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Water Wars Will Increasingly Fuel African and Middle East Conflicts
Aug 21, 2020
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Clive Lipchin and Hussein Solomon
The planet is heating up fast. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Middle East and Africa where the impacts on water security and…
Stopping Fuel Supplies Into Gaza Harms Israel
Aug 21, 2020
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Gidon Bromberg
When Hamas, which seeks to pressure the government of Qatar to continue sending money into Gaza launch rockets and balloon bombs into Israel, not only…
Afghanistan: Fortescue Opens Talks with Afghanistan on Nation’s Mining Riches
Aug 20, 2020
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Eltaf Najafizada and David Stringer, Bloomberg
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. has held talks with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on potential mining sector opportunities in the nation, which has struggled to accelerate…
Liberia: Fessibu First to Complete Customary Land Process, as More Communities Line up
Aug 20, 2020
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Varney Kamara, FrontPage Africa
The town in the Gizzimah clan Zorzor District of Lofa County made history in June when it was certificated by the Liberian government after becoming…
Myanmar: The Fight over Myanmar's Marble Hills
Aug 20, 2020
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Asean Post
Around 80 percent of the village of some 2,000 households work in the marble business, but people fear they are being pushed out. The big…
Syria: Where the Oil Runs Deep, Water Turns Foul
Aug 20, 2020
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Elena Bruess, Circle of Blue
It has been decades since the oil fields in northeastern Syria began poisoning land and water. Production took off in the late 1960s, and before…
Myanmar: Climate, Security and Gender Consultant
Aug 20, 2020
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International Alert
For over 30 years, International Alert has been working to build positive peace and reduce violence, working across conflict lines and with all parties to…
Adjunct Faculty: International Water: Issues & Policy
Aug 20, 2020
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Johns Hopkins University: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences: Advanced Academic Programs
The Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) is a division of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As the nation’s…
Chad: Zakouma Project Manager (GEFZ)
Aug 20, 2020
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a union of Members made up of governments and civil society organizations. It provides public,…
CAR: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Drilling Program Manager
Aug 20, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger (ACF) has been operating in the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2006. Drawing on its experience in the country, the actions carried…
Somalia, Ethiopia, and Nigeria: Socioeconomic Impacts of Internal Displacement
Aug 20, 2020
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is the world’s authoritative source of data and analysis on internal displacement. Since our establishment in 1998 as part…
WASH Coordinator - Emergency Medical Team
Aug 20, 2020
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
Afghanistan: WASH Advisor
Aug 20, 2020
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Première Urgence
Première Urgence is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation. Afghan Mission is the oldest PUI mission with the first medical intervention launched in 1980 just after…
Afghanistan: WASH Officer - (Afghan Female National)
Aug 20, 2020
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The purpose of the WASH officer position is day to day implementation of the WASH Project. The WASH Officer vary from the officer position by…
DRC: Technical Advisor
Aug 20, 2020
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African Wildlife Foundation
AWF is seeking a Technical Advisor to work with Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature(ICCN) to ensure implementation of best management practices for…
COVID-19 Exacerbates the Effects of Water Shortages on Women in Yemen
Aug 20, 2020
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Margaret Habib
The UN estimates that gender-based violence (GBV) has affected 33 percent of women worldwide. In Yemen, GBV has increased by 63 percent since the start of the civil war.…
To Address Gender-Based Violence, We Need Creativity, Collaboration and Courage
Aug 20, 2020
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Bjorn Andersson
One glaring truth the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced when it comes to gender-based violence is that it is a humanitarian, development and socioeconomic crisis—a…
Put Gender Equality at the Heart of the Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Aug 20, 2020
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Valeria Esquivel
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis large numbers of women were excluded from the labour market. The pandemic has made things much worse.
It is disproportionately…
In Northeastern Syria, Pollution and Conflict Prevent Thousands from Clean Water
Aug 20, 2020
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Elena Bruess
It has been decades since the oil fields in northeastern Syria began poisoning land and water. Production took off in the late 1960s, and before…
Evaluation Consultant
Aug 19, 2020
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UN Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Jordan: Syria Senior GBV Officer (National Position)
Aug 19, 2020
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Relief International
Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings,…
Syria: Turkish-backed Militias Cut Down Half a Million Olive Trees in Syria’s Afrin – Local Monitor
Aug 19, 2020
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Jiwan Shkaki, North Press Agency
Turkish-backed Syrian opposition armed groups have cut down at least 500,000 olive trees in Syria’s Turkish-held northwestern region of Afrin since March 2018, reports said.…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Firm Plans Survey of Minerals, Oil to Attract Potential Investors
Aug 19, 2020
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Xinhua
South Sudan's state-owned oil company plans to undertake a survey of both its mineral resources and oil in a bid to attract more investors to…
Burkina Faso: Conflict and Coronavirus Spark a Hunger Crisis in Burkina Faso
Aug 19, 2020
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Sam Mednick, New Humanitarian
The number of people in need of emergency food aid in Burkina Faso has tripled to more than 3.2 million – some 11,000 of whom…
Myanmar: Over 360 Tons of Illegal Timbers Seized across Myanmar in One Week
Aug 19, 2020
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Xinhua
Myanmar authorities seized over 360 tons of illegal timbers across the country in one week, according to a release from the Forest Department under the…
Iraq: Mental Health and Care Practices, Gender and Protection Program Manager
Aug 19, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger has been operating in Iraq since 2013, following the sudden massive influx of refugees fleeing the Syrian crisis. The multiple offensives of…
Sudan: Gender Advisor
Aug 19, 2020
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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…
Climate Security: The Role of Climate and Food Systems Science in Conflict Prevention and Peace-building
Aug 19, 2020
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Nam Nguyen
A systemic analysis of the role that climate, natural resource and food systems play in conflict and peace is key to design and implement interventions…
South Sudan: GBV Technical Manager
Aug 19, 2020
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
Yemen: Yemeni Government Rejects Houthi Extraction of Oil from 'Safer' Tanker
Aug 19, 2020
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Mina Adroubi, National
Yemen’s internationally recognised government on Wednesday rejected conditions set by Houthi rebels to extract oil from a rusting tanker off the country's western coast. The…