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Remote: WASH for Peace Guidance Roll out and Capacity Development Consultancy

May 9, 2023 | United Nations Children's Fund

Committed, creative professionals who are passionate about making a lasting difference for children are encouraged to apply. Over 75 years, UNICEF has been working on…


Occupied Palestinian Territory: MEAL Officer

May 9, 2023 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPalestine is the Palestinian affiliate of EcoPeace Middle East, a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Its primary objective is the…


Syria: Deputy Chief of Party, Growing Agriculture and Incomes in Syria, USAID/Syria

May 9, 2023 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, Mercy Corps know its teams do their best work…


Syria: WASH Program Manager (m/f) - Raqqa

May 9, 2023 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural…


South Sudan: End Term Project Evaluation Consultancy-Conflict and Climatic Emergency Livestock Response Program

May 9, 2023 | Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany

 VSF Germany is an International Non-Governmental Organization, providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to pastoralists and vulnerable communities in areas where livestock is of importance.…


South Sudan: Consultant - Climate Security and Peacebuilding Officer

May 9, 2023 | International Organization for Migration

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…


Ethiopia: Programme WASH Intern (Ethiopia Nationals)

May 9, 2023 | United Nations Children's Fund

The conflict in Tigray has resulted in massive breakdown of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services across the region. Resources coming to Tigray are inadequate…


South Sudan: Programme Analyst, Climate Security (South Sudan Nationals)

May 9, 2023 | United Nations Women

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and…


United Kingdom: Water as a Contested Space: Developing a Framework for Conflict Resolution in the Regulation and Governance of Water in Wales - PhD

May 9, 2023 | Swansea University

This PhD will explore law, policy and governance in the context of the water environment in Wales, which is under rapidly increasing threat on a…


United Kingdom: Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow Climate adaptation in Fragile and Conflict Affected States Global Risks and Resilience

May 9, 2023 | Overseas Development Institute

ODI is an independent, global think tank. ODI works to inspire people to act on injustice and inequality. Through research, convening and influencing, it generates…


Colombia: Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms

May 8, 2023 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

The town of San José del Fragua is small, and residents still remember when the armed conflict arrived in their territory, first with the guerrillas…


Bangladesh: In Coastal Bangladesh, Climate Change Devastates Women’s Reproductive Health

May 7, 2023 | Tanbirul M. Ripon and Denise Chow, NBC News

The region’s low-lying river delta can do only so much to stave off the rising sea, where even a few millimeters per year mean saltier…


Liberia: Depletion of Liberia’s Forest and Revenue Loss Blamed on Weak Enforcement of Regulations – A Call for FDA’s Timely Intervention

May 7, 2023 | Ezekiel Geeplay, Global News Network Liberia

An independent investigation on the operations of logging companies in Sinoe County has established that three companies are in breach of the forestry law of…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan Seeks to Control Its Own Water Destiny

May 6, 2023 | Patrick Yeager, Diplomat

Facing acute drought conditions, the Taliban government is undertaking an ambitious program to upgrade its water infrastructure. However, the program has elevated tensions with the…


Iraq: Iraq Appeals for Urgent International Help as Water Crisis Worsens

May 6, 2023 | Sinan Mahmoud, National

Iraq on Saturday called for emergency assistance from the international community to help restore the flow of water in the country's two main rivers. Prime…


Afghanistan: Kabul Residents Struggle with Dried-up Wells, Decreased Ground Water

May 5, 2023 | Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

Kabul residents complained about the lack of water. They said that despite their economic challenges, they are compelled to buy water. Residents of Kabul urged…


DRC: 4 Killed in Land Conflict in Northeast DR Congo

May 5, 2023 | Agence France-Presse

At least four people have been killed this week in a conflict over land in Kisangani, a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local…


Cameroon: Palm Oil Giant Hands over Sacred Community Land for Reforestation Project

May 4, 2023 | Yannick Kenné, Mongabay

Felled palm trees litter the ground at the entrance to Mbonjo, a town at the heart of Cameroun’s palm oil and rubber-producing region. There, in…


Colombia: María del Campo: The Image of Colombian Cacao at the International Theobroma for Peace Congress

May 3, 2023 | Karoll Valentina Yomayuza

María del Campo is a farming woman who accompanies and represents the thousands of cacao-growing families throughout the country. She is an icon that promotes…


Food Security: Food Crises Worsen in the Wake of Conflicts, Economic Shocks and Weather Extremes

May 3, 2023 | European Commission

The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is alarming, highest in the last seven years. The global economic shocks set in…


The Problem That Has No Name: Gender, Climate Migration, and the Case of Israel

May 3, 2023 | Hadas Cohen

Female climate refugees are doubly vulnerable, both to climate catastrophes back home and once on the road as refugees. Israel, which is expected to be…


Thematic Report to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly: "The Rights to Water and Sanitation as a Tool for Peace, Prevention and Cooperation"

May 3, 2023 | United Nations

Over half the world's population depends on transboundary aquatic ecosystems, making their management critical for global peace and security. This population's access to safe drinking…


Global Citizen NOW: How We Drove Impact and Action on Climate, Gender Equality, and More

May 1, 2023 | Camille May, Global Citizen

Over two days, activists and leaders discussed solutions to the world's biggest problems.


Colombia: Colombia's New Security Policy Faces Challenges on Environmental Aims

May 1, 2023 | María Fernanda Ramírez and Juan Diego Cárdenas, InSight Crime

Colombia’s new security policy has put the fight against deforestation front and center, but several challenges loom ahead of its implementation. The “Security, Defense and…


Call for Applications: HBS’s 9th MENA Regional Summer School 2023 - Jordan

May 1, 2023 | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

The Heinrich Böll Foundation, represented through its offices in Rabat, Tunis, Ramallah and Beirut, welcomes applicants from the MENA region to apply for the 9th…


Shifting the Power: Making a Difference Through Gender and Climate Activism

Apr 27, 2023 | Meg Keen

In this episode of Pacific Change Makers, Dr Meg Keen speaks with Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls in Suva, Fiji about social activism in the Pacific. Sharon is the Regional…


Mark Nevitt on “Can We Reconcile Clean Energy Goals with National Security?”

Apr 27, 2023 | Charlie Dunlap

In today’s post Mark Nevitt, Associate Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law, expertly addresses news reports about a supposed controversy between the Pentagon and…


Colombia: A Mountain of Gold: Mining Titles Threaten Indigenous Lands in Guainía, Colombia

Apr 26, 2023 | Jose Guarnizo, Mongabay

The geological past of Guainía is one of the reasons for its abundance of metals. A study by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on…


Sudan: Sudan’s Conflict Has Its Roots in Three Decades of Elites Fighting over Oil and Energy

Apr 26, 2023 | Harry Verhoeven, Conversation

Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed Forces of General Abdelfatah El-Burhan and…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: How the Sudan Crisis Complicates the Egypt-Ethiopia Dispute over the GERD Dam

Apr 26, 2023 | Jonathan Gornall, Arab News

For millions of Ethiopians, half of whom have no electricity and still rely on burning wood for heat, cooking, and light, the dam is a…