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Colombia: Colombian Authorities Thwart Illegal Construction, Highlight Global Struggle against Land-Grabbing
Dec 20, 2023
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María Alejandra Trujillo, Breaking News Network
In a decisive move to preserve its protected zones, the authorities in Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia, successfully halted an unauthorized housing construction project. This operation, a…
Iraq: Iraq’s Economic Growth to Decline in 2023, 2024 Due to Oil Production Cuts: IMF
Dec 20, 2023
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Middle East Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a decline in Iraq’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth due to oil production cuts by OPEC+ and the…
Afghanistan/Iran: Enhanced Environmental Diplomacy Needed to Save Hamoun Wetland
Dec 20, 2023
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Tehran Times
Hamoun International Wetland, stretching to 570,000 hectares, is considered one of the most important habitats of aquatic and terrestrial migratory birds and has been a…
Afghanistan: Land Dispute in Leauvaa: A Clash between Legal Ownership and Long-Term Occupation
Dec 20, 2023
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Saboor Bayat, Breaking News Network
In the verdant expanses of Leauvaa, an escalating land dispute has cast a long shadow over the tranquil Samoan countryside. The serene landscape stands as…
Remote: Emergency WASH and Gender Advisor
Dec 20, 2023
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CARE
* Remote to CARE USA hub countries.
CARE Humanitarian team is seeking an Emergency WASH and Gender Advisor, who will provide specialized support to CARE emergency…
Pakistan: Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor
Dec 20, 2023
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Winrock International
Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion (GESI) AdvisorIslamabad, Pakistan
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world…
Women Play Significant Roles in Peacebuilding Efforts Bringing Communities Together.
Dec 19, 2023
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Catherine Gaku Njeru
Emphasizing the active involvement and leadership of women in peace processes goes beyond a request from African women to be part of discussions for the…
Afghanistan: MoEW Seeking to Increase Solar Power
Dec 19, 2023
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Energy and Water is trying to increase the amount of solar electricity production to solve the challenges of electricity shortage in the…
Climate Change: Concerning Rise in Climate-Fuelled Conflicts: Report
Dec 19, 2023
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Maeve Bannister, Austalian Associated Press
A rise in climate-related conflict in the Indo-Pacific could have consequences for Australia as citizens in developing countries report the impacts of global warming as…
A New Tool to Assess Environmental Peacebuilding
Dec 19, 2023
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Eleanor Greenbaum
As climate-related disasters swell in scale and intensity, the countries and communities impacted by fragility or conflict are among the most vulnerable. The explicit focus…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Balochistan Minister: Dam on Kunar River Could Lead to Conflict
Dec 18, 2023
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TOLOnews
Balochistan’s caretaker Minister for Information, Jan Achakzai, warned that the decision of the Islamic Emirate to build a dam on the Kunar River will affect…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: After Israel’s Deadly War, ‘Uninhabitable’ Gaza Will Face Environmental Disaster for Decades: Experts
Dec 18, 2023
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Nuran Erkul, Anadolu Agency
Palestinians will face an “uninhabitable” Gaza Strip for decades to come because of Israel’s deadly ongoing war, which has laid waste to urban areas, agricultural…
Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza
Dec 18, 2023
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Human Rights Watch
The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights…
Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: The Need for a Just Transition
Dec 18, 2023
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Emily Williams
There has been strong debate around the success of COP28 and the lack of ambition in moving away from fossil fuels, but even in this…
Stakeholders Explore Dynamics Around Intersection of Climate Change, Gender-Based Violence
Dec 17, 2023
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Enviro News
Development Impact Pathfinders Initiative (Devimpath) in partnership with Centre for 21st Century Issues (21st) on December 5, 2023, hosted a virtual workshop that brought together…
COP28’s Opportunity to Empower Women-Led Climate Action
Dec 17, 2023
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Nicoline De Haan
Of all the announcements made at COP28, the start of Brazil’s presidency of the G20 may prove to be among the most significant in the…
Democracy and Climate Politics Are Set to Collide Next Year
Dec 17, 2023
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David Fickling
As the dust settles on the COP28 climate summit that concluded last week in Dubai, a sobering reality is looming. After the legalistic niceties of…
Afghanistan: Power Supply from Kajaki Dam Stopped for 40 Days
Dec 16, 2023
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Rizwanullah Bilal, Pajhwok Afghan News
Power supply from the Kajaki dam has been stopped for 40 days due to a shortage water in southern Helmand province, an official said.
Colombia: Farmers in Colombia Fight Multinational Oil Companies to Get Their Land back
Dec 15, 2023
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Rodrigo Vázquez-Salessi, Real News Network
Journalist and filmmaker Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi reports on the ground from rural Colombia, where displaced families have returned to reclaim their land and to take on…
Climate Change: New Book 'The Climate General' Explores the Critical Link between Climate Change and Global Security
Dec 15, 2023
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Planetary Security Initiative
With the conclusion of COP28, renowned author and former Chief of Defence of the Dutch Armed Forces, General Tom Middendorp, is releasing a groundbreaking new…
Afghanistan: Peace Foundation Plans Plantation of Fruits Orchards in Nangarhar
Dec 14, 2023
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Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Citrus and other fruits orchards would be cultivated on 150 acres of land in 10 districts of eastern Nangarhar province with the support of Peace…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Studies Budget Change to Resume Kurdistan Oil Exports
Dec 14, 2023
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani said that country is studying a change to its federal budget that would enable Baghdad to pay international oil…
Ukraine: The Board of the Register of Damage for Ukraine Holds Its Inaugural Meeting
Dec 14, 2023
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Council of Europe
At its inaugural meeting in the Hague (11-15 December), the Board of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (RD4U) elected its Chair and Vice-Chair,…
When It Comes to Women, COP28 ‘Fell Short’
Dec 14, 2023
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Lauren Wolfe, Women's Medica Center
Historically underrepresented in policymaking positions and discussions, women were vocal at COP28, which concluded on Tuesday, if only because the conference in Dubai scheduled events like a…
New Platform Seeks to Prevent Ocean Conflict in the Face of Climate Change
Dec 12, 2023
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Jacqui Vogel and Dr. Sarah Glaser
Oceans are under immense threat from climate change. Around the world, oceanographic changes like melting sea ice, warming waters, sea level rise and shifting fish…
EnPAx Announces Expanded Interest Group on Climate Change, Disasters, and Resilience
Dec 12, 2023
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) announces that the former Disasters and Resilience Interest Group has been expanded and accordingly renamed the Climate Change, Disasters, and…
EnPAx Announces Travel Grant Process for Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Dec 12, 2023
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
To ensure diversity of presenter viewpoints and background at the Third Conference, the Conference Organizing Committee has launched an "Assist a Scholar" campaign to raise…
Launching a New Academic Research Network on Conflict and the Environment
Dec 12, 2023
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
On 12th December, a new research community the ‘Conflict and Environment Academic Network (CEAN)’ was launched at the 2023 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. In…
At COP28, Indigenous Women Have a Message for Leaders: Look at What We’re Doing. And Listen
Dec 11, 2023
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Uzmi Athar, AP News
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With a sprig of leaves and rainwater carried from her island in the Philippines, Grace Talawag delivered a prayer…
Cambodia: The Intractable Problem of Land Grabbing in Cambodia
Dec 11, 2023
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François Camps, Equal Times
Here in the heart of the northern province of Preah Vihear, 150 kilometres from the temples of Angkor, the issue of land use has been…