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UK: Research Fellow Climate Adaptation, Fragile and Conflict Affected States

May 15, 2022 | Overseas Development Institute

The Global Risks and Resilience Programme is a relatively new programme in ODI. The expert team pioneers research, analysis and policy advice on systemic, inclusive…

Yemen: Development Services of Training Manuals for Water User Associations (WUAs) and Water User Groups (WUGs) in Water Resource Management and water-related conflict management and resolution

May 15, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

We kindly request submissions of proposals for Provision of Development Services of Training Manuals for Water User Associations (WUAs) and Water User Groups (WUGs) in Water…

Ethiopia: Climate Security Advisor

May 15, 2022 | Norwegian Refugee Council

NORCAP is a part of the Norwegian Refugee Council and is the world’s largest provider of expertise to the humanitarian sector. With more than 300…

Fiji: National Consultant – Project Manager, Climate Security Project

May 15, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

Although climate…

Fiji: International Consultant – Project Manager, Climate Security Project

May 15, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

Libya: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Officer

May 15, 2022 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC (Danish Refugee Council), founded in Denmark in 1956, is Denmark’s largest and the world’s leading non-profit, independent, rights-based refugee organization. DRC is one of…

Myanmar: Consultancy - Designing and Developing a Remote Monitoring and Evaluation System and Set of Tools

May 15, 2022 | World-Wide Fund for Nature

WWF is one of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations. It has been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries, and…

Head of Secretariat, National Adaptation Plan Global Network

May 15, 2022 | 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…

Switzerland: Geneva Internship Program (Fall 2022)

May 15, 2022 | 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…

Libya: Programme Specialist, Environment and Energy

May 15, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

UNDP Libya is working rapidly to respond to several crises in Libya by formulating and implementing projects that help stabilize the country and instill trust…

Iraq/Kurdistan: US Ambassador Calls for Dialogue to Solve Iraq-KRG Oil, Gas Dispute

May 15, 2022 | Julian Bechocha, Rudaw

The outgoing US ambassador to Iraq on Sunday called on both the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi government to partake in dialogue and…

Colombia: Building Peace, One Project at a Time in Colombia

May 15, 2022 | UN

A group of former combatants with the FARC rebel group in Colombia have been reflecting on five years of peace and community building in a…

Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia to Supply South Sudan with Electricity, as Nile Dam Talks Continue to Falter

May 15, 2022 | Mohamed Said, Al-Monitor

As the dispute over the giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River continues to linger, Addis Ababa recently unveiled plans to…

Iraq: International Individual Consultant - International NAMA Strategic Planning Expert

May 14, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

Iraq: National Consultant, National NAMA Strategic Planning Specialist

May 14, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

Iraq: International Individual Consultant - International Expert - Private Sector Engagement for Renewable Energy

May 14, 2022 | United Nations Development Programme

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Forces Seize Some Oil Wells from Iraqi Control, Iraqi Company Says

May 14, 2022 | Reuters

Forces from the regional Kurdish government have taken control of some oil wells in northern Kirkuk, Iraq's state-run North Oil Company said in a statement…

Afghanistan: Facing Floods and Landslides, Afghans Turn to Nature for Protection

May 13, 2022 | UNEP

In remote settlements across Afghanistan’s Pamir Mountains, deep in the heart of Central Asia, locals have long struggled with landslides and floods. In recent years,…

Addressing the Enablers of Coltan Smuggling in the DRC Requires Holistic Solutions

May 13, 2022 | Oluwole Ojewale

In the Great Lakes Region, the DRC stands at the centre of the instability which is often described as a transnational war‬ economy. The vast expanse…

Blockchains Are Forever: DLT Makes Diamond Industry More Transparent

May 13, 2022 | Wahid Pessarlay

Diamonds are some of the world’s most valued gemstones, and the global diamond industry has managed to remain afloat despite being partially eclipsed by the…

Water Management in Armed Conflict: Improving Collaboration and Joint Knowledge

May 13, 2022 | Juliane Schillinger

Given the increasingly protracted nature of armed conflicts, the humanitarian needs of local populations are changing. This is true not only for short-term access to…

New Climate Frontier: Gender-Based Lawsuits

May 13, 2022 | Lesley Clark

Lawsuits brought by women against governments in Pakistan and Switzerland over failures to curb greenhouse gas emissions could be harbingers of a new avenue for…

Ukraine: EU is Stepping Up Support to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Survivors

May 13, 2022 | European Commission

The Commission announces €1.5 million for a dedicated project to support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in assisting women and girls in Ukraine by…

Liberia: Forest Community Constructs Police Station, Clinic from Logging Revenues

May 13, 2022 | Ezekiel Geeplay, Observer

The idea of the 2009 Community Rights Law (CRL) was to give communities the right to control, protect, and manage their forests along with its…

Ukraine: 21 Federal Agencies Monitoring Ukraine War's Environmental Toll

May 13, 2022 | Andrew Freedman, Axios

Senior U.S. officials are huddling weekly to assess and share information on the environmental threats Ukraine faces due to Russia's invasion, Axios has learned. The…

Yemen: Environmental Pathways for Peace and Reconciliation?

May 12, 2022 | Amy Dallas and Julie Raasteen

The conflict in Yemen is approaching its eighth year and continues to evolve. It has fragmented the country’s social fabric, caused unthinkable humanitarian suffering, and…

Organized Environmental Crime: Why it Matters for Peace Operations

May 12, 2022 | Marina Caparini

‘Environmental crime’ lacks a universally agreed definition but has been referred to by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as ‘illegal activities harming the environment and aimed…

The Climate Security Agenda Is More About Strengthening Military Power than Tackling Climate Instability

May 12, 2022 | Nick Buxton, Nuria del Viso

In the last seven years, the trends we identified in the book of promoting military and security solutions to the climate crisis have sadly become…

Afghanistan: More Women Get Involved in Takhar Apiculture Business

May 12, 2022 | Yasin Joya

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Says Will No Longer Provide Forex for Mining Companies Importing Fuel

May 12, 2022 | Reuters

Sierra Leone will no longer provide foreign exchange for mining companies and other large businesses to import oil as of June 1, accusing them of…