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Ukraine/Russia: War Comes to Chernobyl, Raising Nuclear Fears in Russia Invasion of Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022
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Alexander Nazaryan, Yahoo News
According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian forces have seized the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in northern Ukraine, where the world’s worst nuclear disaster took place in 1986…
Human-Animal Conflict: Aaranyak, WWF-India Install 7.5 km Long Solar-Powered Fence in Assam’s Udalguri
Feb 24, 2022
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Ne Now News
Assam’s human-elephant conflict is intensifying day by day, resulting in casualties on both sides. Property damage and crop damage are escalating in conflict zones across…
Ukraine: Canal in Annexed Crimea to Be Readied for Water from Ukraine's Dnieper, Official Says
Feb 24, 2022
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Reuters
The governor of Russian-annexed Crimea said on Thursday he had ordered local authorities to prepare a water canal to receive water from the Ukrainian river…
DRC: High Malnutrition among Artisanal Gold Miners in Eastern DR Congo
Feb 24, 2022
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Patrick Ilunga, East African
In Maniema, eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), gold deposits are plenty. But the deposits are being extracted by people who are…
Ukraine: War in Ukraine Has Implications for Arctic Co-Operation, Climate Change Research
Feb 24, 2022
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CBC News
Russia's invasion of Ukraine may seem half a world away, but it has implications for northerners and for circumpolar collaboration on important issues, including climate…
Ukraine: WFP Ready to Step in as Conflict Erupts
Feb 24, 2022
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Simona Beltrami, World Food Programme
As Ukraine descends into conflict, the World Food Programme (WFP) stands ready to deploy in support of affected populations. A first responder in humanitarian emergencies,…
Sudan/South Sudan: Oil Cooperation with South Sudan Could Alleviate Neighboring Sudanese Crisis
Feb 24, 2022
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Grace Goodrich, Energy Capital & Power
Exporting its crude via pipeline from Hegleig and Paloch to Khartoum and then to Port Sudan, South Sudan shares the same economic lifeblood as that…
Sudan/South Sudan: Local Leaders in Aweil Urge Dialogue in Twic-Abyei Land Dispute
Feb 24, 2022
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Sudan Tribune
Church and traditional leaders in South Sudan’s town of Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, have called for dialogue to end the ongoing crisis between…
Iraq: Iraq to become Gas Self Sufficient by 2025, Says Oil Minister
Feb 23, 2022
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Middle East Monitor
Iraq is seeking to invest in gas extraction from the Western Desert, with the aim to reach self-sufficiency by 2025, the Iraqi oil minister announced…
Colombia: What Is Next for Colombia’s Coca Farmers?
Feb 23, 2022
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Borgen Magazine
The Colombian Civil War has destroyed the lives of millions. Although the conflict ended with the 2016 peace deal, many Colombians still suffer from the…
Ukraine: How a Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the ‘Breadbasket of Europe,’ Could Hit Supply Chains
Feb 23, 2022
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Weizhen Tan, CNBC
Oil and gas prices are set to spike further as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates, but the impact on energy won’t be the only ramification. From…
As Environmental Conflicts Increase, How Can They Be Managed?
Feb 22, 2022
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Eve Glasberg, Columbia University
Conflicts frequently arise over environmental issues such as land use, natural resource management, and laws and regulation, emerging from diverging interests and values among stakeholders.…
Myanmar: Gold Mining Destroying Fish Stocks in Irrawaddy River
Feb 22, 2022
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Burma News International
After the coup, fishermen are catching fewer fish because mining along the Irrawaddy River has contaminated the area. Mining companies are dumping their waste into…
Sales Manager Assistant
Feb 21, 2022
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Choco4Peace
Choco4Peace is a multi-institutional movement that supports constructing and sustaining peace by generating positive socioeconomic and environmental outcomes in post-conflict regions through the empowerment of women, youth,…
Colombia: Peace Has Led to More Deforestation in Colombia
Feb 21, 2022
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K.E.D Coan, Frontiers
In the tropics, when conflict affected countries transition to peace, deforestation often increases. But the reasons behind this trend are neither simple nor generalizable, reports…
Climate Environment & Health Programme Manager
Feb 20, 2022
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Médecins Sans Frontières
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of…
East and Horn of Africa: Consultant, Research to Identify Hotspots of Migration and Resource-Based Conflict
Feb 20, 2022
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International Organization for Migration
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the UN Migration Agency. With 173 member states it is committed to the principle that humane and orderly…
Ukraine nationals: Environmental Specialist
Feb 20, 2022
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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.
Background
The ongoing…
Consultant, Climate Justice Research and Mapping in Africa
Feb 20, 2022
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American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian…
Switzerland: Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Action and Anticipatory Action Specialist
Feb 20, 2022
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United Nations Population Fund
The Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Action (EWEA) and Anticipatory Action Specialist (CC DRR EWEA and AA Specialist) is located in the Inter-agency…
Palestine: Project Manager
Feb 20, 2022
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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.
Background
The United…
USA, UK, Switzerland: Director, Peace and Conflict - Technical Support Unit
Feb 20, 2022
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries…
Ethiopia: Tree Director
Feb 20, 2022
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One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our…
Mali, Somalia and South Sudan: Consultants for Rapid Assessments on the Hunger-Climate-Conflict Nexus
Feb 20, 2022
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Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger is implementing the GFFO-funded regional project “Multisectoral humanitarian response to the deteriorating nutrition situation, focusing on severely affected crisis contexts in sub-Saharan Africa” in…
Burkina Faso: Proposed Chief of Party
Feb 20, 2022
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Shelter For Life International
Shelter For Life International (SFL) is an international faith-based relief and development organization with over 30 years’ experience in providing sustainable development and humanitarian assistance…
Mozambique and Tanzania: Request for Proposals (RfP) Baseline Data Collection Study for the SUSTAIN Initiative
Feb 20, 2022
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…
Georgia: Terms of Reference on Virtual Training of Environmental Issues
Feb 20, 2022
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Europe Foundation
Europe Foundation invites proposals from qualified organizations or individuals to conduct a series of virtual trainings on environmental issues for youth engaged in its Youth…
Myanmar: Consultancy Assignment for Water Stewardships Initiatives
Feb 20, 2022
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature
WWF-Myanmar was established in 2014 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a sustainable future for people and wildlife. The focus is…
China/South Sudan: China, Oil and the South Sudan Resource Curse
Feb 18, 2022
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Mary Ajith Goch, The Elephant
South Sudan is caught between a rock and a hard place, heavily dependent on the revenues generated by a resource whose extraction is having a…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Lawsuit against Diamond Mine Runs up against Corporate Opacity
Feb 17, 2022
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Emma Black, Mongabay
Residents of Koidu, in eastern Sierra Leone, are pursuing a class-action lawsuit against the operators of a diamond mine they say has dumped toxic mine…