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Sudan: Livelihoods Advisor
Jan 16, 2017
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in…
Environmental Affairs Officer
Jan 16, 2017
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United Nations
The United Nation Secretariat maintains rosters of qualified and available candidates to fill anticipated job openings in peacekeeping operations, special political missions, and other field…
Land Grabs are Partly to Blame for Skyrocketing Violence in Central America
Jan 16, 2017
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Saskia Sassen
In 2013, San Pedro Sula in Honduras was the world’s murder capital, with a murder rate of 187 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, driven by a surge in gang…
Syria: Damascus Goes Dry as Syria’s Grim Water Wars Intensify
Jan 16, 2017
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Sami Moubayed, Middle East Online
Days before Christmas, Damascus went dry due to an aerial attack on the Ain al-Fijah spring 18km north-west of the Syrian capital, which feeds the…
Afghanistan: Bearing Fruit: Japan and UNDP Boost Output for Northern Farmers
Jan 16, 2017
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UNDP
Some provinces in Afghanistan are famous for their fruit. In Kandahar, it’s the pomegranates; in Parwan, the grapes. Now Takhar is earning its own place…
Israel/Palestine: Water Deal Reached between Israel and Palestinians
Jan 15, 2017
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Elior Levy, Yedioth Internet
Israel's Coordinator of Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT) signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority's Minister of Civil Affairs on Sunday to renew the…
Adapting NATO to Climate Change, and the Economic Benefits of the 1.5-Degree Limit
Jan 13, 2017
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Sreya Panuganti
In his dissertation, Tyler H. Lippert of the Pardee RAND Graduate School explains how the transboundary security impacts of climate change will both challenge and elevate…
Water Wars: Sparks (and Planes) Fly as Countries Contest Access to the Seas
Jan 13, 2017
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Chris Mirasola
After a period of (relative) quiet last week, Beijing returned to the center of action in the East and South China Seas. The Liaoning aircraft carrier…
Sudan: US Set to Revoke Some Oil-Related Sanctions against Sudan
Jan 13, 2017
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday that would lift certain trade and oil-related sanctions against Sudan in six months’ time,…
For Rural Afghan Women, Agriculture Holds the Potential for Better Jobs
Jan 12, 2017
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Anuja Kar and Mansur Ahmed
In Afghanistan, agriculture continues to be the backbone of the rural economy – about 70% of the population in rural areas is engaged in on-farm…
Backdraft Revisited: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Jan 12, 2017
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Lauren Herzer Risi
Whether or not we respond to climate change – and the security implications of that decision – is a major public policy question. But increasingly…
Conflict Minerals: Massachusetts to Examine Conflict Minerals Procurement Policies
Jan 12, 2017
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Chemical Watch
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed into law a resolve to examine the state's procurement policies with regard to so-called conflict minerals.
Myanmar: 3D Printing Improves Farming in Myanmar
Jan 12, 2017
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Rapid Ready
Myanmar’s agricultural and other industries suffered numerous setbacks during decades of military rule. 3D printing is helping jumpstart a recovery, and making it possible for…
Afghanistan: Tenkiv Nexus Uses Solar to Clean Water in Afghanistan
Jan 11, 2017
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Tom Spendlove, Engineering.com
The team at Tenkiv Nexus says that the average person needs five liters of water a day to survive, and ten liters a day for…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Gazprom Neft to Increase Oil Extraction in Kurdistan Despite ISIS Threat
Jan 11, 2017
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Igor Roznin, Russia Beyond the Headlines
Gazprom Neft, the fourth largest oil producing company in Russia, plans to increase oil extraction in areas controlled by ISIS, a terrorist organization at war…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s ‘Green Princess’ is a Humble Activist on a Mission
Jan 11, 2017
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Jennifer Rigby, Mongabay
Devi Thant Cin lives on one of the most prestigious roads in Myanmar, just a few feet from the famous Shwedagon Pagoda and next to…
Liberia: Liberia’s Hope for Oil Falters as ExxonMobil Fails to Find Oil
Jan 11, 2017
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPageAfrica
The future of Liberia’s oil and gas industry did not depend entirely on the outcome of ExxonMobil’s drilling activities last month but it has been…
Colombia: Identifying a Fire Ecology Research Agenda for Colombia
Jan 10, 2017
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Susana Rodríguez-Buriticá, Mauricio Aguilar-Garavito, and Natalia Norden, Eos
Over the years, isolated research efforts in Colombia have highlighted the ecological importance of natural wildfires in some areas and the risks of fire-driven biodiversity…
Iraq: Iraq asks Angola Firm to Resume Work at Retaken Oil Fields
Jan 10, 2017
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Agence France-Presse
Iraq's oil minister called Tuesday for Angolan energy firm Sonangol to resume work at fields south of Mosul where the Islamic State group had set…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Axes Australia Border Treaty over Oil Reserves
Jan 10, 2017
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BBC
East Timor says it wants to tear up a controversial 2006 maritime border treaty with Australia which has soured relations between the two countries. The…
Public Consultation: Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
Jan 9, 2017
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Businesses can play a major role in contributing to economic, environmental and social progress, especially when they minimise the adverse impacts of their operations, supply…
The Impact of War on Syrian Water is So Vast, You Can See it from Space
Jan 9, 2017
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Kieran Cooke
A new study by researchers at California’s Stanford University has found that the ongoing war has caused a dramatic change in river flows and water availability both…
Cambodia: Cambodians Stand Their Ground against Government’s Land Grabs
Jan 9, 2017
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Daniel Soo, Channel News Asia
A spate of land grabs by the government has seen more than 800,000 Cambodians evicted from their homes, according to the International Federation of Human…
Iraq/Kurdistan: How Exxon, under Rex Tillerson, Won Iraqi Oil Fields and Nearly Lost Iraq
Jan 9, 2017
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Missy Ryan and Steven Mufson, Washington Post
When Ashti Hawrami, the oil minister from Iraq’s largely autonomous Kurdistan region, unfurled a map of untapped oil fields for a team of ExxonMobil officials…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Tears up Oil and Gas Treaty with Australia after Hague Dispute
Jan 9, 2017
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Henry Belot and Emily Stewart, ABC News
East Timor will tear up an oil and gas treaty with Australia that has been at the centre of espionage allegations, international arbitration and a…
Colombia: Land Access and Restitution at the Heart of Peacebuilding in Colombia
Jan 8, 2017
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Military News
FAO will support Colombia in carrying out a comprehensive rural reform aimed at strengthening food security and peace, including measures which address issues of land…
Afghanistan: The Story Behind China's Long-Stalled Mine in Afghanistan
Jan 7, 2017
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Mohsin Amin, Diplomat
The year 2017 marked the ninth anniversary of the Mes Aynak concession, which was awarded in May 2008 to two Chinese state-owned companies, the China Metallurgical Group…
Missing Voices: Let's Hear Women's Experiences of Climate Change
Jan 6, 2017
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Anne Schulthess
Attending the UN climate talks feels like a big deal. Despite having been in the climate change movement for some years, Bonn was my first…
Myanmar: Resource Ministry Plans Reduction in Export Eligible Timber
Jan 6, 2017
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Su Phyo Win, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation will reduce the volume of timber that can be exported abroad starting from May 1, according to…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Oil a Slippery Issue
Jan 6, 2017
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Ali Mamouri, Al-Monitor
Iraqi Kurdistan has been shipping oil to Turkey without Baghdad's knowledge, resulting in Iraq violating an OPEC agreement, according to accusations leveled Jan. 3 by…