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Afghanistan: High Taxes on Mining in Afghanistan Deter Investors
Dec 27, 2021
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Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews
The high rate of taxes on mine extraction has affected the mining process in Afghanistan, the investors said on Sunday, adding that they are not…
Senegal: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
Panama: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
CAR: Technical Advisor, Programme Development
Dec 26, 2021
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World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…
Benin: Peace Advisor for the Civil Peace Service (CPS) in the Area of Natural Renewable Resource Governance
Dec 26, 2021
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, often shortened to simply GIZ, is a German development agency headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn that provides services…
Sudan: International Consultant for the “Strengthened Protected Areas System and Integrated Ecosystem Management in Sudan” Project
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP country programme in Sudan aims to strengthen community resilience and promote inclusive sustainable development aligned with UNDP’s corporate Strategic Plan, the United Nations Development…
Turkey: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
US: Request for Proposals: Advancing a Gender Analysis of Conflict, Displacement, and Climate Change
Dec 26, 2021
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Women’s Environment and Development Organization
Founded in 1991, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) is a women’s global advocacy organization based in New York. WEDO works on issues of…
US: Request for Proposals: Advancing a Gender Analysis of Conflict, Displacement, and Climate Change
Dec 26, 2021
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Women’s Environment and Development Organization
Founded in 1991, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) is a women’s global advocacy organization based in New York. WEDO works on issues of…
Ethiopia: Head of Mission
Dec 26, 2021
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…
Thailand: Programme Specialist, Climate and Security Risk
Dec 26, 2021
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United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
Towards Enforcement of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation in Belgium
Dec 24, 2021
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Camille Leroy and Justine Tixhon
Although the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation no. 2017/821 of 17 May 20171 (the CMR) entered into force on 1 January 2021, there has been no…
Liberia: Women Struggle to Participate in Forest Governance 15 Years after Law
Dec 24, 2021
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Observer
Before the Liberian Civil War in 2003, communities—including women—did not participate in forestry though are the custodians of the forest. But the National Forestry Reform…
USA: Peace and Justice Studies - Assistant Professor
Dec 23, 2021
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Pace University, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
For more than 100 years, Pace University has been preparing students to become leaders in their fields by providing an education that combines exceptional academics…
Consultant: Literature Review and Update on Conservation, Conflict, and Peace Nexus, with a Political Ecology Focus
Dec 23, 2021
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Conservation International
Conservation International (CI) has nearly a decade of experience directly engaging on the intersection of conservation, peace and conflict. Activities have included workshops for CI…
How Does Political Instability in the Mekong Affect Deforestation?
Dec 23, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong
Myanmar’s rainforests, home to the endangered Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), critically endangered Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and endangered lar gibbon (Hylobates lar), are some of…
Climate Change Is a Feminist Issue Not Just an Environmental One
Dec 23, 2021
In 2015, Botswana experienced its worst drought in history. Since then, families have had to move, taking their children out of schools; farmers have lost…
Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Leaves Dozens Feared Dead
Dec 23, 2021
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Reuters
At least one person was killed and scores were missing after a landslide of dirt and rubble ripped down the waste heap of a Myanmar…
Afghanistan: Changing Climate Parches Afghanistan, Exacerbating Poverty
Dec 23, 2021
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Associated Press
Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan's jagged peaks was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the…
Environment of Peace Presented at Environmental Peacebuilding Workshop
Dec 22, 2021
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Margot Wallström, former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, introduced SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative during her keynote address to the ‘Workshop on Climate, Peace and…
Burkina Faso: How Children Were Used in a 48-Hour Deadly Rampage for Gold
Dec 22, 2021
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Saskya Vandoorne, Adama Koné, Nick Paton Walsh, Dalal Mawad, and Jo Shelley, CNN
The massacre in Solhan, northern Burkina Faso, took place over two nights of extraordinary brutality in June 2021. The killings soon faded from international headlines,…
Mine Action in Action: Influencing Law and Policy on Toxic Remnants of War
Dec 21, 2021
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Bonnie Docherty
Mine action, which aims to reduce the effects of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), provides a valuable model for assisting victims of and…
Call for Papers: Transforming Our Common Crisis
Dec 21, 2021
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Journal of Peacebuilding and Development
The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development (JPD) is a tri-annual refereed journal providing a forum for critical thinking and constructive action at the intersections of…
After UNSC Disappointment, African Union Picks up the Climate-Security Baton
Dec 21, 2021
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Janani Vivekananda and Claudia Zwar
Many were disappointed last week when Russia vetoed an historic United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that would have formally recognised climate change as a…
Cover Women from Climate Change to Tame Gender Wars
Dec 21, 2021
As the year winds down, it is a good time to reflect on how the effects of climate change have impacted the lives and livelihoods…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Seizes around 300 Mandalay Gem Traders
Dec 21, 2021
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Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta troops raided two jade trading compounds in Mandalay on Sunday, detaining around 300 people, including Chinese brokers, according to gems traders. More than…
Israel/Jordan/UAE: Jordan and Israel Join UAE to Sign a Historic Solar Energy-for-Water Deal
Dec 21, 2021
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Zoe Robbin, Global Risk Insights
Towards the end of November, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic resource sharing agreement in the biggest display of regional cooperation…
Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia, S. Sudan to Tap into over 21,000 Tons of Annual Fish Potential in Three Basins
Dec 21, 2021
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Satenaw
Ethiopia and South Sudan are consulting on taping into the more than 21,000 tons of annual fish potential in Baro, Akobo and Sobat basins in…
Ukraine: Toxic Waters in War-Torn Ukraine: How Not to Phase out Coal
Dec 21, 2021
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Guillaume Ptak, Deutsche Welle
Around the world, coal-producing countries are struggling for a "just transition" away from fossil fuels. But for Donbas in war-torn Ukraine, shuttered mines threaten ecological…
Gender and Climate Change
Dec 20, 2021
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Bita Rais
Sustainable Development Goal 5 is a major driver in gender equality. Since its introduction there has been a significant focus on gender-related aspects within the context…