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Philippines: Project Communications Specialist

Sep 24, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address…

Analysis: Why Pastoral, Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods in Horn of Africa Face an Inevitable Threat

Sep 24, 2019 | Hussien Mohamed Yusuf

The IGAD region is one of the most food-insecure regions in the world. Prolonged and widespread drought is a recurrent feature of the arid and…

Liberia: NOCAL Holds on to EITI to Keep IMF/WB Funding

Sep 24, 2019 | Africa Intelligence

For the past few weeks, the managing director of the National Oil Company of Liberia (Nocal), Saifuah-Mai Gray has been pushing to keep IMF/WB funding.

Climate Change: Former Top Military Officials Seek Action, Saying Climate Change Poses ‘Unprecedented Security Risks’

Sep 24, 2019 | Wyatt Olson, Stars and Stripes

A group of former top military and national security officials on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump to establish a sweeping plan that treats climate…

Amazon Deforestation Not a Local Issue When It Comes to Pollution

Sep 24, 2019 | Andrew Wright, Forbes

According to scientists in Latin America, the out-of-control blazes in the Amazon that seized international attention in August 2019 are releasing a hidden danger –…

Colombia: Oil Palm, Cattle and Coca Take a Toll on Colombia’s Indigenous Jiw

Sep 24, 2019 | Maria Fernanda Lizcano, Mongabay

In the Caño La Sal reservation in central Colombia, the Jiw indigenous community lives on a shrinking amount of land. Several armed groups have begun…

UNHCR Environmental Footprint Analysis

Sep 23, 2019 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the Agency mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and…

Sudan: WASH Coordinator

Sep 23, 2019 | Triangle Génération Humanitaire

TGH is present in Sudan since September 2003, and opened its first project for the victims of the Darfur crisis in one of the IDPs…

Iraq: WASH Technical Team Leader

Sep 23, 2019 | Oxfam GB

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means it tackles the inequality that keeps people poor.…

Somalia: Agricultural Advisory Facilitator

Sep 23, 2019 | World Vision

SomReP aims to equip producers with the real-time climatic information to allow them to make risk-informed decision regarding their livelihood with the aim of enhancing…

Estudio Residuos Agroquímicos: Riesgos y Efectos para la Comercialización de Café Fairtrade

Sep 23, 2019 | Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeños Productores y Trabajadores de Comercio Justo

La Coordinadora Latinoamericana y de El Caribe de Pequeños(as) Productores(as) y Trabajadores(as) de Comercio Justo (CLAC), es una asociación constituida con personería jurídica en El…

Register Now for the Women’s Leadership Lunch, at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 23, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Whether you are an emerging or established leader in the field of environmental peacebuilding, women of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend the Women’s Leadership…

Self-Paced MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace Now Live!

Sep 23, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

On Monday, September 23, the Association -- in partnership with UNEP, ELI, Columbia University, Duke University, UC Irvine, UNDP, and the SDG Academy -- launched…

South Sudan: WASH & Shelter/NFI Programme Manager – Roving

Sep 23, 2019 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC is operational in South Sudan since 2005, working with the overall aim of achieving durable solutions for displaced populations. The Danish Demining Group (DDG)…

Afghanistan: Environmental Specialist for Recycling Plant Project

Sep 23, 2019 | People in Need

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech NGO that provides relief and development assistant in 22 countries around the world. In Afghanistan, PIN has been…

Yemen: Yemen Upcycles Shot-up Buses to Ease Water Shortage

Sep 23, 2019 | Agence France-Presse

Once a bus wreck peppered with bullet holes, the pristine white water tanker parked in front of a Yemen university now delivers water to students…

Afghanistan: Recycling Advisor

Sep 23, 2019 | People in Need

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech NGO that provides relief and development assistant in 22 countries around the world. In Afghanistan, PIN has been…

Myanmar: Myanmar Draws up Standards for 26 Agricultural Products to Boost Export

Sep 23, 2019 | Xinhua

Myanmar has drawn up standards and specifications for 26 agricultural products to ensure them meet international standards and to bolster export through improving the quality…

Mali: Représentante Pays

Sep 23, 2019 | Groupe Énergies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités

Le GERES - Groupe Énergies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités - est une association à but non lucratif, qui s’est donnée comme objectif de contribuer à…

Mali: National Environment Specialist/Evaluator - Spécialiste/Evaluateur National en Environnement

Sep 23, 2019 | DMI Associates

La santé est un des axes clés du cadre de programmation Affaires étrangères, du Commerce et du Développement Canada (MAECD) au Mali. La programmation des…

South Sudan: South Sudan to Host Oil and Gas Conference to Woo Int'l Investors

Sep 21, 2019 | Xinhua

South Sudan will host an international energy conference in October to woo global investors amid quest to boost the growth of the country's economy, officials…

Afghanistan: Fixing Afghanistan’s Security of Tenure Crisis

Sep 20, 2019 | Ahmad Bilal Khalil and Noorullah Farajid, Diplomat

Based on preliminary findings by the Afghan government, out of half a million properties surveyed and registered in the eight provincial capitals of Afghanistan, only…

Myanmar: Myanmar Court Jails Farmers for Using Vacant Land

Sep 20, 2019 | Salai Thant Zin, Irrawaddy

Maubin Township Court in Irrawaddy Region on Wednesday sentenced eight farmers to two years in prison for farming land owned by a private company. Orchard…

Protecting the Environment in Times of War

Sep 20, 2019 | Peter Gleick

War is a miserable thing. It kills and maims soldiers and civilians. It destroys infrastructure, cultures, and communities. It worsens poverty and development challenges. And…

Climate Change Denialism Poses a National Security Threat

Sep 20, 2019 | Mark Nevitt

In a forthcoming article in the Harvard Environmental Law Review, I argue that climate change is one of the most pressing national security issues facing the…

Africa's Climate Crisis, Conflict, and Migration Challenges

Sep 20, 2019 | Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

Links between the climate crisis and migration are intensifying in West Africa, where many people work in sectors vulnerable to climate-related extremes of weather and…

DRC: USAID Fund Ensures DRC Mines Operate Transparently

Sep 19, 2019 | Mining Review

The US government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded sustainable mine site validation project (SMSV) project, implemented by non-profit international development organization Pact, will help…

South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Consortium Funded Militias Accused of Atrocities, Report Says

Sep 19, 2019 | Megan Specia, New York Times

A South Sudanese oil consortium directly financed militias accused of committing atrocities in the country’s civil war, according to an investigative report released on Thursday…

South Sudan: Watchdog Report Claims Profiteers Have Looted Billions from South Sudan

Sep 19, 2019 | Carol Van Dam, Voice of America

A large array of international players, including corporate giants in the United States and China, have profited from South Sudan's long civil war, according to…

Afghanistan: Former Owner of Marble Mining Company in Afghanistan Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding US Government Agency, Leading to Default on a $15.8 Million Loan

Sep 19, 2019 | US Department of Justice

The former owner of a marble mining company in Afghanistan was sentenced to 54 months in prison today for his role in a scheme to…