Sustainable environment and natural resources management (ENRM) is at the heart of the World Bank Group's (WGB) poverty agenda. Biodiversity and natural resources constitute the social safety net of the poor, representing a food bank and often their only source of livelihood. The Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Unit for East Asia and Pacific (SEAE1) covers China/Mongolia, Indonesia/Timor Leste and the Pacific, comprising about 40…

To strengthen our team in Berlin (with the option of location-independent mobile work), we are looking for a student assistant in the field of agriculture, environmental and climate policy in the EU starting at the next possible date. As a student assistant in the field of agriculture, environmental and climate policy in the EU you will support our team in researching content, writing reports and carrying out communication tasks within national…

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The Internship position is located within the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), Economy Division…

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a global health nonprofit that makes foundational changes to health systems to protect people from diseases and improve their health. MSH collaborates with local partners, from the Ministry to the community, to strengthen and complement existing health systems. The Finance Intern will assist in providing Finance support and coordinating programmatic information for the Global Fund Malaria project activities…

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace, and security. In Nepal, UN Women focuses on strengthening women's voice, agency and leadership across sectors to…

Chemonics International, Inc. is a private international development firm based in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1975 by Thurston F. Teele as a subsidiary of Erly Industries. The employee-owned company offers a variety of services globally and with more than $1.5 billion in USAID contracts in 2019 is the largest for-profit recipient of U.S. government foreign aid. Chemonics seeks a pesticide evaluation report and safer use action plan…

The 2SCALE program ( www.2scale.org) is designed to incubate and accelerate inclusive business development in African agri-food systems. 2SCALE works together with companies (African, Dutch, and other small and medium-sized enterprises - SMEs) and Producer Organizations (POs) to develop business and partnership models that promote inclusiveness, develop competitive edge, and have potential for scaling. These partnerships, also referred to as…

The association started to operate thanks to a small group of people moved by the realities of everyday living faced by their Congolese friends. This groups of determined people committed their support to improving the stagnant poverty adversely affecting lives of Congolese people. Afterwards, the group extended their activities to Guatemala too, where they’ve launched projects supporting indigenous populations. From more than 15 years we are…

The EU Aid Volunteers initiative provides volunteering opportunities to support communities in disaster-affected countries outside the EU in better preparing for crisis and responding when disaster strikes. As well as volunteering in the countries affected by disaster through full-time deployment, online volunteering is another way to get involved. For the present vacancy, the Online Volunteer will support the WeWorld-GVC HQ and Palestine in the…

The AECF (Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund) is a non-profit institution supporting early and growth-stage businesses – through the provision of patient capital – to innovate, create jobs, leverage investments and markets in an effort to create resilience and sustainable incomes for rural poor and marginalised communities in Africa. AECF is recruiting a development sector Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Expert (Consultant) to lead the…

For the 20th anniversary of CeTAmb foundation, we are pleased to inform you that on 15 December 2020 we will hold the CeTAmb LAB online conference titled "International development cooperation: appropriate technologies and training to manage WASH in health emergency". WASH stands for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. The conference will have a morning session in English, with national and international lecturers, and an afternoon session in Italian…

La Ferme de la Tremblaye est une entreprise de polyculture - élevage en agriculture biologique certifiée ISO 14001, ISO 22000 et Bcorp. Au sein du service élevage sous la responsabilité du responsable d'élevage, vous serez garant de l'alimentation des bovins et des caprins dans le strict respect de nos engagements. Missions : Assurer la conduite, l'entretien et la maintenance de premier niveau des engins agricoles (tracteurs, mélangeuse…

Hydratec est un bureau d'études techniques fondé en 1974, indéppendant de tout groupe financier, employant 170 collaborateurs œuvrant dans tous les domaines de l'ingénierie de l'eau et des sites et sols pollués pour le compte de collectivités locales, des services de l'état et des industriels. Ce bureau d'études recherche un.e technicien·ne Sites et Sols Pollués. Missions : Sous la responsabilité du Directeur de l’activité et sous le pilotage du…

