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Why Gender Should Be at the Heart of COVID Recovery

May 6, 2020 | Angela Kalisch

The tourism industry has been catapulted into a global emergency by COVID-19. After decades of stable growth, only temporarily interrupted by incidents of terrorism, pandemics…

Coronavirus Pandemic Is Pushing up the Price of Illegal Drugs, UN Says

May 6, 2020 | Reuters

Coronavirus-related border controls, lockdowns and flight shortages are making illegal drugs more expensive and difficult to obtain around the world, the United Nations Office on…

Gaza: Israel Billionaire Hopes to Bring Drinking Water in the War-Torn Gaza Strip

May 6, 2020 | Zaini Majeed, Republic World

In a solution to the Gaza strip’s water crisis, a Georgian-Israeli billionaire proposed that he would deliver hundreds of generators to produce the chronic water supply in…

Guyana at a Turning Point: Oil and Security

May 6, 2020 | Andrew Holland

Five years ago, Guyana moved to the center of the oil world when a consortium led by ExxonMobil announced the first of a series of…

In Memoriam: Arthur H. Westing (1928–2020)

May 6, 2020 | Nils Petter Gleditsch

An in memoriam of  Arthur H. Westing, forest ecologist and pioneer in the field of environmental peacebuilding.

As Nils Petter Gleditsch writes:  

"On factual academic matters, I was…

Plans to Prevent Future Pandemics Must Consider Gender Issues, Too (Commentary)

May 6, 2020 | Tyler Nuckols

As COVID-19 continues to wrack our lives, the topic of the illegal wildlife trade and its connection to the coronavirus has garnered recent headlines. Many organizations,…

COVID-19 Shows Why Protecting Water in Conflict Is Vital

May 6, 2020 | Mara Tignino and Tadesse Kebebew

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted normal livelihoods around the world and hammered home the centrality of water and water infrastructure for human existence. In conflict-affected…

Geodiversity Also Needs Protection during Armed Conflicts

May 6, 2020 | Kevin Kiernan

The IUCN motion on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict acknowledges that in addition to the harm that armed conflict causes to biota it “also…

EnPAx Mourns the Passing of Arthur H. Westing

May 6, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Members of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association are mourning the passing of Arthur H. Westing.  Arthur died April 30, in Shelburne, Vermont; he was 91.

Arthur was…

Colombia: Coronavirus and the Colombian Countryside

May 5, 2020 | Alex Diamond, North American Congress in Latin America

Coronavirus has changed economic relations in rural Colombia, pushing campesinos to question extractive economies and offering an alternative model of production.

Iraq: Iraq’s Economy Is Collapsing under the Double Blow of Sinking Oil Prices and Coronavirus Lockdown

May 5, 2020 | Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim, Washington Post

The coronavirus epidemic has pushed Iraq’s economy to the brink of catastrophe, experts say, with the outbreak aggravating the risk of public desperation and renewed…

Staying Connected During Covid-19: Learn and Engage through the MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace

May 5, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

As we collectively continue through an extraordinary public health emergency, we recognize that everyone's lives and routines are in flux.  We are all striving to…

No, Cobalt Is Not a Conflict Mineral

May 5, 2020 | Patricia Ndagano

Wakanda’s vibranium extolled in Black Panther may be fictional but is not very far from reality. A remarkable metal used in emerging technologies – from cell phones…

Supporting Women Environmental Defenders in the Time of COVID-19

May 5, 2020 | Sara Vigil and Bernadette P. Resurrección

Both the feminist and environmental movements are amongst the most prominent challengers of this commodification. However, environmental defenders face discrimination, violence and high risks, especially women…

How COVID-19 Puts Women's Housing, Land, and Property Rights at Risk

May 4, 2020 | Victoria Stanley and Paul Prettitore

Around the world, land serves as a foundation for security, shelter, income and livelihoods. But rights to land are not equitably distributed to all. This…

Low-Income Households in Latin America More Likely to Burden Women with Responsibilities of Fetching Water

May 4, 2020 | Christian Borja-Vega and Jonathan Grabinsky

A recent publication in the health journal The Lancet makes a strong argument for how inequality could be an enabling factor in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that people living in poverty…

Liberia: Land Tenure Consultant

May 4, 2020 | Landesa Rural Development Institute

Landesa helps the world’s poorest people gain land rights; reducing poverty and conflict, increasing economic activity, empowering women, strengthening food security, and improving environmental stewardship.…

PhD Research Scholar position in Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

May 4, 2020 | Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

NHH Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway is one of the leading business schools in Europe. The school has an internationally recognised research environment and educates…

Myanmar: National IPM and FFS Specialist

May 3, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

Bottom-Up Ideas about Gender Justice from Violent Contexts Need Greater Recognition in the International Women’s Rights Agenda

May 3, 2020 | Nicholas Pope and Julia Zulver

With the world reaching the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action to end gender inequality and the 20th anniversary of the Women, Peace,…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Brink of Collapse as Oil Prices Crash

May 3, 2020 | Viktor Katona, OilPrice.com

Attentive Oilprice readers must have read at least a dozen articles describing how hard Iraq has been hit by the drop in oil prices. Iraq’s…

Iraq/Syria: ISIS Takes Advantage of Covid Crisis to Launch Attacks on Military Positions in Iraq and Oil Fields and Civilians in Syria

May 3, 2020 | Luke Andrews, MailOnline

Iraq and Syria are battling a resurgence in attacks from ISIS as the terror group takes advantage of the coronavirus pandemic. There are between 2,500…

Short-Term Grant Writer

May 3, 2020 | Association for Conflict Resolution

The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is a multidisciplinary and multicultural professional organization enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution and collaborative problem-solving throughout the…

Kenya: Regional Operations Manager – East Africa

May 3, 2020 | Wasafiri

Wasafiri is a consultancy and institute helping leaders and organisations tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges. Established in 2010 by four African and Western…

Myanmar: Climate Resilience International Consultant

May 3, 2020 | Cordaid

Cordaid is an international NGO from the Netherlands and is part of the Caritas family. Cordaid was established in 2000 and is present in 22…

Myanmar: Program Manager

May 3, 2020 | EarthRights International

EarthRights International (EarthRights) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and…

DRC: UN Volunteer in Climate Change, Clean Energy and Green Economy

May 3, 2020 | United Nations Volunteers

The United Nations Volunteers programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of…

Chad: PREE Project Manager

May 3, 2020 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a union of Members made up of governments and civil society organizations. It offers public, private…

Facilitator/Researcher – Environment and Emergencies Preparedness Network and Environmental Mainstreaming

May 3, 2020 | UN Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.

Under the…

Kenya: Training of Natural Resource Management Institutions on Sustainable NRM Management Bylaws Development & Governance

May 3, 2020 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

VSF Germany is an international Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance.…