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Sustainability for All: Gender Diversity in the Renewable Energy Industry

Jun 17, 2020 | Joanne Fixter

The global renewable energy industry is growing at a faster rate than ever, creating more and more jobs throughout its supply chain requiring a diverse…


South Sudan: South Sudan’s Desertification Affects Lives, Ecosystem

Jun 17, 2020 | Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency

Trees are cut down in South Sudan and burned for charcoal, with many villagers turning to the illegal activity to earn a living. As thousands…


Mali: With Climate Change, Conflict and COVID, Stresses Grow for Malian Villagers

Jun 17, 2020 | Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Nearly four decades ago, farmers in the small central Malian village of Dlonguebougou grew their millet crops with little more than hoes, and local mud-hut…


Myanmar: Myanmar Solar Tender Conditions Knock out Foreign Bidders

Jun 17, 2020 | Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times

Myanmar has effectively excluded potential foreign bidders from a major solar farm tender by imposing tough conditions, including a refusal to accept online submissions even…


Myanmar: Myanmar Govt Issues over 16,000 Land Grants in Four Years

Jun 17, 2020 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times

The government had issued more than 16,000 land grants in the past four years, a senior official said. He apparently made the statement in response…


Philippines: From a Philippine Conflict Hotspot, a New Insect-Eating Plant Emerges

Jun 17, 2020 | Elizabeth Fitt, Mongabay

Scientists have discovered a new insect-eating pitcher plant, Nepenthes cabanae, in the Philippines’ southern Mindanao region. Thriving in a small area within a known conflict…


Myanmar: Military-Corporate Conflicts of Interest ‘Inflame’ Myanmar’s Civil Wars, Rights Group Says

Jun 17, 2020 | Myanmar Now

The military officials in charge of defence budgeting and military procurement preferentially buy from the companies they run and own, incentivizing the continuation of Myanmar’s…


Mali: GBV Coordinator

Jun 16, 2020 | 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.

Established…


South Sudan: GBV Technical Manager

Jun 16, 2020 | 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.

Established…


Switzerland: Associate Researcher, UNIDIR Gender and Disarmament Programme

Jun 16, 2020 | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is an autonomous institution within the United Nations that conducts independent research on disarmament and related problems,…


Philippines: Country Director

Jun 16, 2020 | Plan International

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organisation working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political…


Gender Awareness: Towards a Sustainable and Just Energy Transition. Part I

Jun 16, 2020 | Kathrin Meyer

According to the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls is the is the “foundation…


Why Gender Responsiveness is Crucial for Equitable, Effective and Efficient Climate Finance

Jun 16, 2020 | Christine Lottje

Women all over the world suffer from the impacts of climate change. They are often more severely affected by climate change impacts as they aggravate…


Why Gender Responsiveness is Crucial for Equitable, Effective and Efficient Climate Finance

Jun 16, 2020 | Christine Lottje

Women all over the world suffer from the impacts of climate change. They are often more severely affected by climate change impacts as they aggravate…


Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Environmental Programming

Jun 16, 2020 | Chelsea Keyser, Resonance

The World Bank estimates that one in three women and girls will experience gender-based violence during her lifetime. In communities that experience severe environmental stress and degradation,…


Conflict Minerals: Forget Diamonds, the New Conflict Commodity Is Gold

Jun 16, 2020 | Tim Treadgold, Forbes

If Leonardo DiCaprio is available, he would be perfect for a starring role in a sequel to his 2006 Oscar-nominated performance in Blood Diamond with…


Conflict Minerals: Tesla Secures New Cobalt Deal as It Phases out the Controversial Mineral

Jun 16, 2020 | Fred Lambert, Electrek

Tesla has secured a new cobalt supply deal with mining giant Glencore as it phases out the controversial battery material. Cobalt is a controversial mineral…


South Sudan: Oil Spills in South Sudan Prompt Move to Block China's Exports

Jun 16, 2020 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg News

A human-rights group in South Sudan is seeking an injunction to stop companies including China Petroleum Corp. and Petroliam Nasional Bhd. exporting oil -- the…


Myanmar: Towards Innovative, Conflict-Sensitive and Human Rights-Based Approaches to Forest Monitoring

Jun 16, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organziation of the UN

The Governments of Myanmar and Finland today launched a trailblazing project designed to allow for monitoring of forests in a manner that is sensitive to…


Myanmar: Towards Innovative, Conflict-Sensitive and Human Rights-Based Approaches to Forest Monitoring

Jun 16, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Governments of Myanmar and Finland today launched a trailblazing project designed to allow for monitoring of forests in a manner that is sensitive to…


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

Jun 15, 2020 | Management Systems International

MSI is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. It operates in some…


Myanmar: Programme Management Advisor (WASH)

Jun 15, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, humanitarian and development projects around the world.…


Myanmar: Senior Programme Manager (Agriculture and Rural Finance)

Jun 15, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our…


Myanmar: Senior Campaigner, Strengthening Resource Governance and Anti-Corruption Norms Campaign

Jun 15, 2020 | Global Witness

Global Witness is an international NGO established in 1993 that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights…


Syria: Water Quality Officer

Jun 15, 2020 | GOAL

GOAL is an international humanitarian and development organisation working to relieve the suffering of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working…


Syria: WASH Engineer / Officer

Jun 15, 2020 | GOAL

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in North…


Iraq: WASH Delegate

Jun 15, 2020 | Swedish Red Cross

The Swedish Red Cross is part of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network. The Red Cross/Red Crescent is working to improve…


Tender for a Consultancy of the Jisra (Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action) Programme Development

Jun 15, 2020 | Islamic Relief Worldwide

JISRA is an international interfaith consortium consisting of Mensen Meteen Missie, Faith to Action Network, Tearfund (UK and Netherlands), Islamic Relief Worldwide and Search for…


How Environmental Geopolitics Expands Our Understanding of Risk and Security

Jun 15, 2020 | Shannon O'Lear

The coronavirus has everyone weighing risk and security within a sliding scale of geographic connections and boundaries. Dots and circles of infection pack our virus…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan Hires Lockdown Jobless to Boost Kabul's Water and Trees

Jun 15, 2020 | Shadi Khan Saif, Reuters

As lockdown measures imposed in March take their toll on Afghanistan’s workforce, the government is employing more than 40,000 jobless workers to rehabilitate groundwater supplies…