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Iraq: Iraqis Protest over Summer Blackouts and Water Shortages

Jul 16, 2024 | AFP

Hundreds of Iraqis in the southern province of Diwaniyah protested on Monday against power cuts and water shortages during the extreme heat of summer, an…

Water and War

Jul 15, 2024 | Morgan Shimabuku

Attacks on water infrastructure and water supplies are not new. Records of water-related conflicts go back 4,000 years to Sumeria, where the neighboring city-states of…

Afghanistan: Taliban Tries Reconciling Science and Religion in Facing Climate Change

Jul 12, 2024 | Rick Noack, The Washington Post

Afghanistan remains a global pariah in large part because of the Taliban’s restrictions on female education, and that isolation has deprived the country of foreign…

Female Leadership in Environmental Peacebuilding: Ievgeniia Kopytsia Speaks at British Academy Summer Showcase

Jul 12, 2024 | Faculty of Law, University of Oxford

On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the British Academy hosted its annual Summer Showcase Private View, offering an exclusive preview of their free festival of ideas. Among…

Environmental Cooperation in the Middle East: A Conversation with Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed [Podcast]

Jul 12, 2024 | Environmental Change and Security Program, Wilson Center

In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, Wilson Center Global Fellow and environmental journalist Anneliese Palmer speaks with longtime leader in regional environmental diplomacy and Executive…

Collective Action for the Environment in Iraq: A New Initiative by PAX

Jul 12, 2024 | PAX International

Today marks the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms. The UN General Assembly proclaimed this day as these storms have become a serious global…

Advancing Women, Peace, and Security through Security Cooperation in NATO

Jul 12, 2024 | Courtney Clarksen, Tyler McAnally, and Kathleen McInnis

This series—featuring scholars from the Futures Lab, the International Security Program, and across CSIS—explores emerging challenges and opportunities that NATO is likely to confront after…

Israel/Palestine: Visualising How Israel Keeps Stealing Palestinian Land

Jul 11, 2024 | Mohammed Haddad, Al Jazeera

On July 2, Israeli authorities announced the largest single seizure in more than 30 years – 12.7sq km (4.9sq miles) in the Jordan Valley.

It was the latest…

Afghan Canal Project Affecting Not Only Central Asia but China and Russia Too

Jul 11, 2024 | Paul Goble, Eurasia Daily Monitor

Afghanistan is pushing ahead with the construction of the Qosh Tepa Canal to divert water that has been flowing into neighboring countries to slow the…

oPt: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project Officer - North Gaza/9432

Jul 11, 2024 | Action Against Hunger

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In the context of AAH emergency response in the Gaza Strip, the main focus of…

Yemen: Tender Implementation Service of Desalination Feasibility Study for Aden

Jul 11, 2024 | CARE International

Project and Consultancy OverviewAddressing WASH Services in Yemen (USAID-H20), 2018-2026 project will restore vulnerable populations’ access to water/sanitation services through the rehabilitation of water/sanitation systems…

USA: Water Security and Resilience Practice Lead – US based remote

Jul 11, 2024 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech International Development is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a Water Security and Resilience Practice Lead within its Water Security,…

USA: Policy and Advocacy Intern – Climate and Security Risk

Jul 11, 2024 | United Nations Development Programme

BackgroundThe multidimensional nature of climate change creates far-reaching consequences not only for the environment but also for development and, ultimately, for the security of people,…

Sudan: Program Director, SMART

Jul 11, 2024 | Mercy Corps

About Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, it knows its teams do their best…

oPt: WASH Deputy Program Manager /9408

Jul 11, 2024 | Action Against Hunger

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Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organization working…

South Sudan: Consultant - Climate Security and Peacebuilding Officer

Jul 11, 2024 | International Organization for Migration

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…

Sudan: Food Security and Livelihood Project Manager, Sudan

Jul 11, 2024 | TriangleGH

Founded in 1994, TGH is a French association for international solidarity based in Lyon. It designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programmes in the…

Ethiopia: Ethiopia nationals: WASH Officer

Jul 11, 2024 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through…

Sudan: Sudan nationals: WASH Specialist, NOC

Jul 11, 2024 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…

Spain/Sierra Leone: Spanish Police Arrest "Blood Diamond Boss"

Jul 10, 2024 | John Jeffay, IDEX Online

Armed police in Spain have arrested a man allegedly responsible for trafficking blood diamonds from Sierra Leone to fund a rebel group behind the country's…

Colombia: Deforestation in Colombia Falls to Lowest Level in 23 Years

Jul 10, 2024 | Luke Taylor, The Guardian

Deforestation in Colombia fell sharply in 2023 to its lowest level in 23 years, the country’s environment ministry has said.The amount of forest loss fell…

NATO Releases 2024 Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment Report

Jul 9, 2024 | North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NATO released the Secretary General’s annual Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment on Tuesday (9 July 2024). It notes that accelerating climate change has “a…

South Sudan: No Oil, No Food: Damaged Pipeline Piles Misery on South Sudan

Jul 9, 2024 | Philip Buda Ladu, Barron's

At 75, Galiche Buwa has lived through civil wars, famine and natural disasters, but the South Sudanese widowed mother of four always managed to get…

Environmental Wartime Protection is Central to the Protection of Civilians

Jul 9, 2024 | Laetitia Courtois

Statement delivered by Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, at UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting "Stepping up Preventive Action: From Environment Challenges to…

The Gambia: Wildlife/Farmer Conflict in CRR Aggravates as Hippos Go on Rampage Again

Jul 8, 2024 | Momodou Justice Darboe, TheVoice

The long-standing conflict between farmers and hippopotamuses in the Gambia’s Central River Region (CRR) has rekindled in recent times as hippos ravaged rice fields and caused…

Toward a Peaceful Future: Cooperation and Solutions for East Asia’s International Issues

Jul 8, 2024 | Simon Hutagalung, Eurasia Review

The East Asia region is currently facing numerous international issues that pose threats to both regional stability and global security. These predicaments include the nuclear…

United States: Statement of Concern Related to Certain Minerals Supply Chains from Rwanda and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Contributing to the Ongoing Conflict

Jul 8, 2024 | U.S. Department of State

The United States government is deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the resulting humanitarian crisis. In…