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Syria: Syria’s Forests Decimated by 12 Years of War

Mar 21, 2023 | PAX

A new PAX study based on satellite analysis and open-source research demonstrates the destructive impact of twelve years of war on Syria’s forests and orchards,…


Water Wars: Dammed Thirsty: The Cross-Border Fight for Water

Mar 20, 2023 | Agence France-Presse

With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their…


Ecuadaor: Petroecuador Declares Force Majeure in Oil Field amid Conflict with Local Community

Mar 20, 2023 | Reuters

Ecuador's state-owned oil and gas company, Petroecuador, said on Sunday it would declare force majeure on its Eden Yuturi oil field in the eastern part…


Tracking Conflict and Cooperation over the World’s International Freshwater Resources

Mar 20, 2023 | Alexandra Caplan, Melissa McCracken, Susanne Schmeier, Zoe Rosenblum, and Aaron Wolf

Waters that cross international political borders can drive the countries that share them to conflict—or encourage cooperation between them. Indeed, since the 1940s, overall trends…


Germany: (Senior) Advisor (m/f/d) - Berlin

Mar 20, 2023 | adelphi

adelphi is the leading independent think-and-do tank in Europe for climate, environment and development. adelphi is made up of some 320 strategists, thought leaders and…


Switzerland: Programme Management Officer

Mar 20, 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…


Syria: Food Security and Livelihood PM (Sustainable Livelihood and Agricultural Development)

Mar 20, 2023 | Solidarités International

Solidarites International (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts…


DRC: Chief of Party - Resilience Food Security Activity - Kasai, DRC

Mar 20, 2023 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To create a better world, we know our teams do their best…


South Sudan: RRM Coordinator

Mar 20, 2023 | INTERSOS

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of…


Italy: Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) Adviser

Mar 20, 2023 | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

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…


South Sudan: Climate and Security Programme Analyst (NPSA8)

Mar 20, 2023 | 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…


Uganda: Call For Resumes - USAID/Uganda Feed the Future: Water & Food Systems for Resilient Communities

Mar 20, 2023 | Development Alternatives Incorporated

Job Description:DAI is seeking qualified candidates for multiple positions for the upcoming five-year USAID-funded Feed the Future: Water and Food Systems for Resilient Communities program. The USAID/Uganda…


Ukraine: Cluster WASH Coordinator (M/F) - Dnipro

Mar 20, 2023 | Solidarités International

About the MissionDesired start date: ASAP

Duration of the mission: 6 months (to be extended)

Location: Dnipro

The conflict in Ukraine has seen a dramatic and rapid escalation…


DRC: Global Climate Adaptation Advisor

Mar 20, 2023 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC is strengthening its response to the global climate crisis by reinforcing climate adaptation support for conflict-and displacement affected individuals and communities, as well as…


Myanmar: Myanmar Designates New Protected Forest Area to Protect Biodiversity

Mar 19, 2023 | The Meghalayan Bureau

Myanmar’s government has designated a new protected public forest area in western region Sagaing’s Katha district. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation last…


DRC: Mineral War Fuels Ongoing Military Clash in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mar 19, 2023 | Michelle Bozzi, Organization for World Peace

Sustained combat between the M23 movement and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has displaced over 300,000 people from their homes…


Climate Change: Weathering the Storm: How Japan Is Factoring Climate Change into Defense Policy

Mar 19, 2023 | Gabriel Dominguez, Japan Times

Storm surges, flooding, more powerful typhoons and scorching temperatures — climate change will bring more of all to Japan, endangering military sites, personnel and gear,…


DRC: DR Congo Wants to Revise 2008 Mining Agreement with China

Mar 19, 2023 | The Brussels Times with Belga

President Felix Tshisekedi on Saturday spoke out in favour of revising the mining contract concluded in 2008 with China, signed by his predecessor Joseph Kabila,…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Revenues to Be Transferred by Baghdad for First Time Since 2002

Mar 17, 2023 | Arab Weekly

Oil revenues from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will be transferred to a bank account under federal government supervision for the first time since 2002, state…


Myanmar: Environmental Damage in Ethnic Areas Increases 2 Years after Coup, Says KRW

Mar 17, 2023 | Karen News

The Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) has issued a statement on March 14, the International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and Life,…


Blame Governments, Not the Environment: How Political Failures Worsen the Effects of Climate Change in West Africa

Mar 17, 2023 | Georgetown Security Studies Review

With seven coups since 2020, West Africa is drawing global attention as a hotspot for conflict and a critical locus of discourse on climate security.…


Armed Conflicts Spread Contaminated Water and Disease: Here’s How to Better Protect Civilians

Mar 17, 2023 | Mark Zeitoun and Michael Talhami

Public health engineers, often working for humanitarian organizations all over the globe, observe a pattern as routine as it is toxic: Explosions impair electricity services,…


Water Wars: The Shift to a Green Energy Future Is Renewing Plantation-Era Water Wars in Hawaii

Mar 16, 2023 | Brittany Lyte, Honolulu Civil Beat

A proposed hydro project — the first of its kind in the world — could supply up to a quarter of the island’s power by…


5 Facts About Gender Equality and Climate Change

Mar 16, 2023 | GABRIELA CARBÓ ZACK

Girls and women do not experience climate change in the same ways as boys and men. The reason? Historical and structural gender inequalities — which…


Gender Matters at the UN Water Conference 2023

Mar 16, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

The first global water summit in nearly 50 years – the UN 2023 Water Conference – will take place at UN Headquarters in New York, 22-24 March 2023. This high-profile…


Climate Justice: Stories of Resistance with Activists from the East Med

Mar 15, 2023 | Josef Boraei and Myrto Skouroupathi, Cyprus Mail

Various initiatives and groups hosted the recent event in Nicosia, ‘Stories of Resistance’, as a symbolic and powerful tool to learn, unpack buried narratives and…


Syria: Displacement, Earthquakes and People on the Brink: The Conflict in Syria 12 Years on

Mar 15, 2023 | World Food Programme

Before the deadly earthquakes on its border with Türkiye, in February, Syria was a largely forgotten crisis – now, as the country marks 12 years of conflict,…


Gender Data Can Reinvigorate the SDGs

Mar 15, 2023 | Papaalioune B. Seck and Krista J. Baptista

In his February 2023 remarks to the General Assembly during the Consultation on the Summit of the Future, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged Member States to commit…


Before the Next Shock, the World Needs a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Food Insecurity

Mar 14, 2023 | Adam Gallagher and Arif Husain

In recent years, the world has seen a host of interconnected challenges, with a crisis in one part of the world setting off epiphenomenal emergencies…


Ukraine/Russia: The War in Ukraine Is a Human Tragedy. It’s Also an Environmental Disaster.

Mar 13, 2023 | Jeff Stein and Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post

Since the war began more than a year ago, tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded on the battlefield while the…