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The Many Historical Courses of Gender and Water in India
Nov 12, 2019
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Indu Gupta
Water is essential for human survival and development, but the ongoing water crisis in India, despite 70 years of policy-making is widening the circle of…
Myanmar: Pearl Farm Plan Could Spell Doom for Myanmar’s Nomadic ‘Sea Gypsies’
Nov 12, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
The seafaring livelihoods of Myanmar’s “sea gypsies,” a nomadic ethnic group also known as Moken or Salone in Burmese, are being threatened by a plan…
Myanmar: Panel to Consider Changing Laws to Aid Kachin Farmers
Nov 11, 2019
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
A committee will be set up comprising farmers and civil society organisations to resolve farmland problems in Kachin State, U M Kawn La of the Kachin…
Why Should We Care About the Gender Dimension of Climate Change?
Nov 11, 2019
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Renz Louie Celeridad
Women farmers encounter a great deal of challenges that constrain their agricultural activities. Differing societal roles, unequal access to and control of resources, and women’s…
New Challenges for Women's Land Rights in Africa
Nov 11, 2019
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Hosaena Ghebru
A new wave of gender-related land reforms has swept across Africa south of the Sahara in recent years. These reforms have incorporated innovative approaches to…
Debate Urges Broader Thinking on Diversity
Nov 11, 2019
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Kristie Batten
Despite its name, the debate focused on broader themes of diversity, based around the topic ‘a diversity debate that begins and ends with gender is…
How Feminist Research Can Help Confront the Climate Crisis
Nov 11, 2019
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Maria Tanyag
Humanity is now at a point where we can no longer afford to examine climate-related risks and their impacts on humans independent of other ecosystems,…
The Purple Poppy Signifies the Contributions of Animals in Wars
Nov 10, 2019
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Chrissy Da Silva, Cochraine Today
For many years, Carol Tracey has been a strong advocate of the purple poppy and has exhausted many outlets trying to bring awareness to the…
Food Security: Adverse Effects of Humanitarian Food Aid Disputed in New KU Study
Nov 10, 2019
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Hays Post
A renowned 1992 sketch on “Saturday Night Live” follows newly elected President Bill Clinton as he and Secret Service agents jog into McDonald’s. When a…
A Lifelong Fight for Gender Equality: In Conversation with Carmen Barroso
Nov 8, 2019
On a recent rainy morning in Portland, USA, Carmen Barroso, aged 75, stood amongst thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets to advocate for…
Liberia: Uncontrolled Logging Poses Risk to Rain Forest
Nov 8, 2019
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Marcus Malayea, Observer
Kokoyah Statutory District Superintendent Conde Yallah says the uncontrolled extraction of logs from the rainforest is depriving locals of their direct economic benefits.
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Organized Crime becomes Global Challenge Faced by UN Peacekeepers
Nov 8, 2019
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UN
Organized crime, breakdowns in law and order, and attacks by extremists are examples of the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers, the Security Council was told…
Syria: Pentagon Promises to Give Syrian Oil Revenue to Kurds
Nov 8, 2019
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Sydney Morning Herald
The Pentagon has said revenue from oilfields protected by US forces in northeastern Syria will go to its Kurdish allies. During a news conference announcing…
Science as a Catalyst for Peace and Development
Nov 8, 2019
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UN Environment
Despite the benefits of indigenous knowledge, today the relationship between what some call “Western” science and traditional knowledge is difficult at best. Today, Western science…
China/Myanmar: Myanmar, China Sign MoU on Cooperation in Water Resource Management
Nov 7, 2019
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Eleven
Myanmar and China signed a memorandum of understanding on water resource management in the water resource sectors of both countries, according to the Ministry of…
Call for Submissions: Understanding the ‘Local’ Aspect of Participation and Citizen Engagement in Natural Resources Governance
Nov 6, 2019
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Päivi Lujala
The people living in resource extraction areas are increasingly at the heart of transnational natural resource governance (NRG) policy discourse. Accordingly, locally sustainable – i.e.…
Conflict Minerals: Volvo to Trace Battery Cobalt Supply Chain Using Blockchain
Nov 6, 2019
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Coinfomania, Ibiam Wayas
Gothenburg-based car manufacturing company, Volvo, has revealed plans to use blockchain technology in tracking the global supply chain of the Cobalt used in its electric…
Global Trailblazer in Environmental Peacebuilding to Deliver Coca-Cola World Fund Lecture
Nov 6, 2019
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Yale MacMillan Center
Gidon Bromberg, the co-founder and Israeli co-director of EcoPeace Middle East, a unique organization that brings together Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis to promote environmental sustainability and advance peace efforts in…
Exploitation of the Environment in Conflict-Affected Areas on the Increase
Nov 6, 2019
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Cheryl Kahla, South African
The International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict came into effect on 5 November 2001, when the United…
Iraq: Protests Force First Oil Field Shut-in
Nov 6, 2019
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Iraq Oil Report
Iraq's massive protest movement is having its first direct effects on the country's oil output, as production is now curtailed at the Qayarah field. Two officials in…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Mulls Legal Action over South China Sea Dispute
Nov 6, 2019
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James Pearson and Khanh Vu, Reuters
Vietnam could explore legal action among various options in its territorial dispute with powerful neighbor China in the South China Sea, a senior government official…
The Environment Has Become a Hostage of Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2019
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Wim Zwijnenburg
This year, 2019, marked a new nadir for the environment that may reflect an ominous trend in warfare: Environmentally sensitive targets are being weaponized and…
Rooting for the Environment in Times of Conflict and War
Nov 6, 2019
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UN Environment
Eighteen years ago, on 5 November 2001, the United Nations General Assembly declared 6 November the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in…
Can Women Make the World More Peaceful?
Nov 6, 2019
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Paulino Akon Yel Dut
A genuine comprehensive analysis shows that involving women in peacebuilding increases the probability that violence will end in an easy manner. Hence we should thank…
How Often Does the UN Security Council Use a Gender Lens? Not Often Enough
Nov 6, 2019
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Katelyn Jones
The WPS agenda was instituted in October 2000 via the unanimous passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, which marked the first formal…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: How The Mining Business is Helping Women in Congo Escape Isolation
Nov 5, 2019
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Eleonora Vio, TRT World
Congolese women entered the mining sector in the late 90s and ever since they have been fighting discrimination, superstition and outdated customs, while they successfully…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Basin Water Wars: The Never-Ending Struggle between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan
Nov 5, 2019
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Emily Palios, Geopolitical Monitor
Known for being the longest river on the African continent, the Nile River has served as a key source of water for all the countries…
Gender Equality in African Agriculture: An Innovation Imperative
Nov 5, 2019
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Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg
President Barack Obama once highlighted the importance of leveraging the talents of Africa’s women using the analogy of a football match. He pointed out that…
Sudanese Women Urge Gender Balance in Country's Peace Process
Nov 5, 2019
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Amy Lieberman
Sudanese women were influential in the widespread protests that led to the military overthrow of the country's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in April. Six months…
Sri Lanka: National Consultant - Women, Peace and Security (Parliament)
Nov 5, 2019
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UNDP
The WPS agenda has been initiated by the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 (2000) and reaffirmed through the adoption of seven related resolutions…