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Reporting the Environmental Impact of War

Apr 16, 2024 | Gabrielle Nelson, Great Lakes Echo

Journalists, climate scientists, environmental advocacy groups and researchers examined war’s environmental consequences at a recent Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Philadelphia. The main takeaway:…

Addressing Haiti's Climate Security Challenges: A Pathway to Peace and Resilience

Apr 16, 2024 | Dorine Jn Paul

Haiti, a Caribbean nation endowed with natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, finds itself grappling with a myriad of challenges, from environmental degradation to political…

CLIMATE CHANGE JUSTICE: Women affected by ‘gender-biased’ climate change deserve justice

Apr 16, 2024 | The Guardian

While research into the unequal impacts of climate change on women is growing, more is needed to enable them to realize their rights to climate…

Sudan: 5 Things You Should Know about How Conflict in Sudan Is Devastating Agriculture and People's Food Security

Apr 15, 2024 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Agriculture is a pillar of life in Sudan. Up to 60–80 percent of the entire population is engaged or reliant on agriculture for income. But…

DRC: EU Bids to Give Substance to Critical Minerals Partnership with DR Congo

Apr 15, 2024 | Africa Intelligence

European Union officials are completing a visit to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa that began in early April to discuss the follow-up to the strategic…

Water Wars: Chinese Fishermen Drown Following Chase Near Taiwan-Controlled Island

Apr 15, 2024 | Aaron Baum, Teresa Chen, Alana Nance, Nikhita Salgame, and Ania Zolyniak

On Feb. 14, two Chinese fishermen fleeing Taiwan’s coast guard drowned off the coast of Kinmen archipelago, also known as the Quemoy. The Kinmen archipelago…

Beyond Complicity, Obstruction and Geopolitics: Military Forces and Climate Security

Apr 15, 2024 | Anselm Vogler

The contentious and ambiguous entanglement that military forces have with their natural environment inevitably sparkles public interest and academic research. So how does the existing…

Energy Crisis and Women: Darkness is not impartial

Apr 15, 2024 | Alina H. Fuentes

On March 17, citizen protests were registered in various parts of Cuba, mainly in Santiago, Matanzas and Bayamo. The images documented a significant participation of women, some…

Haiti: Country Director

Apr 14, 2024 | Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is a key humanitarian INGO in Haiti. It started working in Haiti in 1994 in response to hurricane Gordon. Since then Concern has…

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

Apr 14, 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…

Nigeria: WASH Coordinator - Nigeria Monguno

Apr 14, 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…

Ukraine: Program Manager WASH & Shelter (m/f) - Kharkiv

Apr 14, 2024 | Solidarités International

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

Sudan: Program Manager WASH (m/f) - El Fasher

Apr 14, 2024 | Solidarités International

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

DRC: Water Systems Infrastrucure and Performance Manager - USAID’S Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems Activity

Apr 14, 2024 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, Mercy Corps knows its teams do their best work…

Ukraine: Water and Habitat Engineer – Odesa

Apr 14, 2024 | International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral, and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity…

Somalia: Somalia Nationals: WASH Officer

Apr 14, 2024 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC has been operating in Somalia since 1998 using the protection of human rights framework. Somalia is experiencing a devastating humanitarian crisis, with nearly 80%…

Israel/Palestine: Consultant: Programme Officer - Head of Resilience, Food Systems and Climate, Palestine, Jerusalem (832419)

Apr 14, 2024 | 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…

Somalia: Local Recruitment: Consultancy for Somalia Urban Water Services

Apr 13, 2024 | World Bank

The Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia has received funds from the World Bank towards financing of the Horn of Africa – Ground Water…

Ukraine: Flames of War: How Ukraine Lost over 1,000 Square Kilometers of Forest

Apr 12, 2024 | Oleksiy Vasyliuk, Hrihory Kolomitsev and Viktor Parkhomenko, Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group

Forest fires are one of the most tangible and long-lasting consequences of military action, both in nature conservation and economic terms. When the Russian army…

Enrollment for Limited-Capacity Sessions at the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (OPEN NOW)

Apr 12, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Enrollment in limited-capacity sessions is now open! 

The vast majority of sessions at the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding are open to all to attend. …

The Climate Crisis is Not Gender Neutral

Apr 10, 2024 | Soumya Swaminathan, The Hindu

While climate action requires 100% involvement of the population, at the same time, empowering women would mean better climate solutions.

‘Huge Blind Spot’: The 19th’s Jessica Kutz on Covering the Gender-Climate Connection

Apr 10, 2024 | Columbia Journalism Review

Jessica Kutz spends a lot of time explaining her beat to others. Kutz is the gender, climate, and sustainability reporter at The 19th, a nonprofit publication…

Gabon/Republic of Congo: New Study Confirms FSC-Certified Forests Help Wildlife Thrive in the Congo Basin

Apr 10, 2024 | Wildlife Conservation Society

A new study reveals compelling evidence that forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council®(FSC®) in Gabon and the Republic of Congo harbour a higher abundance of larger…

Afghanistan/India: Taliban to Return Land to Hindu, Sikh Minorities in Afghanistan: Report

Apr 10, 2024 | AsiaNet News

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan is taking steps to return private land to Hindu and Sikh minorities in a move seen as a positive gesture…

Climate Change: The “Geopolitics of Climate Change and Conflict” Series: A Summary

Apr 10, 2024 | International Crisis Group

The International Crisis Group’s Solutions Lab hosted a year-long series of virtual convenings on the geopolitics of climate change and conflict, in partnership with Stiftung…

Advancing the Rights of Girls and Women Promotes Justice and Is Also Effective Climate Action

Apr 10, 2024 | Philanthropy News Digest

Across the world, climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of girls, yet children are often forgotten in climate policy. I recently led a team of…

Terrorism Is Declining around Lake Chad, but the War Is Not Won

Apr 10, 2024 | Adam Abass

The Lake Chad region, which once grabbed international headlines as a stronghold of jihadist terrorism, has witnessed a gradual decrease in the presence of terrorist…

Don’t Forget Women in New UN Climate Fund, Policymakers Urged

Apr 9, 2024 | Eco-Business

The loss and damage fund’s success hinges on women’s participation and recognising their uneven climate burden, rights groups say.

Don’t Forget Women in New UN Climate Fund, Policymakers Urged

Apr 9, 2024 | Eco-Business

The loss and damage fund’s success hinges on women’s participation and recognising their uneven climate burden, rights groups say.

Vanuatu Advances Gender-Responsive Climate Resilience: Progress and Commitments Highlighted Ahead of UN Reporting Deadline

Apr 9, 2024 | UNDP

Vanuatu is advancing in its commitment to make sure its climate action initiatives are gender-inclusive and equitable for all, prioritizing the principle of leaving no…