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Iraq: Country Director
Sep 6, 2017
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Muslim Aid
Muslim Aid was established by community leaders from 17 Islamic organisations in response to the drought in the Horn of Africa. As a leading and well…
Sudan: Country Program Manager
Sep 6, 2017
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American Refugee Committee
American Refugee Committee is and always has been about amazing global citizens taking action to change our world. Today, we’re facing challenging global humanitarian crises…
Big Data’s Big Role in Reducing Water Stress
Sep 6, 2017
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Nitin Donde
Water stress is not an arcane term just used by hydrologists. It is defined as the inability to meet the ‘human and ecological demand for…
Colombia: Continental Gold Invests in Colombia-Based Agricultural Development Programme
Sep 6, 2017
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Samantha Herbst, Mining Weekly
As part of its sustainability strategy, TSX-listed exploration and development company Continental Gold will contribute about $370 000 towards a programme developed to support agricultural…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Issues Tenders for Three Hybrid Solar Projects Totaling 55 MW
Sep 6, 2017
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Emiliano Bellini, PV Magazine
Afghanistan’s National Procurement Authority has issued three tenders for the construction of three hybrid solar power plants with a combined capacity of 55.5 MW. One…
DRC: Protecting Livelihoods is Key to Mining the DRC’s Riches
Sep 6, 2017
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Nelson Alusala, Institute for Security Studies
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to become Africa’s richest economy, going by the quantities of its natural resources. At the…
DRC: Resource-Rich DRC Losing U.S.$1.3 Billion Every Year in Unpaid Taxes
Sep 6, 2017
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James Anyanzwa, East African
The Democratic Republic of Congo is losing up to $1.3 billion in revenue each year due to a failure by public bodies, tax agencies and…
Peru: Six Farmers Shot Dead over Land Rights Battle in Peru
Sep 6, 2017
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Dan Collyns, Guardian
Six farmers have been shot dead by a criminal gang who wanted to seize their farms to muscle in on the lucrative palm oil trade,…
Why Should the UN Security Council Deal with Climate Security Risks?
Sep 5, 2017
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Amiera Sawas, Florian Krampe
Over 600,000 people have been displaced in recent floods in Sri Lanka. Drought is bringing starvation and famine to 11 million people in Kenya, Ethiopia…
Liberia: How Lack of Knowledge of Our Soils Hamper Agriculture Productivity in Liberia
Sep 5, 2017
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Solomon C. Hedd-Williams
The soil is a farmer's silent partner and the basis of farming. It is the basic resource of the agricultural development of any nation. Its…
South Sudan: South Sudan Army Downplays Rebel's Threat to Stop Oil Production
Sep 5, 2017
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Julius Gale, African Independent
South Sudan's army, Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), on Tuesday vowed to provide adequate security to oil workers and facilities in the northern region, after…
Iraq/Kurdistan: ‘Kexit’ Woes: Why a Kurdish Independence Referendum Has Few Backers
Sep 5, 2017
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Leela Jacinto, France 24
Kurdish regional authorities have called for an independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan on September 25. But regional and international powers are united in their opposition…
China/South China Sea: As World Watches Kim, China Quietly Builds South China Sea Clout
Sep 5, 2017
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Jason Koutsoukis and Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg
As Kim Jong Un’s antics in North Korea capture global attention, China is quietly moving to bolster its grip on disputed territory in the South…
Myanmar: Kachin State Jade-Mining Area to Get Environment Plan
Sep 5, 2017
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
An environmental management plan (EMP) to regulate and ensure sustainable mining in Lone Khin area of Hpakant township in Kachin State has been completed, a consultant…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Bangladesh Protests over Myanmar's Suspected Landmine Use Near Border
Sep 5, 2017
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Krishna N. Das, Reuters
Bangladesh lodged a protest after it said Myanmar had laid landmines near the border between the two countries, government officials said on Wednesday, amid growing…
West Africa: Climate Change, Hunger, and Terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin
Sep 5, 2017
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Nick Agnew, Geopolitical Monitor
The Lake Chad Basin is centered around the rapidly shrinking Lake Chad, and the area is home to some 30 million people across four countries.…
Afghanistan: Abundant Afghan Harvest Wilts amid Violence and Extortion
Sep 4, 2017
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Mujib Mashal, New York Times
In recent years, the violence in Afghanistan has dipped and peaked with the spring and fall harvests - the propsperity of one and the description…
Timor-Leste: A $50 Billion ‘Breakthrough’ for Timor-Leste?
