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Akewa: The Nigerian Company Breaking Liberia’s Logging Laws Unpunished

Jan 25, 2022 | Emmanuel Sherman and James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

In 2019, Gola Konneh Community Forest signed a logging agreement with Akewa Group of Companies. The parties agreed that the company would log in the…

Iraq: Iraq Struggling with Severe Water Shortages [Video]

Jan 25, 2022 | Journeyman Pictures

Iraq is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Temperatures have risen 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the end of the 19th century - twice the…

South Sudan: Satellite Images Reveal Nexus between War, Cropland Abandonment and Food Insecurity in South Sudan

Jan 25, 2022 | Mirage

A new study led by the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at UCPH sheds light on a complex interaction of armed conflict, cropland…

Are Indian States Secured by Water Security?

Jan 24, 2022 | Jagdish Chandra Rout

H2O (two molecules of hydrogen and a single molecule of oxygen) is not merely the scientific nomenclature of the most precious liquid on our planet…

How to Steal Land the Size of a Small Country | Part VII: Coercing Justice

Jan 24, 2022 | Adriaan Alsema

The director of Colombia’s ranchers federation allegedly teamed up with designated terrorists to steal land and coerce the Supreme Court. Recent testimonies indicate that Fedegan…

Syria : Engineering Technician

Jan 23, 2022 | United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

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

This…

Canada: Director, Indigenous Community Engagement

Jan 23, 2022 | Water First

Water First addresses First Nations’ drinking water and environmental water challenges through education, training, and meaningful collaboration.

With significantly expanding operations and community partnerships, we currently…

Syria: Programme Finance Associate (Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery)

Jan 23, 2022 | UNDP

Chad: JPO - Project Officer (Migration, Environment and Climate Change)

Jan 23, 2022 | International Organization for Migration

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle of humane and orderly migration for the benefit of migrants and the society. As…

Burkina Faso: Sahel Wood Energy Project Manager, Country Representative

Jan 23, 2022 | Geres

Geres is an international development NGO that works to improve living conditions and fight against climate change and its impacts. As a player in the field,…

South Sudan: WASH Advisor

Jan 23, 2022 | The Health Support Organisation

The Health Support Organisation (THESO) is a leading 501 (3) (C) registered South Sudanese based international nongovernmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to saving lives and relieving…

Canada: Coordinator, Nature-Based Climate Solutions Initiative, Resilience

Jan 23, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

Gaza: Assistant Field Sanitation Engineer

Jan 23, 2022 | United Nations Relief and Works Agency

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency.

Responsibilities

In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent

Assists the Field Sanitary Engineer in:Planning, supervision…

Iraq: Multidisciplinary Water Resources Analysis and Transboundary Negotiations Training Expert

Jan 23, 2022 | UNDP

Ethiopia: Research and Evaluation Associate

Jan 23, 2022 | One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our…

Emergency and Resilience Programming Specialist

Jan 23, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

DRC: Food Security Project Coordinator

Jan 23, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and…

USA: Senior Programme Officer, Gender

Jan 21, 2022 | IUCN

With a comprehensive rights-based framework underpinning its conservation and sustainable development efforts, IUCN recognises that protecting and promoting women’s rights and advancing gender equality, including…

Ghana: Karaga Farmer-Herder Dialogue for Conflict Resolution

Jan 21, 2022 | News Ghana

Farmers and Fulani herders in the Karaga district in the Northern region had decided to engage in collective engagement to address tensions. This farmer- herder…

EnPAx Honors Environmental Peacebuilding Leaders

Jan 20, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Awards honoring outstanding contributions to the research and practice of environmental…

Exploring Gender, Social Aspects of Climate Policies

Jan 20, 2022

With a focus on climate change and gender, the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) has partnered with the Gender Into Urban Climate Change Initiative (GUCCI), and…

Syria: A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The US Bombed It Anyway.

Jan 20, 2022 | Dave Philipps, Azmat Khan, and Eric Schmitt, New York Times

The Tabqa Dam was a strategic linchpin and the Islamic State controlled it. The explosions on March 26, 2017, knocked dam workers to the ground…

Jordan: Regional Gender Equality / GBV Advisor

Jan 19, 2022 | Save the Children International

Save the Children International, formerly known as the International Save The Children Alliance, is a worldwide non-profit organization that aims to improve the living of…

Jordan: Project Coordinator

Jan 19, 2022 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with the knowledge and…

Iraq: GBV Coordinator

Jan 19, 2022 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is…

Liberia: Citizens Want Nimba Land Dispute Resolved

Jan 19, 2022 | Thomas Domah and Jonathan Browne, New Dawn

Some aggrieved citizens in Nimba County have voiced frustrations over the delay by government in resolving the April 2021 land dispute in the county that…

Israel/Jordan: Former Foes Israel and Jordan Work Together to Combat Energy and Water Scarcity

Jan 19, 2022 | Tania Kraemer, Deutsche Welle

In an act of climate barter, Jordan is gearing up to provide solar energy to Israel in exchange for desalinated water. The trade-off forms the…

How to Address Climate Change with Better Food Systems

Jan 18, 2022 | Eugene Willemsen

It comes as no surprise that climate change directly affects the future of security. A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation clearly outlines the role that…

Afghanistan: Harsh Winter in Afghanistan Intensifies Needs for the Most Vulnerable

Jan 18, 2022 | Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes

Children across Afghanistan are increasingly vulnerable to disease and illness due to a deadly combination of rising malnutrition, an unprecedented food crisis, drought, disruptions to vital…

Social Hour of the Second International Conference of Environmental Peacebuilding

Jan 18, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Reconnect at the Social Hour of the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding!

The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented us from gathering in Geneva, but we…