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Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan to Work on Drafting Oil and Gas Bill amid Halt via Turkey

Aug 6, 2023 | Wladimir van Wilgenburg, S&P Global

Iraq's federal government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will set up a committee to draft an oil and gas bill to help resolve…


Food Security: Half of All UN Members Abstained from US-Led Pledge Not to Weaponize Food in War

Aug 6, 2023 | Damilola Banjo, PassBlue

The United States and 90 other countries took a formal stand against weaponizing food in conflicts last week, while more than half — 102 United…


Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban Prepare Suicide Bombers in Water Dispute with Iran

Aug 6, 2023 | Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg

In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences.


US and Pacific Islands Elevate Women’s Leadership in Climate Security in Two-day Workshop

Aug 5, 2023 | US Indo-Pacific Command

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Office of Women, Peace & Security (WPS), the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), and Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security, and…


Iran/Kuwait: Iranian Envoy, Kuwaiti FM Discuss Disputed Oil Field

Aug 4, 2023 | Kurdistan 24

The credentials of newly-appointed Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Totonchi were presented to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah al-Jaber al-Sabah on Thursday, according to…


Afghanistan/Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Water Conflicts Loom in Central Asia

Aug 4, 2023 | Kunduz Adylbekova and Marat Mamadshoev, Institute for War & Peace Reporting

An irrigation canal under construction in Afghanistan aims to transform its agricultural landscape, providing water to the millions of its citizens hit by regular droughts.…


Iraq: Extreme Heat Hits Iraq, as Temperatures Exceed 50 Degrees Celsius

Aug 4, 2023 | Alannah Travers, Al Jazeera

Extreme temperatures and a lack of electrical power are a deadly combination, and one that is being felt across Iraq. The country is one of…


Liberia: Liberia to Concede 10% of Its Territory to Emirati Company for Carbon Credit Production

Aug 4, 2023 | Laurence Caramel, Le Monde

Liberia is preparing to grant the exclusive rights of over 1 million hectares of forest, about 10% of the country's land area, to a private…


Liberia: Massive Carbon Offset Deal with Dubai-Based Firm Draws Fire in Liberia

Aug 4, 2023 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay

Liberia is set to hand over control of nearly 10% of its total land mass to a United Arab Emirates-based firm in a massive million-hectare…


Fixing Gender Disparity and Climate Change Together

Aug 3, 2023 | Adrian Murdoch

“The consequences of climate change are not gender-neutral,” concludes LSE’s Grantham Research Institute in an article published in late June.Although all-too-little has still been done about it,…


Women This Week: Climate Change Perpetuates Inequality for Women

Aug 3, 2023 | Noël James

A new report by the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center at the Atlantic Council (Arsht-Rock) has illustrated the disproportionate impact that extreme heat is having on women…


How a Gaza Marine Deal Could Benefit Palestinians, Israelis and the Region

Aug 3, 2023 | Ambassador Hesham Youssef

Amid today’s dismal Israeli-Palestinian context, positive developments have been in short supply. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s June announcement of preliminary approval for the development…


Iraq: Consultancy Position to Develop and Implement a Climate-Focused Mediation and Dialogue Training Curricula and Trainer Development

Aug 3, 2023 | Berghof Foundation

As part of Berghof Foundation’s commitment to fostering peacebuilding and conflict transformation initiatives in Iraq, Berghof Foundation is seeking a for the development of a…


United Kingdom: Policy Advisor, International Climate Diplomacy, Climate Diplomacy and Geopolitics Team, London

Aug 3, 2023 | E3G

 E3G is an independent climate change think tank with a global outlook. It works on the frontier of the climate landscape tackling the barriers and…


Syria: WASH Working Group Coordinator (h/f) - Amuda

Aug 3, 2023 | 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…


Somalia: Chief WASH

Aug 3, 2023 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…


Syria: WASH Operation Assistant

Aug 3, 2023 | GOAL

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct…


Ukraine: Re-Advertisement: WASH Officer (Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer) (Ukraine nationals)

Aug 3, 2023 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…


Somalia: Project Specialist - Youth and Climate Security (Somalia nationals)

Aug 3, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP:  UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where it operates,…


Somalia: Climate and Environment Adviser, Mogadishu

Aug 3, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council

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


Conflict Minerals: Microsoft's Concerning Conflict Minerals Disclosure Reflects Industry-Wide Slippage

Aug 2, 2023 | Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

Welcome to the ninth conflict minerals report, an annual look at game companies' efforts to ensure their business isn't fueling armed conflict, slave labor, child…


Climate Change Impacts Health, Gender Equality, Economic Growth and Food Insecurity

Aug 1, 2023 | The Hindu

The report titled ‘Our Uncommon Future: Intersectionality of Climate Change and SDGs in the Global South’ recognises the differentiated impact of climate change on global…


Who Will Solve the Water Conflict between Iran and Afghanistan

Aug 1, 2023 | James Durso

In late May, shots were exchanged by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Taliban near a border post in Iran’s Southwest Nimroz province.  Disputes over Helmand…


Climate Change: Displaced from Home and Sheltered in an Extreme Environment

Jul 31, 2023 | Humberto Basilio, Eos

Millions of people, displaced from their home countries, take refuge in areas that are highly vulnerable to extreme weather.


Central Asia: The Water Wars Are Coming to Central Asia

Jul 31, 2023 | Lynne O’Donnell, Foreign Policy

In Turkmenistan, household faucets are running dry and locusts are devouring crops. In Kazakhstan, a state of emergency has been declared as the Caspian Sea…


Afghanistan/Iran: Who Will Solve the Water Conflict Between Iran and Afghanistan

Jul 31, 2023 | James Durso, OilPrice.com

In late May, shots were exchanged by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Taliban near a border post in Iran’s Southwest Nimroz province. Each side blamed…


China/Nigeria/South Sudan/Uganda: China’s Oil Gambit in Africa’s Conflict Zones

Jul 31, 2023 | Robert Bociaga, Diplomat

As China, the United States, and other players jockey for position in present and future energy sectors, the African continent faces a pivotal moment in…


Iraq/Kuwait: Iraq and Kuwait Seek to Solve Contested Border Issue

Jul 30, 2023 | Agence France Presse

Iraq and Kuwait will work towards reaching a definitive agreement on demarcating their borders, including a contested maritime area of the Gulf, their foreign ministers…


United Kingdom: Operations Coordinator (part time)

Jul 30, 2023 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) is a specialised charity monitors and raises awareness of the environmental and humanitarian consequences of armed conflicts and military…


Afghanistan: Herat Government Plans Construction of Small Dams

Jul 29, 2023 | Binyamin Barez, Pajhwok Afghan News

The government in western Herat province is planning the construction of small dams after the farmers concerns about deep wells and shortage of irrigation water…