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United Kingdom: Programme Policy Officer (Climate and Disaster Risk Financing)
Apr 5, 2022
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) , a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance…
Sudan: Area Coordinator
Apr 5, 2022
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI responds to the needs of the most vulnerable populations in Sudan since 2004, including refugees, Internally Displaced People, Returnees and vulnerable communities through an…
DRC: Chief of Party Advancing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (ARIP)
Apr 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,…
Uganda: Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL) Coordinator
Apr 5, 2022
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World Wide Fund for Nature
WWF is an independent conservation organization, striving to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. From individuals and communities to business…
Ukraine: WASH Project Manager
Apr 5, 2022
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Première Urgence Internationale
PUI intervenes in Ukraine since 2015, in response to the needs provoked by the conflict in Donbass. PUI develops its integrated approach with health, mental…
Kenya: Program Associate (Nairobi-based)
Apr 5, 2022
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Energy Peace Partners
Energy Peace Partners (EPP) is a US-based organization built around the idea that climate solutions can support peace in places affected by violent conflict. EPP…
Mali: Senior WASH Manager
Apr 5, 2022
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International Rescue Committee
IRC opened the national program in Mali in 2012. Our programs range from humanitarian assistance to early recovery activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic…
Chad: Programme Specialist – Climate and Security Risk - the Lake Chad Basin Commission
Apr 5, 2022
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UNDP
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the…
Sharing Cross-Border Water Resources: Cooperation or Conflict?
Apr 5, 2022
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Ruby Russell
From the Euphrates to the Mekong, dams that ensure one country's water supply risk leaving others parched.According to the UN, close to 300 international water…
South Sudan: Project Manager (x 2)
Apr 5, 2022
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Fauna & Flora International
FFI is seeking two experienced conservation professionals to fulfil the role of Project Manager, who will assume responsibility for managing implementation and development of one…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Use New Criteria for Kurdistan Share of Oil Exports
Apr 5, 2022
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Reuters
Iraqi oil minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar said on Tuesday that new criteria will be used to calculate Kurdistan's share of oil exports delivered to the federal…
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta’s Jade Mining Ban Targets Resistance Funding, KIA Says
Apr 5, 2022
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Irrawaddy
The Myanmar military regime’s recent order halting all jade mining in Kachin State was issued with the aim of putting pressure on the Kachin Independence…
Ukraine: Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived
Apr 5, 2022
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Matt Reynolds, WIRED
The area around the defunct power plant has been an unexpected rewilding success story. Now attempts to monitor progress are hampered by the war.
Opportunity: Self-Paced Course on Climate Change, Peace and Security Developed by adelphi and UN Organisations
Apr 4, 2022
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adelphi
adelphi has partnered with five UN organisations to develop the self-paced massive open online course (MOOC) "Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding Climate-Related Security Risks…
Converging Risks: Demographic Trends, Gender Inequity, and Security Challenges in the Sahel
Apr 4, 2022
Security conditions in the Sahel are rapidly deteriorating. Since 2016, the region has witnessed a 16-fold increase in terrorist attacks. In Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania,…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Urged to Stop Using Land Mines in Its War in Ukraine
Apr 4, 2022
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Associated Press
A top official in the global campaign against the use of land mines urged Russia on Monday to stop its troops in Ukraine from laying…
Stolen Real Estate — Like Blood Diamonds — Is Funding Deadly Conflicts
Apr 3, 2022
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Jon Unruh
The use of conflict resources to finance wars is expanding into new commodities — with much more severe consequences. An example is the successful trafficking…
Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban Agree to Supply Iran's Water Share: Envoy
Apr 3, 2022
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Tasnim
The Taliban delegation attending a meeting in China has pledged that Kabul will allow Iran to have its share of water from the joint resources…
Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Drug Cultivation, Including Lucrative Opium
Apr 3, 2022
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Reuters
The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer. The order said the production, use…
Ukraine: All Creatures Great and Small
Apr 3, 2022
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George Packer, Atlantic
It’s striking how many stories and pictures from the war in Ukraine involve animals. One of the first Ukrainian civilian victims was a woman killed…
Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak Ready to Resume: Ministry
Apr 3, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
All conditions have been facilitated for the resumption of extraction at the Mes-Aynak copper mine, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said on Sunday.…
Gaza Coming Water Crisis Worse Than Anything Yet?
Apr 2, 2022
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Ramzy Baroud
It is important to keep in mind that the water crisis in Gaza has been ongoing for years, and every aspect of this protracted crisis…
Water: How Water Cooperation Can Provide Geopolitical Stability in MENA
Apr 2, 2022
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Maghie Ghali, Al Jazeera
In the coming years, it is thought that water will become a more important geopolitical resource than crude oil with demand set to rise more…
The Key to Climate Action and Sustainable Peace? Women’s Full and Equal Participation
Mar 31, 2022
Climate change is not gender neutral, and for activist Fatima Muriel, this fact is all too real for thousands of women in her home country, Colombia.
In…
DRC: Congo Halts Court Case against China Moly to Resolve Tenke Mine Dispute
Mar 31, 2022
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Mining Technology
Congo’s state miner Gecamines has suspended its court case against China Molybdenum’s (CMOC) Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine (TFM) in the country, reported mining.com.…
A Closer Look at the Intersection of Gender and Security
Mar 31, 2022
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Deseri Tsepetis
While there has been progress in advancing civil rights and visibility for women and transgender folks, there is a long way to go to build…
Defence Diplomacy as a Tool to Cope with the Climate Crisis
Mar 31, 2022
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S. Nanthini
The recently published Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has highlighted significant increases in extreme weather events, which are likely to lead to…
Ukraine: Russian Soldiers Leave Chernobyl over Radiation Exposure Fears
Mar 31, 2022
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Associated Press
Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and began leaving the heavily contaminated site more than a month…
Climate Change: US Needs Better Climate Forecasting, Wargaming, Report Finds
Mar 31, 2022
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Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One
The Biden administration should invest in better climate forecasting technology and ensure climate change is factored into military planning and wargaming, according to a scorecard…
West Philippine Sea: Group: Transform WPS into a ‘Marine Peace Park’
Mar 31, 2022
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Jonathan L. Mayuga, Business Mirror
Amid the growing tension and threat of maritime conflict over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), environmental activist group Kalikasan-People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) renewed…