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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · May 20

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Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project

YouTube video by Andrew Millison

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Apr 16

It is imperative that all future planning activities concerning stabilization, peacebuilding, and sustainable development in the #LakeChad region consider a comprehensive system-wide approach to address climate-fragility risks
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Lake Chad isn’t shrinking — but climate change is causing other problems

The communities around Lake Chad have always lived by its water rhythms. Now, as climate change impacts intensify, they must find new ways to adapt. The Lake Chad Basin lies in the Sahel, on the south...

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Apr 14

"Fear: Climate change will lead to a dramatic increase in migration from the MENA to Europe.
Fact: Climate hazards are increasingly a driver of forced migration and displacement, BUT migrants tend to stay within countries of origin or remain within the region."
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De-Securitizing Climate Migration in the Middle East and North Africa - Manara Magazine

Global warming and the climate crisis affect all regions of the world, but the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is particularly vulnerable.

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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) @swp-berlin.org · Apr 11

Donald Trump has broken with Western policy and sided with Russia. @sabfis3.bsky.social is therefore calling for swift and decisive European action. The next German government must take on a key role from its very first day in office. 👇
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‘Everything about Ukraine without Ukraine’

Peace Negotiations in Trump’s Brave New World

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Christine Eriksen @drceriksen.bsky.social · Apr 10

Hot off the press🔥 Social resilience research on climate-related hazards: Trends, accomplishments and shortcomings. We review how research engages with communities and places exposed to climate-related hazards.Open access in @plosclimate.org funded by @snsf-ch.bsky.social dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Apr 9

En el #DíaVíctimasColombia Nuestro podcast revela los lazos en construcción de paz ambiental con la justicia transicional. Iniciativas climáticas pueden compensar a víctimas, reconocen y restauran ecosistemas afectados y generan empleo para excombatientes. #9deAbril
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Episode 38: Reconnecting people to their power: Transitional justice and 'cosmovisión' in Colombia

YouTube video by adelphi, Berlin

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Apr 9

On #ColombianVictimsDay Our podcast reveals the connections between environmental peacebuilding and transitional justice. Climate initiatives can compensate victims, recognize and restore affected ecosystems, and generate employment for ex-combatants. #April9
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Episode 38: Reconnecting people to their power: Transitional justice and 'cosmovisión' in Colombia

YouTube video by adelphi, Berlin

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Apr 7

What are the climate impacts of cutting USAid?
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Analysis: Nearly a tenth of global climate finance threatened by Trump aid cuts - Carbon Brief

Nearly a tenth of global climate finance could be under threat as US president Donald Trump’s aid cuts risk wiping out huge swathes of spending overseas

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Alexandra Steinkraus @steinkraus.bsky.social · Mar 28

🎙️Our March episode of the Climate Diplomacy podcast is out just in time for weekend listening: adelph.it/podcast48

We discuss the dynamics of internal and cross-border migration, borderland securitization, the role of community networks in Bangladesh and more.

🎧 adelph.it/podcast48

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Apr 1

"Addressing climate risks proactively can reduce the likelihood of conflict reemergence, saving significant resources that would otherwise be spent on emergency response and reconstruction." weatheringrisk.org/en/impact-no...

Seeking sustainable peace in a changing climate

Why do we need targeted, evidence-based investments in peace programming that integrates climate and environmental security?

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Apr 1

🌍 New impact story: How the Wadi El Ku 2 project in North Darfur used water management & local governance to build peace in a climate-challenged region. Read key lessons from our Weathering Risk methodology! @climatediplo.bsky.social 💧🤝 shorturl.at/Pl9ED #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding #resilience

Improving agricultural productivity and fostering peace through inclusive natural resource management in Sudan

The UNEP-led Wadi El Ku 2 catchment project used inclusive natural resource management strategies to improve agricultural productivity and foster l

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Harnessing the Winds of Change: What Colombia and Germany can learn from each other’s green energy transition

Across the Atlantic, Colombia and Germany are setting course for a greener future, navigating the turbulent times of the energy transition. These two countries, whose starting points are seemingly wor...

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Mar 25

NEW Science policy interface publication from the @unccd.bsky.social www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Sustainable Land Use Systems: The path to collectively achieving Land Degradation Neutrality

PDF | Cowie, A., E. Huber-Sannwald, B. Kishchuk, M. Ljusa, D. Armenteras, F. Akinyemi, N. Barger, H. Gichenje, T. Ulambayar, M. Albagnac, V. Boerger, A.... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

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Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) @enpax.bsky.social · Mar 24

📢 Join XCEPT next Monday, March 31st, 2025 for a discussion with top scholars & policymakers on the interlinkages between climate change, conflict, and political instability.

Learn more and register for this hybrid event here: www.xcept-research.org/news_events/...

Turning up the heat: climate change, conflict, and political instability - XCEPT

2024 shattered records as the warmest year ever recorded, while climate-related disasters inflicted a staggering $297 billion in economic damage. The far-reaching impacts of climate change are already...

