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Iraq: Iraq's Water Reserves 'Down 50 Percent': Official

Apr 21, 2022 | Alannah Travers, Rudaw

A senior adviser at the Iraqi water resources ministry warned on Thursday that the country’s water reserves have decreased by half since last year, due…

Climate Change: Army Must Prepare Installations for Climate Change

Apr 21, 2022 | Association of the United States Army

As climate change continues to impact many aspects of modern life, the Army must prepare for its effects on installations and operations, a panel of…

Colombia: Colombia Judge Orders Suspension of Fracking Pilot Project

Apr 21, 2022 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters

A judge in the Colombian city of Barrancabermeja on Thursday suspended an environmental license granted to a hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - pilot project,…

Ukraine: Ukrainian Environmentalists Tracking Possible Russian Eco Crimes

Apr 21, 2022 | Katie Nicholson and Waqas Chughtai, CBC News

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered millions of lives, but environmental activists also worry the ecological damage to their country will be irreversible.

Liberia: Lawmakers Back Reform in Forest Management Law

Apr 20, 2022 | Trokon A. Freeman, FrontPage Africa

Members of the House of Representatives and Liberian Senate committees on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have declared their support to a draft legislation seeking reform…

Integrating Climate Change into the US Global Fragility Strategy: A New “Prologue”

Apr 19, 2022 | Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell

In early April, the Biden Administration released a “prologue” to the US Global Fragility Strategy, also known as the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote…

Ukraine: War in Ukraine Poses Environmental Risk Now and in the Future, Advocates Say

Apr 19, 2022 | Vanessa Montalbano and Maxine Joselow, Washington Post

As Russian forces bombard communities across Ukraine, the nation’s once-vibrant ecosystems are becoming scorched and scarred, rewinding decades of conservation work, according to Ukrainian climate…

Liberia: Women's Land Rights Awareness Campaign Bears Fruits

Apr 19, 2022

Adah Johnson,* 56, from Flumpa, Nimba County in north-eastern Liberia is a beneficiary of the continued awareness sessions on the rights of women to land…

Sierra Leone: Coated in Hope and Penury: The Story of Sierra Leone’s Artisan Miners

Apr 19, 2022 | Peter Yeung, Al Jazeera

By late morning in Seidu, a remote village in the Koidu area of eastern Sierra Leone, the cracks, scrapes and thuds of metal shovels being…

Ukraine: The Plan to Rebuild a Green Ukraine

Apr 19, 2022 | Karl Mathiesen, Politico

Ukraine should be rebuilt as a clean powerhouse that spurs the EU's Green Deal, according to the head of the Ukrainian parliament’s climate subcommittee.

Afghanistan: Strawberry Fields Could Supplant Afghanistan's Poppies, Forever

Apr 18, 2022 | Xinhua

Afghanistan's Kandahar, Helmand and Zabul provinces have always been close to the heart of the world's opium, and later heroin, trade. Poppy cultivation has been…

Yemen: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Manager

Apr 17, 2022 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity…

Myanmar: Trainer, Sustainable Farming

Apr 17, 2022 | World-Wide Fund for Nature

WWF-Myanmar is now inviting applications for the Trainer – Sustainable Farming who will be working in May 2022 with Home-based and field travel.

Background

We are…

South Sudan: Water and Wastewater Quality Specialist

Apr 17, 2022 | United Nations Mission in South Sudan

Under Resolution 2625 (2022), the Security Council determined that the situation in South Sudan continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in…

Central African Republic: Technical Officer – Dzanga Forest Elephant Project

Apr 17, 2022 | World-Wide Fund for Nature

In the Central African Republic, the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is active in the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas (DSPA) located in the extreme southwest of…

Jordan: Call for Research - Climate Justice: Bridging the Gaps Between Governments and Civil Society

Apr 17, 2022 | American Friends Services Committee

American Friends Services Committee (AFSC) was founded in 1917 during World War I. In accordance with their Quaker faith, AFSC promotes lasting peace with justice,…

Ecuador: Project Associate in Negotiation and Conflict Management

Apr 17, 2022 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

Ecuador is…

DRC: Analyst at the Climate Change and Green Economy Program

Apr 17, 2022 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

To participate…

Nigeria: WASH Coordinator

Apr 17, 2022 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is present in North-East Nigeria since 2016 and is currently operating in 4 bases across Borno State (Maiduguri, Monguno, Ngala, Dikwa) with outreach…

USA: Senior Director, Oceans Futures

Apr 17, 2022 | World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Director, Oceans Futures.

Major Function

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading…

DRC: Program Officer

Apr 17, 2022 | Entraide Protestante Suisse

The Entraide Protestante Suisse (EPER) supports projects in more than 30 countries, located on four different continents, to combat poverty and injustice. HEKS also provides worldwide…

Ukraine: UN Official Says ‘Food Is Being Used as a Weapon of War’ in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Apr 17, 2022 | Mychael Schnell, The Hill

David Beasley, the executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, on Sunday said “food is being used as a weapon of war” in…

Libya: Libya Declares Force Majeure on Major Oil Field Stormed by Protesters

Apr 17, 2022 | Pan Xiaojing, Xinhua

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared a state of force majeure over the El Feel oil field on Sunday as protesters forced the closure of…

Afghanistan: Pistachio Trees Being Cut Down in Baghlan for Sale

Apr 17, 2022 | Raz Mohammad, Pajhwok Afghan News

Officials of Forests’ Observation and Protection Authority of northern Baghlan province say 30 percent of pistachio trees have been cut down.

Uganda: Terms of Reference for a Consultancy to Undertake a Gender Assessment and Develop a Gender Action Plan as Part of the Development of a Green Climate Fund Proposal

Apr 16, 2022 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It…