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Casimiro Villadiego Olvida
Sarangani Energy Corporation
Philippines
Dec 4, 2018
Casimiro Olvida is a practitioner from the Philippines, focusing on watershed rehabilitation through public-people-private sector partnership, forest land use planning, forest governance, watershed management, and…
Refining the UN's Approach to the Water-Security Nexus
Dec 3, 2018
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Danilo Turk
Today, the world is increasingly aware of the dramatic meaning of water. Water stress and water-related disasters are among the main consequences of global warming…
DRC: Cobalt Mining Shows Clean Energy Revolution Comes at a Price
Dec 3, 2018
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Zoe Dawson, Irish Times
Iraq: Iraqi Security Prevents Protesters from Storming Oilfield
Dec 3, 2018
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Middle East Monitor
Iraqi security forces yesterday prevented dozens of demonstrators from storming the major oilfield of West Qurna 2 in the country’s southern province of Basra.
Myanmar: Chinese Company behind Controversial Copper Mine Eyes Additional 100k Acres
Dec 3, 2018
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Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy
Local concerns over the environmental impacts and potential for land confiscation in the Latpadaung copper mining area are rising again with the submission of an…
Colombia: Deforestation Is Unexpected Result of Peace in Colombia
Dec 3, 2018
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Stony Brook University
War can have devastating effects on nature, but what happens in times of peace? In a first-of-a-kind study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists provide…
Russia/Ukraine: HotSpots H2O, December 3: Water Infrastructure Still a Target in Ukrainian Conflict
Dec 3, 2018
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Kayla Ritter, Circle of Blue
Attacks on civilian water infrastructure remain a strategic vulnerability in the ongoing conflict between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists. Two major water lines were…
Water Wars Won’t Be Won on a Battlefield
Dec 2, 2018
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Bill Frist
It’s an astonishing finding: “Two countries engaged in active water cooperation” will “not go to war, for any reason." According to an extensive analysis by…
Iraq: Iraq's Nineveh Province Declares State of Emergency Following Flash Flooding
Dec 2, 2018
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Mina Aldroubi, The National
Iraqi authorities on Sunday declared a state of emergency after flash flooding and torrential rainfall battered Nineveh, further exacerbating the plight of the war-torn province.…
Aaron Wolf on Transboundary Water Conflict and Cooperation [Podcast]
Nov 30, 2018
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Wilson Center
“Countries—even countries that don’t like each other much—have, and continue to have, conversations over water resources, even when they won’t about other issues,” says Aaron…
Opinion: Malnutrition In Conflict Zones is Rife- Here's How To Save Lives And Build Peace
Nov 30, 2018
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Michael Klosson
Conflict has been repeatedly cited by the United Nations as a major driver of hunger in 2018. Failure to get nutritious food to children trapped…
Sudan: Sudan’s East Darfur Embracing Shared Natural Resource Management to Curb Conflict
Nov 30, 2018
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UN Environment
As in many parts of western Sudan, Ismail and other East Darfur residents have for decades lived in a fragile environment characterized by climatic variability…
Afghanistan: Farmers Harvest More Saffron This Year
Nov 30, 2018
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Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
Amid arrival of saffron harvest season, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said farmers have harvested three tons more saffron compared with the…
Colombia: Interfaith Rainforest Initiative Launched to Protect Colombian Rainforest, Indigenous Peoples
Nov 29, 2018
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Catherine Benson Wahlén, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Leaders from every major religious faith joined Afro-Colombian communities, indigenous peoples, climate scientists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to launch the Colombia ‘Interfaith Rainforest Initiative.’ Through…
Myanmar: UK Aid, WWF to Help Myanmar Develop ‘Green’ Rubber
Nov 29, 2018
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Dawei Golden Land Co (DGL) have made a joint investment of over…
Back to Business as Usual in Myanmar’s Jade Mines?
Nov 28, 2018
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Hanna Hindstrom
For over two decades, the world-famous jade mines in Hpakant in Kachin State have been associated with the horrors of Tatmadaw rule and civil war:…
Call for Proposals: 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Nov 28, 2018
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is delighted to announce the call for proposals for the 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding. The conference will take place…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Construction on Remote Reef Rekindles Dispute with Vietnam
Nov 28, 2018
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
China's new construction on a remote South China Sea reef has soured its relations again with Vietnam, a claimant to the same islet, after a…
Israel/Palestine: Israel Rules in Favour of Settlers after 22-Year Legal Battle against Land Grab
Nov 28, 2018
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Middle East Monitor
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in favour of settlers after a 22-year legal battle by Palestinians against efforts to annex their land in the occupied…
International Water Cooperation Opens the Doors to Peacemaking
Nov 27, 2018
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Adrien Detges and Tobias Ide
Although water is an essential input for agriculture and industrial production, it is also scarce in many regions. When it crosses international borders via shared…
Afghanistan: Agricultural Development Key to Global Security: Ghani
Nov 27, 2018
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Syed Zabiullah Langari, TOLOnews
Addressing a private sector side event in Geneva on Tuesday, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said that his administration has created the legal structure for the mining…
Afghanistan: Farmers Grappling with Afghanistan Drought Urgently Need Seed and Animal Feed Support
Nov 27, 2018
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
A new drought response will help 1.4 million of the most vulnerable drought-affected people in Afghanistan during the coming winter season and into April next year, the…
Iraq: Iraq Allocates 2019 Oil Sales
Nov 27, 2018
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Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
Iraq has allocated its oil sales for 2019, with 67 percent of exports going to Asian markets, 20 percent to the Europe and 13 percent…
Iraq: Trump 'Asked Iraqi Prime Minister for Oil as Repayment for Iraq War'
Nov 27, 2018
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Tom Embury-Dennis, Independent
Donald Trump twice asked Iraq’s prime minister for oil in repayment for America’s invasion of the Middle East country to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003, it has…
Colombia: Religious Leaders in Colombia Form Coalition to Defend Rainforests
Nov 27, 2018
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Manuel Rueda, Catholic News Service
Religious leaders in Colombia promised to step up efforts to prevent the destruction of rainforests in the South American country, as they launched a coalition…
Colombia: Colombian Organic Coconut Farm Attracts Investors from 10 Countries
Nov 27, 2018
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Fresh Plaza
Farmfolio, a Cayman Islands-based agriculture development firm, this week closed the second round of funding for its Colombian farming operation, Pietrasanta. The project encompasses 570…
Conflict Minerals: How Technology Can Stop Blood Diamonds
Nov 27, 2018
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Borgen Magazine
Diamonds are associated with many joyous and happy occasions: engagements, birthdays, anniversaries and even winning the Superbowl. For many people, diamonds represent wealth and personal…
Balkans: Environmental Peacebuilding & Sustainability: Peace Parks in the Balkans
Nov 26, 2018
The Balkans Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainability study abroad program is a 7 credit field course (in Washington DC and the Balkans) affiliated with Ohio University’s…
Somalia: Natural Resource Mapping Consultancy in Somaliland
Nov 26, 2018
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement.
1. Consultancy assignment background
Background
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has…
Yemen: Environmental Health Program Coordinator
Nov 26, 2018
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC Yemen began its Health, Nutrition and Environmental Health programs in response to the impact of conflicts in Abyan and Aden Governorates in October…