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Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, or South Africa: Gender and Climate Security Scientist

Sep 18, 2022 | Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems…

Belgium: Programme Manager, Climate Environmental Peacemaking Programme

Sep 18, 2022 | European Institute of Peace

The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is looking for exceptional individuals who share our vision for a world where people live in safety and peace because conflicts…

Belgium: Afghanistan Programme Intern

Sep 18, 2022 | European Institute of Peace

The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is looking for exceptional individuals who share our vision for a world where people live in safety and peace because conflicts…

Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, or South Africa: Gender and Climate Security Scientist

Sep 18, 2022 | Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, or South Africa: Climate and Environmental Data Scientist

Sep 18, 2022 | Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Mali: Program Director, West & Central Africa Program

Sep 18, 2022 | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in the drylands of…

Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, or South Africa: Climate, Peace and Security Policy Scientist

Sep 18, 2022 | Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Border Disputes Continue for 31 Years

Sep 17, 2022 | Nazir Aliyev, Anadolu Agency

With the borders drawn by the former Soviet Union regardless of ethnic, political, economic, and cultural factors, the newly independent Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan and…

Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia?

Sep 17, 2022 | Genevieve Donnellon-May

A recently published study by a team of scientists from the University of Texas in Austin, Penn State, and Tsinghua University in Nature climate change…

South Sudan: South Sudan Offers 14 Oil Blocks to Increase output

Sep 16, 2022 | Xinhua

South Sudan is putting up 14 oil blocks for sale in a bid to increase production to pre-war levels of 350,000 barrels a day. Chol…

Forgotten Droughts: These Five Regions of the World Could Soon Face Conflict over Water

Sep 16, 2022 | Charlotte Elton

Millions of people in 'neglected' regions could soon face violent conflict over water, according to an early warning tool developed by the Water Peace and…

Ukraine/Russia: Flood Risk in Zelensky’s Hometown after Russian Missile Strike Damages Water System

Sep 15, 2022 | Reuters, Business Insider, Agence France-Presse, and Associated Press

Ukraine warned that floods could hit the city of Kryvyi Rih – President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown – after a Russian cruise missile strike damaged infrastructure,…

Liberia: Ministry of Labour Launches Gender And Social Inclusion Unit

Sep 15, 2022 | Cholo Brooks

Labour Minister Cllr. Charles H. Gibson says achieving gender balance in the employment sector is not only national responsibility, but an international calling that all…

Liberia: Promoting Sustainable Agriculture Poised to Save the Gola Forest National Park in Liberia

Sep 15, 2022 | Alade Adeleke, BirdLife International

Educating local communities in sustainable farming practices is crucial for reducing deforestation and preserving the ecosystem of the National Park. The Forestry Development Authority (FDA)…

DRC: Congo Violence Rages Despite Conflict-Mineral Law, US Says

Sep 15, 2022 | Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg

Violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rage unabated despite US legislation aimed at stopping the mineral trade from fueling conflict, the Government…

Seasonal Change, Climate Adaptation, and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Sep 15, 2022 | Marisa O. Ensor

The Autumnal Equinox (September 22nd) has historically marked the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere – and heralded spring in the Southern one. Climate…

Iraq: Top US Diplomat Warns Court Ruling on Oil Risks Deepening Crisis in Iraq

Sep 14, 2022 | Sean Matthews, Middle East Eye

The US has urged Baghdad not to implement a court ruling forcing its semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hand over oil extracted from its territories to federal…

Netherlands: Climate Adaptation Specialist

Sep 12, 2022 | CARE Nederland

CARE is one of the world’s leading multi-mandate aid agencies, fighting poverty and injustice in over 100 countries around the world. CARE’s Vision 2030 shapes…

Indonesia: Consultant, Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion Research Analyst

Sep 12, 2022 | World Resources Institute

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. We…

Philippines: Assistant Program Officer for Women’s Environmental Defenders

Sep 12, 2022 | The Asia Foundation

The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia-Pacific. Informed by six decades of experience…

Iraq: Gender Specialist

Sep 12, 2022 | INTERSOS

INTERSOS has been present in Iraq since 2003 and currently operates across Ninewa, Salah Al Din (SAD), Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah Governorates. INTERSOS thematic sectors of…

Three Territorial Disputes You May Not Have Heard of

Sep 12, 2022 | Daniel Hayward

Living in Thailand, and closely linked to efforts supporting individuals and groups in Myanmar handling the aftermath of the 2021 military coup, the author hears…

Colombia: Colombia's Territorial Battle between Indigenous and Black Communities

Sep 11, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

In the fertile Cauca valley in Colombia's southwest, Nasa Indigenous people have been forcibly occupying farmland, claiming to be putting to an end damaging monoculture…

Somalia: In Somalia, Women and Children Are Bearing the Brunt of the Horn of Africa Drought

Sep 9, 2022 | Kirsty McFadden, World Food Programme

After four years of drought, Mido took her children and embarked on a brutal month-long journey to Dolow – a town along the border of Somalia and Ethiopia.…

Ukraine: Pollution of the Bug Estuary Following Damage to Mykolaiv’s Main Wastewater Treatment Facility

Sep 9, 2022 | Oleksiy Vasyliuk and Eoghan Darbyshire, Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group

The war in Ukraine has seen attacks on or disruption to wastewater treatment infrastructure in Rubizhne, Chernihiv, Skadovsk, Sloviansk, Mariupol, Siverodonetsk, Lysychansk, Popasna, Mykolaiv, Vasylivka,…

UN Will Vote to Strengthen Protection of the Environment during War

Sep 8, 2022 | James Dinneen, New Scientist

The United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt new principles to protect the environment from foreseeable damage before, during and after armed conflict. Experts…

Pakistan Floods & Climate Security: Rethinking Comprehensive National Security

Sep 8, 2022 | Ameera Adil, Faraz Haider

Between 2010 to 2022, on average, there has been a major flood every other year in Pakistan, causing hundreds of casualties. From a human perspective, the losses are…

Thailand: Minister- Women’s Economic Empowerment Boosts Sustainability

Sep 8, 2022 | Scoop World

Iraq: Climate Migrants Flee Iraq’s Parched Rural South, but Cities Offer No Refuge

Sep 7, 2022 | Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim, Washington Post

What happens when the land dries up? The world is facing this question; Iraq is already learning the answers. First the farmers and the fishermen…

Colombia: Colombia Amazon Deforestation Rose in First Half of the Year

Sep 7, 2022 | Reuters

Preservation of the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, is considered vital to curbing catastrophic climate change, because of the vast amount of greenhouse gas it…