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Niger: Chief of Party - SERVIR West Africa 2 Activity (Earth Observation and Geospatial Technology for Management of Climate Risks and Natural Resources)

Mar 7, 2022 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when…


DRC: Director of Learning & Analytics

Mar 7, 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 countries…


USA: Senior Program Officer, Climate, Environment, and Conflict

Mar 7, 2022 | United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. We know that Peace is Security – it…


Sudan: WASH Expert

Mar 7, 2022 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965.  For more than 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in…


Mozambique: Country Manager

Mar 7, 2022 | Fauna & Flora International

Established over a century ago, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s oldest international wildlife conservation organisation. They have been shaping and influencing conservation practice since its foundation…


Myanmar: Extension Field Assistant

Mar 7, 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: Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator

Mar 7, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

Action Contre la Faim ensures provision of comprehensive and inclusive programming aimed at sustainable results and impact. The holistic approach ACF employs includes multisectoral interventions…


Iraq: National Feasibility Study Expert

Mar 7, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

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

UNDP Iraq…


Norway: Senior Advisor Climate and Environment

Mar 7, 2022 | Norwegian People’s Aid

The vision of Norwegian People's Aid is Solidarity in Action. We are a politically independent membership-based organisation working in Norway and in more than 30…


Libya: Programme Specialist, Environment and Energy

Mar 7, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

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

UNDP Libya…


DRC: Strategic Partnerships Manager

Mar 7, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The 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,…


Iraq: National Water Purification System Design Expert

Mar 7, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

UNDP Iraq seeks to implement a 3-year “Climate Action for Human Security in Iraqi Marshlands” project, jointly with the Iraqi Ministry of Environment (MoEn) and…


DRC: China Cobalt Mine Deal Was ‘Injustice’: My Country Did Not Get Anything, ex-DRC Leader Says

Mar 6, 2022 | Jevans Nyabiage and Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post

As much of the world electrifies its cars, countries are relying ever more heavily on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Central African…


South Korea: South Korea’s Poisonous Gender Politics a Test for Next President

Mar 6, 2022 | Justin McCurry

The identity of South Korea’s next leader will be determined this week by the economy, housing prices and incomes, but the road to the presidential…


Myanmar: Consultancy on Sustainable Agriculture Learning Platform and Related App

Mar 6, 2022 | World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF-Myanmar is now inviting a consultancy on Sustainable Agriculture learning platform and related app.

Project title: Future intermedia encouraging learning dynamics (FIELD)Title of the platform: Eco-school:…


Jerusalem: Policy Adviser: Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture

Mar 6, 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…


Mozambique: National Consultant, Mapping Veterinary Medicines Supply Chain

Mar 6, 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: Facilitator/Training Assistant

Mar 6, 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…


Cuba/Nicaragua/Mexico: Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico Lead World Gender Parity in Parliaments

Mar 5, 2022 | Kawsachun News

Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity. Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and…


Yemen: Yemen's Houthis Agree UN Proposal to Offload Decaying Oil Tanker

Mar 5, 2022 | Reuters

Yemen's Houthi rebels have signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with a decaying oil tanker threatening to spill 1.1m barrels of crude oil…


Conflict Resources: EU's Mega-Rich Found to Be Fuelling the Illegal 'Blood Timber' Trade

Mar 5, 2022 | Sarah Tekath, Euronews Green

As one of the most highly prized hardwoods in the world due to its finish and durability, teak is becoming increasingly popular with the mega-rich.…


Environmental Trends in the Ukraine Conflict, 10 Days in

Mar 5, 2022 | Doug Weir

Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of globally important agricultural commodities and fertiliser. As with oil prices, the invasion is already pushing up the prices…


Activists Deplore the Human Toll and Environmental Devastation from Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression in Ukraine

Mar 4, 2022 | Katie Surma, Inside Climate News

Fears over environmental catastrophes are growing among humanitarian experts and environmental organizations as the Russian invasion of Ukraine moves into its second week.  On Friday,…


Climate Finance and the Peace Dividend

Mar 4, 2022 | Catherine Wong

According to the OECD, countries receiving the least climate finance include not only the least developed, but also high-income countries in the Middle East and middle-income…


China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Announces South China Sea Drills Close to Vietnam Coast

Mar 4, 2022 | Reuters

China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan…


Ukraine: Ukraine’s Nuclear Nightmare Is Only Part of the War’s Environmental Horrors

Mar 4, 2022 | Karl Mathiesen, Louise Guillot, and Antonia Zimmermann, Politico

Russia's attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant spread nuclear anxiety across the Continent. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent a warning early Friday “to all…


USA: Summer 2022 Environmental Security Program Internship

Mar 4, 2022 | Stimson Center

The Stimson Center's Environmental Security Program explores the suite of environmental threats, both human and natural, that have the potential to undermine national, regional, or global security.…


Review: The Army Climate Strategy and the Climate Security Plan for America

Mar 4, 2022 | Francesco Fmia and Caitlin Werrell

The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on February 8, the first Service within the Department of Defense (DoD) to do so. This post summarizes and…


The Environmental Dimensions of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Mar 4, 2022 | Wilson Center

Today, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association published an open letter, signed by 902 individuals and 156 organizations from more than 75 countries, to express solidarity with the people…


Egypt: The Russia-Ukraine War Has Turned Egypt's Food Crisis into an Existential Threat to the Economy

Mar 3, 2022 | Michaël Tanchum, Middle East Institute

With the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, 2022, Egypt's food security crisis now poses an existential threat to its economy. The fragile…