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- OAS is looking for two Project Technical Officers! 🌍

Support the GEF funded project "Gestión integrada de los recursos hídricos en la cuenca transfronteriza del Río Bermejo" alongside the OAS, COBINABE, and CAF.

🎯 Key Responsibilities:

- Provide specialized technical assistance for project activities in the assigned country.
- Coordinate effectively with national, regional, and local stakeholders.
- Monitor activities and ensure progress against key performance indicators (PRODOC).
- Deliver high-quality technical outputs and support local capacity-building efforts.

📌 How to Apply:
Read the full Terms of Reference (ToR) and submission guidelines here: https://loom.ly/QgERWzU

⏰ Application Deadline: 29 September 2026

📢📢 - Are you a senior water and environmental management professional passionate about transboundary cooperation, ocean governance, and international development?

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is seeking an experienced Chief Technical Advisor to lead strategic coordination, technical quality, and stakeholder engagement across our global initiatives.

⏰ Deadline: 25 September 2026
📅 11 Months
📍Remote / Istanbul

Read more about the consultancy here https://loom.ly/fLalF9I

The Common Oceans Program is proud to support Wavemakers, an inspirational initiative by the IMCS Network connecting young professionals in fisheries with experienced women leaders across global ocean governance.

Over 9 months, participants will share experiences, overcome challenges, and build value-centered careers to advance sustainable fisheries management and combat illegal fishing.

👉 Learn more and get involved: https://loom.ly/VyaHPLc

🪸 New Report: Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2025

The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) has officially released its 7th global assessment - drawing on 40+ years of data, 87,000+ surveys, and 36,000+ reef sites globally.

Highlighting the compound impacts of climate change and local pressure, the report details how narrowing windows between heatwaves are affecting global reef recovery - and why integrated coastal and marine management matters now more than ever.

A must-read for marine managers, regional project leads, and environmental policy experts working across ocean basins.

👉 Access the official press release and report here: https://loom.ly/YLggiV4

As climate impacts and competing water demands intensify, traditional river management models are being put to the test. How can transboundary river governance adapt to strengthen resilience, trust, and shared stewardship?

Join the International River Foundation (IRF) for an interactive satellite event:
📍 Rivers Without Borders: Rethinking Governance in a Changing World
💡 Hosted with the support of the International Joint Commission

Discover practical insights on multi-jurisdictional collaboration, Indigenous leadership, adaptive management, and cross-border diplomacy from global river basin leaders.

🎟️ Free | Online | Limited Places
👉 Register now to secure your spot: https://loom.ly/6-bYI00

On World Lake Day, we celebrate the vital ecosystems that sustain millions of lives, protect global biodiversity, and connect freshwater systems to our oceans.

Across the globe, GEF International Waters projects are advancing transboundary cooperation, cutting land-based pollution, and restoring critical lake basins. Here's some of them:

🚣‍♀️ Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela): Tackling eutrophication and nutrient runoff to protect both the basin and the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem.

🚣‍♀️ Lake Catchments / uP-Cycle (Chile & Global): Testing sustainable phosphorus management frameworks to reduce land-to-water emissions and restore freshwater health.

🚣‍♀️ Lake Tanganyika Basin: Enhancing transboundary cooperation, sustainable fisheries, and landscape restoration across key biodiversity zones.

🚣‍♀️ Lake Chad Basin: Strengthening integrated water resources management (IWRM) to build resilience for local communities and ecosystems.

🚣‍♀️ Lake Bizerte (Tunisia): Reducing land-based pollution and industrial/wastewater runoff into the Mediterranean Sea and neighboring UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (Lake Ichkeul).

🔗 Learn more about how GEF IW supports shared water resources: https://loom.ly/VqaWQQ0