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Middle East and North Africa: Water Stress Worsens Food Insecurity Crisis in Arab States

Sep 26, 2023 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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,…