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Recognizing the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2023
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Wilson Center
In 2001, the UN General Assembly declared November 6 the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. One of…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Opium Poppy Supply Plummets 95% after Taliban Ban - UN
Nov 4, 2023
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Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the Taliban administration banned the cultivation of narcotics last year, a United…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Opium Poppy Supply Plummets 95% after Taliban Ban, UN Says
Nov 4, 2023
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Charlotte Greenfield, Reuters
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the Taliban administration banned the cultivation of narcotics last year, a United…
Iraq: Iraq Inches toward Solar-Powered Future
Nov 2, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
Despite its vast oil wealth, Iraq struggles to provide enough electricity to its 43 million people after decades of conflict and sanctions, as well as…
Lessons from the First Military Emissions Gap Conference
Nov 2, 2023
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Ellie Kinney, Conflict and Environment Observatory
The one-day conference focused on four key areas – the sources of military emissions; the importance and challenges of assessing military emissions; emissions resulting from…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Northern Shan State Runs Short of Food as Fighting Rages
Nov 1, 2023
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Irrawaddy
Residents of northern Shan State are facing hardship as food and fuel prices skyrocket amid an upsurge of fighting between Myanmar junta troops and anti-regime…
Iraq: Consultant – Climate, Peace, and Security Officer
Oct 30, 2023
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International Organization for Migration
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General recognized climate change as a “threat multiplier”, highlighting that while climate change does not directly or inevitably cause violent conflict,…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: Israeli Attacks Worsen Gaza's Vulnerability amid Climate Change
Oct 29, 2023
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Yeter Ada Seko, Anadolu Agency
Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network Coordinator Abeer Butmeh told Anadolu that the Gaza Strip is reeling from the effects of the global climate crisis, particularly drought.…
The Disproportionate Impact of Climate Change on Women: A Closer Look Ahead of COP28
Oct 28, 2023
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Poonam Muttreja
The upcoming 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, scheduled to convene in Dubai,…
Climate Change: How Conflicts Like the Ones In Israel and Ukraine Hinder Climate Action
Oct 27, 2023
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Monica Sanders, Forbes
First, it is important to acknowledge that in the case of ongoing conflicts such as the one between Israel and Hamas, the war in Ukraine…
Water Wars: Two Collisions Near Second Thomas Shoal as Territorial Dispute Escalates
Oct 27, 2023
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Teresa Chen and Alana Nance
Late last month, China’s Coast Guard installed a floating barrier to disrupt navigation near the disputed Scarborough Shoal (China: Huangyan Dao; Philippines: Panatag Shoal). Although the 2016 South…
USA: Internships with the Environmental Change and Security Program
Oct 27, 2023
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Wilson Center
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and…
Egypt: Local Recruitment: Emergency Response: WASH Officer, Israel and Gaza Response
Oct 27, 2023
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Americares
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches…
Ukraine: MEAL Manager - Dnipro
Oct 27, 2023
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Action Contre La Faim
The recent development in Ukraine have led over 5.7 million refugees to flee over the borders from Ukraine and a further 7.7 million have been…
Ukraine: Programme Policy Officer, Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Lviv, Ukraine
Oct 27, 2023
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World Food Programme
The World Food Programme (WFP) celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages…
Yemen: Consultancy for Climate Change Impact Assessment on Livelihoods in IDP Sites, Yemen
Oct 27, 2023
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War Child
War Child UK is an international humanitarian agency working to protect children living in some of the worst conflict-affected places in the world. War Child…
Conflict Sensitivity Officer - Roster
Oct 27, 2023
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero…
France: Local Recruitment, WASH Director
Oct 27, 2023
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Relief International
Relief International (RI) is currently recruiting a Director of WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) to join its Programsteam, the role to be based in Paris, France. This…
Ethiopia: WASH Governance and Management Advisor (Ethiopia Nationals)
Oct 27, 2023
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SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
SNV is a mission-driven global development partner working in more than 20 countries across Africa and Asia. Building on 60 years of experience and grounded…
Remote: Development of an E-Learning Offer (MOOC) on the Triple Nexus in WASH and the Joint Operational Framework: WASH Resilience, Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding
Oct 27, 2023
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German Toilet Organization
The creation of a Joint Operational Framework to integrate resilience, conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding into existing and new WASH programmes using a nexus approach was…
Ukraine: WASH Programme Manager Ukraine
Oct 27, 2023
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Norwegian Church Aid
Joint Country Programme (JCP) of Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and DanChurchAid (DCA) are seeking dedicated Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Program Manager to join its…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Oil-Rich and Extremely Poor: Inside the Forgotten ‘Abyei Box’ – a Photo Essay [Photos]
Oct 26, 2023
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Sean Sutton, Guardian
The Abyei region, rich in oilfields and lush pastures, has long been disputed. Its contentious status, exacerbated since South Sudan’s independence in 2011, has brought…
Ukraine: Ukrainian Farmers Share Their Stories, Agricultural Challenges during Wartime
Oct 26, 2023
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Jonah Foster, Columbia Missourian
Roman Grynyshyn and Roman Gorobets, two citizens from Ukraine, spoke Thursday evening in the Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building about wartime challenges farmers face in their…
Integrating Gender Perspectives to Prevent or Reduce Climate Crisis Impacts
Oct 26, 2023
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Welthungerhilfe
We cannot overcome the multiple crises facing our world, including the climate crisis, the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing food and…
We Have Entered the Age of ‘Climate War’. Crimes against the Environment Must Be Prosecuted
Oct 26, 2023
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Richard J. Rogers and Moneim Adam
For decades, the prospect of violent human conflict fuelled by the environmental stresses of climate change has been predicted by human rights experts. Extreme weather and…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: How Bombings, Blockades and Import Bans Caused Gaza’s Water System to Crumble
Oct 25, 2023
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Damien Gayle, Guardian
Even before Israel’s latest campaign of bombing began two and a half weeks ago, Gaza was facing a multilayered water crisis. The territory had suffered…
Afghanistan: Communities Being Formed to Prevent Disputes over Water
Oct 25, 2023
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Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Authority in eastern Nangarhar province says it has started forming cooperative communities to prevent disputes over irrigation water in rural communities.
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Companies in Iraqi Kurdistan to Resume Production a Month after Agreement
Oct 25, 2023
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Amr Salem, IraqiNews
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, revealed on Tuesday that foreign oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq informed the Iraqi government…
Climate Change: Four Climate Frontiers: How Mediators Can Make Peace and Help Protect the Planet
Oct 25, 2023
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Sebastian Kratzer, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
This article by Sebastian Kratzer from HD’s Mediation Support and Policy Unit is based on a panel discussion at the EU’s 2023 Peace Mediation Community…
Africa: Climate Change Turns African Rivers into Epicentres of Conflict
Oct 24, 2023
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Maina Waruru, Inter Press Service
Almost all major river basins in Africa have become the epicentres for conflicts over the last 20 years, and agricultural yields on the continent could…