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Kuwait: Kuwait Oil Company Signs $1.7 bln Soil-Rehab Contracts - Document

Oct 18, 2023 | Ahmed Hagagy, Reuters

Kuwait Oil Company has signed contracts worth $1.73 billion linked to rehabilitating the soil of oilfields damaged during Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, according to a…

Statement on the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts

Oct 18, 2023 | Brittany Roser (PAX) on behalf of 22 organizations

Honorable Chair, distinguished delegates, in 2023, conflict-linked environmental degradation continued to exacerbate the world’s humanitarian, economic, and security crises. Yet the environmental dimensions of conflicts…

Ukraine: UN Reports 'Staggering' $14 Billion Cost of Ukraine Dam Breach

Oct 17, 2023 | Agence France-Presse

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southeastern Ukraine in June caused $14 billion worth of damage and losses, a Tuesday report by the Ukrainian…

Turning Mines to Vines

Oct 17, 2023 | Michael Crumb, Business Record

Heidi Kuhn was in a minefield in Azerbaijan when she learned she had won this year’s World Food Prize. It was a fitting location since…

The Role Of Women In Shaping The Climate Mobility Agenda

Oct 17, 2023 | Samuel Hall

“When these environmental shocks happen, men tend to lose hope and you as a woman, you have to be strong for the family because it…

EnPAx Announces New Benefits to Membership; Upcoming Conference Registration; Fee Changes from 1 January 2024

Oct 17, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Following the creation of the "Environment and Security" journal, published in collaboration with SAGE, and the announcement that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding…

Afghanistan: 2 Solar-Powered Water Schemes Completed in Laghman

Oct 16, 2023 | Obaidullah Bidar, Pajhwok Afghan News

Two solar-powered water supply schemes have been completed and put into service and work on another 10 water supply projects has been completed.

Myanmar: Devastating Floods Hit War-Torn Kayah State, Displacing Thousands

Oct 16, 2023 | Irrawaddy

At least 10,000 people, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been lost homes or crops due to devastating flooding in Kayah state’s Loikaw and southern…

Israel/Gaza: In Gaza, People Resort to Drinking Salty Water, Garbage Piles up

Oct 16, 2023 | Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters

As Israeli air strikes pounded the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground offensive, the enclave's residents were getting more desperate by the hour as…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Rift over Kurdistan’s Oil Output Blocks New Iraqi Hydrocarbon Law

Oct 16, 2023 | Zawya

A rift over who will control Kurdistan’s crude production is blocking the approval of a new landmark oil and gas law in Iraq, a deputy…

Israel: What Israel-Hamas War Means for Global Oil Market

Oct 16, 2023 | Natalie Grover and Ahmad Ghaddar, Reuters

A war between Islamist group Hamas and Israel poses one of the most significant geopolitical risks to oil markets since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last…

Environmental Peacebuilding Awards: Call for Submissions

Oct 16, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

To honor outstanding contributions to environmental peacebuilding, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) is pleased to present awards to leaders, practitioners, and researchers from our community.

The…

EnPAx Seeking People Interested in Participating in a Transitional Justice Interest Group

Oct 16, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking people who would be interested in joining a Transitional Justice focused Interest Group. As a field of practice transitional…

Armed Groups as Forest Protectors in Colombia: A Risky Dynamic

Oct 16, 2023 | Joshua Collins

On May 15, 2022, a guerilla group in Colombia called Estado Mayor Central (EMC) issued a surprising communique from the large swaths of Amazonian regions…

Senegal: Regional Livelihoods and Food Security Adviser - Central West Africa (CWA)

Oct 16, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The NRC Central and West Africa region includes operations in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger,…

Ukraine: Programme Assistant (In-Kind) SC5 | Kyiv, Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

Oct 16, 2023 | World Food Programme

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace,…

Somalia: Senior Program Assistant (CS) - Kismayo

Oct 16, 2023 | Committed To Good

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.…

Somalia: Senior Program Assistant (CS) - Mogadishu

Oct 16, 2023 | Committed To Good

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.…

Sweden: World Water Week Young Scientific Programme Committee (YSPC)

Oct 16, 2023 | Stockholm International Water Institute

SIWI is seeking committed young professionals to provide support to World Water Week’s Scientific Programme Committee. Joining the Young Scientific Programme Committee (YSPC) is an…

Ukraine: Water, Sanitation and Waste Management National Expert

Oct 16, 2023 | Niras

The Ukraine’s Cohesion and Regional Development (UCORD) is a Swiss-Ukrainian project implemented by NIRAS Sweden AB with the support of Switzerland. The overall goal of…

Ukraine: WASH Program Manager

Oct 16, 2023 | Action Contre La Faim

5,796,748 refugees have crossed the Polish border, 591,947 refugees have crossed the Moldavian border and 1,127,998 refugees the Romanian border. This situation has led ACF…

Ukraine: Cluster WASH Coordinator

Oct 16, 2023 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural…

Afghanistan: A Toxic Legacy: What America Left behind in Afghanistan

Oct 13, 2023 | Lynzy Billing, Good Men Project

Laborers line the roadside, dusted with the white talc they have carried down from the mountains. A gritty wind stings their chapped cheeks as they…

Afghanistan: Toxic Toll of the War in Afghanistan [Audio]

Oct 13, 2023 | Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan brought tens of thousands of direct casualties but also dangerous pollutants that survivors are still living among. Lynzy Billing…

Myanmar: Myanmar Officials Drain Dam without Warning, Flood Mandalay Villages

Oct 13, 2023 | Radio Free Asia

More than 30,000 residents were forced to leave their homes and belongings behind in central Myanmar’s Mandalay region after their villages were unexpectedly flooded, locals…

Colombia: Colombia to Spend $4.25 Billion to Buy Land for Poor Farmers

Oct 13, 2023 | Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters

Colombia's leftist government will spend $4.25 billion to buy some 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of land for poor farmers or displaced people, as…

Israel/Gaza: Humanitarian Crisis for Food Insecurity, Lack of Water Supply about to Begin in Gaza, Experts Say

Oct 13, 2023 | Julia Jacobo, ABC News

An already precarious situation regarding food and water supplies for the residents of Gaza has exacerbated into a humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing conflict…

A Reminder from Israel and Gaza on the Importance and Limitations of Environmental Peacebuilding

Oct 13, 2023 | Peter Schwartzstein

For those of us not party to the conflict but engaged in the regional environmental peacebuilding space, all of this is a grim reminder of…

USA: Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Policy Associate - Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security - Georgetown University

Oct 13, 2023 | Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C.,…

Turkey: International Consultant on Violence Against Women Data and Research

Oct 13, 2023 | United Nations Women

BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…