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Pacific Women in Climate Change Negotiations
Mar 9, 2021
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George Carter and Elise Howard, Asia & The Pacific Policy Forum
The under-representation of women in climate negotiations is well-established. When the global multilateral body on climate change, the Conferences of Parties (COP) of the United…
Mexico: Violence Against Women in Mexico Rises
Mar 9, 2021
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Mat Youkee, The Fair Observer
Home is not a safe space for many women around the world and coronavirus-era quarantines and lockdowns have increased the risk of gender-based violence. In…
Dhanasree Jayaram
Assistant Professor at Department of Geopolitics and International Relations
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
India
Mar 9, 2021
Dhanasree Jayaram is a climate security scholar focused primarily on South Asia and based in Karnataka, India. She is an Assistant Professor at the Department…
Myanmar: 'Until The World Shatters' Explores Jade's Role In Myanmar's Struggles [Audio]
Mar 8, 2021
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NPR
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to author Daniel Combs about his book Until the World Shatters, which explores the connection between Myanmar's jade industry and a…
Call for Abstracts Launched for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (DEADLINE: April 15)
Mar 8, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association; Geneva Peacebuilding Platform; Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies; Geneva Water Hub, University of Geneva; and UN Environment Programme
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and partners are pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. The organizers are…
Climate Change and Women in Bangladesh
Mar 8, 2021
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Eshita Rahman and Raihanatul Jannat
Rethink Gender Issues to Better Tackle Climate Change
Mar 8, 2021
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Jacqueline Lau, Pip Cohen, and Sarah Lawless
Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently. Women…
Rethinking Women’s Leadership in Crisis Situations
Mar 8, 2021
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UNDP
Welcome to today’s discussions on rethinking women’s leadership in crisis situations. This is held as part of our Development Dialogues: Rethinking Solutions to Crisis in the…
Climate Security and Peacebuilding in a Time of Converging Crises
Mar 7, 2021
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Alec Crawford and Julia Donaldson
Climate change has long been considered a contributing factor to conflict and instability. Risks are particularly acute and amplified in states currently suffering from weak…
DRC: Head of Project/Office
Mar 7, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
Search will be implementing an ambitious, 24 month environmental peacebuilding project, entitled “Msitu wetu, umilele wetu (Our Forest, Our Future): Building Peaceful Ties and Shared Ownership…
Iraq: National Consultant for Project Development Specialist for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
Mar 7, 2021
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UNDP
Iraq has a geographically diverse environment of high mountains, plains, valleys, desert lands, plateaus, water fountain, rivers, marshes and lakes. It possesses a unique nature…
Mali: Consultant, National Expert Specializing in Indigenous Populations and Local Communities
Mar 7, 2021
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UNDP
The Mopti region has attracted considerable attention in recent years from government and international actors engaged in the development and stability of the country. Since…
Mali: Consultant, National Expert Specializing in Soil Degradation
Mar 7, 2021
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UNDP
The Mopti region has attracted considerable attention in recent years from government and international actors engaged in the development and stability of the country. Since…
Mali: Consultant, National Expert Specializing in Gender
Mar 7, 2021
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UNDP
The Mopti region has attracted considerable attention in recent years from government and international actors engaged in the development and stability of the country. Since…
Mali: Consultant, National Expert Specializing in Innovations and the Private Sector
Mar 7, 2021
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UNDP
The Mopti region has attracted considerable attention in recent years from government and international actors engaged in the development and stability of the country. Since…
Mali: Consultant, National Expert Specializing in Adaptation to Climate Change, in Particular in the Field of Agriculture / Ecosystem-Based Adaptation
Mar 7, 2021
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UNDP
The Mopti region has attracted considerable attention in recent years from government and international actors engaged in the development and stability of the country. Since…
Yemen: Technical Adviser, Food Security and Agriculture Cluster Coordinator
Mar 7, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The FAO Representation in Yemen (FNYAR) is responsible for leading FAO's response to country priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification,…
DRC: Research Consultant
Mar 7, 2021
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EarthRights International
EarthRights International, a non-governmental, non-profit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment, …
DRC: Project Community Enterprise Officer
Mar 7, 2021
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African Wildlife Foundation
This position will be responsible for coordinating the program implementation in remote communities and contributing to the growth and success of the community empowerment around…
Myanmar: External Relations Director, Smart Power Myanmar
Mar 7, 2021
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Pact
At the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on the ground…
Libya: WASH & Rehabilitation Coordinator in Tunis
Mar 7, 2021
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale is an international non-profit, non-political and secular NGO. Première Urgence Internationale comes to the aid of civilian victims, marginalized or excluded by…
WBGS - Gaza: Water Management and Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change Expert in Northern Gaza
Mar 7, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Coordination Office for the West Bank and Gaza Strip Programme is currently implementing the project…
Inviting Contributions to a White Paper on the Future of Environmental Peacebuilding (DEADLINE: April 16)
Mar 7, 2021
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Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, PeaceNexus Foundation, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform acts as a neutral convener of the Geneva Dialogue on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace in order to improve the exchange…
DRC: Chief of Party
Mar 7, 2021
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Jane Goodall Institute
The Jane Goodall Institute is currently recruiting for a Chief of Party (COP) for an anticipated integrated multi-sectoral governance, conservation and development public private partnership…
DRC: Deputy Chief of Party
Mar 7, 2021
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Jane Goodall Institute
The Jane Goodall Institute is currently recruiting for a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for an anticipated integrated multi-sectoral governance, conservation and development public private…
Preventing Human-Wildlife Conflict Is Critical for People and the Planet
Mar 7, 2021
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Kristina Rodina
Each year on 3 March, World Wildlife Day presents us with an opportunity. Not only do we celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wildlife,…
Who Pays the Price for Climate Crisis
Mar 6, 2021
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Melanne Verveer and Jessica Smith
President Joe Biden wasted no time after assuming office in taking unprecedented steps to advance women's equality within his own administration. With Kamala Harris as…
Myanmar: Women's Clothes Help Protesters Skirt Myanmar's Junta
Mar 5, 2021
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AFP, Deccan Herald
Sarong-like cloths strung out on lines may seem innocuous, but long-held superstitions around women's clothes appear to have stopped security forces in their tracks as they move to quell an…
Liberia: More Than 1.3 Million Hectares Now under Community Ownership & Control
Mar 5, 2021
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
Local communities across Liberia seem to be taking advantage of the new Land Rights Law to reclaim their ancestral land. With more than 1.3 million…
Conflict Minerals: More Than $4bn a Year in High-Risk Gold Flows from DRC, Uganda, Rwanda, CAR and Others
Mar 5, 2021
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David Whitehouse, Africa Report
The US and the EU must work with African governments to harmonize gold export taxes to reduce smuggling and promote conflict-free gold, says the investigative…