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Moldova: UN Women National Consultant with technical expertise on social issues to support the informal Women´s Advisory Board (WAB) on Sustainable Peacebuilding

Mar 6, 2023 | United Nations Women

Background 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…


Moldova: UN Women National Consultant with technical expertise on economic issues to support the informal Women´s Advisory Board (WAB) on Sustainable Peacebuilding

Mar 6, 2023 | United Nations Women

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


Uganda: Programme Specialist: Women, Peace and Security

Mar 6, 2023 | United Nations Women

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


Ukraine: Protection Specialist - Gender Based Violence Specialist

Mar 6, 2023 | Danish Refugee Council

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all…


India: Head of Department (HOD), Gender, Water and Climate Change Department (GWCC)

Mar 6, 2023 | Centre for Social Research India

About the Role:This role is in the Gender, Water and Climate Change (GWCC) department of CSR as the Head of the department and will report…


Request for Papers: Center for Conservation Peacebuilding

Mar 6, 2023 | Center for Conservation Peacebuilding

For wildlife conservation efforts to be effective, enduring, and equitable, we must address fundamental human needs including health and nutrition, income and livelihoods, and security.…


Indonesia: Gender Technical Advisor for Clean Cities Blue Ocean

Mar 6, 2023 | Tetra Tech

The USAID-funded Clean Cities Blue Ocean (CCBO) project in the USA, implemented by Tetra Tech International Development, is currently accepting expressions of interest for Gender…


Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and the Matter of River Nile Water

Mar 5, 2023 | Tirusew Asefa

Every roadblock in the tripartite negotiation between Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sudan leads to one issue: Nile water use allocation. As it stands, both Egypt…


Myanmar: Conflict Wood: Under Sanctions, Prized Myanmar Teak Finds Its Way to US, EU Markets via India

Mar 4, 2023 | Ritu Sarin, Indian Express

From the dense forests of Myanmar, home to teak reserves most prized for high-end furniture and luxury yachts in Europe and US, to the dusty…


Pakistan: Women to Lead Actions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with extreme weather events affecting millions of people each year. To address this, the government…


International Women's Day: Environmental Change and Gender

Mar 3, 2023 | IUCN

Climate change is often defined as a “threat multiplier.” For many women and girls around the world, it is also enacting, and at times creating,…


Peace and Water: GOWP Brief Calls for Urgent Rethinking of Approach to Water Management

Mar 2, 2023 | The Water Diplomat

The Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP) has released a brief ahead of the upcoming United Nations Mid-Term Review Conference in March 2023, highlighting…


Myanmar: Blood Teak for the Super Rich Props up a Cruel Regime

Mar 2, 2023 | Deutsche Welle

One of the most expensive woods on the market, teak is predominantly found in the dense jungles of Myanmar. Much of the timber — often…


How Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Threatening Climate Security

Mar 2, 2023 | Oli Brown

The war is an existential threat for Ukraine, but its impacts go well beyond the immediate devastation that it’s causing, particularly with regard to the…


How Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Threatening Climate Security

Mar 2, 2023 | Oli Brown

The geopolitical consequences of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine are coming into focus as the invasion enters its second year. The war is an existential…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Can AI Help Solve Diplomatic Dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? [Video]

Mar 1, 2023 | Henry Wilkins, Voice of America

Ethiopia's hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River has angered downstream neighbors, especially Sudan, where people rely on the river for farming and other livelihoods.…


Separate or Relational and Truly Rational? A Few Notes on Gender, Nature, and Modernity’s Patriarchal Heritage

Mar 1, 2023 | Jan-Olav Henriksen

Everything that lives is constituted by relationships with everything else. Accordingly, it is of profound importance if we understand ourselves as conditioned by, dependent on,…


Climate Change: Is Climate Change Good for Insurgent Groups?

Feb 28, 2023 | Abdul Matin Sarfraz, Canada's National Observer

Scientists have long warned that climate change is not just an environmental problem but a security one. Some experts say in some countries that connection…


Colombia: Sustainable Business and the Struggle for Peace in Chocó

Feb 28, 2023 | David González, Diálogo Chino

One of the key pledges of the new Colombian government is environmental protection. At the last United Nations climate change conference in November 2022, President…


Colombia: Colombia Puts Deforestation Fight on Table in 'Total Peace' Agenda

Feb 28, 2023 | Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Colombia's pledges to stem rising deforestation and protect its Amazon rainforest go "hand in hand" with the government's push to end decades of violence by…


Reflecting on the First Climate and Security Practitioners Dialogue

Feb 28, 2023 | Ginevra Cucinotta and Marie Herman

Recent years have seen a growing body of evidence regarding the adverse impact of climate change on peace and security, notably through diminishing livelihoods, compounding…


Water and Conflict: Updates from the Russia-Ukraine War

Feb 28, 2023 | Angus Soderberg

The first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is also a reminder of the long-term challenges faced by that embattled country, including one of the…


Nigeria: Senior Experts in Natural Resource Management, Early Warning, Early Response and Peace and Security

Feb 28, 2023 | Tetra Tech International Development

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, program management, construction management and technical services worldwide.

DescriptionOpportunity to join Tetra Tech’s experts pool for a…


Remote: Call for Tenders- "Environmental Peacebuilding in Practice"

Feb 28, 2023 | forumZFD

The Academy for Conflict Transformation, part of forumZFD, is looking for a trainer to develop and deliver a two-week online thematic training on the topic of “Environmental…


Jordan: Project Manager (m/f/d) for Community Work and Resource Conflict Transformation in Amman, Jordan

Feb 28, 2023 | forumZFD

forumZFD supports people involved in violent conflicts on the path to peace and strives to help overcome war and violence. forumZFD is currently working with peace…


UK/Netherlands: Head of Climate, Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding (Maternity Leave Cover)

Feb 28, 2023 | International Alert

International Alert is looking for an exceptional candidate to join its global team as Head of Climate, Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Peacebuilding. This comes…


Sweden: Two Doctoral Candidates in Peace and Conflict Research, Department of Peace and Conflict Research

Feb 28, 2023 | Uppsala University

Uppsala University is a comprehensive research-intensive university with a strong international standing. Its ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality…


USA: Communications Intern – Climate and Security Risk

Feb 28, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme

The multidimensional nature of climate change creates far-reaching consequences not only for the environment but also for development and, ultimately, for the security of people,…


Switzerland: Senior Programme Management Officer

Feb 28, 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…


Kenya: Senior Researcher (Climate Resilience)

Feb 28, 2023 | Bodhi Global Analysis

Bodhi Global Analysis is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Researcher to join its highly dynamic and fast-growing team. The ideal candidate will be…