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Jun 14, 2021 | Hannah Elisabeth Kurnoth, Beatrice Mosello, and Janna Greve

What can climate security learn from the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda? The two agendas share the need for urgent, context-specific, interdisciplinary responses, suggesting…

Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks

Jun 14, 2021 | Offshore

The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.

Iraq: Consultant, Women and Girls Rebuilding Iraq Project

Jun 13, 2021 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…

Lebanon: Request for Trainer, Civil Society Programme - Positive Masculinities / Men Engage Approach Training of Trainer

Jun 13, 2021 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the…

Barbados: Gender Specialist

Jun 13, 2021 | UN Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…

Nigeria: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion/Youth Specialist

Jun 13, 2021 | FHI 360

FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education,…

United Kingdom: Consultancy, Capacity Building Specialist, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Jun 13, 2021 | MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International)

MSI Reproductive Choices, named Marie Stopes International until November 2020, is an international non-governmental organisation providing contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries around…

Thailand: Senior Research Fellow - Gender, Environment and Development

Jun 13, 2021 | Stockholm Environment Institute

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is a non-profit, independent research and policy institute specialising in sustainable development and environmental issues. SEI works on climate change,…

What’s at Stake for Women, Peace and Security Agenda?

Jun 12, 2021

On March 8, during the commemoration of International Women’s Day, the President launched the third National Plan (NAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution…

Post-Covid-19, Women and the Green Economy

Jun 12, 2021 | Lalita Panicker

As we build back after Covid-19, the challenge of the climate crisis and its ecological, economic and social impact must be prioritised. There have been…

United Kingdom: Empowering Women and Girls as Contributors to the Protection of the Environment

Jun 11, 2021 | Justin Addison, United Kingdom Government

Justin Addison from the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) speaks at the OSCE Second Preparatory Meeting of the…

Register Now for the MOOC Gender and Mining Governance 13/09/21- 10/10/21

Jun 10, 2021

Do you need to make a stronger case for amplifying women's voices in mining governance? Do you want to become more skilled at evaluating the…

Gambia: EU Funds over 1.3 Million NGOs Environmental Sustainability Project

Jun 9, 2021 | Cherno O. Bobb, The Point

The European Union last Wednesday launched the European Union (EU) funded programme dubbed - “Civil Society Organisation Actors of Governance” to be implemented by ActionAid International, The Gambia…

Gaza: Gazans Flock to Beaches Despite Pollution Disaster

Jun 9, 2021 | Mai Abu Hasaneen, Al-Monitor

Thousands of families flocked to the shores of the Gaza Strip days after the fighting with Israel ended, completely disregarding that the beach is polluted with raw sewage and…

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…

Climate Change: Military Operations Will Be Strained by Climate Change

Jun 8, 2021 | Sara Schonhardt, Environment & Energy News

Militaries around the world could be overstretched as they respond to more intense and frequent climate-driven crises and threats to their own installations. That means…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

May 29, 2021 | Jess Craig, Al Jazeera

Every day, Gladys, a 33-year-old vendor in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest region, heads to Muea market to sell vegetables, sweets and other food…

Liberia: Awareness Campaign on Dissemination of Information on Land Rights Acts Begins across Liberia

May 28, 2021 | Selma Lomax, FrontPage Africa

A nationwide awareness campaign on the dissemination of information on the Land Rights Act (LRA) and the Liberia Land Authority Act (LLAA) has begun across…

Climate Change: Scorched Earth: The Climate Impact of Conflict

May 28, 2021 | Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle

Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.

Minerals Council Appoints First Woman President in 131 Years

May 27, 2021 | Gerard Peter, Mining Review Africa

Nolitha Fakude has been appointed as president of the Minerals Council South Africa. This is the first time in the 131 year history of the organisation…

Let´s Talk About Mali: The Impacts of Climate Change on Insecurity and Gender Inequality [Audio]

May 27, 2021 | Climate Diplomacy Podcast

In this episode we speak about climate fragility risks in Mali together with Chitra Nagarajan, author of the climate fragility risk brief on Mali.

During the…

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Discovers New Deposits of Diamond, Bauxite, Iron Ore, Gold, Rutile and Nickel

May 27, 2021 | Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph

Sierra Leone, one of the poorest nations in the World despite an abundance of mineral resources valued at Trillions of Dollars, has announced new discovery…

Hurting or Helping? Why We Need Gender and Food Systems Research

May 26, 2021 | Nicoline de Haan

Well-intended efforts are being made across the globe to reduce gender inequalities in agriculture, including by engaging women farmers in entrepreneurship or new jobs within…

Figure of the Week: Closing the Gender Gap to Reduce Food Insecurity in Africa

May 26, 2021 | Tamara White, Brookings Institute

In April of this year, the Oxford Business group released its “Agriculture in Africa 2021: Focus Report”. This report outlines the region’s export potential and…