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Climate Breakdown 'Is Increasing Violence Against Women'
Jan 29, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Colombia: For Colombia, 2019 Was a Year of Environmental Discontent
Jan 28, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…