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Colombia: Regional Manager - USAID/Colombia Sustainable Agriculture Activity
May 9, 2023
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Palladium Group
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access…
Equitable Resource Governance Helps Build Peace
May 9, 2023
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Karol Boudreaux and Daniel Abrahams
Across the Sahel, growing tensions between farmers and herders are more frequently spilling over into deadly clashes. Rapid population growth, along with the impacts of…
Iraq: Programme Support Coordinator (Climate Security)
May 9, 2023
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International Organization for Migration
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is particularly susceptible to climate change, with temperatures rising faster than the global average. Moreover, it is…
Is the Water War Imminent?
May 9, 2023
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M. A. Hossain
With the world’s population increasing and climate change worsening water scarcity, the likelihood of a global water war grows. Due to water being a finite…
Towards an Acceptable Accounting of Ukraine’s Post-War Environmental Damages
May 9, 2023
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Andriy Demydenko and Eugene Stakhiv
The Russian war has caused enormous environmental damage to Ukraine. How to estimate this damage in order to calculate the cost of recovery and reparations…
Syria: How Young Syrians Are Helping to Regrow Forests Ravaged by war
May 9, 2023
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Safaa Sallal, The National
A youth-led campaign to replant trees is reviving Syria’s ravaged forests and orchards, breathing new life into the environment of a country devastated by climate…
AIM for Climate Summit Highlights Private Sector Investment in Driving Climate Action, Crucial Role of Women’s Leadership
May 9, 2023
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US Department of Agriculture
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 — The second day of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit kicked off with keynote remarks from His Excellency Engineer…
Sudan/South Sudan: Outbreak of Violence in Sudan Impeding Political Progress on Abyei, Border Issues, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council
May 9, 2023
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United Nations
Warning that the recent outbreak of violence in Sudan could jeopardize its bilateral relations with South Sudan, speakers urged both countries to continue their positive…
Colombia: Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms
May 8, 2023
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
The town of San José del Fragua is small, and residents still remember when the armed conflict arrived in their territory, first with the guerrillas…
Bangladesh: In Coastal Bangladesh, Climate Change Devastates Women’s Reproductive Health
May 7, 2023
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Tanbirul M. Ripon and Denise Chow, NBC News
The region’s low-lying river delta can do only so much to stave off the rising sea, where even a few millimeters per year mean saltier…
Liberia: Depletion of Liberia’s Forest and Revenue Loss Blamed on Weak Enforcement of Regulations – A Call for FDA’s Timely Intervention
May 7, 2023
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Ezekiel Geeplay, Global News Network Liberia
An independent investigation on the operations of logging companies in Sinoe County has established that three companies are in breach of the forestry law of…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Seeks to Control Its Own Water Destiny
May 6, 2023
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Patrick Yeager, Diplomat
Facing acute drought conditions, the Taliban government is undertaking an ambitious program to upgrade its water infrastructure. However, the program has elevated tensions with the…
Iraq: Iraq Appeals for Urgent International Help as Water Crisis Worsens
May 6, 2023
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
Iraq on Saturday called for emergency assistance from the international community to help restore the flow of water in the country's two main rivers. Prime…
DRC: 4 Killed in Land Conflict in Northeast DR Congo
May 5, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
At least four people have been killed this week in a conflict over land in Kisangani, a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local…
Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Struggle with Dried-up Wells, Decreased Ground Water
May 5, 2023
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
Kabul residents complained about the lack of water. They said that despite their economic challenges, they are compelled to buy water. Residents of Kabul urged…
Cameroon: Palm Oil Giant Hands over Sacred Community Land for Reforestation Project
May 4, 2023
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Yannick Kenné, Mongabay
Felled palm trees litter the ground at the entrance to Mbonjo, a town at the heart of Cameroun’s palm oil and rubber-producing region. There, in…
Thematic Report to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly: "The Rights to Water and Sanitation as a Tool for Peace, Prevention and Cooperation"
May 3, 2023
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United Nations
Over half the world's population depends on transboundary aquatic ecosystems, making their management critical for global peace and security. This population's access to safe drinking…
The Problem That Has No Name: Gender, Climate Migration, and the Case of Israel
May 3, 2023
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Hadas Cohen
Female climate refugees are doubly vulnerable, both to climate catastrophes back home and once on the road as refugees. Israel, which is expected to be…
Food Security: Food Crises Worsen in the Wake of Conflicts, Economic Shocks and Weather Extremes
May 3, 2023
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European Commission
The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is alarming, highest in the last seven years. The global economic shocks set in…
Colombia: María del Campo: The Image of Colombian Cacao at the International Theobroma for Peace Congress
May 3, 2023
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Karoll Valentina Yomayuza
María del Campo is a farming woman who accompanies and represents the thousands of cacao-growing families throughout the country. She is an icon that promotes…
Call for Applications: HBS’s 9th MENA Regional Summer School 2023 - Jordan
May 1, 2023
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
The Heinrich Böll Foundation, represented through its offices in Rabat, Tunis, Ramallah and Beirut, welcomes applicants from the MENA region to apply for the 9th…
Global Citizen NOW: How We Drove Impact and Action on Climate, Gender Equality, and More
May 1, 2023
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Camille May, Global Citizen
Over two days, activists and leaders discussed solutions to the world's biggest problems.
Colombia: Colombia's New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims
May 1, 2023
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María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas, InSight Crime
Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its implementation. The “Security, Defense and…
Mark Nevitt on “Can We Reconcile Clean Energy Goals with National Security?”
Apr 27, 2023
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Charlie Dunlap
In today’s post Mark Nevitt, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, expertly addresses news reports about a supposed controversy between the Pentagon and…
Shifting the Power: Making a Difference Through Gender and Climate Activism
Apr 27, 2023
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Meg Keen
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Dr Meg Keen speaks with Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls in Suva, Fiji about social activism in the Pacific. Sharon is the Regional…
Sudan: Sudan’s Conflict Has Its Roots in Three Decades of Elites Fighting over Oil and Energy
Apr 26, 2023
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Harry Verhoeven, Conversation
Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan and…
Colombia: A Mountain of Gold: Mining Titles Threaten Indigenous Lands in Guainía, Colombia
Apr 26, 2023
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Jose Guarnizo, Mongabay
The geological past of Guainía is one of the reasons for its abundance of metals. A study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: How the Sudan Crisis Complicates the Egypt-Ethiopia Dispute over the GERD Dam
Apr 26, 2023
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Jonathan Gornall, Arab News
For millions of Ethiopians, half of whom have no electricity and still rely on burning wood for heat, cooking, and light, the dam is a…
Afghanistan: A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests
Apr 26, 2023
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Kern Hendricks, Scientific American
Eastern Afghanistan’s province of Nuristan is a green oasis in a country largely in the grip of desertification. The area is replete with tree-covered mountains…
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Oil Exports Halt ‘Temporary;’ Salary Distribution Unaffected: Official
Apr 26, 2023
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Julian Bechocha, Rudaw
The halt of independent oil exports by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) through Turkey is “temporary” and will only persist until a probable mutual agreement…