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Canada: Coordinator, Nature-Based Climate Solutions Initiative, Resilience

Jan 23, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

South Sudan: WASH Advisor

Jan 23, 2022 | The Health Support Organisation

The Health Support Organisation (THESO) is a leading 501 (3) (C) registered South Sudanese based international nongovernmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to saving lives and relieving…

Burkina Faso: Sahel Wood Energy Project Manager, Country Representative

Jan 23, 2022 | Geres

Geres is an international development NGO that works to improve living conditions and fight against climate change and its impacts. As a player in the field,…

Chad: JPO - Project Officer (Migration, Environment and Climate Change)

Jan 23, 2022 | International Organization for Migration

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle of humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and the society. As…

Syria: Programme Finance Associate (Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery)

Jan 23, 2022 | UNDP

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

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Iraq: Multidisciplinary Water Resources Analysis and Transboundary Negotiations Training Expert

Jan 23, 2022 | UNDP

DRC: Food Security Project Coordinator

Jan 23, 2022 | 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…

Emergency and Resilience Programming Specialist

Jan 23, 2022 | 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…

Ethiopia: Research and Evaluation Associate

Jan 23, 2022 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our…

Ghana: Karaga Farmer-Herder Dialogue for Conflict Resolution

Jan 21, 2022 | News Ghana

Farmers and Fulani herders in the Karaga district in the Northern region had decided to engage in collective engagement to address tensions. This farmer- herder…

USA: Senior Programme Officer, Gender

Jan 21, 2022 | IUCN

With a comprehensive rights-based framework underpinning its conservation and sustainable development efforts, IUCN recognises that protecting and promoting women’s rights and advancing gender equality, including…

Syria: A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The US Bombed It Anyway.

Jan 20, 2022 | Dave Philipps, Azmat Khan, and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

The Tabqa Dam was a strategic linchpin and the Islamic State controlled it. The explosions on March 26, 2017, knocked dam workers to the ground…

Exploring Gender, Social Aspects of Climate Policies

Jan 20, 2022

With a focus on climate change and gender, the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) has partnered with the Gender Into Urban Climate Change Initiative (GUCCI), and…

EnPAx Honors Environmental Peacebuilding Leaders

Jan 20, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Awards honoring outstanding contributions to the research and practice of environmental…

Israel/Jordan: Former Foes Israel and Jordan Work Together to Combat Energy and Water Scarcity

Jan 19, 2022 | Tania Kraemer, Deutsche Welle

In an act of climate barter, Jordan is gearing up to provide solar energy to Israel in exchange for desalinated water. The trade-off forms the…

Liberia: Citizens Want Nimba Land Dispute Resolved

Jan 19, 2022 | Thomas Domah and Jonathan Browne, New Dawn

Some aggrieved citizens in Nimba County have voiced frustrations over the delay by government in resolving the April 2021 land dispute in the county that…

Jordan: Regional Gender Equality / GBV Advisor

Jan 19, 2022 | Save the Children International

Save the Children International, formerly known as the International Save The Children Alliance, is a worldwide non-profit organization that aims to improve the living of…

Iraq: GBV Coordinator

Jan 19, 2022 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is…

Jordan: Project Coordinator

Jan 19, 2022 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…

Afghanistan: Harsh Winter in Afghanistan Intensifies Needs for the Most Vulnerable

Jan 18, 2022 | Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes

Children across Afghanistan are increasingly vulnerable to disease and illness due to a deadly combination of rising malnutrition, an unprecedented food crisis, drought, disruptions to vital…

Social Hour of the Second International Conference of Environmental Peacebuilding

Jan 18, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Reconnect at the Social Hour of the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding!

The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented us from gathering in Geneva, but we…

How to Address Climate Change with Better Food Systems

Jan 18, 2022 | Eugene Willemsen

It comes as no surprise that climate change directly affects the future of security. A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation clearly outlines the role that…

Call for Submissions: Environmental Violence Collection

Jan 17, 2022 | Environmental Studies and Sciences (ESS) Forum

From climate change to toxic pollution and the interactive effects of multiple pollution streams, human health is under siege. Human-produced environmental risks to health and…

Colombia: MPC Energy Solutions Breaks Ground on Second Solar Power Plant in Colombia

Jan 17, 2022 | PRNewswire

MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has commenced construction of Parque Solar Los Girasoles, a solar photovoltaic plant in Colombia that will supply around 23 GWh a year – equivalent to…

Afghanistan: ‘We Are Struggling’: Two Former Officials at Afghan Women’s Affairs Ministry

Jan 16, 2022 | Emma Graham-Harrison

Gul Bano and Karima’s former offices are in the hands of the Taliban – and they fear for their lives.

Iraq: Rising Temperatures, Dying Cattle: Iraq Is Reeling from Climate Change [Video]

Jan 16, 2022 | PBS

Iraq is at the frontlines of the climate crisis, with temperatures rising twice as fast as the global average. It’s also a major oil producer…

Afghanistan: Taliban Forces Pepper-Spray Women’s Rights Protesters in Kabul

Jan 16, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

One woman reportedly taken to hospital after protest calling for right to work and education is stopped.

Ireland: Cabinet to Examine ‘Zero Tolerance’ Measures on Gender-Based Violence

Jan 16, 2022 | Harry McGee

Response to Ashling Murphy murder to centre on countering violence against women.

Climate Action and Security – Two Sides of the Same Coin

Jan 14, 2022

In November, the world came out of COP26 with a mixed bag of results. The 1.5 degrees target was kept alive, and 154 countries submitted revised…

Sudan: In Sudan, the Price of Revolution is Paid for by Women's Bodies

Jan 14, 2022 | Wini Omer

The rape of 13 women at a protest in Khartoum last month by security service personnel is explained by the long history of state-sanctioned sexual…