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Ukraine: Ukraine’s Farmers become the Latest Target of Russian Missiles

Jul 19, 2022 | Dalton Bennett, Washington Post

Fires are the latest scourge that farmers face in the Mykolaiv region. With the planting season delayed by fighting to retake the area from occupying…


Water Diplomacy Can Learn from Realist Ideas

Jul 19, 2022 | Sumit Vij, Jeroen Warner, Mark Zeitoun, Christian Bréthaut

As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues and nations are returning to behaviors best explained by realism, we are wrestling with these trends’ longer-term implications on water…


India Legislators Vote for President, Tribal Woman Likely to Win

Jul 18, 2022 | Al Jazeera


India: In a First, Eight Women in Team of NDRF’s Rescuers

Jul 18, 2022 | The Times of India

If a pregnant woman gets stuck in any flooded area in the state and is unable to reach the hospital for delivery, now women in…


Food May Be the Ultimate Weapon in the 21st Century

Jul 18, 2022 | Hal Brands

President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly rewriting its National Security Strategy, which the White House is required to send to Congress annually, to account for the lessons…


Consultancy: Identify Priority Issues and Actions Necessary for Strengthening the Role of Women in Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity and Environmental Management in Africa

Jul 17, 2022 | African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources

The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment…


Switzerland: Programme Manager, Gender and Climate Change

Jul 17, 2022 | Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule…


Mozambique: Project Officer, Women, Peace, and Security

Jul 17, 2022 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for gender…


Nigeria: Terms of Reference (ToR) End Line of Girls’ Education Project in Conflict-Affected Areas in Northeastern Nigeria (International Consultant).

Jul 17, 2022 | Save the Children

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children…


Syria and Iraq: International Consultancy, Developing Knowledge Papers Related to the Repatriation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration of Women Returnees from Conflict Zones

Jul 17, 2022 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for gender…


Venezuela: A Safe Space for Venezuela’s Indigenous Women

Jul 16, 2022 | UN News


Afghanistan: Taliban Again Raise Coal Prices amid Booming Exports to Pakistan

Jul 16, 2022 | Ayaz Gul, Voice of America

Afghanistan’s cash-strapped Taliban government has tripled prices for coal in less than a month to raise revenue from its mining sector amid a lack of…


New Legal Protections for the Environment in relation to Armed Conflict

Jul 16, 2022 | Karen Hulme and Elizabeth B. Hessami

Nature and conservation are inevitably harmed during armed conflict. The recent adoption by the International Law Commission (a legal body within the United Nations) of…


Colombia: JEP Receives the Report 'Women: Dispossessed Bodies and Territories in Bajo Atrato'

Jul 15, 2022 | Nick Quaz

Before the Chamber for the Recognition of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Facts and Conduct of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) was handed over in…


Myanmar: China-backed Illegal Rare Earth Mining Surging in Northern Myanmar

Jul 15, 2022 | Yan Naing, Irrawaddy

Illegal rare earth mining has surged in northern Kachin State since last year’s coup in areas along the border with China controlled by a militia…


Afghanistan: Cash-Strapped Taliban 'Exploiting' Afghanistan's Natural Resources to Boost Revenue

Jul 15, 2022 | Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara

Cash-strapped and cut off from international aid, the Taliban-led government is tapping into Afghanistan's natural resources to boost revenue. Since the Taliban toppled the Western-backed…


What’s in a Name? Making the Case for the Sahel Conflict as “Eco-Violence”

Jul 15, 2022 | Olumba Ezenwa

The Sahel region of Africa is a semi-arid, arc-shaped landmass that stretches 3,860 kilometres from Senegal across portions of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and even…


As Climate Change Strains Somalia's Path to Peace, Communities Hold the Key

Jul 14, 2022 | International Organization for Migration

Massive livestock deaths due to drought have been reported across Somalia this year. Herds of cattle – often the only source of income and food…


In World Convulsed by Climate-Driven Conflict, Are Peace Parks an Answer?

Jul 14, 2022 | Saul Elbein

The Himalayan high peaks serve as a jagged wall dividing nuclear-armed neighbors — a physical barrier rising in places to more than 8,800 meters (29,000…


Colombia: $245-Million Initiative to Create and Maintain Protected Areas in Colombia

Jul 14, 2022 | Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay

A new multi-million-dollar conservation initiative in Colombia aims to create numerous new protected areas and biological corridors across the country, bringing it closer to meeting…


Bangladesh: Cash Grants and Training Empower Women in the Face of Climate Change

Jul 14, 2022 | World Food Programme

Faced with land erosion, rising seas and frequent cyclones, islanders in Kutubdia and Moheskhali need continued support from the World Food Programme.


How Climate Change Could Drive an Increase in Gender-Based Violence

Jul 14, 2022 | Meghie Rodrigues

As extreme weather events occur more frequently — something that climate scientists say is inevitable — so, too, will violence towards women and people from…


Climate Change: In World Convulsed by Climate-Driven Conflict, Are Peace Parks an Answer?

Jul 14, 2022 | Saul Elbein, Mongabay

In 2020, Aishwarya Maheshwari floated an outlandish but seductive proposition in the journal Science: Declare the snow leopard’s home territory a “peace park” — a…


Tackling Scarcity and Building Security: A Response to IUU Fishing

Jul 14, 2022 | Johan Bergenas

Healthy coastal ecosystems support peaceful and well-functioning societies. They feed      billions of people, support hundreds of millions of jobs, and provide security to communities at…


Women Should Be Leading Conservation Efforts in Africa

Jul 13, 2022 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Women make up the backbone of society. Nowhere is this truer than in rural Africa, where the so-called “lesser sex” takes on the bulk of…


Colombia: Displaced by a Dam, Women Defenders Fight for Their Land Rights in Colombia

Jul 13, 2022 | Jane Feeney

In La Playa, a fishing village of around 500 people in Santander, Colombia, well-kept houses and vibrant murals live in the shadow of el monstruo — the…


Heeding Calls from Environmentalists, South Sudan President Suspends Dredging of Sudd Wetland

Jul 13, 2022 | Yale Environment 360

In May, Egypt delivered equipment to dredge 20 miles of waterways in the north of the Sudd, sparking backlash from environmentalists, who said the project…


Australia: Writing, Gender and Natural World – Six-Part Speaker Series Featuring Nine of Australia’s Top Writers

Jul 12, 2022 | Mirage News


Philippines: Environmental Peacebuilding: DENR Initiative to Revive Marawi

Jul 12, 2022 | Republic of the Philippines: Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Other than human lives, there’s another victim of the 2017 Marawi siege—the environment. Thus, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), while leading the…


South Sudan: South Sudan Suspends Dredging of Nile Tributaries

Jul 12, 2022 | David Mayen, East African

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has suspended all dredging activities on Nile tributaries following opposition within his government, environmentalists and activists over the deal…