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Sudan: Project Manager Livelihoods and Resilience
Sep 6, 2021
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COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI has been present in Sudan since 2004 initially contributing to addressing the humanitarian needs in the Darfur region that for a long time has…
Chad: Chargé de la Sécurité Environnementale, Sociale et Sanitaire (SESS) (Environmental, Social and Health Security Officer)
Sep 6, 2021
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) est une agence de secours et de développement basée aux États-Unis qui travaille dans près de 100 pays / territoires pour…
Syria: WASH and Rehabilitation Coordinator (National & Expat Position)
Sep 6, 2021
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Acción contra el Hambre
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Iraq: Livelihoods Programme Manager
Sep 6, 2021
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Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland
The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (ASB) is a German aid and welfare organisation with more than 300 branches at national, regional, district and municipal level all over…
Colombia: Oficial de Wash (WASH Official)
Sep 6, 2021
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Danish Refugee Council
El Consejo Danés para Refugiados / Grupo Danés de Desminado (DRC/DDG por sus siglas en inglés) es una de las principales ONG humanitarias del mundo,…
DRC: Programme Director
Sep 6, 2021
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. It delivers life-saving and life-changing interventions to…
Heat Is on When It Comes to Cross-Border Environmental Threats
Sep 6, 2021
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Kerry Boyd Anderson
Last week, an oil spill from a refinery in the northwest Syrian town of Baniyas drifted toward Cyprus, forcing authorities on the island to take…
Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Threatens Afghan Agriculture as Farmers Fear Being Forced to Grow Poppy [Video]
Sep 6, 2021
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Mike Cerre, PBS
As Afghans figure out how to get on with their lives, fears abound that the new Taliban government will crack down on local business and…
Avoiding Transboundary Waters Conflicts: A Tale of Two Treaties
Sep 5, 2021
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Robert Sandford
The outdated treaties, compacts, bilateral agreements, acts, laws, policies and hardened institutions globally that stand in the way of effective, just and resilient 21st century…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam Dispute Remains Stalled as Egypt, Sudan Run out of Options
Sep 5, 2021
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Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor
The long-running dispute over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile…
Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict
Sep 3, 2021
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UNFPA
Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…
To Address Climate Change, Address Gender Inequity
Sep 3, 2021
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Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee
Hurricane Ida has devastated communities in Louisiana, leaving many without electricity during one of the hottest months of the year. Because of a lack of…
Ethiopia: Women and Girls Bear Significant Costs of Ethiopian Conflict
Sep 3, 2021
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UNFPA
Since conflict between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray in north Ethiopia last November, some 2 million Tigrayans have been displaced with thousands fleeing…
Nigeria: The Nigerian Activist Trying to Sell Plants to the Oil Company That Destroyed Them
Sep 3, 2021
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Ruth Maclean
“I need to help my women to stand,” says Martha Agbani, who helped a group of women from the Niger Delta build a flourishing mangrove…
DRC: 12 Dead after Mining Pollution in DR Congo River
Sep 3, 2021
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World Is One News
Twelve people have died and thousands have fallen ill after a river in southern DR Congo was polluted by toxic waste from a diamond mine,…
Colombia: Study Shows Colombian Guerrillas Were Guardians of the Forest
Sep 3, 2021
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Luke Taylor, Discover
When Colombia’s largest guerrilla group laid down its weapons in 2016 as part of a landmark peace deal, it ushered in a new chapter in…
Kazakhstan Moves to Ease Water Conflict in Central Asia
Sep 3, 2021
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Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
An early August meeting of Central Asian heads of state in Turkmenistan addressed issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and regional consequences of renewed Taliban…
Myanmar: Italian Firms Flout EU Rules to Trade in Illegal Myanmar Timber, Report Says
Sep 2, 2021
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Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay
Negligible fines and inadequate enforcement are turning Italy into a hotspot for illegal Myanmar timber in spite of EU sanctions and regulations against the latter’s…
Climate Change: Former Defence Leaders Sound Alarm on Australia’s Climate Security Risks
Sep 2, 2021
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Duncan Murray, The Fifth Estate
Australia is failing in its duty to protect its people, according to a network of former defence and security leaders, who say regional unrest and…
The Uncertain Future of Afghanistan’s Nascent Environmental Laws
Sep 2, 2021
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Elizabeth Hessami
Afghanistan is in turmoil. The abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces set in motion by a deal between former President Trump and the Taliban, and executed…
Integrating Conflict Prevention and Climate Change in US Foreign Policy and Development Assistance
Sep 1, 2021
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Cynthia Brady, Liz Hume, and Nick Zuroski
Climate change is no longer an abstract issue we may face in the future. Devastating forest fires, the hottest June on record in the United States, lethal flooding…
It's Time to Let Young People Help Shape Climate Policy
Sep 1, 2021
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Jessica Cooke
The climate crisis is one of the defining injustices of our time, and young people will live with the consequences for the longest. It’s no…
Integrating Conflict Prevention and Climate Change in US Foreign Policy and Development Assistance
Sep 1, 2021
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Cynthia Brady, Liz Hume, and Nick Zuroski
Climate change is no longer an abstract issue we may face in the future. Devastating forest fires, the hottest June on record in the United…
Deforestation in Colombia's Amazon: Outlining the Problem
Sep 1, 2021
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Katie Jones and María Fernanda Ramírez
Deforestation is the most visible face of environmental crime in Colombia’s Amazon. From around 2016, the region’s forests registered accelerating encroachment and destruction. According to…
The Council on Strategic Risks Selects Erin Sikorsky as New Director of the Center for Climate and Security, and John Conger as Senior Advisor
Sep 1, 2021
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Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werrell, Center for Climate and Security
Today the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) announced it has selected Erin Sikorsky as its new Director of the Center for Climate and Security (CCS).…
Nigeria: Nigeria Tackling Gender-Based Violence Through Surveillance
Aug 31, 2021
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All Africa
Response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains extremely inadequate and barriers to reporting such assaults often make it hard for victims to seek…
Nigeria: Nigeria Tackling Gender-Based Violence Through Surveillance
Aug 31, 2021
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All Africa
Response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains extremely inadequate and barriers to reporting such assaults often make it hard for victims to seek…
Israel/Jordan: Drought Diplomacy Boosts Israel-Jordan Ties
Aug 31, 2021
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Al Jazeera
As scientific warnings of dire climate change-induced drought grow, many in Israel and Jordan cast worried eyes at the river running between them and the…
Peaceful Minefields: Environmental Protection or Security Risks?
Aug 30, 2021
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Darcie DeAngelo
It’s no surprise that minefields and other military waste can prevent development and economic prosperity, but perhaps counterintuitively, their presence can also provide ecological protections…
Afghanistan: Amid Taliban Takeover, Climate Change Could Drive Conflict
Aug 30, 2021
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Jennifer Collins, Deutsche Welle
The past 30 years have brought flood, drought and hunger to Afghanistan. With the Taliban sweeping to power, many within and outside of the country…