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Afghanistan: Ministry Reviewing Proposals for Mine Extraction
Dec 5, 2022
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum is considering the proposals submitted by companies for the extraction of eight major mines in the western provinces of…
Climate Change and Ecological Security
Dec 5, 2022
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Matt McDonald
As climate change is increasingly recognized as a security issue, a parallel understanding is also developing. Traditional categories and approaches may not be the optimal…
The Age of Intersecting Crises?
Dec 5, 2022
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Tobias Ide
While climate change is arguably the most important challenge of our time, headlines were frequently dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of the…
Indigenous Women in STEM Are in a Unique Position to Stop Climate Change
Dec 5, 2022
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Leticia Tituana
In Kichwa, an indigenous language spoken in parts of Ecuador, Pachamama (“Mother Earth”) is a unique word that represents the harmonious bond between nature and the indigenous…
Afghanistan: In Kandahar, Fish Farming Surges by 40pc
Dec 3, 2022
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Amin Samsoor, Pajhwok Afghan News
The fish farming business in southern Kandahar province has surged by 40 percent this year, meeting 60 percent of provincial demand, officials said on Saturday.…
Media and Climate Security: Mutual Miscomprehension?
Dec 1, 2022
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Peter Schwartzstein
There’s a scene near the climax of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express when Hercule Poirot starts to plot out the possible murderers. There’s…
Building African Climate Resilience Through Women's Entrepreneurship
Nov 30, 2022
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Amy Fallah
Westerwelle Foundation’s SHEignites Greenpreneur Program is one of five projects in Sub-Saharan Africa that has received funding through ANDE’s Accelerating Women Climate Entrepreneurs (AWCE) Fund to address…
Afghanistan: Unit Established in Kunduz to Prevent Illegal Tree Felling
Nov 29, 2022
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Pajhwok Afghan News
A unit of forest guards has been established and deployed in northern Kunduz province to prevent illegal cutting of trees, an official said on Tuesday.…
Four Takeaways from the COP27 Climate Conference
Nov 29, 2022
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Tegan Blaine
The progress at COP27 — as well as the lack of it on some fronts — begs the question of how the global community can…
Environmental Peacebuilding Must Pay More Attention to Armed Groups
Nov 29, 2022
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Judith Verweijen
Environmental peacebuilding is a rapidly grow field of research and practice. It examines how addressing conflicts over natural resources and improving resource governance can serve…
Green Jobs for Women Can Combat the Climate Crisis and Boost Equality
Nov 29, 2022
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Franziska Deinninger and Ana Gren
Delegates returned home from COP27 with long to-do lists and a formidable challenge: how to accelerate development that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels and creates…
USA: Environmental Peacebuilding Postdoctoral Scholar
Nov 29, 2022
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Oregon State University
The College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences is the center of Earth sciences at Oregon State University. Its scientists and students are on the…
Fishing for Equity and Inclusion: Women’s Socioeconomic Factors in Kenyan Fisheries
Nov 29, 2022
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Margaret Gatonye
Seeing Loreta sort and dry her Omena sardines at the shores of Lake Victoria in Western Kenya, one may dismiss this small, middle-aged woman as…
Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Senegal, Italy: Senior Economist for Climate Security
Nov 28, 2022
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Alliance of Bioversity International and the 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…
DRC: Program Officer, Conservation Programs
Nov 28, 2022
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Virunga National Park
Virunga National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Created in 1925,…
DRC: Programme Analyst, Social and Environmental Standards
Nov 28, 2022
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is committed to recruiting a workforce that is diverse in terms of gender, nationality and culture. We also encourage people from ethnic minorities, indigenous communities…
Iraq: International Energy Efficiency Action Plan Expert
Nov 28, 2022
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United Nations Development Program
The UNDP is the United Nations agency dedicated to development issues. This assignment will support the implementation of the GEF funded “Promoting Carbon Reduction Through…
Myanmar: Communications Consultants
Nov 28, 2022
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World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature Inc. is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the…
CAR: National Humanitarian Affairs Officer
Nov 28, 2022
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is committed to recruiting a workforce that is diverse in terms of gender, nationality and culture. We also encourage people from ethnic minorities, indigenous communities…
Iraq: Climate Change and Environment Advisory Services
Nov 28, 2022
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Cowater International
With more than 35 years' experience, Cowater International is one of Canada's global leaders in management consulting services specializing in international development and has managed…
South Sudan: Monitoring Evaluation and Knowledge Management Officer
Nov 28, 2022
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Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSF-G) is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is…
South Sudan: Procurement and Operations Officer
Nov 28, 2022
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Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany (VSF-G) is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is…
Ukraine: Programme Specialist, Ukraine Response
Nov 28, 2022
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Plan International UK
Plan International UK is a global children’s charity. We strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world.
Working together with children,…
DRC: Salonga Program Coordinator
Nov 28, 2022
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World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on ambitious, field-based conservation programs across the Congo Basin. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
Afghanistan: Baradar Wants Practical Work Started on Mes Aynak Copper Mine
Nov 26, 2022
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News
Deputy prime minister for economic affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, accompanied by a high level delegation, visited the Mes Aynak copper mine in central Logar…
Ukraine: In Warsaw, Parliamentarians Address Impacts of War in Ukraine on Fundamental Rights, Economics and Environment, and OSCE
Nov 25, 2022
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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Some 170 parliamentarians from 46 OSCE participating States gathered for two days of debates in Warsaw under the general theme of “The War in Ukraine:…
Afghanistan: Commission Formed to Counter Land Grabbing Becomes Active in Kabul
Nov 25, 2022
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Imran Danish, TOLOnews
The Islamic Emirate has begun pursuing cases of land grabbing in Kabul in the Mullah Tarakhail township.The Ministry of Justice's spokesperson, Abdul Hamed Jihadyar, said…
Philippines: Philippine Church Slams Violent Land Grabs from Tribal People
Nov 25, 2022
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Joseph Peter Calleja, Union of Catholic Asian News
Two Catholic dioceses in the Philippines have condemned attacks against ethnic tribal people who attempted to save their ancestral land from grabbing by a private…
Ukraine/Russia: Shelling Forces Kherson Hospitals to Evacuate as UN Warns Millions Plunged into Hardship – as It Happened
Nov 25, 2022
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Léonie Chao-Fong, Harry Taylor, and Helen Sullivan, Guardian
More on the shelling in Kherson, where the governor of the region said that patients are being evacuated from the city’s hospitals because of bombardment…
Ukraine: Ukrainians Prepare for Winter by Cutting down Trees, Raising Concerns about Forests [Audio]
Nov 24, 2022
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Nathan Rott, NPR
Ukraine is suffering power outages and damaged heating systems as Russia attacks its energy systems. Many are preparing for winter by cutting down trees, raising…