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How Animals Are Harmed by Armed Conflicts and Military Activities

Mar 22, 2021 | Janice Cox and Jackson Zee

When the impact of armed conflicts on animals is considered, this is commonly subsumed by more general consideration of the “environment”, of “nature” or of…

Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women – But They Can Also Provide the Solution

Mar 21, 2021 | Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Climate change affects us all – no matter where you live or what you do. But the impacts of climate change are not spread evenly…

Afghanistan: Breaking the Mold: Landless Afghans Turn to Fungi Farming

Mar 21, 2021 | Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News

Jamila Khoshbo is one of a growing number of landless women who are growing highly nutritious mushrooms in their kitchens or backyards rather than working…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Inching Closer to Revive Forest Cover

Mar 21, 2021 | Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency

With a renewed devotion to the deep-rooted tradition of tree planting and preservative measures, Afghanistan is inching closer to reviving most of its lost forest…

Bridging Silos at the Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus

Mar 20, 2021 | Jessica Smith, Lauren Olosky, and Jennifer G. Fernández

International security agendas must account for the overlapping threats of climate change and conflict, and their unequal impacts on women. Similarly, climate action must integrate…

Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Mar 19, 2021 | Evyn Papworth

Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of  resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…

Burundi: Environmental Health Coordinator

Mar 19, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been working in Burundi since 1996, initially supporting return and reintegration of refugees from Tanzania. Since then, the IRC…

Yemen: Emergency Senior EH Officer

Mar 19, 2021 | International Rescue 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…

Panama: Intern, Disasters and Conflicts Programme, UN Environment - Latin America & Caribbean

Mar 19, 2021 | UN 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…

Côte d'Ivoire: Consultant, Final Evaluation of the Project "Participation in the Management of Rural Land in Côte d'Ivoire"

Mar 19, 2021 | Interpeace

Interpeace is an international peacebuilding organization established in 1994, which supports locally led peacebuilding initiatives around the world. Interpeace adapts its approach to each company and ensures…

DRC: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Mar 19, 2021 | Jane Goodall Institute

Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) USA is an international non-governmental organization that continues Dr. Goodall’s pioneering work on chimpanzee ecology and behavior.…

Somalia: Climate Change and Marine Conservation Consultant

Mar 19, 2021 | Adeso

Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based international development and humanitarian organization. At Adeso, we work with African communities who are yet to realize…

Gabon: Climate Security Project in Central Africa

Mar 19, 2021 | UN Regional Office for Central Africa

The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) is a Special Political Mission with a regional mandate to help prevent conflict and consolidate peace…

DRC: Project Manager for the DESIRA Project in the Field of Agroforestry

Mar 19, 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…

Call for Applications for Experts on Climate Change and Conflict in Yemen

Mar 19, 2021 | Berghof Foundation

The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting efforts for achieving sustainable peace through conflict transformation research, dialogue and mediation…

Consultancy, Climate and Security Risk - Scoping Assessment Expert

Mar 19, 2021 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…

Seeking Mentors! EnPAx Young Professionals Interest Group Launches Mentorship Initiative (DEADLINE: April 16)

Mar 19, 2021 | EnPAx Young Professionals Interest Group

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s Young Professionals Interest Group (YPIG) is pleased to announce the launch of its mentorship initiative. Join and help shape the future…

Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age

Mar 19, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and UN Environment Programme

In the span of only a few decades, new big data ecosystems and a combination of frontier technologies, including social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain, earth…

Chad: AFIYITNA Project Manager

Mar 19, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a non-partisan, non-profit, non-religious humanitarian organization that provides assistance to refugees around the world. IRC implements programs to promote durable…

Rapid Response Mechanism Program Manager

Mar 19, 2021 | Action Contre la Faim

ACF has been working in CAR since 2006. Drawing on its experience in the country, the actions carried out have responded to the changing context…

Syria: WASH Program Manager

Mar 19, 2021 | Solidarité International

Solidarites International (SI) has been working in Syria since 2012. The mission counts about 260 national staff, more than 40 expatriates, and has a 25…

Geneva Internship Program

Mar 19, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development…

Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Mar 19, 2021 | Evyn Papworth

Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of  resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…

South Sudan: Drowned Land: Hunger Stalks South Sudan's Flooded Villages

Mar 19, 2021 | Susan Martinez, Guardian

After the unprecedented floods last summer, the people of Old Fangak, a small town in northern South Sudan, should be planting now. But the flood…

Climate Change: ‘Climate-Proofing Our Security’ Critical at Sea and at Bases, Congress Hears

Mar 19, 2021 | Bridget Johnson, Homeland Security Today

The Coast Guard and other services need to act now in concert with Congress and private industry to mitigate the effects climate change will have…

Ethiopia/Sudan: Fashaqa Flashpoint: Sudanese Dream of Reclaiming Fertile Land

Mar 19, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Under a thatched roof, Sudanese dream of returning to farmland at the heart of a decades-old dispute with Ethiopia that has turned violent and threatened…

What Is Climate Feminism?

Mar 18, 2021 | Nicole Greenfield

Last fall, two powerful hurricanes, Eta and Iota, slammed into Central America within two weeks of each other, causing massive flooding and landslides and affecting…

Climate Change: Pacific Women’s Leadership in Climate Change, Peace, and Security

Mar 17, 2021 | Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, Asia and the Pacific Policy Society

Engaging with women peacebuilders in the Pacific to address climate change can transform regional responses, making them more inclusive and focused on human security, Sharon…

Liberia: In Rivergee County, Woman Sues Chinese Gold Mining Group

Mar 17, 2021 | Cholo Brooks, Global News Network

A prominent woman of Rivergee County in south-eastern Liberia has reportedly sued has sued a Chinese Gold Mining Group which is operation in the County,…

Pacific Women’s Leadership in Climate Change, Peace, and Security: Inclusively Responding to Crises

Mar 17, 2021 | Sharon Bhagwan Rolls

Engaging with women peacebuilders in the Pacific to address climate change can transform regional responses, making them more inclusive and focused on human security, Sharon…