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Myanmar’s Toxic Legacy of Large Dams

Mar 14, 2017 | Beth Walker

In September spectacular drone footage revealed the beauty of the waterfalls, rapids, ancient temples and islets of the Nam Pang River, a tributary of the…

The Streetlight Effect in Climate-Conflict Research on Africa

Mar 14, 2017 | Cullen Hendrix

Climate change research on Africa has a streetlight problem: researchers tend to invest more attention on former British colonies and countries with relatively open, stable political…

How Trump Can Understand the Dangers We Face in the "Age of Consequences"

Mar 14, 2017 | Jordan Brunner

The Climate Security Act of 2007 was introduced by Senator Joe Lieberman and Senator John Warner, both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee keenly…

Colombia: Colombia's Coca Production Soars to Highest Level in Two Decades, US Says

Mar 14, 2017 | Associated Press

Coca production in Colombia has surged to levels unseen in two decades of US eradication efforts, according to a new White House report. Cultivation of…

Afghanistan: Funding Terrorism: Taliban Earns $15M a Year from Pistachios in Afghanistan

Mar 14, 2017 | John Walsh, International Business Times

The Taliban has earned $15 million annually from pistachio crops in the Afghanistan's northwestern Kushki Kuhna District. The terror group profited from the region’s two…

15 Years of Environmental Peacemaking: Overcoming Challenges and Identifying Opportunities for Cooperation

Mar 13, 2017 | Sreya Panuganti

As the 1990s drew to a close, there was a sense that much of the momentum gained at the first Earth Summit on sustainable development, a positive,…

New Data on Ukraine Conflict's Environmental Risks Supports Calls for Comprehensive Assessment

Mar 13, 2017 | Toxic Remnants of War Network

With the threats that the Ukraine conflict poses to the environment once again in the news, Zoï Environment Network has released new maps on the…

Trump's Case for Taking the Oil and Obama's State-Building Failure in Iraq

Mar 13, 2017 | Carlo Jose Vicente Caro

A few weeks ago General Jim Mattis was in Baghdad to analyze the security and political situation there. While there, he told reporters, "We're not in…

Uganda: General Angina Orders Arrest of UPDF Captain over Land Grabbing

Mar 13, 2017 | The Monitor

The deputy coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Lt Gen. Charles Angina has ordered the arrest of the OWC coordinator for Mbarara Municipality, Captain David…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Intrepid Skiers Break New Ground

Mar 13, 2017 | Will Coldwell, Guardian

In January, Untamed Borders ran what was “probably the first ever commercial ski trip” to the country, taking a group of six intrepid travellers to…

Ecocide: The Need for a New International Law to Criminalise the Destruction of the Environment

Mar 12, 2017 | Harry Wright

In 2015, our planet witnessed one of the worst environmental crimes in history, the burning and incineration of the Indonesian rainforest perpetrated allegedly by palm…

EU: 2017 Anti-Corruption Focus on Mines, Security, Courts

Mar 12, 2017 | Tamim Hamid, TOLOnews

The European Union’s anti-corruption drive for 2017 in Afghanistan will focus on key sectors such as the illegal extraction of minerals from mines and corruption…

Afghanistan: To Interest Trump, Afghanistan Dangles Investment Opportunity

Mar 12, 2017 | Michael Crowley, Politico

When Donald Trump said in late January that America should have “kept the oil” after invading Iraq — “To the victor go the spoils,” he…

Conflict Minerals: Mining Companies Have Dug Themselves out of a Hole

Mar 11, 2017 | Economist

For mining investors there is something sinfully alluring about Glencore, an Anglo-Swiss metals conglomerate. It is the world’s biggest exporter of coal, a singularly unfashionable…

Water Wars: Sun and Sand in the South China Sea

Mar 10, 2017 | Jimmy Chalk and Sarah Grant

China claimed progress on a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea this week, and the country’s bold plans to turn the Paracels into…

From Conflict to Communities: Forests in Liberia

Mar 10, 2017 | John C. Cannon

Charles Taylor, who led the rebellion that began in 1989, funneled revenue from selling timber, as well as diamonds, iron ore, and rubber, into weapons…

Water Filtration Plants and Risks of a Chlorine Mass-Casualty Event in Donetsk

Mar 10, 2017 | Wim Zwijnenburg

Chlorine is one of the most widely produced chemicals, and used for many industrial and household applications. Weaponized chlorine has gained more popularity among State and…

Myanmar: Water-Saving Tech, Vegetable Gardens Grow Hope in Myanmar's Dry Zone

Mar 10, 2017 | Thin Lei Win, Reuters

Myanmar recently emerged from decades of military dictatorship only to face a bigger existential threat. The Dry Zone, an area comprising 58 townships in Mandalay,…

Chad: Coordonnateur Pillier Résilience et Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques (RACC)

Mar 9, 2017 | Care

Sommaire du poste

Ainsi, dans sa structure du bureau pays, 2 coordonnateurs de haut niveau sont prévus d’être recrutés pour assurer le leadership dans les 2…

DRC: Resilience and Peacebuilding Landscape Assessment Consultant

Mar 9, 2017 | Search for Common Ground

Summary of the FARM Project

Pending funding approval, this assessment will be part of the inception phase of a new project, Food Security and Inclusive Access…

Head of Natural Resource Management and Climate Change

Mar 9, 2017 | International Alert

International Alert is looking for a dynamic leader for the post of Head of Natural Resource Management and Climate Change. This area of work is…

Afghanistan: Project Manager - Energy and Local Economic Development

Mar 9, 2017 | GERES

The Project Manager (PM) would work under the general guidance of the Country Director and direct supervision of the CHP Programme Coordinator, and will work…

Sudan: Project Manager

Mar 9, 2017 | Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated…

Afghanistan: SFNS/NRM Expert for Partner Advisory

Mar 9, 2017 | Welthungerhilfe

Welthungerhilfe is one of the large and respected private organisations in the field of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects…

Chad: Directeur(trice) Adjoint(e) - Soutien aux Programmes

Mar 9, 2017 | CARE

CARE has been present in Chad since 1974 where over time it has developed humanitarian and development programs, serving the poorest communities on the margin…

CAR: Co-Facilitateur du Cluster Eau

Mar 9, 2017 | Action Contre la Faim France

Objectif général du poste

Sous la supervision du Directeur Pays, votre rôle sera de dynamiser les relations de travail avec  les institutions gouvernementales, l'agence chef de…

CAR: Responsable de Département Sécurité Alimentaire et Moyens d'Existence

Mar 9, 2017 | Action contre la Faim France

Objectif général du poste

Sous la supervision de l’Adjoint(e) Directeur Pays, vous aurez pour mission principale de garantir la qualité, la pertinence et l’innovation technique de…

Afghanistan: Expert for Partner Advisory Disaster Risk Reduction

Mar 9, 2017 | Welthungerhilfe

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration of 12 months. The place of work will be Kabul,…

South Sudan: ERT WASH Manager

Mar 9, 2017 | Medair

Provide leadership for Emergency Response Team (ERT) field sites and staff, including planning and conducting WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) assessments and interventions, creating work…

South Sudan: WASH Program Manager

Mar 9, 2017 | Mercy Corps

General Position Summary
Mercy Corps has been working in Rubkona County since 2005 and in the Bentiu PoC since April 2014. As one of the leading…