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Middle East and North Africa: Water Stress Worsens Food Insecurity Crisis in Arab States
Sep 26, 2023
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Mohammed El-Said, New Arab
Water stress and scarcity have increased food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa region. The climate crisis has affected rainfall patterns, resulting in…
Disasters in Armed Conflict Zones: Silver Linings or Total Devastation?
Sep 26, 2023
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Tobias Ide
When catastrophic floods struck civil war-ridden Libya in the late summer of 2023, the catastrophe caused over 10,000 deaths and wreaked immense destruction throughout the…
United Kingdom: Peace and Security Programme Assistant
Sep 26, 2023
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Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) is looking for a person with a personal commitment to the mission of the Trust and capacity to undertake…
Remote: Call for Interest: Experts for Cross-Sectoral Scientific and Technical Team on Ongoing Needs for Nuclear Weapons Testing
Sep 26, 2023
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Norwegian People's Aid
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has initiated a global assessment of ongoing needs for victim assistance and environmental remediation after past nuclear-weapons testing. Phase 1 of the…
Ethiopia: WASH Assistant (Hygiene Promotion)
Sep 26, 2023
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FHI 360
FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Its staff includes experts…
Myanmar: WASH Manager (Myanmar Nationals)
Sep 26, 2023
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International Rescue Committee
The position is responsible for overall management of WASH project activities including cyclone emergency response project activities in Minbya and Rathedaung Townships in Rakhine state.…
Ethiopia: Emergency Rapid Response/Environmental Health Manager (Ethiopia Nationals)
Sep 26, 2023
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their…
Syria: WASH and Rehabilitation Coordinator
Sep 26, 2023
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Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. It saves the lives of malnourished children.…
Syria: WASH Program Manager (m/f) - Raqqa
Sep 26, 2023
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Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts…
Australia: Water Futures: Community Change in the Context of Conflict - PhD
Sep 26, 2023
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University of Sydney
The One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (One Basin CRC) offers attractive PhD packages in a broad range of disciplinary fields and across multiple universities in…
Sudan: WASH & Shelter Officer (Sudan Nationals)
Sep 26, 2023
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Danish Refugee Council
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) SudanDRC has been present in Sudan since 2004, delivering life-saving programming in protection, emergency response, shelter, food security and livelihoods, disaster…
Sudan: WASH & Shelter Assistant (Sudan Nationals)
Sep 26, 2023
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Danish Refugee Council
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) SudanDRC has been present in Sudan since 2004, delivering life-saving programming in protection, emergency response, shelter, food security and livelihoods, disaster…
Afghanistan: Consultant - Researcher Climate Crisis Impact and Drivers of Conflict in Afghanistan
Sep 26, 2023
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Geneva Call
Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting respect by Armed Groups and de Facto Authorities (AGDA) for international humanitarian norms in armed…
Arctic: Climate Change, Chinese and Russian Military Activity Increase Risk in the Arctic
Sep 25, 2023
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Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security
According to the U.S. Army’s Arctic strategy, Russia seeks to consolidate sovereign claims and control access to the region while China aims to gain access…
DRC: Forced Evictions from DR Congo Mineral-Rich Villages Blights Outlook
Sep 25, 2023
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Patrick Ilunga, East African
Kolwezi town in the Democratic Republic of Congo was nicknamed the cobalt capital of the world for having plenty of the mineral. The town in…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine War: Training to Clear the World's Most Heavily Mined Country
Sep 25, 2023
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Jonathan Beale, BBC
Specialist British military bomb disposal teams are training Ukrainian engineers to clear Russian minefields. Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world,…
Azerbaijan: Thousands of Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan Reclaims Separatist Region
Sep 25, 2023
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Associated Press
Thousands of Armenians streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the breakaway region while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited…
Afghanistan: America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned up
Sep 25, 2023
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Lynzy Billing, Inside Climate News
Afghans who lived near America’s vast bases say the U.S. military's lack of even minimal environmental protections polluted their land, poisoned their water and sickened…
A New Agenda for Peace and the Climate Emergency
Sep 25, 2023
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Cedric de Coning, Gracsious Maviza, and Kheira Tarif
Perhaps more than any other world leader, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has consistently integrated climate change into his assessments and response strategies. His…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Region Oil Export Resumption to Be 'Piloted', Says SOMO Source
Sep 24, 2023
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Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Region's oil export is expected to be resumed as a test through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline "soon", an Iraqi State Organization for Marketing of…
G20 Called for 'Gender-Inclusive Climate Action'. Is it Another Empty Rhetoric in India's Context?
Sep 23, 2023
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Divya Pradeep and K.C. Adaina
A recent report by UN Women paints a worrisome global picture of the progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pertaining to gender equality. Among several concerns raised,…
Afghanistan: The Benefits of Afghanistan’s Mineral Riches May Not Be So Forthcoming
Sep 23, 2023
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Nadia Ahmad and Luke Danielson
In late August, the Taliban interim government signed several contracts worth $6.5bn with foreign and national investors to develop some of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth. As…
Gender, Climate, Peace, and Development at the High-Level Meetings in New York City
Sep 22, 2023
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Marisa O. Ensor
World leaders are converging this week on New York City for the 78th session of high-level discussions held at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Export Pipeline Closure Wreaks Havoc on Kurdish Region Economy
Sep 21, 2023
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Sinan Mahmoud, The National
The once-thriving oil industry in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq has ground to a halt as the closure of the export pipeline to Turkey,…
Iraq: New Iraqi Oil Law to Allow Production Sharing with Foreign Firms
Sep 21, 2023
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Zawya
A new historic Iraqi oil and gas law that could be approved after the December local elections will allow foreign companies to have a share…
Uganda: Young Women in Uganda Lead Nationwide Action Against Climate Change
Sep 20, 2023
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UN Women
Over the last two years, Uganda has seen a flowering of climate activism led by young women and girls.
Myanmar: Establishing Community-Managed Fish Conservation Zones in the Sittaung River, Myanmar
Sep 20, 2023
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
Historically in Myanmar, fishing rights were awarded to businesses with little if any community benefit. Under the National League for Democracy (NLD) government, new fisheries…
Myanmar: Junta Plans Major Hike in Annual Licensing Fees for Gem Traders
Sep 20, 2023
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Aung Naing, Myanmar Now
The junta is reportedly considering raising its annual licensing fees for gem retailers by sixfold in early 2024. The shift would apply to several types…
Cities Are on the Frontline of Climate Change
Sep 20, 2023
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United Nations
Due to their dense concentrations of people and infrastructure, cities are on the frontline and highly susceptible to escalating damages from climate change. While cities…
Commentary: Who Cares about the Environment in War?
Sep 20, 2023
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
CEOBS and the PAX Environment, Peace, and Security Project jointly received 2023’s Al-Moumin Award from the Environmental Peacebuilding Association for their “ongoing leadership in monitoring,…