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DRC: Project Management Specialist (Climate Change)

Jan 29, 2018 | USAID

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking offers from qualified persons to provide personal services under contract…


Iraq: WASH Coordinator

Jan 29, 2018 | Terre des Hommes Foundation Child Relief

Terre des Hommes is Switzerland's largest children's aid organization. Every year, our health and protection projects help more than three million children and their families in…


Mali: Country Coordinator

Jan 29, 2018 | Danish Red Cross

Danish Red Cross provides project support in resilience including climate change adaptation and livelihood, migration, protection and humanitarian assistance together with general institutional and capacity…


Afghanistan: Chief of Party - Urban Water and Sanitation Activity

Jan 29, 2018 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is seeking a Chief of Party to lead an anticipated five year USAID/Afghanistan Urban Water and Sanitation Activity. The Activity will increase access to…


Myanmar: Government Orders Cut in Teak Production, Bans Private Timber Operations

Jan 29, 2018 | Thazin Hlaing, Irrawaddy

The government has ordered timber production be reduced by 40 percent in the 2017-18 fiscal year, while banning private timber operations altogether, according to the…


Food Security: Hunger Continues to Intensify in Conflict Zones, UN Agencies Report to Security Council

Jan 29, 2018 | UN

Food insecurity – or lack of access to enough food – continues to worsen in places torn by conflict, United Nations agencies reported Monday, listing…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Hope to Break Nile Dam Talks Deadlock in One Month

Jan 29, 2018 | Aaron Maasho, Reuters

The leaders of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on Monday set a one-month deadline for laying out the ways to break a deadlock in talks over…


Climate Change: 50 Percent of US Military Bases Report Climate Extremes, New Pentagon Study Says

Jan 29, 2018 | Travis J. Tritten, Washington Examiner

About half of U.S. military facilities around the world have experienced climate extremes and threatening weather, according to a new Pentagon survey obtained and published…


Climate Change: Conflict, Climate Change Major Challenges behind Africa's Hunger, Poverty: UN

Jan 28, 2018 | Xinhua

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that conflict and climate change are the major reasons behind Africa's highest rate of poverty and hunger. Guterres,…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan Saffron Cultivation Hits Record, 10.6 Tons Saffron Produced This Year

Jan 28, 2018 | Afghanistan Times

Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Sunday said that Afghanistan saffron or so called ‘red gold’ cultivation and production has increased unprecedentedly that…


Myanmar: Myanmar Plans to Plant Protective Mangrove Forest along Southern Coast against Natural Disasters

Jan 28, 2018 | Xinhua

Myanmar is planning to plant a mangrove forest along the Gulf of Mottma in the southern coast of the country, aimed at protecting people from…


Myanmar: Water Treatment Senior Supervisor

Jan 27, 2018 | Myanmar Golden Rock International Co., Ltd.

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Specialist: Environmental Governance of the Mining Sector

Jan 27, 2018 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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…