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Ukraine/Russia: Russia’s War Has Left a Huge Gap in Arctic Research
Jan 23, 2024
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Yale Environment 360
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western scientists have lost access to information from Russian research stations in the Arctic, leaving a critical gap in the…
Jordan: Yana Abu Taleb: Environmental Peacebuilding in Jordan [Audio]
Jan 23, 2024
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Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, and Leah Hickert, Center for Strategic & International Studies
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Yana Abu Taleb, the Jordanian director of EcoPeace Middle East, a trilateral peacebuilding organization that seeks shared…
Gender Diversity and Trust Will Boost Climate Action in 2024
Jan 23, 2024
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Maria Mendiluce
I spent last week in the small mountain town of Davos along with global business leaders, politicians, academics and members of civil society who came…
Water, Corruption, and Security in Iran
Jan 23, 2024
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Eleanor Greenbaum
This past summer was the hottest on record, bringing devastating impacts to many global communities. Iran was one of many nations that faced both debilitating…
Sweden: Research Assistant, Food, Peace and Security
Jan 23, 2024
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an independent international institute whose core mission is to undertake research and activities on security, conflict and…
Sweden: Senior Researcher, Climate Change and Risk Programme
Jan 23, 2024
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is seeking a experienced Senior Researcher with a specific focus on conflict and peacebuilding for its Climate Change…
Environment and Security | Q&A with Editor in Chief, Ashok Swain
Jan 22, 2024
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Wilson Center
From Afghanistan, Nepal, and Libya to the Arctic, the new issue of Environment and Security takes a fresh look at emerging issues at the intersection…
Argentina/Egypt: Egypt, Argentina Explore Environmental Cooperation
Jan 21, 2024
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Daily News Egypt
Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad met with the Argentine Ambassador to Cairo, Gonzalo Oriolabeta, on Saturday, to discuss ways of enhancing environmental and climate investment…
Nigeria: WOPEGEE Trains Stakeholders on Gender-Responsive Approach to Disaster Management
Jan 20, 2024
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Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Guardian
Nigeria: WOPEGEE Trains Stakeholders on Gender-Responsive Approach to Disaster Management
Jan 20, 2024
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Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Guardian
Women Added to Cop29 Climate Summit Committee After Backlash
Jan 19, 2024
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Damian Carrington
The president of Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the previously all-male organising committee for the Cop29 global climate summit, which the country will host in December.The…
Afghanistan: Drought-Affected Kabul Residents Queuing for Hours to Fetch Water
Jan 19, 2024
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Abdul Haleem, Xinhua
War-torn Afghanistan has suffered years of drought. Local residents say the drought was also felt in the capital Kabul in the ongoing harsh winter, with…
DRC: Rise of the ‘Mother Boss’: How Female Miners Are Taking Control in DRC
Jan 19, 2024
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Mélanie Gouby, The Guardian
Half of the workers in the Congolese artisanal pits are women, and for years they have faced inequality and sexual harassment. Now a grassroots movement…
The All-Male COP29 Committee is a Big Step Backwards for Climate
Jan 19, 2024
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Nella Canales, Isabelle Mallon, Laura Del Duca and Trevor Grizzell
The recent appointment of an all-men committee, with members linked to the country’s oil and gas industry, to organize this year’s Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan…
Italy: Climate Peace and Security Specialist, Rome, Italy
Jan 19, 2024
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO’s efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to…
Yemen: WASH Officer, Aden, Yemen
Jan 19, 2024
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Mercy Corps
Political and economic instability, civil insecurity, an intensified war, localized conflicts, and COVID-19 have plunged the country into a serious humanitarian crisis, and further put…
Ukraine: Livelihood and Food Security Coordinator Ukraine Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
Jan 19, 2024
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Norwegian Refugee Council
Under the leadership of the line manager the purpose of the LFS Coordinator is to support and ensure that all LFS activities, are planned, implemented,…
South Sudan: Urban WASH Specialist P-4 Temporary Appointment (9 months with possibility of extension) Juba, South Sudan (Open to non-South Sudanese)
Jan 19, 2024
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United Nations Children's Fund
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and…
Ethiopia: WASH Governance and Management Advisor, Jijiga, Ethiopia
Jan 19, 2024
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SNV
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 grounded…
Somalia: Resilience Specialist, Mogadiscio, Somalia
Jan 19, 2024
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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…
Ukraine: Programme Associate (Monitoring) SC-6 | Odesa, Ukraine 1, Lviv
Jan 19, 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…
Afghanistan: Local recruitment: Community Mobilizer (WASH)
Jan 19, 2024
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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.…
United Kingdom/Netherlands: Policy Advisor, Climate
Jan 19, 2024
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps’ mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. In more than 40 countries around the world,…
Germany: Call for Tender: Design and Facilitation of a Training Course on "Greening WASH"
Jan 19, 2024
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Academy of the Ruhr-University Bochum
The Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) is one of the leading academic institutions in Europe for teaching and research in the context…
China/Philippines/South China Sea: Philippines to Explore Oil-Rich Waters amid China Tension: ‘It’s Quite Urgent That We Start Now’
Jan 18, 2024
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Bloomberg
The Philippines is building defence alliances with the US and other security partners to help pave the way for resource exploration in the oil-and-gas-rich…
Afghanistan: Ministry Says Illegal Mining Is Being Prevented
Jan 18, 2024
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that currently the process of extracting precious and semi-precious stones is going on transparently.The ministry's spokesman Humayun…
The Sahel: A Deadly New Era in the Decades-Long Conflict
Jan 17, 2024
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Héni Nsaibia
The central Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — all of which are now ruled by military juntas — are engulfed in a…
The Dynamics of Violence in Pursuit of Land in the Pan Amazon
Jan 17, 2024
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Timothy J. Killeen
The adage ‘possession is nine-tenths of the law’ is not legally true, but the concept reigns supreme on frontier landscapes in the Pan Amazon. Land…
Afghanistan: Lack of Snow Sparks Worry for Drought-Hit Afghanistan
Jan 16, 2024
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Pascale Trouillaud and Qubad Wali, Phys.org
Afghanistan saw almost no snow as of mid-January, a new sign of the heavy toll of global warming on the Central Asian country which is…
Uganda: In Uganda, Refugees Ravaged the Forest. Now, They Work to Restore It.
Jan 16, 2024
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Associated Press
The country has lost 13 percent of its tree cover since 2000, in part because residents often use firewood for cooking.