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Myanmar: Jade, Drugs and GDP
Aug 23, 2018
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Thiha Saw, Myanmar Times
Myanmar boasts of possessing precious natural resources including those that are mined, legally or otherwise, and one of these resources is jade. But there is an…
DRC: Miners Establish Industry Body to Engage DRC Govt on Mining Code, Industry Issues
Aug 23, 2018
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Marleny Arnoldi, Mining Weekly
Mining companies active in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have established a new industry body, the Mining Promotion Initiative (MPI), to engage with government…
Conflict Minerals: Blood, Sweat, and Batteries
Aug 23, 2018
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Vivienne Walt and Sebastian Meyer, Fortune
That soaring appetite for cobalt is a product of today’s device-driven tech economy: The metal is a key component in the lithium-ion batteries that power…
Kuwait: Kuwait Aims to Settle Oil Field Disputes with Iraq, Saudi Arabia in Coming Weeks
Aug 22, 2018
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Herman Wang, S&P GLobal
Kuwaiti oil minister Bakheet al-Rashidi said Wednesday he expects to resolve two long-standing oil field disputes involving neighbors Iraq and Saudi in the coming weeks.…
Afghanistan: Water Shortages Weigh Heavy on Afghanistan
Aug 22, 2018
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Ezzatullah Mehrdad, Global Voices
Landlocked Afghanistan wasn't always short of water. Historically the valleys in this part of Asia were agricultural heartlands that hosted rushing rivers fed by abundant…
Colombia: Colombia to Consider Aiding Struggling Coffee Farmers
Aug 22, 2018
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Reuters
The Colombian government is examining possible help for coffee farmers hit by low international prices, the agriculture minister said on Wednesday, after repeated requests for…
Colombia: Drones Are Being Enlisted to Tackle Colombia’s Cocaine Farms
Aug 22, 2018
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Malek Murison, Drone Life
We’re not quite at the stage at which drones are taking an active role in day to day agriculture. Despite hardware releases from DJI and…
Syria: WASH and Shelter Program Manager
Aug 21, 2018
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
Consultant: Climate and Conflict Review
Aug 21, 2018
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a humanitarian and development organization working to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities. In…
Sierra Leone: Consultancy for Mano River Union Strategic Plan Revision in Biodiversity and Climate Change
Aug 21, 2018
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Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech, Inc. provides consulting, engineering, program management, and construction management services that address fundamental needs for water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, and energy
Tetra Tech International…
Temporary Officer- Climate Change and Environment
Aug 21, 2018
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…
Timor-Leste: Deputy Country Director
Aug 21, 2018
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Conservation International
Conservation International (CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of all for over 30 years. Through science, policy, and partnerships, CI is helping build…
Israel: Resource Development Officer
Aug 21, 2018
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EcoPeace- Middle East
EcoPeace Middle East is a unique Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian organization that advances cooperative efforts to protect our shared environment and create the conditions for sustainable development and…
Kenya and Madagascar: Regional Grants Manager
Aug 21, 2018
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is an international conservation NGO headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City working to save wildlife and wild…
Syria: WASH Sector Working Group Coordinator
Aug 21, 2018
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Solidarites International
SI, which has been present in Syria since 2013 is dedicated to work on recently opened and challenging areas to provide lifesaving activities to the…
Myanmar: WASH and Infrastructure Coordinator
Aug 21, 2018
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Danish Refugee Council
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) seeks a WASH and Infrastructure Coordinator to join the Rakhine State team. DRC has provided assistance to people in need in…
Bangladesh: WASH Project Manager
Aug 21, 2018
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Premiere Urgence Interationale
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organisation. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and…
Lebanon: Deputy WASH and Shelter Coordinator
Aug 21, 2018
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Solidarites International
Lebanon hosts about 1.5 million Syrian refugee, mainly in its northern governorate (Akkar and Tripoli) and in the Bekaa Valley. SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) has launched…
Somalia: Consultancy- Hydrogeological/Geophysical Surveyor
Aug 21, 2018
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Action Against Hunger
Hydrogeological/Geophysical Survey in Hudur district, Somalia
Location: Hudur District, Bakool region, Somalia
1. Background
Action Against Hunger is one of the major humanitarian actors in Somalia since May…
DRC: Operations Manager
Aug 21, 2018
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Rainforest Foundation- Norway
The destruction of the world’s rainforests is one of our time’s biggest environmental disasters. Every year an area of 130 000 km2 of tropical forest…
DRC: Shelter and WASH Project Officer
Aug 21, 2018
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International Organization of Migration
Position Title: Field Project Officer – Shelter/WASH
Duty Station: Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo
Type of Appointment: Consultancy, 3 months with possibility of extension
Organization Unit: Operations…
Artificial Intelligence: Our Next Ally against Environmental Risks
Aug 21, 2018
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Lou del Bello
A glance at one satellite map of the Peruvian Amazon is enough to grasp the scale of devastation humans are causing to one of Earth's…
Myanmar: Myanmar Comes in 2nd on List of Countries Most Prone to Water-Related Disasters
Aug 21, 2018
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May Thin Kyi, Eleven
Myanmar is ranked 2nd on the list of countries with the highest amount of dangers caused by water, said Dr Khin Ni Ni Thein, Secretary…
Conflict Minerals: Blockchain Firms See Growing Opportunity in Ethical Materials
Aug 21, 2018
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Jason Deign, Green Tech Media
Blockchain firms are racing to create ethical sourcing platforms for cobalt amid growing concerns over mining conditions in the lithium-ion battery supply chain. This month,…
South Sudan: Bucknell Researcher Reveals the Biological Treasures of a Conflict Zone
Aug 21, 2018
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Matt Hughes, Bucknell University
DeeAnn Reeder is one of the few animal researchers to have ever worked in South Sudan, where longstanding civil conflict has recently flared up again.…
Afghanistan: Worst Drought in Decades Grips Two-Thirds of Afghanistan [Video]
Aug 20, 2018
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Charlotte Bellis, Al Jazeera
Afghanistan is experiencing a drought so severe that two million people may run out of food in the next six months. More than 80,000 people…
Afghanistan/India/Iran/Pakistan: India’s Controversial Afghanistan Dams
Aug 20, 2018
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Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat
India is expected to begin work on the $236 million Shahtoot Dam project on the Kabul River in Afghanistan in the coming weeks. Scheduled to…
Africa: Intolerance, Inequalities and the Land Issue - Major Threats to Peace in Africa
Aug 20, 2018
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Colleta Dewa, Southern Times
Leaders from across the African continent, who gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the African Leaders of Peace Summit last week said the continent needs…
Afghanistan: TAPI Plagued by Land Acquisition Problems
Aug 18, 2018
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Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews
Officials of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in the country said so far they have completed 45 percent of the land acquisition process of…
DRC: Taking Traceable Conflict-Free Gold from DR Congo to International Markets
Aug 18, 2018
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UN Environment
While DR Congo’s annual artisanal gold production is estimated to stand at between eight to ten tons, official statistics show that only 200 kg of…