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Sudan: Sudan to Launch over 30 Oil Bids in 2019: FT Reports

Nov 12, 2018 | Sudan Tribune

Sudan is preparing to launch over 30 oil exploration bids next year in an attempt to lure western companies to reinvest in its petroleum industry…

Climate Change: Retired Navy Rear Admiral Calls Extreme Weather a National Security Threat

Nov 12, 2018 | Yale Climate Connections

As Hurricane Florence targeted the East Coast, the Navy moved its ships away from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to keep them safe. Retired Navy Rear Admiral…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Explainer: Why Are Iraq's Kirkuk Oilfields So Important?

Nov 11, 2018 | Reuters

Iraq’s oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States restored oil sanctions against neighboring Iran. Washington is pressuring…

Iraq: Blaming the Rain for Iraq’s Corruption

Nov 11, 2018 | Arab Weekly

Iraq, like many Arab countries, is plagued by rampant corruption at nearly all levels of government. Many public servants, from the policeman directing traffic at…

Mini-Study: Conflict and Nature in Iraqi Kurdistan

Nov 9, 2018 | Lina Eklund

While war is detrimental to most parts of society (except for the weapon industry), the environmental effects are often forgotten in all the suffering. An…

Kyrgyzstan: In Kyrgyzstan, Warming Brings Less Water - and More Conflict

Nov 9, 2018 | Katie Arnold, Thomson Reuters Foundation

The World Bank has found that up to half of Kyrgyzstan could be affected by desertification by the end of the century, as the region…

Learn How Army Veterans Are in the Farming Business Thanks to Cornell Program

Nov 9, 2018 | Matt Steecker, Ithaca Journal

Cornell Farm Ops assists veterans interested in agriculture by connecting them to workshops, online courses, fellow farmer veterans and scholarships for more advanced workshops that may not be…

Food Security: Peace, Stability Not Possible without Rural Development, Says IFAD President ahead of Paris Peace Forum

Nov 9, 2018 | East African Business Week

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Gilbert F. Houngbo will, at this week’s Paris Peace Forum, ask global leaders to consider the crucial role…

Afghanistan: Report: Counter-Narcotics Effort in Afghanistan Ineffective

Nov 9, 2018 | FEDweek

Even though the U.S. has spent more than $8 billion on efforts to thwart the opium cultivation and trade in Afghanistan, the problem is “worse…

Iraq/Kuwait: Iraq to Pay Kuwait 1.5 Percent of Oil Proceeds as ‘Compensations’

Nov 8, 2018 | Arab Times

United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) Governing Council said on Thursday that Iraq would pay, effective early next year, 1.5 percent worth of oil sales’ proceeds…

War Is an Unlikely Outcome of Increased Scarcity of Fish

Nov 7, 2018 | Mervyn Piesse

Media reports continue to draw linear relationships between the availability of food and conflict. In recent years, the global decline of wild fish stocks has…

Vietnam: Vietnam, US Complete Cleanup of Toxic Chemical from Airport

Nov 7, 2018 | Associated Press

Vietnam and the United States have finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by the transport and storage of the herbicide Agent…

Iran: Iran Holds Int’l Seminar on War’s Consequences for Family, Environment

Nov 7, 2018 | Alireza Hashemi, Iran Front Page

The 2018 edition of an international seminar revolving around the impact of war on woman, family and environment was held in Tehran on Tuesday, in…

Rights Groups Call for Greater Attention to Environmental Security in Armed Conflicts

Nov 7, 2018 | Erik Slobe, Jurist

Amnesty International released two public statements on Tuesday regarding environmental security during war and armed conflicts. One statement addressed to the Chair of the UN…

Afghanistan: How to Avoid the Resource Curse? Take Six Years to Approve Deals

Nov 7, 2018 | Eltaf Najafizada, BloombergQuint

Afghanistan selected preferred bidders for three gold and copper mines in 2012. It took the war-torn nation six years to finally sign the contracts. Afghan…

Myanmar: Bringing the Land Use Policy to Life

Nov 7, 2018 | Eva Hirschi, Frontier

When it comes to land, Myanmar suffers from a contradictory, fragmented and outdated legal framework. The country has more than 40 laws on the books…

Iraq/Kurdistan: ISIS War, Financial Crisis Damaged Kurdistan Region Environment

Nov 7, 2018 | Karwan Faidhi Dri, Rudaw

Iraq suffered immense environmental devastation during its war with Islamic State. Some areas, particularly Mosul and other Sunni-dominated cities, have been reduced to toxic wastelands.…

Consultant: Gender Responsive Climate Resilient Solutions in Africa

Nov 6, 2018 | World University Service of Canada

WUSC – World University Service of Canada – is a leading Canadian non-profit organization in international development, committed to providing education, employment and empowerment opportunities…

Iraq: Livelihood Project Manager

Nov 6, 2018 | Representative of Nineveh Voluntary for IDPs

Representative of Nineveh Voluntary for IDPs (RNVDO) is a local organization based in Erbil with offices around Nineveh dedicated to serving IDPs and refugees in…

Sudan: Senior Health and Nutrition Coordinator

Nov 6, 2018 | American Refugee Committee International

The American Refugee Committee (ARC) Sudan Program started in 2004 in response to the emergency needs of some 500,000 war-affected IDPs and host populations in…

DRC: US Forest Service Technical Program Manager

Nov 6, 2018 | Management and Engineering Technologies International

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as one of the world’s least developed countries and part of the world’s second largest rainforest ecosystem, presents a…

Syria: Country Technical Delegate- WASH

Nov 6, 2018 | Norwegian Red Cross

The Norwegian Red Cross is part of the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network with millions of volunteers in 190…

Pre-Register for the Second Running of the MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace!

Nov 6, 2018

Marking the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, we are pleased to announce the second running of…

Yemen: Livelihood and Protection Impact Assessment

Nov 6, 2018 | Committed to Good

CTG stands for Committed To Good. The organization strives for gender equality, inclusion and diversity, providing fair and equal opportunities for all. In operation since…

Bangladesh: WASH Delegate/Project Manager

Nov 6, 2018 | German Red Cross

The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related…

Call for Proposals: Irregular Ecologies: The Environmental Impact of Unconventional Warfare (Deadline: 2018-12-15)

Nov 6, 2018

The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC) and the Armed Conflict and Environment Research Network (ACERN) invite paper proposals for a two-day workshop…

The Ongoing Trade in Conflict Timber (Commentary)

Nov 6, 2018 | Arthur Blundell and Jade Saunders

While there is no doubt that countries in desperate states are in need of income and investment, there is also an extremely high risk that…

Why We Need to Protect Biodiversity from Harmful Effects of War and Armed Conflict

Nov 6, 2018 | UN Environment

Times of war can result in rapid environmental degradation as people struggle to survive and environmental management systems break down resulting in damage to critical…

Environmental Security in Times of Armed Conflict

Nov 6, 2018 | Wim Zwijnenburg

Addressing the conflict-environment nexus is becoming more urgent, as more armed conflicts around the world damage ecosystems upon which people depend.

Afghanistan: Decades of War Takes Its Toll on the Environment

Nov 6, 2018 | Tamim Hamid, TOLOnews

National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA) officials said Afghanistan’s water resources, soil and air quality have fallen victim to the war and that the thousands of mines…