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Afghanistan: Plant-Based Meth from Afghanistan Is Turning up All over the World

Jun 16, 2021 | Niko Vorobyov, Vice

Better-known for its vast poppy fields supplying up to 90 percent of the world’s heroin, Afghanistan’s new plant-based meth – which is cheaper and easier…

Iraq: Rise in Iraqi Cancer Cases May Be Linked to Wars, Environment

Jun 16, 2021 | Adnan Abu Zeed, Al-Monitor

Director of the Environmental Department in southern Iraq Walid Hamid said May 21 that “Ministry of Health statistics indicate that 2,000 cases of cancer are…

Conflict Minerals: US Plays Catch-up with EU on Conflict Minerals to Turn Page on Trump Era

Jun 16, 2021 | Africa Intelligence

Joe Biden and his advisors are busy making up for lost time after Donald Trump's lack of action relegated Washington to following Brussels' initiatives on mining…

NATO and Climate Change: How Big Is the Problem?

Jun 15, 2021

The world's most powerful defence alliance agreed on Monday to step up efforts to tackle climate change for the first time.Nato - the North Atlantic…

Monitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Peacebuilding

Jun 15, 2021 | ELI, UNEP, and Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, the Environmental Law Institute, and the United Nations Environment Programme are collaborating on a project with the United States Institute…

Myanmar Junta Sells Resources to Neighbors in Exchange for ‘Legitimacy’

Jun 15, 2021 | Lin Htet Myat

The Myanmar military (also known as the Tatmadaw), since staging a coup on Feb. 1 against the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government, has…

Colombia: Colombia’s Increasing Wildfires Caused by Institutional Cattle Ranching and Land-Grabbing

Jun 15, 2021 | Mirage

Oxford and international research partners reveal institutionalised cattle ranching and land-grabbing are the key drivers of Colombia’s increasing wildfires, according to local stakeholders. The findings…

Afghanistan: Millions at Risk of Displacement as Afghanistan Faces Extreme Drought, Warns IRC

Jun 15, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

Severe drought in Afghanistan could trigger the displacement of thousands of families, according to the latest IRC assessment across five provinces in the West, South…

Yemen: New UN Aid Chief Rethinks Stranded Yemen Tanker Mission

Jun 15, 2021 | James Reinl, National

The UN’s incoming aid chief, Martin Griffiths, on Tuesday said he was considering new ideas for a long-delayed mission to repair an oil tanker stranded…

UK: Research Associate, Environmental Footprint of the US Military

Jun 15, 2021 | Lancaster University

Lancaster University is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

The University is accepting applications for a Research Associate to join this new initiative…

Liberia: Liberia Switches to Direct Negotiations for Offshore Blocks

Jun 14, 2021 | Offshore

The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in collaboration with the National Oil Company of Liberia is offering 33 offshore blocks for direct negotiations.

UK: Postdoctoral Researcher for the OMS Programme in Transboundary Resource Management

Jun 14, 2021 | Oxford University, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography

The Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) at the University of Oxford is looking to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow (12 months) for the…

Sustaining a Climate for Peace

Jun 14, 2021 | Wilson Center

After years of derision under the Trump administration, NATO members are no doubt looking forward to the summit today as a harbinger of closer and…

From Rhetoric to Response: Addressing Climate Security with International Development

Jun 14, 2021 | Daniel Abrahams

Over the past decade, our understanding of how climate change affects conflict and security has advanced considerably. Yet, how to best address the overlapping challenges of climate…

Territorial Disputes in Central Asia on the Threshold of the 30th Anniversary of Independence

Jun 14, 2021 | Ermek Baisalov

The latest armed conflict on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was the bloodiest military clash in the region over the past 20 years. It…

How Does War Contribute to Climate Change?

Jun 14, 2021 | Eoghan Darbyshire and Doug Weir

Armed conflicts often halt or reverse economic development. Because of this, it is generally assumed that they lead to reductions in the emissions that contribute…

Lauren Risi

Project Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
United States
Jun 14, 2021

Lauren Herzer Risi directs the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program(ECSP), which fosters a community of researchers and practitioners pursuing the connections between the…

Stronger Together

Jun 14, 2021 | Hannah Elisabeth Kurnoth, Beatrice Mosello, and Janna Greve

What can climate security learn from the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda? The two agendas share the need for urgent, context-specific, interdisciplinary responses, suggesting…

Lebanon: Request for Trainer, Civil Society Programme - Positive Masculinities / Men Engage Approach Training of Trainer

Jun 13, 2021 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non-governmental organization that works to end violent conflict and build healthy, safe, and just societies. It is the…

Sudan: Project Manager, Livelihoods and Resilience

Jun 13, 2021 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965.  For more than 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in…

Afghanistan: Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

Jun 13, 2021 | Afghanaid

Afghanaid is an international humanitarian and development NGO that has worked alongside Afghan communities — currently including over one million adults and children — for…

DRC: Country Manager

Jun 13, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

Background: 

In…

South Sudan: Country Director

Jun 13, 2021 | 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,…

United Kingdom: Consultancy, Capacity Building Specialist, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Jun 13, 2021 | MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International)

MSI Reproductive Choices, named Marie Stopes International until November 2020, is an international non-governmental organisation providing contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries around…

Nigeria: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion/Youth Specialist

Jun 13, 2021 | FHI 360

FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education,…

Barbados: Gender Specialist

Jun 13, 2021 | UN Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…

Côte d’Ivoire: Manager, Water Coordination and Partnerships Division

Jun 13, 2021 | African Development Bank

Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are…

Burkina Faso / Mali / Niger / Senegal: Climate and Environment Project Managers

Jun 13, 2021 | Enabel

Enabel is the Belgian Development Agency. It carries out Belgian governmental cooperation. The Agency also implements actions for other national and international organizations. With its Belgian and international…

Panama: Intern, Environment Affairs

Jun 13, 2021 | UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…

Iraq: Consultant, Women and Girls Rebuilding Iraq Project

Jun 13, 2021 | Oxfam

Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. It…