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Afghanistan: Herati Farmers Fear Drought as Rainfalls Drop Significantly

Mar 28, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

Officials in the western Herat province have warned of severe drought challenges in the ongoing year as rainfalls have vastly dropped across the province. Head…

Afghanistan: Afghan Part of CASA-1000 Project 30% Completed

Mar 28, 2021 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews

In the last solar year, only 30% of the construction on the CASA -1000  power transmission project was completed, falling short of a more optimistic pledge that…

Afghanistan:Taliban Kill Faryab Dam Guards

Mar 28, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

Two police officers guarding the Dahan-e-Dara water dam were killed in a Taliban attack on the dam in the north-western province of Faryab. The dam…

South Sudan: Reducing Imports and Retaining Revenue through Domestic Refining Capacity

Mar 26, 2021 | Charnè Hundermark, Africa Oil & Power

Despite holding the third-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, until recently, South Sudan did not have an operating oil refinery in-country, therefore relying heavily on…

4 Ways the Private Sector Can Push for Gender Equality Post-Pandemic

Mar 26, 2021 | Kathleen Sherwin and Divya Mathew

• The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women's economic participation.

• Gender equality cannot be achieved without support from the private sector.

• A new…

Oil & Gas: Oil Nations Tipped for Political Instability If the World Moves away from Fossil Fuels

Mar 26, 2021 | Elliott Smith, CBNC

Algeria, Chad, Iraq and Nigeria will be among the first countries to experience political instability as oil producers feel the effects of a transition to…

Empowering Women in Peace Operations Remains Top Priority, Says UN Peacekeeping Chief

Mar 25, 2021 | UN News

Praising women’s fundamental contributions to peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, the UN peacekeeping chief reiterated on Thursday that empowering women in the military remains a top priority,…

Crimea’s Water Crisis Is an Impossible Problem for Putin

Mar 25, 2021 | Clara Ferreira Marques

A water emergency in Crimea is absorbing billions of taxpayer rubles as Russia tries to patch up an impossible problem stemming from the peninsula’s annexation…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan No Longer Relinquish Free Water: Ghani

Mar 25, 2021 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday during the inauguration of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province stressed on implementation of Helmand Water Accord, saying…

Editorial: Human-Wildlife Clash

Mar 25, 2021 | Himalayan Times

Nepal's conservation efforts have been considered a huge success, allowing endangered animals to thrive in the wild. This has been possible largely due to political…

Climate, Peace and Security: The Case of South Sudan

Mar 24, 2021 | Andrew E. Yaw Tchie and Kheira Tarif

South Sudan is the world's youngest nation and one of the least populated countries in Africa, but also one of the most vulnerable to climate…

Indonesia: In Indonesia, an Illegal Leopard Trade Thrives out of Sight, New Study Shows

Mar 24, 2021 | Claudia Geib, Mongabay

This is the story of how Indonesia is losing its spots. In a recent paper published in Nature Conservation, researchers found that the archipelagic nation…

Conflict Minrals: Recent Climate and ESG Disclosure Activity — What Does It Mean for the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule?

Mar 24, 2021 | National Law Review

In its first two months, the Biden Administration has given significant attention to climate-related and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure issues. Of course, these…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Inaugurates Hydropower Dam in Western Province

Mar 24, 2021 | Xinhua

Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday inaugurated a key hydropower dam in the western province Nimroz, which is expected to boost economy and agriculture…

Climate Security in the UN Security Council: Achieving More through Improved Knowledge and Increased Credibility

Mar 24, 2021 | Judith Nora Hardt, Michael Brzoska, and Alina Viehoff

The German government should continue its efforts on climate change and security even after its membership in the UN Security Council has come to an…

The Attack on the Italian Ambassador in Congo

Mar 24, 2021 | Daniel Ruiz

This article intends to do a critical analysis of the recent attack that cost the life to the Italian Ambassador in the Democratic Republic of…

Senior Research Fellow: Climate, Peace and Security Risks

Mar 23, 2021 | Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs is a Norwegian government agency and research organization based in Oslo.

NUPI is looking for a senior research fellow with a…

Cambodia: Lands Grabs and Other Destructive Environmental Practices in Cambodia Test the International Criminal Court

Mar 23, 2021 | Katie Surma, Inside Climate News

Three leading climate and human rights nonprofits have asked the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Hague to pursue rampant “land grabbing” by…

Ethiopia/Sudan/UAE: Sudan Accepts UAE Offer to Mediate Border and Dam Disputes with Ethiopia

Mar 23, 2021 | Middle East Eye

Sudan has accepted an offer by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to mediate with Ethiopia over a contested border region and Addis Ababa's construction of a…

Consultancy, White Paper on the Future of Environmental Peacebuilding

Mar 23, 2021 | Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform is a knowledge hub that connects the critical mass of peacebuilding actors, resources, and expertise in Geneva and worldwide.

The role: 

Reporting  to …

New NASA Maps Will Help Liberia Chart Course for a Sustainable Future

Mar 22, 2021 | Kiley Price

Within Liberia’s borders lies one of the last strongholds of intact forests in West Africa. But as Liberia’s economy recovers following years of civil war, experts fear that these…

Khalif H. Dalmar

Mar 22, 2021

Khalif Hassan Dalmar is the Director for the Department of Environmental Protection in the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia. Khalif has worked in…

Not A Noisy Gun: The Women Peacebuilders of Liberia

Mar 22, 2021 | Lucinda Rouse

Leymah Gbowee’s office is a hive of activity. At any one time, there are at least a dozen people within its bright, mural-clad walls. Sitting…

Middle East/North Africa: Of Water and Peace

Mar 22, 2021 | Tara Kavaler, The Media Line

March 22 marks World Water Day, celebrating a precious resource in the Middle East North Africa region. In a locale seemingly prone to conflict, water…

Liberia: Farmers Demand ‘Balance’ Payment In Land Deal with Equatorial Palm Oil in Grand Bassa County

Mar 22, 2021 | James Harding Giahyue, FrontPage Africa

This story is the first of a two-part series on growing tension between Equatorial Palm Oil and villagers in Grand Bassa County over land rights.

Khalif H. Dalmar

Mar 22, 2021

Khalif Hassan Dalmar is the Director for the Department of Environmental Protection in the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia. Khalif has worked in…

Khalif H. Dalmar

Mar 22, 2021

Khalif Hassan Dalmar is the Director for the Department of Environmental Protection in the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia. Khalif has worked in…

Khalif H. Dalmar

Mar 22, 2021

Turkey: Erdoğan’s Family Venture Brought back the Man Who Set up Illicit Kurdish, ISIS Oil Scheme

Mar 22, 2021 | Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor

The Turkish president’s son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, brought his operative back from the shadows to run front company Powertrans, which has long been accused of transporting…