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Wetland Dynamics and Conflict in the Sudd

Nov 6, 2021 | Charlotta Ruuskanen and Eoghan Darbyshire

The Sudd wetland is situated alongside the White Nile in South Sudan. The Sudd provides important ecosystem services, including water purification, flood control, carbon sequestration, fish and wildlife…

EnvConflictDay 2021: It Takes a Community to Protect the Environment from War

Nov 6, 2021 | Doug Weir

Communicating why environmental protection is a humanitarian priority is also providing new arguments and audiences.

The UN General Assembly declared November 6th the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of…

India: Efforts on to Clean Arunachal River after Thousands of Fish Die as Water Turns Black

Nov 6, 2021 | Indo-Asian News Service

Various organisations along with experts from different parts of the country have swung into action to clean Arunachal Pradesh's Kameng river water which turned black…

New Wilson Quarterly Features Expert Insights on Climate Migration

Nov 5, 2021 | Shruti Samala

The number of forcibly displaced people doubled between 2010 and 2020. The multidimensional nature of climate migration complicates binary classifications such as “refugee” and “migrant.” The…

A Recipe for Perpetual Insecurity? The Case of a Syrian Protected Area

Nov 5, 2021 | Peter Schwartzstein

As snapshots of Syria’s environmental degradation go, Jebel Abdelaziz, in the northeastern part of the country, is hard to beat.

State mismanagement, particularly in establishing a…

Climate Change: How a Focus on Climate Change Could Assist with US National Security Policies

Nov 5, 2021 | CBS News

As world leaders gather for the U.N.'s climate change summit this week, some experts say the U.S. should shift its focus on climate change in…

Iraq: Despite Oil Wealth, Poverty Fuels Despair in South Iraq

Nov 5, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

In Iraq's southern province of Basra, the oil flows freely but little of the wealth trickles down to the people, and many struggle to make…

Liberia: Farming in the Heat: How Changing Weather Pattern Could Be Altering Liberia’s Agriculture

Nov 5, 2021 | FrontPage Africa

Over 80% of Liberia’s 4.5 million population earns less than $2 dollars per day and relies primarily on small-scale subsistence farming for their for sustenance. Traditional shifting…

Myanmar: Farmers Fear Myanmar Junta Will Confiscate Their Land

Nov 5, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Farmers in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu Township fear that the military regime will confiscate their land in the China-backed special economic zone (SEZ) in the township…

Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Traders Squeezed between Junta and Rebels

Nov 5, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Myanmar jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone, as the billion-dollar industry loses…

Stopping the Violence Devouring Colombia's Forests

Nov 4, 2021 | Bram Ebus

Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, but about 780,000 hectares of primary forest—a territory the size of Haiti—have been cleared since the Revolutionary…

Colombia: Deforestation Rising in Colombia 5 Years after Peace Deal

Nov 4, 2021 | Manuel Rueda, Associated Press

Deforestation has risen in Colombia since the country’s largest guerilla group signed a historic peace deal with the government five years ago and withdrew from…

Sudan: Sudan’s Political Crisis Could Complicate Nile Dam Dispute

Nov 3, 2021 | Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor

Less than 24 hours after the coup by Sudanese army chief Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Oct. 25 against the civilian element of the…

Write for Conflict Trends

Nov 3, 2021 | ACCORD

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the fourth 2021 Issue of Conflict Trends (CT 2021, Issue…

Syria: Killing the Khabur: How Turkish-backed Armed Groups Blocked Northeast Syria’s Water Lifeline

Nov 3, 2021 | Wim Zwijnenburg

With historic mentions by ancient Greek writers and the Bible, the Khabur river and its valley have been an important water source in the region. …

Climate Change: NATO Chief: Armies Must Keep Pace with Global Climate Efforts

Nov 2, 2021 | Mark John, Reuters

The world's armies must keep pace with global efforts to tackle climate change and cut their huge carbon footprints according to clearly defined benchmarks, NATO…

Support the “Assist a Scholar” Campaign to Facilitate Participation in Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (Deadline: 2021-11-05)

Nov 2, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

As we prepare for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, we are working hard to ensure the event is accessible to a diverse, global…

Preliminary Agenda Posted for Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Nov 2, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies are delighted to share the preliminary agenda for the 2nd International…

Solomon Islands: Introducing the Customary Land Recording and Bylaw Development Processes

Nov 1, 2021 | UNDP

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey in close partnership with the UN Development Programme and UN Women have organized a three-day forum to present…

Iraq: The Massive Challenge of Climate Action in Oil-Dependent Iraq

Nov 1, 2021 | Lizzie Porter, New Statesman

Oil provides 90 per cent of Iraq’s revenue. Even as farmland dries up, fractured governance makes reform seem almost impossible.

Safe Water and Sanitation: A Challenge for Gender Equality

Nov 1, 2021 | Wahid Bhat

Without clean and safe water there is no gender equality. Although access to water and sanitation has been recognized for more than a decade as…

Myanmar: Programme Coordinator

Oct 31, 2021 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…

USA: Spring 2022 Environmental Security Program Internship

Oct 31, 2021 | Stimson Center

The Stimson Center's Environmental Security Program explores the suite of environmental threats, both human and natural, that have the potential to undermine national, regional, or global security.…

Myanmar: Consultant Assignments on Towards a Green and Inclusive Power Sector in the Greater Mekong: Optimizing Regional Grid Interconnection

Oct 31, 2021 | 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…