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Meet data analysis expert for climate and security Lucas Destrijcker who is currently on assignment in South Sudan with United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS). He is responsible for ensuring that the links between climate hazards and peace and security in South Sudan are better understood and addressed.    ´𝘛𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘯,' he says.    Lucas sits with the civil affairs division in UNMISS where they work on inter-communal conflicts and bottom-up approaches to peacebuilding. He says ´𝘐𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘯, 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦-𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.'    One achievement in Lucas´ work is integrating climate security during community dialogue forums organised by UNMISS. ´𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦-𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴', Lucas says.  Lucas acknowledges the responsibility that comes with UN peacekeeping missions and says “𝘜𝘕 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.” #climatesecurity #peacebuilding

Meet Daniel Mwakanema, our climate technology expert, on assignment with Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) in Malawi in collaboration with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute | Meteorologisk institutt.    ´𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪,' Daniel says. Malawi, a developing country with an economy heavily reliant on agriculture, faces annual extreme weather events that damage infrastructure and livelihoods.    Over the past year, Daniel has been dedicated to enhancing climate service delivery through technology in Malawi. The goal is to build digital products that not only improve climate services but also enhance technical expertise within DCCMS. This will lead to greater resilience against extreme weather impacts. Daniel shares some of his exciting work:   💻Revamping the department’s online presence: ´𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 World Meteorological Organization, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢.'     📱Local mobile weather app: `𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.’    🌍Local weather forecasts API: `𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘉𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴.     🌦Improving collection of weather observations: ´𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺.'    🌡Technical capacity building: ´𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴.'     #climatetech #climatedata #climateaction Photo: Daniel at Chichiri station in Blantyre where DCCMS has manual and automatic weather stations.

Meet Dr. ADAMOU Salissou our climate resilience and resource mobilisation expert currently on assignment with FAO in Burkina Faso. His main task? To contribute to the development and implementation of adaptation projects, but also to ensure that climate risks and environmental protection are taken into account in FAO Burkina Faso's operations.   ‘𝘔𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵’, Adamou says. Last year, 42,000 people suffered catastrophic levels of food insecurity, exacerbated by violence and internal displacement. Adamou is working to make both FAO and local communities more resilient. It’s not just about livelihood, it is also about people. ‘𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴’ 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘈𝘖’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴”, he says.  With Adamou´s in-depth knowledge of climate change and how it affects farming and food production, he has contributed to developing adaptive strategies and integrating them into broader policies. Plus, he collaborates with local actors and the Burkina Faso Met Agency to use climate information for better farming practices. “𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘈𝘖 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴”, he explains.  #climateresilience #climateaction

"Opportunities do exist, and you can influence and contribute to a better society wherever you find yourself. Every role matters, don’t take it for granted.” These are the words of Paska Nyaboth, our Political Officer with the African Union Liaison Office to Sudan. Paska has been on assignment with the African Union since April 2023 and supports the efforts to resolve conflicts in Sudan. This involves assisting the High-Level Panel on Sudan to ensure inclusivity in political and mediation processes. “One of my most important tasks is to make sure the right people are included at the right time. For example, the High-Level Panel’s consultations have included youth and women, particularly the displaced, bringing their voices and perspectives into the country’s future. Now, in July, the first political process on Sudan will see women and youth actively participating,” Paska says. She believes the role of women in diplomacy and mediation has changed significantly in the past 10-15 years. “Previously, in many peace processes, women were only observers, while today they are mediators, negotiators, monitors and critical partners in the making sure the outcomes of peace processes are put into action. Young women today contribute to conflict management and mediation, providing an expertise that was not happening 10 years ago,” she says. Paska herself believes there are many issues that make this work exciting;  “These fields truly resonate with me! Diplomacy is about respecting diversity and advocating for the greater good. Conflict management acknowledges that conflicts are inevitable, but that we need to have a way to manage them. Mediation tests our humility and commitment to service, helping us find the root cause of issues and resolve them amicably.”

