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Panama: Intern, Environment Affairs
Apr 19, 2021
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UN Environment Programme
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…
Afghanistan: Chief of Party, Afghanistan Power Sector Governance Activity
Apr 19, 2021
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DT Global
Built on more than 50 years of experience from AECOM International Development, Development Transformations, and GPD Charitable Trust, DT Global is pioneering a new model…
DRC: Executive Director
Apr 19, 2021
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Jane Goodall Institute
The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is a global community conservation organisation founded by Dr. Goodall in 1977.
The Jane Goodall Institute is currently recruiting for Executive Director assigned to the Jane Goodall…
Leveraging the Environment and Natural Resources for Peacebuilding
Apr 19, 2021
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Anum Farhan
Understanding the linkages between the environment, conflict and peacebuilding is key to building and sustaining peace in post-conflict societies. Natural resources such as water, land,…
Iraq: Militants Attack North Iraq Oil Wells, Production Unaffected - Ministry
Apr 17, 2021
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Reuters
Militants using explosives attacked two oil wells northwest of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Saturday but no significant damage resulted and production was not affected,…
Iraq: The Poisoned Clouds That Are Suffocating the People of Iraq
Apr 17, 2021
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Bel Trew, The Independent
Flames of burning gas that puncture the sky are not just killing the planet – they’re killing Iraqis. In oil towns blighted by this toxic…
Iraq: How Oil Fields Are Poisoning Iraq [Video]
Apr 17, 2021
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Bel Trew, The Independent
The town of Nahran Omar lies 40km north of Basra, a stone’s throw from an oil well that practises flaring: burning off excess gas produced…
There’s No Military Solution to Yemen’s SAFER Oil Tanker Crisis
Apr 17, 2021
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Doug Weir
There are growing calls for the UN Security Council to authorise a military-backed response to the crisis over the SAFER oil tanker off the coast…
From ENMOD to Geoengineering: The Environment as a Weapon of War
Apr 17, 2021
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Gabriela Kolpak
With climate change accelerating, there is increasing pressure to develop new technologies that could suck CO2 from the atmosphere or block the sun’s heat. Some…
The Arctic Is a Place of Unusual International Cooperation. Can That Last?
Apr 17, 2021
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Larry Luxner
For decades, Norway’s policy towards neighboring Russia has balanced “between deterrence and reassurance” and combined “firmness and predictability,” says Ine Eriksen Søreide, the country’s minister…
The US Military Is Poisoning Communities across the US with Toxic Chemicals
Apr 17, 2021
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David Bond
One of the most enduring, indestructible toxic chemicals known to man – Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which is a PFAS “forever chemical” – is…
How the Defense Department Can Move from Abstraction to Action on Climate Change
Apr 17, 2021
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Samuel Brannen, Sarah Ladislaw, and Lachlan Carey
One week after he was sworn in as president, Joe Biden directed his secretary of defense to make climate change a central priority. The president’s executive order…
Northern Central America Climate Risks Across Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
Apr 16, 2021
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UN Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system.
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In El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Water Sharing Challenges
Apr 16, 2021
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Syed Mohammad Ali, Tribune
All eyes are currently focused on implications of the US decision to delay its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan till September. Yet, there are a range…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Water Sharing Challenges
Apr 16, 2021
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Syed Mohammad Ali, Tribune
All eyes are currently focused on implications of the US decision to delay its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan till September. Yet, there are a range…
Liberia: FDA, FFI Host Two National Workshops for Pygmy Hippopotamus Conservation and Validation of a Collaborative Management Plan for Sapo National Park
Apr 16, 2021
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Observer
On the 30th of March 2021, the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (FDA) in collaboration with Fauna and Flora International (FFI) held a multi-stakeholder workshop…
What Oil, Satellite Technology and Iraq can Tell Us about Pollution
Apr 15, 2021
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Ollie Ballinger and Wim Zwijnenburg
Few countries have oil reserves as deep as Iraq. The extractive industries bring jobs and tax revenues to a nation that has been hobbled by…
Celebrating Earth Day With a Gender Justice Lens
Apr 15, 2021
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Tanna Clews and Rob Werner
As we look towards Earth Day 2021, we’re paying special attention to the intersection of climate and gender justice. We believe that there is no…
Le Prix de leadership de la société civile Femmes paix et sécurité Appel de candidatures de 2021 : Femmes consolidatrices de la paix
Apr 15, 2021
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Global Affairs Canada
Affaires mondiales Canada lance un appel de candidatures pour le Prix de leadership de la société civile pour les femmes, la paix et la sécurité…
The Women, Peace and Security Civil Society Leadership Award 2021 Call for Nominations: Women Peacebuilders
Apr 15, 2021
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Global Affairs Canada
Global Affairs Canada is issuing a call for nominations for Canada’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Civil Society Leadership Award.
This award is part of a…
The Intertwined Futures of Climate Action, Fragility and Peacebuilding
Apr 15, 2021
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Anthony Navone
Crises are often described narrowly; clearly differentiated by the aspect of society they impact, such as the economy or national security. But the COVID pandemic…
Call for Abstracts for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Apr 14, 2021
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association; Geneva Peacebuilding Platform; Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies; Geneva Water Hub, University of Geneva; and UN Environment Programme
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association and partners have extended the deadline for submitting proposals for presentations, panels, roundtables, and posters at the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. …
India: COVID, Climate Change Pushing Sundarbans Women to Distress
Apr 14, 2021
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Namrata Acharya, Al Jazeera
In April last year, 17-year-old Rani Khatun, a resident of Sagar Island in the Sundarbans, would spend most of her day in school, preparing for…
Water: Water Scarcity Has the Potential to Both Ignite Conflict and Foster Cooperation
Apr 14, 2021
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Jacob Dykes, Geographical
Global demand for water is set to increase with economic and population growth. Yet, under predicted climate scenarios, freshwater availability will become increasingly unpredictable, even…
China/India/Tibet: China Plans to Build a Super Dam on the Brahmaputra River, Rises Security and Environmental Concerns in Tibet and India
Apr 14, 2021
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OpIndia
China is planning to build a super dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet which will dwarf the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric power…
United States: Policy Specialist, Inclusive Peace Processes
Apr 12, 2021
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UN Women
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…
Iraq: In Iraq, Herding Water Buffalo Is Once again a Growing Industry [Audio]
Apr 12, 2021
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NPR
In Iraq, giant oil fields drive the economy, but there are also some more traditional ways to make a living including herding water buffalo. And…
Nigeria: Peace & Development Advisor
Apr 12, 2021
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United Nations Development Programme
Peace and Development Advisors (hereafter PDA) are deployed to engage with national stakeholders to build, strengthen, and sustain nationally owned and driven efforts to prevent…
Afghanistan: Water Canal Rebuilt in W. Afghanistan Irrigates Land
Apr 11, 2021
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Xinhua
More than 9,100 hectares of land have been irrigated as an essential water canal has been reconstructed in Gazara district of western Herat province, said…
Nigeria: As Climate Change Hits Nigeria, Small Scale Women Farmers Count Losses
Apr 10, 2021
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Yekeen Akinwale, International Center for Crisis Reporting
In Nigeria, smallholder women farmers face the worst deprivation from the effect of climate change. And things may not change soon.