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Sudan: WASH Program Manager (m/f) - Geneina
Jun 6, 2023
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Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…
Sudan: WASH Program Manager (m/f) - Gedaref
Jun 6, 2023
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Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…
Syria: WASH Program Manager (m/f) - Raqqa
Jun 6, 2023
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Solidarités International
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…
Mali: Senior Climate Security Adviser [Temporary]
Jun 6, 2023
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United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
The Climate Security Mechanism (CSM) is an interagency initiative aiming to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations system to analyze and address the adverse…
Syria: Programme Policy Officer (Accountability)
Jun 6, 2023
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World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world's largest humanitarian organization, operates in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing…
Yemen: WASH CCCM Project Coordinator
Jun 6, 2023
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ACTED
For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43…
Senegal: Climate, Migration, Peace and Security Policy Scientist
Jun 6, 2023
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Alliance of Bioversity International / International Center for Tropical Agriculture
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems…
DRC: In Congo’s Forests, Islamic State Money Makes an Insurgency More Lethal
Jun 5, 2023
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Katharine Houreld, Washington Post
An insurgent group founded in Uganda but now based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has grown increasingly deadly after receiving money from the Islamic…
Integrating Gender and Social Inclusion in Nature-Based Solutions: A Way Forward
Jun 5, 2023
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Brenden Jongman, Mirtha Escobar, Lara Jungman and Balikisu Osman
Vietnam, with its vast coastline extending over 3,000 kilometres, is not only home to prosperous fisheries and socio-economic activities but also bears the brunt of…
Iraq: Iraq’s Next Crisis Is over the Climate
Jun 4, 2023
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Emma Sky, New European
Over the last few years, Iraq has experienced drought and the lowest levels of rainfall on record, with temperatures soaring to 50C, rising much faster…
Water Diplomacy – A Tool for Peace and Well Being
Jun 4, 2023
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Kiran Bhatt
On March 22nd every year, World Water Day is celebrated. The theme for 2023 focused on accelerating changes to resolve the water and sanitation crisis as…
Iraq: Iraq’s Oil Boom Blamed for Worsening Water Crisis in Drought-Hit South
Jun 3, 2023
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Sara Manisera and Daniela Sala, Guardian
Western oil companies are exacerbating water shortages and causing pollution in Iraq as they race to profit from rising oil prices after Russia’s invasion of…
Ukraine: ‘Stream’ and ‘Torch’: The Gazprom-backed Militias Fighting in Ukraine
Jun 2, 2023
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Financial Times
Russia's state gas company has recruited, equipped and paid security guards to join the invasion.
DRC/UAE: Congo-UAE Gold Export Deal Raises ‘Great Concerns’
Jun 2, 2023
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Sonia Rolley, Reuters
A 25-year deal published this week by the Congolese government hands a little-known UAE firm exclusive rights to export artisanal gold at preferential rates, prompting…
Iraq: Iraq Pockets $7.3 Billion in May Oil Revenue
Jun 2, 2023
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Chenar Chalak, Rudaw
Iraq in May brought in over $7.3 billion from oil sales, the oil ministry reported on Thursday, bringing total oil revenue for the first five…
Myanmar: Urgent Support Needed to Prevent Worsening Impacts of Cyclone Mocha on Health and Livelihoods
Jun 1, 2023
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Following the widespread devastation of Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar, it is now a race against time to aid people in need and prevent the spread…
Water Wars: Drought, Disputes, and Deadly Skirmishes between Iran and the Taliban
Jun 1, 2023
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F.M. Shakil, Cradle
Recent border clashes have escalated tensions to a critical point between the Islamic Republic and the Taliban over Iran's unfulfilled water rights. Do the Taliban…
The Horn of Africa Crisis: “The Challenge of a Generation”
Jun 1, 2023
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CARE
Across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia, the Horn of Africa is experiencing the extreme effects of climate change. Compounded by other factors, the impacts on communities…
Somalia: Climate Change and Conflict Are Wreaking Havoc in Somalia
May 31, 2023
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Nick Turse, The Intercept
The Horn of Africa is experiencing a historic drought, one of the worst in six decades. A drought and famine in 2011 and 2012 killed…
South Sudan: South Sudan Struggles to Clear Landmines after Decades of War [Photos]
May 31, 2023
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Al Jazeera
As South Sudanese trickle back into the country after a peace deal signed in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000…
Tracy Hart
Global Lead, Fragile and Conflict States, Environment, Natural Resource, and the Blue Economy
World Bank
United States
May 30, 2023
Tracy Hart is the Global Lead for Fragile and Conflict States in the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Practice in the World Bank. In…
Water Wars: It’s Not Just Iran: Conflict over Water Resources Is on the Rise
May 30, 2023
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Laureen Fagan, Sustainability Times
The clash over water rights led to fighting between Iran and Afghanistan at the weekend, in the latest battle over water resources among neighboring nations—clashes…
Iran/Afghanistan: Water Conflict: Violence Breaks out at Iran-Afghanistan Border
May 30, 2023
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Arman Sidhu, Geopolitical Monitor
The crux of this conflict lies in a dispute over shared water resources, with the Helmand River serving as the primary point of contention.
Myanmar: Illegal Mining Boom Poisoning Land, Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine: MMWN
May 30, 2023
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Irrawaddy
The Myanmar Mining Watch Network (MMWN) has called for all mining operations in ethnic areas to cease, warning that a surge in illegal extraction since…
Colombia: ‘Defies All Logic’: The Colombians Living by a ‘Toxic’ Landfill
May 30, 2023
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Inigo Alexander, Al Jazeera
Many Patio Bonito residents have denounced the landfill’s detrimental impact on the environment, as well as on the health and wellbeing of the community. They…
8th International Disaster Law Course, Sanremo, 25 – 29 September 2023
May 30, 2023
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International Institute of Humanitarian Law and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Disasters are among the largest threats to human security and development facing the world today. Is international law stepping up? Are humanitarian actors, international/national institutions…
Liberia: Assessing The Gender-Based Perception Of Climate Change And Ocean Acidification Of Coastal Artisanal Fishing Communities in Liberia
May 29, 2023
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Front Page Africa
MONROVIA – The research was separated into three phases: (1) designing the survey, (2) conducting surveys and focus group discussions in the field, and (3)…
Afghanistan: Rainstorms, Floods Kill 42, Destroy 20,000 Acres of Land in Afghanistan
May 29, 2023
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Xinhua
Torrential rains and flooding have claimed the lives of 42 people and injured 45 others over the past month in Afghanistan, a spokesman for National…
Bridging the Gap between Peacebuilders and Environmentalists
May 29, 2023
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Tia Savarese
Conflict, environmental threats and disasters, climate change, and food insecurity are often considered separate issues with separate solutions. These issues are, in actuality, all directly…
Trafficking in the Sahel: Guns, Gas, and Gold
May 29, 2023
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United Nations News
Chili peppers, fake medicine, fuel, gold, guns, humans, and more are being trafficked via millennia-old trade routes crisscrossing the Sahel, and the UN and partners…