News
Integrate Gender When Designing Climate Policy
Nov 16, 2020
|
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…
South Sudan: Nutrition and WASH Specialist, South Sudan Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP)
Nov 14, 2020
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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…
Azerbaijan: Satellite Imagery Shows Environmental Damage of Reported White Phosphorus Use in Nagorno Karabakh
Nov 12, 2020
|
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…
Cameroon: Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Specialist
Nov 12, 2020
|
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
|
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
|
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”…
A Digital Revolution to Save Nature and Build Peace
Nov 12, 2020
|
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 Psychological Barriers Preventing Environmental Protection in War
Nov 12, 2020
|
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,…
The Weaponisation of Environmental Information in the Era of Fake News
Nov 12, 2020
|
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…
Conflict Minerals: In Conversation with Ian Smillie
Nov 12, 2020
|
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…
Environmental Change and Security Program Internships
Nov 11, 2020
|
Wilson Center
Since 1994, the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) has actively pursued the connections between the environment, health, population, development, conflict, and security. ECSP brings…
Ukraine: Epidemic of Violence against Women in Conflict-Torn East
Nov 11, 2020
|
Amnesty International
Survivors of domestic violence in eastern Ukraine are not able to seek protection against violence against them due to the government’s ineffective response, Amnesty International…
Mexico: Cross-Border Clash Signals Growing Dispute as Mexico Drowns in Water Debt
Nov 10, 2020
|
Laetitia Dogbe, Organization for World Peace
Last August was the driest in 90 years, leaving Mexico unable to pay its water obligations to the superpower next door. Mexico’s deadline to pay…
COVID-19 Worsening Food Insecurity, Driving Displacement, Warn UN Agencies
Nov 10, 2020
|
UN
Global hunger and population displacement, which were already at record levels when COVID-19 struck, could “surge” as migrants and those reliant on a dwindling flow…
Gender Equality Is "Essential" to Global Coronavirus Recovery, Norway's Prime Minister Says
Nov 10, 2020
|
Elizabeth Elkin, CBS News
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Tuesday that while the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating across the globe, women and girls have been hit "especially…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Civil Society Condemns Land Grabbing
Nov 7, 2020
|
Politico SL
A group of civil society organisations called the Sierra Leone Land Alliance (SLLA) has released a report critical of the situation land ownership and acquisition…
Several US States Advanced Gender Equality on Election Day
Nov 6, 2020
|
Amanda Klasing, Human Rights Watch
With all eyes seemingly on the US presidential election, it’s easy to miss some of the exciting progress made on gender equality at the state…
Liberia: Liberia Gender Minister Raps on Green Climate Action — Says Liberia's Farming Method Has to Change
Nov 5, 2020
|
Eric Pervist, Modern Ghana
Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr, reechoed Liberia's case at the 2020 World Green Growth Summit. The World Green Growth…