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Afghanistan: Sar-i-Pul, Badakhshan Mines Conundrum Remains Unsettled

Apr 6, 2021 | Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat, Pajhwok Afghan News

The mining contracts of Balkhab copper reserve in Sar-i-Pul province and a gold mine in Badakhshan province have been twice signed and revoked in the…

Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age (DEADLINE EXTENDED)

Apr 6, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and United Nations Environment Programme

New big data systems and novel technologies, including earth observation, social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain and crowd-sourcing, have become critical to monitor and address natural resources management, environmental degradation, climate change,…

Senior Researcher for Climate Change - Research and Learning

Apr 5, 2021 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

Afghanistan: Commercial Farming Limited by Lack of Land, Water

Apr 5, 2021 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews

Afghan farmers on Sunday stated that insufficient water and lack of agricultural land is hindering many investors from establishing commercial farms in the country. In…

Call for Abstracts: Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference 2022

Apr 5, 2021 | Richard J. Chacon and Yamilette Chacon

Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings together a…

Philippines: Agriculture Resilience Specialist

Apr 5, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address…

Conflict-Sensitive Programming Specialist (Anticipatory Action)

Apr 5, 2021 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO's efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to…

South Sudan: Resilience Technical Specialist

Apr 5, 2021 | Save the Children

The Resilience Technical Specialist will be the main focal point for roll out of the Country Office’s recently developed Resilience Approach and Strategy, as well…

Communications Officer, Winnipeg

Apr 5, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development…

Communications Officer, Ottawa

Apr 5, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development…

Iraq: Head of Mission

Apr 5, 2021 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…

Iraq: Head of Mission

Apr 5, 2021 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…

Programme Officer MENA Water and Sanitation

Apr 5, 2021 | Stockholm International Water Institute

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an experienced Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs, including in Middle East…

South Africa: Programme Officer, Water and Sanitation

Apr 5, 2021 | Stockholm International Water Institute

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is looking for an experienced Programme Officer to work on different water and sanitation programs at the global level,…

Consultancy: Short-Term, Full-time Consultant

Apr 5, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

Countries…

Call for Technical Experts: WASH and Water Resources Management - Global

Apr 5, 2021 | DevWorks

DevWorks International (DevWorks) is seeking technical experts for upcoming projects focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and water resources management (WRM) globally. WASH and WRM…

Niger: Science & Data Lead (Climate and Geospatial Services) – SERVIR West Africa 2

Apr 5, 2021 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

Mozambique: WASH Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | Ayuda en Acción

Ayuda en Acción is an organization with an international presence that, from a global commitment, has been fighting against poverty, inequality and exclusion since its…

WASH Program Manager

Apr 5, 2021 | Solidarités International

SI has been in Myanmar since 2008. For the first three years, SI worked in the Delta in response to the devastating Cyclone Nargis. In…

Nigeria: Environmental Health Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization.

The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization…

PhD Positions in Water Resources Management

Apr 5, 2021 | Université Laval

The department of Civil and Water Engineering at Laval University (Quebec-City, Canada) is seeking PhD candidates to join a team of researchers working on the…

US Environmental Defenders Research Consultant

Apr 5, 2021 | EarthRights International

EarthRights is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment,…

Nigeria: Early Warning Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is "to transform the way the world deals with conflict…

Libya (based in Tunisia): WASH & Rehabilitation Coordinator

Apr 5, 2021 | Première Urgence Internationale

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Their teams are committed to supporting civilians' victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by…

Mozambique: WASH Program Manager

Apr 5, 2021 | Action Contre la Faim

Since the beginning of 2020, the ERRU Team have been closely monitoring the deterioration of the situation in Cabo Delgado. By mid 2020, given the…

Myanmar: Military Junta Bombs Salween Peace Park in Indigenous Karen Territory after Coup d’État in Burma/Myanmar

Apr 5, 2021 | ICCA Consortium

On 1 February 2021, the military staged a coup d’état in Burma/Myanmar, sparking nation-wide demonstrations in an unprecedented surge of civic mobilization. The military has…

Liberia: Urban Farmers Want Gov’t Stop Land Encroachment

Apr 5, 2021 | Judoemue Kollie, Observer

Farmers in Zubah Town community, Paynesville City are calling on the Government of Liberia (GoL) to stop some individuals who are encroaching on their farmland…

Afghanistan: First Person: The Afghan Woman Putting her Life at Risk to Rid her Home of Mines

Apr 4, 2021 | UN News

Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines. On International…

Herder-Farmers Conflict: Embracing the Ganduje, Abounu Solution

Apr 4, 2021 | Oludayo Tade

Fielding questions from journalists in Katsina, recently, the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said his administration has been able to stem the tide of banditry…

Lebanon: Lebanon to Swap Medical Expertise for Iraqi Oil

Apr 3, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Officials from Beirut and Baghdad signed a preliminary agreement Friday that would see Lebanon trade its medical expertise for Iraqi fuel supplies, Lebanese state media…