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Afghanistan/Pakistan: Pakistan 'Dumped Nuclear Waste'
Apr 1, 2008
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Martin Vennard , BBC News
The Afghan government says it has evidence that nuclear waste from Pakistan was dumped in Afghanistan during the reign of the Taleban. Parliamentary affairs minster…
Sachs: Poverty Alleviation Route to Security
Jan 19, 2007
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Wilson Center
Urging a better understanding of the roots of instability, Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs on Wednesday said that fighting poverty will provide security benefits to…
Fiji: Indigenous Women Defend Community and Environment
Feb 20, 2006
In September of 2005, women from rural and urban areas throughout the Macuata Province, Fiji, met to create a strategic, ten-year sustainable development plan. The…
New Amnesty Report Provides Insights into the Diamond Trade in Central African Republic
Kasper Agger
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been rocked by renewed violence this week with 36 people killed and 42,575 displaced persons over the last few days. A new report from…
CALL FOR PAPERS: THE WATER-GENDER-VIOLENCE NEXUS
King's Water
King’s Water will be participating in the 2016 Annual International Conference (30 August – 2 September 2016) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in…
Climate, Conflict, and Refugees: Examining the Impact of Environmental Change on Human Security
Arundhati Ponnapa
“There’s a long list of crises that can have a natural resource base,” said Anne C. Richard, former assistant secretary of state for population, refugees,…
Kirkuk and the Kurdish Referendum
Yasar Yakis
After the announcement of the date for Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum, the debate has shifted to the provinces it will cover. Kurds claim Kirkuk is…
Call for Case Studies on Environmental Assessment in Humanitarian Action
USAID, OCHA, UN Environment, UNHCR, WWF, and MSB Joint Initiative
A Joint Initiative by USAID, OCHA, UN Environment, UNHCR, WWF, and MSB is seeking case studies relating to environmental assessments in humanitarian action. This initiative…
Seeking Applicants: Environmental Field Advisor for the MSB (Deadline December 10th 2017)
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency is accepting applications for Environment Field Advisors.
Duties
Environmental integration in humanitarian aid is a priority area for MSB. Within this field,…
Sometimes the Label of "Conflict Minerals" Simply Shouldn't Apply
International Council on Mining and Metals
The mining and metals sector attracts a great deal of attention from policy makers, think tanks, academics, non-governmental organisations and organisations such as ICMM. So…
Deforestation in Post-Conflict Colombia
Juan Vargas
Economists on Peace contributor, Juan Vargas, on the surprising environmental outcomes that followed the FARC peace agreement.
Day 9: Feminism and Food Sovereignty
Pamela Elisa Caro Molina
Food sovereignty offers opportunities to advance women’s rights within the food system, but we must also work to restore gender relations within rural families and…
Responsibility to Prepare
https://climateandsecurity.org/responsibilitytoprepare/
The 21st Century will be defined by unprecedented risks and unprecedented foresight. International security institutions and governments have a “Responsibility to Prepare” for this future.
What Has Happened to Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements?
Agathe Christien
The world seemed to be making slow but steady progress on the inclusion of gender sensitive provisions in peace agreements. References to women and gender had…
Myths About Food Security and Water
Eckart Woertz
Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali famously warned in 1988 that the next war in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) would be over water—not…
Vietnam: Expert in Women’s Economic Empowerment & Disaster Risk Reduction
Background and Purpose of Evaluation The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) was created in January 2011 with the…
Seeking Information on Monitoring and Evaluation in Environmental Peacebuilding
Environmental Law Institute
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) is collecting and synthesizing information on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices in environmental peacebuilding. ELI is working with the Environmental…
Call fro Action: "Goverments: commit to meaningful military emissions cuts at COP26"
There are signs that some countries may pledge to reduce military greenhouse gas emissions at COP26 in November. This call sets out the scope of…
Why Addressing the Climate Crisis Can Help Build More Sustainable Peace
Florian Krampe, Farah Hegazi, and Stacy D. VanDeveer
Thirty years of research underlies the realization that climate change poses substantial national, international and human security risks, but analysts have only recently shifted their…
UK: Senior Researcher, Climate Resilience
Bodhi Global Analysis
Bodhi Global Analysis is an international development consultancy specialising in city-level political economy analysis and conflict analysis.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Researcher…
Nigeria: Call for Application: Conflict Scan - Contributing to the mitigation of conflict over natural resources between farmer and herder communities in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria (COMITAS) Project, Yola, Nigeria
Search for Common Ground (Search) is seeking a consultant to conduct a conflict scan in Adamawa and Taraba states, Nigeria for the second phase of…
Close the Gender Gap in Climate Change. Five Ways To Do It
Vilas Dhar, Tara Chklovski, and Yolanda Botti-Lodovico
With each breath they take, residents of Delhi endure the dark and dense smog resulting from crop burning. Even though these practices pollute the air and…
Gender, Equity, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor
Winrock Community
The Climate Resilient Water Governance Activity in Pakistan is an anticipated $10-25M USAID-funded four-year project that aims to promote more resilient water governance and management…
Emergency WASH and Gender Advisor
CARE
CARE Humanitarian team is seeking an Emergency WASH and Gender Advisor, who will provide specialized support to CARE emergency WASH programs, with a focus on…
Project Manager: Online School For Afghan Girls
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Status: Part-time (2.5-3 days/a week)
Type: Employment
Location: Remote / home-based
Eligibility: Open to candidates of any nationality
Employer: Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan)
Duration: 24-month contract (including a 3-month probationary period) with the…
Ukraine: Program Manager WASH & Shelter (m/f) - Kharkiv
Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES 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…
Programme Specialist, Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
United Nations Women
Reporting to the Deputy Country Representative, the Programme Specialist contributes to the effective management of UN Women programme portfolio in Women, Peace and Security thematic…
National Consultant – Gender and Climate Change Specialist
United Nations Women
Under the overall guidance and supervision from the Programme Management Specialist/Head of Programmes and in close coordination with Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) and Gender, Peace,…
Local recruitment: Consultant - Gender Assessment in Bauchi State
WaterAid
To this end, WaterAid is seeking to engage a gender expert to conduct a gender and social inclusion analysis in the selected LGA with focus…
Gender & Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor, USAID/Kyrgyzstan Green Economy (KGE)
Palladium
Palladium is seeking a Gender & Social Inclusion (GESI) Manager for the anticipated USAID Kyrgyzstan Green Economy (KGE) opportunity, which is expected to begin in…