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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…
Egypt/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Says Dialogue with Egypt the Only Way to Resolve Conflict over Nile Dam
Dec 26, 2016
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Middle East Monitor
Ethiopia’s foreign minister said on Sunday that dialogue is the only way to resolve any problem that may arise with Egypt over the Renaissance Dam…
Water Wars: China Confronts US as Manila Cozies with China
Dec 23, 2016
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Chris Mirasola
The Chinese Navy seized a US underwater drone as it was about to be retrieved by a US naval vessel approximately 50 nautical miles off the Philippines…
High-Tech Agriculture Can Prevent Oncoming Global Water Wars
Dec 23, 2016
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Rupesh Paudyal
Forget about oil or gas – you should be worrying about the less discussed but far more concerning fact that the world is running out…
The Colombian Peace Deal and Produce Exports
Dec 23, 2016
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Andes Fruits Colombia GM Matt Aaron
In the ever-changing landscape of world agriculture, Colombia is one of the most volatile countries. Personnel shortages habitually occur during the Christmas and Easter seasons,…
Water as a Weapon: Water Scarcity and Regional Security in India
Dec 23, 2016
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Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, and Udisha Saklani
Because of poor water management in all the Indian states and steadily increasing water demands, India is now witnessing increasing conflicts over water allocations from…
Myanmar: Court Verdicts Show Suu Kyi's Uphill Battle on Myanmar Land Disputes
Dec 23, 2016
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Wa Lone and Simon Lewis, Reuters
The court in Taunggyi on Thursday sentenced 72 farmers to a month in prison each and fined others, making a quick solution unlikely in the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Wells Set on Fire by ISIS Are Still Burning Four Months after the Terror Group Torched Them... and the Soot has Turned Mosul’s Sheep Black
Dec 23, 2016
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Gareth Davies, Daily Mail
ISIS set fire to oil wells before the Qayyarah area was recaptured by Iraqi forces in August, and these have burned for months, turning sheep…
Conflict Minerals: State Department Signals Interest in How Tech Companies Address Abuses in Cobalt Supply Chain
Dec 23, 2016
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Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post
The U.S. government is taking an increased interest in how American technology companies plan to address human rights abuses in Congo’s cobalt mines, according to a…
India/Pakistan: Are India and Pakistan Set for Water Wars?
Dec 22, 2016
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Navin Singh Khadka, BBC
India is stepping up efforts to maximise its water use from the western rivers of the Indus basin, senior officials have told the BBC. Experts…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kirkuk Province Ready to Cut Oil Output amid OPEC Deal
Dec 22, 2016
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk province, under the protection of the nation’s Kurds since 2014, said it’s willing to reduce crude production if required to meet the…
Myanmar: Gov’t Continues to Pay Land Compensation for Letpadaungtaung Project
Dec 22, 2016
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Soe Min Htike, Eleven
The government will pay compensation for land grabbing at the Letpadauntaung project and will also persuade recipients to accept compensation, says Ohn Win, Union Minister…
Afghanistan: Saffron Cultivation Hits Record High in Afghanistan
Dec 22, 2016
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TOLO News
The increase in saffron production is a result of continued technical, financial and training support provided by MAIL to Afghan farmers, according to the Minister…
Iraq: Iraq Gets $1.5 bln Loan to Cope with Low Oil Price, ISIS
Dec 21, 2016
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Reuters
The World Bank has approved a new loan of $1.485 billion to help Iraq lessen the impact of low oil prices on its economy and…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Reach Deal on Oil Financial Arrangements
Dec 21, 2016
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South Sudan News Agency
Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to extend oil financial arrangements after days of tough negotiations. The new agreement is extended for three years and…
The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme Seeks Applicants for the 2017 Academic Year
Dec 20, 2016
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University for Peace (UPEACE), UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Oregon State University (OSU)
The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme is recruiting competitive applicants from around the world for enrollment in a two-year, three-degree international master’s programme.…
The Center for Tropical Ecology and Conservation Announces the Annual Symposium and Call for Abstracts: New Approaches to Conservation Conflicts
Dec 20, 2016
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Antioch University New England
Human-wildlife conflicts and conflicts between people about wildlife and conservation are serious obstacles to wildlife conservation programs worldwide. Conservation conflicts are increasing and need to…
Online Publication: Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Dec 20, 2016
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ELI and UNEP
The chapters from Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding (2016) are now available online free-of-charge. Edited by Carl Bruch, Carroll Muffett, and Sandra S. Nichols,…
Myanmar: Consultant - Identify Best Approaches for Water Supply and Storage for Agriculture For Small Farmers in Chauk and Yenanchaung Townships
Dec 19, 2016
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World Vision
World Vision Myanmar is implementing a project titled “Improved Economic Livelihoods and Environmental Management Project in Myanmar” in 29 villages in Chauk and Yenanchaung Townships,…