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Bring Women to the Table to Build Peace in Africa, Say Gender Experts
Nov 30, 2019
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Newsroom
Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage,…
Jordan: Natural Resources Management Intern
Nov 29, 2019
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Watershed and Development Initiative
Watershed and Development Initiative (WADI) is a one-year project funded by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) – International Programs. WADI project seeks to advance water…
Venezuela: WASH Coordinator
Nov 29, 2019
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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…
Serbia: Nature-Based Solutions Senior Project Officer
Nov 29, 2019
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to join the IUCN ECARO team…
Somalia: Team Leader – National Water Resources Strategic Plan
Nov 29, 2019
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Committed to Good
CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us…
Myanmar: Project Coordinator - Legal
Nov 29, 2019
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EarthRights International
EarthRights International is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the…
Iraq: National Specialist in Integrated Water Management/Irrigation
Nov 29, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
FAO's office for Iraq is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing countrywide food, agriculture and rural development priorities under Iraq…
South Sudan: Mid-term Evaluation of the Project: Reducing Hunger and Malnutrition and Promoting Resilient Food Production in Cueibet County/Gok State
Nov 29, 2019
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Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) renders humanitarian aid worldwide. In its activities, DKH is committed to the Humanitarian Principles of the Code of Conduct of the Red…
Land Access and Household Wellbeing in Cameroon: Does Gender Matter?
Nov 29, 2019
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Eric Feubi Pamen
Africa remains a net food importing region spending more than USD 35 billion annually on food imports, although this continent has about 65% of the…
Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities
Nov 29, 2019
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Josefa Sacko
The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 – 2020 as the African Women’s Decade and the…
Land: Dealing with Land Conflicts and Improving Land Governance for Peace and Stability in Africa at the Heart of a High-Level Dialogue in Abidjan
Nov 29, 2019
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UN Economic Commission for Africa
Friday in Abidjan, the conference on land policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts were held. As part of the 3rd…
Women Land and Water Defenders Are the Real Peacebuilders
Nov 27, 2019
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Gabriela Jimenez
Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are…
An Environmental Movement for Times of War, Too
Nov 27, 2019
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Kira Walker
Oil wells set ablaze in Iraq. Forests pillaged in Colombia. Wildlife populations decimated across the Sahara-Sahel. Around the world, armed conflicts continue to cause significant…
Deepening Our Engagement with Gender Dimensions in Agriculture
Nov 27, 2019
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Krista Jacobs
The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program was delighted to partner with Agrilinks this October to raise awareness about the impacts of gender-based violence in…
Climate Change: How Conflict and Climate Change Are a Threat to Food Security [Video]
Nov 27, 2019
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Bloomberg
Colleen Kelly, chief operating officer of Concern Worldwide U.S., discusses the world hunger index, climate change and the threat to food security. She speaks with…
Conflict Minerals: Consensus Eludes New Definition for ‘Blood Diamonds’
Nov 27, 2019
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Tribune
An attempt for a new, expanded definition of conflict diamonds eluded consensus during a meeting of the Kimberley Process countries here. India is the current…
Colombia: For Sustainable Cacao Farming in Colombia, Going Organic Is Not Necessarily the Only Good Answer
Nov 27, 2019
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Maria Eliza Villarino, International Center for Tropical Agriculture
If there’s one word that encapsulates Colombia, it is diversity. You see that in its people, you see that in its climate, and you even…
Greater Virunga Landscape Strategy Development Consultancy
Nov 26, 2019
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World Wildlife Fund
The World Wildlife Fund network aims to develop several large-scale landscapes in Africa. One of these is the Greater Virunga Landscape. On behalf of the…
Consultant: Climate & Conflict Research & Event Coordinator
Nov 26, 2019
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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…
Somalia: Consultancy to conduct research on climate change, conflict and peace
Nov 26, 2019
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Norwegian Church Aid
Norwegian Church Aid is a diaconal organization established in Norway to work with people around the world to eradicate poverty and injustice. Their vision is…
Sleepwalking into Catastrophe - Climate Change
Nov 26, 2019
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Linda Witong
Special Advisor to SI Advocacy, Linda Witong, takes a closer look at how and why climate change aggravates inequalities and increases the risks to women…
Women in Climate Change Hotspots Face Greater Burdens When Under Environmental Stress
Nov 26, 2019
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Suzannah Lyons
Climate change has a negative impact on women's ability to make meaningful decisions in their lives, according to new research looking at climate change hotspots…
Myanmar: Villagers Protest Namtu Hydropower Project
Nov 26, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Residents held a protest during the visit of U Sai Sam Tip, Shan State minister for Electricity and Energy, in Talong village, which will be affected…
Lebanon: How Warming Helped Spark a Revolution in Lebanon
Nov 26, 2019
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Jennifer Hijazi, E&E News
Experts say environmental stressors, including climate change and the recent fires in the Shouf mountains, are contributing to a turbulent uprising that is still filling…
Myanmar: Wild Elephants Destroy Plantations in Myanmar's Western State
Nov 26, 2019
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Xinhua
On Oct. 21 this year, three houses were destroyed by two wild elephants' raid in the same township. It was learnt that wild elephant raids…
Climate Change: Pete Buttigieg Says Climate Change Is Our Greatest Security Threat [Video]
Nov 26, 2019
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Caitlin McFall, Daily Caller
On the campaign trail this week, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg reiterated his belief that climate change contributed to the Syrian civil war. Speaking at a…
FAO Stands with Generation Equality to Oppose Rape
Nov 25, 2019
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FAO
FAO is taking a stand against sexual and gender-based violence by participating in the UN Secretary-General’s campaign: UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women.
A Gender Lens is Essential to Sustaining Peace: Evidence from Mozambique
Nov 25, 2019
Despite decades of relative peace and recent efforts to promote gender equality, women and girls in Mozambique continue to experience a disproportionate amount of insecurity.…
Climate Change is Brutal for Everyone, but Worse for Women
Nov 25, 2019
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Matt Simon
The climate crisis is so epic, so vicious, so wide-reaching, that at this point there are few aspects of the human experience it isn’t transforming.…
Forest Conservation Must Address Violence Against Women
Nov 25, 2019
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Jeanette Sequeira, Juana Vera Delgado, and Ruth Nyambura
November 25th has been designated as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations. The day also marks the beginning…