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Historic Rights or Historic Wrongs: The Nile Dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia
Oct 12, 2024
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Reporter Ethiopia
The Nile River is a vital resource for millions in Eastern Africa, and its management has been shaped by historical agreements established during British colonial…
Vietnam: Growing into Pumpkin Custodians: Women Farmers in North Vietnam Discover the Power of Participatory Variety Selection
Oct 11, 2024
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Nguyen Thi Phuong, Hoang The Ky, Do Thi Hong Quyen, Deborah Nabuuma, and Ronnie Vernooy
In the northern highlands of Vietnam, ethnic minority farmers grow a diversity of crops on small landholdings. Pumpkin, managed by women, is an important vegetable…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Bear Brunt of Drought Burden
Oct 10, 2024
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Zainab Pirzad
Looming crisis weighs heavy on those most often responsible for sourcing water to meet their household’s needs. Four times a day, 28- year-old Nadia dons a black…
Koshtepa Canal in Afghanistan Could Lead to Water Shortages in Uzbekistan
Oct 10, 2024
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UZ Daily
Koshtepa irrigation canal in Afghanistan may lead to significant water shortages in Uzbekistan, potentially causing large-scale job losses in the agricultural sector. This was highlighted…
How the Russian-Ukrainian War Is Starving African Economies
Oct 10, 2024
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Kenya Times
In 2024, as the world grapples with the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, African nations find themselves at the epicenter of a growing food security crisis. With…
Sudan: FAO and Government of China Sign Agreement to Support Conflict-Affected Households in Sudan
Oct 10, 2024
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Government of the People’s Republic of China signed a USD 2 million project agreement…
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Vast Forests Devastated in Hellscape of War
Oct 10, 2024
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Max Hunder, Reuters
Two videos posted in September by a unit from Ukraine’s 108th Territorial Defence brigade showed a small drone trying to flush out Russian troops by…
Women are Leading the Way to Protect Some of the World’s Most Important Forests
Oct 9, 2024
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Isabela Barriga
Global Forest Watch
Across the world’s forests, women are not only dedicated stewards of these vital ecosystems but also trailblazers in reshaping the landscape of gender equality in…
These 5 ‘Post-Truth’ Claims Are Fuelling the Water Wars in Australia
Oct 9, 2024
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Quentin Grafton and John Williams
The contest between truth and post-truth matters when trying to solve big public policy questions. One of these questions is how to sustainably manage water…
Laos: New Data on Agent Orange Use during the US’s Secret War in Laos
Oct 7, 2024
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Philipp Barthelme
During the Vietnam War, the US military sprayed more than 74 million litres of Agent Orange and other herbicides, causing detrimental and ongoing environmental and…
Australia: Australian Security Leaders Climate Group Calls for Overhaul of Federal Government's Climate Threat Preparedness Strategy
Oct 7, 2024
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ABC News
A group of former national security leaders says the federal government needs to radically overhaul the way it plans for climate threats, warning that Australia…
Canada/Remote: Policy Advisor, Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding
Oct 6, 2024
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…
Kenya: Tana River: 8 Killed in Clashes between Neighboring Clans over Land Dispute [Video]
Oct 5, 2024
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NTV Kenya
At least eight people have been killed in inter-clan clashes over land dispute in Bangale sub-county, Tana River. The skirmishes that have escalated to several…
Scaling Fodder Innovations to Improve Livestock Productivity in Zimbabwe’s Semi-arid Regions
Oct 4, 2024
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Kudzanai Chimhanda
When she first ventured into growing pigeon peas as a baby trial host farmer, Gogo Consilia Nyamunda doubted that intercropping them with maize would bring any benefits,…
Kenya: Government Recognises Women as Powerful Agents in Peacebuilding
Oct 4, 2024
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Manu Mumba
The government has commended the vital role women play in conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction for the prosperity of the country.
