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USA/Remote: Environmental Health Global Practice Lead
Mar 3, 2024
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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…
Ethiopia: Field Coordinator - Open to International Candidates
Mar 3, 2024
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Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. Action Against Hunger innovates solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year…
Haiti: WASH Head of Department
Mar 3, 2024
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Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. Action Against Hunger innovates solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year…
Iraq: Consultancy-Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plans
Mar 3, 2024
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Oxfam GB
Oxfam in Iraq envisions climate justice in a way that is feminist, equal, and free from conflict, promoting human rights, and expanding civic space. This…
Ukraine: Information Management & Performance Reporting Officer
Mar 3, 2024
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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…
Palestine: Programme Assistant- Community Feedback Mechanism
Mar 3, 2024
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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…
Ethiopia: Programme Policy Officer (Stunting Reduction) NOA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mar 3, 2024
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World Food Programme
The World Food Programme (WFP) is United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. WFP saves lives by…
Netherlands/Remote: Terms of Reference (ToR) Fragile Contexts Consultation
Mar 3, 2024
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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 together with…
Somalia: Resilience Specialist, Mogadishu
Mar 3, 2024
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The key mission of the FAO Representation in Somalia, which is led by FAO Representative (FAOR), is to assist and support the national government to…
Ship Sunk by Houthis Threatens Red Sea Environment, Yemen Government and US Military Say
Mar 2, 2024
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Mohammad Ghobari, Reuters
A UK-owned ship attacked by Houthi militants last month sank in the Red Sea, the U.S. military confirmed on Saturday, as it echoed a warning…
Climate Change: Interagency Workshop Identifies New Approaches to Climate Change and Instability
Mar 2, 2024
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Zack Rothschild and Luna Ruiz, State Magazine
The Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Program on Climate, Environment, and Conflict hosted…
Afghanistan: Shortage of Animal Fodder in Badghis Province Forces Livestock Farmers to Sell Their Herds
Mar 2, 2024
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Hasht-E Subh
Droughts and a shortage of fodder have made animal husbandry difficult for livestock farmers in most provinces of the country, especially in Badghis. Due to…
Afghanistan/Iran: Stanikzai Affirms Iran's Water Rights but Says Afghans Victims of Drought
Mar 2, 2024
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Naweed Samadi, TOLOnews
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, reiterated on Saturday that the Islamic Emirate is committed to paying Iran's water rights in…
Ukraine/Russia: Die Natur ist auch Opfer dieses Krieges (Nature Is Also the Victim of This War)
Mar 1, 2024
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Heiner Hoffmann, Spiegel
Polluted rivers, burned forests – rockets, bombs and tanks kill people in Ukraine and destroy buildings, but nature also suffers. The diplomat Illia Karandas warns:…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine's Agony: War Drafts Farmers, Threatens Global Food Supply amidst Russian Conflict
Mar 1, 2024
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Rizwan Shah, BNN Breaking
As Ukraine continues to resist Russia's aggression, the country faces a dire situation that not only jeopardizes its sovereignty but also endangers global food security.…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan’s Oil at Risk Due to Sudan Civil War
Mar 1, 2024
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Adam Lucente, Al-Monitor
South Sudan’s oil sector and economy have been significantly disrupted by the war in Sudan and the conflict in the Red Sea, South Sudanese officials…
Damming the Blue Nile: Will Ethiopian-Egyptian Tensions Ignite?
Mar 1, 2024
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Martin Sherman
Largely ignored in western commentary, a dispute between two western-aligned governments in Africa threatens to erupt into open conflict. The dispute focuses on distribution of…
Iraq: Oil Spills Ravage Farmland in Northern Iraq
Feb 29, 2024
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Abdelkhaleq Samarrai, Agence France-Presse
In the northern Salaheddine province of Iraq, puddles of black crude oil dot the ground, contaminating vast swathes of farmland. "What is happening is that…
Afghanistan: Taliban Signs $90 Million Contract for Lead Extraction
Feb 29, 2024
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Amu TV
The Taliban’s Ministry of Mines signed a contract on Thursday with two private companies for lead and zinc mining in Ghor province, valued at over…
Amazon: In the Amazon, What Happens to Undesignated Public Lands?
Feb 29, 2024
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Timothy J. Killeen, Mongabay
One of the objectives of the ZEE process was to assist the nations of the Pan Amazon to allocate their public lands among different constituencies…
Rebuilding the Kakhovka Dam Is a Mistake, but What Should Be Done Instead?
Feb 29, 2024
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Viktoria Hubareva
On 6 June 2023 Russian troops blew up the dam and the hydroelectric infrastructure, destroying it, and the accumulated water in the reservoir was released.…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Illicit Rare Earth Industry Grows Despite Insurgency
Feb 28, 2024
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Fair Planet
As the world attempts to shift from fossil fuels toward renewable energy, rare earth mining has rapidly expanded in Myanmar. The country is now one…
Afghanistan: Uruzgan Feud Ends: 12-Year Land Dispute Resolved, Families Reconcile in Peace
Feb 28, 2024
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BNN Breaking
Read about the remarkable reconciliation of a 12-year feud in Uruzgan, showcasing the power of mediation and community involvement in fostering peace. Explore the path…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Its Discontents
Feb 28, 2024
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Amit Ranjan
Building a dam on the Nile has caused major geopolitics tensions in the region and has the potential to fuel dispute between countries on the…
Iraq: Oil Spills Pile on Pressure for Iraq’s Farmers, Authorities Blame ISIS
Feb 27, 2024
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Arab Weekly
Oil spills in Iraq, a country ravaged by decades of conflict, corruption and decaying infrastructure, have contaminated farmland in the northern province, especially during the…
UN: Climate Change and Food Insecurity Threaten Global Peace
Feb 27, 2024
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BusinessMirror
Climate change and food insecurity are intertwined challenges that have far-reaching implications for global peace and security. The consequences of climate change, such as rising…
After War, Afghanistan’s New Battle: Climate Disasters
Feb 27, 2024
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Meladul Haq Ahmadzai
During the war, Afghanistan grappled with climatic disasters amidst competing priorities. Today, post-war, the nation confronts exacerbated challenges of climate change, contending with issues like…
Afghanistan: “Lack of Latrines Posed a Major Challenge for Us,” Says Baqir Shah from a Village Devastated by Floods in Afghanistan. Together with the Community, We Built 38 Latrines
Feb 26, 2024
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People in Need
As per UNOCHA, heavy off-season rainfall started on 22 July 2023 and caused flash floods in multiple provinces in Afghanistan. By 24 July 2023, the…
Colombia: Financial Sector Must Reform Subsidies to Protect Nature, Colombian Ministry Says
Feb 26, 2024
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Sergio Colombo, Carbon Pulse
The financial sector must step up and participate in the process of reforming subsidies that are harmful to nature, Colombia's environment ministry has said, as…
Climate Change: Global Tapestry: Navigating the Complex Interplay of Climate, Conflict, and Commerce
Feb 26, 2024
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Mahnoor Jehangir, BNN Breaking
Discover the intricate web of challenges facing humanity through recent global events, from climate change impacts in Mexico to geopolitical tensions in the Gulf of…