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Ukraine: More Than 200 Experts Join UNDP, the European Union and National Partners to Discuss the Ecological Impacts of the War in Ukraine

May 9, 2022 | UNDP

The war in Ukraine is not only razing entire cities and destroying infrastructure with widespread casualties, it is negatively impacting the environment, poisoning waterways and…


System Shock: Russia’s War and Global Food, Energy, and Mineral Supply Chains

May 9, 2022 | Amanda King and Claire Doyle

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is sending shockwaves through global systems for natural resources like food, oil and natural gas, and critical minerals. But a recent Wilson…


Why Climate Change Will Exacerbate Inequalities and Grievances in Iraq

May 9, 2022 | Dylan O’Driscoll, Shivan Fazil

The UN Environment Programme has ranked Iraq as the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change. In recent years, it has increasingly witnessed extreme heatwaves with temperatures reaching…


South Sudan: South Sudan to Take over Oil Operations in Nationalization Drive

May 9, 2022 | Okech Francis

South Sudan is taking steps to take over the operations of international oil companies in the country to increase its share of revenue, even as…


Conflict Minerals: De Beers Presses Go on Diamond Traceability System

May 9, 2022 | Phil Taylor, Securing Industry

Diamond company De Beers has been developing a blockchain system to track its stones through the supply chain for some time, and has now activated…


Afghanistan/Pakistan: With Afghanistan in Turmoil, Pakistan Has Been in an Endless Wait for a Kabul River Treaty

May 9, 2022 | Fawad Ali, Scroll.in

For decades, Pakistan has been seeking an agreement with Afghanistan on the Kabul River. But a treaty agreeing to the management and allocation of water…


Yemen: UN Leads £65m Plan to Stop Huge Oil Spill off Yemen during First Ceasefire in Six Years

May 8, 2022 | Patrick Wintour, Guardian

The UN is to stage a rare donor conference on Wednesday in a bid to raise the $80m (£65m) necessary to prevent an ageing oil…


Iraq: Between Searing Drought and Ukraine War, Iraq Watchful over Wheat

May 8, 2022 | New Arab

After decades of war and insurgency, Iraq faces another huge challenge: severe water scarcity driven by climate change


Iraq: Iraq to Discuss Climate Change Challenges in Landmark Mosul Event

May 8, 2022 | Sinan Mahmoud, National

Iraq’s northern city of Mosul will on Monday host the country's first international forum on climate change, future challenges and solutions, bringing together local and…


Ukraine: How Ukrainian Farmers Are Trying to Survive amid Russian Invasion [Video]

May 7, 2022 | Chris Livesay, CBS

Farming the land is a tough job the world over but Ukrainian farmers are struggling as Russian forces continue to target them.


Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Moves to Implement Court Rule on Kurdistan Oil Operations

May 7, 2022 | Khalid Al-Ansary, Bloomberg

Iraq will proceed with implementing a court ruling that gives the federal oil ministry oversight of Kurdish oil output after talks didn’t lead to a…


Afghanistan: Recent Heavy Rainfall Enough to Start 3 Turbines at Salma Dam

May 7, 2022 | TOLOnews

Local officials in Herat province said that following the recent heavy rains, which caused damage in various parts of the country, the water level at…


Champion of Women’s Right to Manage Land and Forests Wins Top Environment Prize

May 6, 2022 | New Dawn

A veteran Cameroonian activist working to preserve her country’s forests, and improve the lives of people who depend on them, is the latest winner of…


Environment Ignored as Myanmar Struggles with Coup

May 6, 2022 | Thin Lei Win

When Myanmar’s military staged a coup more than a year ago and seized power from a democratically elected civilian government, not only did it undo…


Afghanistan: More Foreign Firms Offer to Invest in Afghanistan Mining Sector [Video]

May 5, 2022 | Ariana News

More foreign firms offer to invest in Afghanistan mining sector.


Liberia: Environmental Monitoring to Ensure Compliance with Environmental Laws of Liberia

May 5, 2022 | FrontPage Africa

The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) has embarked on a month-long nationwide environmental compliance monitoring to ensure that proponents permitted by the Agency are…


Unpacking the Pentagon’s $3.1 Billion Climate Request

May 5, 2022 | John Conger

On March 28, the U.S. Federal Budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) was released, officially kicking off the Congressional budget season and the ensuing…


Ukraine: Reports Reveal Women Are Stepping Up, Impact on Education

May 4, 2022 | UN News

The war in Ukraine is having a disproportionate impact on women and minorities, who are facing immense hardship when it comes to health, safety, and…


Myanmar: In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging Myanmar

May 3, 2022 | Emily Fishbein, Jaw Tu Hkawng, Nu Nu Lusan, and Jauman Naw, Yale Environment 360

With a military junta retaking power last year, a gold rush is increasingly despoiling rivers in the Myanmar state of Kachin, polluting water with mercury,…


EnPAx Icon Are You Going to Stockholm+50? Check out These Environmental Peacebuilding Events!

May 3, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Stockholm+50 International Meeting is a once-in-a-decade event bringing together thousands of people working on sustainable development.  Both at the meeting and in the preceding…


The Climate, Security & Peace Nexus: A Perspective and Evidence from Kenya

May 3, 2022 | Elvin Nyukuri

Why is climate change a critical factor for peacebuilding? How are the fields of climate change, conflict prevention and peacebuilding interlinked? As shown in the…


Afghanistan/Pakistan: Flare-up of Durand Line Disagreement May Change Afghanistan, Pak Equations

May 3, 2022 | Asian News International

Flare-up of the Durand line disagreement has the potential to lead to a change of equations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is surprising that much…


Egypt: Egyptian Officials: Militants Blow up Gas Pipeline in Sinai

May 3, 2022 | Associated Press

Suspected Islamic State militants blew up a natural gas pipeline Saturday in Egypt's restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, causing a fire but no…


Five Rules for Climate Adaptation in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

May 2, 2022 | Elise Remling

How can organizations working on adaptation in fragile and conflict-affected situations make sure their interventions not only do no harm, but even contribute to peace?

The magnitude of projected…


USA: Research Associate, Environmental Security Program

May 2, 2022 | Henry L. Stimson Center

The Henry L. Stimson Center, a nonpartisan policy research center, seeks a highly-motivated individual to join the team as a full-time Research Associate for the Environmental Security program.…


Biodiversity Conservation Experts

May 2, 2022 | MannionDaniels

MannionDaniels is a global development consultancy and fund manager with operational bases in the United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, Cyprus, Bangladesh and Somalia. Our mission is…


Somalia: Consultancy for Supervision and Certification of Irrigation Infrastructural Works in Puntland

May 2, 2022 | European Committee for Training and Agriculture

CEFA – European Committee for Training and Agriculture has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (“the Fund”) and the Italian Agency for…


Ukraine: WASH Program Manager

May 2, 2022 | Action Contre la Faim

The recent development in Ukraine might lead between one to three million Ukrainians, out of a population of 44 millions, to try to leave their country in the…


Sudan: International Terminal Evaluation for Project: Strengthening targeted capacities for improved decision making and main streaming of global environmental obligations

May 2, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

In…


Sudan: National Terminal Evaluation for Project: Strengthening targeted capacities for improved decision making and main streaming of global environmental obligations

May 2, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

In…