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Ethiopia: Senior Gender and Advocacy Advisor
Jun 27, 2022
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CARE
CARE seeks a Sr. Gender & Advocacy Advisor for an anticipated $25-49 million USAID-funded Climate Resilient WASHactivity in Ethiopia. The goal of this activity is…
Timor-Leste: Sustainable Livelihood Consultant
Jun 27, 2022
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Conservation International
CI Timor-Leste is in a state of growth and development, aiming to expand its work with government and communities in creating, developing, and supporting the…
Cambodia/Thailand: Project Officer, Earth Journalism Network - Our Mekong, Our Say
Jun 27, 2022
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Internews Network
USAID’s Mekong For the Future (MFF), implemented by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), works to improve natural resource governance in the Lower Mekong…
Kenya: Principal Water Resources Adviser, Africa Borderlands
Jun 27, 2022
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UNDP
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are…
USA: Program Manager/Senior Program Manager – Climate and Environmental Impacts
Jun 27, 2022
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InterAction
InterAction is the largest alliance of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the U.S., with over 190 members working in every developing country. Members are large…
Preventing a “Green Resource Curse”: Opportunities and Risks of Mining in the Global Energy Transition
Jun 27, 2022
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Yiran Ning
Is a “green resource curse” on its way? Kimberly Thompson, a Senior Advisor for Natural Resources and Conflict and the Industry Lead for Mining at…
Climate Change, Migration and the Risk of Conflict in Growing Urban Centers
Jun 27, 2022
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Tegan Blaine, Ph.D.; Julia Canney; Chris Collins; Jessica Kline; Rachel Locke
From 2015 to 2050, the world’s urban population is expected to nearly double, in part because migrants from rural areas devastated by climate change are…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Killings Risk Rekindling Border Conflict with Ethiopia
Jun 27, 2022
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Tofe Ayeni, Africa Report
On Sunday 26 June, Sudan’s military issued a statement accusing Ethiopian forces of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian who had been held captive.…
Russia: Russia Slashes Environmental Protections as War Rages, Economic Crisis Looms
Jun 26, 2022
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Moscow Times
Russia has quietly made it easier to build pipelines in nature reserves, scrapped regulations on automobile emissions and pushed back measures to reduce pollution as…
Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework
Jun 26, 2022
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Flavia Lopes
Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields
Jun 26, 2022
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…
DRC: Why Is DR Congo at War Again?
Jun 26, 2022
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Obinna Umeh, African Exponent
The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo the world's most neglected refugee crisis - for the second time in a row.…
Afghanistan: Flooding Destroys Crops across Afghanistan
Jun 24, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Afghanistan Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock said that wheat and onions have been hit hard by the floods. According to the State Ministry for…
USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come
Jun 24, 2022
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Mariana Lenharo
Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector
Jun 24, 2022
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Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye
Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate
Jun 24, 2022
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European Commission
Today, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets jointly…
South Sudan: Millions Face Famine in South Sudan as War in Ukraine Impacts Countries beyond Europe [Video]
Jun 24, 2022
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CBS News
Flooding and famine already had millions in South Sudan clinging to survival. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports.
Myanmar: Kachin Public Calls on KIO to Address Gold Mining Crisis
Jun 24, 2022
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Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw, Jaw Tu Hkawng, and Nu Nu Lusan, Frontier Myanmar
Interviews with 12 villagers and seven members of Kachin civil society over the past six months for a series of articles on gold mining in…
South Sudan: South Sudan Seeks to Revise Petroleum Law
Jun 23, 2022
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Xinhua
South Sudan Thursday began consultations aimed at revising and reforming its Petroleum Act 2012 to be able to regulate the downstream operations in the oil…
Tracking Military Greenhouse Gas Emissions in War and Peace
Jun 22, 2022
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
At COP26, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “there is no way to reach net zero without also including emissions from the military”. Yet, there…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Should Pay for Its Environmental War Crimes
Jun 22, 2022
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Jenny Morber, WIRED
The legal challenges are steep, but scientists are recording the war’s devastating impact on Ukraine’s land and wildlife.
Public Participation: A Counter to Climate Policy Backdraft?
Jun 21, 2022
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Kidan Araya
In an increasingly unpredictable world of pandemics, conflict, and disasters, climate change is often at the center of conversations about the instability of global affairs.…
Australia: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Environmental Policy and Management
Jun 21, 2022
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Murdoch University
Murdoch prides itself on its diverse and vibrant workplace. It is committed to the recruitment and development of skilled and passionate people, who want to…
The Armed Lifeboat: The Dangers of Militarising Climate Adaptation
Jun 21, 2022
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Nick Buxton
On 7 February 2022, Arizona’s attorney general, Mark Brnovich, released a legal opinion that declared that the refugees trying to cross the heavily fortified US–Mexico…
Ukraine: OSCE-Supported Platform Highlights Environmental Risks Stemming from War in Ukraine
Jun 21, 2022
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Homeland Security Today
Data and analysis on nearly 5000 incidents of war-related damages in Ukraine show that 92 industrial facilities in the high or very high environmental risk…
Liberia: Liberia Passes EITI Validation, Despite Challenges
Jun 21, 2022
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Observer
Liberia has passed its Validation by the International Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board despite challenges posed by the internal governance crisis of 2018 and…
Moldova: Programme Analyst, Women, Peace and Security/Humanitarian Action
Jun 20, 2022
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UN Women
At the regional level, UN Women works to drive forward the WPS Agenda in Europe and Central Asia (ECA). This includes support to regional bodies…
Senior Consultant – Drafting of Statistical Guidelines on Gender-Environment Surveys
Jun 20, 2022
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UN Women
To support member states in coping with, and recovering from crises, through evidence-based decision-making, UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is implementing…
Afghanistan/Iran: Kabul, Tehran Reached Agreement on Helmand River: Official
Jun 20, 2022
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Tamim Shaheer, TOLOnews
Afghanistan and Iran reached an agreement over the Helmand water treaty, an official of the Ministry of Energy and Water said. The Ministry of Energy…
Afghanistan: Use of Solar Power Wells for Agriculture Sparks Concerns
Jun 20, 2022
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Abdul Saboor Sirat, Pajhwok Afghan News
Farmers in northern Balkh province say it is easy drawing water from wells for agricultural purposes using solar energy. Experts, however, warn the practice lowers…