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Harnessing Solar Power to Save Afghan Farming Communities

Nov 20, 2024 | Islamic Relief

As global leaders gather for COP29 to tackle the urgent climate crisis, Dahir Abdullahi, Islamic Relief’s Communication and External Relations Manager in Afghanistan, is calling…

Afghanistan: Booming Saffron Harvest Creates More Jobs for Afghans

Nov 20, 2024 | 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…

Yemen: Climate Vulnerability, Adaptation and Risk Assessment Study on Agriculture Consultant

Nov 20, 2024 | Committed to Good
ReliefWeb

Climate change is among the emerging development issues in Yemen & the project titled “fourth national communication & second biennial update report” responds by contributing…

Call for Proposals: Climate Security Program to Support Women and Youth CSOs in Colombia

Nov 20, 2024 | FundsforNGOs

The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) has launched a call for proposals to support local women’s and youth civil society organizations in Colombia to…

Keeping Climate Security Human-Centric

Nov 19, 2024 | Sinéad Barry and Janani Vivekananda

Since its emergence nearly two decades ago, the concept of climate security has been an important avenue to uphold the place of human security within…

Climate Change: NATO Helps to Boost Scientific Cooperation on the Security Implications of Climate Change in the Southern Neighbourhood

Nov 19, 2024 | NATO

Experts on climate change from 16 countries - including NATO members and partners - as well as from NATO, the European Union and the African…

Afghanistan: UN Moves to Unlock Stuck Climate Financing for Afghanistan

Nov 19, 2024 | Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie, Reuters

United Nations agencies are trying to unlock key climate financing for Afghanistan, one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change which has not…

Nigeria: Stakeholders Convene to Address Nigeria’s Conflict, Climate Challenges

Nov 19, 2024 | Glory Ohagwu, Voice of Nigeria

International Alert, a non-governmental organisation, convened its inaugural stakeholders meeting in Nigeria on Monday, November 18. The gathering aimed to address the escalating challenges posed…

Registration for: Gendering Human Security, Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation Course

Nov 19, 2024 | ReliefWeb

An ideal training course for: 

Practitioners who are interested in deepening their understanding of gender and violence prevention in post-conflict transitions,Practitioners interested in getting a deeper…

Addressing Maritime Environmental Crimes in the Coral Triangle: The Critical Role of Women and Gender Perspectives

Nov 19, 2024 | Maryruth Belsey Priebe; Translation by Natalia Jimenez

A recent article from Saibai Island (in the Torres Strait of Queensland, Australia) tells the story of residents who fear that illegal fishing by Papua…

Seeking Translation Assistance for Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts

Nov 19, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is leading the development of an Environmental Peacebuilding Glossary of Terms and Concepts.  The Glossary will be published by Routledge,…

Mentoring Women Leaders: IGAD Leadership Academy Launches Regional Training for Peace and Leadership

Nov 18, 2024 | IGAD

18 November 2024 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), through its Leadership Academy (ILA), has launched a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) Workshop…

Syria: Turkish Strikes in Syria Cut Water to One Million People

Nov 18, 2024 | Namak Khoshnaw, Christopher Giles, and Saphora Smith, BBC Eye

Turkish air strikes in drought-struck north-east Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say…

South Sudan: Acute Food Insecurity to Hit Most People in South Sudan Next Year, Says UN

Nov 18, 2024 | Al Jazeera

Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, warns…

Afghanistan: Struggling against the Tide: Afghanistan’s Battle against Climate Change and Displacement

Nov 18, 2024 | Maisam Shafiey, Norwegian Refugee Council

Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, according to the United Nations (UN). The country is facing immense…

DRC Mines Might Be Poisoning Pregnant Women

Nov 18, 2024 | Denise Maheho, Dider Makal

A Mongabay investigation found that industrial and artisanal mining of cobalt and copper in the Democratic Republic of Congo could pose risks to women’s reproductive…

Afghanistan: Efforts to Restore Kunar's Forests amid Destruction

Nov 17, 2024 | Sadaqat Ghorzang, TOLOnews

Local officials in Kunar say that because of the past two decades of conflict, Pakistan's missile attacks, and timber smuggling, around 3,000 hectares of forests…

Azerbaijan/Norway: Azerbaijan, Norway Discuss Post-Conflict Challenges, Climate Goals at COP29

Nov 17, 2024 | Khagan Isayev, Caliber.az

On November 16, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Norwegian Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, who is in Baku to participate in…

Climate Change: Children’s Needs Due to Climate Change, Conflict Often Ignored in Negotiations

Nov 17, 2024 | Tanka Dhakal, Inter Press Service

As the world grapples with ongoing armed conflicts, from Ukraine to Gaza, advocacy for a more proactive approach to understanding and effectively responding to the…

Climate Change: International Alert Launches Adaptation Facility to Curb Conflict Arising from Climate Change

Nov 16, 2024 | Adeola Akinbobola, Blueprint

International Alert in collaboration with government institutions and relevant stakeholders have launched the conflict sensitivity and adaptation facility. It also held its Inaugural stakeholders meeting…

Climate Change: COP Truce: A Call for Global Unity to Address Climate and Conflict

Nov 16, 2024 | AZERTAC

On Peace, Relief, and Recovery Day at COP29, the COP29 Presidency announced that a total of 132 countries have joined the COP Truce Appeal, an…

Colombia: Colombian Conflict Survivors Turn Forest Heroes in Search of Climate Change Solutions

Nov 16, 2024 | UN

In coordination with the Colombian government and local communities, the FAO project Vision Amazonia which runs until the end of 2026, protects the Amazon biome through…

Liberia: Women Farmers in Bong County Decry Being Forced to Lease Land for Farming

Nov 15, 2024 | Mae Azango

GBARTALA, Bong County — Twenty-Eight-year-old Mallah Dolo, a single mother of two, was reading education at the Cuttington University in Bong County, but was forced…

Why Africa’s Voice on Climate and Conflict Matters More Than Ever

Nov 15, 2024 | Nazanine Moshiri and Liesl Louw-Vaudran

African climate negotiators at the COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan have delivered a clear and urgent message – climate diplomacy must hold steady amid escalating…

Carbon Bootprint: Why Are Military Emissions Top Secret?

Nov 15, 2024 | Joanna Gill

As leaders gather for COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, one issue likely to escape scrutiny, despite conflicts raging in Ukraine and Gaza, is the carbon…

Climate Change: Climate Action for Peace, Relief, and Recovery: Uniting Efforts at COP29

Nov 15, 2024 | CGIAR

As the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), in Baku approaches the end of its first week…

South Sudan: South Sudan Environment Pollution [Audio]

Nov 15, 2024 | John Tanza, Voice of America

South Sudan’s undersecretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, who is attending the COP 29 meeting in Azerbaijan says his country has commissioned independent…

Climate Change: COP29 Launches Baku Call to Address Climate, Conflict, and Humanitarian Crises

Nov 15, 2024 | ESG News

At COP29 in Baku, the COP29 Presidency launched the Baku Call on Climate Action for Peace, Relief, and Recovery (BCCAP), a milestone initiative aimed at…

Iraq: The Changing Landscape of Iraq's Energy Sector: Balancing East and West

Nov 15, 2024 | Shafaq News

Iraq, with the world's fifth-largest oil reserves, is a cornerstone of the global energy market. While its oil sector accounts for over 90% of government…

Myanmar Women Face Many Troubles due to Conflicts and Floods

Nov 15, 2024 | Mizzima

UN Women Asia and Pacific released a report on 8 November stating, “Almost two months after Myanmar was impacted by severe flooding, more than 1…