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Israel: Book Keeper

Jul 10, 2022 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to…

Request for Proposal: The Implications of Climate and Environmental Change on Migration and Displacement

Jul 10, 2022 | United States Institute of Peace

USIP is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical, and…

Yemen: Hydrology, Water and GIS Expert

Jul 10, 2022 | United Nations Human Settlements Programme

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with…

Kenya: Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding Officer

Jul 10, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

Lebanon: Strategic Lead, Climate and Resilience

Jul 10, 2022 | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The IFRC is the world’s largest humanitarian network, comprising 192 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies working to save lives, build community resilience, strengthen…

Papua New Guinea: Electrical Engineer (Energy)

Jul 10, 2022 | United Nations Office for Project Services

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our…

Kenya: Global Climate and Environmental Mitigation Advisor

Jul 10, 2022 | Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council is a private Danish humanitarian nonprofit organization, founded in 1956. It serves as an umbrella organization for 33 member organizations.

Climate change increasingly…

The International Criminal Court Turns 20 in Turbulent Times. Should ‘Ecocide’ Be Added to Its List of Crimes?

Jul 10, 2022 | Katie Surma, Inside Climate News

A law professor from Queen Mary University in London has called a proposal to make “ecocide” the fifth international crime the “most credible and advanced”…

War Scars the Earth. To Heal, We Must Cultivate Hope, Not Harm

Jul 9, 2022 | Kathy Kelly and Matt Gannon, LAP Progressive

No War 2022, July 8 – 10, hosted by World BEYOND War, will consider major and growing threats faced in today’s world. Emphasizing “Resistance and…

Netherlands: Post-Doctoral Position for ERC Project: Green Industrial Policy in the Age of Rare Metals

Jul 8, 2022 | International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam

ISS is looking for 1 Post-Doctoral Fellow on China’s resource-based industrial strategy. The objective is to offer a unique opportunity to create a team who…

Afghanistan: FAO Intensifies Support to Most Vulnerable Smallholder Farmers Affected by Drought and Earthquake

Jul 8, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is further stepping up efforts to boost food security and support for agriculture-based livelihoods of…

Colombia: Colombian Government Issues Guidelines for Blockchain Projects

Jul 8, 2022 | Abdulkarim Abdulwahab, CoinQuora

More governments are introducing blockchain technology into projects where transparency and decentralization matter. The Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MINTC) of Colombia has issued…

Myanmar: Junta Calls for Hydropower Investors

Jul 8, 2022 | Myanmar Now

The junta simultaneously opened bidding on six hydropower projects throughout the country on Tuesday in an attempt to expand the sector, which has been long…

Climate Change: Geoff Dabelko Sees Opportunity and Collaboration in Complex Nature of Climate Crises

Jul 8, 2022 | Tosha Jupiter, Ohio University

Ohio University Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service professor Geoff Dabelko has spent most of his summer on the road collaborating with international and…

UK/Netherlands: Climate and Peacebuilding Advisor

Jul 7, 2022 | International Alert

International Alert is looking for an exceptional candidate to join our global team as Climate and Peacebuilding Advisor. This comes at an exciting time for…

How Green Can Ukraine’s Recovery Really Be?

Jul 7, 2022 | Michelle Langrand

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, there have been over 580 disruptions in industrial and infrastructure facilities, according to figures by the Geneva-based Zoi…

Convergence of Conflicts, COVID and Climate Crises, Jeopardize Global Goals

Jul 7, 2022 | United Nations

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 reveals that the convergence of increased fighting, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and the long-term climate crisis, could push an additional 75 to…

Afghanistan: How Isolating the Afghan Taliban Could Mean More Young Landmine Victims

Jul 7, 2022 | Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters

The Taliban's return to power last summer, ending their 20-year insurgency, should have helped de-mining efforts, with swathes of territory that were off-limits during the…

DRC: End Violations Associated with Conflict in Mineral-Rich Eastern DRC

Jul 7, 2022 | Demas Kiprono, The Standard

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently joined the East African Community (EAC). Soon after, the EAC member states met in Kenya to address conflict…

For Somalia, Nature Is Key to Lasting Peace: UN Expert

Jul 6, 2022 | UN Environment Programme

Just over two years ago, Christophe Hodder was selected as the first UN Climate Security and Environmental Advisor to Somalia. Since then, he had spearheaded…

We Built an Algorithm to Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Future Conflict in the Horn of Africa: Here’s What We Found

Jul 6, 2022 | Jannis Hoch, Niko Wanders, and Sophie de Bruin

The Horn of Africa, on the eastern coast of the continent, is currently being battered by an intense and sustained drought thanks to which around 20 million people…