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Call for Abstracts on Climate Migration, Conflict, and Peace (for a Special Issue of "Environment and Security")

Dec 13, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The forthcoming journal Environment and Security is seeking abstracts for proposed papers on climate migration, conflict, and peace.  The selected papers will be included in…


“Environment and Security” Now Accepting Journal Submissions!

Dec 13, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Be a part of the historic launch of the new journal, Environment and Security!  Environment and Security will be the leading global outlet for peer-reviewed research…


DRC: Communications Coordinator, Kahuzi-Biega National Park

Dec 13, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been active in Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) since the late 1950s. Since the 2000s, WCS has been providing onsite…


USA: Stabilization and Resilience Director

Dec 13, 2022 | Chemonics

Chemonics seeks Stabilization and Resilience Director to support agile and sustainable WSSH programming in fragile contexts, with a focus on supporting locally-led approaches to address…


Italy: Climate Justice Specialist (Internationally recruited)

Dec 13, 2022 | International Development Law Organization

The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) is the only global intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law to advance peace and sustainable…


UK: Senior Researcher, Climate Resilience

Dec 13, 2022 | 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…


DRC: Strategic Partnerships Manager

Dec 13, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting…


DRC: Director, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Dec 13, 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been active in the OWR for more than 30 years, supporting its creation, and subsequently working closely with ICCN (Institut…


Senegal: Environmental Management and Climate Action- Technical Specialist

Dec 13, 2022 | World Vision

With over 70 years of experience, World Vision's focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. World Vision…


Promoting Gender-Transformative Disaster Risk Reduction as Our Human Family Grows Larger

Dec 13, 2022 | Marisa O. Ensor

As 2022 sprints to a close, the world has reached a major milestone. The global population surged past the 8 billion mark in November – that…


Liberia: Draft Mining Law under Review

Dec 12, 2022 | Global News Network

Stakeholders in the mining and environmental sectors over the weekend reviewed portion of the draft mining law of Liberia relevant for artisanal miners and their…


Liberia: LEITI Calls For Concerted Efforts to Fight Corruption in Liberia’s Extractive Sector

Dec 12, 2022 | FrontPage Africa

As the World celebrates Anti-Corruption Day today, December 9, 2022, the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) is calling on all Liberians to unconditionally participate…


Colombia: ‘Panic’ Sets in as Armed Groups Occupy, Deforest Colombian National Park

Dec 12, 2022 | Astrid Arellano, Mongabay

Once covering an expanse of more than 2,140 square kilometers (826 square miles) of the Colombian Amazon Rainforest, Tinigua National Natural Park has lost 29%…


Afghanistan: 79% of Households Suffer Water Shortage, States UNICEF Survey

Dec 12, 2022 | Asian News International

Around 79 per cent of households in Afghanistan reported severe water shortage, making it challenging for the people to consume clean and safe water, Khaama…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Farmers and Traders Struggle to Sell Saffron [Video]

Dec 12, 2022 | Pavni Mittal, Al Jazeera

Farmers and traders in Afghanistan are struggling to find international buyers for their saffron. The spice is a major source of income and farmers say…


Environmentalism for Sovereignty’s Sake

Dec 12, 2022 | Peter Schwartzstein

Egypt’s Gebel Elba National Park is, by all accounts, a spectacular place. But it better be to justify the fuss it takes to visit. First…


Global Climate and Environmental Mainstreaming Advisor

Dec 12, 2022 | Danish Refugee Council

Are you passionate about supporting people and communities affected by displacement to build resilience to climate change, environmental degradation and conflict? Do you have demonstrated…


Ukraine: Programme Specialist (Team Leader), Environment in Ukraine (Nationals Only)

Dec 12, 2022 | UNDP

In Ukraine, UNDP has been working since 1993 with the national and local authorities, public and private sector stakeholders, partners across the UN system, civil society,…


International Trainer/Coach in Negotiation Skills and Conflict Resolution

Dec 12, 2022 | Nile Basin Initiative

The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a partnership of riparian states of the Nile River Basin that was formed to promote sustainable management and development…


It's Complicated: Lessons for GBV Prevention in WASH Programs

Dec 9, 2022 | Olivia R. Tisa, Sarajane Renfroe, and Lorraine R. Kudayah-D'Almeida

Many women and girls, persons with disabilities, and ethnic and religious minorities experience challenges in accessing safe and clean water and sanitation, sometimes placing them…


Webinar Promotes Women’s Leadership in Chemicals, Waste Management in SIDS

Dec 8, 2022 | IISD

The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) Programme hosted a webinar on women’s leadership in chemicals and waste management in…


Conflict Minerals: Industry Shows Zero Improvement on Conflict Minerals Sourcing

Dec 8, 2022 | Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz

In the early days of conflict minerals reporting, it was in many cases impossible to tell how much of a company's supply chain was conformant…


Climate Change Worsens Gender-Based Violence: Here’s How the WPS Agenda Can Help

Dec 8, 2022 | Jenaina Irani

Climate change is a growing threat to progress, peace, security, and human rights. The negative impacts of climate change often have gendered impacts and are…


States Adopt New Legal Framework on the Environmental Impact of War

Dec 8, 2022 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The new legal principles on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC) have been developed by the UN’s International Law Commission,…


Intelligence Agency’s 1981 Assessment of Climate-Change Threat Was Remarkably Accurate

Dec 8, 2022 | William Leben

Australia’s national intelligence agency has released a report that ‘examines the implications of the increasing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a result…


Ethiopia: Climate Security Advisor

Dec 8, 2022 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…


Liberia: Businesswoman Vows to Stop Illegal Logging, but…

Dec 7, 2022 | Emmanuel Sherman, The DayLight 

Binta Bility, a businesswoman whose illegal logging activities were first exposed two months ago, has promised to work in the confines of forestry laws and regulations.…


DRC: DRC Accuses M23 Rebels of Plotting to Exploit Minerals for Export to Rwanda

Dec 6, 2022 | Samuel Amanya, Uganda Radio Network

Coltan is a dull black metallic ore which is refined into tantalum powder which is used to make heat-resistant capacitors for mobile phones, computers, automotive…


CARE’s COP27 Response: One Step Forward, but Many More Needed

Dec 6, 2022 | Marlene Achoki, CARE

We are disappointed to say that while COP27 made some progress recognizing the importance of gender justice, attendees ultimately took no collective action. Two weeks of…


Why We Need More Women at COPs

Dec 6, 2022 | Hellen Shikanda

Two women steered the historic negotiations that led to a funding mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for Loss and…