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet…
In the Middle East, Water Will Increasingly Become a Weapon and Driver of Conflict
Oct 4, 2024
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RANE
In the Middle East and North Africa, worsening water stress due to years of bad governance, security vacuums and population growth will increasingly make water…
Colombia: Properties Meant for Victims of Colombia’s Conflict Occupied by Politicians
Oct 4, 2024
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Hundreds of real estate properties that were supposed to be transferred to victims of Colombia’s armed conflict ended up in the hands of politicians, according…
Applications Being Accepted for IPT Specialization Course on Environmental Peacebuilding
Oct 4, 2024
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Austrian Centre for Peace
Climate change and environmental degradation affect human security in diverse and intersecting ways and can amplify existing conflicts and humanitarian crises. Forced migration, internal displacement, and loss…
The Environmental Costs of the Escalating Middle East Crisis
Oct 3, 2024
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Jonathan Walsh, Rob Watson, Eoghan Darbyshire and Doug Weir
A year of escalating conflict across the Middle East has had a range of direct and reverberating consequences for the region’s environment. In this post…
South Sudan: In South Sudan, Hunger Complicates Plans to End Wildlife Poaching
Oct 3, 2024
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Mamer Abraham, Al Jazeera
Conservationists urge the protection of wildlife, but in the absence of food, many communities say they are forced to hunt to survive.
DRC: DR Congo Minerals Funding Rebel Groups – Top UN Official
Oct 3, 2024
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defenceWeb
Exploitation of mineral resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by rebel groups has reached the point where they can be called “militarised entrepreneurs”,…
Afghanistan: Seizure of Public and Private Lands: Taliban Divide the Ishkashim District Market among Themselves
Oct 3, 2024
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Hasht-e Subh Daily
Over the past three years, Afghan citizens have lodged numerous complaints about land seizures, bullying, and the distribution of public properties by the Taliban. Recently,…
Senior Program Assistant (Gender and Environmental Peacebuilding)
Oct 3, 2024
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Committed To Good (CTG)
Our clients Somalia’s environmental peacebuilding portfolio under community stabilization programming recognizes the interlinkages between environmental sustainability, conflict prevention & peacebuilding. This lies in the understanding…
Malaysia/South China Sea: Malaysia Expands Oil and Gas Drilling in Disputed South China Sea
Oct 2, 2024
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
Despite Chinese pressure, Malaysia has stepped up oil and gas exploration activities in the disputed South China Sea, even as the China Coast Guard has…
Philippines: The Woman Fighting to Save the Philippines’ Last Rainforests
Oct 1, 2024
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Nell Lewis
Palawan, a cluster of islands in the Philippines, is breathtakingly beautiful. Home to underground rivers, turquoise coastlines and lush mountain peaks, it has earned the…
Detecting Yemen’s Informal Dumpsites from Space
Oct 1, 2024
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Hanna Schulten
The war in Yemen has profoundly affected solid waste management, increasing open dumping and with it risks to the environment and public health. In this…
Colombia Adds Nature to the Mix with Its $40-Billion Energy Transition Plan
Oct 1, 2024
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Sebastian Rodriguez
Colombia has launched a new $40-million investment plan for its energy transition, aiming to move away from oil and gas production, partly through pursuing green…
Climate, Conflict and Aid: Three-Pronged Solution Needed for Mozambique
Oct 1, 2024
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Isel Ras and Dave Husy
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs delivers lifesaving assistance, including protection services, shelter, food aid, treatment for acute malnutrition and emergency obstetric…
Extreme Weather Is Disrupting Lives in Southern Africa: New Policies Are Needed to Keep the Peace
Oct 1, 2024
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Gracsious Maviza and Siyaxola Gadu
Over the past decades, heavy and more frequent rainfall and dry spells in southern Africa have caused loss and damage to agriculture, livestock, the energy…
Russia: The Triangle of Extraction in the Kola Peninsula
Oct 1, 2024
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Mirkka Ollila, Arctic Institute
As of September 2024, it has been two years and seven months since Russia escalated its aggression in Ukraine into a full-scale invasion. In Finland,…