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In veel landen om Europa staat de democratie in het algemeen, en vooral de groene, progressieve politiek, enorm onder druk. Wij werken met jonge, veelal vrouwelijke politici en activisten die zich onder repressieve bewinden inzetten om mensen te activeren voor groene politiek te gaan. Met de plannen van het nieuwe kabinet in aankomst wordt ook ons werk onzekerder: daarom vragen we hier jouw hulp.
Onze projecten zijn voor onze partnerorganisaties van levensbelang. Projecten zoals een training over hoe je campagne voert, of een seminar voor jonge mensen over hoe ze invloed kunnen uitoefenen op klimaatbeleid. Hiermee betrekken zij mensen bij de groene beweging, en versterken ze de inhoudelijke kennis en politieke vaardigheden van hun actieve leden. Met jouw steun versterken we groene en progressieve politiek, tegen de autoritaire stroom in.
Conflict is sadly something people in Iraq know all too well. Although the country has been relatively stable for the past few years, all generations will remember a different conflict during their lifetime. From The First Iraqi–Kurdish War from 1961 until 1970 to the more recent armed conflict against the Islamic State ending in 2017. Younger generations will have a harder time recalling conflict, yet these generations are also affected by conflicts from the past. Decades of conflict have left their marks on Iraq's people and its landscape. Ecological effects of conflict have often been disregarded after conflicts ended. However, these effects are still felt by war torn countries today, Iraq is no exception.
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Apart from great human suffering, the ongoing war is leaving its marks on Lebanon’s environment. The effects on the environment are diverse: to begin with, the weapons used have a lasting negative impact on soil, water and air. Besides the clear and visible impact of the mere act of warfare itself on the environment, conflict makes any progress on climate policy impossible. On 14th November IFG is organising the event “The ecological effects of war; conflict and the green movement in the Middle East”, to share experiences and insights with the Dutch public. In this article we present the multitude of impacts that war has on the environment, both direct and indirect.
Like last year, IFG is organizing an event on the Northern Africa and Middle East (MENA) region in The Netherlands on 14th November. The topic of the event is: “The ecological effects of war; conflict and the green movement in the Middle East”. The direct and indirect effects of war on the ecology are indisputably enormous. To begin with, there is the direct ecological effects of destruction of infrastructure as well as natural resources. Secondly, we see the specific effects of use of chemical and other weapons on ecological capital such as water, air and biodiversity. An example is the phosphorous bombs being dropped by Israel on Lebanon, of which the long-term effects have been inadequately researched. And third, we see that conflicts have a paralysing effect on the development of green policies; in crisis there is little room for manoeuvre and the actors are limited in time, financial resources and capacities. We will bring together various perspectives of our partner organisations in Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Morocco, to hear about their experiences, how this has impacted their organisation, and how they strive to still bring the green agenda forward. Depending on their situation, they will reflect on the effect of past conflicts, current conflicts or conflicts in other countries on ecology and the green movement. In addition we will invite experts on the topic and policymakers to reflect, so that we can discuss ways forward for the different actors involved.
Sasa-ساسة Institute for the Promotion of Democracy
After years of back and forth between the Serbian government, the judiciary, protestors and mining companies, the lithium mine in the Jadar Valley might 'finally' be on its way. The EU has been a big proponent of this mine, which holds 58,000 metric tons of lithium, a metal that is essential in most of today's batteries for cars, phones and others. The Union has been dependent on China for its lithium supply thus far. The question, however, is whether this mine will actually have a positive impact on the planet and whether this will fulfil the EU's goal of becoming independent from authoritarian regimes.