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Afghanistan: Afghanistan Says to Construct 20 More Dams
Jul 10, 2017
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Press TV
Afghanistan says it plans to construct 20 more dams in face of warnings that the move could undermine life in some of its neighboring countries,…
DRC: IWRM Economic Recovery & Development Coordinator
Jul 9, 2017
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International Rescue Committee
The IRC has been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1996 and with headquarters in Kinshasa and field offices in the provinces…
DRC: Emergency Response Health Project Manager
Jul 9, 2017
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Medair
Medair helps people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a…
DRC: WASH & Infrastructure Advisor
Jul 9, 2017
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Medair
Medair helps people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a…
The Potentially Profound and Widespread Consequences of September's Kurdish Independence Vote
Jul 9, 2017
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Feisal Amin Rasoul Al-Istrabadi
There is so little doubt that the referendum called for September on Kurdish independence from Iraq will pass overwhelmingly that it seems a waste of…
South Sudan: Gold Rush in South Sudan as Oil Prices Drop
Jul 9, 2017
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Andrew Woods, African Business Review
Gold mining is booming in war-torn South Sudan as the oil industry stagnates amid economic chaos in Africa’s newest nation. The conflict between government and…
Regional Advisor Emergency Food Security & Vulnerable Livelihoods, WAF
Jul 8, 2017
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Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 20 ngos working with partners in over 90 countries to end the injustices that cause poverty.
Job Purpose
The purpose of…
West Africa: Regional Programme Advisor Food Justice, WAF
Jul 8, 2017
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Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 20 ngos working with partners in over 90 countries to end the injustices that cause poverty. The Food Justice…
Land Committees: An Opportunity for Inclusion
Jul 7, 2017
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Caitlin Pierce and Ye Yint Htun
Of the long list of legacy woes leftover to the new government after decades of military rule, the issue of land confiscation is one of…
Myanmar: Leftover Land Disputes Vex Government as Discontent Grows
Jul 7, 2017
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Htun Khaing, Frontier
Land confiscation is an issue that has blighted the country for several decades. There was much optimism when the NLD formed committees to address the…
Liberia: Sime Darby, PAC Conflict Nears End-Committee Submit Report
Jul 7, 2017
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FrontPageAfrica
Sources have hinted FrontPageAfrica that the long standing conflict between the people of the Projected Affected Communities (PAC) and Malaysian Oil Palm Company Sime Darby…
Colombia: Deforestation in Colombia up 44% in 2016: Report
Jul 7, 2017
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Deforestation in Colombia went up 44% in 2016 compared to the year before, newspaper El Tiempo reported on Thursday. Based on statistics provided by the…
Afghanistan/Iran: Afghans Stage Rare Anti-Iran Rally, Denounce Iran's Rouhani
Jul 7, 2017
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Ayaz Gul, Voice of America
Residents and civil society activists staged a protest Friday in southern Afghanistan to denounce neighboring Iran's President Hassan Rouhani for criticizing Afghan water management and…
Lebanon: WaSH Coordinator
Jul 6, 2017
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Acción Contra el Hambre España
You'll contribute to ending world hunger by being responsible for the design and follow up of the WaSH Country Strategy, following the Nutrition Security Framework…
Burundi: Environmental Health Coordinator
Jul 6, 2017
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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…
Iraq: WASH Program Manager
Jul 6, 2017
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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: WASH Project Manager
Jul 6, 2017
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Solidarités International
SI is looking for an emergency-focused, proactive and intuitive collaborator able to lead life-saving operations in highly insecure environments. The program manager WASH is responsible…
Thailand: Programme Officer, Water and Wetlands
Jul 6, 2017
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN works on biodiversity,…
Colombia: Land Reform and Food Security Key to Peace in Colombia: FAO
Jul 6, 2017
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teleSUR
Peace in Colombia depends on the ability for the government to progress with land reform and rural development initiatives, the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Leader Says No Turning back on Independence Bid
Jul 6, 2017
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Samia Nakhoul, Maher Chmaytelli, and Stephen Kalin, Reuters
Iraq's Kurdish leader said on Thursday that there was no turning back on a bid to achieve an independent Kurdish state, but he would pursue…
Afghanistan/India: Coordination Needed with India, Afghanistan to Mitigate Flood Threat
Jul 6, 2017
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Dawn
All the relevant authorities looking at ways to mitigate and counter flood threats have stressed the need for improved coordination with India and Afghanistan regarding…
Myanmar: UN Body Provides New Farming Techniques for Myanmar to Address Climate Change
Jul 5, 2017
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Xinhua
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is providing new farming techniques for Myanmar as part of a project to address climate change risk on water…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Drills for Oil in South China Sea
Jul 5, 2017
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Bill Hayton, BBC
Vietnam has begun drilling for oil in an area of the resource-rich South China Sea also claimed by China. An oil industry consultant told the…
Sudan/South Sudan: UN Force in Abyei Returns Stolen Cattle to Pastoralists
Jul 5, 2017
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Dabanga
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei handed-over dozens of stolen animals back to the pastoralist groups, following incidents of cattle theft between the…
Colombia: Rural Development as a Path to Peace in Colombia is an Example for the World
Jul 5, 2017
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Colombia’s progress in using rural development as a tool to clinch peace after more than half a century of civil war can “fill the entire…
Colombia: From Palenque to the Buenaventura Strike: The Long-Standing Battle of Afro-Colombians
Jul 5, 2017
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Nazaret Castro, Equal Times
Colombia’s Afro-descendant population, largely concentrated in the Pacific and Caribbean regions, has perhaps been the worst victim of the displacements and the massacres perpetrated by…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Criticism of Afghan Dam Projects Draws Rebuke from Kabul Officials
Jul 5, 2017
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Noor Zahid, Voice of America
Afghan officials reacted strongly to recent remarks by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani concerning water management and irrigation projects in Afghanistan. Speaking at an international conference…
DRC: In DRC, Women Challenge Custom to Assert Legal Right to Inherit Land
Jul 5, 2017
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Esther Nsapu, News Deeply
Traditionally, women in the DRC gained shares in property through marriage, not inheritance – and today, few realize that this custom contradicts the law. In…
South Sudan: Gold Trade is Unexpected Winner in Failed South Sudan’s Peace Deal
Jul 5, 2017
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
After South Sudan’s peace deal collapsed, gun battles rocked the capital and soldiers ransacked his clothing store, Ahmed al-Nur faced the economic crisis in a…
Iran: Iran Fears Tension over Water Shortage, Holds Neighboring Countries Responsible for Crisis
Jul 4, 2017
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Adel Al-Salmi, Asharq Al Awsat
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani asked neighboring countries to collaborate to address the region’s water shortages and said environmental issues require planning would not be resolved…