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Philippines: Assistant Program Officer for Women’s Environmental Defenders
Sep 12, 2022
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The Asia Foundation
The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia-Pacific. Informed by six decades of experience…
Colombia: Colombia's Territorial Battle between Indigenous and Black Communities
Sep 11, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
In the fertile Cauca valley in Colombia's southwest, Nasa Indigenous people have been forcibly occupying farmland, claiming to be putting to an end damaging monoculture…
Ukraine: Pollution of the Bug Estuary Following Damage to Mykolaiv’s Main Wastewater Treatment Facility
Sep 9, 2022
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Oleksiy Vasyliuk and Eoghan Darbyshire, Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group
The war in Ukraine has seen attacks on or disruption to wastewater treatment infrastructure in Rubizhne, Chernihiv, Skadovsk, Sloviansk, Mariupol, Siverodonetsk, Lysychansk, Popasna, Mykolaiv, Vasylivka,…
Somalia: In Somalia, Women and Children Are Bearing the Brunt of the Horn of Africa Drought
Sep 9, 2022
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Kirsty McFadden, World Food Programme
After four years of drought, Mido took her children and embarked on a brutal month-long journey to Dolow – a town along the border of Somalia and Ethiopia.…
UN Will Vote to Strengthen Protection of the Environment during War
Sep 8, 2022
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James Dinneen, New Scientist
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt new principles to protect the environment from foreseeable damage before, during and after armed conflict. Experts…
Thailand: Minister- Women’s Economic Empowerment Boosts Sustainability
Sep 8, 2022
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Scoop World
Pakistan Floods & Climate Security: Rethinking Comprehensive National Security
Sep 8, 2022
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Ameera Adil, Faraz Haider
Between 2010 to 2022, on average, there has been a major flood every other year in Pakistan, causing hundreds of casualties. From a human perspective, the losses are…
Colombia: Colombia Amazon Deforestation Rose in First Half of the Year
Sep 7, 2022
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Reuters
Preservation of the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, is considered vital to curbing catastrophic climate change, because of the vast amount of greenhouse gas it…
Iraq: Climate Migrants Flee Iraq’s Parched Rural South, but Cities Offer No Refuge
Sep 7, 2022
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Louisa Loveluck and Mustafa Salim, Washington Post
What happens when the land dries up? The world is facing this question; Iraq is already learning the answers. First the farmers and the fishermen…
Liberia: Rights Groups Seek EPA’s Intervention in Mafra River Pollution, Says It’s Affecting Women and Girls
Sep 7, 2022
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Front Page Africa
MONROVIA – Liberia’s quest for a revamped economy after 14 years of civil war launched an economic reconstruction strategy. This included the exploration of its rich…
Somalia: Drought, War Put Somalia on the Brink of Extreme Hunger [Video]
Sep 6, 2022
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Deutsche Welle
In Somalia, almost 8 million people, or about half the population, are facing crisis hunger levels. More than 200,000 people are already starving. The UN…
Cambodia: Villagers Take Protest over Long-Running Land Dispute to Cambodian Capital
Sep 6, 2022
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Radio Free Asia
More than 1,000 people from two Cambodian provinces staged a protest on Tuesday outside the Ministry of Justice in Phnom Penh, calling on the government…
Timor-Leste: East Timor President Pushes back on Environmental Criticism
Sep 6, 2022
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Nick Perry, Associated Press
Give our country $100 billion — or stop lecturing us about making money from fossil fuels. That was the message East Timor President and Nobel…
Pakistan: UN Women Puts Women and Girls at the Heart of Flood Response in Pakistan
Sep 6, 2022
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UN Women
USA: Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution (Tenure-Track)
Sep 6, 2022
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George Mason University
George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Carter School) invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of…
Request for Applications: USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship 2023-2024
Sep 6, 2022
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US Institute of Peace
USIP's Peace Scholar Fellowship program awards non-residential fellowships to PhD candidates enrolled in U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics broadly related to…
WarWilding: A New Word to Describe the Startling Effects of Using Nature as a Weapon
Sep 5, 2022
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Vincent Mundy, Guardian
During the early days of the Russia-Ukraine war, the invading force was approaching the Irpin River and the gates of the Ukrainian capital. But the…
EU: Policy Assistant
Sep 5, 2022
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European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
The European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO) is currently seeking a Policy Assistant to provide policy and administrative support on various areas of EPLO’s policy work.…
Toronto: Project Manager, Resilience
Sep 5, 2022
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…
Montreal: Project Manager, Resilience
Sep 5, 2022
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…
Ottawa: Project Manager, Resilience
Sep 5, 2022
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…
Winnipeg: Project Manager, Resilience
Sep 5, 2022
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…
Indonesia: Consultant, Community Development and Sustainable Land Use Governance Facilitator
Sep 5, 2022
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World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute(WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human…
Ukraine: Green and Resilient Recovery Analyst
Sep 5, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are…
Mali: Climate Security Project Coordinator
Sep 5, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
UNDP is committed to recruiting a workforce that is diverse in terms of gender, nationality and culture. We also encourage people from ethnic minorities, indigenous…
Myanmar: Project Officer, Urban Resilience Project
Sep 5, 2022
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United Nations Development Programme
UNDP, as the United Nations lead agency on international development, works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries…
Bangladesh: Senior Programme Assistant, UNHCR
Sep 5, 2022
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…
Seeking Perspectives on Issues of Gender, Peace, Environment, and Sustainable Development
Sep 5, 2022
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Natalia Jiménez
Natalia Jiménez is seeking people who would be interested in engaging in a dialogue of experts and others investigating the possibilities of action at the…
CAR: Bamingui-Bangoran Site Manager
Sep 5, 2022
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting…
Myanmar: Consultant on Analysis for Baseline Survey and Product Scanning
Sep 5, 2022
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World Wide Fund for Nature
We are WWF, one of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations. We have been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries,…