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Data-Driven Environmental Decision-Making and Action in Armed Conflict

Jun 8, 2021 | Wim Zwijnenburg

A digital revolution through a myriad of earth observation data and open-source investigations is reshaping our understanding of the environmental causes and consequences of armed…

UN Must Act to Prevent Major Oil Spill Catastrophe in Yemen

Jun 8, 2021 | Greenpeace International

Greenpeace called for swift action from the United Nations (UN) to resolve the long outstanding environmental and humanitarian threat posed by the FSO Safer, ahead…

A Conflict Prevention Agenda Should Inform Climate Change Actions in Africa

Jun 8, 2021 | David Maina

In Africa, climate change and population expansion are increasing fragilities and vulnerabilities—including contributing to conflict dynamics—for many people who directly depend on nature. To cope…

Women Are Hurt More By Climate Causes & Impacts

Jun 8, 2021

New reporting highlights the disproportionate burden, caused at both ends of the climate change cycle, borne by women.

In Minnesota, where Enbridge is seeking to build…

Myanmar: Hero Rat Magawa Has New Role after Retiring from Landmine Work

Jun 7, 2021 | Chhun Sunly, Khmer Times

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) director-general, Heng Ratana told Khmer Times yesterday that Magawa, the HeroRat, is finally retiring after having worked in the…

Liberia: Land Authority Faces Challenge over Squatter Right

Jun 7, 2021 | New Dawn

The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners at the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Atty. J. Adams Monobah says squatter rights and the court system, among…

Climate Change: International Military Council Issues “World Climate and Security Report 2021” Warning of Catastrophic Climate Risks and Urging Significant Greenhouse Gas Reductions

Jun 7, 2021 | International Military Council on Climate and Security

Today the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) released its second annual World Climate and Security Report, which warns…

Call for Papers for Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennal Conference

Jun 7, 2021 | Spanish Studies Abroad

The organizers of the 2022 Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Pro-Sociability (WESIPS) Biennial Conference are seeking papers from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and theoretical…

From Jerusalem to Glasgow, Peacebuilding Must Address Climate Stressors

Jun 7, 2021 | Janani Vivekananda

During the recent terrible escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine, for example, attention was – rightly – focused on the direct political causes of…

Afghanistan: Afghan Gov't Distributes Pistachio Saplings to Boost Agriculture

Jun 6, 2021 | Xinhua

The distribution process of over 7,000 pistachio saplings to villagers has started in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock…

Climate Security: A Tale of Two Defense Hearings

Jun 5, 2021 | John Conger, Center for Climate and Security

Sometimes you want to hear from the very top, and sometimes you want to get into the details.  In the last couple of weeks, the…

Statement: Women and Girls Must Be at the Heart of the Fight for Climate Justice

Jun 5, 2021 | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women

Gender equality and climate justice are inextricably linked. In any climate crisis, it is women and girls who often face the greatest impacts from environmental…

Here Is How Climate Change Poses Threat to Women’s Reproductive Health

Jun 5, 2021 | Cutacut

Two facts that should be of high priority to Pakistan right now: We are among the top 10 countries in the world that are going…

DRC/South Africa: The DRC and South Africa Are Crucial in Mining for Electric Vehicles

Jun 4, 2021 | Eric Olander, Africa Report

Electric vehicles are rising in popularity around the globe, and there are a few countries crucial in mining the necessary materials. As electric vehicles become…

Myanmar: Myanmar Launches Second Tender for Utility-Scale PV

Jun 4, 2021 | Emiliano Bellini, pv magazine

Despite an ongoing military coup and increasing instability, the government of Myanmar has decided to move forward with another tender for the development of utility-scale…

Sexual Violence Is a Hidden Impact of the Climate Crisis That’s Not Discussed Enough

Jun 4, 2021 | Nylah Burton

We know the climate crisis is already here—with environmental destruction leading to many people being displaced from their homes, as well as causing health problems and economic…

Wildlife: British Aircraft Carrier Base Threatens Endangered Whales

Jun 3, 2021 | Phil Miller, Daily Maverick

A new port for British warships in the Gulf state of Oman is being built on a key migration path for a rare breed of…

Climate Change: NGA Crunching Climate Change Data for National Security Decision-Making

Jun 3, 2021 | Lisbeth Perez, MeriTalk

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is looking at unclassified data sources to broaden its understanding of climate change – an issue that one NGA official…

Sudan: $23.6 Million to Preserve Biodiversity and Ecotourism in Three Parks

Jun 3, 2021 | Inès Magoum, Afrik 21

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations (UN), and the Sudanese government are mobilising $23.6 million for the preservation of biodiversity in Dinder National…

Liberia: EPA, Conservation International Mainstream Gender in Liberia’s Fight Against Climate Change

Jun 3, 2021 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, Front Page Africa (FPA)

In a bid to boost Liberia’s fight against Climate Change, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Conservation International (CI) have embarked on a project to…

First episode of “Voices for Peace and Conservation” podcast

Jun 3, 2021 | Conservation International, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), PeaceNexus Foundation and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Germany

How does the environment matter to peace? And how does peace matter to the environment?

The first episode of “Voices for Peace and Conservation”, our new…

USA: Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Programme — Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace

Jun 3, 2021 | United Nations University, Center for Policy Research

United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) in New York is an independent think tank within the UN system. They combine research excellence with…

Afghanistan: Another Drought Looms. Is Afghanistan Better Prepared?

Jun 2, 2021 | Stefanie Glinkski, New Humanitarian

After a winter of scant snowfall, a looming drought is forcing Afghanistan to try to prevent another migration crisis before it erupts. Snow and rainfall…

Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta

Jun 2, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanma Timber Enterprise is selling off hardwoods at low prices as few bidders were interested and the timber market is slow after Myanmar’s coup, said…

Governments: Commit to Meaningful Military Emissions Cuts at COP26

Jun 2, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The 2015 Paris Agreement left cutting military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the discretion of individual nations.

Militaries are major emitters and should not be excluded…

Mishkat Al Moumin

Associate Professor
Environmental Law Institute
United States
Jun 1, 2021

Mishkat Al Moumin is an Associate Professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, where she teaches language and culture with the aim of…

Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Can Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Conflict Spiral into War?

Jun 1, 2021 | Institute for

Action is needed to stop Kyrgyz-Tajik border disputes spilling over into wider conflict, according to a cross-regional IWPR discussion which heard that that the ongoing…

Canada: Policy Advisor, Resilience (Ottawa)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

CAR: ECOFAC-6 Coordinator

May 31, 2021 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…

Canada: Policy Advisor, Resilience (Winnipeg)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…