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Kenya: Shalom (SCCRR) Adopts a Community Based Approach to the Management of Natural Resource Based Conflicts in Kenya
May 23, 2018
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Shalom Center
Conflict associated with natural environmental resources have in the recent past been a characteristic of life in most arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. In…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association Launches Member Directory
May 22, 2018
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association recently launched a Membership Directory to connect members through shared interests. These profiles can be used to network, search for mentoring…
Afghanistan: Baby Powder Helping Fund Islamic State in Afghanistan: Report
May 22, 2018
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Reuters
Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from illegal mining of talc, much of which ends up in…
Colombia: 25,000 Evacuated as Hidroituango Dam Crisis Continues
May 22, 2018
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teleSUR
At least 25,000 people in Colombia have been evacuated after fresh floods caused by the Ituango hydroelectric dam on Monday followed the flooding of the Cauca river…
Myanmar: Illicit Drug Production Rages on in Conflict-Torn Areas of Myanmar
May 22, 2018
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Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy
Illicit drug production rages on in conflict-torn regions in Myanmar, with supplies being smuggled into nearby countries but also reaching as far as Australia, said…
Afghanistan: Taliban, Islamic State Make Millions from Mining Afghan Minerals
May 22, 2018
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Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg
Rising global demand for cosmetics, marble and stainless steel is helping Taliban and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan fund their increasingly violent insurgencies, according to…
Afghanistan: Taliban, Islamic State Make Millions from Mining Afghan Minerals
May 22, 2018
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Eltaf Najafizada, Bloomberg
Rising global demand for cosmetics, marble and stainless steel is helping Taliban and Islamic State militants in Afghanistan fund their increasingly violent insurgencies, according to…
Carl Bruch
Director, International Programs
Environmental Law Institute
May 22, 2018
Carl Bruch is the Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and founding president of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association. After studying physics,…
Myanmar: Resources Ministry Plans to Reforest 600,000 Acres over Next Decade
May 21, 2018
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation targets to reforest 600,000 acres of denuded forest land in the next 10 years to mitigate the…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Solutions from Science Can Quell War over Nile Waters
May 21, 2018
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Otula Owuor, Nation
Hardly a week passes without a story about the impending Nile water wars between Egypt and Ethiopia. At the centre of the conflict is Africa’s…
Myanmar: Project Officer - Monitoring and Results Measurement, Mawlamyine
May 20, 2018
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Care
The Project Officer – Monitoring and Results Measurement (PO– MRM) is part of the Monitoring and Result Measurement (MRM) team of Generating Rubber Opportunities (GRO).…
Myanmar: Project Officer - Partnership and Stakeholder Relations, Mawlamyine
May 20, 2018
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CARE International
CARE International in Myanmar is a Non-Government Organization representing the CARE International network. CARE has worked in Myanmar since 1995 with the aim to improve…
Nigeria: Consultant - Housing, Land and Property Issues in Areas of Return
May 20, 2018
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Norwegian Refugee Council
NRC is looking for a consultant to carry out a complementary assessment of Housing, Land and Property issues in areas of return and revise an…
Nigeria: Consultant to Undertake a study on Effects of Displacement on Land Tenure System in North East Nigeria
May 20, 2018
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement. This includes refugees and internally displaced…
Support Relief Group Agriculture and Food Security Advisor (Multiple Positions)
May 20, 2018
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USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
OFDA requires a SRG Agriculture and Food Security Advisor to provide expert technical advice and assistance for the analysis of potential agricultural vulnerabilities and risks…
Central Africa: Chief of Party (COP) - Environmental Policy and Capacity Support Activity
May 20, 2018
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Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech creates practical, sustainable, and environmentally responsible solutions to address the world’s most complex challenges. Its service areas include agriculture and economic growth; democracy…
Program Officer (Gold Focus)
May 20, 2018
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Pact
Pact is seeking a Program Officer to support our expanding work gold mining communities, particularly in the African and Asian continents. While Pact has programs…
DRC: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Manager RRMP
May 20, 2018
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International Rescue Committee (IRC)
The Senior M&E Manager RRMP (Rapid Response to Population Movements) is responsible for permanent monitoring of emergency interventions, capacity building of emergency team, capitalization of…
South Sudan: WASH Cluster Unity State Focal Point
May 20, 2018
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in…
In Kabul, Residents Chase Receding Groundwater
May 20, 2018
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Kayla Ritter
Years of conflict coupled with an arid landscape have left residents of Kabul, Afghanistan, facing immense water shortages.
The capital city, which lies in the Kabul…
Liberia: Presidential Committee Recommends Restitution, Charges in NOCAL Probe
May 19, 2018
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Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa
The Special Presidential Committee set up by President George Manneh Weah to probe the NOCAL-ExxonMobile alleged bribery saga has recommended that officials who were mentioned…
Afghanistan: Farah’s War is over Water: Defense Minister
May 19, 2018
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Hayatullah Amanat, TOLOnews
Four days after the Taliban’s attack on Farah City, a senior government delegation on Saturday met with representatives of Farah - a meeting covered live…
South Sudan: UNMISS Gifts New Clean Water Facilities to Ladu Community in Juba
May 18, 2018
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James Sokiri, UN Mission in South Sudan
The gifting of two new boreholes to the Ladu community in the capital Juba will help reduce inter-communal tension over scarce water resources in the…
Afghanistan: Shuangdeng Group Wins Afghanistan’s Tender for 40 MW Hybrid Solar Project
May 18, 2018
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Emiliano Bellini, PV Magazine
The Ministry of energy and water of Afghanistan (MEW) has awarded the contract to build a 40 MW hybrid solar plant at the Hisar-e-Shahi Industrial…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Sudan Reiterates Sovereignty over Disputed Abyei Region
May 18, 2018
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Sudan Tribune
Sudan’s permanent envoy to the United Nations Omer Dahab called on South Sudan government to engage with Khartoum and the African Union seriously to speed…
Myanmar: Myanmar Returns Large Amount of Confiscated Land to Farmers in Northwestern Region
May 17, 2018
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Xinhua
The Myanmar government has returned 4,932 acres (1,997 hectares) more of farmland, confiscated by the Ministry of Defense, to 528 farmers in Kanbalu district, Sagaing…
Australia: Climate Change an 'Existential Security Risk' to Australia, Senate Inquiry Says
May 17, 2018
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Ben Doherty, Guardian
Climate change is a “current and existential national security risk” to Australia, a Senate inquiry has told parliament, one that could inflame regional conflicts over…
Colombia: Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate after Floods at Dam
May 16, 2018
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Joe Parkin Daniels, Guardian
Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in western Colombia after heavy floods at Colombia’s largest hydroelectric dam project, which…
Afghanistan: 60 Killed in Afghanistan Flash Floods
May 16, 2018
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Vanguard
Five people were injured, the agency said in a statement. It did not specify the casualties by province. Some 343 homes were destroyed, while 663…
Climate Change is a Security Threat – So Where is the UN Security Council?
May 15, 2018
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Ashley Murphy
Climate change is one of the great security challenges of the 21st century. As the world warms, conflicts over water, food or energy will become…