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Re-Envisioning Climate Action to Sustain Peace and Human Security
Nov 17, 2020
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Catherine Wong, Stephen Gold, Samuel Rizk, and Cassie Flynn
A combination of crisis, conflict, climate change and COVID-19 means that we live in truly unprecedented times. In complex contexts, the message of environmental protection…
Afghanistan: Academy of Science of Afghanistan Organizes Seminar on Water Management
Nov 17, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
The Academic of Science of Afghanistan has organized a one day seminar to discus Afghanistan water management and to deal with the issue form knowledgeable…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Grand Renaissance Dam Offers Opportunity for Regional Cooperation
Nov 17, 2020
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The Street Journal
The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam offers a unique chance to create a regional authority benefiting all 12 countries reliant…
Asim Zia
Director
Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security
United States
Nov 17, 2020
Asim Zia is a professor in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics at the University of Vermont, with a secondary appointment in the…
Masculinity Is the Unspoken Undercurrent in Trumpism and the Fracking Debate
Nov 16, 2020
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Zack Rearick
Deindustrialization emasculates. It hits at men’s pride and devalues a kind of blue-collar physicality that has traditionally been revered (glorified in culture) and rewarded (paid…
Will Bangladesh Ever See An End To Gender-Based Violence?
Nov 16, 2020
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Rosie Pasqualino
Acid and dowry-based attacks have been particularly prominent in the country, though sexual, physical, psychological and economic abuse has been recognized as forms of abuse…
In the Caribbean, Climate Change Is a Gender Issue
Nov 16, 2020
Caribbean countries are vulnerable to climate change and its impacts, including rising sea levels, extreme and unpredictable weather (including natural disasters), drought and flooding, biodiversity…
Integrate Gender When Designing Climate Policy
Nov 16, 2020
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Mara Dolon and Jessica Olson
The team of people tasked with coordinating the global climate change negotiations for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in 2021, we recently learned, consists…
Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP) – Rising to the Challenges of 2020
Nov 16, 2020
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Jennifer J. Sara
The year 2020 has been shaped by interlocking crises: the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to roll back years of hard-won development progress, the struggles of…
South Sudan: Nutrition and WASH Specialist, South Sudan Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP)
Nov 14, 2020
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MSI
MSI is a leading consulting firm with niche expertise in international development and other sectors.
The Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) provides USAID/South Sudan with flexible,…
Philippines: WASH Engineer
Nov 14, 2020
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Accion Contra el Hambre
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Philippines: WASH Assistant
Nov 14, 2020
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Accion Contra el Hambre
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Intern, Computational Social Science, Global Restoration Initiative
Nov 14, 2020
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World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and…
International Internship Program
Nov 14, 2020
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Their primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to…
Environmental Security Advisor
Nov 14, 2020
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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…
Consultancy: Assessing Livestock Herd Management Practices in Isiolo County Project, Building Drought Resilience in Isiolo County through Sustainable Livelihoods
Nov 14, 2020
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Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse is an international network of non-profit organizations working all over the world in the field of agriculture and livestock production, animal…
Sudan: WASH Officer
Nov 14, 2020
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. They work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing…
Research Consultant: Analyzing Intersection between Conflict, Climate and Hunger
Nov 14, 2020
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency. Since its foundation 50 years ago it has worked in 50 countries.
Concern Worldwide has developed an…
Yemen: WASH Expert
Nov 14, 2020
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INTERSOS
INTERSOS is a non-profit humanitarian aid organization that works to assist victims of natural disaster and armed conflict. INTERSOS has operated as an independent organization…
South Sudan: Water and Sanitation Technician
Nov 14, 2020
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United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of…
The Ancient Band of Shepherds Taking on a NATO Land Grab in Montenegro
Nov 13, 2020
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Pablo Dominguez
While all eyes were focused on elections in the US, few noticed that a new government was to be sworn in in Montenegro. Shepherds and…
Liberia: Land Conflict Harmonization Critical to Reconciliation
Nov 13, 2020
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Judoemue Kollie, Observer
Internal Affair Minister, Varney Sirleaf has said that resolving land boundaries conflicts among the counties is crucial to promoting reconciliation in the country. Apart from…
A Digital Revolution to Save Nature and Build Peace
Nov 12, 2020
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Wim Zwijnenburg
The revolution in space-based technologies is creating a wealth of opportunities to track environmental degradation and its impact on lives and livelihoods. From rapid urbanisation…
The Weaponisation of Environmental Information in the Era of Fake News
Nov 12, 2020
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Doug Weir
Environmental disaster? War crime? Ecological terrorism? A polarised and omnipresent social media is turbocharging the manipulation of environmental information during conflicts. While the use of…
Cameroon: Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Specialist
Nov 12, 2020
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UNFPA
Under the direct supervision of the Representative, and the functional supervision of the Humanitarian Coordinator. The incumbent facilitates the rapid implementation of UNFPA´s multi-sectoral GBV…
A Danish Approach to the Arctic
Nov 12, 2020
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Zach Simon
Today, climate change has brought Greenland and the Arctic back into the spotlight. Changing conditions, such as diminishing ice sheets, provide new opportunities for Russia…
Digging in the Past: A New Look at the Customary Land Conflict in Liberia
Nov 12, 2020
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D. Otheil Forte
In 2018, the Land Rights Law of Liberia was passed into law. This was a good hundred years after the government formally declared “perfect, complete and absolute”…
The Psychological Barriers Preventing Environmental Protection in War
Nov 12, 2020
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Gabriela Kolpak and Klaudija Visockyte
It’s a widely held view that environmental damage is inevitable in war. But is it possible for us to better protect it, or are we,…
Azerbaijan: Satellite Imagery Shows Environmental Damage of Reported White Phosphorus Use in Nagorno Karabakh
Nov 12, 2020
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Digital Forensic Research Lab
The Second Karabakh War is now over with a Russia-brokered ceasefire deal. But as the fog of war lifts and both sides assess the full…
Conflict Minerals: In Conversation with Ian Smillie
Nov 12, 2020
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Jewellery Business
Completely cleansing the global diamond industry of blood, corruption, and conflict is no easy feat, and few are more familiar with this challenge than Ian…