NORCAP is going to Arendalsuka! Every year in August, Norwegian politicians, civil society organisations, private companies, media and other stakeholders gather in the town of Arendal for Arendalsuka. It’s the largest political gathering in Norway, and its mission is to “𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.” The title of our event is ‘𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬: 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥?’

“𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦, “ says Despina Fragoulopoulou - Johansen, PhD Head of Inclusion and Empowerment NORCAP. With the contribution of NORCAP education experts, UNESCO will be able to continue strengthening Jordan’s education system to guarantee the right to education for all children in Jordan. Five NORCAP experts are embedded in the Ministry of Education - Jordan working hand in hand with Ministry staff for the implementation of the Jordanian Education Strategic Plan (ESP) and the Gender Equality Action Plan. They work on data and statistics, monitoring and evaluation, crisis risk management, gender issues and partnerships and coordination.   During a recent visit to Amman, we had the opportunity to discuss with the Ministry of Education, UNESCO and the Norwegian Embassy regarding the results achieved so far and the next steps in our cooperation. Executive Director of Development Coordination Unit at the Ministry Khawla Hattab,Ph.D says “𝘕𝘖𝘙𝘊𝘈𝘗 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯.”   We are thrilled that with the in-kind support of the Norwegian Embassy in Amman, we will be able to continue our collaboration with UNESCO and the Jordanian Ministry of Education through the Strengthening Partnership Programme until the end of 2025. Vacih Davalibi Hala El Helou MaisElReem Zuhaika Saskia Caroline Irene Ravesloot PhD, LLM Inasse Bennani Maria Sellevold Frida Paréus #partnerships #educationforall #systemstrengthening Photo: NORCAP and UNESCO at the Norwegian Ambassador´s Residence in Amman and at the Ministry of Education.

Meet Masoom Hamdard, our global environmental assessment expert, who has been on assignment to the Norwegian Refugee Council for the past two years. “My main goal is to make sure environmental concerns are considered in humanitarian aid work. I do this by training humanitarian organisations on how to identify and address environmental risks in their projects”, says Masoom. Since 2022, he has trained over 500 humanitarian workers from more than 100 international and national organisations. He teaches them how to use the Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool, to evaluate the environmental impact of their projects. Thanks to Masoom's efforts, these organisations are now more environmentally conscious. They have the tools to systematically include environmental risk in their humanitarian work. Many organisations show their commitment by taking the necessary steps to protect the environment, making sure they meet requirements from donors and being accountable towards the communities they serve. If you ask Masoom about the challenges he faces, he says: It’s difficult to get environmental considerations fully integrated into humanitarian work. Many organisations need to think more sustainably, but this requires a change in mindset and new ways of working, which can be demanding. There’s a general lack of knowledge about environmental and climate change issues in humanitarian organisations. Thankfully, most are willing to change, but it takes time.” Earlier this month, we celebrated World Environment Day. For Masoom, it is a reminder, an alarm and a source of hope. He recalls a Native American proverb: “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” While environmental degradation is happening rapidly, he believes the increasing awareness, activism and innovation is a source of hope for a better tomorrow. #capacitybuilding #environment #humanitarian Photos : Masoom leading a group discussion on climate change with a local community of internally displaced people in Khulna, Bangladesh. Masoom discussing with NRC staff in a training in Dadaab, Kenya. 

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#Mongolia Our short term election observers have arrived and ready to observe the parliamentary elections taking place this week! at OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) 📌 2024 is historic. Never before have so many people gone to the ballots, with almost half of the world’s population in more than 70 countries. Mari Hagen, Nils Gunnar Songstad, Gro Tjore, 𝐁ø𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧 #electionobservation #democracy

Yes, we know #WorldRefugeeDay was yesterday, but this post from our colleague Nawres deserves some extra attention. It's an impressive story and one that she shares with many other colleagues in this organisation and in others🫶🏽