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Liberia: SDI Launches JET Project
Jun 28, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Community Rights & Corporate Governance Program (CRCGP) Wednesday June 21, 2023, launched the Just Energy Transition (JET) project.…
Liberia: FDA Deputy Dodged Police Illegal Logging Probe
Jun 28, 2023
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Daily Observer
The Deputy Managing Director for Administration and Finance Benjamin Tennessee Plewon III Forestry Development Authority refused to cooperate with a police investigation into an illegal logging operation,…
Liberia: Early Signs Logging Contract Is Failing
Jun 28, 2023
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Gabriel M. Dixon, The Daylight
Cracks have started to emerge in this new logging agreement in southcentral Liberia. Central Morweh Community Forest signed a contract with the Kisvan Timber Corporation In March…
Water – A Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace?
Jun 28, 2023
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Maria Sköld and Martina Klimes, Stockholm International Water Institute
The Kakhovka dam disaster in Ukraine on 6 June is a painful reminder of how collapsing water infrastructure can cause enormous suffering in times of…
From Hydro-Terrorism to Ecocide: Weaponising Water in War
Jun 28, 2023
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Ibrahim Al-Marashi
The destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam highlights the increasing role of ecocide in war, with the weaponisation of water and targeting of natural resources tactics…
The Regulation of Crimes against Water in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence
Jun 28, 2023
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Mara Tignino
Water is the lifeblood of human beings and society, but threats to water, such as the pollution of rivers, cybercrimes, and attacks against water infrastructure,…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Proposes Formation of Joint Team with Afghanistan to Address Water Rights Issues
Jun 27, 2023
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
The Iranian interior minister has suggested creating a joint commission between Iran and Afghanistan to resolve the dispute over water rights between the two countries…
Colombia/Peru: Peru's Coca Leaf Farming Expands along Border, Reaches Record Area
Jun 27, 2023
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Reuters
There was worrying expansion along the borders with Colombia and Brazil, where international drug traffickers operate, he said. Peru and Colombia are the world's largest…
Syria: WASH Working Group Coordinator (h/f) - Syria/Amuda
Jun 27, 2023
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International (SI) has been working in Syria since 2012. Today, SI and its partners are responding to both emergency and longer-term needs in north-western (NWS) and…
USA: Systems Analysis of Climate Impacts, Crisis, and Fragility
Jun 27, 2023
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC works to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future…
Senegal: Climate, Migration, Peace and Security Policy Scientist
Jun 27, 2023
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Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems…
Ukraine: WASH PM (m/f) - Ukraine/Kharkiv
Jun 27, 2023
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural…
Ukraine: MEAL Manager (m/f) - Ukraine/Dnipro
Jun 27, 2023
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Solidarités International
The conflict in Ukraine has seen a dramatic and rapid escalation since 24th February 2022 with massive multidimensional attacks from Russian troops throughout Ukraine, from…
Jordan: Local Recruitment: Head of Coordination Office
Jun 27, 2023
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Blue Peace Middle East
Blue Peace Middle East is looking for a new head of its Coordination Office in Amman, Jordan. Blue Peace Middle East seeks applicants who are…
DRC: Church Helps End Exploitation of Miners in War Zone
Jun 26, 2023
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Amy Balog, Independent Catholic News
Christian leaders supporting initiatives assisting miners dying of hunger in areas rich in natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Catholic charity Aid…
Scoping Funding Opportunities for Environmental Peacebuilding
Jun 26, 2023
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Future Earth and Belmont Forum
The Belmont Forum is scoping a potential funding call on environmental peacebuilding. Those who are interested in learning more and in engaging are encouraged to…
920 Million People Could Face Conflict over the World’s Rivers by 2050: What Our Study Found in Africa
Jun 25, 2023
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Sophie de Bruin
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022. It reinforced tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. The three…
Is the “Taboo” of Using Water as a Weapon Broken?
Jun 24, 2023
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Kartike Garg
In the annals of human history, water has often been deployed as a potent weapon during the times of conflict. From poisoning of water sources…
RFP: Testing the Theory: How and Why Data Sharing Leads to Trust-building in Water Cooperation and Diplomacy [Deadline: July 14, 2023]
Jun 24, 2023
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United States Institute for Peace
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without…
Ecuador: An Army of 800 Women Protects Ecuador’s Water
Jun 23, 2023
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Santiago Rosero, El Pais
In the country’s central mountain range, mothers and wives are challenging domestic machismo and defending vital water resources.
Ukraine: Agencies Join Forces with Deminers to Reclaim Agricultural Land in Ukraine
Jun 22, 2023
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UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have designed a new joint programme for smallholder farmers and rural families most…
Climate Change: Press Statement on Climate and Security from Frans Timmermans, Josep Borrell, Jens Stoltenberg, and John Kerry
Jun 21, 2023
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European Commission
They reiterated that climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to the planet, and also have immediate, direct, and growing negative implications for…
‘Women Bear the Biggest Brunt of Climate Change,’ says Climate Scientist Susan Chomba
Jun 21, 2023
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Neha Wadekar
Roughly 12 percent of the world’s top climate scientists are women and fewer than one percent are from Africa – a continent hard hit by climate…
A Tale of Two Definitions: Fortifying Four Key Elements of the Proposed Crime of Ecocide (Part I)
Jun 20, 2023
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Matthew Gillett
This two-part post addresses four facets of the Independent Expert Panel‘s (“IEP”) 2021 proposed definition of Ecocide and contrasts them with the corresponding elements of…
Flares of Despair: The Human Cost of Iraq’s Oil – in Pictures [Photos]
Jun 20, 2023
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Daniela Sala, Sara Manisera and Essam El Sudani, Guardian
Pollution and extraction of water are having a huge impact on local communities. High rates of cancer and respiratory problems are the norm, while marshes…
Beyond the UN Security Council: Can the UN General Assembly Tackle the Climate–Security Challenge?
Jun 20, 2023
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Adam Day and Florian Krampe
Despite the evidence, and despite the Security Council having already passed more than 70 resolutions and statements on climate-related security risks, efforts to make climate…
Opinion: Make Climate Finance Inclusive for Just Transition to Net Zero
Jun 20, 2023
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Jyotsna Puri and Pablo Vieira
Beyond the UN Security Council: Can the UN General Assembly Tackle the Climate–Security Challenge?
Jun 20, 2023
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Adam Day and Florian Krampe
The wildfires raging in Canada are yet another reminder that climate change is already having an impact on all our lives. As the smoke clears…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Blocks UN Aid for Kakhovka Dam Collapse Victims
Jun 19, 2023
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Al Jazeera
Moscow has rejected United Nations’ offers to help people in Russian-occupied areas affected by flooding from the collapsed Nova Kakhovka Dam. The dam was breached…
Climate Response for Drylands Must Include Women
Jun 17, 2023
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Tiina Vähänen and Fidaa F. Haddad
In the world’s drylands, which are home to nearly 40% of the global population, women are feeling the effects of climate change. Droughts and land…