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CAR: Land-Use Planning Coordinator
Feb 6, 2021
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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,…
CAR: Community Conservation and Livelihoods Coordinator
Feb 6, 2021
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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,…
National Consultant to Support on Implementation Climate Action for Human Security in Iraqi Al Hwaizeh Marshlands Project
Feb 6, 2021
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UNDP
Iraq suffers from extremism in its environmental conditions that lead to floods in winter and droughts in summer, and climate change is one of the…
Syria: Protection Program Manager
Feb 6, 2021
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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…
Yemen: WASH Advisor
Feb 6, 2021
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Medair
Medair is an international humanitarian organization inspired by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world's most remote and devastated places.
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DRC: Project Logistics Assistant
Feb 6, 2021
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African Wildlife Foundation
The African Wildlife Foundation is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa's wildlife and wild lands. AWF's programs and conservation strategies are designed…
South Sudan: Environmental Specialist
Feb 6, 2021
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Forcier Consulting
Forcier Consulting is a multi-disciplinary research, and monitoring & evaluation firm operating across challenging environments in Africa and the Middle East. Forcier Consulting is currently…
Iraq: Project Managers
Feb 6, 2021
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…
Afghanistan: Ghor Residents Suffering from Shortage of Potable Water
Feb 6, 2021
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Afghanitan Times
Residents of Ghor province are suffering from shortage of drinking water, saying that they face health problems because of drinking unclean water. A large number…
South Sudan: Area Coordinator
Feb 6, 2021
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in…
CAR: Field Operations Manager
Feb 6, 2021
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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,…
Tel Aviv: Investment and Entrepreneurship Officer
Feb 6, 2021
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect…
Environmental Peacebuilding Volunteer – Geneva Conference Event Planning
Feb 5, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) will be holding its Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding as a hybrid event online and in Geneva, Switzerland, in…
Colombia: Glencore to Abandon Mining in Colombia amid Growing Woes
Feb 5, 2021
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Multinational Glencore’s subsidiary in Colombia said Thursday that it will abandon its mining interests amid dropping profits, and growing human rights and environmental concerns. In…
Kenya: How Women in Aquaculture Can Contribute to Social Stability in Kenya
Feb 4, 2021
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Margaret Gatonye, The Fish Site
A continued question that is asked in international relations circles is how to create stability and growth in post-conflict societies. Often solutions revolve around how…
In Humanitarian Settings, Addressing Gender-Based Violence is Paramount
Feb 3, 2021
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Sara Matthews
“One hundred thirty-seven women are killed by a family member every day,” said Beth Schlachter, Executive Director of Family Planning 2020. “That’s a staggering statistic.” She…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran and Afghanistan Sign Water Deal after Decades-Old Dispute
Feb 3, 2021
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Middle East Eye
Iran and Afghanistan have signed an agreement over water rights on the Helmand River, putting aside almost 50 years of disputes, IRNA reported yesterday. Meetings…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Successfully Tests Water Flow at Major Dam
Feb 3, 2021
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
Afghanistan on Wednesday successfully tested water flow at a major dam in southwestern Nimroz province bordering Iran after nearly six decades of the inception of…
The Impact of War on the Health of Millions of Women and Children
Feb 2, 2021
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Robby Berman, Medical News Today
“Today, more than half of the world’s women and children are living in countries experiencing active conflict. The international community cannot continue to ignore their…
Nigeria: Pastoralist-Farmer Conflict a Threat to Food Security as Inflation Spikes
Feb 2, 2021
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Funsho Idowu, Proshare Research
Nigeria could suffer a major food blowback in 2021 as the fisticuffs between pastoralists and farmers morph into regional theatres of conflict with regions of…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Rising Tension as Ethiopia and Sudan Deadlocked on Border Dispute
Feb 1, 2021
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Zecharias Zelalem, Al Jazeera
Age-old territorial claims are threatening to embroil Ethiopia and Sudan into armed conflict, as bickering over disputed strips of farmland in recent weeks has boiled…
Afghanistan: Government Promises to Implement Irrigation Projects in 'All Cities' in New Persian Year
Feb 1, 2021
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Afghanistan Times
The Urban Water Supply and Sewage company says it would implement irrigation projects in all cities by the end of the 1400 Persian Year (March 2022). Hamidullah…
Middle East: ‘Making Our Home Safe Again’: Meet the Women Who Clear Land Mines
Jan 31, 2021
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Jessie Williams, The Guardian
After decades of war, more and more women are working to remove lethal mines and IEDs from the fields and cities of their homelands. It’s…
Myanmar: Ethnic Groups Demand Input in Myanmar Land Reforms
Jan 28, 2021
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Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy
Development organizations and farming groups from ethnic minority areas have called on the government to postpone land reforms, saying they will crush indigenous people’s rights.…
New Guide Aims to Accelerate Forest Tenure Pathways to Gender Equality
Jan 28, 2021
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Julie Mollins, Forest News
Forest tenure reform in the global south has often failed to be gender-responsive, but there is increasing interest in taking up this challenge to activate…
India: ‘It Isn’t Just Men Who Drive Tractors’: Women Help Lead India’s Historic Farm Protests
Jan 27, 2021
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Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times
MUMBAI, India — Sunita Malik sat in the driver’s seat of her tractor, parked behind a police barricade at the edge of India’s capital. She and her…
It's Time to Shift to Locally-Led Climate Change Adaptation
Jan 27, 2021
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Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen
The past year brought unprecedented suffering from Covid-19. On top of the pandemic, climate change continued to batter already vulnerable communities, disproportionately hurting those with…
Educating Young Women is the Climate Fix No One is Talking About
Jan 27, 2021
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Vanessa Nakate
What springs to mind when someone says ‘climate change solution’? Probably wind or solar farms, maybe meatless burgers or ‘moonshot’ technologies. These are all important…
Cameroon/Congo/DRC: Illegal Logging Soars during Covid-19 Pandemic in Congo Basin
Jan 27, 2021
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University of Wolverhampton’s Centre for International Development and Training
A study by the University of Wolverhampton’s Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT), has revealed that global climate goals and livelihoods of forest communities…
Analyzing the Climate Security Threat: Key Actions for the US Intelligence Community
Jan 26, 2021
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Erin Sikorsky
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser has called climate change an urgent national security priority. Yet, as the person who recently led climate analysis across the…