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Wales: Fully Funded PhD Scholarship: Water as a Contested Space: Developing a Framework for Conflict Resolution in the Regulation and Governance of Water in Wales

Jan 8, 2023 | Swansea University

Swansea University is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. 

This PhD will explore law, policy and governance in the context of the…


Yemen: WASH Officer

Jan 8, 2023 | UNICEF

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…


Jordan: Infrastructure, Environment and Social Safeguards Specialist, Middle East Office

Jan 8, 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council

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


Iraq: Consultancy, International Climate Risks and Vulnerabilities

Jan 8, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme

Iraq is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts. Recent years have seen an increase in temperatures above 55 degree Celsius, more…


Sudan: Largest Unit of Indian Women Peacekeepers in Sudan Conflict Zone

Jan 7, 2023 | Amrita N. Dutta, Indian Express

The contingent has 25 women soldiers from the Corps of Military Police (CMP) and the Assam Rifles, senior Defence officials familiar with the matter said.


Ukraine’s Need for Women in War Conflicts With Nation’s Gender Norms, VCU Professor’s New Research Finds

Jan 6, 2023 | Mary K. Brogan, VCU News

“The Ukrainian military has tried to adopt more equal policies, but those have faced pushback from Ukrainian society, which largely sees women’s place in society…


Liberia: Communities Affected by Commercial Logging in Liberia Demand Payment of Their Land Rental Fees

Jan 6, 2023 | Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network

Representatives of Communities affected by commercial logging in Liberia are calling on the Government of Liberia through the National Legislators to ensure that the communities’…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Taliban Administration in Oil Extraction Deal with Chinese Company

Jan 5, 2023 | Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Reuters

Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country's north, the…


How the Regenerative Economy can Advance Social Equity and Gender Equality

Jan 5, 2023

COP27 highlighted that the people who will bear the brunt of the climate crisis are also the world’s most vulnerable and marginalized. This is particularly…


Call for Session Proposals for a Conversation Series on Disasters, Resilience, and Peace

Jan 5, 2023 | EnPAx Disasters and Resilience Interest Group

The EnPAx Disasters and Resilience Interest Group is launching a periodic “Conversation Series,” which aims to spark conversations and discussions about issues of interest to…


DRC: NGOs Stand against Resource Plundering, Target China and Russia, Seek US Support

Jan 3, 2023 | Mwangi Maina, Standard

Regrouped in a coalition they labelled the Civil society action group for the protection, monitoring and citizen control of natural resources in the Democratic Republic…


Afghanistan: Growers View Asafoetida as Alternative to Poppies

Jan 2, 2023 | Pajhwok Afghan News

Growers in central Uruzgan province say asafoetida, if properly marketed, could be a good alternative to poppy cultivation. The cultivation of asafoetida, a medicinal herb…


Iraq: Iraqi Security Dismantles Largest Crude Oil Smuggling Network in Basra

Jan 1, 2023 | Asharq Al-Awsat

The Iraqi National Security Agency has announced that the committee investigating the oil theft in Basra uncovered the largest crude oil smuggling network. The new…


Afghanistan: Appointed to Settle the Pasture Dispute between Kochi and Hazara in Ghazni Province

Jan 1, 2023 | Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press

According to the official, a delegation led by acting minister Mullah Noori has left for the province of Ghazni to discuss the Kochi and Hazara…


The State of Care: Women's Health

Jan 1, 2023 | Deborah L. Blumberg

Historically, physicians have treated endometriosis with hormonal medications to suppress estrogen levels, with surgery, or both. But for the one in 10 women with the…


Afghanistan: Tribal Elder, Locals Enter Land Dispute in Khawaja Ghar

Dec 31, 2022 | Mohammad Yasin Joya, Pajhwok Afghan News

Some residents of Hazar Bagh area in the Khawaja Ghar district of northern Takhar province have held a protest gathering against the grabbing of thousands…


Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Coal Mining Relies on the Labor of Children

Dec 31, 2022 | Arezou Rezvani, Fazelminallah Qazizai, and Claire Harbage, NPR

Even in wealthy, developed nations with advanced technologies, heavy machinery and readily available protective equipment, mining can be a dangerous and sometimes deadly job. In…


Environmental Peacebuilding Must Pay More Attention to Armed Groups

Dec 30, 2022 | Judith Verweijen

Environmental peacebuilding is a rapidly grow field of research and practice. It examines how addressing conflicts over natural resources and improving resource governance can serve as…


Pakistan: Climate and Gender Responsive Readiness Program in Pakistan

Dec 29, 2022 | IUCN

IUCN launches Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) with Fatima Jinnah Women University as part of its Academic- Climate and Gender responsive readiness program in…


Climate and Gender Responsive Readiness Program in Pakistan

Dec 29, 2022 | ICUN

Rawalpindi, Pakistan: IUCN reiterates that addressing climate change, environmental protection, and disaster risk reduction for all depends on the leadership of women and girls.IUCN, a pioneer…


Colombia: Land Titling Advances in Colombia

Dec 27, 2022 | Alina Ramos Martin, Prensa Latina

Colombia's Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia Lopez, confirmed that her Ministry will close this year with one million hectares titled to promote agrarian reform.


Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Demands Karabakh Mine Access as Condition to End Protests Blocking Road

Dec 27, 2022 | Reuters

Azerbaijan said on Tuesday protests which have blocked the supply route to ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh for more than two weeks would be suspended if…


Sudan: Locals Reject Gold Mining Companies That Use Cyanide in South Kordofan

Dec 26, 2022 | Dabanga

Resistance committees in Ghadeer, South Kordofan, have renewed their categorical rejection of the return of mining companies to the area and warned Sudan’s security forces…


Climate Change: Securitising Climate Policy Will Keep the Indo-Pacific Afloat

Dec 26, 2022 | Mely Caballero-Anthony

In 2021 the Sixth Assessment Report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that climate change is rapid and intensifying in every…


Iraq: RFP: Research on the Impact of Climate and Environmental Change on Conflict Dynamics in Iraq

Dec 24, 2022 | United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. We know that Peace is Security – it…


USA: Program Officer, Climate, Environment, and Conflict (Local Recruitment Only)

Dec 24, 2022 | United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. We know that Peace is Security – it…


Somalia: Consultants (Evaluators, Statisticians, Proposal writers, M&E and Sector Experts, Researchers and others)

Dec 24, 2022 | Global Peace and Prosperity Initiative

Global Peace and Prosperity Initiative (GLOPPI) is a right-based international organization operating in the Horn and Eastern Africa especially Kenya, Somaliland and Somalia. GLOPPI envisions a…


Senegal: Technical Specialist, Environmental Management and Climate Action

Dec 24, 2022 | World Vision

With over 70 years of experience, World Vision’s focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. They help…


Mozambique: WASH Project Manager

Dec 24, 2022 | 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…


Ethiopia: Climate Security Advisor

Dec 24, 2022 | Norwegian Refugee Council

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