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Afghanistan: ADB Provides $75mn Grant to Support Afghanistan's Horticulture Value Chains
Oct 31, 2018
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Wadsam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) agrees to provide a $75 million grant to support development of horticulture value chains in Afghanistan, empowering farmers, crop producers,…
South Sudan: WASH Program Engineer
Oct 30, 2018
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Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped…
Lebanon: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
Oct 30, 2018
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Accion Contra el Hambre Espana
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…
Jordan: Regional WASH Advisor
Oct 30, 2018
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Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 20 ngos working with partners in over 90 countries to end the injustices that cause poverty.
Shaping a stronger Oxfam…
Senegal: Regional Livelihood Coordinator
Oct 30, 2018
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Danish Refugee Council
Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified regional livelihood coordinator. You will be in charge…
Republic of Congo and Central African Republic: Project Officer
Oct 30, 2018
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Forest Peoples Programme
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) is an international NGO that supports tropical forest peoples in South America, Africa, and Asia, to assert their rights to control…
Central African Republic: Head of Project for Agricultural Production in Central African Republic
Oct 30, 2018
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Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects…
Central African Republic: Expert for Agriculture
Oct 30, 2018
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Welthungerhilfe
Welthungerhilfe is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects…
Internship
Oct 30, 2018
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American Security Project
ASP is looking for current or recently graduated students interested in hands-on public policy experience for full- and part-time internships. Interns will support ASP researchers…
Towards Climate Resilient Peacebuilding: Understanding the Complexities
Oct 30, 2018
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Karolina Eklöw and Florian Krampe
It is increasingly clear that the interaction between social, political and ecological processes decisively shape the post-conflict landscape. Often, the capacity of peace operations and…
Timor-Leste: What’s Next for Timor-Leste’s Economy?
Oct 30, 2018
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David Hutt, Diplomat
After more than a year of political uncertainty – which included two general elections in the space of eleven months, one failed minority government, impeachment…
DRC/Tanzania: Tanzania Partners with DRC to Process Cobalt
Oct 30, 2018
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Apolinari Tairo, East African
The Democratic Republic of Congo is looking to establish a smelter in Tanzania to minimise transport costs of raw cobalt shipped to markets outside Africa.…
Liberia: Sime Darby 'Prematurely' Harvesting Oil Palm, as 'Criminals' Attack Security
Oct 30, 2018
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Observer
Sime Darby patrolman Joseph K. Gissi is one of the latest victims to the alleged criminal activities at the plantation. The widespread theft of oil…
Afghanistan: Finest Afghan Agriculture Exports to Be Showcased at “WorldFood Kazakhstan” Trade Show
Oct 30, 2018
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USAID
Twelve Afghan agribusinesses will display the finest fresh and dried fruits, nuts, juices, and vegetables at a high-profile trade event in Almaty, Kazakhstan from October…
Iran/Iraq: Iraq’s Kirkuk Oil Deal with Iran Collapses under US Sanctions
Oct 29, 2018
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Nawzad Mahmoud, Rudaw
The first shipment of Kirkuk oil arrived in Iran in June 2018 marking the start of a broader agreement between Baghdad and Tehran ensuring Kirkuk…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Rosneft’s Iraqi Kurdistan Oil and Gas Play Angers Baghdad
Oct 29, 2018
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Henry Foy, Financial Times
When the Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan went looking for someone brave enough to pump billions of dollars into developing its large oil and gas…
Nigeria: Federal Government Urges Environment Stakeholders to Address Herders-Farmers Conflict
Oct 29, 2018
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News Agency of Nigeria
The Federal Government on Monday urged stakeholders in the environment sector to support its efforts to tackle the incessant herders-farmers conflicts in the country. Mr…
The Coming Fight for Middle Eastern Water
Oct 28, 2018
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Tyler Headley
Only two decades into the twenty-first century, there have already been six conflicts with more than ten thousand casualties in the Middle East. Further threatening…
Afghanistan: Livestock and Fish Farming Bring Self-Sufficiency to Rural Afghans
Oct 28, 2018
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World Bank
Parwin is one of hundreds of people in the district to benefit from the National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP), operating under the Ministry of…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan's Mountains Face Deforestation because of Kerosene Shortages
Oct 28, 2018
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Bextiyar Qadir, Rudaw
People living in the Kurdistan Region's mountains rely on heating oil as temperatures drop and snow begins to fall. In 2018, residents have resorted to…
Conflict Minerals: ‘Blood Gold’ Drives Mine-to-Market-Transparency Push
Oct 26, 2018
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Bloomberg Environment
It has been labeled “blood gold,” a jarring phrase that ties one of the world’s most valuable metals with brutal mining practices and illicit profits…
Liberia: Rural Dwellers Alarm Fire Outbreak, Landslide; Call for Mitigation
Oct 26, 2018
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FrontPage Africa
Though often caused by nature, some disasters have human influences that are often triggered by hazards. There are number of hazards affecting Liberia, among which…
Liberia: Extractive Sector: World Bank, Stakeholders Review New Publication on License to Drill
Oct 26, 2018
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David A. Yates, Observer
To enhance transparency and accountability in the Extractive sector, the World Bank Group, stakeholders and representatives from civil society organizations on Wednesday, October 24, reviewed…
Iran/Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Halt Kirkuk Oil Exports to Iran, May Resume Them to Turkey
Oct 26, 2018
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Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
Iraq will stop trucking crude from its northern Kirkuk oilfield to Iran in November to comply with sanctions imposed on its neighbour by the United…
Why Climate Change Is a National Security Issue
Oct 25, 2018
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Eric Schewe
Climate change will be the defining test of global civilization in the twenty-first century. While climate scientists have been aware of the effect of carbon…
The Land Rights Act Victory in Liberia Means the Work Has Just Begun
Oct 24, 2018
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Rachael Knight and Ali Kaba
In September, Liberia passed the long-awaited Land Rights bill into law. Its passage is a triumph for the courageous, determined community members, civil society activists,…
Sierra Leone: $20M Extractives Sector Project Launched
Oct 24, 2018
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Alhaji M. Kamara, Awoko
The Ministry of Mines with support from World Bank yesterday launched a $20 million USD project, which is the second phase of the Extractive Industries…
Land: Low-Tech Provides Powerful Tool to Fight Land Corruption - Experts
Oct 24, 2018
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Sally Hayden, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Technological solutions to preventing land corruption require resources, but they do not have to be expensive, land rights experts said on Tuesday. Satellite imagery, cloud…
Less Than Two Months Left to Join the Environmental Peacebuilding Association as a Founding Member!
Oct 23, 2018
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association, founded in April of this year, is offering founding membership to individuals and institutions who join by December 31, 2018. With members from more…
Call for Proposals: 1st International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (Deadline: 2018-12-15)
Oct 23, 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…