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Ohio University Professor Recognized with International Award for Leadership in Environmental Peacebuilding
Jan 17, 2018
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Ohio University
Dr. Geoffrey Dabelko, professor and director of Environmental Studies at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University, was recently awarded the…
Colombia: Undecided Land Claims in Colombia Put Slave Descendants at Risk, Study Says
Jan 17, 2018
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
Hundreds of land claims by Afro-Colombians sitting unresolved, some for over a decade, put those communities in danger of being driven off their land by…
Liberia: Double Land Sale Fueling Land Dispute in Liberia
Jan 17, 2018
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Al-Varney Rogers, FrontPage Africa
Land conflict stems from the foundation of Liberia between the settlers and the indigenous, but today the foremost problem is the double sale of land.…
Nigeria: Nigerian Militants Threaten Oil Rig Attacks within Days
Jan 17, 2018
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Tife Owolabi and Alexis Akwagyiram, Reuters
Nigerian militants threatened on Wednesday to attack off-shore oil facilities within days, raising fears of a repeat of a 2016 wave of violence that helped…
South Sudan: Farmers Risk Lashes as War Decimates South Sudan Breadbasket
Jan 17, 2018
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Equatoria was once South Sudan’s breadbasket, producing the corn, sorghum and vegetables that fed the nation, including the oil-rich north where famine hit last year.…
Sudan: Protests Rock Sudan's Capital as Bread Prices Soar
Jan 17, 2018
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Mohammed Amin, Middle East Eye
Large protests rocked Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday in opposition to the government's recent austerity measures, which devalued its currency and removed wheat subsidies, causing…
Afghanistan: Poppy Farming Creates Vicious Cycle in Afghanistan
Jan 17, 2018
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NHK
Afghanistan is fighting a losing battle against opium production. The amount of land used for poppy cultivation is believed to have hit a record high…
Afghanistan: Afghan Pomegranate Trade Bears Fruit
Jan 17, 2018
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Mohammad Ibrahim Spesalai, Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Officials and farmers in Kandahar are celebrating both bumper crops and rising exports of the province’s famously fine pomegranates. This fruit has always been an…
Afghanistan: Hothousing Farah's Economy
Jan 17, 2018
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Khushal Zaland, Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Farmers and officials in Farah say that the use of greenhouses is transforming their largely agricultural economy, with hopes that this could even provide a…
Share the Forthcoming MOOC with Your Classes or Academic Networks!
Jan 16, 2018
Many members of our Community of Practice are involved with universities – either as students, professors, or affiliates. The partnership of institutions that developed the…
Afghanistan: Flagship Afghan Rural Program Lays Strong Foundation for the Future
Jan 16, 2018
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World Bank
Nestled in a broad sweeping valley, and surrounded by bare brown hills, the inhabitants of Melani Kalay village have long endured both floods and water…
Myanmar: Groups Blast Planned Hydropower Project in Shan State
Jan 16, 2018
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Myanmar Times
Civic groups in Shan State on Monday lambasted a plan by the Myanmar government and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank’s private sector arm, to…
Uganda: Country Director
Jan 15, 2018
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Oxfam
Oxfam works with local stakeholders to find lasting solutions to the root causes which keep people in poverty. Oxfam is currently collaborating with the Government,…
South Sudan: Wash and Infrastructure Technical Coordinator
Jan 15, 2018
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ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…
China Is Stealthily Waging a Water War
Jan 15, 2018
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Brahma Chellaney
While international attention remains on China's recidivist activities in the South China Sea's disputed waters, Beijing is also focusing quietly on other waters – of…
Afghanistan: 4 Tribesmen Killed in Clash over Helmand Land Dispute
Jan 15, 2018
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Zainullah Stanikzai, Pajhwok Afghan News
At least four civilians have been killed and six others wounded during a clash with Taliban militants over a land dispute in Musa Qala district…
Myanmar: Jade Sales Fetch Nearly $300 Million
Jan 15, 2018
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Eleven
Myanmar earned over US$290 million (389.8 billion kyat) from jade exports up to the first week of this month in 2017-2018 fiscal year. Sales were…
Conflict Minerals Program Manager
Jan 14, 2018
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Dell
Why Work at Dell? Endless challenges and rewards. Opportunities on six continents. A team of colleagues fueled by collaboration. All this, and a company deeply…
Can the EU Revive a Troubled Scheme against Conflict Diamonds?
Jan 12, 2018
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Vince Chadwick and Lisa Cornish
The European Union began its year-long leadership of the global effort against conflict diamonds this month, pledging to focus on “effectiveness” and “dialogue.” But observers say the…
Nuclear Fusion Is Coming, but Will It Power Peace or War?
Jan 12, 2018
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John Draper and Peerasit Kamnuansilpa
Last month, the European Union-hosted International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) announced it was halfway to completing initial operation, meaning it will begin testing of fusion…
Chocó at Epicenter of Colombia’s Social, Environmental Conflicts
Jan 12, 2018
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Maximo Anderson
One wet November morning deep within Colombia’s western rainforest of Chocó, rebel fighters of the National Liberation Army (ELN) scattered across a muddy football pitch in groups of eight to practice their…
Gas Wars: The First Energy Conflict in 2018
Jan 12, 2018
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ZeroHerge
The eastern Mediterranean is expected to witness the first conflict of 2018, as developments at the end of 2017 are signaling worsening relationships between Turkey…
Colombia: Extractivist Pax vs. Peace with Social and Environmental Justice
Jan 12, 2018
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Tatiana Roa Avendaño
During the last few years, arguments have been put forward to defend the aggressive territorial occupation by oil companies, even in places with no extraction…
Iraq: Inside Mosul Dam, Iraq's Biggest Potential Weapon of Mass Destruction
Jan 12, 2018
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Hollie McKay, Fox News
The Mosul Dam, the largest in the country with the capacity to hold 3 trillion gallons of water, controls the flow of the Tigris River…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Parliament Forms Committee to Investigate KRG Oil Sector
Jan 12, 2018
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Rudaw
The Iraqi parliament is going to form a committee to look into the matter of Kurdistan’s oil, said a Kurdish MP, adding it will start…
Egypt/Sudan: Egypt-Sudan Spat Muddies Prospects for Deal on Big Nile Dam
Jan 12, 2018
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Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy
A diplomatic spat between Egypt and Sudan is spilling over into the long-running dispute over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River, which…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan to Invest in Five Wheat Storage Facilities
Jan 12, 2018
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Eric Schroeder, World Grain
Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) plans to build at least five wheat storage facilities in five provinces across Afghanistan. Officials with MAIL said approximately $28…
Climate Change: Make Security Strategy Include Climate Again, Lawmakers Urge Trump
Jan 12, 2018
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Timothy Gardner, Reuters
A group of more than 100 bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S. House urged President Donald Trump on Friday to reconsider the omission of climate change…
Afghanistan: MAIL Plans to Establish Five Wheat Storage Facilities
Jan 11, 2018
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Zarmina Mohammadi, TOLOnews
Officials from the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Thursday said that the ministry plans to build at least five wheat storage…
Afghanistan: Country Director
Jan 10, 2018
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Solidarités International
The SI mission has been opened in February 2017, with emphasis on the Mosul response. The mission counts one coordination in Erbil (5 expatriates and…