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Iraq: Head of Mission

Apr 5, 2021 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…


Programme Officer MENA Water and Sanitation

Apr 5, 2021 | Stockholm International Water Institute

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an experienced Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs, including in Middle East…


Consultancy: Short-Term, Full-time Consultant

Apr 5, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

Countries…


Niger: Science & Data Lead (Climate and Geospatial Services) – SERVIR West Africa 2

Apr 5, 2021 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…


Mozambique: WASH Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | Ayuda en Acción

Ayuda en Acción is an organization with an international presence that, from a global commitment, has been fighting against poverty, inequality and exclusion since its…


WASH Program Manager

Apr 5, 2021 | Solidarités International

SI has been in Myanmar since 2008. For the first three years, SI worked in the Delta in response to the devastating Cyclone Nargis. In…


Nigeria: Environmental Health Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.

The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization…


Libya (based in Tunisia): WASH & Rehabilitation Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | Première Urgence Internationale

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Their teams are committed to supporting civilians' victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by…


PhD Positions in Water Resources Management

Apr 5, 2021 | Université Laval

The department of Civil and Water Engineering at Laval University (Quebec-City, Canada) is seeking PhD candidates to join a team of researchers working on the…


US Environmental Defenders Research Consultant

Apr 5, 2021 | EarthRights International

EarthRights is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment,…


Nigeria: Early Warning Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is "to transform the way the world deals with conflict…


Mozambique: WASH Program Manager

Apr 5, 2021 | Action Contre la Faim

Since the beginning of 2020, the ERRU Team have been closely monitoring the deterioration of the situation in Cabo Delgado. By mid 2020, given the…


Call for Technical Experts: WASH and Water Resources Management - Global

Apr 5, 2021 | DevWorks

DevWorks International (DevWorks) is seeking technical experts for upcoming projects focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management (WRM) globally. WASH and WRM…


Afghanistan: First Person: The Afghan Woman Putting her Life at Risk to Rid her Home of Mines

Apr 4, 2021 | UN News

Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines. On International…


Herder-Farmers Conflict: Embracing the Ganduje, Abounu Solution

Apr 4, 2021 | Oludayo Tade

Fielding questions from journalists in Katsina, recently, the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said his administration has been able to stem the tide of banditry…


Lebanon: Lebanon to Swap Medical Expertise for Iraqi Oil

Apr 3, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Officials from Beirut and Baghdad signed a preliminary agreement Friday that would see Lebanon trade its medical expertise for Iraqi fuel supplies, Lebanese state media…


Colombia: Deforestation Rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as Cattle Invade

Apr 2, 2021 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

For the past several years, the Colombian Amazon has been hit harder by deforestation than any other region in the country, according to the Institute…


Myanmar: China Again Seeks Myanmar Regime's Assurances on Oil, Gas Pipelines Security

Apr 2, 2021 | Irrawaddy

China has reportedly requested a meeting with Myanmar over growing concerns about the security of its oil and natural gas twin pipelines project after ethnic…


Egypt and Ethiopia Are Heading toward Conflict over Water. It’s Time to Intervene.

Apr 2, 2021 | Ezzedine C. Fishere

Egypt and Ethiopia are inching, slowly but surely, toward conflict. Negotiations over the construction and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile…


Renouncing Reprisals: An Opportunity for the Biden Administration

Apr 1, 2021 | Adil Ahmad Haque

The United States has taken a number of morally objectionable positions regarding the lawful conduct of armed conflict over the years. Among those positions, it…


Yemen: Women Struggle to Get by as Yemen Conflict Hits Six-Year Mark

Mar 31, 2021 | Jean Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR

As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis rages on, women and children make up three-quarters of the four million people forced from their homes, putting them…


Policy Brief Describes New Mindset Needed to Accelerate Gender Equality

Mar 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

A policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development offers a “formula” for accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – enabling women’s participation…


India: Environment, the Unsuspecting Victim of Cross-Border Conflicts

Mar 31, 2021 | Vaishnavi Rathore, Bastion

Be it the deserts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, or the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh, these strategically sensitive and secluded landscapes…


Conflict Minerals: UCLA Researchers Evaluate Efforts to Curb Trade of Conflict Minerals

Mar 30, 2021 | Stan Paul, University of California Los Angeles

The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act requires that US-listed companies sourcing so-called “conflict minerals” from Africa’s Great Lakes region conduct due diligence. (The EU now imposes similar…


Afghanistan: Country’s Four Million Internally Displaced Need Urgent Support amid Pandemic

Mar 30, 2021 | Amnesty International

The Afghan government and the international community must urgently scale up efforts to support the country’s four million internally displaced people (IDPs), who have been…


If War Were to Doom Us All Tomorrow, the ICJ Would Still Plant a Tree

Mar 30, 2021 | Moises A. Montiel M.

The ICJ is no stranger to the growing concern about the environment. In fact, the existence (albeit brief) of an Environmental Chamber credits the importance…


Egypt: Market Movers Americas, March 29-April 2: Suez Blockage Impacts Brent-WTI Spread [Video]

Mar 29, 2021 | Joe Fisher, S&P Global Platts

In this week's Market Movers Americas, presented by Joe Fisher: Brent-WTI spread widens amid Suez closure, Traders watch US-Northwest Europe jet fuel arbitrage amid Suez…


Participants at “Gender, Climate Change, and Migration” Event Were Briefed on the VC Platform

Mar 29, 2021 | UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Gender equality, women’s protection, and empowerment are keys to the disaster risk reduction and climate change agendas, and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. To…


United States: DOD Officials Give Report on Women Peace and Security Compliance

Mar 29, 2021 | Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense

The Women Peace and Security program fits right into the Defense Department's breadbasket because "it is a tool for smart power," Air Force Brig. Gen.…


Afghanistan: Herati Farmers Fear Drought as Rainfalls Drop Significantly

Mar 28, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

Officials in the western Herat province have warned of severe drought challenges in the ongoing year as rainfalls have vastly dropped across the province. Head…