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Lake Chad Basin: Regional Program Manager

Apr 3, 2018 | Creative Associates International

Creative Associates International, Inc. (Creative) seeks a Regional Program Manager (RPM) for an anticipated USAID-funded grants-based project.  The Regional Program Manager is to be based…

A More Just Migration: Empowering Women on the Front Lines of Climate Displacement

Apr 3, 2018 | Saiyara Khan

“It is often expected that women care more, and therefore women are going to volunteer, and be the saviors” in times of crisis, said Eleanor Blomstrom,…

Understanding the Causes of Colombia's Conflict: Land Ownership

Apr 3, 2018 | Jarrod Demir

At the very heart of violence and armed conflict in Colombia is land. This has been the case since before Colombia was a republic and…

Iraq: Iraq Brings Forward Plan to Award Oil Contracts

Apr 3, 2018 | Financial Tribune

Iraq plans to award oil and gas exploration and development contracts in 11 new blocks on April 15, oil ministry spokesman, Asim Jihad, said on…

Iraq: Iraq Unveils Plan to Diversify Away from Oil

Apr 3, 2018 | Julianne Geiger, Oil Price

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi on Sunday unveiled an ambitious plan to end its dependence on oil through building up its private sector over…

Colombia: Understanding the Causes of Colombia’s Conflict: Land Ownership

Apr 3, 2018 | Jarrod Demir, Colombia Reports

At the very heart of violence and armed conflict in Colombia is land. This has been the case since before Colombia was a republic and…

Myanmar: Environmental Group Warns of Risk Posed by Air Pollution in Yangon

Apr 3, 2018 | Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times

Air pollution in most locations in Yangon exceed authorised limits, according to the 2018 air quality findings of the environment group Advancing Life and Regenerating…

Water and Peace in Middle East

Apr 2, 2018 | M. Reza Behnam

The Middle East, oil rich but water poor, with about 6 percent of the world’s population, has only 1 percent of the Earth’s renewable water…

Sun Setting on Timor-Leste’s Greater Sunrise Plan

Apr 2, 2018 | Clive Schofield and Bec Strating

On 6 March 2018, Australia and Timor-Leste signed a landmark treaty that draws permanent maritime boundaries in the Timor Sea. The treaty is the result of the…

China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China and Vietnam Call for Maritime Disputes to Be Settled

Apr 2, 2018 | Straits Times

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday said Beijing and Hanoi should settle their disputes in the South China Sea through talks and move to jointly…

Afghanistan: Water Ministry Warns of Drop in Water Levels

Apr 1, 2018 | Zabihullah Jahanmal, TOLOnews

Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Water on Sunday raised concern over water resources in the country and said the total amount of running and underground…

Yemen: Houthi Militias Accused of Looting 500,000 Oil Barrels

Mar 31, 2018 | Asharq Al-Awsat

The Yemeni legitimate government accused Houti militias of starting Friday to implement a plot aiming to loot around 500,000 oil barrels from oilfields in Marib…

Iraq: Iraq Announces 11 Tender Offers for Southern Oil Exploration

Mar 31, 2018 | Rudaw

As Iraq’s 2018 budget became law this week, the Iraqi oil Ministry has announced 11 tender offers for 11 blocs bordering Iran, Kuwait, and one…

Burkina Faso: Hunger and Conflict Push Northern Burkina Faso into Crisis

Mar 31, 2018 | Nellie Peyton, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Food shortages and a jihadist uprising in northern Burkina Faso risk plunging the region into a humanitarian crisis if urgent action is not taken, aid…

Colombia: Oil Spill Kills More Than 2,400 Animals

Mar 30, 2018 | Elaina Zachos, National Geographic

At the beginning of March, an oil well in northern Colombia burst, spewing an unclear amount of oil into the Magdalena River, a principal waterway…

Liberia: Rex Tillerson's Exxon Mobil Involved in Corrupt Oil Deals in Liberia, Investigation Reveals

Mar 29, 2018 | Cristina Maza, Newsweek

Under the leadership of former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, oil giant Exxon Mobil signed a $120 million deal for an oil block in Liberia that…

Iraq: Iraq to Exclude Oil By-Products from Companies' Profit in New Contracts

Mar 29, 2018 | Reuters

Iraq will exclude oil by-products such as liquefied petroleum gas and dry gas from foreign oil companies’ revenues in new contracts expected to be awarded…

Conflict Minerals: Apple Cobalt Supplier Seeking Ethical Supply with Industry Pilot

Mar 28, 2018 | Thomas Wilson, Bloomberg

A supplier of cobalt to Apple Inc. is joining with others in the industry to try to ensure the metal used in rechargeable batteries is…

Colombia: Colombia to Formalize Land Rights of 2.5 Million Peasants

Mar 28, 2018 | Jarrod Demir, Colombia Reports

Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday signed a landmark decree that would formalize the land ownership of 2.5 million Colombian farmers. The new mandate…

Liberia: Illicit Miners Raise Fears in Bong

Mar 28, 2018 | New Dawn

Some residents who spoke to this paper via mobile phone from the district say the alleged illicit miners are believed to come from Ghana, Nigeria…

Somalia: UN Security Council Makes ‘Historic’ Warning on Climate Threat to Somalia

Mar 28, 2018 | Zak Derler, Climate Change News

The United Nations Security Council has formally recognised climate change as a destabilising factor in Somalia. In a resolution adopted on Tuesday as part of a renewed mandate for assistance…

Liberia: Appointment at LEITI Draws More Ire – Partners Threaten Pullout

Mar 28, 2018 | Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, FrontPage Africa

The situation at the Liberia Extractive Industries Initiatives following the appointment of Gabriel Nyenka is degenerating into chaos as several stakeholder organizations are now threatening…

Afghanistan: As Kabul Grows, Clean Water a Step Toward State Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Mar 28, 2018 | Mohammad Shoaib Haidary, Asia Foundation

In 2050, Kabul’s population is expected to reach 9 million, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the world. People are flocking to…

How War Games Can Help South Asia Respond to Climate Change

Mar 27, 2018 | Tariq Waseem Ghazi and Rachel Fleishman

Over the past few weeks, this year’s iteration of a major U.S.-led multinational military exercise, the Pacific Partnership, has been playing out, and it will continue…

Student Video Contest for Environmental Peacebuilding MOOC Participants

Mar 27, 2018

The Massive Open Online Course on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace has launched a “student spotlight” video contest to highlight the diverse work and interests…

Afghaistan: Sesame Oil Production in Balkh

Mar 27, 2018 | Economic Times

Roughly 300,000 litres of sesame oil are produced using the traditional method each year in Balkh, according to Zabihullah Zubin, a director at the provincial…

Iraq: Iraq May Build Oil Storage in Japan, South Korea to Drive Asian Sales

Mar 27, 2018 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters

Iraq is studying the possibility of building crude oil storage facilities in South Korea and Japan as part of a plan to increase sales to…

Nigeria: Area Coordinator

Mar 26, 2018 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale has been working in Sierra Leone since 1971. COOPI is currently implementing several projects in Sierra Leone mainly in the areas of…

Myanmar: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist - Community Strengthening Project

Mar 26, 2018 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services worldwide. We are a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering,…

Jordan: Shelter & WASH Project Manager- Syria

Mar 26, 2018 | Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC works in crises across 31 countries, where it helps save…