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DRC: Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the WWF Forest Governance Programme

Jun 2, 2018 | World Wildlife Fund

The WWF Forest Governance Programme funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) between 2017 and 2020 focuses on supporting local civil society organisations…


DRC: Deputy Chief of Party

Jun 2, 2018 | African Wildlife Foundation

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) works with the people of Africa to ensure its wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa. The organization is seeking…


DRC: Emergency WASH Program Manager

Jun 2, 2018 | 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…


DRC: Program Development and Policy Coordinator

Jun 2, 2018 | World Wildlife Fund

The WWF is engaged in supporting the environmental friendly infrastructure development in DRC especially when it impacts the thematic and geographical scope of its work.…


Environmental Officer

Jun 2, 2018 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect and assist refugees and other persons of…


Myanmar’s Jade-Fueled War

Jun 1, 2018 | Daniel Combs, Diplomat

The remote mountains of Kachin state, in Myanmar’s far north, hold the world’s only steady supply of high quality jadeite. The vast majority of Myanmar’s…


Colombia: Opposition to Colombia’s Largest Dam Project Defends the Land, Water and Life

May 31, 2018 | Zoe PC, The Dawn News

The Hidroituango hydroelectric dam project on the Cauca river in the northwest of Antioquia is the largest infrastructure project ever built in Colombia, and is…


Liberia: A Land of Wealth without Manager

May 30, 2018 | B.J. Goodlin

Liberia is a land filled with natural resources of wealth that hasn’t been managed shrewdly or should I put it to you that the lack…


The Imperative for Peace and Security Council’s Action against Conflict-Induced Food Insecurity

May 30, 2018 | Solomon Dersso

In the preamble to the Protocol of the Constitutive Act Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union…


The Water Wars within: Preventing Subnational Water Conflicts

May 30, 2018 | Scott Moore

In 1995, World Bank official Ismail Serageldin warned that “the wars of the next century will be fought over water—unless we change our approach to…


Liberia: 18 Ordered to Pay Back ‘Benefits’ from Oil Block LB13 Deal

May 30, 2018 | Leroy M. Sonpon, III, Observer

The five-member Special Presidential Committee (SPC) constituted to examine the scandal allegations during the negotiation of the concession agreement between ExxonMobil and the Liberian Government…


India: Water Wars in India's Hillside Getaway Shimla as Taps Run Dry

May 30, 2018 | Agence France-Presse

Indian police on Wednesday were forced to escort water tankers through the streets of Shimla as an unprecedented shortage sparked brawls and desperation in the…


Colombia: Expectations for Colombian Coffee Production This Year Lowered to 14.2 Million Bags amid Heavy Rains

May 30, 2018 | Jared Wade, Finance Colombia

Colombia is expected to produce 14.2 million bags of coffee in the current season, a decline of around half a million bags from previous estimates,…


Afghanistan: Flood and Drought: Extra Burdens on the Shoulders of Afghan Citizens

May 30, 2018 | Moh. Sakhi Rezaie, Daily Outlook Afghanistan

Afghanistan is one of the countries that is highly prone to a number of natural disasters like earthquakes, flooding, drought, landslides, and avalanches & man-made…


Colombia: Colombia Hidroituango Dam: 'The River Took my House'

May 30, 2018 | Nicolas Bedoya and Pablo Cuellar, BBC

Puerto Valdivia is just one of the communities affected by a series of emergencies which have hit Colombia's largest hydroelectric dam project, Hidroituango. Tens of…


Environmental Peacebuilding: What Is It Good for?

May 29, 2018 | Nina Engwicht

Policy interventions seeking to break the link between natural resource abundance and violent conflict aim to tackle the quality of environmental governance both in producer…


Sierra Leone: Mines Minister Visits Mining Companies in Kono

May 29, 2018 | Saidu Bah, Awoko

The Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Morie Manyeh, between the 25 to 27 May 2018, went on a familiarisation visit to mining and exploration…


Liberia: Liberia Losing Gold, Diamond Revenue to Sierra Leone and Guinea

May 29, 2018 | FrontPage Africa

Liberia is said to be losing a huge quantity of gold and diamond daily to Guinea and Sierra Leone due to the high export tax…


Washington DC: Manager/Senior Manager, Municipal & Environmental Infrastructure

May 28, 2018 | IFC

The Global Infrastructure and Natural Resources Department in IFC, is seeking a Manager/Senior Manger for its global Municipal & Environmental practice. The manager will provide…


Syria: WASH Officer

May 28, 2018 | UNICEF

The WASH Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in…


Myanmar: CSO Partnerships Manager

May 28, 2018 | WWF

The CSO Partnerships Manager will lead all aspects of social development, CSO partnership building, and community engagement work of WWF' Myanmar with special focus on…


Ethiopia: Programme Manager

May 28, 2018 | Oxfam

The Programme Manager will provide technical support and quality control in management, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Oxfam drought response project in Somali…


Papua New Guinea: Country Director

May 28, 2018 | WaterAid

The Country Director (CD) provides leadership and management of WaterAid PNG’s Country Program, leading our policy and advocacy with national government and other development stakeholders,…


Myanmar: Sustainable Finance Manager

May 28, 2018 | World Wildelife Fund for Nature

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.…


Liberia: Project Manager, Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi (ZWW) Landscape

May 28, 2018 | Fauna & Flora International

FFI is seeking the new position of Project Manager, Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi (ZWW) Landscape to manage key aspects of FFI’s approach to conservation efforts in this region.…


Washington DC: Deputy Assistant to the Administrator

May 28, 2018 | USAID

The Deputy Assistant to the Administrator in the Bureau for Food Security is responsible for having substantial day-to-day management responsibilities for the Bureau and spurring…


Myanmar: Protected Areas and Law Enforcement Technical Advisor

May 28, 2018 | World Wildlife Fund

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.…


Myanmar: Energy Data & Research, Senior Associate

May 28, 2018 | Pact

Pact seeks an efficient Energy Data & Research Senior Associate to provide integrated techno-economic analytics across the energy access sector, incl. demand projections modeling, mini-grid…


Afghanistan: Afghan Essential Oils in Demand by Foreign Perfume Industry

May 28, 2018 | TOLOnews

An Afghan company recently started exporting essential oils made from rose petals and orange blossoms for the foreign perfume industry.  The export company said the…


Liberia: In Buchanan, Grand Bassa: Storage Facility for Artisanal Fish Farmers Dedicated

May 28, 2018 | New Dawn

The storage facility, which has several compartments for the cold storing of fishery products, was constructed by the National Fish Farmers Union of Liberia (NAFUL)…