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EnPAx Icon Environmental Peacebuilding Association 2020 Board of Directors Special Election Results

Feb 25, 2020 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce the results of the Special Election for the EnPAx Board of Directors. Kelly Anne Bridges has been…


Colombia: Colombian Armed Forces to Form Special Unit to Protect National Parks

Feb 25, 2020 | Reuters

Colombia will create a special military unit to protect its national parks and step up operations against illegal armed groups who burn vegetation to clear…


Colombia: Colombia Is Still the Deadliest Place for Environmental Activists

Feb 25, 2020 | Carlos Dela Vega, Latin Post

Colombia has remained the deadliest place to live in for environmental and human rights activists according to a recent study. Human rights and environmental activists…


South Sudan: NGO Urges Shutdown of 'Dilapidated' South Sudan Oil Pipeline

Feb 25, 2020 | Agence France-Presse

A key South Sudan oil export pipeline suffered at least two massive spills last year, an NGO reported Tuesday, urging the government to shut it…


Food Security: More Funding Needed to Combat Locust Swarms ‘Unprecedented in Modern Times’

Feb 25, 2020 | UN

Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, top UN relief officials…


Climate Change: National Security Experts Call for Eliminating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Feb 25, 2020 | Thomas Frank, E&E News

National security experts urged the elimination of all greenhouse gas emissions in a report yesterday that warns of international catastrophe if the global temperatures continue…


Rwanda: Rwandan Tin Smelting Firm Certified as Conflict Free

Feb 25, 2020 | Collins Mwai, New Times

A Rwandan tin smelting plant, LuNa Smelter, has been certified as a conflict free smelter by the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). The qualification is…


Why Climate and Conflict Are Shaping the Crises of Our Time (and What to Do about It)

Feb 24, 2020 | Janani Vivekananda

Humanitarian need is increasing. Crises are becoming more complex through the interactions between climate change, disasters, and conflicts. Not only are humanitarian crises on the…


Syria: WASH Program Manager

Feb 24, 2020 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International has been working in Syria since 2012 and currently has strong coverage for WASH, FSL and NFI programs across North West (NWS) and…


Water and Habitat Engineer

Feb 24, 2020 | International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action…


Consultancy Opportunity: Final Evaluation Multi-Country Humanitarian Programme

Feb 24, 2020 | Christian Aid Ireland

Christian Aid Ireland is an international aid and development agency of the Protestant Churches of Great Britain and Ireland. As part of the Christian Aid…


Iran: WASH / Shelter Specialist

Feb 24, 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement.

NRC is seeking an experienced WASH/Shelter Specialist to…


Cameroon: Mount Cameroon Landscape Officer

Feb 24, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world, active in almost 100 countries. It has…


Nigeria: Senior WASH Governance Specialist

Feb 24, 2020 | DevTech

DevTech Systems, Inc. (DevTech) is an international consulting firm dedicated to development, with 35 years of experience providing advisory services and technical assistance to government,…


Afghanistan: WASH Assistant (Nationals Only)

Feb 24, 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement.The main purpose of this position is to…


Colombia: Colombia Was the Deadliest Place on Earth for Environmental Activists. It's Gotten Worse.

Feb 23, 2020 | Teresa Tomassoni, NBC News

Colombia is the most dangerous place in the world for activists who seek to help protect land and other natural resources, according to a recently…


Afghanistan: The Nature and Pace of Afghanistan’s Economic Growth in Last Two Decades

Feb 22, 2020 | Mohammad Zahir Akbari, Outlook Afghanistan

Despite notable progress since 2001, Afghanistan still faces many challenges and considered as one of the poorest countries in the world. More than half of…


Climate Heroines: Women on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

Feb 22, 2020

They are the ones who pick up the pieces after extreme weather, droughts, floods, storms.

They are the ones on the frontline when crops fail, when…


Libya: East Libya FM Demands 'Fair Distribution' to End Oil Closure

Feb 22, 2020 | Asharq Al-Awsat

Foreign Minister of the interim government in eastern Libya, Abdelhadi Lahouij, said Saturday the shutdown of vital oil facilities in the country would come to…


Cameroon: Water and Sanitation Specialist

Feb 21, 2020 | World Bank Group

Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group…


Afghanistan: US-Taliban Truce Begins, Feeding Hope of a Peaceful, More Prosperous Afghanistan

Feb 21, 2020 | Elizabeth B. Hessami, The Conversation

If a seven-day truce between the United States and the Taliban holds until Feb. 28, 2020, Afghanistan’s decades-long conflict may finally end. A peace deal…


Myanmar: Photos Reveal Impact of Illegal Banana Plantations on Workers, Land in Myanmar’s Kachin State

Feb 21, 2020 | Lwin Mar Htun, Irrawaddy

An ongoing exhibition of photographs by young local documentary photographer Hkun Li spotlights the negative impact of illegal banana plantations in Kachin State on the…


Iraq: Ex-Unaoil Exec Says Payments Went for Security, Not Bribes

Feb 21, 2020 | Law360

A former Unaoil executive accused of conspiring to bribe an official at an Iraq- state-owned oil company believe that the money was for security to…


Liberia: Accountability Issues at FDA as Levy Collected Are Paid into Mobile Money Account; Workers Alarm Corruption

Feb 21, 2020 | Lennart Dodoo

The Forestry Development Authority has been collecting hundreds of thousands in Liberian dollars as levy on non-timber products at various checkpoints across the country but…


In Myanmar, a Land Rights Program Is Accelerating Gender Equality, Growing Rural Incomes, and Preserving Forests

Feb 21, 2020 | Beth Roberts

Ma Phyu, who lives in one such village, recently received a land certificate guaranteeing her right to land she had been farming for two decades.…


Educating Girls Is More Effective in the Climate Emergency than Many Green Technologies

Feb 21, 2020

Hydrogen powered superyachts and donations from billionaires often grab headlines in the fight against climate change. Whilst more simple and potentially more effective ways to…


Nigeria: Outreach and Hygiene Promotion Officer (nationals only)

Feb 21, 2020 | INTERSOS

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of…


DRC: Programme Coordinator Small Grants Programme

Feb 21, 2020 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to…


South Sudan: Clouds of Black Smoke Darken South Sudan’s Growing Oil Profits

Feb 20, 2020 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg

Crude oil, key to boosting South Sudan’s economy, is destroying crucial pasture land, polluting water, and increasing birth defects. Now it’s finally bad enough for…


Meet Five Newly Empowered Women Farmers from Zambia and Mozambique

Feb 19, 2020 | Patricia Malasha

Nine traditional chiefs have partnered with USAID and DFID over the last five years to demarcate and document the land rights of 30,000 women farmers across Zambia…