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Mali: National Environment Specialist/Evaluator - Spécialiste/Evaluateur National en Environnement

Sep 23, 2019 | DMI Associates

La santé est un des axes clés du cadre de programmation Affaires étrangères, du Commerce et du Développement Canada (MAECD) au Mali. La programmation des…


UNHCR Environmental Footprint Analysis

Sep 23, 2019 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the Agency mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and…


Sudan: WASH Coordinator

Sep 23, 2019 | Triangle Génération Humanitaire

TGH is present in Sudan since September 2003, and opened its first project for the victims of the Darfur crisis in one of the IDPs…


Iraq: WASH Technical Team Leader

Sep 23, 2019 | Oxfam GB

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means it tackles the inequality that keeps people poor.…


Somalia: Agricultural Advisory Facilitator

Sep 23, 2019 | World Vision

SomReP aims to equip producers with the real-time climatic information to allow them to make risk-informed decision regarding their livelihood with the aim of enhancing…


Estudio Residuos Agroquímicos: Riesgos y Efectos para la Comercialización de Café Fairtrade

Sep 23, 2019 | Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeños Productores y Trabajadores de Comercio Justo

La Coordinadora Latinoamericana y de El Caribe de Pequeños(as) Productores(as) y Trabajadores(as) de Comercio Justo (CLAC), es una asociación constituida con personería jurídica en El…


EnPAx Icon Register Now for the Women’s Leadership Lunch, at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 23, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Whether you are an emerging or established leader in the field of environmental peacebuilding, women of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend the Women’s Leadership…


EnPAx Icon Self-Paced MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace Now Live!

Sep 23, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

On Monday, September 23, the Association -- in partnership with UNEP, ELI, Columbia University, Duke University, UC Irvine, UNDP, and the SDG Academy -- launched…


South Sudan: WASH & Shelter/NFI Programme Manager – Roving

Sep 23, 2019 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC is operational in South Sudan since 2005, working with the overall aim of achieving durable solutions for displaced populations. The Danish Demining Group (DDG)…


Yemen: Yemen Upcycles Shot-up Buses to Ease Water Shortage

Sep 23, 2019 | Agence France-Presse

Once a bus wreck peppered with bullet holes, the pristine white water tanker parked in front of a Yemen university now delivers water to students…


Myanmar: Myanmar Draws up Standards for 26 Agricultural Products to Boost Export

Sep 23, 2019 | Xinhua

Myanmar has drawn up standards and specifications for 26 agricultural products to ensure them meet international standards and to bolster export through improving the quality…


South Sudan: South Sudan to Host Oil and Gas Conference to Woo Int'l Investors

Sep 21, 2019 | Xinhua

South Sudan will host an international energy conference in October to woo global investors amid quest to boost the growth of the country's economy, officials…


Protecting the Environment in Times of War

Sep 20, 2019 | Peter Gleick

War is a miserable thing. It kills and maims soldiers and civilians. It destroys infrastructure, cultures, and communities. It worsens poverty and development challenges. And…


Africa's Climate Crisis, Conflict, and Migration Challenges

Sep 20, 2019 | Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Links between the climate crisis and migration are intensifying in West Africa, where many people work in sectors vulnerable to climate-related extremes of weather and…


Climate Change Denialism Poses a National Security Threat

Sep 20, 2019 | Mark Nevitt

In a forthcoming article in the Harvard Environmental Law Review, I argue that climate change is one of the most pressing national security issues facing the…


Afghanistan: Fixing Afghanistan’s Security of Tenure Crisis

Sep 20, 2019 | Ahmad Bilal Khalil and Noorullah Farajid, Diplomat

Based on preliminary findings by the Afghan government, out of half a million properties surveyed and registered in the eight provincial capitals of Afghanistan, only…


Myanmar: Myanmar Court Jails Farmers for Using Vacant Land

Sep 20, 2019 | Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy

Maubin Township Court in Irrawaddy Region on Wednesday sentenced eight farmers to two years in prison for farming land owned by a private company. Orchard…


South Sudan: Watchdog Report Claims Profiteers Have Looted Billions from South Sudan

Sep 19, 2019 | Carol Van Dam, Voice of America

A large array of international players, including corporate giants in the United States and China, have profited from South Sudan's long civil war, according to…


DRC: USAID Fund Ensures DRC Mines Operate Transparently

Sep 19, 2019 | Mining Review

The US government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded sustainable mine site validation project (SMSV) project, implemented by non-profit international development organization Pact, will help…


South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Consortium Funded Militias Accused of Atrocities, Report Says

Sep 19, 2019 | Megan Specia, New York Times

A South Sudanese oil consortium directly financed militias accused of committing atrocities in the country’s civil war, according to an investigative report released on Thursday…


Afghanistan: Former Owner of Marble Mining Company in Afghanistan Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding US Government Agency, Leading to Default on a $15.8 Million Loan

Sep 19, 2019 | US Department of Justice

The former owner of a marble mining company in Afghanistan was sentenced to 54 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to…


EnPAx Icon Gender-Related Activities at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 18, 2019

Gender is a themes of the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, and there are a number of opportunities to engage on issues of gender,…


Colombia: Deforestation Increase Dovetails with Armed Conflict in Colombia, Study Finds

Sep 18, 2019 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

Colombia is home to so many species that it is considered “megadiverse,” and it has also experienced relatively high levels of armed conflict. A new…


Yemen: Fishing for a Future

Sep 18, 2019 | Paul Ireland, Norwegian Refugee Council

Coastal communities have suffered greatly in Yemen’s ongoing bloody conflict. Fishing boats, ports and processing sites have been destroyed or damaged, and many fishermen have…


South Sudan: South Sudan Signs Mineral Exploration Agreement with US, Canada Firms

Sep 18, 2019 | AlBawaba

South Sudan has signed a mineral exploration agreement with two mining and metal refining companies in Canada and the USA. The pact allows the mining…


Conflict Minerals: London Metal Exchange to Delay Ban on Tainted Metal until 2025 - Sources

Sep 18, 2019 | Pratima Desai, Zandi Shabalala, and Tom Daly, Reuters

The London Metal Exchange (LME) will postpone plans to ban metal tainted by human rights abuses until 2025, giving producers three more years to comply…


Colombia: Linking Climate Change and Peacebuilding in Colombia through Land Access

Sep 18, 2019 | Sebastian Lema and Johanna Kleffmann, Climate Diplomacy

Colombia’s long-standing internal conflict and the country’s contribution to climate change share one common root cause: land concentration. Policies to strengthen access to land and…


Syria: Modest Recovery in Syrian Agriculture Masks Ongoing and Intractable Problems

Sep 18, 2019 | Phoebe Sleet, Future Directions International

A recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization predicted that Syrian wheat production would double this year. The report estimates that wheat production will…


How Feminist Research Will Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Sep 17, 2019 | Maria Tanyag

As the impacts of global warming are already being felt and we are warned of the irreversible impacts, Maria Tanyang tells us why women’s situated knowledge…


This Land Is Ours: New Law Could End Age-Old Injustice Faced by Liberian Women

Sep 17, 2019 | Alexandra Benjamin

Lofa County, Liberia – Ten women are gathered in the open-air concrete slab building that serves as a community center for Gbonyea, a village a few…