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Turkey: Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Officer

Apr 23, 2017 | International Association for Relief and Development

IARD (Onsur) is a non-governmental organization registered in Turkey N° (27-018-178) dealing with the Relief and development projects through the empowerment of local communities to…


Kenya: COP, Livestock Market Systems Development Activity

Apr 23, 2017 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is seeking candidates for the Chief of Party (COP) who will lead the implementation of an expected five-year USAID-supported  Feed the Future (FtF)…


CAR: Coordinateur/trice Sécurité Alimentaire, Nutrition et Moyens d'Existence

Apr 23, 2017 | Première Urgence internationale

La République Centrafricaine fait partie des pays les plus pauvres du monde. Classé 180ème sur 186 par le PNUD en 2012, 62% de la population…


PhD Candidate Environmental Change and Security

Apr 23, 2017 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SIPRI, in collaboration with Tema Environmental Change at Linköping University, is looking for a talented and motivated PhD candidate to work within the research programme…


India/Pakistan: India Benefited More from the Indus Water Treaty

Apr 23, 2017 | Mustafa Nazir Ahmad, The News on Sunday

Dr Daanish Mustafa, a distinguished water resources expert, blames Pakistan’s policymakers for our current water woes. His research interests have been at the intersection of…


Liberia: Dutch Arms Trafficker to Liberia Given War Crimes Conviction

Apr 22, 2017 | Own Bowcott, Guardian

An international timber trader who used his business as cover for smuggling weapons into West Africa in defiance of a UN arms embargo has been…


Natural Resource Reform at Home – Not Walls – Will Stem the Tide of Migrants

Apr 21, 2017 | Michael Jenkins and Emily E. Harwell

The answer to stemming the flow of migrants from troubled countries is not concrete walls and stricter laws – as British Prime Minister Theresa May…


The Water Mirage - Understanding Crisis Narratives around Water

Apr 21, 2017 | Charlotte Grech-Madin

Given the existential value of water for all, it is perhaps unsurprising that water is embedded in discourses of security and crisis. The field of…


Liberia: Dutch 'Blood Timber' Businessman Gets 19 Years for Liberian Crimes

Apr 21, 2017 | Channel NewsAsia

Dutch timber trader Guus Kouwenhoven was convicted on Friday as an accessory to war crimes for selling weapons to Liberia's then-President Charles Taylor between 2000…


South Sudan: South Sudan Faces Economic Collapse amid Humanitarian Crisis

Apr 21, 2017 | TRT World

South Sudan faces a collapsing economy amid conflict and humanitarian crisis as their currency has lost more than ninety percent of its value since December…


An Iconic River in Conflict: A Photo Journey along the Salween River

Apr 20, 2017 | International Rivers

The Salween River holds a unique place among the world’s great rivers, not only due to its vibrant ecosystem and the rich biodiversity that it…


Afghanistan: MAIL Conducting Hundreds of Research Projects Annually

Apr 20, 2017 | Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Wednesday said that it carries out more than 300 research programs every year that are aimed…


Climate Change: How Climate Change Creates a Perfect Storm of Terrorism and Violence

Apr 20, 2017 | Martha Henriques, International Business Times

Stable states, as well as those experiencing civil conflict, face an increased risk of violence and terrorist activity due to climate change, according to a…


Iraq: Iraq May Seek Exemption from OPEC Oil Cuts to Boost Own Output: Hakim

Apr 20, 2017 | Mahmoud Mourad, Reuters

Iraq may seek to be exempt from a deal between oil exporters to reduce global supply in order to support crude prices and ask to…


North Korea: As North Korea Tensions Rise, Farming in the Demilitarized Zone Goes on

Apr 20, 2017 | Motoko Rich, New York Times

Taesung is a real community, albeit one with strict limits on who can come and go. The residents are mostly farmers from families that have…


Violence and Water Scarcity Threaten Historic Quadruple Famine

Apr 19, 2017 | Erica Martin and Sara Merken

An international food crisis is currently unfolding on a scale not seen since World War II. More than 20 million people in Somalia, Nigeria, South…


Afghanistan: Consultant for Needs Assessment Report

Apr 19, 2017 | Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) was established in accordance with the decision of the 4th Pan-European Conference held in 1998 in Aarhus (Denmark).…


Why is Coca Production on the Rise in Colombia?

