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Colombia: Colombia's New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims
May 1, 2023
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María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas, InSight Crime
Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its implementation. The “Security, Defense and…
Call for Applications: HBS’s 9th MENA Regional Summer School 2023 - Jordan
May 1, 2023
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
The Heinrich Böll Foundation, represented through its offices in Rabat, Tunis, Ramallah and Beirut, welcomes applicants from the MENA region to apply for the 9th…
Shifting the Power: Making a Difference Through Gender and Climate Activism
Apr 27, 2023
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Meg Keen
In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Dr Meg Keen speaks with Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls in Suva, Fiji about social activism in the Pacific. Sharon is the Regional…
Mark Nevitt on “Can We Reconcile Clean Energy Goals with National Security?”
Apr 27, 2023
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Charlie Dunlap
In today’s post Mark Nevitt, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, expertly addresses news reports about a supposed controversy between the Pentagon and…
Sudan: Sudan’s Conflict Has Its Roots in Three Decades of Elites Fighting over Oil and Energy
Apr 26, 2023
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Harry Verhoeven, Conversation
Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan and…
Colombia: A Mountain of Gold: Mining Titles Threaten Indigenous Lands in Guainía, Colombia
Apr 26, 2023
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Jose Guarnizo, Mongabay
The geological past of Guainía is one of the reasons for its abundance of metals. A study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on…
Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Oil Exports Halt ‘Temporary;’ Salary Distribution Unaffected: Official
Apr 26, 2023
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Julian Bechocha, Rudaw
The halt of independent oil exports by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) through Turkey is “temporary” and will only persist until a probable mutual agreement…
Afghanistan: A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests
Apr 26, 2023
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Kern Hendricks, Scientific American
Eastern Afghanistan’s province of Nuristan is a green oasis in a country largely in the grip of desertification. The area is replete with tree-covered mountains…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: How the Sudan Crisis Complicates the Egypt-Ethiopia Dispute over the GERD Dam
Apr 26, 2023
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Jonathan Gornall, Arab News
For millions of Ethiopians, half of whom have no electricity and still rely on burning wood for heat, cooking, and light, the dam is a…
Yemen: Water Resource Management Expert (UNDP)
Apr 25, 2023
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United Nations Volunteers/UNDP
UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. UNDP advocates for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience…
Nigeria: Call for Senior Experts in Natural Resource Management, Early Warning, Early Response and Peace and Security – Nigeria
Apr 25, 2023
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Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is seeking international experts with international and West Africa regional experience in delivering donor-funded programmes to join its pool of technical experts for…
Myanmar: Sustainable Livelihoods Project Manager – Yangon
Apr 25, 2023
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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the…
Remote: International Consultant (Cost Effectiveness of the Triple Nexus)
Apr 25, 2023
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UN Office at Nairobi
The triple nexus refers to the interlinkages between humanitarian, development and peace actors, with a focus on collective outcomes and collaboration based on comparative advantage.…
Kenya: Programme Officer (Climate-Conflict) (P2)
Apr 25, 2023
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International Organization for Migration Somalia
Since the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia, the country has made significant progress towards restoring peace and security. However, significant destabilizing factors remain.…
Netherlands: Intern – Planetary Security Initiative
Apr 25, 2023
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Clingendael: The Netherlands Institute of International Relations
The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael‘ is a leading think tank and academy on international affairs. Through its analyses, training and public debate the…
Ukraine: Country Shelter & WASH Program Manager (Ukraine)
Apr 25, 2023
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Polish Humanitarian Action
Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is currently looking for a Country Shelter & WASH Program Manager (this position is open for international applicants). PAH strongly encourages…
South Sudan: WASH Cluster Co-Lead South Sudan
Apr 25, 2023
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC works in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…
Kenya: Programme Management Officer
Apr 25, 2023
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…
Kenya: Provision of Editing Services for a Report on Climate Security in the HoA
Apr 25, 2023
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United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA) was inaugurated in May 2013, it is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and…
China’s Climate Security Vulnerabilities
Apr 25, 2023
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Angus Soderberg
Climate change’s ripples reach every corner of the globe, but nowhere is their geopolitical impact more pronounced than in China’s relations with the United States.…
Myanmar: Conflict Exacerbates Dry Zone Drought
Apr 25, 2023
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Frontier
The raging conflict and the junta’s crackdown on civil society has made it more difficult for civilians in central Myanmar to access water, forcing them…
Call for Interns: Creating a Community-Led Artistic 'Storybook' about Climate, Conflict, and Peace
Apr 24, 2023
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Geneva Peacebuilding Platform-led Community of Practice on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace
Are you a young person with a passion for people, art, and the environment? We want to hear from you! The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and…
Colombia: US Ratified Support for Land Reform in Colombia as Tool to Reduce Illicit Drug Production: President Petro
Apr 24, 2023
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Nation World
Strong support for the Agrarian Reform policy in Colombia, as the best means to advance in the fight against drugs, the United States Government expressed…
Water for Women, Women for Water
Apr 22, 2023
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Tinebeb Yohannes, The Reporter
Public opinion says Ethiopia has an abundance of water—the “water tower for Africa”. For many women in this country, this is becoming increasingly hard to…
An Interview with Gidon Bromberg | When Water = National Security
Apr 21, 2023
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Noah Phillips, Moment
Bromberg, 59, is cofounder and Israel director of EcoPeace Middle East, a tri-national—Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian—environmental NGO. EcoPeace is also a leading force behind the Green…
Absorbing Climate Shocks and Easing Conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley
Apr 20, 2023
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International Crisis Group
What’s new? A protracted drought in the Horn of Africa is exacerbating land use conflict in the north of Kenya’s Rift Valley region. Longstanding tensions between…
The Environmental Legacy of Explosive Remnants of War
Apr 20, 2023
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Linsey Cottrell and Kristin Holme
The damage caused by armed conflicts extends beyond that caused by the fighting itself and weapons used. As well as the risk from serious injury…
Climate Change: Keeping Military Bases Secure from Climate Change
Apr 20, 2023
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Bob Barrett, WUWF
Designing and fortifying military bases against the effects of climate change is not some far-off concept, it’s happening right now.
Tonga: In Tonga, Illuminating the Connections Between Gender and the Environment
Apr 20, 2023
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UN Women
Gender plays a crucial role in mediating the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, with unequal resource distribution, discriminatory social norms and other gender…
Climate Change: DOD Produces Climate Assessment Tool, Strengthens Climate Cooperation With Six Allies
Apr 20, 2023
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US Department of Defense
Two years ago at the Climate Leaders Summit led by President Joseph R Biden Jr., Honorable Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III committed to…