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Lalanath de Silva
Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism
Green Climate Fund
United States
Jul 12, 2021
Lalanath de Silva is the Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where he examines complaints concerning the Fund's projects…
Conflict Minerals: 2020 Company SEC Filings on Mineral Sources Were Similar to Those from Prior Years
Jul 12, 2021
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US Government Accountability Office
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure rule on conflict minerals broadly requires that certain companies submit a filing that describes their efforts to determine…
USA: Global Development, Policy and Learning Climate Intern
Jul 12, 2021
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InterAction
InterAction is the largest U.S. based coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with 180+ members working around the world in low- and middle-income countries, fragile…
Tunisia: Gender and Water Specialist
Jul 12, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…
Canada: Consultancy, Guide on Climate Justice in Gender and Youth Engagement by Local Partners
Jul 12, 2021
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Oxfam-Québec
Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, Oxfam…
USA: ERT Women’s Protection & Empowerment Coordinator
Jul 12, 2021
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC Emergencies & Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to…
Spain: Consultancy for the Research and Learning Project – Gender and Climate Justice
Jul 12, 2021
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Oxfam Intermón
Oxfam focuses its activities on providing a comprehensive response to poverty, working cohesively in the four areas that constitute its identity: development cooperation, humanitarian action,…
Sweden: Senior Programme Officer
Jul 12, 2021
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Global Water Partnership
Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder platform supported by a global secretariat that was established as an intergovernmental organization to support countries in their efforts…
Nigeria: Senior Project Officer, Water Governance
Jul 12, 2021
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 110 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons…
Mali: Chief of Party
Jul 12, 2021
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McFadden
Macfadden, a PAE company,is an international development consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. For more than 60 years, PAE has tackled the world’s toughest challenges…
USA: Senior Manager, Climate and Environment
Jul 12, 2021
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InterAction
InterAction is the largest U.S. based coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with 180+ members working around the world in low- and middle-income countries, fragile and post-conflict states, and emerging/growth…
Consultant: Lead Scientist Climate Security Assessment in the Horn of Africa
Jul 10, 2021
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. The Lead Scientist will develop the concept…
Consultant: Project Manager, Climate Security in the Horn of Africa
Jul 10, 2021
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. To operationalize the climate-related security risk assessment,…
Consultant: Regional Scan of UN-IGAD Collaboration on Climate Security Related Projects and Programmes
Jul 10, 2021
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. UNEP will recruit a consultant on behalf…
Consultant: Marine & Coastal Climate Security in Somalia Foresight
Jul 10, 2021
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. UNEP will recruit a consultant on behalf…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Urge UN Action on Dam; Ethiopia Says No
Jul 9, 2021
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Energy & Environment News
Egypt and Sudan urged the U.N. Security Council yesterday to undertake "preventive diplomacy" and call for a legally binding agreement to resolve a dispute with…
From Environmental Security to Conservation and Peace (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 6 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)
Jul 8, 2021
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Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany
This episode's content was provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of more than 1,400…
Afghanistan: This Afghan Entrepreneur Directly Supports Women Who Harvest the World’s Most Precious Spice
Jul 8, 2021
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Shane Mitchell
“I drink a cup of saffron tea every day,” says Tahmina Ghaffer, founder of Moonflowers, an importer of Afghanistan’s “red gold.” “It’s my waking-up ritual.”
Born…
DRC: Overcoming Community-Conservation Conflict: Q&A with Dominique Bikaba
Jul 8, 2021
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Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay
Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is renowned for its biodiversity, including Grauer’s gorilla — an endemic subspecies — and around…
Iraq: Basra Protests Erupt as Power Cuts Hit Scorching Iraq
Jul 8, 2021
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Azhar Al-Rubaie, Al Jazeera
As summer temperatures reached scorching levels, hundreds of Iraqis poured into the streets to protest widespread power outages in Baghdad and the country’s southern provinces.…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan to Cultivate Pistachio Forest in Restive Province
Jul 8, 2021
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Xinhua
The Afghan agriculture authorities planned to cultivate a pistachio forest in the country's northern Sari Pul province, in the latest efforts to boost agriculture in…
Afghanistan: Drought Crisis in Afghanistan Intensifies Risk of Displacement
Jul 8, 2021
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Danish Refugee Council
The drought in Afghanistan adds to challenges already faced by Afghans amid escalating conflict and insecurity as well as the health and socio-economic impacts of…
The Climate Crisis Is Driving Global Conflict – Cop26 Is a Chance for Leaders to Rethink Security Threats
Jul 7, 2021
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Peter Laederach
It’s now established that one of the triggers of the Syrian conflict is related to the scarcity of natural resources, primarily pastoral land. New research…
The Irrefutable Link Between Climate Change and Conflict
Jul 7, 2021
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Global Risk Insights
The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative Index measures a country’s climate change vulnerability against its capacity for resilience. War-torn states like Yemen, Mali, the Central…
One of Libya’s Power and Desalination Plants Keeps Leaking Oil into the Sea
Jul 7, 2021
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Eoghan Darbyshire
Following recent reports of coastal oil spills near the city of Derna in eastern Libya, Eoghan Darbyshire identifies the timeline and scale of the spills,…
USA: Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Programme - Conflict Prevention & Sustaining Peace
Jul 7, 2021
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United Nations University
The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes…
South Sudan: Efforts to Boost South Sudan Agriculture Found Lagging
Jul 7, 2021
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Daniel Friday Martin, Voice of America
While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s…
Sweden: Senior Researcher, Climate Change and Risk Programme
Jul 6, 2021
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The Senior Researcher leads and develops high-quality research to better understand the security risk and opportunities for peace in regions highly exposed to climate change.…
DRC: In DRC, Community Ownership of Forests Helps Guard the Grauer’s Gorilla
Jul 6, 2021
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Marlowe Starling, Mongabay
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) share their forest home with rural communities – which could help…
USA: Call for GPN ExpRes Roster – Climate and Security Risk Policy and Programming Experts
Jul 6, 2021
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for…