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Building Sustainable Peace: Transforming Environmental Peacebuilding in Times of Climate Change
May 27, 2020
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Christie Nicoson and Barbara Magalhaes Teixeira
The Sustainable Development Goals outline a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”. However, this is not only…
Mother Nature Gets Tired Too - How Women Carry the Burden of Addressing Climate Change
May 27, 2020
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Eyitayo Kunle-Oladosu
In dealing with the effects of climate change in the Global South, it seems the world has tasked women with building resilient and adaptable communities.…
New Study Examines the Links Between Climate Disasters and Armed Conflict
May 26, 2020
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Homeland Security Today
Over the past decade, understanding of the relationship between natural disasters, climate change and conflict has increased significantly. The Center for Climate and Security has…
South Sudan: An Unexplored Eden of Biodiversity
May 26, 2020
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Nick Perry, Agence France-Presse
South Sudan boasts Africa's biggest wetland, the Sudd, and its largest intact savanna, a stretch of untouched wilderness east of the White Nile that reaches…
COVID-19's Disproportionate Impact on Women and Girls
May 26, 2020
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Jenn Williamson
Because women and girls are already socioeconomically marginalized in many societies, they are especially vulnerable in emergencies. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, women…
India, Brazil: Women Peacekeepers from Brazil and India Share UN Military Gender Award
May 25, 2020
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UN News
The award, created in 2016, recognizes the dedication and effort of individual military peacekeepers in promoting the UN principles on Women, Peace and Security in peace operations.…
Pandemic Disrupts Illegal Drug Trade, Upending Both Product and Profits
May 25, 2020
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Brian Mann, NPR
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the illegal drug trade in ways not seen since World War II, affecting nearly every country and many different kinds…
Afghan Gold Mining: Is Blockchain a Solution for Violence and Volatility?
May 25, 2020
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Manasee Joshi
Centar Ltd, a company that engaged in Afghan gold exploration and mining activities, was the brainchild of the former investment banker and mining trader from…
Women's Appeal for Human Security, Public Health, Peace, and Sustainable Development
May 24, 2020
Governments need to cut military expenditure, and increase their focus and budgets on human security and global cooperation, in order to recover from the COVID-19…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Hasty Solar Tender Draws Criticism from Investors
May 24, 2020
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Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) is being criticised by the business community over a recent tender for solar power, with key foreign investors…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt Accepts Ethiopia-Sudan Proposal to Renegotiate Dam Dispute
May 24, 2020
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Agence France-Presse
Egypt said on Thursday it is willing to resume negotiations with Sudan and Ethiopia over the filling of a controversial mega-dam that has been a…
Land and Resource Investment Consultations in the Time of COVID-19: The Hazards of Pressing on
May 24, 2020
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Sam Szoke-Burke
Communities in countries as diverse as the Philippines, Liberia, and Colombia are experiencing increased pressures on their lands and resources. Pressure is coming from governments…
Climate Change Adaptation and Gender Dynamics
May 24, 2020
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Saudia Anwer and Meer Ahsan Habib
Lack of access to safe drinking water and salinity often causes water-borne diseases like diarrhoea and malaria, not only among the children but also the…
Afghanistan: Afghan Gold, Gem Sales in Decline
May 23, 2020
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TOLOnews
The gem and gold industries in Afghanistan are facing hurdles despite gold prices soaring in world markets, a jewelers' union said Saturday. Gems and gold…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Mining Revenue Tumbles amidst COVID-19
May 22, 2020
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Mohamed Jaward Nyallay, Politico
Authorities in Sierra Leone have said mining revenue has dropped due to the impact of COVID-19. The revenue drop has been attributed to the difficulties…
Syria: Syrian Army Launches Operation to Secure Oil Fields: Video
May 22, 2020
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Al Masdar News
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a major operation this week to secure the main roads that link the governorates of Hama and Deir Ezzor,…
Conflict Minerals: COVID-19 in Conflict Minerals Reports — Update
May 22, 2020
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Dynda A. Thomas, National Law Review
As discussed in a previous post, early in 2019, some companies were expressing concern that, because of the impacts of the shut-downs associated with COVID-19,…
Lack of Flood Maps at Many U.S. Military Bases Creates Risks
May 22, 2020
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Marc Kodack
In the 2020 NDAA, Congress further required that DoD include in its’ installation master plans a discussion of risks and threats that included those from extreme…
10 Lessons From the COVID-19 Frontline For a More Gender-Equal World
May 22, 2020
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Katja Iversen
Evidence shows that disease outbreak affects women and men differently, that pandemics exacerbate inequalities for girls and women, who are also often the hardest hit,…
Epidemics, Conflict, and Gold: What We Can Learn from DC’s Ebola Outbreak as We Respond to COVID-19
May 22, 2020
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Kady Seguin and Alan Martin
The COVID-19 pandemic is spotlighting the vulnerability of the world’s poorest during a time of crisis. This is especially evident in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities,…
Russia/Ukraine: Critical Water Shortage in Crimea May Prompt New Russian Move against Ukraine
May 21, 2020
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Paul Goble, Eurasia Daily Monitor
The Crimean Peninsula has long suffered from water shortages, but these are now often exacerbated by the ever-more frequent winters with little-to-no rain or snow.…
Exploring Environmental Governance in Eastern Ukraine
May 21, 2020
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Olga Shashkina
What happens to environmental governance in areas where governments lose control during conflicts? Non-state actors can fill the vacuum but little is known about how…
Afghanistan: The Wild Shrub at the Root of the Afghan Meth Epidemic
May 20, 2020
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Kern Hendricks, Undark
Muhammad Rehman Shirzad, a forensic scientist with the Afghan government’s Forensic Medicine Directorate, stops to catch his breath and scans the uneven ground ahead. He…
Israel/Palestine: Land Grab and Deportation: A Leading Israeli Lawyer's Annexation Prediction
May 20, 2020
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Meron Rapoport, MIddle East Eye
Almost 53 years after it occupied the West Bank, Israel is closer than ever to annexing parts of the Palestinian territory. Article 29 of the…
Women's Empowerment in Agriculture is Essential to COVID-19 Survival and Recovery
May 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a devastating threat to lives and livelihoods around the world. Many development organizations and research institutions are raising their voices and…
Achim Wennmann
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
May 19, 2020
Achim Wennmann is Senior Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and Executive…
The Energy Sector Needs a Stronger Female Presence
May 19, 2020
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Nevelyn Black
Globally, women made up 15% of senior management roles in the power and utilities industry last year. Some industry leaders believe a stronger female presence and voice in…
Colombia: Colombia’s Crumbling Drug Policy: Farmers Thwart Attempt to Resume Aerial Spraying of Coca
May 19, 2020
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
The Colombian government thought it could outsmart farmers by taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to resume the aerial spraying of coca. Turns out farmers…
Papua New Guinea: Gender-Based Violence Shakes Communities in the Wake of Forest Loss
May 19, 2020
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John C. Cannon, Mongabay
KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea — Change. That’s what Monica Yongol has seen in her 54 years. In that time, the loggers and then the oil…
EnPAx Launches Microsite on COVID-19 and Environmental Peacebuilding
May 19, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Recognizing the many diverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental peacebuilding and the environmental peacebuilding community, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to…