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Ukraine: How the War Is Making Soil and Water Toxic

Mar 7, 2023 | Julia Vergin, Deutsche Welle

At some point, the war in Ukraine will end, hopefully. But even when it does, when the deathly explosions of all the rockets and bombs…


India: Head of Department (HOD), Gender, Water and Climate Change Department (GWCC)

Mar 6, 2023 | Centre for Social Research India

About the Role:This role is in the Gender, Water and Climate Change (GWCC) department of CSR as the Head of the department and will report…


Request for Papers: Center for Conservation Peacebuilding

Mar 6, 2023 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding

For wildlife conservation efforts to be effective, enduring, and equitable, we must address fundamental human needs including health and nutrition, income and livelihoods, and security.…


Indonesia: Gender Technical Advisor for Clean Cities Blue Ocean

Mar 6, 2023 | Tetra Tech

The USAID-funded Clean Cities Blue Ocean (CCBO) project in the USA, implemented by Tetra Tech International Development, is currently accepting expressions of interest for Gender…


Uganda: Programme Specialist: Women, Peace and Security

Mar 6, 2023 | United Nations Women

BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…


Ukraine: Protection Specialist - Gender Based Violence Specialist

Mar 6, 2023 | Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all…


Kirabati: Individual Consultant – To support Women’s Resilience to Disasters Programme implementation, UN Women Kiribati Office

Mar 6, 2023 | United Nations Women

BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…


Moldova: UN Women National Consultant with technical expertise on social issues to support the informal Women´s Advisory Board (WAB) on Sustainable Peacebuilding

Mar 6, 2023 | United Nations Women

Background UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…


Niger/Nigeria: Peace and Conflict Assessment (PCA) with focus on Resilience and Gender for Niger (Diffa) and Nigeria (Borno and Yobe State)

Mar 6, 2023 | Christian Blind Mission

Background and rationaleCBM is a Christian international development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest communities of…


Moldova: UN Women National Consultant with technical expertise on economic issues to support the informal Women´s Advisory Board (WAB) on Sustainable Peacebuilding

Mar 6, 2023 | United Nations Women

BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…


EnPAx Icon EnPAx at the UN Water Conference

Mar 6, 2023 | EnPAx Water Interest Group

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx), its Water Interest Group, and many of its members will be participating in the 2023 UN Water Conference.

Activities of potential…


Iraq: No Water by 2040: The Crisis Engulfing Iraq and Its Historic River Flow

Mar 6, 2023 | Zainab Hussain, The BMJ

The Middle East’s ancient Tigris-Euphrates river system flow is under threat, bringing a plethora of health emergencies to Iraq.


Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and the Matter of River Nile Water

Mar 5, 2023 | Tirusew Asefa

Every roadblock in the tripartite negotiation between Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sudan leads to one issue: Nile water use allocation. As it stands, both Egypt…


Myanmar: Conflict Wood: Under Sanctions, Prized Myanmar Teak Finds Its Way to US, EU Markets via India

Mar 4, 2023 | Ritu Sarin, Indian Express

From the dense forests of Myanmar, home to teak reserves most prized for high-end furniture and luxury yachts in Europe and US, to the dusty…


International Women's Day: Environmental Change and Gender

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Climate change is often defined as a “threat multiplier.” For many women and girls around the world, it is also enacting, and at times creating,…


Pakistan: Women to Lead Actions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with extreme weather events affecting millions of people each year. To address this, the government…


How Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Threatening Climate Security

Mar 2, 2023 | Oli Brown

The geopolitical consequences of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine are coming into focus as the invasion enters its second year. The war is an existential…


How Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Threatening Climate Security

Mar 2, 2023 | Oli Brown

The war is an existential threat for Ukraine, but its impacts go well beyond the immediate devastation that it’s causing, particularly with regard to the…


Peace and Water: GOWP Brief Calls for Urgent Rethinking of Approach to Water Management

Mar 2, 2023 | The Water Diplomat

The Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) has released a brief ahead of the upcoming United Nations Mid-Term Review Conference in March 2023, highlighting…


Myanmar: Blood Teak for the Super Rich Props up a Cruel Regime

Mar 2, 2023 | Deutsche Welle

One of the most expensive woods on the market, teak is predominantly found in the dense jungles of Myanmar. Much of the timber — often…


Separate or Relational and Truly Rational? A Few Notes on Gender, Nature, and Modernity’s Patriarchal Heritage

Mar 1, 2023 | Jan-Olav Henriksen

Everything that lives is constituted by relationships with everything else. Accordingly, it is of profound importance if we understand ourselves as conditioned by, dependent on,…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Can AI Help Solve Diplomatic Dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? [Video]

Mar 1, 2023 | Henry Wilkins, Voice of America

Ethiopia's hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River has angered downstream neighbors, especially Sudan, where people rely on the river for farming and other livelihoods.…


Kenya: Senior Researcher (Climate Resilience)

Feb 28, 2023 | Bodhi Global Analysis

Bodhi Global Analysis is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Researcher to join its highly dynamic and fast-growing team. The ideal candidate will be…


Switzerland: Senior Programme Management Officer

Feb 28, 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme

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…


Jordan: Project Manager (m/f/d) for Community Work and Resource Conflict Transformation in Amman, Jordan

Feb 28, 2023 | forumZFD

forumZFD supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace and strives to help overcome war and violence. forumZFD is currently working with peace…


UK/Netherlands: Head of Climate, Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding (Maternity Leave Cover)

Feb 28, 2023 | International Alert

International Alert is looking for an exceptional candidate to join its global team as Head of Climate, Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Peacebuilding. This comes…


USA: Communications Intern – Climate and Security Risk

Feb 28, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme

The multidimensional nature of climate change creates far-reaching consequences not only for the environment but also for development and, ultimately, for the security of people,…


Sweden: Two Doctoral Candidates in Peace and Conflict Research, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Feb 28, 2023 | Uppsala University

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Its ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality…


Colombia: Colombia Puts Deforestation Fight on Table in 'Total Peace' Agenda

Feb 28, 2023 | Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Colombia's pledges to stem rising deforestation and protect its Amazon rainforest go "hand in hand" with the government's push to end decades of violence by…


Colombia: Sustainable Business and the Struggle for Peace in Chocó

Feb 28, 2023 | David González, Diálogo Chino

One of the key pledges of the new Colombian government is environmental protection. At the last United Nations climate change conference in November 2022, President…