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Gender Inequalities in Food and Agriculture are Costing World $1 Trillion: FAO
Apr 13, 2023
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UN News
Over one third of the world’s working women are employed in agrifood systems, which include the production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well…
Yemen: USAID Partners with Yemeni Communities to Ease Land and Water Conflicts
Apr 13, 2023
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USAID
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced a two-year program to help communities in Yemen affected by conflict manage and…
Liberia: Logging Company in Sinoe Abandons Thousands of Logs
Apr 13, 2023
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Mark B. Newa, Observer
Mandra Forestry Liberia, Limited, an Asian company, abandoned an estimated 7,000 logs it harvested between 2019 and 2021, according to The DayLight’s analysis of official…
Opinion: Gender-Blind Policies Ignore the Disproportionate Effects of Water Crisis on Women
Apr 13, 2023
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Bolormaa Purevjav, Adiya B. Tudiyarova, and Elena G. Fuertes
The demand for water resources is higher than ever before. The growing global population, expanding industrial development and the impacts of climate change are exacerbating the…
EnPAx Announces the Dates for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding and the Launch of The Path to The Hague
Apr 13, 2023
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is delighted to announce that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from…
Afghanistan: A Food Security - Livelihood and Disaster Risk Reduction Coordinator
Apr 13, 2023
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Action Against Hunger
Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…
Ukraine: A Food Security and Livelihood Head of Department
Apr 13, 2023
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Action Against Hunger
Created in 1979, Action contre la Faim is a non-governmental organization that fights against hunger. Its charter of humanitarian principals- independence, neutrality, non-discrimination, free and…
Kenya: Trainer for Ecological Peacebuilding and Interreligious Dialogue
Apr 13, 2023
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AGIAMONDO
AGIAMONDO is looking for a trainer for ecological peacebuilding and interreligious dialogue (m/f/d), Nairobi, Kenya, to support the AOSK-Justice and Peace Commission in its ecological…
Syria: Syria Nationals: Shelter & WASH Project Coordinator
Apr 13, 2023
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with over 75 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified…
Ukraine: WASH Specialist
Apr 13, 2023
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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…
Ukraine: Ukraine Nationals: WASH Specialist
Apr 13, 2023
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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…
Sudan: WASH Officer
Apr 13, 2023
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees
The WASH Officer will be responsible for provision of professional technical support and guidance on activities within the areas of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)…
Syria: WASH Coordinator (M/F) - Amman
Apr 13, 2023
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International (SI) has been working in Syria since 2012. The mission employs nearly 300 national staff, and more than 40 expatriates, and has a 25…
Afghanistan: Local Recruitment: CLTS Facilitator
Apr 13, 2023
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Committed to Good
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions.…
Belgium: Climate Justice and Peace Coordinator
Apr 13, 2023
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Quaker Council for European Affairs
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is seeking to recruit Climate Justice and Peace Coordinator who will help QCEA develop and implement a climate…
Water: Hundreds of Rivers and Lakes Cross International Borders—Countries Need to Commit to Sharing the Water, Says Researcher
Apr 12, 2023
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Alistair Rieu-Clarke, The Conversation
The Danube may be the world's most multinational river, but it's only one of an estimated 310 rivers and lakes shared between two or more…
Climate Change Compounding Inequalities Faced by Women in Agriculture, FAO says
Apr 12, 2023
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Yanine Quiroz
Women working in agriculture “tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions” – often in the face of “climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of…
Afghanistan: Taliban-Backed Project Seeks to Save Afghanistan’s Ancient Buddhist City from Copper Mining
Apr 11, 2023
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews
The Afghan heritage site Mes Aynak is currently at risk of being destroyed due to a delayed mining project. The site, just 25 miles southeast…
DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo Is Auditing Mining Deals Skewed towards China
Apr 10, 2023
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Faustine Ngila, Quartz
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is pushing for an audit of the country’s mining contracts with China, which it says heavily favour Beijing. Kinshasa…
Nexus of Climate Change & Gender-Based Violence
Apr 9, 2023
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Ahsan H. Durrani
In recent years, the intertwined crises of climate change and gender-based violence (GBV) have gained global attention. The case of Pakistan, a deeply patriarchal society…
Ethiopia: Reviving Agriculture in Areas Afflicted by Conflict
Apr 8, 2023
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Agence Française de Développement
The two-year civil war that wracked Ethiopia until last fall claimed tens of thousands of lives and destroyed vast swathes of the natural environment. It…
India/Pakistan: After Six Decades, a Water Treaty between India and Pakistan Is in Trouble [Audio]
Apr 7, 2023
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Diaa Hadid, NPR
There's trouble facing a six-decade-old treaty that divides six rivers between bitter rivals India and Pakistan. Experts fear conflict if it unravels.
How Critical Technology Minerals Are Fuelling Conflict in DR Congo
Apr 7, 2023
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George Wachira
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a leading global source of critical “technology” minerals. Cobalt is a key component in rechargeable batteries used in…
Death Threats, Trolling and Sexist Abuse: Climate Scientists Report Online Attacks
Apr 6, 2023
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Myriam Vidal Valero, Nature
Survey highlights experiences of dozens of climate researchers who have endured online harassment related to their work.
USA: At Front Lines of Climate Battle, a Miami Course Prepares Women of Color to Lead the Fight
Apr 6, 2023
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Arianna Otero, WLRN
The women filing into the backyard of a house in Liberty City came from all walks of life and in a wide range of ages,…
‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Infertility in Women, Study Shows
Apr 6, 2023
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Damian Carrington, The Guardian
Those with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying.
The Hidden Role of Food in Urban Conflicts in Central America
Apr 6, 2023
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Politecnico di Milano
Extreme water events have been shown to affect human security in many ways. In a research article published today in the new journal Nature Water…
Afghanistan: 'Not a Problem but a Disaster': Afghan Canal a Test for Taliban Ties in Water-Stressed Central Asia
Apr 5, 2023
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Chris Rickleton, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
When the Taliban returned to power in 2021 in a lightning military insurrection that toppled Afghanistan’s internationally recognized government, the country immediately fell into diplomatic…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad, Erbil Sign Final Deal to Restart Northern Oil Exports
Apr 4, 2023
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Reuters
Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed a deal to restart northern oil exports on Tuesday, official sources told Reuters. KRG Prime…
Liberia: New Contract for Rogue Company’s Owner
Apr 4, 2023
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Emmanuel Sherman, Observer
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has approved a contract for Iroko Timber and Logging Corporation, a new Nigerian-owned company, to operate the Central Dugbe River…