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Ambassadors from Finland and Sweden to Receive 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy for their Groundbreaking Work to Protect the Environment in Times of Armed Conflict

Sep 7, 2023 | Pace University

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that the 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy will…

Colombia: Colombia’s Ranchers Federation Threatens to Mobilize over Land Reform

Sep 6, 2023 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

Colombia’s controversial ranchers’ federation Fedegan suggested to mobilize “ranchers solidarity brigades” in opposition to government efforts to empower landless farmers. The suggestion was rejected by…

Hector Camilo Morales Munoz

Senior Advisor; Ph.D. Candidate
adelphi
Germany
Sep 5, 2023

Hector Morales Muñoz is a senior advisor in climate diplomacy and security at adelphi, where he provides advice to governments, international development agencies, and multilateral…

Burkina Faso/Mali/Niger: Climate Resilience Can Be a Catalyst for Peace and Prosperity in the Sahel

Sep 5, 2023 | UNDP

Located on the borders between the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger is the landlocked region of Liptako-Gourma. The impacts of climate…

Call for Abstracts: Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding [Deadline: October 2, 2023]

Sep 5, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for…

Remote: Expression of interest for consultancy services: Conflict Sensitivity Support to the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)

Sep 5, 2023 | Global Youth Biodiversity Network

About GYBNFounded in 2010, the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) is a global coalition of young people and youth organizations who have joined forces to…

Kenya: Commonwealth Pushes for Gender Equality in Climate Action

Sep 4, 2023 | Kamau Maichuhie, Nation

The Commonwealth has come up with a roadmap towards better representation of women and girls in decision-making and for greater protection against gender-based violence.

Gambia: Upper Nuimi Chief Warns against Farmer/Livestock Conflict

Sep 4, 2023 | Haruna Kuyateh, TheVoice

The Chief of Upper Niumi, Momodou Chatty Cham, has warned against the unleashing of cattle and sheep in farms as he expressed optimism for bumper harvests in this year’s cropping…

Afghanistan: World Willing to Cooperate with Taliban on Climate, Water Management, Heritage

Sep 4, 2023 | Riyaz ul Khaliq, Anadoly Agency

The world is “willing” to cooperate with the Taliban on climate change, water management, preserving heritage, terrorism, and health, the Japanese ambassador to Afghanistan said…

Sudan: Oil and War Crimes in Sudan: Lundin Trial Opens in Sweden

Sep 4, 2023 | Lena Bjurström, JusticeInfo

The long-awaited trial of two former executives of Swedish oil company Lundin begins in Stockholm on September 5. Alex Schneiter and Ian Lundin are charged…

South Africa: Human-Baboon Conflict Mitigation [Video]

Sep 4, 2023 | Jason Boswell, Deutsche Welle

As baboons roam the streets of a Cape Town suburb, they wreak havoc in their search for food. That has prompted locals to devise strategies…

Climate Change: Climate Crisis Worsens Conflict Death Rates, and Other Nature and Climate Stories You Need to Read This Week

Sep 4, 2023 | Kate Whiting, World Economic Forum

As Africa kicks off its first Climate Summit in Nairobi from 4-6 September, research finds the climate crisis can worsen unrest in some of the…

Why the Africa Climate Summit Can’t Afford to Overlook Conflict

Sep 4, 2023 | Nazanine Moshiri

African leaders aren’t just pleading for help on climate change, they’re offering solutions too – but as they do so it’s critical to understand the…

Ukraine: Livelihoods and Food Security Officer Ukraine Odessa (for nationals only)

Sep 4, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC works in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…

Ethiopia: WASH Coordinator Ethiopia Jigjiga

Sep 4, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC works in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…

Somalia: Livelihood and Food Security Project Manager Somalia Mogadishu (Open for Internal National Candidates Only)

Sep 4, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC works in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…

South Sudan: Consultant - Institutions in Greater Mundri Counties - Phase 2 (STREAM II) Baseline Survey

Sep 4, 2023 | Mercy Corps

South Sudan continues to face extremely high levels of food insecurity, social and political instability. A situation which is deepening due to endemic violence, conflict,…

Ukraine: Communications Specialist (Climate/Environment), Ukraine

Sep 4, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme

UNDP supports strategic capacity development initiatives to promote inclusive growth and sustainable human development. Together with national, regional and local authorities, civil societies, private sector,…

Kenya: Advisor, Climate R&I, Nairobi, Kenya

Sep 4, 2023 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s largest humanitarian relief and development organizations. For 90 years, the IRC has been at the…

South Africa: Researcher - Climate Security Specialist, Pretoria, South Africa

Sep 4, 2023 | Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, a CGIAR Research Center, is seeking a dynamic & multi skilled Climate Security Specialist. This position will be…

USA: Environmental Security Program Internship

Sep 4, 2023 | Stimson Center

The Stimson Center's paid internship program offers a professional and educational experience in discovering the way in which non-profit organizations can contribute to the understanding…

Ukraine: Programme Policy Officer

Sep 4, 2023 | World Food Programme

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

Syria: WASH Working Group Coordinator (h/f) - Hassake

Sep 4, 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…

Kenya: Senior Programme Assistant (Environmental Peacebuilding)

Sep 4, 2023 | International Organization for Migration: Somalia

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…

Italy: Fellow, Climate Insecurity and PVE

Sep 4, 2023 | United Nations

This junior entry-level position is located within the Counter-Terrorism Programme of UNICRI, within the framework of a project aiming to understand the interconnected challenges and…

Ukraine/Russia: There’s a Battle over Carbon Emerging from the War in Ukraine

Sep 3, 2023 | Sebastien Malo, Politico

Putting a figure on the carbon emissions tied to Russia’s invasion might help people outside of Ukraine understand the massive stakes of the conflict and…

Afghanistan: Since Political Change, Nearly 50 Clashes Happened on Border Areas: MoI

Sep 3, 2023 | Naveed Samadi, TOLOnews

Nearly 50 clashes have happened in border areas with the neighboring countries within the past two-years, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said. MoI…

The Unseen Battlefield: How Climate Change Fuels Global Tensions

Sep 3, 2023 | SOFREP

It’s not just about sweltering summers or dwindling polar ice. The effects of climate change are as complex and far-reaching as the issue itself. One…

Afghanistan’s Quest for Water Worries Central Asian Neighbors

Sep 3, 2023 | James Durso

Irrigating northern Afghanistan has been a priority for Kabul since Afghanistan’s first president, Mohammad Daud Khan, planned the canal in the 1970s. The Amu Darya,…

Myanmar: Myanmar Designates New Protected Forest Area

Sep 2, 2023 | Xinhua

Myanmar has designated a new protected forest area in Homalin township of the northwestern Sagaing Region, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Saturday. The…