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Sierra Leone: One Man's Search for Diamonds [Photos]
Jan 4, 2017
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BBC
During its 11-year-long civil war, Sierra Leone became famous for blood diamonds. Rebel and government groups fought brutally over diamond-rich territory in the north of…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Farmer Trades Old Horticultural Practices for New to See Income Rise
Jan 4, 2017
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World Bank
The National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP) operates under the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). With a $190 million grant support from the…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Having Trouble Replacing Poppy with Pomegranate
Jan 4, 2017
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Fresh Plaza
Frosty relations between Kabul and Islamabad have put a brake on Afghanistan’s ambitious plans to boost fruit exports. Seen as vital in providing farmers with…
Egypt/Ethiopia: A River Runs through an African Rivalry
Jan 4, 2017
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Stratfor
Geography forces Egypt and Ethiopia to compete over the Nile's water.
Environmental Peacebuilding: 2016 in Review
Jan 3, 2017
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ELI and UNEP
2016 saw many developments in environmental peacebuilding. We are pleased to share with you some highlights from the Environmental Peacebuilding partnership and from the broader…
Technical Advisor I, Agriculture Livelihoods
Jan 2, 2017
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Catholic Relief Services
The CRS Agricultural Livelihoods signature program area has a 5 year strategic goal to provide a pathway to prosperity for 2 million rural households. Working…
Yemen: Food Security and Livelihoods Technical Advisor
Jan 2, 2017
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Relief International
Relief International is a humanitarian, non-profit agency providing emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development assistance to victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts. The Food Security…
Central African Republic: Programme Development Manager Shelter/WASH
Jan 2, 2017
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Norwegian Refugee Council
Norwegian Refugee Council is looking for a dedicated and experienced Programme Development Manager (PDM) for NRC’s Shelter and WASH programme in the Central African Republic.…
DRC: WASH and Infrastructure Program Leader
Jan 2, 2017
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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) demeure ébranlée par les conséquences de décennies de guerre civile. En situation précaire, les déplacés souffrent d’insécurité alimentaire chronique…
South Sudan: Area Coordinator
Jan 2, 2017
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Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
As camp manager, ACTED coordinates the delivery of services to internally displaced people and refugees in Maban, Awerial, Bor and Juba Counties benefiting a total…
Lebanon: Shelter Expert for Coordination of the Project “Emergency Shelter and WASH Assistance for Syrian Refugees in South Lebanon”
Jan 2, 2017
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Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli
The International Committee for the Development of Peoples (CISP) is a non-governmental organization that implements humanitarian aid, rehabilitation and development projects in over 30 countries:…
Afghanistan: Small Scale Food-Processing Consultant
Jan 2, 2017
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Roots of Peace
Roots of Peace is a humanitarian organization whose mission is to rid the world of landmines and other remnants of war by transforming toxic minefields…
DRC: Technical Assistant International (ATI) - Agronomist, Expert in Sustainable Agricultural Production tTechniques
Jan 2, 2017
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Belgian Development Agency
L’objet du programme est d’augmenter les revenus des paysans par le désenclavement des zones de production agricole et l’appui aux systèmes d’exploitation familiale. Le volet…
Indus Waters Treaty: Hope Despite Rising Tensions
Jan 2, 2017
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Bilal Hussain
With tensions looming high, there is dwindling hope of cooperation between the water-sharing nations of the Indus Basin. The two nuclear states of South Asia,…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Military Land Grab
Jan 2, 2017
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Reuters
In Ye Bu, interviews with civilian officials, an army major and nearly two dozen farmers show that the local military command is putting up a…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Experience Acute Food Insecurity Levels
Jan 2, 2017
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Sudan Tribune
War-torn South Sudan will experience extreme levels of food insecurity across the country in the first half of 2017, a new food security report show.…
Afghanistan: Poor Kabul-Islamabad Ties Affect Afghan Fruit Exports
Jan 2, 2017
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Agence France-Presse
Frosty relations between Kabul and Islamabad have put a brake on Afghanistan’s ambitious plans to boost fruit exports, according to analysts. Pomegranates and grapes have…
Afghanistan: Afghans Struggle to Supplant Poppies with Fruit Crops
Jan 1, 2017
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Agence France-Presse
Frosty relations between Kabul and Islamabad have put a brake on Afghanistan's ambitious plans to boost fruit exports, seen as vital to providing farmers an…
South Sudan Oil: A Curse or a Blessing
Dec 31, 2016
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Isaac Yak R. Tutdel
The Petroleum Industry in South Sudan (PISS) was inherited from the continuing Sudan and sustains long historical records. South Sudan is endowed with significant non-renewable…
Vietnam: Reliving Agent Orange: What If Casualties Don’t End on the Battlefield, but Extend to Future Generations?
