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Afghanistan: Flash Floods in Afghanistan Kill at Least 34

May 15, 2018 | Reuters

Flash floods caused by heavy rain in the past week have killed at least 34 people in several Afghan provinces and caused serious damage to…

Colombia: Colombians Work to Reconcile Cattle Farming and Forests

May 15, 2018 | Maria Paula Rubiano, WorldCrunch

An ambitious project to make livestock farming sustainable in Colombia is yielding results almost a decade after its implementation in 83 districts. Its lesson so…

Sierra Leone: One of Sierra Leone’s Last Diamond Mines Reopens

May 15, 2018 | Georgia Williams, Investing News

The Koidu mine, which is owned and operated by BSG Resources, is renowned for producing some of the most valuable gems in the world. Last…

Jordan: Regional Durable Solutions Advisor

May 14, 2018 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster…

Global Plan of Action Expert

May 14, 2018 | Norwegian Capacity

NORCAP is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s global provider of expertise to the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. We build partnerships with international organisations and national…

Yemen: MEAL Coordinator

May 14, 2018 | International Rescue Committee

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at…

DRC: Conflict and Governance Program Manager

May 14, 2018 | 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 countries…

South Sudan: Food Security and Livelihoods Program Manager

May 14, 2018 | 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…

Yemen: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

May 14, 2018 | Creative Associates International Inc.

Creative Associates International provides outstanding, on-the-ground development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges. Its experts focus on building inclusive educational…

DRC: Congo Mining Regulations Committee Completes Work, Miners Say

May 14, 2018 | Reuters

Major miners operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s top copper producer, said on Monday that a commission set up to draft detailed regulations…

Bangladesh: A Precarious Environment for the Rohingya Refugees

May 14, 2018 | UN Environment

Andrea Dekrout is Senior Environmental Coordinator for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Based in Geneva, Dekrout is responsible for ensuring sustainable environmental management in UNHCR…

Why Sierra Leone’s Mining Industry Requires a Robust Environmental Protection Regime

May 13, 2018 | Sonkita Conteh

As you enter Koidu town in the Kono District of eastern Sierra Leone an impressively large hill rises to the right of the newly constructed…

South Sudan: South Sudan Lifts Fuel Subsidies to Cut Expenditure

May 13, 2018 | Xinhua

The South Sudanese government has lifted the fuel subsidies in a bid to cut spiraling public expenditure costs in the youngest nation that has experienced…

Syria/Kurdistan: Syrian Kurds Attempt to Stimulate their Economy through Oil Trade

May 12, 2018 | SOFREP

In northern Syria the economy is struggling in the wake of the Islamic State war, the Kurds of Rojava have resorted to the oil trade…

Syria/Kurdistan: Syrian Kurds Build on a Ramshackle Oil Industry [Photos]

May 11, 2018 | Hussein Malla, Associated Press

The Kurdish self-rule administration seized control of oil fields in northeastern Hassakeh province after the government pulled out of most of the Kurdish-majority regions in…

New Global Analysis Finds Water-Related Terrorism Is on the Rise

May 10, 2018 | Jennifer Veilleux and Shlomi Dinar

In 2014, after losing a number of Somalian cities it had captured to African Union and Somali troops, the terrorist group Al-Shabaab changed its tactics.…

Why Blockchain Can Be an Effective Tool for Fighting Environmental Crime

May 10, 2018 | Samantha Radocchia

The effects of environmental crime and illicit trade are vast and often irreversible. For illustration, look no further than the recent death of the last…

Conflict Minerals: De Beers Tracks Diamonds through Supply Chain Using Blockchain

May 10, 2018 | Reuters

De Beers said on Thursday it had tracked 100 high-value diamonds from miner to retailer using blockchain, in the first effort of its kind to…

South Sudan: South Sudan to Launch Oil and Gas Policy

May 10, 2018 | Joseph Oduha

South Sudan will launch a policy to regulate oil and gas industry management, official said. Oil minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth said the local content regulatory…

Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan to Make Last Debt Payment to Sudan in June

May 10, 2018 | Julia Payne, Reuters

South Sudan will finish paying off its debt to neighbor Sudan in June with a final cargo of crude oil, South Sudan’s oil minister Ezekiel…

Somalia: Champion of the Earth Fatima Jibrell Attends High-Level Talks on Somalia’s Illegal Charcoal Trade

May 10, 2018 | UN Environment

2014 UN Environment Champion of the Earth Fatima Jibrell once said: “People are fighting about limited resources, destroyed by displaced youth: a ready pool for…

Stabenow, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Farmer Veterans

May 10, 2018 | High Plains Journal

Today, leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow and Chairman Pat Roberts, introduced new legislation that expands…

Colombia: Call for 3rd National Coffee Quality Competition 'Colombia, Land of Diversity' Is Open

May 9, 2018 | Colombian Coffee Growers Federation

From May 15 to August 15, the call is open for receiving coffee lots for the 3rd National Coffee Quality Competition “Colombia, Land of Diversity,”…

Myanmar: Myanmar Hills Embrace Silkworms over Poppies

May 9, 2018 | Ann Wang, Reuters

Zhou Xing Ci’s family have farmed poppies for as long as anyone remembers. Along with many other farmers in the hills of eastern Myanmar, poppies…

Liberia: Senators Brace for Heated Land Rights Act Debate

May 9, 2018 | J. Burgess Carter, Observer

There are growing indications that the four year-old Land Rights Act (2014) will finally be passed by the senate, and sooner than expected, a source…

Mining Transparency in Myanmar: Can the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Lead to a More Sustainable Democracy?

May 8, 2018 | Marjanneke Vijge

Myanmar is rich in natural resources—gas, oil, minerals, and gemstones—yet is still one of the world’s least developed countries. Extractive industries are the country’s most lucrative sector…