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Yemen: Conflict and Economic Collapse in War-Torn Yemen Worsening Hunger Crisis

Jul 28, 2021 | Lisa Schlein, Voice of America

The World Food Program warns Yemen's already alarming hunger crisis is worsening due to ongoing conflict and a rapidly declining economy that are sending food…


Don’t Blame Men for the Climate Crisis – We Should Point the Finger at Corporations

Jul 27, 2021 | Arwa Mahdawi

Sorry, boys, but it’s all your fault. Melting ice caps, flash floods, rising sea levels: men are to blame for the lot of it. Please don’t drown the…


US and Australia Must Deepen Defence Cooperation on Climate Security

Jul 27, 2021 | Robert Glasser and Erin Sikorsky

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has just arrived in Singapore, where he’ll deliver a major address on Indo-Pacific security. He’s the first member of…


Iraq/Kuwait: UN Panel Pays $600M to Kuwait Oil Firm for Invasion by Iraq

Jul 27, 2021 | Associated Press

A United Nations panel paid out $600 million to Kuwait’s national oil company Tuesday as compensation for Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait three decades…


Deadly Water Conflict a Warning for the World

Jul 26, 2021 | Donna Miles

For thousands of years, Iran, which lies in a semi-arid part of the world, had remarkable success in sustainable water management. Ancient Iranians devised innovative…


Iran: Iran Urges Regional Cooperation on Environmental Issues

Jul 26, 2021 | Tasmin News Agency

The president of Iran called for collaboration among regional and neighboring countries to settle environmental problems. In comments after inaugurating a number of projects via videoconference…


Iraq: Iraq Oil Expert: Baghdad Shouldn't Replace Oil with Renewables

Jul 26, 2021 | Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com

It is not in Iraq's best interest to adopt renewable energy at the expense of fossil fuels, energy and oil expert Hamza al-Jawaheri told local…


Nigeria: Senior Policy Expert (Fishery and Aquaculture - FIRST Programme)

Jul 25, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Nutrition Security Impact, Resilience, Sustainability and Transformation (FIRST) is a FAO and the European Union partnership programme with the purpose of providing…


Mozambique: National Legal Consultant on Seed Legislation

Jul 25, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), received funds from the European…


Afghanistan: International Consultant, Agriculture Value Chain/Mechanization Specialist

Jul 25, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Through its Country Offices, or FAO Representations, FAO assists governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to address hunger, food security and malnutrition, and provides…


Afghanistan: International Consultant, Climate Change & NRM Specialist

Jul 25, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Through its Country Offices, or FAO Representations, FAO assists governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to address hunger, food security and malnutrition, and provides…


DRC: Finance & Administrative Manager

Jul 25, 2021 | Jane Goodall Institute

The Jane Goodall Institute is currently recruiting for a Finance & Administrative (F&A) Manager for an anticipated integrated multi-sectoral governance, conservation and development public private…


Yemen: Environmental Health Officer

Jul 25, 2021 | International Refugee Committee

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the…


South Sudan: ERT, WASH Manager

Jul 25, 2021 | Medair

Medair is an international non-governmental organisation whose purpose is to relieve human suffering in some of the world's most remote and devastated places. Medair aims to assist people…


Iraq: Environmental Expert to Conduct Environmental Analysis

Jul 25, 2021 | Adyan Foundation

Adyan, Foundation for Diversity, Solidarity and Human Dignity, works locally, regionally and internationally for pluralism, inclusive citizenship, community resilience, and spiritual solidarity, through homegrown solutions…


CAR: Country Director

Jul 25, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…


DRC: Project Manager, Fight Against Deforestation and Forest Degradation

Jul 25, 2021 | Enabel

Enabel is the Belgian Development Agency. It carries out Belgian governmental cooperation. The Agency also implements actions for other national and international organizations. With its Belgian and international…


Syria: Environmental Analysis Consultant

Jul 25, 2021 | DT Global

DT Global is a fast-growing international development organization that focuses on improving the capability, capacity, and effectiveness of development programming in complex global environments. Working…


DRC: Sustainable Wildlife Management Sustainable Hunting Technician

Jul 25, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…


Climate and Conflict: A Look at Environmental Peacebuilding

Jul 25, 2021 | Laureen Fagan

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has focused on global conflict and peacemaking strategies for more than 50 years, but over time the focus…


A Water Crisis Is Creating Nightmare Conditions across the Middle East

Jul 25, 2021 | Bel Trew

That the wars of the future will be fought over water rather than oil is an adage that feels like an increasingly terrifyingly reality as…


Conflict Brews over the Nile

Jul 24, 2021 | Deepak Vohra

Sudan and Egypt are extremely wary of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam which, they believe, will limit their access to the life-giving waters of the…


Water Resources: Defusing Conflict, Promoting Cooperation

Jul 23, 2021 | Michael Keller, ETH Zurich

Researchers have developed a methodology for avoiding conflicts of use in transboundary rivers. The model-based procedure allows for participatory planning and cooperative management of water…


Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | War on the Rocks

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…


Women, Peace, and Security: Moving Implementation Forward

Jul 23, 2021 | Joan Johnson-Freese

What will it take for the key national security agencies in Washington to prioritize the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) framework, rather than just pay…


Sierra Leone: Sierra Leoneans Want a Share of Mining Profits, or They Want Compensation

Jul 23, 2021 | Abdul Brima, Mail & Guardian

Kumaro village residents used to get by on subsistence farming and artisanal mining. But with their lands mostly destroyed, so are their livelihoods. Three years…


The UK Has Been Linked to Congo’s ‘Conflict Minerals’ – Where Are the Criminal Charges?

Jul 21, 2021 | Vava Tampa

According to the Swiss federal criminal court last week, the corruption destroying the Democratic Republic of the Congo – where devastating conflicts over minerals used…


Libya: Libya's Battle to Protect Its Endangered Forests

Jul 20, 2021 | Hendia Alashepy, Deutsche Welle

While Libya has been torn by conflict between various political and armed factions over the past decade, some have been waging a different kind of…


Soloman Islands: Sustaining Peace through Customary Land Recording

Jul 20, 2021 | Soloman Times

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Solomon Islands, in partnership with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, has supported the customary land recording in…


Climate Change: Converging Climate Risks: Government, Military, and Business at NATO 2030

Jul 20, 2021 | Elsa Barron and Lily Feldman, Center for Climate and Security

There are few challenges more “transatlantic” in nature than the climate crisis. No single nation can fix the issue at hand, yet through strong partnerships,…