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Liberia: Disappointed in Logging, Communities Look to Conservation
Nov 25, 2024
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
It has been some 15 years since logging was reintroduced in community forests following the end of over a decade of Liberia’s bloody civil wars.…
Ukraine/Russia: Wagner Earned over $2.5bn from Illegal Gold Mining to Fund War, Report Reveals
Nov 25, 2024
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Ecofin Agency
Gold mining is a key part of the Russian mercenary group’s business model. Even after coming under Kremlin control, it continues to offer security, training,…
Afghanistan: Assisting Communities Grappling with the Impact of Climate Change
Nov 25, 2024
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International Committee of the Red Cross
Decades of conflict and violence, underinvestment in critical infrastructure and economic challenges have weakened the country’s capacity to tackle the growing threats posed by climate…
Afghanistan: How Data Analysis, Community Engagement, and GIS Delivered a Reliable Water Source to an Afghan Community
Nov 25, 2024
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Alice Brindley and Bella Brittan, DAI
In early 2024, the Afghanistan Value Chains Program (AVCP), funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), launched an initiative in northern Afghanistan aimed…
Uganda: Chief of Party - Resilience Food Security Activility
Nov 25, 2024
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MercyCorps
Mercy Corps is an international development organization that works in over 40 countries to promote community-led and market-driven development. With a strategic focus on countries…
Sudan: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead
Nov 25, 2024
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MercyCorps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries…
Sri Lanka: Social Scientist for Empowerment in the Plantation Sector
Nov 25, 2024
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AGIAMONDO
AGIAMONDO e.V. is the personnel service of German Catholics for development cooperation. In the Civil Peace Service, we offer professionals the opportunity for meaningful service…
South Sudan: Project Manager Climate Resilient Value Chains
Nov 25, 2024
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SNV Netherlands Development Organization
SNV is a global development partner, deeply rooted in the countries where it operates. SNV is driven by a vision of a better world: A…
Egypt/Tunisia: Program Manager
Nov 25, 2024
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Hivos
Together with citizens and their organizations, Hivos aims to contribute towards just, inclusive and life sustaining societies where people have equal access to opportunities, rights…
Afghanistan: Deputy Country Director Program
Nov 25, 2024
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan PM Blasts Baghdad over $20 bln Lost Oil Revenue
Nov 24, 2024
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Hadley Gamble, Al Arabiya News
Kurdistan’s Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has laid bare the staggering financial toll on the semi-autonomous region of Iraq, as oil exports remain suspended. Barzani reports…
COP 29: The Climate-Peace Nexus Was on the Agenda, but …
Nov 23, 2024
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Volker Boege
This year’s COP 29 in Baku, the capital of the oil state of Azerbaijan (fossil fuels make up 90% of the country’s exports), has been…
The Climate Finance Deal, the Military and DOGE at COP29
Nov 23, 2024
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Saleem H. Ali
The deal which was finally reached at COP29 in Baku for a $300 billion investment for climate change finance for developing countries reflects a zero-sum…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Harvest Saffron; Breath of Fresh Air in Afghanistan [Video]
Nov 23, 2024
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WION
A breath of fresh air for Afghan women whose rights have been trampled by archaic Taliban laws. Women in the Herat province are harvesting the…
Papuan Women’s Mangrove Forest Increasingly Threatened by Pollution
Nov 22, 2024
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Associated Press
On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her…
Ethiopia: Understanding Climate Security Needs in Ethiopia
Nov 22, 2024
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Ibukun Taiwo, CGIAR
Over the last few years, Ethiopia has grappled with extreme drought, flooding, political instability, and conflict. Engagement on the intersection of the effects of climate…
Indonesia: Papuan Women’s Mangrove Forest in Indonesia is Increasingly Threatened by Development and Pollution
Nov 21, 2024
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Edna Tarigan and Firdia Lisnawati
On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her…
In Viet Nam, loans help bolster gender equality and fight climate change - Viet Nam
Nov 21, 2024
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UNEP
Duong Khanh Ly, the founder of a tea cooperative in northeast Viet Nam, had a problem.
Severe downpours would often soak tea leaves that had been…
Gender and Climate Experts Come Together to Address Inequalities and Climate Resilience Challenges in Nigeria’s Agrifood systems
Nov 21, 2024
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CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality
On October 9, 2024, gender and climate experts gathered in Abuja for the third high-level dialogue on gender and climate change, convened by HER+, the CGIAR…
Spotlighting Climate, Gender, and Peace at Zimbabwe's 2nd Climate Change and Development Conference
Nov 21, 2024
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Ibukun Taiwo
At the 2nd Climate Change and Development Conference in Zimbabwe, the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Team led two panels, one on climate, gender, and inclusivity and…
Advancing the UNSC Climate Security Agenda
Nov 21, 2024
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Louise Wiuff Moe
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) does not have a climate security resolution that formally places the matter on the council’s agenda, nor a dedicated…
Afghanistan: Caught between Climate Change and Global Indifference
Nov 21, 2024
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Andreas Stefansson
In 2024, Afghanistan experienced severe flooding that devastated vital agricultural land in the northern provinces, and hundreds of people were killed. Before this, the country…
Afghanistan: FAO, IOM, and UNDP Launch EU-Funded Afghanistan Community Resilience Programme
Nov 21, 2024
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UNDP
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly…
Afghanistan: Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs for Afghans
Nov 21, 2024
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Xinhua.
Saffron cultivation, a promising alternative to Afghanistan's infamous poppy farming, has been steadily expanding in the war-torn country over the past two decades. More farmers…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Woos Miners to Clean Energy with $11 Billion Plan
Nov 21, 2024
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Bloomberg
Sierra Leone wants mining companies to connect to the grid and help reassure renewable-energy investors there’s enough demand in the West African nation to justify…
Afghanistan: Solar Energy Use Suggested to Curb Air Pollution
Nov 21, 2024
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Abdul Rahman Rosta, Pajhwok Afghan News
Some residents and environmental activists in Bamyan have voiced serious concern at growing air pollution in the province. They suggest promoting the use of solar…
Colombia: 1.5 Million Displaced Post Peace Agreement
Nov 21, 2024
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The number of people forced to flee in Colombia has doubled since the historic peace agreement eight years ago between the Colombian government and the…
New Mine Ban Treaty Action Plan Would Be Another Step Forward for Environmental Mainstreaming
Nov 20, 2024
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Linsey Cottrell
Since the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention entered into force in 1999, review conferences have been held every five years. After 25 years, the Convention’s Fifth…
Climate Change: Understanding Climate Security: A Conversation with Professor Geoff Dabelko
Nov 20, 2024
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Alexandra Hopkins, Ohio University
Climate security considers the link that security has to areas such as the environment, natural resources and climate change. However, to understand climate security, one…
Ukraine/Russia: WGC Report: Russia Funds Ukraine War via Illegal Gold Mining in Africa
Nov 20, 2024
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News.az
The Wagner Group has reportedly generated over $2.5bn through illegal gold mining since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a World Gold Council report, News.az…