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Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Asks Afghanistan for Its Due Water Share
Jan 23, 2023
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Javed Ahmad Kakar, Pajhwok Afghan News
The newly-appointed Iranian ambassador has asked for his country’s right to Helmand River water, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.
Israel: Junior Assistant
Jan 23, 2023
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian organization that advances cooperative efforts to protect our shared environment and create the conditions for sustainable development and…
Israel: Administrative Coordinator
Jan 23, 2023
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EcoPeace Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian organization that advances cooperative efforts to protect our shared environment and create the conditions for sustainable development and…
MENA: Call for Mentors for Youth Organizations under MENA Youth for Climate Action (MYCA)
Jan 23, 2023
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground (Search) is seeking experts in working with and managing youth organisations, to join a pool of mentors to support youth-led groups through…
Burkina Faso/Chad/Mauritania/Niger: Security Assessments for Regional Sanitation Programme in the Sahel
Jan 23, 2023
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Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association
The Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association (BORDA e.V.) is an expert-NGO specialising in sanitation. For 45 years, our award-winning solutions empower people and set…
Myanmar: WASH Program Manager (WATSAN)
Jan 23, 2023
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Solidarités International
Solidarités International is currently mainly operating in Rakhine and in Kachin States with outreach emergency capacities through its local partners in Chin, Sagaing and Magway States.…
Jordan: Senior Environmental Manager
Jan 23, 2023
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United Nations Relief and Works Agency
United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation,…
Global/Remote and/or Ramallah, West Bank or Gaza: Institutional Greening Expert
Jan 23, 2023
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IREX
IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve…
Myanmar: MEAL Volunteer – Bangkok, Thailand
Jan 23, 2023
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ACTED
Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the…
Liberia: Chief of Party, USAID/Liberia Land Management Activity
Jan 23, 2023
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ECODIT
ECODIT is an international development firm working with governments, businesses, and local communities to advance environmentally- and socially-responsible development around the world. We provide technical assistance…
Afghanistan: Taliban Arrest Chinese Nationals for Allegedly Smuggling Afghan Lithium
Jan 22, 2023
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Ayaz Gul, Voice of America
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, for allegedly trying to smuggle an estimated 1,000 metric tons of lithium-bearing rocks…
Afghanistan/Uzbekistan: Muttaqi Asks Uzbekistan to Stay Committed to Power Supply Pact
Jan 22, 2023
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The acting minister of foreign affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Sunday called on Uzbekistan to provide the amount of electricity mentioned in an agreement signed…
USA: PhD-Level 3-Year Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA)
Jan 21, 2023
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Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies
Kent State University’s (KSU) School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) began as a living memorial to the May 4th shootings and remains dedicated to…
Myanmar: Consultancy, Aquaponic Project
Jan 21, 2023
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World Wide Fund for Nature
WWF is one of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations. They have been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries, and…
Liberia: The ‘Kpokolo’ Kingpin: How FDA Created a Serial Illegal Logger
Jan 20, 2023
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Mark B. Newa, DayLight
On one sunny day in Karnwee late last year, forest rangers and police officers seized a truck with 80 pieces of boxlike timber, ending an…
Myanmar: The Refugee Who Created a Refuge for Nature in a Conflict Zone
Jan 20, 2023
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Abby Young-Powell, Positive.News
Indigenous leaders across the globe are winning gamechanging environmental victories against the odds. In our ‘guardians of the wild’ series, we hear from those who…
War and the Environment: UN Adopts New Principles
Jan 19, 2023
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Isabella Kaminski, China Dialogue
The 27 legal principles on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC) were passed by the UN General Assembly on 7…
Nigeria: Gov Ganduje Admits Political Obstacles in Plan to Curb Herder-Farmer Conflict
Jan 19, 2023
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National
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has admitted that the plans to curb herder-farmer conflict is still facing political obstacles. He spoke in Abuja…
Climate Change: Report: Climate Change Fueling Conflict in Lake Chad Basin
Jan 19, 2023
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Press Trust of India
Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the region and needs to be…
The Nile Dispute: Beyond Water Security
Jan 19, 2023
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Gashaw Ayferam
As climate change accelerates, the Nile dispute has entered a new era of complexity, prompting regional states to compete for water, food, and energy security.…
PeaceCon 2023 Request for Proposals!
Jan 19, 2023
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Alliance for Peacebuilding
On May 3-5, 2023, the Alliance for Peacebuilding, in partnership with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), will hold its 11th annual conference, PeaceCon…
The Role of Indigenous Women in Preserving Food Security
Jan 19, 2023
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Marisa O. Ensor
Amid climate change and conflict, it is imperative to build a more resilient global food system. Food insecurity in a world in crisis is a…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad to 'Halt Pressures' on KRG Oil, Gas Sector until Hydrocarbon Law Enacted, Says PM Barzani
Jan 18, 2023
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Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the federal government have agreed to “halt pressures” on the Kurdish oil and gas sector until the country enacts…
Why Women Need to be at the Forefront of the Fight Against Climate Change
Jan 18, 2023
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India Today
Women have less access than men to opportunities and resources such as land, financial services, education, technology, training, political representation, etc. that would improve their…
Liberia: At a Rubber Plantation in Liberia, History Repeats in a Fight over Land
Jan 17, 2023
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Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
Sexual harassment of its workers isn’t the only charge that’s been leveled against Socfin here in Liberia: in 2019, 22 communities filed a complaint against…
Liberia: Gov’t Clears Export of US$4M ‘Illegal Logs’
Jan 17, 2023
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William Q. Harmon, Observer
The government of Liberia will finally give Renaissance Group Incorporated, a controversial logging company, the green light on January 28, to go ahead with the…
Environment, Peace and Conflict Research: The Need for Constructive Dialogue
Jan 17, 2023
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Tobias Ide
Environmental factors play an increasingly important role for the dynamics of peace and conflict. There is widespread agreement that climate change is a risk multiplier…
Afghanistan: UN Employ Technology to Stop Afghanistan’s Illicit Opium Cultivation
Jan 16, 2023
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
On Monday, a British University, Cranfield, released a statement indicating a research partnership with United Nations. The report said that the researchers from the University…
DRC/UAE: DR Congo and UAE Join Forces against Illicit Gold
Jan 16, 2023
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Brussels Times with Belga
A joint venture created by a new partnership between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a view to…
Water Wars: The Geopolitics of Resource Conflict in the Middle East
Jan 16, 2023
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Alp Sevimlisoy
Across the Euphrates lies one of the most precious commodities, not a dark viscous liquid that we formally refer to as Petroleum or a shimmering…