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Liberia: Chief of Party, USAID/Liberia Land Management Activity

Jan 23, 2023 | ECODIT

ECODIT is an international development ﬁrm working with governments, businesses, and local communities to advance environmentally- and socially-responsible development around the world. We provide technical assistance…

Afghanistan: Taliban Arrest Chinese Nationals for Allegedly Smuggling Afghan Lithium

Jan 22, 2023 | Ayaz Gul, Voice of America

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, for allegedly trying to smuggle an estimated 1,000 metric tons of lithium-bearing rocks…

Afghanistan/Uzbekistan: Muttaqi Asks Uzbekistan to Stay Committed to Power Supply Pact

Jan 22, 2023 | Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

The acting minister of foreign affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Sunday called on Uzbekistan to provide the amount of electricity mentioned in an agreement signed…

USA: PhD-Level 3-Year Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA)

Jan 21, 2023 | Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Kent State University’s (KSU) School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) began as a living memorial to the May 4th shootings and remains dedicated to…

Myanmar: Consultancy, Aquaponic Project

Jan 21, 2023 | World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF is one of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations. They have been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries, and…

Liberia: The ‘Kpokolo’ Kingpin: How FDA Created a Serial Illegal Logger

Jan 20, 2023 | Mark B. Newa, DayLight

On one sunny day in Karnwee late last year, forest rangers and police officers seized a truck with 80 pieces of boxlike timber, ending an…

Myanmar: The Refugee Who Created a Refuge for Nature in a Conflict Zone

Jan 20, 2023 | Abby Young-Powell, Positive.News

Indigenous leaders across the globe are winning gamechanging environmental victories against the odds. In our ‘guardians of the wild’ series, we hear from those who…

War and the Environment: UN Adopts New Principles

Jan 19, 2023 | Isabella Kaminski, China Dialogue

The 27 legal principles on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC) were passed by the UN General Assembly on 7…

Nigeria: Gov Ganduje Admits Political Obstacles in Plan to Curb Herder-Farmer Conflict

Jan 19, 2023 | National

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has admitted that the plans to curb herder-farmer conflict is still facing political obstacles. He spoke in Abuja…

Climate Change: Report: Climate Change Fueling Conflict in Lake Chad Basin

Jan 19, 2023 | Press Trust of India

Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the region and needs to be…

The Nile Dispute: Beyond Water Security

Jan 19, 2023 | Gashaw Ayferam

As climate change accelerates, the Nile dispute has entered a new era of complexity, prompting regional states to compete for water, food, and energy security.…

PeaceCon 2023 Request for Proposals!

Jan 19, 2023 | Alliance for Peacebuilding

On May 3-5, 2023, the Alliance for Peacebuilding, in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), will hold its 11th annual conference, PeaceCon…

The Role of Indigenous Women in Preserving Food Security

Jan 19, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

Amid climate change and conflict, it is imperative to build a more resilient global food system. Food insecurity in a world in crisis is a…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad to 'Halt Pressures' on KRG Oil, Gas Sector until Hydrocarbon Law Enacted, Says PM Barzani

Jan 18, 2023 | Kurdistan 24

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government have agreed to “halt pressures” on the Kurdish oil and gas sector until the country enacts…

Why Women Need to be at the Forefront of the Fight Against Climate Change

Jan 18, 2023 | India Today

Women have less access than men to opportunities and resources such as land, financial services, education, technology, training, political representation, etc. that would improve their…

Liberia: At a Rubber Plantation in Liberia, History Repeats in a Fight over Land

Jan 17, 2023 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay

Sexual harassment of its workers isn’t the only charge that’s been leveled against Socfin here in Liberia: in 2019, 22 communities filed a complaint against…

Liberia: Gov’t Clears Export of US$4M ‘Illegal Logs’

Jan 17, 2023 | William Q. Harmon, Observer

The government of Liberia will finally give Renaissance Group Incorporated, a controversial logging company, the green light on January 28, to go ahead with the…

Environment, Peace and Conflict Research: The Need for Constructive Dialogue

Jan 17, 2023 | Tobias Ide

Environmental factors play an increasingly important role for the dynamics of peace and conflict. There is widespread agreement that climate change is a risk multiplier…

Afghanistan: UN Employ Technology to Stop Afghanistan’s Illicit Opium Cultivation

Jan 16, 2023 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press

On Monday, a British University, Cranfield, released a statement indicating a research partnership with United Nations. The report said that the researchers from the University…

DRC/UAE: DR Congo and UAE Join Forces against Illicit Gold

Jan 16, 2023 | Brussels Times with Belga

A joint venture created by a new partnership between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a view to…

Water Wars: The Geopolitics of Resource Conflict in the Middle East

Jan 16, 2023 | Alp Sevimlisoy

Across the Euphrates lies one of the most precious commodities, not a dark viscous liquid that we formally refer to as Petroleum or a shimmering…

Afghanistan: Nimroz Underground Water Depletion Worries Farmers

Jan 15, 2023 | Shaima Sediqi, Pajhwok Afghan News

The residents of southwestern Nimroz province have complained against the groundwater depletion, while local officials have say steps had been taken to address it.

Afghanistan: Badghis Herdsmen Seek Help after Losing Animals to Cold

Jan 15, 2023 | Mohammad Arif Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News

Cattle farmers in western Badghis province say extreme cold has killed some of their animals and if not assisted immediately by the government, they may…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Authorities Reach Preliminary Deal with Baghdad to Resolve Oil Tensions

Jan 15, 2023 | Daniel Stewart, News 360

The prime minister of the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrur Barzani, announced Sunday a series of preliminary agreements with the Iraqi government to resolve…

Sierra Leone: Consultant, Expression of Interest for Feasibility Study for ‘Citizen-Driven Climate Change (CDCC) Project'

Jan 15, 2023 | SEND Sierra Leone

SEND Sierra Leone is a non-governmental organisation in Sierra Leone liaising with communities, traditional authorities, government institutions and foreign partners to combine resources to develop…