019 | Juliet Eilperin and Missy Ryan, Washington Post

The White House is working to assemble a panel to assess whether climate change poses a national security threat, according to documents obtained by The…

South Sudan: Oil Companies May Be Complicit in Atrocities in South Sudan, UN Panel Says

Feb 20, 2019 | Nick Cumming-Bruce, New York Times

Despite a peace agreement, mass atrocities continue in South Sudan, driven partly by fights over control of oil, and foreign oil companies may be complicit…

Sudan: Fuelling Peace through Dialogue over Natural Resources in Sudan’s West Kordofan

Feb 20, 2019 | UN Environment

Between June 2015 and August 2018, UN Environment, with funding from the European Union, implemented the Promoting Peace Over Natural Resources in Darfur and Kordofan…

Nigeria: Conflicts over Access to Land will Remain a Major Problem for the Nigerian Government

Feb 20, 2019 | Mervyn Piesse, Future Directions International

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015, promising to improve security, reduce corruption and rejuvenate the economy. At the time, Boko Haram, an Islamist…

Somaliland: Providing Cash to People Displaced by Conflict and Drought

Feb 20, 2019 | Abdifatah Muse, Norwegian Refugee Council

Somalia has experienced recurring droughts since 2015. Four consecutive failed rainy seasons have resulted in loss of livestock and food insecurity. Digital cash aid is…

South Sudan: South Sudan Water Minister Says Oil Minister Interfering in Her Activities

Feb 20, 2019 | Sudan Tribune

South Sudanese Water Resources and Irrigation Sophia Pal Gai accused The Minister of Petroleum of Republic of South Sudan Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth of interfering in…

Somalia: Agricultural Advisory Facilitator

Feb 19, 2019 | World Vision

World Vision International is an Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization.

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SomReP aims to equip producers with the real-time climatic information to allow them…

South Sudan: Charcoal Value/Supply Chain Assessment; Maban County, Upper Nile State South Sudan

Feb 19, 2019 | Relief International

Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. Relief International specializes in fragile settings,…

Somalia: Humanitarian and Resilience Program Manager 

Feb 19, 2019 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty. Oxfam’s approach is about tackling the conditions that cause…

Jordan: Livelihoods Project Manager 

Feb 19, 2019 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life…