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Ukraine/Russia: Could Russia Be Prosecuted for Environmental Harm in Ukraine?

Mar 24, 2022 | Isabella Kaminski, Open Democracy

Earlier this week, fires broke out in the forest surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. Satellite imagery taken by the European Space Agency showed…

Guns, Butter and Gold

Mar 23, 2022 | Rick Mills

Gold is among the safest of havens in times of war, or any other type of geopolitical instability. After the US and the UK announced…

Informal Spouses and Other “Invisible" Women: The Dark Underbelly of Land Rights Formalization

Mar 23, 2022 | Dr. Anne Hennings

As every year, the month of March has been packed with content and events around the globe related to women's land rights. The Land Portal…

Is the World Making Enough Progress on Addressing Gender Equality Within Climate Action?

Mar 23, 2022 | Verania Chao

We can only transition to zero-carbon and climate resilient development to the extent that we transform our societies. One of the areas in which this…

It’s Time to Defuse Oil as a Weapon of War

Mar 22, 2022 | Jeff Turrentine

Despite being the largest country on the planet, Russia doesn’t enjoy a diversified economy. Its economic health, in fact, depends almost entirely on its ability…

Gaza: Most of Gaza’s Water Polluted on World Water Day

Mar 22, 2022 | Ashraf Shannon, PRESS TV

On World Water Day, water pollution has reached an alarming level in the besieged Gaza Strip. The enclave's coastal aquifer is almost completely polluted with…

Climate Change: Climate Can’t Cope with Rush for Oil in the Face of Russian Aggression

Mar 22, 2022 | Nick Ferris, New Statesmen

It is hard to grapple with just how rapidly the world needs to transform to avoid catastrophic climate change. Any sense of urgency is being…

Liberia: No Rights for Squatters?

Mar 22, 2022 | Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer

Ms. Beatrice Kollee is among several victims with $10.00 US receipts issued by the National Housing Authority (NHA) as authorization to squat on the land…

Climate Resilience for Whom? The Importance of Locally-Led Development in the Northern Triangle

Mar 21, 2022 | Claire Doyle

In the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, climate, conflict, and migration are interacting in complex ways, said Risi. It is the…

Myanmar: WASH Consortium Manager (Sittwe Humanitarian Programme)

Mar 20, 2022 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon…

CAR: National Consultant in Charge of Supporting Communities for the Development of an Application File for the Allocation of Community Forest

Mar 20, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

Myanmar: Safeguards and Risk Manager

Mar 20, 2022 | World Wildlife Fund for Nature

WWF, an independent conservation organization, works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. Working with others, WWF urgently seeks to…

South Sudan: Database and Portal Management Associate

Mar 20, 2022 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

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UNDP is…

Libya: Programme Associate, Environment and Energy

Mar 20, 2022 | UNDP

Canada: Policy Advisor, Climate Change Adaptation Governance National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network

Mar 20, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

Israel: Junior Assistant

Mar 20, 2022 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East is a unique Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian organization that advances cooperative efforts to protect our shared environment and create the conditions for sustainable development and…

Afghanistan: Program Manager, WASH

Mar 20, 2022 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need…

Nigeria: Assessment of Boreholes for Repairs and Site Supervision

Mar 20, 2022 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium,…

USA: Program Coordinator, Collaborative Learning Project on Climate, Fragility, and Environmental Peacebuilding

Mar 20, 2022 | Collaborative Learning Project on the Climate-Fragility-Peace Nexu

CDA is recruiting a Program Coordinator to support the effective implementation and management of grants related to a new Collaborative Learning Project on the Climate-Fragility-Peace Nexus.

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Switzerland: Policy Advisor, Climate Change Adaptation Governance National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network

Mar 20, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

Moldova: Manager, WASH Emergency Response Team (Ukraine)

Mar 20, 2022 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps, which has a history of providing healthcare services and training in Ukraine that dates back to 1999, is expanding its activities in…

DRC: Director of Finance and Administration

Mar 19, 2022 | Jane Goodall Institute

The Jane Goodall Institute is a global wildlife and environment conservation organization. It is an international community conservation organization that advances the vision and work of…

USA: Research Associate, Environmental Security Program

Mar 19, 2022 | Stimson Center

The Henry L. Stimson Center, a nonpartisan policy research center, seeks a highly-motivated individual to join the team as a full-time Research Associate for the Environmental Security program.…

Ukraine: WASH Cluster Information Management Officer (Ukraine Nationals Only)

Mar 19, 2022 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…

Ethiopia: Landscaping & Scoping Analysis of Seed & Forage Systems and Animal Feed

Mar 19, 2022 | Catholic Relief Services

CRS Ethiopia seeks a consultancy firm to determine the immediate and mid- to long-term seed systems, forage seed system and animal feed priorities. The analysis…

Ukraine: Invaders Massively Mining Settlements as They Retreat - National Guard

Mar 19, 2022 | UkrinForm

The enemy is planting mines in Ukrainian settlements, mostly retreating from their positions.That's according to the press service of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU),…

Water Wars: Inside Global Water-Conflict Hotspots

Mar 19, 2022 | Bob Koigi, Fair Planet

For thousands of years, bodies of water have been attractions around which the very first civilizations formed, offering people fresh drinking and irrigation water; however,…

Is Climate Change a Gender Issue? Impact of Climate Change on Women and Children

Mar 18, 2022 | Azera Parveen Rahman

As the number of vagaries of climate extremes increases, so has the disproportionate burden on women and children, finds growing evidence. Policies, however, are yet…

Putting Women at the Centre of Forest Solutions to Climate Change

Mar 18, 2022 | Alexis Arthur and Elizabeth Eggerts

The role of gender equality in climate mitigation activities is critical to address both the climate crisis and support ‘gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’…

Algeria/Italy/Libya: Italy Negotiates with Libya, Algeria for Renewable Energy Deal

Mar 18, 2022 | Charné Hundermark, Energy Capital & Power

Italy is currently holding negotiations with Libya and Algeria for the mobilization and development of renewable energy resources. The European country is looking to diversify…