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Specialist: Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector
Jan 27, 2018
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UNDP
For many developing countries, mineral extraction continues to be an important driver for economic growth with the potential to improve human development outcomes, in line…
Afghanistan: Chief of Party, Afghan Urban Water and Sanitation (AUWS) Project
Jan 27, 2018
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Development Alternatives Incorporated
DAI is an international development company. For more than 45 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems…
India: Forest Dept Taking Help from Security Forces to Check Timber Smuggling: Shyamkumar
Jan 27, 2018
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Imphal Times
Forest and Environment Minister Thounaojam Shyamkumar said the department is taking help from security forces including Army and Paramilitary in the State to help the…
Afghanistan: Above 14,000 Acres of Land Usurped in Baghlan
Jan 27, 2018
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Pajhwok Afghan Times
Above 14,000 acres of state and private land has been usurped by powerful individuals and government officials in northern Baghlan province, Pajhwok Afghan News has…
Request for Proposals: Responsible Artisanal Gold in South Kivu Province
Jan 26, 2018
On 1 July, 2014, USAID/DRC awarded Tetra Tech the Capacity Building for Responsible Minerals Trade (CBRMT) project contract. The CBRMT project goal is to strengthen…
Afghanistan: Cochranite Nears Retirement after Years of Conservation Work in Afghanistan
Jan 26, 2018
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David Feil, Cochrane Times
Canadians often take for granted the fact that we have national and provincial parks that are available for our enjoyment and to preserve nature, thinking…
Iraq/Kurdistan: War in Iraq and the Plunder of Kurdish Oil
Jan 26, 2018
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Erin Banco, Newsweek
Iraqi Kurdistan seems to be a classic example of the resource curse. Oil is found, pumped, shipped and sold (and sometimes stolen). Regimes, politicians, ministers and companies…
SEC Chair Discusses Completion of Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Mandate
Jan 25, 2018
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Cydney S. Posner
In a speech delivered by video to the Securities Regulation Institute in San Diego, SEC Chair Jay Clayton shed some light (but just a little) on the…
Angola/Namibia: No Namibia-Angola Conflict over Water
Jan 25, 2018
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Albertina Nakale, New Era
The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry John Mutorwa has dismissed media reports implying Angolan authorities want Namibia to start paying for the water that…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Nile Dispute May not Derail Ethiopia-Egypt Cooperation
Jan 25, 2018
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Mu Xuequan, Xinhua
Disagreement over the Nile, one of the world's largest river systems, could turn into win-win cooperation instead of fueling conflict, experts have said. For the…
Afghanistan: Cotton Instead of Poppy?
Jan 25, 2018
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Gul Ahmad Ehsan, Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Activists in Helmand are calling for Kabul to push through a promised financial rescue package to enable a major state-run cotton factory to re-open in…
Colombia: Colombian Soldiers Lead Ecological Mission in High-Altitude Wetlands
Jan 25, 2018
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Forest Ray, Earth Island Journal
The soldiers in the Páramo de Sumapaz belong to Colombia’s First High Mountain Battalion (BAM, for its Spanish name). Trained to hunt their opponents over…
I Agree with President Weah; Land Rights Is Key for Rural Development
Jan 24, 2018
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Fidel Budy
“Together, we owe our citizens clarity on fundamental issues such as the land beneath their feet, freedom of speech, and how national resources and responsibilities…
Call for Contributions: International Conference on Communities, Conservation, and Livelihoods
Jan 24, 2018
The Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN) and the IUCN Commission on Environment, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) are co-organizing the Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods international…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Spills from Tanker Accidents Killing off Sirwan River Fish: Reports
Jan 24, 2018
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Rudaw
Pollution in the Sirwan River, a critical water source, has built up due to repeated oil spills from tankers having accidents on the narrow, hilly…
Papua New Guinea: PNG Group Criticises Govt for Organising 'Land Grabs'
Jan 24, 2018
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Radio New Zealand
ACT NOW!'s Eddie Tanago said government minister Justin Tkatchenko planned to allow commercial banks to take customary land as security for loans. Mr Tanago said…
Guterres Highlights Water Cooperation at Security Council Briefing on Afghanistan and Central Asia
Jan 24, 2018
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OOSKAnews
“Regional cooperation offers opportunities to address common concerns, including counter-terrorist financing, improving border security, fostering dialogue with religious institutions and leaders, and countering human trafficking…
Chad: Livelihoods Manager
Jan 23, 2018
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. Concern works in partnership with the very poorest people…
DRC: Consultancy: Participatory Mapping and Land Use Planning
Jan 23, 2018
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Rainforest Foundation UK
The rainforest is a home, a habitat, a shelter, a pharmacy, a supermarket and an ecosystem that supports many lives and livelihoods. For the indigenous…
Sierra Leone: Programme Manager
Jan 23, 2018
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COOPI
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…
Sudan: WASH Programme Manager
Jan 23, 2018
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CARE
CARE seeks a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security.
This has been CARE's…
Iraq: Field Coordinator
Jan 23, 2018
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Handicap International
Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled…
Conflict Minerals: Gold Market Mulling Blockchain for $200 Billion of Supply
Jan 23, 2018
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Eddie Van Der Walt and Ranjeetha Pakiam, Bloomberg
Gold is going digital. Blockchain technology may help keep track of the roughly $200 billion of the precious metal dug from remote mines, traded by…
Afghanistan: Afghan Land Endangered by Amu River
Jan 23, 2018
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Samiullah Saihoon, Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Afghan officials are warning that work carried out to shore up the Amu river by countries upstream is causing serious flooding and the destruction of…
Iran: Water Conflict: Will a Drying Iran Face Syria’s Fate?
Jan 23, 2018
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Erik Khzmalyan, Geopolitical Monitor
Perhaps one of the most quoted predictions regarding the increasing role of water conflicts in global affairs belongs to former vice-president of the World Bank…
Call for Abstracts: Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference
Jan 22, 2018
You are invited to submit an abstract for possible inclusion in the 2019 WESIPS (Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality, and Pro-Sociability) Biennial Conference.
WESIPS Conference Dates: 23-25 May,…
China/Southeast Asia: Return to Conflict for the Mekong River Delta?
Jan 21, 2018
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C. Danielle Bizier, SOFREP
For years, the principal narrative has been a world attempting to keep China’s maritime ambitions in check in the South China Sea. With one-third of…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Leader Rejects Call for World Bank Arbitration in Dam Dispute
Jan 21, 2018
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Aaron Maasho, Reuters
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has rejected a call by Egypt for World Bank arbitration in a dispute over a hydroelectric dam Addis Ababa is…
Myanmar: Thousands of Tons of Illegal Timber Seized in Nine Months
Jan 20, 2018
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Eleven
Myanmar seized more than 35,000 tons of illegal timber in nine months of fiscal year 2017-18, according to the Forest Department. The seized illegal timber…
South China Sea: Quiet Cooperation Eases Safety Risks in South China Sea
Jan 20, 2018
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Voice of America
Recently, an Iranian oil tanker exploded and sank after hitting a Chinese ship in the East China Sea. Investigators are still looking for a cause…