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Preventing Water Wars
Oct 16, 2022
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Asad Tahir Jappa
It is an undeniable truth that throughout human history on the planet earth, conflicts emanating from water scarcity have already been happening. It does not…
The World Cannot Fix the Global Food Crisis Without Rural Women
Oct 15, 2022
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Claudia Sadoff
A shocking jump in the number of women compared to men facing food insecurity lays bare a broadening gender gap, with women now shouldering a…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Experts Warn Climate Crisis Could Exacerbate Nile Dam Tensions
Oct 14, 2022
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Noureldein Ghanem, TRT World
With talks over Addis Ababa's Renaissance Dam deadlocked, experts say a major climate crisis event, such as inadequate rainfall or prolonged droughts, could soar tensions…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Tokayev Urges Peaceful Resolution of Border Conflicts in Central Asia
Oct 14, 2022
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La Prensa Latina
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday urged Central Asian countries to resolve border disputes over unresolved delimitations, as is the case with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,…
Sudan: Sudan's SPLM-N Release Nine Misseriya Herdsmen
Oct 14, 2022
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Dabanga
Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemeti' Dagalo praises yesterday's release of nine Misseriya herdsmen held captive by the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) under…
Cooperation Needed to Correct Course on Gender Equality: UN Report
Oct 14, 2022
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IISD
UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) issued a report, which presents evidence on gender equality across all 17 SDGs. Emphasizing…
Yemen’s Future Conflicts Will Be over Water
Oct 14, 2022
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Niku Jafarnia
In just two days this August, heavy floods caused extensive devastation across Yemen, killing at least 38 people and destroying the shelters of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Transatlantic Subnational Climate Cooperation: Opportunities for Implementation
Oct 14, 2022
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Wilson Center
The subnational level has become increasingly important in keeping international climate diplomacy alive. Cities play an important role informing not only local, but also national…
Guatemala: Guatemalan Women Reinvent Agrobusiness
Oct 13, 2022
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Peride Blind
Doris* feels strongly about women being able to earn a living. She is president of one of the savings and credit groups in Chamaiq — a…
Conflict Minerals: Are Green Resource Wars Looming?
Oct 13, 2022
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Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox, Tom Dispatch
Much of the excitement over the Inflation Reduction Act, which became law this summer, focused on the boost it should give to the sales of…
Community Development/Gender Specialist
Oct 13, 2022
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC began working in Somalia in the early 1980s; initially to assist people seeking refuge in the aftermath of the Somalia-Ethiopian conflict. The focus…
National Consultant to Conduct an Evaluation of the National Plan for Prevent and Combat Gender-Based Violence (2018-2021)
Oct 13, 2022
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women - the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the…
National Project Officer--Support of the Coordination Works for UN Joint Project "Empower for Inclusion” to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities in Timor-Leste
Oct 13, 2022
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
National Consultant to Conduct Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Mapped Gender Aware Climate Change Adaptation Interventions
Oct 13, 2022
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Gender Equity Intern - Spring 2023
Oct 13, 2022
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International Rescue Committee
Job Description
BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40…
South Sudan: At Least 25 People Killed in South Sudan Communal Land Violence
Oct 12, 2022
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Waakhe Simon Wudu, Reuters
At least 25 people have been killed in South Sudan, officials said, after youths from two neighbouring communities in the country's north clashed over a…
Gender Inequality and the Connection to Climate Change
Oct 12, 2022
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Nelly Gachanja
Did you know gender inequality and climate change are interconnected? Africa is more vulnerable to climate change than any other region on the planet. Coincidentally,…
Unleashing the Power of Gender-Smart Climate Investing in Developed Markets
Oct 12, 2022
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Suzanne Biegel
With little capital flowing in established economies, and increasing urgency, the time to move money in this direction is now.When many investors — especially those…
Securitizing Climate Change: How to Not Think about the Climate Crisis
Oct 12, 2022
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Carol Cohn and Claire Duncanson
In the Global North, “climate security” has become a dominant frame for thinking—and not thinking—about the climate crisis. And it misdirects our attention because the…
Colombia: Colombian Government Makes Historic Advance towards Agrarian Reform and Peace
Oct 11, 2022
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Tanya Wadhwa, Peoples Dispatch
he government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the Colombian Federation of Livestock Farmers (FEDEGÁN), on Saturday October 8, signed an agreement that would allow…
Liberia: Liberia Land Authority, Forestry Development Authority Sign MOU for Land Formalization around Protected Areas
Oct 11, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and define the scope of…
Women Are on the Front Lines of Climate Change — So Let Them Steer The Response
Oct 11, 2022
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Cara Wilson
After years of working in the finance sector on both gender and sustainable finance initiatives, I am convinced that more women at the top would…
CFS 50: Statement from CSIPM on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Oct 11, 2022
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La Via Campesina
As a diverse collective, which is made of persons from the South and from the North, we, peasant women, Indigenous women, women from war-torn countries,…
Indigenous Women as Frontline Defenders in the Fight Against Climate Change
Oct 11, 2022
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Marisa O. Ensor
Although Indigenous communities comprise less than 5 percent of the world’s population, Indigenous peoples safeguard 80 percent of the planet's biodiversity. Indigenous lands are also crucial…
DRC: DRC Urged to Ratify Statute of African Center for Mineral Development
Oct 10, 2022
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Patrick Bigabo, Taarifa
DRC’s Minister of Industry, Julien Paluku has called upon the Kinshasa government to be among the first countries to ratify the statute of the African…
Colombia: Colombia to Buy 3M Hectares of Arable Land for Rural Reform
Oct 10, 2022
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Colombia’s government agreed to purchase 3 million hectares in arable land from large landowners for redistribution among victims of armed conflict. President Gustavo Petro and…
Iraq: Iraq Drought Displaces 1,200 Families in Parched South
Oct 10, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Some 1,200 Iraqi families have been forced out of southern marshes and farmlands over the past six months, a local official told AFP, as drought…
Investing in Climate Adaptation and Resilience as a Bulwark against Conflict
Oct 10, 2022
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International Crisis Group
Climate change is increasing the risk of conflict across the Horn of Africa. People in all these countries would benefit from “climate adaptation” efforts, though the…
Global Call for Papers: “Protecting the Environment in Armed Conflict: The Legal and Policy Framework of the Future”
Oct 10, 2022
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International Review of the Red Cross
The environment is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity – and this crisis is worsened by war. Yet…
Afghanistan: Displaced People Will Soon Be Provided with Land: Ministry
Oct 9, 2022
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Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Refugee and Repatriations said it is planning to provide displaced people with land and shelter in the near future. Hundreds of displaced…