Winrock International is seeking highly qualified candidates for a new USAID-funded West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emission Development program aimed at achieving meaningful and sustained reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from West Africa’s forestry-land use sector. The position will be based in Accra, Ghana with travel to the project sites across Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote D’Ivoire. The person will be responsible for…

The AECF (Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund) is a nonprofit institution supporting early and growth stage businesses to innovate, create jobs, leverage investments and markets in an effort to create resilience and sustainable incomes for rural poor and marginalized communities in Africa. AECF is seeking to recruit a dynamic, proactive, passionate and results-oriented Environmental and Social Risk Specialist to oversee implementation of the…

The Kakuma Kalobeyei Challenge Fund (KKCF) is a program of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), implemented with Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, Turkana County Government, and UNHCR. The five-year program is designed to support private sector investment and unlock the economic potential of refugees and their hosts, in Kenya’s Turkana County. The Social Enterprise Window specifically seeks to promote business models which increase access…

In the year 2020, we witnessed the Covid-19 pandemic spread, as people across the globe faced devastating impacts both socially and economically. To many, the pandemic feels like a force out of their control. Yet, an extensive look may perhaps reveal to us that our actions as a society has had a direct impact on the birth of these pandemics. Stay tuned to find our more!

The links between land, reparations and transitional justice are unclear in many post-conflict countries, including South Sudan. The 2013 African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan highlighted land grabbing as a sign of accumulated grievances and called for land reform in transitional justice processes. However, South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement doesn’t include land-related conflict in the transitional justice framework. This seminar…

Climate change is generally read about in astronomical numbers: millions of hectares of farmland lost, trillions of dollars of infrastructure destroyed, hundreds of millions of people displaced. The usual response to these numbers is either to imagine a Mad Max-esque descent into barbarism or dismiss the facts with the comforting fairytale that somehow we will “work it out”. Even the world’s leading climate scientists fall into this way of…

The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) are delighted to invite you to join our December webinar ‘Soil, land use and climate change: the role of soil organic carbon'. This seminar also links timely with World Soil Day (WSD) which is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. Professor Chapman is Chair in Biogeochemistry at…

Join the Lancet Countdown U.S. Policy Brief Authors and the American Public Health Association for the 2020 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change U.S. Virtual Launch Event on December 3rd to explore the 2020 Global Report & U.S. Brief. These highly anticipated annual reports will be released the day before on December 2nd at 6:30 PM EST. The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is an international, multi…

Scotland and Canada share a common determination to tackle climate change and promote a sustainable use of natural resources. While these twin global crises require firm leadership at both a national and an international level, their effects are most visible on a regional and local scale. The economic, social and cultural wellbeing of rural and remote communities is highly dependent upon natural resources that are deeply affected by climate…

Join the Indigenous Initiatives Office (IIO) and Human Rights Watch as we discuss Canada's failure to respond to the climate crisis & the impact this has on First Nations. On October 21, 2020, HRW released “‘My Fear is Losing Everything’: The Climate Crisis and First Nations’ Right to Food in Canada." The 120-page report, documents the experiences of First Nations communities and outlines the ways in which the Canadian government (1) is not…

During COP25, governments and youth activists united for a historic moment to sign the first-ever Intergovernmental Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action, supported by the COP25 Presidency, YOUNGO, UNICEF, David Boyd- UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment on behalf of the Children’s Environmental Rights Initiative, Michelle Bachelet- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and H.E Mary Robinson on behalf of The Elders…

Regenerative agriculture is one of the most promising solutions to the collective challenges we face – climate change, but also biodiversity loss and water scarcity. Yet if regenerative agriculture is the answer, how can we achieve deployment at scale? How to Put Carbon in the Soil, Not in the Air is a worldwide exchange scheduled just before World Soil Day on December 5th. Attendees will also have special access before the event to a screening…