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Iraq/Kurdistan: As Oil Prices Dive, Iraqi Kurds Seek to Diversify Economy

Oct 21, 2020 | Mam Rostam, Agence France-Presse

Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to…


Colombia: Colombia Sees Surge in Femicides Amid Uptick in Violence

Oct 20, 2020 | Megan Janetsky, Al Jazeera

Medellin, Colombia – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that surged during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia would slow after the South American country eased restrictions…


PhD Opportunity: Impact of Humanitarian Mine Clearances on Tropical Forest Carbon Storage

Oct 20, 2020 | SENSE – Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science

This project will enable the PhD student to develop skills in several techniques including statistics, computer programming and image analysis, with the support of a…


USIP Announces New Grants on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding

Oct 19, 2020 | US Institute of Peace

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the eight new grantees of the Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Competition. The grants strengthen the…


Philippines: West Philippine Sea Oil Exploration OK, but Not with China

Oct 19, 2020 | Paolo Romero, Philippine Star

President Duterte’s move to lift the moratorium on oil exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) would be beneficial for the country, but the government…


Programme Intern

Oct 18, 2020 | RedR UK

RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that trains and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to…


Afghanistan: Increase in Figs Production in Herat, Kandahar, and Faryab

Oct 18, 2020 | Wadsam

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) announced fig production has increased in Kandahar, Herat and Faryab provinces this year. Herat agriculture department has…


Niger and Burkina Faso: Director of Programs

Oct 18, 2020 | 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…


Pakistan: Safeguards Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

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…


South Sudan: Deputy Head of Field Office

Oct 18, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

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…


Azerbaijan: Operations Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

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…


Program Manager Sudano-Sahel Region

Oct 18, 2020 | 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,…


DRC: Community Development Lead, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Oct 18, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest…


Mid-Term Evaluation Consultancy (various locations)

Oct 18, 2020 | Cord

Cord is an international NGO that works to build lasting peace in partnership with people living and working in conflict or post-conflict situations.

Cord is seeking…


DRC: Environmental Safeguards Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | Fonds Social de la République Démocratique du Congo

Fonds Social de la République Démocratique du Congo (FSRDC) is the Government's Executing Agency. Its mission is to participate in the reconstruction effort of the…


Chad: Environmental Education Specialist

Oct 18, 2020 | African Parks Network

African Parks Network (APN), www.africanparks.org, is a non-profit organisation taking direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas, in partnership with governments…


Consultancy Development of a Sub-Regional UNDP Project on Climate Security in the Sahel

Oct 18, 2020 | UNDP

The Sahel region is facing deep-rooted challenges—environmental, climate change, political and security— that are affecting the prosperity and peace of the region. The area includes…


DRC: Technical Advisor

Oct 18, 2020 | African Wildlife Foundation

The African Wildlife Foundation, is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa's wildlife and wild lands.

AWF is seeking a Technical Advisor to work…


Myanmar: Head of Wildlife

Oct 18, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…


Myanmar: Myanmar Farmers to Receive Land Compensation

Oct 18, 2020 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times

A total of K2 billion has been appropriated as compensation for agricultural lands that were confiscated from local farmers to develop government-related projects, the Department…


Afghanistan: First Pistachio Processing Factory Opens in Badghis Province

Oct 16, 2020 | Wadsam

The first pistachio processing factory in Badghis was inaugurated last week in the presence of local government officials and business community members.


Myanmar: Technical Advisor, Forestry Division

Oct 15, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Forestry Division (NFO) leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including…


Call for Submissions: 1325 Chapter, Thank You UN Book

Oct 15, 2020 | Global Network of Women Peacebuilders

Seventy-five years ago, world leaders, recoiling from the horrors of war, sought to secure a future free from fear and free from want. The result…


Afghanistan: Protecting Livestock Herders and Markets in Times of COVID-19

Oct 15, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

FAO has been working to support vulnerable farmers in Afghanistan and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in agricultural markets across the country. FAO became increasingly concerned about…


Afghanistan/Iran: From Water Treaty to Water Dispute

Oct 14, 2020 | Said Hashmat Sadat and Nasrat Sayed, Lowy Institute

The Helmand River has been at the centre of a growing dispute between Afghanistan and Iran over water rights and the construction of the Kamal…


Afghanistan: Consequences of Climate Change in Afghanistan: After the War Comes the...

Oct 14, 2020 | AlKhaleej Today

Extreme weather that can lead to months of drought or severe floods: Afghanistan is already one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to…


Climate Change: Implications for Military as Climate Change Disrupts Aircraft

Oct 13, 2020 | Homeland Security Today

The deleterious effects of high temperatures and humidity on the performance of aircraft are exacerbated in many places around the world under climate change. Last…


World Leaders Should Champion Gender Equality

Oct 13, 2020 | Nisha Varia

Women’s rights, including the right to live free from violence or to make decisions about their own bodies, are in the crosshairs of reactionary forces…


COVID-19 Recovery - A Missed Opportunity to Fight Climate Change and Gender Inequality?

Oct 13, 2020 | Sven Harmerling

There is a real risk that women will not be able to take advantage of new green jobs as countries overlook gender in pandemic stimulus.COVID-19…


Exploring Gender Inequality in Yemen

Oct 13, 2020 | Lily Jones

Due to structural inequalities, women and girls cannot easily access essential services in Yemen, such as education. The effect of this limited access is poor…