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“We Must Ask for What Is Already Ours”: Afro-descendant Women and Access to Land in Alto Mira y Frontera, Colombia

Jul 27, 2023 | Human Rights Watch

Afro-descendant communities have a right under Colombian law to collective land. However, in practice, communities have long faced significant challenges in exercising this right, including…


“We Must Ask for What Is Already Ours”: Afro-descendant Women and Access to Land in Alto Mira y Frontera, Colombia

Jul 27, 2023 | Human Rights Watch

Afro-descendant communities have a right under Colombian law to collective land. However, in practice, communities have long faced significant challenges in exercising this right, including…


“We Must Ask for What Is Already Ours” Afro-descendant Women and Access to Land in Alto Mira y Frontera, Colombia

Jul 27, 2023 | Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu

Afro-descendant communities have a right under Colombian law to collective land. However, in practice, communities have long faced significant challenges in exercising this right, including…


Afghanistan: Ground Water Levels Dropping in Afghanistan Due to Drought: Ministry

Jul 27, 2023 | Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Sadrazam Osmani said that level of ground water has dropped due to the recent drought in Afghanistan. Speaking…


Israel/Palestine: Weaponising Water in Palestine

Jul 27, 2023 | Al Jazeera

How occupation and the climate crisis have made Palestinians some of the most water insecure people in the world.


India: Man Killed over Land Dispute in UP

Jul 27, 2023 | Press Trust of India

A man was allegedly beaten to death with sticks over a long-standing land related feud, police said on Thursday. The incident took place near Vishnu…


Belgium: Policy Officer, Climate & Natural Resources

Jul 27, 2023 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organisation with operations in 30 conflict-affected countries across the globe, and headquarters in the USA and in…


GERD Conflict: Ethiopia and Egypt Try Compromise

Jul 26, 2023 | Arman Sidhu

The controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the Horn of Africa remains a significant source of regional tension.


Arctic Security Is Increasingly under Threat. Drones Can Help.

Jul 26, 2023 | Kirk Allen

As the Arctic continues to be fundamentally reshaped, the United States and its allies in the region will need to quickly adapt by strengthening their…


Shanna N. McClain

Disasters Program Manager
NASA
United States
Jul 25, 2023

Shanna N. McClain is the Disasters Program Manager at NASA's Earth Science Applied Sciences Program. In this capacity, she leads initiatives that utilize Earth observation…


Call for Abstracts: Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding [Deadline: October 2, 2023]

Jul 25, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for…


Call for Proposals: "Path to The Hague" Events

Jul 25, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Leading up to the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, which will be held in June 2024 in The Hague, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and…


Call for Papers: Science of Remote Sensing

Jul 25, 2023 | Science of Remote Sensing

Science of Remote Sensing is part of the Remote Sensing of Environment family of journals. This open-access, peer-reviewed journal focuses on publishing high impact science…


Environmental Peacebuilding Training - 25-29 September 2023 - Registration Form

Jul 25, 2023 | Geneva Water Hub, Republic of Slovenia, and Geneva Graduate Institute

Water insecurity is increasingly a cause of social and political instability threatening peace and security at all levels. The Geneva Water Hub aims at better…


Liberia: Traditional Leaders Lead the Peaceful Removal of Illegal Gold Miners From Sapo National Park

Jul 24, 2023 | FrontPage Africa

On the 14th of June 2023, Sapo National Park (SNP) was declared free of illegal mining activities after an extensive field verification mission by the…


Afghanistan: 108 Contracts for Mine Extraction Signed in Last Solar Year

Jul 24, 2023 | Nazir Shinwari, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that at least 108 contracts to extract various mines were signed in 16 of 34 provinces during…


Afghanistan: Deadly Flash Floods Add to Misery in Afghanistan [Photos]

Jul 24, 2023 | Al Jazeera

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days. Shafiullah Rahimi, the…


Liberia: Unleashing the Power: Exploring the Potential of Renewable Energy in Liberia

Jul 24, 2023 | EnergyPortal

As the world grapples with the realities of climate change, the need for sustainable energy solutions has never been more urgent. Liberia, a small West…


GAO Reports on Conflict Minerals Compliance in 2022

Jul 24, 2023 | Cooley LLP

The GAO has just issued its 2022 Report on Conflict Minerals, which examines companies’ conflict minerals compliance in 2022. As you probably know, the SEC’s…


Israel/Morocco: Israeli 'DeserTech' to Be Model for Environmental Cooperation in Mideast

Jul 23, 2023 | Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman

Israel and Morocco will sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainability projects at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai later this…


Land Grabbing: The Battle for Resources and Rights

Jul 22, 2023 | News Track

Land and its ownership have been at the core of human conflicts for centuries. From territorial disputes between nations to individual property disputes, conflicts arising…


Sudan: Climate Crisis Exacerbates Gender Inequality in Sudan

Jul 20, 2023 | Melody Chironda, All Africa

Sudan is facing a perfect storm of conditions that are leading to famine - with conflict, political unrest, the climate emergency, and COVID-19 all adding…


Burkina Faso: Food Security in Burkina Faso Is Worsening amid Continued Conflict, Warns IRC

Jul 20, 2023 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for international attention to the humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, where almost 5 million people currently require humanitarian…


Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainable Peace

Jul 20, 2023 | Farah Hegazi

Environmental peacebuilding offers another entry point for building and sustaining peace. Natural resources and the environment are central to many people’s livelihoods in fragile and…


Heatwaves, Climate Change and (In)security through a Gender Lens

Jul 20, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

Intense heatwaves fueled by climate change have been toppling records around the globe in recent months. Expected to continue increasing in frequency, intensity, and duration,…


A Just Energy Transition Requires Better Governance & Equity in the DRC

Jul 19, 2023 | Mike DiGirolamo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produces around 70% of the global supply of cobalt and it is also Africa’s leading producer of copper. Despite…


Germany: Senior Advisor Climate and Peace (all genders), Berlin, Germany

Jul 19, 2023 | Berghof Foundation

The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization supporting people in conflict in their efforts to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation and peacebuilding. Headquartered…


Ethiopia: Senior Programme Policy Officer, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Jul 19, 2023 | UN World Food Programme

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing…


Ukraine: Generic Vacancy Announcement: WASH Officer (NO-2), Dnipro, Ukraine, Fixed Term, Temporary Appointment (multiple positions) - Open for Ukrainian Nationals Only

Jul 19, 2023 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…


Afghanistan: Climate Adaptation Advisor, Country Office, Kabul

Jul 19, 2023 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC is strengthening its response to the global climate crisis by reinforcing climate adaptation support for conflict-and displacement affected individuals and communities, as well as…