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El Salvador: Climate Justice Advisor
Sep 17, 2023
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Oxfam-Quebec
This is a 12-month mandate in San Salvador, El Salvador. The mandate is under the Equality in Action Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP), which takes place…
Mali: Policy Advisor, Women, Peace and Security
Sep 17, 2023
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United Nations Women
BackgroundUN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Egypt: Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Advisor
Sep 17, 2023
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United Nations Women
Background Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Sweden: Research Assistant in the Climate Change and Risk Programme
Sep 17, 2023
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI is an independent international institute whose core mission is to undertake research and activities on security, conflict and peace. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides…
Ukraine: Shelter & WASH Technical Assistant
Sep 17, 2023
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement. All NRC employees are expected to work…
Ukraine: WASH Program Manager
Sep 17, 2023
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HEKS/EPER Swiss Church Aid
HEKS/EPER pursues the vision of a just world where the dignity of everyone is respected, peace reigns and the natural environment is conserved. In the…
South Sudan: National WASH Specialist
Sep 17, 2023
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Save the Children
South Sudan lags behind the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa in access to drinking water supply and sanitation services. Low levels of access to water supply,…
Syria: WASH Team Leader
Sep 17, 2023
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
The RoleOxfam {Syria} is looking for WASH TEAM LEADER To lead Oxfam Syria’s…
Central African Republic: WASH & Shelter Specialist
Sep 17, 2023
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Norwegian Refugee Council
CAR continues to face tremendous humanitarian needs due to years of conflict and instability. In 2023, more than half of the population require humanitarian assistance…
Africa: Postdoctoral Fellow – Water, Conflicts and Resilience
Sep 17, 2023
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International Water Management Institute
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center is seeking an innovative & multi skilled candidate to join as a Post Doctoral Fellow…
Yemen: WASH Specialist
Sep 17, 2023
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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…
USA: Senior Program Officer (Climate, Environment, and Conflict)
Sep 17, 2023
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United States Institute of Peace
Peace is its commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people’s shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. USIP knows that Peace…
USA: Research Assistant, Climate, Environment, and Conflict
Sep 17, 2023
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United States Institute of Peace
Peace is its commitment. The United States Institute of Peace represents the American people's shared values and commitment to peace worldwide. USIP knows that Peace…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds Optimistic but No Quick Resolution in Baghdad Oil Dispute
Sep 16, 2023
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Selcan Hacaoglu, Bloomberg
Delegates from Iraqi Kurdistan expressed optimism after talks with Baghdad last week over resuming oil exports from the semi-autonomous region, but a top Kurdish official…
Afghanistan: The Wild, Green Shrub in Afghanistan That Is Dividing Drug Experts
Sep 16, 2023
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Lucy Cormack, Sydney Morning Herald
A wild, green shrub that has grown for centuries in the central mountains of Afghanistan is dividing international drug experts probing the embattled nation’s ballooning…
Shore up: Is climate crisis gender-neutral?
Sep 16, 2023
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Deccan Herald and Mallavica P Pillay
Bharathi, a 61-year-old woman, sustains herself by selling fish. She commences her day by waking up early, preparing food for her ill daughter, and diligently…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Why Ethiopia’s $5 Billion Dam Has Riled Its Neighbors
Sep 15, 2023
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Fasika Tadesse and Michael Cohen, Bloomberg
Ethiopia has been at loggerheads with downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan for years over a $5 billion mega-dam it’s built on the Nile River’s biggest…
Turkey: Turkey Appeals against Arbitration Ruling on Iraq and Kurdistan Oil Exports
Sep 15, 2023
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Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye
Turkey has filed an application to the International Chamber of Commerce against Iraq to overturn an arbitration ruling which struck Ankara with a net $1.4bn…
Afghanistan: Value of Signed Contracts in Mining Sector Reaches Nearly $7 Billion
Sep 15, 2023
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that the value of contracts signed in the mining sector in the past two years has reached…
Afghanistan: In a First, Panjsher’s Emerald Sold at Home
Sep 15, 2023
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Emal Rahimi, Pajhwok
For the first time a 1,244 karat emerald stone discovered in central Panjsher province has been sold in the country.
Turkey: Turkiye Seeks to Overturn ICC Ruling on Iraq Pipeline Exports: Official
Sep 15, 2023
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The Cradle
Turkiye has appealed to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against Iraq to overturn the arbitration demanding that Ankara pay damages over its illegal oil…
Women's livelihoods in vulnerable coastlines
Sep 15, 2023
A social and environmental anthropologist, Dr. Megnaa Mehtta, is interested in exploring the values, mythologies and ideas of well-being in global conservation and political ecology.…
Carbon Colonialism Has No Place in Liberia’s Forests
Sep 15, 2023
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Silas Kpanan’Ayoung Siakor
The fate of Liberia and its forests are entwined. Yet a new climate change deal, set to be announced at the UN climate change talks…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Forests Fall Victim to Conflict
Sep 14, 2023
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Rebecca L. Root, Nikkei
From Kalaw town's bamboo forest to the Hsipaw Reserved Forest in Shan State and the freshwater swamps that flank the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar's forests rank…
Sudan: Gold Production in Sudan Dwindles to Two Tons Due to Ongoing Conflict
Sep 14, 2023
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Sudan Tribune
A Sudanese public company has disclosed a significant decline in gold production during the five-month-long conflict, plummeting to a mere 2 tons, in stark contrast…
DRC: Mining Metals Vital for EVs Is ‘Wrecking Lives’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Report Finds
Sep 14, 2023
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Euronews Green
The report from Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights details how the search for the minerals has forcibly uprooted…
Why climate financing in Africa should focus on women
Sep 14, 2023
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The Nation
The climate crisis has taken its toll especially on women and girls in the Horn of Africa. Many smallholder farmers are women and girls who's…
Why Gender-Transformative Climate Literacy is Critical for Bhutan
Sep 13, 2023
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Thinley Choden
Globally, around 1 billion children (nearly half of the world’s children) live in countries with extremely high risk of climate change disasters, with girls being more vulnerable to…
Reflections from the Africa Climate Summit: A Missed Opportunity for Fragile States?
Sep 13, 2023
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Linda Wamune
Curtains have now drawn on the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, which sought to highlight Africa’s roadmap and role towards a sustainable energy transition through low…
How Could Ethiopia's Dam Dispute Escalate?
Sep 13, 2023
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Isaac Kaledzi
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam conflict has lasted for more than a decade without a resolution. Some experts warn that any further delays in settling…