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Palestine: Field Coordinator (M/F) - Gaza

May 12, 2026 | Solidarités International

is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters…


Panama: Lead Regional Technical Specialist (Environment & Climate)

May 12, 2026 | International Fund for Agricultural Development

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger.…


Ukraine: Energy Auditor: Industrial Energy Efficiency

May 12, 2026 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is Leading with Science® to deliver transformative energy solutions for clients worldwide. Our work helps people and businesses plug in to reliable electricity,…


Jordan: Chief Environment Division

May 12, 2026 | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of…


UK/Remote: Global Environmental Officer

May 12, 2026 | HALO Trust

HALO is the leading global NGO addressing the impact and drivers of conflict in 30 countries and territories, with over 8,000 staff. Most of our…


NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence Fellowship Programme

May 12, 2026 | NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence

The NATO Climate Change and Security Centre of Excellence Fellowship Programme supports forward-thinking practitioners, researchers, and military experts working at the intersection of climate change…


USA: Team Lead – Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) Advisory Program

May 11, 2026 | Chemonics

At Chemonics, its mission is to promote meaningful change around the world to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Founded in…


Register Now for "Law, Policy and Science in Environmental Peacebuilding Training" (12 Oct - 16 Oct 2026 in Slovenia) [DEADLINE: May 30, 2026]

May 11, 2026 | Geneva Water Hub

Call for Application: Join the Geneva Water Hub in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 12 to October 16, 2026, for a transformative training course on Law,…


Afghanistan: Blood and Fury in Badakhshan: Protests over Mines and Poppy Met with Death

May 10, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

The Taliban have killed four people and wounded several others in the Shekay and Argo districts of Badakhshan province after residents protested against mining operations…


Iraq: Iraq Discovers Massive Oil Field as Global Energy Tensions Surge

May 9, 2026 | Kateryna Serohina
RBС-Ukraine

Iraq has announced the discovery of a giant oil field, and these reserves were found in the southern province of Najaf. The area of the…


Delft University of Technology Launches Climate Safety & Security Research Hub in The Hague

May 9, 2026 | Stuart Mitchell
Delft University of Technology

The Climate Safety & Security centre (CaSS), a transdisciplinary research hub at the intersection of engineering, design, and governance launched today at the University Campus…


Afghanistan: Four Civilians Wounded as Taliban Clash with Residents over Mine Operations in Badakhshan

May 9, 2026
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Local sources report that a clash between Taliban fighters and residents erupted over the continued operation of a mine in the Shaki district of Badakhshan…


Resource Politics and Why the Democratic Republic of the Congo Echoes Sudan’s Path

May 8, 2026 | Rebecca Mulugeta

A lot of policy writing still returns to a familiar storyline: resource-rich countries slide into crisis because wealth intensifies competition, competition drives instability, and instability…


Myanmar: A Massive 11,000-Carat Ruby Has Been Unearthed in Myanmar’s War-Scarred Gemstone Heartland

May 8, 2026
Associated Press

Miners in Myanmar have discovered a rare ruby of enormous size, considered to be the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-battered Southeast Asian…


Is Water the Next Geopolitical Battle?

May 7, 2026 | Tony Maciulis

This spring, the World Bank launched a new initiative to tackle a growing problem plaguing the world’s most fundamental resource: water. The program, dubbed Water…


Roots and Returns: How Value-Added Timber Can Create Jobs and Keep Liberia's Forests Standing

May 7, 2026 | Ngao Mubanga, Alari Hasanatu Ijileyoh Mahdi, Julieta Calcopietro, Henrique B. Zay Zay, and Marcelo Acerbi

Half of Liberia’s population lives within two and a half kilometers of a forest. For most of these families, the forest is not scenery. It…


Espoo Convention: Does Cross-Border Environmental Impact Assessment Work in War Zones?

May 7, 2026 | Polina Tsybulska

In today’s world, where armed conflicts are becoming increasingly frequent, the environmental consequences of war extend beyond national borders, threatening not only local ecosystems but…


Afghanistan: Mines under the Boot of Plunder

May 7, 2026 | Ahmad Tamim Azimi
Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Following the collapse of the republican system and in the absence of a legitimate government, secret contracts with domestic and foreign companies, unchecked extraction, and…


Afghanistan: Clearing Landmines, Growing Futures: Demining the Path to Food Security in World’s Crisis Zones

May 7, 2026
HALO Trust

Landmines and explosives not only cause thousands of injuries and fatalities every year - they also directly block access to farmland and grazing routes, water,…


The Plow and the Well: Conflict Is Moving to Systems

May 6, 2026 | Russell D. Howard, Alicia Ellis, and Sarah Shoer

Control over water, food, and supply chains is increasingly shaping how power operates in modern conflict with non-state armed groups. When these systems fail, recruitment…


Nigeria: Nigeria Leads African Forum on Climate-Conflict Crisis, Pushes Peace-Centred Adaptation Strategy

May 6, 2026
AriseNews

Nigeria has brought together policymakers, climate experts, and peacebuilding practitioners from across Africa in a high-level regional forum aimed at tackling the growing link between…


Myanmar: Move to Restart Controversial Dam Sparks Protests in Myanmar

May 6, 2026 | Kyaw Lin Htoon
Union of Catholic Asian News

Civil society groups and local communities have reiterated their opposition to a controversial dam on one of Myanmar's major rivers following an alleged move to…


How to Integrate Green Economy Approaches into Peacebuilding Efforts in Africa?

May 5, 2026 | Ibrahim Dibal

Africa stands at a critical intersection where environmental degradation, climate change, and violent conflict converge to create complex crises that demand innovative solutions. As the…


Myanmar: Fields of Fear: Landmines Keep Hsawng Pyaung Farmers from Their Land

May 5, 2026
Shan Herald Agency for News

Residents returning to Hsawng Pyaung village in Pang Laung (Pinlaung) Township, southern Shan State, say landmines left behind from earlier fighting are preventing them from…


India/Pakistan: One Year after the Indus Waters Treaty Suspension

May 5, 2026 | PK Saxena
NatStrat

A year after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on 23 April 2025, Pakistan continues to prosecute a coordinated media campaign portraying the suspension…


Liberia: Communities Elated over Reported Oil Discovery

May 5, 2026 | Tina S. Mehnpaine
Observer

In November last year, excitement swept through Beon and neighboring towns in Grand Bassa County after residents discovered a thick, black substance floating on the…


Powering Peace: Can Renewable Energy Help End Africa’s Conflicts?

May 4, 2026 | Andrew Hyde

When armed groups began threatening a community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that had recently gained access to solar-powered electricity, something unexpected happened.…


Rethinking Funding for Climate and Peacebuilding: Insights from the CCDP and ECCP Community Fund

May 4, 2026 | Geneva Graduate Institute

A new contribution to CDA Collaborative Learning Projects Rebuilding the Anthills: Transformation Prototypes for the Post-Aid World explores this question through the concept of “curiosity-guided…


Sudan/South Sudan: Lundin’s Defence Makes Their Case

May 4, 2026 | Martin Schibbye
Justice Info

Two and a half years after the Lundin trial opened in Stockholm District Court, Ian Lundin’s defence opened its final argument by attacking the very…


How Modern Conflicts Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis

May 2, 2026 | Farah Naz

Conflicts have a substantial connection to geopolitics, security, and human tragedy, yet there is another, less-discussed dimension of aggressive conflicts: their impact on the global…