Sep 4, 2017
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Anthony Fensom, Diplomat
Timor-Leste and Australia have praised an “historic” agreement over their longstanding boundary dispute in the Timor Sea. For the oil-dependent Southeast Asian nation, the deal…
Myanmar: Annan Commission Repeats Call for Kyaukphyu SEZ Assessment
Sep 4, 2017
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Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
AN advisory commission tasked with finding solutions to the ethnic conflict in Rakhine State has recommended that the government conducts a strategic environmental assessment and…
Afghanistan: In Kabul, Access to Safe Drinking Water Is a Matter of Money
Sep 4, 2017
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Pamela Constable, Washington Post
In much of greater Kabul, where the population has tripled to 5 million in the past decade, the quest for safe drinking water is more…
Myanmar: Tatkon Farmers Protest over Land Grabs
Sep 4, 2017
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Kyaw Myo, Eleven
Farmers from Tatkon Township staged a protest on September 3 over land that was taken from them by the military to set up defence industrial…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdistan Poised for Bumper Gas Growth
Sep 4, 2017
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Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Iraq’s Kurdistan is poised for a major increase in gas output following the settlement of a court case with developers who are now looking to…
Australia/Timor-Leste: Maritime Deal between Australia, Timor-Leste Cautiously Welcomed by Analysts
Sep 3, 2017
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SBS World News
The deal ends a long running row between the two nations that's stalled a multibillion-dollar offshore gas project in the Timor Sea. The details will remain…
Australia/Timor-Leste: Australia and Timor-Leste Strike Deal on Maritime Boundary Dispute
Sep 2, 2017
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Paul Karp, Guardian
Australia and Timor-Leste have reached a historic agreement, concluding a long-running and bitter maritime boundary dispute over the Timor Sea through conciliation. The deal clarifies…
Afghanistan: Parwan Vegetable Growers Say Bear Losses This Year
Sep 2, 2017
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Farid Tanha, Pajhwok Afghan News
Vegetable prices went down by 43 percent in central Parwan province compared to last year after Pakistan barred the import of vegetables, causing heavy financial…
Rethinking Hydropower in Myanmar
Sep 1, 2017
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Michael Spolum
Electricity demand has surged past available supplies by a factor of 15 percent annually and is expected to more than double by 2020. Rolling brownouts…
DRC: Democratic Republic of Congo Army General Profits from Illegally Mining Conflict Gold
Sep 1, 2017
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Kate Hairsine, Deutsche Welle
As gold continues to fuel the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN report says Major General Gabriel Amisi Kumba with a history…
El Salvador: Water Wars in El Salvador: Tacuba Resists
Sep 1, 2017
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Hilary Goodfriend, North American Congress on Latin America
The struggle in Tacuba occurs in the legal vacuum generated by decades of deregulation in El Salvador, where organizers are campaigning for a nation-wide Water…
Cambodia: Land Grab Families Given Deadline
Sep 1, 2017
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Zahron Sokry, Khmer Times
Nearly 300 families accused of grabbing state land to build huts near a canal in Kandal province have been given three days to dismantle the…
Climate Change: Climate Change Leaves Women Farmers in Central Asia Fighting for Water
Sep 1, 2017
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Katie Arnold, NewsDeeply
In the Fergana Valley, mass migration of men has left women in charge of many of the farms. But patriarchal attitudes and a Soviet irrigation…