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Afghanistan: Female Entrepreneurs Enter the Seed Market in Rural Afghanistan

Sep 18, 2018 | Yashpal Singh Saharawat, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

The lack of availability of quality seeds remains a constraint in Afghanistan, hampering agricultural productivity. Against this background, ICARDA recently reintroduced the concept of village-based…

Green Conflict Minerals: Investigating Renewable Energy Supply Chains in Fragile States

Sep 17, 2018 | Clare Church

The shift to a low-carbon economy is not only underway, it is accelerating. Last year, Costa Rica generated more than 99 percent of its electricity…

Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change

Sep 17, 2018 | UNDP

The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Records 60% Drop in Water Levels

Sep 17, 2018 | Massoud Ansar, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Energy and Water says Afghanistan is currently facing more than sixty percent of the water losses. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture,…

Afghanistan: Indian Firms Asked to Invest in Afghan Agro Sector

Sep 17, 2018 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan

Indian firms have been urged to make use of huge opportunities for investment in Afghanistan's burgeoning agriculture sector. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Naseer Ahmad Durrani…

Myanmar: Seven Missing after Mudslide Hits Myanmar Refugee Camp Mae Hong Son

Sep 17, 2018 | Chiang Rai Times

Seven people have been reported missing after a mudslide hit a Myanmar refugee camp in Mae Hong Son on Sunday night, with another 16 confirmed…

Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Production Problem

Sep 17, 2018 | Irina Slav, OilPrice

Iraq’s oil production will only grow marginally over the next 10 years despite its potential capacity, which stands at as much as 7 million bpd,…

Climate Change: Integrating Gender in the Mitigation of Climate Change

Sep 17, 2018 | UNDP

The Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for Liberia at the EPA says the issue of climate change continues to…

Dates Set for First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 11, 2018

The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is delighted to announce that First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held October 23-25,…

Environmental Peacebuilding Association Accepting Founding Individual and Institutional Members

Sep 11, 2018

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, founded in April of this year, is offering founding membership to individuals and institutions who join by December 31, 2018. With members from more…

Afghanistan: Amid Chronic Violence, Millions of Afghans Face Risks of Drought Related Displacement

Sep 11, 2018 | Enayatullah Azad, Inter Press Service

Amid a precarious security situation in Afghanistan, the worst drought in recent history, that hit two out of three provinces in Afghanistan in July, has…

Exclusive: Why Putting the Environment First Makes All Our Lives More Secure

Sep 11, 2018 | Erik Solheim, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

The environment is not an obvious solution to global and regional security. Concepts and ideas need time to develop and prove their worth. Half a…

Tobias Ide

Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Murdoch University
Australia
Sep 11, 2018

Tobias Ide is the Coordinator of the Research Field Peace and Conflict at the Georg Eckert Institute and a lecturer at the Chair of International…

South Sudan: Project Officer WASH

Sep 10, 2018 | International Organization for Migration

Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field…

Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator

Sep 10, 2018 | Save the Children UK

Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries. Working in more than…

Somalia: Project Manager- Integrated Drought Response

Sep 10, 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…

Guatemala: Chief of Party Sustainable Forestry and Water Program

Sep 10, 2018 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is an international humanitarian agency assisting the poor and vulnerable overseas.

Job Title: Chief of Party I, Guatemala Sustainable Forest Management & Water…

DRC: IPC WASH Specialist- Ebola Response

Sep 10, 2018 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.…

Conflict and Resilience Consultancy

Sep 10, 2018 | Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is the largest humanitarian and development agency in Ireland. With vast experience of working in the poorest and most vulnerable parts of the world,…

Yemen: Project Manager- Protection, WASH, and Nutrition

Sep 10, 2018 | INTERSOS

INTERSOS is a non-profit humanitarian aid organization that works to assist victims of natural disaster and armed conflict. INTERSOS has operated as an independent organization…

South Sudan: Consultant- addressing the gender gap in humanitarian WASH

Sep 10, 2018 | International Organization for Migration

The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees,…

Somalia: Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Field Officer

Sep 10, 2018 | European Committee for Agricultural Training

European Committee for Training and Agriculture (Comitato Europeo per la Formazione e l’Agricoltura) is an Italian NGO, founded in 1972, whose works lays its foundation…

Part-Time Peacebuilding Adviser and Researcher

Sep 10, 2018 | Adapt Peacebuilding

Adapt Peacebuilding is a social enterprise that works at the cutting edge of peacebuilding, with country programs in Myanmar and Colombia and a growing international…

South Sudan: Hygiene and Sanitation Officer

Sep 10, 2018 | Polish Humanitarian Action

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is a non-governmental organization employing people who want to make the world a better place. For over 25 years, we have…

Iraq: Global Affairs Canada WASH Supported Midterm Project Evaluation

Sep 10, 2018 | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects.

1. Project Description

The WASH project…

Call for Applications: Inaugural 2018 CSAG Climate Security Fellowship

Sep 10, 2018 | Climate and Security Advisory Group

In response to increasing demand for mentorship and increased interest in career pathways for climate and security practitioners, the Climate and Security Advisory Group has…

Libya: Libya Oil Company Offices Attacked, Causing Fire, Casualties

Sep 10, 2018 | Rami Musa, Associated Press

Security forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s national oil company in the capital Tripoli shortly after gunmen…

Myanmar: Myanmar to Resume Timber Extraction

Sep 9, 2018 | Eleven

Myanmar will produce 15,000 tons of teak in the timber extraction season this year, said Kyaw Kyaw Lwin, Deputy Director-General of Forest Department at the…

Uganda: Kiruhura Land Dispute: Rwandan National Accused of Land Grabbing [Video]

Sep 8, 2018 | NTV

The Chairperson of the commission of inquiry into land matters, Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, has issued a warning to a Rwandan national who allegedly grabbed…

Water and Security Classification System Identifies Pathways to Conflict

Sep 8, 2018 | OOSKAnews

An August 2018 Report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) reviews key drivers behind links between water risk and security threats, conflict, migration and food…