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DRC: Strategic Partnerships Manager

Dec 13, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting…

DRC: Director, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Dec 13, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been active in the OWR for more than 30 years, supporting its creation, and subsequently working closely with ICCN (Institut…

Senegal: Environmental Management and Climate Action- Technical Specialist

Dec 13, 2022 | World Vision

With over 70 years of experience, World Vision's focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. World Vision…

Promoting Gender-Transformative Disaster Risk Reduction as Our Human Family Grows Larger

Dec 13, 2022 | Marisa O. Ensor

As 2022 sprints to a close, the world has reached a major milestone. The global population surged past the 8 billion mark in November – that…

Call for Abstracts on Climate Migration, Conflict, and Peace (for a Special Issue of "Environment and Security")

Dec 13, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The forthcoming journal Environment and Security is seeking abstracts for proposed papers on climate migration, conflict, and peace.  The selected papers will be included in…

Colombia: Minister: Powerful Political Forces Have Blocked Land Reform in Colombia

Dec 13, 2022 | Jaime Ortega Carrascal, La Prensa Latina

Colombia’s inequitable land distribution is a problem as old as the country itself and has persisted due to the efforts of powerful political forces to…

Iraq/Kuwait: Iraqi Oil Ministry to Agree with Kuwait on Joint Oil Fields

Dec 13, 2022 | Amr Salem, Iraqi News

The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, said on Monday that Baghdad is seeking to reach an agreement with Kuwait regarding a mechanism to benefit…

Iraq: Climate-Stressed Iraq Must Pursue 'Green Growth': World Bank

Dec 13, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

Iraq, a top oil exporter battered by climate change impacts, must diversify its economy and pursue a "greener growth model", the World Bank said Tuesday.…

Nigeria: Farmer-Herder Conflict Threat to Food Security

Dec 13, 2022 | Juliana Agbo, The Nation

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar has said conflict between farmers and herders is threatening food and national security. Speaking at the Regional…

International Trainer/Coach in Negotiation Skills and Conflict Resolution

Dec 12, 2022 | Nile Basin Initiative

The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a partnership of riparian states of the Nile River Basin that was formed to promote sustainable management and development…

Global Climate and Environmental Mainstreaming Advisor

Dec 12, 2022 | Danish Refugee Council

Are you passionate about supporting people and communities affected by displacement to build resilience to climate change, environmental degradation and conflict? Do you have demonstrated…

Ukraine: Programme Specialist (Team Leader), Environment in Ukraine (Nationals Only)

Dec 12, 2022 | UNDP

In Ukraine, UNDP has been working since 1993 with the national and local authorities, public and private sector stakeholders, partners across the UN system, civil society,…

Environmentalism for Sovereignty’s Sake

Dec 12, 2022 | Peter Schwartzstein

Egypt’s Gebel Elba National Park is, by all accounts, a spectacular place. But it better be to justify the fuss it takes to visit. First…

Colombia: ‘Panic’ Sets in as Armed Groups Occupy, Deforest Colombian National Park

Dec 12, 2022 | Astrid Arellano, Mongabay

Once covering an expanse of more than 2,140 square kilometers (826 square miles) of the Colombian Amazon Rainforest, Tinigua National Natural Park has lost 29%…

Liberia: LEITI Calls For Concerted Efforts to Fight Corruption in Liberia’s Extractive Sector

Dec 12, 2022 | FrontPage Africa

As the World celebrates Anti-Corruption Day today, December 9, 2022, the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) is calling on all Liberians to unconditionally participate…

Liberia: Draft Mining Law under Review

Dec 12, 2022 | Global News Network

Stakeholders in the mining and environmental sectors over the weekend reviewed portion of the draft mining law of Liberia relevant for artisanal miners and their…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Farmers and Traders Struggle to Sell Saffron [Video]

Dec 12, 2022 | Pavni Mittal, Al Jazeera

Farmers and traders in Afghanistan are struggling to find international buyers for their saffron. The spice is a major source of income and farmers say…

Afghanistan: 79% of Households Suffer Water Shortage, States UNICEF Survey

Dec 12, 2022 | Asian News International

Around 79 per cent of households in Afghanistan reported severe water shortage, making it challenging for the people to consume clean and safe water, Khaama…

It's Complicated: Lessons for GBV Prevention in WASH Programs

Dec 9, 2022 | Olivia R. Tisa, Sarajane Renfroe, and Lorraine R. Kudayah-D'Almeida

Many women and girls, persons with disabilities, and ethnic and religious minorities experience challenges in accessing safe and clean water and sanitation, sometimes placing them…

Ethiopia: Climate Security Advisor

Dec 8, 2022 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…

States Adopt New Legal Framework on the Environmental Impact of War

Dec 8, 2022 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The new legal principles on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC) have been developed by the UN’s International Law Commission,…

Intelligence Agency’s 1981 Assessment of Climate-Change Threat Was Remarkably Accurate

Dec 8, 2022 | William Leben

Australia’s national intelligence agency has released a report that ‘examines the implications of the increasing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a result…

Climate Change Worsens Gender-Based Violence: Here’s How the WPS Agenda Can Help

Dec 8, 2022 | Jenaina Irani

Climate change is a growing threat to progress, peace, security, and human rights. The negative impacts of climate change often have gendered impacts and are…

Webinar Promotes Women’s Leadership in Chemicals, Waste Management in SIDS

Dec 8, 2022 | IISD

The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) Programme hosted a webinar on women’s leadership in chemicals and waste management in…

Conflict Minerals: Industry Shows Zero Improvement on Conflict Minerals Sourcing

Dec 8, 2022 | Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

In the early days of conflict minerals reporting, it was in many cases impossible to tell how much of a company's supply chain was conformant…

Liberia: Businesswoman Vows to Stop Illegal Logging, but…

Dec 7, 2022 | Emmanuel Sherman, The DayLight 

Binta Bility, a businesswoman whose illegal logging activities were first exposed two months ago, has promised to work in the confines of forestry laws and regulations.…

Why We Need More Women at COPs

Dec 6, 2022 | Hellen Shikanda

Two women steered the historic negotiations that led to a funding mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for Loss and…

CARE’s COP27 Response: One Step Forward, but Many More Needed

Dec 6, 2022 | Marlene Achoki, CARE

We are disappointed to say that while COP27 made some progress recognizing the importance of gender justice, attendees ultimately took no collective action. Two weeks of…

DRC: DRC Accuses M23 Rebels of Plotting to Exploit Minerals for Export to Rwanda

Dec 6, 2022 | Samuel Amanya, Uganda Radio Network

Coltan is a dull black metallic ore which is refined into tantalum powder which is used to make heat-resistant capacitors for mobile phones, computers, automotive…

Climate Change and Ecological Security

Dec 5, 2022 | Matt McDonald

As climate change is increasingly recognized as a security issue, a parallel understanding is also developing. Traditional categories and approaches may not be the optimal…