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Kenya: Programme Officer (Climate-Conflict) (P2)

Apr 25, 2023 | International Organization for Migration Somalia

Since the formation of the Federal Government of Somalia, the country has made significant progress towards restoring peace and security. However, significant destabilizing factors remain.…

Netherlands: Intern – Planetary Security Initiative

Apr 25, 2023 | Clingendael: The Netherlands Institute of International Relations

The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael‘ is a leading think tank and academy on international affairs. Through its analyses, training and public debate the…

Remote: International Consultant (Cost Effectiveness of the Triple Nexus)

Apr 25, 2023 | UN Office at Nairobi

The triple nexus refers to the interlinkages between humanitarian, development and peace actors, with a focus on collective outcomes and collaboration based on comparative advantage.…

Yemen: Water Resource Management Expert (UNDP)

Apr 25, 2023 | United Nations Volunteers/UNDP

UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. UNDP advocates for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience…

Nigeria: Call for Senior Experts in Natural Resource Management, Early Warning, Early Response and Peace and Security – Nigeria

Apr 25, 2023 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is seeking international experts with international and West Africa regional experience in delivering donor-funded programmes to join its pool of technical experts for…

Myanmar: Sustainable Livelihoods Project Manager – Yangon

Apr 25, 2023 | Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

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…

Colombia: US Ratified Support for Land Reform in Colombia as Tool to Reduce Illicit Drug Production: President Petro

Apr 24, 2023 | Nation World

Strong support for the Agrarian Reform policy in Colombia, as the best means to advance in the fight against drugs, the United States Government expressed…

Call for Interns: Creating a Community-Led Artistic 'Storybook' about Climate, Conflict, and Peace

Apr 24, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and Geneva Peacebuilding Platform-led Community of Practice on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace

Are you a young person with a passion for people, art, and the environment? We want to hear from you! The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and…

Water for Women, Women for Water

Apr 22, 2023 | Tinebeb Yohannes, The Reporter

Public opinion says Ethiopia has an abundance of water—the “water tower for Africa”. For many women in this country, this is becoming increasingly hard to…

An Interview with Gidon Bromberg | When Water = National Security

Apr 21, 2023 | Noah Phillips, Moment

Bromberg, 59, is cofounder and Israel director of EcoPeace Middle East, a tri-national—Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian—environmental NGO. EcoPeace is also a leading force behind the Green…

Tonga: In Tonga, Illuminating the Connections Between Gender and the Environment

Apr 20, 2023 | UN Women

Gender plays a crucial role in mediating the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, with unequal resource distribution, discriminatory social norms and other gender…

Liberia: President Weah Urges Muslims to Avoid Violence in Resolving Land Disputes

Apr 20, 2023 | Alvin Worzi, Observer

President George. Weah has urged Muslims to avoid violence in their bid to resolve land disputes because a violent approach to land disputes has the…

Climate Change: Keeping Military Bases Secure from Climate Change

Apr 20, 2023 | Bob Barrett, WUWF

Designing and fortifying military bases against the effects of climate change is not some far-off concept, it’s happening right now.

Climate Change: DOD Produces Climate Assessment Tool, Strengthens Climate Cooperation With Six Allies

Apr 20, 2023 | US Department of Defense

Two years ago at the Climate Leaders Summit led by President Joseph R Biden Jr., Honorable Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III committed to…

The Environmental Legacy of Explosive Remnants of War

Apr 20, 2023 | Linsey Cottrell and Kristin Holme

The damage caused by armed conflicts extends beyond that caused by the fighting itself and weapons used. As well as the risk from serious injury…

Absorbing Climate Shocks and Easing Conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley

Apr 20, 2023 | International Crisis Group

What’s new? A protracted drought in the Horn of Africa is exacerbating land use conflict in the north of Kenya’s Rift Valley region. Longstanding tensions between…

Armed Force Isn’t Saving Colombia’s Forests, but a New Effort Might

Apr 20, 2023 | Jeremy Moore and Jordon Mpingo

As Colombia struggles to establish effective governance, the state is trying to shift away from previous reliance on military force to curb deforestation, a strategy…

Promoting Gender Equity as We Celebrate Earth Day

Apr 20, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

Every year on April 22nd, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. As the awareness of our…

Empowering Women, Protecting the Earth

Apr 19, 2023 | UN Women

The climate crisis is not gender neutral.

As its impacts worsen, women and girls are experiencing unique and disproportionate harm—with the fallout amplifying existing gender inequalities. Typically…

Climate Security and Instability in the Bay of Bengal Region

Apr 19, 2023 | Sarang Shidore

The Bay of Bengal region faces many of the world’s deadliest cyclones, and warmer temperatures will enable storms to hold more moisture and cause more…

End Relentless Wars on Nature, Protect Our Common Home, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for International Mother Earth Day

Apr 18, 2023 | United Nations

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on International Mother Earth Day, observed on 22 April: On International Mother Earth Day, we reflect on humanity’s most…

Colombia: When Victims and Executioners Dream of the Same Promised Land in Colombia

Apr 18, 2023 | The Saxon

Colombians cling to slim hopes of peace after five decades of violence. The agreements signed more than six years ago with the FARC have disappointed…

Q&A: Bridging Gender and Just Energy Transitions

Apr 18, 2023 | Johanna Lehtmets and Laura Del Duca

In recent years, several crises have emerged simultaneously, including the Covid-19 pandemic, extreme weather events and natural disasters, disruptions in supply chains, energy crises and…

Putting People at the Heart of Human-Wildlife Conflict: Outcomes of the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence

Apr 18, 2023 | Mirali Shukla

Recently, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group and other partners co-hosted an International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence. The IUCN SSC guidelines of human-wildlife conflict…