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West Africa: Results Manager

Jul 16, 2018 | Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters

Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) is a flagship Department for International Development (DFID) programme under the International Climate Fund (ICF).…


Sudan: Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Expert

Jul 16, 2018 | ZOA

ZOA is an international NGO that offers RELIEF to people who are affected by conflict or natural disasters. ZOA wants to contribute to a new…


Congo: Chief of Party, USAID Conservation through Economic Empowerment

Jul 16, 2018 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech International Development Services is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified Chief of Party (COP) candidates for the anticipated five-year USAID funded opportunity…


Congo: Technical Specialists, USAID Conservation through Economic Empowerment

Jul 16, 2018 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech International Development Services is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified Technical Specialist candidates for the anticipated five-year USAID funded opportunity titled: USAID…


Short Term Technical Experts in Food Security, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Services, Loss and Damage, and Climate Risk Management

Jul 16, 2018 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech ARD is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates to join its roster of experts for short term consulting assignments supporting the…


Afghanistan: Strategic Planning Consultant

Jul 16, 2018 | Relief International

Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. Relief International provides support to vulnerable…


Mali: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer

Jul 16, 2018 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty,…


Mali: Project Manager

Jul 16, 2018 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty,…


Overseas Development Institute Seeking an Intern to Assist with Disaster and Conflict Paper Delivery

Jul 16, 2018

Katie Peters, Environmental Peacebuilding Association Board Member and Senior Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), is seeking an intern with experience in natural…


War, Drought, and Upstream Dams Hinder Water Access in Iraq

Jul 16, 2018 | Kayla Ritter

In Iraq, water availability has been both a casualty and a catalyst of conflict. Dams, canals, and other infrastructure were destroyed during years of war against Islamic…


South Sudan: South Sudan Minister Summoned over Oil Pollution

Jul 16, 2018 | Joseph Oduha, East African

A South Sudan parliamentary committee has summoned Oil minister Ezekiel Gatkuoth Lol for failure to report on the pollution in the Upper Nile states. Mr…


Sudan: Project Manager, Food Security & Livelihood

Jul 15, 2018 | German Red Cross

The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related…


Somalia: Natural Resource Management Project Manager- Mandera Triangle

Jul 15, 2018 | CARE

In mid-2010 CARE Somalia initiated a change in its program structure and strategy - from working in technical sectors to working in more holistic programs…


Myanmar: Counter Wildlife Trafficking Coordinator

Jul 15, 2018 | Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is an International Non-governmental Organization, founded as the New York Zoological Society in 1895. WCS Myanmar Program has been active since…


Rwanda: Project Officer – CRAG Great Lakes Project

Jul 15, 2018 | BirdLife

BirdLife International is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced individual for the position of Project Officer – CRAG Great Lakes Project. The main responsibility…


Iraq: Roots of Iraq’s Protests Run Deep – Corruption, Mismanagement: Analyst

Jul 15, 2018 | Rudaw

With the end of the war against ISIS, the many problems of Iraq that had been on the back burner have resurfaced, according to Yaseen…


Afghanistan: Afghan Saffron Coming to US Stores

Jul 14, 2018 | NPR

NPR's Renee Montagne asks Keith Alaniz and Emily Miller about the spice company they founded with a group of veterans who served in Afghanistan.


Myanmar: Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine Kills at Least 15, Injures 45: Official

Jul 14, 2018 | Shoon Naing, Reuters

A landslide killed at least 15 people in northern Myanmar on Saturday, with 45 others injured after the latest disaster in the Hpakant jade mining…


Disaster-Focused Headlines from the Congo Often Hide Signs of Progress

Jul 13, 2018 | Molly Bergen

In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) northwestern city of Mbandaka, health workers spent recent months racing to contain the latest Ebola outbreak — including…


Liberia: Oil Block #13: Did NOCAL Circumvent 2002 Petroleum Law?

Jul 13, 2018 | John H. T. Stewart, Daily Observer

Former legal advisor to President Sirleaf, Cllr. Seward Cooper, one of those persons named by Global Witness (GW) in the ExxonMobil alleged bribery scheme, has…


Afghanistan: Kabul’s Underground Water Reserves 'to Dry up within Years'

Jul 13, 2018 | Sharif Amiri, TOLOnews

The National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) has warned that underground water reserves in Kabul will dry up within the next 10 years amid an increasing…


Climate Change: UN Security Council Addresses Climate Change as a Security Risk

Jul 13, 2018 | Leila Mead, International Institute for Sustainable Development

The UN Security Council convened a session to discuss the nexus between climate change and global conflicts and to deepen understanding of climate-related security risks.…


Climate Change: 11 July: Climate Security Takes Centre Stage at UNSC

Jul 12, 2018 | Planetary Security Initiative

On the 11th of July, the UN Security Council will host a debate on the risks relating to climate security. It will take place at…


Climate Change: Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström at the UN Security Council Debate on Climate-Related Security Risks

Jul 12, 2018 | Government of Sweden

National statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström, on behalf of Sweden, at the United Nations Security Council Debate on Climate-Related Security…


Afghanistan: Search for Survivors after Afghanistan Landslide Destroys 300 Homes

Jul 12, 2018 | Agence France-Presse

A landslide destroyed nearly 300 homes, killing at least 10 people, as it swept through an Afghan village where residents were using only basic digging…


Afghanistan: Kandahar Farmers Fear ‘Catastrophic Situation’

Jul 12, 2018 | Bashir Ahmad Naadim, Pajhwok Afghan News

The humanitarian situation in southern Kandahar province could turn ‘catastrophic’ if wastage of water is not stopped in the drought-province, residents and officials say. Although the…


Myanmar: Transparency Concerns Raised About 7 Dam Projects in Southern Myanmar

Jul 12, 2018 | Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy

Local residents are concerned about the lack of transparency surrounding seven proposed dam projects backed by international companies in southern Myanmar, some of which have…


Colombia: 16000 Displaced in Guerrilla Turf War in Northeast Colombia: UN

Jul 12, 2018 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

Some 16,000 people from northwest Colombia have been displaced since fighting broke out between ELN and EPL guerrillas in mid-March, according to the United Nations.…


South Sudan: South Sudan Government Confirms Widespread Oil-Caused Environmental Catastrophe

Jul 12, 2018 | Terry Swartzberg, ViaNews

In May 2018, the United Nation‘s Environment Programme published the South Sudan‘s First State of Environment Report and Outlook. From literally its first page on,…


Nigeria: UN Food Agencies Team up to Secure Livelihoods in Northeast Nigeria

Jul 12, 2018 | World Food Programme

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint effort to support conflict-affected people in northeastern…