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Egypt/Ethiopia: Grand Renaissance Dam Offers Opportunity for Regional Cooperation

Nov 17, 2020 | The Street Journal

The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam offers a unique chance to create a regional authority benefiting all 12 countries reliant…


Liberia: Forest Affected Community Wants Benefits Paid Directly to NBSTB Account

Nov 17, 2020 | Ishmael F. Menkor, Observer

The forest affected communities across Liberia are asking the central government to deposit all forest-related benefits to the account of the National Benefits Sharing Trust…


Afghanistan: Academy of Science of Afghanistan Organizes Seminar on Water Management

Nov 17, 2020 | Afghanistan Times

The Academic of Science of Afghanistan has organized a one day seminar to discus Afghanistan water management and to deal with the issue form knowledgeable…


Integrate Gender When Designing Climate Policy

Nov 16, 2020 | Mara Dolon and Jessica Olson

The team of people tasked with coordinating the global climate change negotiations for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in 2021, we recently learned, consists…


In the Caribbean, Climate Change Is a Gender Issue

Nov 16, 2020

Caribbean countries are vulnerable to climate change and its impacts, including rising sea levels, extreme and unpredictable weather (including natural disasters), drought and flooding, biodiversity…


Will Bangladesh Ever See An End To Gender-Based Violence?

Nov 16, 2020 | Rosie Pasqualino

Acid and dowry-based attacks have been particularly prominent in the country, though sexual, physical, psychological and economic abuse has been recognized as forms of abuse…


Masculinity Is the Unspoken Undercurrent in Trumpism and the Fracking Debate

Nov 16, 2020 | Zack Rearick

Deindustrialization emasculates. It hits at men’s pride and devalues a kind of blue-collar physicality that has traditionally been revered (glorified in culture) and rewarded (paid…


Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP) – Rising to the Challenges of 2020

Nov 16, 2020 | Jennifer J. Sara

The year 2020 has been shaped by interlocking crises: the COVID-19 pandemic that threatens to roll back years of hard-won development progress, the struggles of…


Philippines: WASH Engineer

Nov 14, 2020 | Accion 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…


International Internship Program

Nov 14, 2020 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Their primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to…


Intern, Computational Social Science, Global Restoration Initiative

Nov 14, 2020 | World Resources Institute

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and…


South Sudan: Nutrition and WASH Specialist, South Sudan Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP)

Nov 14, 2020 | MSI

MSI is a leading consulting firm with niche expertise in international development and other sectors.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Support Project (MESP) provides USAID/South Sudan with flexible,…


Environmental Security Advisor

Nov 14, 2020 | 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…


Consultancy: Assessing Livestock Herd Management Practices in Isiolo County Project, Building Drought Resilience in Isiolo County through Sustainable Livelihoods

Nov 14, 2020 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse is an international network of non-profit organizations working all over the world in the field of agriculture and livestock production, animal…


Sudan: WASH Officer

Nov 14, 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. They work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing…


Research Consultant: Analyzing Intersection between Conflict, Climate and Hunger

Nov 14, 2020 | Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency. Since its foundation 50 years ago it has worked in 50 countries.

Concern Worldwide has developed an…


Yemen: WASH Expert

Nov 14, 2020 | INTERSOS

INTERSOS is a non-profit humanitarian aid organization that works to assist victims of natural disaster and armed conflict. INTERSOS has operated as an independent organization…


South Sudan: Water and Sanitation Technician

Nov 14, 2020 | United Nations Volunteers

The United Nations Volunteers programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of…


Philippines: WASH Assistant

Nov 14, 2020 | Accion 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…


Liberia: Land Conflict Harmonization Critical to Reconciliation

Nov 13, 2020 | Judoemue Kollie, Observer

Internal Affair Minister, Varney Sirleaf has said that resolving land boundaries conflicts among the counties is crucial to promoting reconciliation in the country. Apart from…


The Ancient Band of Shepherds Taking on a NATO Land Grab in Montenegro

Nov 13, 2020 | Pablo Dominguez

While all eyes were focused on elections in the US, few noticed that a new government was to be sworn in in Montenegro. Shepherds and…


The Weaponisation of Environmental Information in the Era of Fake News

Nov 12, 2020 | Doug Weir

Environmental disaster? War crime? Ecological terrorism? A polarised and omnipresent social media is turbocharging the manipulation of environmental information during conflicts. While the use of…


Cameroon: Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Specialist

Nov 12, 2020 | UNFPA

Under the direct supervision of the Representative, and the functional supervision of the Humanitarian Coordinator. The incumbent facilitates the rapid implementation of UNFPA´s multi-sectoral GBV…


A Danish Approach to the Arctic

Nov 12, 2020 | Zach Simon

Today, climate change has brought Greenland and the Arctic back into the spotlight. Changing conditions, such as diminishing ice sheets, provide new opportunities for Russia…


Digging in the Past: A New Look at the Customary Land Conflict in Liberia

Nov 12, 2020 | D. Otheil Forte

In 2018, the Land Rights Law of Liberia was passed into law. This was a good hundred years after the government formally declared “perfect, complete and absolute”…


The Psychological Barriers Preventing Environmental Protection in War

Nov 12, 2020 | Gabriela Kolpak and Klaudija Visockyte

It’s a widely held view that environmental damage is inevitable in war. But is it possible for us to better protect it, or are we,…


A Digital Revolution to Save Nature and Build Peace

Nov 12, 2020 | Wim Zwijnenburg

The revolution in space-based technologies is creating a wealth of opportunities to track environmental degradation and its impact on lives and livelihoods. From rapid urbanisation…


Conflict Minerals: In Conversation with Ian Smillie

Nov 12, 2020 | Jewellery Business

Completely cleansing the global diamond industry of blood, corruption, and conflict is no easy feat, and few are more familiar with this challenge than Ian…


Azerbaijan: Satellite Imagery Shows Environmental Damage of Reported White Phosphorus Use in Nagorno Karabakh

Nov 12, 2020 | Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Second Karabakh War is now over with a Russia-brokered ceasefire deal. But as the fog of war lifts and both sides assess the full…


Environmental Change and Security Program Internships

Nov 11, 2020 | Wilson Center

Since 1994, the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) has actively pursued the connections between the environment, health, population, development, conflict, and security. ECSP brings…