Apr 19, 2017 | Ross Eventon

In early March 2017, the United States government and the United Nations announced large increases in the amount of coca being cultivated in Colombia. Speaking at the…


China/South China Sea: China Seeks Foreign Help in Risky Work Finding Oil in Disputed Sea

Apr 19, 2017 | Ralph Jennings, Voice of America

Beijing is looking for foreign contractors to help find oil and gas under the South China Sea but expects to meet resistance because other governments…


Climate Change: How a Warming Planet Drives Human Migration

Apr 19, 2017 | Jessica Benko, New York Times

Climate change is not equally felt across the globe, and neither are its longer term consequences. This map overlays human turmoil — represented here by…


China is Playing Peacemaker in Myanmar, but with an Ulterior Motive

Apr 18, 2017 | Doug Bock Clark and Corey Pattison

In early March, Myanmar’s government sat down with a coalition of ethnic rebel groups, including the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), trying to jump-start peace negotiations…


HotSpots H2O, April 18: Water and Sanitation Crises Jeopardize Health of Damascus Citizens

Apr 18, 2017 | Kayla Cragg

Water shortages and sewage system failures are compromising the health of millions in Damascus, Syria. According to the UNICEF Representative in Syria, Hanaa Singer, “In Syria, water…


How Humans Have Fought over—and Weaponized—Water

Apr 18, 2017 | Kelsey Atherton

A timeline of all the reasons we've gone to battle over the H2O. Whether we're poisoning, drowning, or dehydrating our enemies into submission, we humans…


Only Transparency Can Prevent Conflict Minerals from Harming People and Wildlife

Apr 18, 2017 | John Calvelli

There is beauty in the biodiverse wildlife that calls DRC home, including chimpanzees, okapi, and the critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla. And there is beauty in…


Colombia: UN, Colombia Assess Post-Conflict Environmental Damage

Apr 18, 2017 | Faye Leone, International Institute for Sustainable Development

UN experts conducted a post-conflict, multi-disciplinary assessment of environmental degradation in Colombia, concluding that the country has an opportunity to promote sustainable and resilient livelihoods…


Iraq: Iraq Plans Three Gas Processing Plants to Reduce Flaring

Apr 17, 2017 | Reuters

Iraq plans to build three new plants to process natural gas currently being flared at southern oil fields, and use the fuel for power generation…


Afghanistan: Water Supply Maintenance Provides Short-Term Jobs in Karmalik Village

Apr 17, 2017 | World Bank

Shiny new pipelines connect the water storage tank to the tanker parked beside the main road of Karmalik village. The tanker provides sufficient drinking water…


Myanmar: Oil Pipeline to Myanmar ‘at Risk from Rebels’

Apr 16, 2017 | Kristin Huang, South China Morning Post

Although a crude-oil pipeline from Myanmar to China is finally running, its operations still face serious risks from the conflict in northern Myanmar, observers said.…


South Sudan: Kiir Signs Suspicious Oil Agreements to Turn Around Fortunes of Economy

Apr 15, 2017 | Julius Barigaba, East African

The South Sudanese government is signing deals with suspected wheelerdealers, some of whom may be out to take advantage of Juba's financial crisis. In less…


Afghanistan/Pakistan: Pakistan Plans Water Treaty with Afghanistan

Apr 13, 2017 | S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Pajhwok Afghan News

Afghan and Pakistani experts are expected to meet soon to exchange water data and the hydrology of Kabul and Kunar rivers, a news report said…