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Climate Breakdown 'Is Increasing Violence Against Women'

Jan 29, 2020 | Fiona Harvey, The Guardian

Climate breakdown and the global crisis of environmental degradation are increasing violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation is in turn hampering our ability…


Climate Breakdown "Is Increasing Violence Against Women"

Jan 29, 2020 | Fiona Harvey

Climate breakdown and the global crisis of environmental degradation are increasing violence against women and girls, while gender-based exploitation is in turn hampering our ability…


Climate Change is Contributing to Exploitation of Women, New Report Details

Jan 29, 2020 | Tebany Yune

Climate-related crises in poorer countries increases violence and exploitation of women, says a recent report, and current attempts to address climate change fail to tackle this…


New Study Details Overlooked Link Between Climate Breakdown and Violence Against Women

Jan 29, 2020 | Julia Conley, Common Dreams

Women are often the "first to be targeted" when environmental shocks threaten natural resources, international conservation group says.


Colombia: Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Become an Invasive Species in Colombia

Jan 29, 2020 | Alison DeNisco Rayome, CNET

In the early 1980s, infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar created a family zoo full of exotic animals in Colombia, including rhinos, giraffes, zebras and hippos.…


DRC: DRC Inks Deal to Refurbish Old Mpiana-Mwanga Hydropower Station

Jan 29, 2020 | Construction Review Online

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an agreement with AVZ Minerals to investigate a potential refurbishment of the old Mpiana-Mwanga hydropower…


Facing Climate Change in Honduras: The Importance of Gender Equity

Jan 28, 2020 | Arely Valdivia

The women of the municipality of Namasigue, Honduras, have found empowerment in the Local Technical Agroclimatic Committee (LTAC) of the municipality of Choluteca. LTACs allow women to…


'Join Foces in Defense of Life, Territory and our Womanhood!' Statement Signed by Indigenous Women of the World, Present at COP 25

Jan 28, 2020 | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change


Colombia: For Colombia, 2019 Was a Year of Environmental Discontent

Jan 28, 2020 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

In Colombia, a year of crucial environmental decisions ended with a national strike that began on Nov. 21, 2019. Various social sectors say they are…


Afghanistan: ECHO Extends DACAAR’s Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) Project in Afghanistan

Jan 28, 2020 | Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees

In December 2019 DACAAR received an extension from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) for Emergency Respond Mechanism (ERM). This round of…


How Climate Change Is Feeding Violent Extremism in the Horn

Jan 26, 2020 | Peter Kagwanja

Oddly, humour in Kenya’s social media space is drawing on perhaps the world’s deadliest link between climate change and conflict.

“Never underestimate the power of nature…


Panama: Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Specialist-UNV Internacional

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Women

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for the…


Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Urges Calm after Deadly Attack in Disputed Abyei Border Area Between Sudan and South Sudan

Jan 25, 2020 | Lisa Schlein, Voice of America

The United Nations is condemning the deadly attack on a village in the disputed oil-rich area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan Wednesday.  It…


Egypt: Mashat Prioritizes Women, Food Security in Davos Meetings

Jan 25, 2020 | Egypt Today

CAIRO - 25 January 2020: On the sidelines of Davos 2020, Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat held meetings with heads of UN organizations to…


Water: Water Diplomacy Talks -- Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute

Jan 25, 2020 | OOSKAnews

Since the 1980s the Pacific Institute has maintained a historical and current database (chronology and map) of cases where water has been a trigger for…


Sri Lanka: Environmental Engineering Technician - Senior Gender Assistant

Jan 25, 2020 | UN Office for Project Services

UNOPS in Sri Lanka is based in Colombo and is responsible for helping the Government of Sri Lanka and partner organizations deliver social and economic…


GBV AoR Communications Officer

Jan 25, 2020 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established…


Palestine: Consultant For MENA Regional Gender Strategy Review

Jan 25, 2020 | Oxfam

Gender justice has constituted a focus of Oxfam’s work in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the last forty years. During this time,…


South Sudan: Projects Officer

Jan 25, 2020 | Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a coalition of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia,…


Central African Republic: Area Coordinator

Jan 25, 2020 | Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is Ireland's largest aid and humanitarian agency, specializing in emergency response, health, and nutrition. Since its foundation 50 years ago it has worked…


Sudan: Project Manager

Jan 25, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…


Sudan: Head of Mission (WASH, Environment and Climate Change, Food Security)

Jan 25, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…


Mali: Breakwater Human Security Program Director

Jan 25, 2020 | 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…


Cambodia: International Specialist – Public Private Partnerships and Financing Climate-Resilient Road Infrastructure

Jan 25, 2020 | UNDP

Cambodia is strongly affected by climate change (CC). As documented in a recent study on Addressing Climate Change Impact on Economic Growth in Cambodia (CEGIM,…


Cameroon: Director of Conservation for Congo Basin

Jan 25, 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. Our mission…


Myanmar: M&E and Knowledge Management Specialist

Jan 25, 2020 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

This is a local recruitment. Only Myanmar nationals, individuals with residence status or the appropriate employment visa for Myanmar are eligible to apply. The remuneration…


Nigeria: Coordination Assistant

Jan 25, 2020 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access…


Somalia: Team Leader - Agriculture and Irrigation

Jan 25, 2020 | European Committee for Agricultural Training

CEFA - European Committee for Training and Agriculture (Comitato Europeo per la Formazione e l’Agricoltura) is an Italian NGO that has worked in Somalia since…


How One Woman's Aptitude for Farming Inspired a Whole Community

Jan 24, 2020

Nestled among date trees and endless lush fields in southeastern Pakistan is the district of Tando Allahyar. The main source of income for many villages…


Between September and December 2019, a Monitoring Station in Kabul Classed Its Air Quality As Good Just 0.5% of the Time

Jan 24, 2020 | Eoghan Darbyshire

Over the last four months of 2019, and based on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s standards, the embassy data reveals that the air at the…