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Her Land, Her Power: How Geospatial Tech Secures Women’s Land Rights
Jun 29, 2022
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Amy Coughenour Betancourt
It is estimated that 70 percent of land in the developing world is undocumented. This makes one billion people vulnerable to eviction and, more specifically,…
Within the Health, Climate, and Security Nexus, Prevention is Better than a Cure
Jun 29, 2022
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Kelly Bridges
Droughts are not the only climate-related disaster that affect WASH and health service delivery. In addition to being one of the hottest years on record, 2022 is…
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and The Rockefeller Foundation Convene Global Women Leaders on Climate, Democracy, and Gender Equity Issues
Jun 28, 2022
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The Rockefeller Foundation
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and The Rockefeller Foundation co-convened global women leaders on June 20-23, 2022 at the Foundation’s Bellagio…
PERAC: A Voice for Environment and Indigenous Peoples in Conflict’s Grip
Jun 28, 2022
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The New Security Beat
The harm that comes to the environment during armed conflict is often permanent, yet the lack of advocates to fight for its protection as they…
Exploring the Environment-Conflict-Migration Nexus in Asia
Jun 28, 2022
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SEI
This study examines the nexus between climate change, migration and conflict within Asia, with particular attention to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, the three Asian countries…
PERAC: A Voice for Environment and Indigenous Peoples in Conflict’s Grip
Jun 28, 2022
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Elizabeth B. Hessami
The harm that comes to the environment during armed conflict is often permanent, yet the lack of advocates to fight for its protection as they…
Will a Nile Canal Project Dry up Africa’s Largest Wetland?
Jun 28, 2022
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Fred Pearce
South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Killings Risk Rekindling Border Conflict with Ethiopia
Jun 27, 2022
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Tofe Ayeni, Africa Report
On Sunday 26 June, Sudan’s military issued a statement accusing Ethiopian forces of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian who had been held captive.…
Climate Change, Migration and the Risk of Conflict in Growing Urban Centers
Jun 27, 2022
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Tegan Blaine, Ph.D.; Julia Canney; Chris Collins; Jessica Kline; Rachel Locke
From 2015 to 2050, the world’s urban population is expected to nearly double, in part because migrants from rural areas devastated by climate change are…
Preventing a “Green Resource Curse”: Opportunities and Risks of Mining in the Global Energy Transition
Jun 27, 2022
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Yiran Ning
Is a “green resource curse” on its way? Kimberly Thompson, a Senior Advisor for Natural Resources and Conflict and the Industry Lead for Mining at…
Uganda: Team Leader - Climate Smart Land Management
Jun 27, 2022
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European Management Solutions
EMS is recruiting a Team Leader – Climate Smart Land Management, on behalf of an international humanitarian agency, with a global team of 2,400 personnel,…
Philippines: Chief of Party I, Land Restoration Initiative
Jun 27, 2022
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Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives…
Ethiopia: Senior Gender and Advocacy Advisor
Jun 27, 2022
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CARE
CARE seeks a Sr. Gender & Advocacy Advisor for an anticipated $25-49 million USAID-funded Climate Resilient WASHactivity in Ethiopia. The goal of this activity is…
Timor-Leste: Sustainable Livelihood Consultant
Jun 27, 2022
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Conservation International
CI Timor-Leste is in a state of growth and development, aiming to expand its work with government and communities in creating, developing, and supporting the…
Cambodia/Thailand: Project Officer, Earth Journalism Network - Our Mekong, Our Say
Jun 27, 2022
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Internews Network
USAID’s Mekong For the Future (MFF), implemented by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), works to improve natural resource governance in the Lower Mekong…
Kenya: Principal Water Resources Adviser, Africa Borderlands
Jun 27, 2022
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UNDP
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are…
USA: Program Manager/Senior Program Manager – Climate and Environmental Impacts
Jun 27, 2022
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InterAction
InterAction is the largest alliance of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the U.S., with over 190 members working in every developing country. Members are large…
Kenya: Research Assistant - Resilience Pillar
Jun 27, 2022
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Samuel Hall
Samuel Hall is seeking a professional Resilience (Pillar 2) Research Assistant (RA) to join its team for a full-time position in Nairobi or remote. Samuel…
Uganda: Civil Peace Service Advisor on Conflict Sensitive Land Governance
Jun 27, 2022
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
GIZ's model for success is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for our employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für…
Russia: Russia Slashes Environmental Protections as War Rages, Economic Crisis Looms
Jun 26, 2022
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Moscow Times
Russia has quietly made it easier to build pipelines in nature reserves, scrapped regulations on automobile emissions and pushed back measures to reduce pollution as…
Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework
Jun 26, 2022
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Flavia Lopes
Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields
Jun 26, 2022
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Sinan Mahmoud, National
The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…
DRC: Why Is DR Congo at War Again?
Jun 26, 2022
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Obinna Umeh, African Exponent
The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo the world's most neglected refugee crisis - for the second time in a row.…
USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come
Jun 24, 2022
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Mariana Lenharo
Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector
Jun 24, 2022
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Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye
Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate
Jun 24, 2022
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European Commission
Today, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets jointly…
South Sudan: Millions Face Famine in South Sudan as War in Ukraine Impacts Countries beyond Europe [Video]
Jun 24, 2022
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CBS News
Flooding and famine already had millions in South Sudan clinging to survival. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports.
Myanmar: Kachin Public Calls on KIO to Address Gold Mining Crisis
Jun 24, 2022
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Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw, Jaw Tu Hkawng, and Nu Nu Lusan, Frontier Myanmar
Interviews with 12 villagers and seven members of Kachin civil society over the past six months for a series of articles on gold mining in…
Afghanistan: Flooding Destroys Crops across Afghanistan
Jun 24, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Afghanistan Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock said that wheat and onions have been hit hard by the floods. According to the State Ministry for…
South Sudan: South Sudan Seeks to Revise Petroleum Law
Jun 23, 2022
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Xinhua
South Sudan Thursday began consultations aimed at revising and reforming its Petroleum Act 2012 to be able to regulate the downstream operations in the oil…