Dec 31, 2016
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Mike Hixenbaugh, Virginian-Pilot and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica
There are many ways to measure the cost of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War: in bombs (7 million tons), in dollars ($760 billion in…
Afghanistan: Farmers without Markets: Afghanistan's Struggle toward an Agricultural Economy
Dec 30, 2016
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Mohammad Abed Shirzai, Diplomat
Afghan farmers struggle to gain access to regional markets as insecurity, poor market conditions, lack of technical support from the government, farmers’ displacement, and cheap…
Iraq/Kurdistan: International Oil Companies Pull out of Kurdistan
Dec 30, 2016
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Dilshad Abdullah, Al-Monitor
Exxon Mobil has pulled out of three of the six exploration blocks it operated in the Kurdistan Region. The American oil giant withdrew from Betwata,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish MP Demands Investigations on Selling Oilfields
Dec 30, 2016
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Rebuilding Iraq
Kurdish Union Party MP Shwan Dawoodi called for opening an "expanded investigation" on Wikileaks reports on selling Kurdish oilfields to Turkey. Wikileaks published secret information…
Colombia: About 40% of Colombia’s Land is Degraded
Dec 29, 2016
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María Andrea Márquez, LatinAmerican Post
According to the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development 40% of the country’s land suffers some king of degradation. The factors affecting the land…
Colombia: Rebels and Soldiers Who Don’t Qualify for Colombia’s Amnesty Could Pay Their Debt to Society by Clearing Land Mines
Dec 29, 2016
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Gideon Lichfield, Quartz
Colombia’s congress today passed an amnesty law for FARC rebels and Colombian soldiers who committed crimes during the country’s half-century-long civil war. It’s the first,…
Conflict Minerals: Massachusetts Considers Reviewing Purchasing Policies Related to Congo 'Conflict Minerals'
Dec 29, 2016
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Shira Shoenberg, MassLive
A bill sitting on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk would require the administration to review the state's procurement policies and issue a report on policies related…
Iraq/Kuwait: Kuwait Agrees Long-Delayed Iraq Gas Import Deal
Dec 29, 2016
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Anthony McAuley, The National
Kuwait has agreed to start a long-delayed gas import deal with Iraq, the two countries announced during a visit of Iraq’s oil minister that was…
Averting Water Wars in Asia
Dec 28, 2016
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Brahma Chellaney
Water is a precious resource, for which there is no substitute. One-third of the people in the world facing water stress or water scarcity live…
Call for Abstracts: International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference 2017 (EXTENDED Deadline: 31/1/2017)
Dec 27, 2016
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International Sustainable Development Research Society
We kindly inform you that the deadline to submit abstracts to the International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference (ISDRS 2017 Bogotá, Colombia) has been extended…
The Indo-Pakistan Water Conflict
Dec 26, 2016
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Dr. Waseem Ahmad Qureshi
The Indo-Pakistan water conflict dates back to 1948, when India first blocked the river water flow to Pakistan and threatened the agrarian system of the…