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At the UN, Climate Change & Security Must Be Tackled Together

Jul 13, 2021 | Beatrice Mosello and Adam Day

Could the next wars be triggered by climate change?

Until recently, the question might have seemed like science fiction, but now it is very real. Ethiopia…

USA: Professor of Environmental Security

Jul 13, 2021 | US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership

This is a full-time civilian faculty position within the Center for Strategic Leadership. While the initial term is up to four years with the first…

Nigeria: Senior Project Officer, Water Governance

Jul 12, 2021 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 110 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons…

Conflict Minerals: 2020 Company SEC Filings on Mineral Sources Were Similar to Those from Prior Years

Jul 12, 2021 | US Government Accountability Office

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure rule on conflict minerals broadly requires that certain companies submit a filing that describes their efforts to determine…

USA: Global Development, Policy and Learning Climate Intern

Jul 12, 2021 | InterAction

InterAction is the largest U.S. based coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with 180+ members working around the world in low- and middle-income countries, fragile…

USA: Senior Manager, Climate and Environment

Jul 12, 2021 | InterAction

InterAction is the largest U.S. based coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with 180+ members working around the world in low- and middle-income countries, fragile and post-conflict states, and emerging/growth…

Syria: WASH and SHELTER Coordinator

Jul 12, 2021 | TGH

TGH is an organization for international solidarity based in Lyon, France, and founded in 1994. TGH designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in…

Mali: Chief of Party

Jul 12, 2021 | McFadden

Macfadden, a PAE company,is an international development consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. For more than 60 years, PAE has tackled the world’s toughest challenges…

Sweden: Senior Programme Officer

Jul 12, 2021 | Global Water Partnership

Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder platform supported by a global secretariat that was established as an intergovernmental organization to support countries in their efforts…

Spain: Consultancy for the Research and Learning Project – Gender and Climate Justice

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam Intermón

Oxfam focuses its activities on providing a comprehensive response to poverty, working cohesively in the four areas that constitute its identity: development cooperation, humanitarian action,…

Taking Action to Address Wildlife Crime’s Environmental, Health, and Security Risks

Jul 12, 2021 | Alice Chang

“This COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us, albeit in a devastating way, of the interconnected nature of things, most particularly between economies, the environment, human and…

USA: ERT Women’s Protection & Empowerment Coordinator

Jul 12, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The IRC Emergencies & Humanitarian Action Unit (EHAU) leads or oversees IRCs global emergency preparedness and response activities. The mission of the EHAU is to…

Canada: Consultancy, Guide on Climate Justice in Gender and Youth Engagement by Local Partners

Jul 12, 2021 | Oxfam-Québec

Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, Oxfam…

Tunisia: Gender and Water Specialist

Jul 12, 2021 | 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…

Lalanath de Silva

Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism
Green Climate Fund
United States
Jul 12, 2021

Lalanath de Silva is the Head of the Independent Redress Mechanism of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where he examines complaints concerning the Fund's projects…

Consultant: Marine & Coastal Climate Security in Somalia Foresight

Jul 10, 2021 | UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. UNEP will recruit a consultant on behalf…

Consultant: Regional Scan of UN-IGAD Collaboration on Climate Security Related Projects and Programmes

Jul 10, 2021 | UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. UNEP will recruit a consultant on behalf…

Consultant: Project Manager, Climate Security in the Horn of Africa

Jul 10, 2021 | UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. To operationalize the climate-related security risk assessment,…

Consultant: Lead Scientist Climate Security Assessment in the Horn of Africa

Jul 10, 2021 | UNEP

The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. The Lead Scientist will develop the concept…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Urge UN Action on Dam; Ethiopia Says No

Jul 9, 2021 | Energy & Environment News

Egypt and Sudan urged the U.N. Security Council yesterday to undertake "preventive diplomacy" and call for a legally binding agreement to resolve a dispute with…

Afghanistan: Drought Crisis in Afghanistan Intensifies Risk of Displacement

Jul 8, 2021 | Danish Refugee Council

The drought in Afghanistan adds to challenges already faced by Afghans amid escalating conflict and insecurity as well as the health and socio-economic impacts of…

Iraq: Basra Protests Erupt as Power Cuts Hit Scorching Iraq

Jul 8, 2021 | Azhar Al-Rubaie, Al Jazeera

As summer temperatures reached scorching levels, hundreds of Iraqis poured into the streets to protest widespread power outages in Baghdad and the country’s southern provinces.…

Afghanistan: This Afghan Entrepreneur Directly Supports Women Who Harvest the World’s Most Precious Spice

Jul 8, 2021 | Shane Mitchell

“I drink a cup of saffron tea every day,” says Tahmina Ghaffer, founder of Moonflowers, an importer of Afghanistan’s “red gold.” “It’s my waking-up ritual.” 

Born…

DRC: Overcoming Community-Conservation Conflict: Q&A with Dominique Bikaba

Jul 8, 2021 | Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay

Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is renowned for its biodiversity, including Grauer’s gorilla — an endemic subspecies — and around…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan to Cultivate Pistachio Forest in Restive Province

Jul 8, 2021 | Xinhua

The Afghan agriculture authorities planned to cultivate a pistachio forest in the country's northern Sari Pul province, in the latest efforts to boost agriculture in…

From Environmental Security to Conservation and Peace (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 6 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)

Jul 8, 2021 | Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany

This episode's content was provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of more than 1,400…

The Climate Crisis Is Driving Global Conflict – Cop26 Is a Chance for Leaders to Rethink Security Threats

Jul 7, 2021 | Peter Laederach

It’s now established that one of the triggers of the Syrian conflict is related to the scarcity of natural resources, primarily pastoral land. New research…

South Sudan: Efforts to Boost South Sudan Agriculture Found Lagging

Jul 7, 2021 | Daniel Friday Martin, Voice of America

While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s…

USA: Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Programme - Conflict Prevention & Sustaining Peace

Jul 7, 2021 | United Nations University

The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes…

One of Libya’s Power and Desalination Plants Keeps Leaking Oil into the Sea

Jul 7, 2021 | Eoghan Darbyshire

Following recent reports of coastal oil spills near the city of Derna in eastern Libya, Eoghan Darbyshire identifies the timeline and scale of the spills,…