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Liberia: Liberian Villagers Threaten to Leave Mining Agreement, Citing Broken Promises

Jan 27, 2022 | Varney Kamara, Mongabay

In 2020, villagers from the Blei and Sehyi Kodoo districts agreed to allow Solway Mining Incorporated to explore for iron-ore deposits in their territory in…

South Sudan: UN Demining Body Explodes Landmines in South Sudan [Video]

Jan 27, 2022 | Africa News

After decades of civil war, landmines and unexploded bombs still contaminate large tracts of South Sudan's landscape, threatening the lives and livelihoods of its residents.…

Liberia: Timber Extraction in Western Lofa Threatens the Proposed Foya Protected Area, Yandohun Hydro Power

Jan 27, 2022 | Paul M. Kanneh, Global News Network

What appears to be illegal large-scale chainsaw timber extraction in Lofa County threatens the Proposed Foya Protected Area that is situated in Western Lofa. The…

Gender, Climate Change, and Security: Missing Links

Jan 26, 2022 | Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Michael E. Brown

Gender issues, climate change, and security problems are interconnected in complex and powerful ways. Unfortunately, some of these connections have not received enough attention from…

Turning Climate Adaptation Commitments into Reality in Peru

Jan 26, 2022

Peru was one of the first countries to set climate adaptation goals as part of its climate change commitments, known as Nationally Determined Contributions or…

Ngeria: Kano Moves to Tackle Farmers-Herders conflict

Jan 26, 2022 | Zahraddeen Yakubu Shuaibu, Daily Trust

The Kano State government has resolved to tackle farmers-herders conflict through public enlightenment and arbitration with a view to improving farming activities in the state. …

Akewa: The Nigerian Company Breaking Liberia’s Logging Laws Unpunished

Jan 25, 2022 | Emmanuel Sherman and James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

In 2019, Gola Konneh Community Forest signed a logging agreement with Akewa Group of Companies. The parties agreed that the company would log in the…

DRC: Congolese Rebels Take Endangered Pangolin Hostage and Demand Ransom

Jan 25, 2022 | Jane Flanagan, The Times

Congolese rebels have captured an endangered pangolin and sent a ransom demand with “proof of life” pictures to conservationists who fear the incident could create…

South Sudan: Satellite Images Reveal Nexus between War, Cropland Abandonment and Food Insecurity in South Sudan

Jan 25, 2022 | Mirage

A new study led by the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at UCPH sheds light on a complex interaction of armed conflict, cropland…

Iraq: Iraq Struggling with Severe Water Shortages [Video]

Jan 25, 2022 | Journeyman Pictures

Iraq is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Temperatures have risen 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the end of the 19th century - twice the…

Are Indian States Secured by Water Security?

Jan 24, 2022 | Jagdish Chandra Rout

H2O (two molecules of hydrogen and a single molecule of oxygen) is not merely the scientific nomenclature of the most precious liquid on our planet…

How to Steal Land the Size of a Small Country | Part VII: Coercing Justice

Jan 24, 2022 | Adriaan Alsema

The director of Colombia’s ranchers federation allegedly teamed up with designated terrorists to steal land and coerce the Supreme Court. Recent testimonies indicate that Fedegan…

South Sudan: WASH Advisor

Jan 23, 2022 | The Health Support Organisation

The Health Support Organisation (THESO) is a leading 501 (3) (C) registered South Sudanese based international nongovernmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to saving lives and relieving…

Canada: Coordinator, Nature-Based Climate Solutions Initiative, Resilience

Jan 23, 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…

Gaza: Assistant Field Sanitation Engineer

Jan 23, 2022 | United Nations Relief and Works Agency

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency.

Responsibilities

In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent

Assists the Field Sanitary Engineer in:Planning, supervision…

Syria : Engineering Technician

Jan 23, 2022 | United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

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

This…

Canada: Director, Indigenous Community Engagement

Jan 23, 2022 | Water First

Water First addresses First Nations’ drinking water and environmental water challenges through education, training, and meaningful collaboration.

With significantly expanding operations and community partnerships, we currently…

Chad: JPO - Project Officer (Migration, Environment and Climate Change)

Jan 23, 2022 | International Organization for Migration

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle of humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and the society. As…

Burkina Faso: Sahel Wood Energy Project Manager, Country Representative

Jan 23, 2022 | Geres

Geres is an international development NGO that works to improve living conditions and fight against climate change and its impacts. As a player in the field,…

Iraq: Multidisciplinary Water Resources Analysis and Transboundary Negotiations Training Expert

Jan 23, 2022 | UNDP

Syria: Programme Finance Associate (Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery)

Jan 23, 2022 | UNDP

Ethiopia: Research and Evaluation Associate

Jan 23, 2022 | 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…

Emergency and Resilience Programming Specialist

Jan 23, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

DRC: Food Security Project Coordinator

Jan 23, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

USA: Senior Programme Officer, Gender

Jan 21, 2022 | IUCN

With a comprehensive rights-based framework underpinning its conservation and sustainable development efforts, IUCN recognises that protecting and promoting women’s rights and advancing gender equality, including…

Ghana: Karaga Farmer-Herder Dialogue for Conflict Resolution

Jan 21, 2022 | News Ghana

Farmers and Fulani herders in the Karaga district in the Northern region had decided to engage in collective engagement to address tensions. This farmer- herder…

EnPAx Honors Environmental Peacebuilding Leaders

Jan 20, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Awards honoring outstanding contributions to the research and practice of environmental…

Exploring Gender, Social Aspects of Climate Policies

Jan 20, 2022

With a focus on climate change and gender, the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) has partnered with the Gender Into Urban Climate Change Initiative (GUCCI), and…

Syria: A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The US Bombed It Anyway.

Jan 20, 2022 | Dave Philipps, Azmat Khan, and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

The Tabqa Dam was a strategic linchpin and the Islamic State controlled it. The explosions on March 26, 2017, knocked dam workers to the ground…

Liberia: Citizens Want Nimba Land Dispute Resolved

Jan 19, 2022 | Thomas Domah and Jonathan Browne, New Dawn

Some aggrieved citizens in Nimba County have voiced frustrations over the delay by government in resolving the April 2021 land dispute in the county that…