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · Mar 19

This story is horrific and terrifying. Then, near the end, this:

"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."

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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Harnessing the Winds of Change: What Colombia and Germany can learn from each other’s green energy transition

Across the Atlantic, Colombia and Germany are setting course for a greener future, navigating the turbulent times of the energy transition. These two countries, whose starting points are seemingly wor...

climate-diplomacy.org

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Mar 20

Resonating with @climatemorgan.bsky.social insights at Berlin #EnergyTransition dialogue, our article explores lessons learned from Germany and Colombia and how to better foster energy communities that can boost local value & resilience.🔋https://t.co/Z5MnBjZVzl
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Jennifer Morgan @climatemorgan.bsky.social · Mar 19

As #BETD25 wraps up, my 3 closing messages:

1️⃣Collaboration: let’s make the time to work together & accelerate learning
2️⃣Communication: let’s tell the stories of people actually delivering #energytransition & securing the benefits
3️⃣Courage: let’s move forward boldly
@greensofa-betd.bsky.social

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Feb 22

Watch the linkages between critical minerals and climate security 👇🏼https://youtu.be/EpxIU2fD9pM

Critical minerals and the energy transition: a climate security approach

YouTube video by adelphi, Berlin

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Feb 7

Investing in renewable off-grid enterprises provides communities with electricity for productive uses and revenues, empowering them to resist illegal economies and fostering resilience in a just green transition. #EnergyCommunities #GreenTransition

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Harnessing the Winds of Change: What Colombia and Germany can learn from each other’s green energy transition

Across the Atlantic, Colombia and Germany are setting course for a greener future, navigating the turbulent times of the energy transition. These two countries, whose starting points are seemingly wor...

climate-diplomacy.org

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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) @swp-berlin.org · Mar 13

In 2024, the EU and Serbia signed a strategic raw materials partnership. Critics fear that the rule-of-law structures, as well as environmental and social standards, could be undermined, write @fraumuellerbln.bsky.social, Lea Maria Strack & Marina Vulović: www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...

The EU’s Raw Materials Diplomacy: Serbia as a Test Case

The Rule of Law and Sustainability as Benchmarks for Europe’s Raw Materials Cooperation

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · Mar 13

📢 JOB ALERT 📢
Be quick and take a look at these two #PhD positions researching countering #jihadi insurgency in Africa.

Only two days left to apply! ⌛

Corinna Jentzsch @corinnajentzsch.com · Jan 14

JOB ALERT: I have two vacancies for fully-funded, 4 year PhD positions in my European Research Council Project “Countering Jihadi Insurgencies in Africa”; one on Nigeria, one on Mozambique. Closing date for applications 15 March 2025, start in Sept. 2025

www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions)

PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions, each 1.0 fte)The Institute of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences invites ...

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Climate Diplomacy and Security @climatediplo.bsky.social · Mar 12

🌱Ahead of #COP16Riyadh, @raquelmunayer.bsky.social & @hectormoralesm.bsky.social conducted, in partnership with @fao.org, trainings for @unccd.bsky.social focal points to support development of core skills + deliver tools for global drought policy negotiation.
Find out more: youtu.be/JlKk6BzbEfw?...

Negotiating resilience: developing capacities on drought policy

YouTube video by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Héctor Morales-Muñoz @hectormoralesm.bsky.social · Mar 11

Re-watch how investing in land restoration impulses security in dimension such as fertile land and food, migration prevention, water, transboundary international cooperation, livelihoods carbon sinks and biodiversity
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Conversation on Land Restoration and Security - Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is the world's leading forum for debating the most pressing challenges to international security.

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Germany UN Rome @germany-un-rome.bsky.social · Mar 10

We fully agree with @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social – #GlobalDevelopment cooperation is key. 🇩🇪 supports a security approach, balancing #CivilianEfforts with military strategies, to build a strong society and lay the foundation for long-term peace. #PeaceBuilding @bmz.de @unhcr.org @ec.europa.eu

Jochen Flasbarth @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social · Mar 9

Internationale #Entwicklungszusammenarbeit brauchen wir gerade jetzt. Wir dürfen nicht Trump nacheifern, der Millionen Menschen auf der Welt in mehr Elend treibt! Sicherheit werden wir nicht nur militärisch erreichen, sie braucht auch ziviles Engagement! @bmz.de

www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...

Ein entscheidender Vorteil für Deutschland

Entwicklungshilfe: Wer stopft die Lücken, die Trump reißt?

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Climate Diplomacy and Security @climatediplo.bsky.social · Mar 11

📬 On our latest newsletter:

📖 Germany's National Interdisciplinary #ClimateRisk Assessment
🕊️ Navigating Peace in a Changing Climate: #ClimateAndSecurity Trend Analysis
🏝️ Conversation on #LandRestoration and Security at the #MSC2025

And more!

Read: adelph.it/2ndIssue2025

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