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Open Online Course on Gender and Environment

Apr 25, 2022 | UN CC: Learn

Do you want to find out why promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment can help deliver better environmental outcomes, and to figure out how you…


Afghanistan: Continuity through Conflict: Disaster Risk Reduction in Afghanistan

Apr 24, 2022 | Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

The mountainous environment, geographic isolation, dependence on agriculture and impact of climate change all contribute to making residents in many parts of Afghanistan highly vulnerable…


EnPAx Icon Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing Announce New Journal "Environment and Security"

Apr 22, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and SAGE Publishing are partnering to launch a new peer-reviewed journal, Environment and Security – the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated…


Potential Of Water Wars And Conflicts – OpEd

Apr 22, 2022 | Patial RC

Water conflicts may soon become the main source of discord between nations replacing the ongoing boundary disputes and discords.  Likely conflicts of water leading to wars may…


Iran/Iraq: Iraq Filing Lawsuit against Iran over Water

Apr 22, 2022 | Iran International

Iraq says it is filing an international lawsuit against Iran over allegedly diverting water that previously flowed into Iraq. According to the Saudi government-owned al-Arabiya…


Myanmar: Convicted German Timber Trader Investigated by EIA Is Raided for Dealing in Illegal Myanmar Teak

Apr 22, 2022 | Environmental Investigation Agency

Working with information supplied by EIA’s Forests team, German police and customs have raided the private villa of timber trader Stefan Bührich and the grounds…


Climate Change: New Accessible Mapping Tool Helps Identify Hotspots of Climate, Conflict Stresses

Apr 22, 2022 | UN Environment Programme


Climate Change: Could National Security Be Impacted by the Effects of Climate Change?

Apr 22, 2022 | Chris Conte, News Channel 5 Nashville

As sea levels continue to rise and more intense storms continue to cause widespread damage across the United States, experts say climate change is likely…


New Pentagon Inspector General Report on Climate Resilience in the Arctic: Key Takeaways

Apr 21, 2022 | Erin Sikorsky

Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) released a new report evaluating the climate resilience of US military bases in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic…


Climate May Not Directly Drive Conflict but It’s Critical for Building Peace

Apr 21, 2022 | Grazia Pacillo, Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Elisabeth Gilmore, Peter Läderach, and Tanaya Dutta Gupta

Climate change isn’t a direct driver of conflict. Most scientists agree on this and it’s reflected in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II…


“Climate Greatest Threat to Australia’s Security,” Ex-Defence Chief Says

Apr 21, 2022 | Michael Mazengarb

National security experts have called on Australian voters to use the federal election to support candidates that back strong action on climate change, saying Australia…


Ukraine: Ukrainian Environmentalists Tracking Possible Russian Eco Crimes

Apr 21, 2022 | Katie Nicholson and Waqas Chughtai, CBC News

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered millions of lives, but environmental activists also worry the ecological damage to their country will be irreversible.


Climate Change: Army Must Prepare Installations for Climate Change

Apr 21, 2022 | Association of the United States Army

As climate change continues to impact many aspects of modern life, the Army must prepare for its effects on installations and operations, a panel of…


Iraq: Iraq's Water Reserves 'Down 50 Percent': Official

Apr 21, 2022 | Alannah Travers, Rudaw

A senior adviser at the Iraqi water resources ministry warned on Thursday that the country’s water reserves have decreased by half since last year, due…


Colombia: Colombia Judge Orders Suspension of Fracking Pilot Project

Apr 21, 2022 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters

A judge in the Colombian city of Barrancabermeja on Thursday suspended an environmental license granted to a hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - pilot project,…


Colombia/Nicaragua: Colombia Must Stop Activities in Nicaraguan Maritime Zone, Says UN Court

Apr 21, 2022 | Deutsche Welle

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Colombia to "immediately cease" patrolling and interfering with fishing in parts of the Caribbean within Nicaragua's exclusive…


Liberia: Lawmakers Back Reform in Forest Management Law

Apr 20, 2022 | Trokon A. Freeman, FrontPage Africa

Members of the House of Representatives and Liberian Senate committees on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have declared their support to a draft legislation seeking reform…


Integrating Climate Change into the US Global Fragility Strategy: A New “Prologue”

Apr 19, 2022 | Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell

In early April, the Biden Administration released a “prologue” to the US Global Fragility Strategy, also known as the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote…


Liberia: Women's Land Rights Awareness Campaign Bears Fruits

Apr 19, 2022

Adah Johnson,* 56, from Flumpa, Nimba County in north-eastern Liberia is a beneficiary of the continued awareness sessions on the rights of women to land…


Ukraine: The Plan to Rebuild a Green Ukraine

Apr 19, 2022 | Karl Mathiesen, Politico

Ukraine should be rebuilt as a clean powerhouse that spurs the EU's Green Deal, according to the head of the Ukrainian parliament’s climate subcommittee.


Sierra Leone: Coated in Hope and Penury: The Story of Sierra Leone’s Artisan Miners

Apr 19, 2022 | Peter Yeung, Al Jazeera

By late morning in Seidu, a remote village in the Koidu area of eastern Sierra Leone, the cracks, scrapes and thuds of metal shovels being…


Ukraine: War in Ukraine Poses Environmental Risk Now and in the Future, Advocates Say

Apr 19, 2022 | Vanessa Montalbano and Maxine Joselow, Washington Post

As Russian forces bombard communities across Ukraine, the nation’s once-vibrant ecosystems are becoming scorched and scarred, rewinding decades of conservation work, according to Ukrainian climate…


Afghanistan: Strawberry Fields Could Supplant Afghanistan's Poppies, Forever

Apr 18, 2022 | Xinhua

Afghanistan's Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul provinces have always been close to the heart of the world's opium, and later heroin, trade. Poppy cultivation has been…


Jordan: Call for Research - Climate Justice: Bridging the Gaps Between Governments and Civil Society

Apr 17, 2022 | American Friends Services Committee

American Friends Services Committee (AFSC) was founded in 1917 during World War I. In accordance with their Quaker faith, AFSC promotes lasting peace with justice,…


Central African Republic: Technical Officer – Dzanga Forest Elephant Project

Apr 17, 2022 | World-Wide Fund for Nature

In the Central African Republic, the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is active in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas (DSPA) located in the extreme southwest of…


South Sudan: Water and Wastewater Quality Specialist

Apr 17, 2022 | United Nations Mission in South Sudan

Under Resolution 2625 (2022), the Security Council determined that the situation in South Sudan continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in…


USA: Senior Director, Oceans Futures

Apr 17, 2022 | World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Director, Oceans Futures.

Major Function

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading…


Myanmar: Trainer, Sustainable Farming

Apr 17, 2022 | World-Wide Fund for Nature

WWF-Myanmar is now inviting applications for the Trainer – Sustainable Farming who will be working in May 2022 with  Home-based and field travel. 
 

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Ecuador: Project Associate in Negotiation and Conflict Management

Apr 17, 2022 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

Ecuador is…


Yemen: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Manager

Apr 17, 2022 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…