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Learning Lessons on Land Grabbing and Agrarian Reform in Colombia

May 28, 2024 | Ian Scoones

This blogpost shares some commentaries emerging from the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing held in Bogota in March. All have relevance to the wider…


EnPAx Icon Opportunity to Contribute to a "Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms"

May 28, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is leading a process to develop a "Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms." This glossary will help to consolidate and build…


EnPAx Icon Interpretation at the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

May 28, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are delighted to announce the interpretation will be available for many…


The President of the Scheherazade Foundation, Wajiha Haris, Chaired the Panel “Environmental Diplomacy – a Tool for Cross-Border Ecological Security and Peace”, within the Event “Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum”, Organized by New Strategy Center

May 27, 2024 | Diplomat

Main points discussed included the Carpathian Convention Forest Protocol at COP3, which emphasizes regional cooperation in forest management; The Cordillera del Condor Peace Park in…


Liberia: New Initiative Seeks Protection for Grassroots Environmental Defenders

May 27, 2024 | Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer

In Liberia, Green Advocates recently launched a project titled, “Standing Together for Environmental Defenders” (STAND), an initiative to protect Grassroots Environmental Defenders (GEDs) in Liberia,…


Europe: EU Approves Directive on Corporate Due Diligence for Sustainability and Human Rights

May 26, 2024 | Samara Baboolal, JURISTnews

The Council of the European Union approved the EU Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD) on Friday. The CSDDD introduces obligations for EU and…


Türkiye: Climate-Smart Agriculture Curriculum Development and Knowledge Exchange - Consultant

May 26, 2024 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated…


Ukraine: Ukraine - WASH - Shelter Coordinator (m/f) - Kyiv

May 26, 2024 | Solidarités International

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…


DRC: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Advisor (WASH) - USAID/DRC

May 26, 2024 | International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc.

International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented…


Ethiopia: Nutrition Field Worker

May 26, 2024 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps has been present in Ethiopia since 2004 working to drive bold and transformative ideas, working closely with government, the private sector and civil…


Palestine: WASH Specialist

May 26, 2024 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…


Remote: Consultant - Refine & Implement Framing and Sensemaking Consultancy for Graduating to Sustainable Agriculture, Income, Nutrition, and Food Security

May 26, 2024 | 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…


Ukraine: Programme Policy Officer (Data Analyst) | International Consultancy Level 2 | Kyiv

May 26, 2024 | World Food Programme

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability…


Ukraine: Programme Policy Officer SC8 (Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Lviv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv)

May 26, 2024 | World Food Programme

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability…


Remote: Consultant – Promoting Peaceful Pastoralism Project, End of Project Evaluation

May 26, 2024 | Conciliation Resources

Conciliation Resources is an independent organisation working with people in conflict to prevent violence and build peace. Please see http://www.c-r.org for further information its work and approach.…


Belgium: Climate and Environmental Peacemaking Analyst, Yemen (Service contract)

May 26, 2024 | European Institute of Peace

Based in Brussels and active in over a dozen countries, the European Institute of Peace (EIP) (www.eip.org) is an independent organisation working collaboratively with the…


Regional Multistakeholder Event on Gender and Human Rights Mainstreaming in Preventing and Countering Organized Crime for Central Asia and Southern Caucasus

May 25, 2024 | United Nations

UNODC hosted the first ever Regional Multistakeholder Event on Gender and Human Rights Mainstreaming in Preventing and Countering Organized Crime in Central Asia and Southern…


Ban Ki-moon: “The Essential Role of Women in Peacebuilding Must Be Placed at the Center of Our Efforts”

May 24, 2024 | UN Women

Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and the first man to sign up to the HeForShe campaign, attended UN Women-hosted “Korea Peacekeeping Forum for Women’s…


Afghanistan: Afghan Mine-Clearer Killed by Taliban after It Sees Him in Emmy-Winning Film

May 23, 2024 | Raoul Simons, Telegraph

An Afghan contractor who worked for the US military was killed by the Taliban after appearing in an Emmy-winning documentary despite warnings it would endanger…


Myanmar: Fuelling the Future, Poisoning the Present: Myanmar’s Rare Earth Boom

May 23, 2024 | Global Witness

In 2022, a Global Witness investigation revealed a shocking reality at the heart of the green energy transition. Unregulated mines in Myanmar had become an essential source…


Afghanistan: Floods That Hit Afghanistan Most Likely to Intensify, UN Warns

May 23, 2024 | Anna Louise, Nature World News

The United Nations emergency food relief organization issued a warning that the disastrous floods that recently hit Afghanistan are likely to worsen in the upcoming…


Narrative Warfare: Food Insecurity in the Russia-Ukraine War

May 23, 2024 | Mykhaylo Simanovskyy, Volodymyr Kulikov, Nicholas Pierce, and Evan Samsky

Several academic papers, analytical reports, and policy briefs have examined the impact of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the global food market. They explain Russia’s strategy…


Do El Niño and La Niña Play a Role in Conflict and Peacebuilding?

May 23, 2024 | Marisa O. Ensor

Earlier this month – May 9th – the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a substantial weakening of the current El Niño, predicting…


Sustainability Award Winners Announced

May 22, 2024 | Sam Crowl, Ohio University

Ohio University’s annual Earth Day Celebrations include recognition of Sustainability Award winners from the concluding academic year.  The Sustainability Awards are given to individuals, departments…


DRC: Congo Lawyers Say They Have New Evidence on Apple's Minerals Supply Chain

May 22, 2024 | Sonia Rolley, Reuters

International lawyers representing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday they had new evidence gathered from whistleblowers, which deepened concerns that…


Tackling Gender Inequality in a Climate-Changed World

May 22, 2024 | Clara Ceravolo, Ilaria Sisto, Lauren Whitehead, Matthew Walsham, Morane Verhoeven, and Shalini Roy

Air pollution, rising temperatures, crop failures, and water shortages are increasing pressures on health and agrifood systems. During these crises, households often reduce food consumption,…


Bridging the Gap in Climate Change Financing to Violent Conflict Affected Areas

May 22, 2024 | Justine Chambers and Helene Maria Kyed

Countries affected by violent conflict are among the most vulnerable to climate change yet receive an extremely low share of global climate financing. This is…


The Scoring Intersection: Heatwaves, Gender, and India's Marginalised Community

May 21, 2024 | Sahil Pradhan

As the Earth’s temperature continues to rise, the impacts of extreme heat are far from gender-neutral. Women, transgender individuals, and other gender minorities bear a…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan Floods Affect over 30,000 Since Year-Start: UN

May 21, 2024 | Xinhua

More than 30,000 people have been affected by floods across Afghanistan since this year, the United Nations (UN) has said. The World Health Organization also…


Call for Presentations: Global Green Growth Week 2024

May 21, 2024 | Global Green Growth Institute

The main theme of Green Growth Week 2024 is “Green Growth in Times of Uncertainty." In 2024, GGGI will continue to organize its sessions around…