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How Climate Action and Gender Equality Are Linked in the Pursuit of Justice

May 21, 2021 | Stephen Minas

The movements for gender equality and climate action are two of the great contemporary struggles for progress. The changes they both demand are long overdue. What is…

Mind the Gap: Policy, Righting Wrongs and Circumventing Oil Curses in Uganda’s Albertine Region

May 20, 2021 | Dennis Jjuuko

Uganda has signed a pipeline deal with Tanzania and Total to transport crude oil from Uganda’s Albertine region to Tanzania’s Tanga port for refining, but…

Afghanistan: Afghan Villagers Pour out Life’s Savings to Build Reservoirs

May 20, 2021 | Sayed Salahuddin, Arab News

First, the water wells and natural springs went dry. Then, the karez and qanats (ancient underground irrigation tunnels) ran out of water, too, forcing thousands…

Colombia: In Colombia, a Successful Jaguar Conservation Program Has a Whiff of Coffee

May 20, 2021 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

Fires had a devastating effect in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in Colombia’s Caribbean region, between 2012 and 2013. At almost the same time,…

Conflict Minerals: Glencore, Umicore to Trace Battery Cobalt with Blockchain Technology

May 20, 2021 | Reuters

Mining and trading company Glencore and other miners are joining forces with battery material supplier Umicore to make the cobalt used in electric cars traceable…

Myanmar: Kachin Farmers Occupy Land Seized by Myanmar Military-Linked Company

May 20, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Kachin State farmers are recapturing their land, confiscated under the previous military regime by the Yuzana Company in 2006, after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)…

Colombia: Is Colombia’s Military Displacing Peasants to Protect the Environment or Sell Off Natural Resources?

May 19, 2021 | Justin Podur, Globetrotter

Colombia witnessed a series of mass protests at the end of April following a call for a national strike in the city of Cali. Still…

Colombia: Settlers Invading, Deforesting Colombian National Parks ‘at an Unstoppable Speed’

May 19, 2021 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

For the past several years, Colombia’s Tinigua National Natural Park has been racked by one of the highest levels of deforestation of any such protected…

Syria: Jumah Haider: Reducing Water Resources of Euphrates Is Kind of Special War

May 19, 2021 | Hawar News Agency

The Euphrates River, which passes through large areas of Syrian lands, is the artery on which the Syrian citizen depends on income. The low level…

Liberia: Environmental Protection Agency to Hold National Conference on Climate Change

May 19, 2021 | FrontPage Africa, Lennart Dodoo

Liberia is poised to host a national conference on the environment and climate change with the aim and adopting and signing of the Monrovia Declaration…

CAR: International Project Evaluation Consultant

May 18, 2021 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the…

CAR: GBV Manager

May 18, 2021 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.…

Mali: Consultancy for Gender Analysis on USAID program

May 18, 2021 | Save the Children

Save the Children and its partners, TASSAGHT, ADICOM, G-Force, CMC, VIAMO and Sangare Partners launched the USAID/BHA Albarka[1] Resilience Food Security Activity on October 1, 2020.…

Philippines/South China Sea: Duterte Bans Philippines Cabinet from Speaking on South China Sea

May 18, 2021 | Al Jazeera

Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, has barred his cabinet from publicly discussing the South China Sea dispute after key ministers rebuked Beijing over…

Central and Latin American: Gender-based Violence Research Consultants

May 18, 2021 | Making Cents International

Making Cents International is a results-driven small business founded on the principles of social entrepreneurship. Since our founding in 1999, we have been fostering human…

USA: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Consultant

May 18, 2021 | Making Cents International

Making Cents International is a results-driven small business founded on the principles of social entrepreneurship. Since our founding in 1999, we have been fostering human…

It’s High Time We Listen to Indigenous Women On Climate

May 18, 2021 | Heather Mcteer Toney

For the first time in history, with the appointment of Deb Haaland as the Secretary of the Interior, the protection of natural lands in the…

Climate Change, Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Organizations: Defining Their Role, Greening Their Response

May 18, 2021 | Colin Walch

Humanitarian actors play a critical role in responding to climate-related crises, armed conflict, or a combination of both. Their response comes with an environmental cost.…

Raising Climate Ambition Should Include Environmental Peacebuilding

May 17, 2021 | Elsa Barron and Sherri Goodman

In January, the Biden Administration released the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. It is a sweeping document that integrates climate…

USA: Global Operations Director

May 16, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) mission is to secure a future where countries rich in oil, gas and minerals achieve sustainable, inclusive development -…

Chad: Programme Specialist, Crisis Prevention and Recovery

May 16, 2021 | UNDP

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…

Bangladesh: Project Officer, SIDA Programme on Environment and Climate Change (Bangladesh Nationals)