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South Sudan: The Hidden Cost of South Sudan’s Oil Boom [Video]

Oct 16, 2025
Bloomberg

South Sudan relies on oil for almost all of its revenue. But some communities living near the oil fields allege polluted water is causing birth…

Colombia: Putumayo’s Women Guardians Defend Land and Culture Amid Colombia’s Deforestation

Oct 15, 2025 | Natalia Arbelaez
Mongabay

In Colombia southwest, Kamëntšá and Inga Indigenous women are at the forefront of the struggle to defend their territory, which provides water to the rest…

Afghanistan: Russian Firms Show Interest in Panjshir-to-Kabul Water Transfer Project

Oct 15, 2025
Ariana News

During the meeting, the Russian side reportedly conveyed readiness to engage not only in the water transfer project but also in a broader range of…

The First Fergana Peace Forum Kicks off in Fergana: The Region Transforms into a Space for Goodneighborliness and Cooperation

Oct 15, 2025
Uzbekistan National News Agency

Fergana hosts the First Fergana Peace Forum, intended to become a new regional platform for dialogue, trust-building, and cooperation among Central Asian countries.

Kenya: Turkana’s Trailblazers: The Women Redefining Leadership on Oil-Rich Land

Oct 14, 2025 | Moraa Obiria
Daily Nation

What you need to know:  Two Turkana women, Veronica Natesiro and Jane Atabo, are breaking barriers by leading their community’s land governance in Lokichar.Through the Community…

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Oct 14, 2025
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the University of Ottawa

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the University of Ottawa are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.…

Chad: Responsable de l’Environnement

Oct 14, 2025 | INTERSOS

INTERSOS est une Organisation Humanitaire Non Gouvernementale, à but non lucratif, qui a l’objectif d’assister les victimes de désastres naturels et de conflits armés. INTERSOS…

DRC: Local Government Officer (Fixed-Term)

Oct 14, 2025 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…

Rwanda: Research Station Supervisor (Fixed-Term)

Oct 14, 2025 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…

Rwanda: Research & Seed Production Senior Supervisor (Fixed-Term)

Oct 14, 2025 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…

Burundi: Business Operations Tech and Innovation Associate

Oct 14, 2025 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…

Burundi: Impact Lead

Oct 14, 2025 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to…

Israel/Palestine: Programme Evaluation of Forum ZFD Palestine and Israel Regional Programme

Oct 14, 2025 | Pro Peace (Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V.)

Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst eV (forumZFD) is a non-profit peacebuilding organization with its Head Office in Cologne, Germany, which supports people involved in violent conflicts on…

Will Rare Earths Cause the Next War (or What Is Common in China vs US, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Africa)?

Oct 13, 2025 | Vinod Janardhanan

The global race for rare earth minerals is igniting geopolitical tensions that could lead to real wars. The tussles and tariff wars between China and…

Farming for Peace: SDG 2 in Colombia

Oct 13, 2025 | Mia Keen

SDG 2 is a development goal set by the UN to create a “world free of hunger by 2030.” Global food insecurity has been increasing…

Resource Diplomacy: Africa’s Critical Mineral Crossroads

Oct 13, 2025 | James Boafo, Rochelle Spencer, and Senyo Dotsey

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They underpin industries ranging from…

Afghanistan: Intra-Taliban Clashes over Gold Mine in Badakhshan Leave 10 Dead

Oct 13, 2025
Afghanistan International

At least 10 Taliban members were killed in heavy fighting between rival factions of the group in Badakhshan province over control of a gold mine,…

Afghanistan: Kabul Faces a Water Crisis: Warnings of Land Subsidence and Threats to People’s Livelihoods

Oct 13, 2025 | Avizha Khorshid
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Residents in Kabul have voiced complaints about severe water shortages in the city. They say that the scarcity of clean water and its unpleasant taste…

Colombia: IOM and EU Launch Initiative to Strengthen Inclusive Disaster Preparedness in Latin America

Oct 13, 2025
International Organization for Migration

Bogotá, Colombia, 13 October 2025 – As climate-related disasters intensify across Latin America, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union have launched Prepárate+,…

Explainer: Why Gender Matters in Disaster Risk Reduction

Oct 13, 2025 | UN Women Europe and Central Asia
UN Women

Disasters are happening more often, costing more, and affecting more lives than ever before. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is not just reacting when a crisis…

Can Colombia Embrace Clean Energy without Damaging the Amazon?

Oct 13, 2025 | Christina Noriega

At the foot of the Andes, a Canadian firm has plans for one of the country’s biggest copper mines, but many say the carbon-rich forests…

Resource Curse: Why Capitalizing on the Resources Is Actually the Exception?

Oct 13, 2025 | Nadhem Mahmoudi

This phenomenon refers to the paradox of countries with vast natural or mineral resources who fail to translate those resources into economic prosperity. The resource…

Liberia: Community Seizes Loggers’ Equipment in Bassa

Oct 13, 2025 | Esau J. Farr
The Daylight

Local leaders in a Grand Bassa community forest have seized a logging company’s equipment for failing to pay their benefits.

Egypt/Ethiopia: Egypt's President Al-Sisi Issues Stern Warning to Ethiopia over Nile Dam Dispute, Vows to Protect Water Security

Oct 13, 2025
Radio Dalsan

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a stark warning to Ethiopia, accusing it of causing "significant harm" to downstream nations through its management of…

Afghanistan/Pakistan: Afghanistan, Pakistan Say Their Forces Killed Dozens in Border Clashes

Oct 12, 2025
Agence France-Presse

Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday they killed dozens of each other’s troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries. Afghanistan’s…

Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Revenues Fall Short of Covering State Spending

Oct 11, 2025
Shafaq News

Iraq’s oil income no longer covers the government’s monthly expenses, the economic observatory ECO Iraq warned on Saturday, forecasting that Brent crude could drop to…

New Online Course: Conflict Sensitivity in Conservation

Oct 11, 2025
PeaceNexus Foundation, EnPAx, African Wildlife Foundation, Conservation International, Environmental Law Institute, International Institute for Sustainable Development, IUCN, CEESP, and WWF

Conservation doesn’t happen in isolation. In fact, conserving nature involves making decisions about who accesses and uses natural resources – decisions that can be particularly…

Iraq: Terms of Reference for Trainers & Experts in Livelihoods, Economic Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship

Oct 10, 2025 | STOOS Consulting

STOOS Consulting seeks Iraq-based trainers and technical experts to deliver hands-on, market-relevant training and coaching for women, youth, farmers, small businesses, VSLA groups, and TVET learners. Assignments will be delivered in…

South Sudan: Terms of Reference for Trainers & Experts in Livelihoods, Economic Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship

Oct 10, 2025 | STOOS Consulting

STOOS Consulting is recruiting South Sudan-based trainers and facilitators to deliver practical, context-appropriate training and coaching for women, youth, farmers, VSLAs, and MSMEs, with a focus on remote/rural access and fragile settings.

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Sudan: Terms of Reference for Trainers & Experts in Livelihoods, Economic Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship

Oct 10, 2025 | STOOS Consulting

STOOS Consulting seeks Sudan-based trainers and experts to deliver TVET, entrepreneurship, agriculture/livestock, VSLA, financial literacy, and market systems training that strengthens resilience and self-reliance for women, youth, farmers, and micro-enterprises.

Description of the Tasks

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