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Gendering the Climate-Conflict Nexus
Aug 29, 2023
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Tobias Ide
The security implications of climate change have been high up on the political agenda for several years now. The UN Security Council, for instance, discussed…
How Iran's 'Miscalculation' Opened the Way for Taliban's Territorial Claims
Aug 29, 2023
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New Arab
In August 2021, the Taliban fighters seized control of the entire country through a rapid military campaign after a two-decade war. As the Taliban marched…
Nigeria: Farmers/Herders Clash: A Threat to Nigeria’s Attainment of Food Security – Speaker Abbas
Aug 28, 2023
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Elizabeth Atime, OrderPaper
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajuddeen Abbas, has expressed concern over the effects of the persistent clashes between farmers/herders on the country’s…
Russia: Russia's Coal Basin Struggles with Closed Mines, Pollution. And Now the Toll from Ukraine War.
Aug 27, 2023
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
In the heart of the Russia’s coal-mining Kemerovo region, residents struggle with the harsh economic realities of declining wages, obsolete mine facilities, and chronic medical…
USA: Climate Change Specialist Faculty Position (Bilingual)
Aug 27, 2023
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William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (WJPC) at National Defense University
Position: This position is located at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (WJPC) at National Defense University in Washington DC. The Perry…
Netherlands: Senior Project Controller
Aug 27, 2023
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PAX
PAX means peace. PAX brings together people who have the courage to stand for peace. Together with people in conflict areas and concerned civilians worldwide,…
Mineral Wealth: An Important Factor in the Afghanistan Crisis
Aug 26, 2023
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Rakesh Giri Goswami
World history is full of evidence that says that wars over centuries were not fought only for prestige, but to show valour. The purpose was…
India: What Is the Cauvery Water Dispute? [Video]
Aug 24, 2023
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Business Standard
Trouble is brewing over the sharing of Cauvery river water. The Supreme Court has assured Tamil Nadu that it would hear its plea for the…
Central Asia: Navigating Water Conflict in Central Asia: The Amu Darya River and the Qosha Tepa Canal Project
Aug 24, 2023
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Samir Gafarli, Modern Diplomacy
In the post-Soviet era, Central Asia experienced a pronounced upsurge in geopolitical tensions, significantly shifting the focus toward the pressing matter of the water conflict…
Call for Papers: Special issue of The Journal of Social Encounters
Aug 24, 2023
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Journal of Social Encounters
"The Environment: Issues in Justice, Conflict and Peacebuilding" March 2024 issue. Essays on general themes or case studies are welcome. Deadline for abstracts: October 15,…
Food Insecurity Affects More Women Than Men, UN Report Says
Aug 23, 2023
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The East African
The 2023 United Nations' State of food security and Nutrition in the World (Sofi) report has revealed that up to 783 million people around the…
The Future of Development in the MENA Region Rests on Climate Security
Aug 23, 2023
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Kishan Khoday
The climate crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced, posing an existential threat to the future of civilization. At 1.2°C of warming, we…
USA: Research Fellow (General), Center for Climate and Security
Aug 23, 2023
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Council on Strategic Risks
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is a nonprofit, non-partisan security policy institute devoted to anticipating, analyzing and addressing core systemic risks to security in…
USA: Research Fellow (Nexus25 Project)
Aug 23, 2023
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Council on Strategic Risks
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is a nonprofit, non-partisan security policy institute devoted to anticipating, analyzing and addressing core systemic risks to security in…
Colombia: The Secret to Colombia’s Drop in Deforestation? Armed Groups
Aug 22, 2023
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Christina Noriega, Al Jazeera
In July, when Colombia announced that deforestation had dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade, the news was hailed as a victory for…
Liberia: How FDA Authorized Firm’s Illegal Harvest on Private Land
Aug 22, 2023
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Esau J. Farr, The DayLight
One day in late 2020, Abednego Davies spotted some loggers felling trees on the way to his farm. The forest does not fall within the…
Yemen: Health, Safety, Social and Environmental (HSSE) Officer
Aug 22, 2023
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Committed to Good
Committed To Good (CTG) Overview CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for…
Yemen: WASH Specialist
Aug 22, 2023
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INTERSOS
General context of the projectYemen's war shows no immediate signs of abating. Yemen announced its first case of the COVID-19 respiratory disease on 10 April…
Sudan: WASH Coordinator (m/f) - Madani
Aug 22, 2023
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Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed…
Ukraine: WASH PM (m/f) - Kharkiv
Aug 22, 2023
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Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed…
Ukraine: Cluster WASH Coordinator (m/f) - Dnipro
Aug 22, 2023
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Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONALSOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts…
Environmental Peacebuilding Training (Scholarships Available; Registration through Aug. 25, 2023)
Aug 22, 2023
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Geneva Water Hub and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
Registration is now open (through Friday, August 25, 2023 at 13h Geneva time) for a training course on "Environmental Peacebuilding".
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE. Registration link is…
Russia: Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation
Aug 21, 2023
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Bellingcat
There are many reasons for a vessel to not transmit an AIS position, some of which are legitimate, such as technical issues and concerns over…
Climate Change Is an Ally of Jihadists in Africa
Aug 21, 2023
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Abdoulie Ceesay
The coup in Niger is just the latest, and probably not the last. Across the Sahel, African nations are falling to military dictatorships. Are these…
Afghanistan/Iran: Special Envoy for Afghanistan Urges Fair Delivery of Iran’s Water Rights from Hirmand
Aug 20, 2023
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Iran Front Page
The Iranian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has called for the fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River,…
Ukraine: A New Tool Shows What War Has Done to Ukraine’s Forests
Aug 18, 2023
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Christopher Giles, Bellingcat
Among the many victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are some of the most important ecosystems in Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s forests and protected areas.…
Afghanistan: The Former Afghan Soldiers Turning to Gem Mining to Survive
Aug 18, 2023
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Kern Hendricks, Al Jazeera
In remote Nuristan province, some who lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover are now working in artisanal mines to support their families amid a…
Reflections on the UK Defence and Climate Change Report
Aug 18, 2023
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Linsey Cottrell
The UK House of Commons Defence Committee has released the Defence and Climate Change report, following their inquiry launched in May 2022. The report found…
What Ghana Teaches Us about the Intersection of Climate and Conflict
Aug 18, 2023
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Alex Gibson and Madeline Anderson
Climate change is shifting community dynamics, but supporting local peace committees and institutionalizing climate-responsive technologies and techniques are effective methods of fostering resiliency. Ghana has…
Liberia: Rural Communities Access to Customary Land Faces Glitches
Aug 17, 2023
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
Liberia took a historic step to issue title deeds to rural communities for customary land when the 54th Legislature passed the 2018 Liberia’s Land Rights…