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Liberia: NOCAL Collapses One Year On - Liberia's Oil Basin Goes Quiet
Sep 15, 2016
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FrontPageAfrica
Liberia's oil industry is at a crossroads: If no new production sharing contracts (PSCs) are signed and existing ones are not extended, there will be…
China, the Underdog Now, Will Work with Vietnam on Sea Dispute
Sep 14, 2016
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Ralph Jennings
Senior officials from China and Vietnam, never friends and even less so over the past two years, vowed this week to work more together – substantially…
Liberia: Liberia Land Policy a ‘Challenge to National Development’
Sep 14, 2016
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Mark M. Dahn, Mongabay
Liberians are anxiously awaiting the passage of the stalled Land Rights Act, which many land experts in Liberia say will help drastically curtail conflicts. Liberia has…
Climate Change: Climate Change Could Pose 'Significant Risk' to US National Security, Reports Say
Sep 14, 2016
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Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News
A bipartisan group of military experts released a statement and two reports today arguing that climate change poses a significant risk to U.S. national security.…
Myanmar: Obama to Lift Myanmar Sanctions, Including Those on Dirty Jade, Sooner than Human Rights Organizations Wanted
Sep 14, 2016
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Benjamin Soloway, Foreign Policy
After meeting Wednesday with Myanmar’s de facto leader and fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. President Barack Obama made an announcement that few…
Libya: After Libya’s Oil Grab, Compromise Could Lead to a Restart of Exports
Sep 14, 2016
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Claudia Gazzini, International Crisis Group
Key crude oil export terminals in eastern Libya were seized on 11 September by General Khalifa Haftar’s Libya National Army (LNA). This is a force…
Request for Proposals: Yale New Directions in Environmental Law 2017 -- Environment, National Security, and Human Rights
Sep 13, 2016
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New Directions in Environmental Law
The New Directions in Environmental Law Conference is soliciting proposals for sessions at the 2017 conference, to be held at the Yale School of Forestry…
Afghanistan: Nutrition Field Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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Action Contre la Faim
ACF’s mission consists of saving lives via the prevention, detection and treatment of malnutrition, in particular during and following disasters and conflicts. The organisation focuses…
Central African Republic: Program Manager I – Community Assets Response and Recovery
Sep 13, 2016
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Catholic Relief Services
CRS is seeking a Community Assets Response and Recovery (CARR) Program Manager to oversee the implementation of a 10-month OFDA-funded project, supporting internally displaced persons…
Turkey: Deputy Head of Programmes
Sep 13, 2016
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GOAL
GOAL has been working in Syria since 2012, responding to the acute needs of conflict affected communities. GOAL is working in Idlib and Aleppo Governorates,…
Yemen: WASH/Shelter Assistant- Sa'ada
Sep 13, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life…
Central African Republic: Coordinator of Food Security and Livelihoods
Sep 13, 2016
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Action Contre la Faim
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 la stratégie et…
Haiti/Spain: Delegado/a de Agua y Saneamiento
Sep 13, 2016
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Cruz Roja Española
Nuestra misión es ofrecer socorro a las víctimas de desastres, ayudar a la gente a prevenir emergencias, a prepararse para hacerles frente y a responder…
Iraq: WASH Program Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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Mercy Corps
The WASH Program Manager is a member of Iraq’s humanitarian unit, working under the supervision of the Humanitarian Team Leader. S/he will be responsible for…
Syria: Food Security Project Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The purpose of the Food Security (FS) Project Manager position is to manage and provide technical guidance in the Agricultural livelihoods components of NRC’s programmes…
Uganda: Regional Coordinator GWP Eastern Africa
Sep 13, 2016
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Nile Basin Initiative
Global water partnership East Africa (GWPEA) a Regional Water Partnership (RWP) within the GWP Network is hosted by the Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat (Nile-SEC) in…
DRC: Country Manager
Sep 13, 2016
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International Alert
International Alert is one of the world’s leading peacebuilding organisations, with 30 years of experience laying the foundations for peace. It works with local people…
Trump’s ‘Take Iraq’s Oil’ Isn’t a New Idea. Here’s Why It Won’t Work.
Sep 13, 2016
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Emily Meierding
During NBC’s Commander-in-Chief Forum last week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump proposed an unusual policy for dealing with Iraq: “Take the oil.” When host Matt Lauer asked…
Myanmar: Ministry Mulls Dam Fisheries Proposal
Sep 13, 2016
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation is weighing the merits of issuing fishing permits for over 500 dams across the country, in response to…
Myanmar: Ban on Logging to Be Lifted Next Year
Sep 13, 2016
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Kyi Kyi Sway, Myanmar Times
The temporary suspension of logging in Myanmar’s forested areas is set to be lifted in April, with production next financial year to resume at reduced…
Myanmar: Tatmadaw Insists Landmine Use Kept within Reasonable Minimum
Sep 13, 2016
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Tatmadaw continues to produce and use landmines, deputy defence minister Major General Myint Nwe told parliament yesterday, emphasising that this activity was kept to…
India: Why Water War Has Broken out in India's Silicon Valley
Sep 13, 2016
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BBC
Violence has broken out in India's technology hub Bangalore in Karnataka state over a long-running dispute about water. Protesters are angry at a Supreme Court…
Afghanistan: Snow Leopards' Return Brings Hope to Remote Afghan Region
Sep 12, 2016
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Associated Press
In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Wants You to Come See its Snow Leopards
Sep 12, 2016
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Jess McHugh, Travel + Leisure
The return of snow leopards to one of the poorest and most isolated regions of Afghanistan has been hailed as a victory for tourist professionals…
Myanmar: Hungry for Power, Myanmar Bets on Hydro in New Energy Plan
Sep 11, 2016
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Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Electricity-starved Myanmar is looking to overhaul its long-term power strategy, aiming to hike the planned share of hydropower in its energy mix at the cost…
Libya: Libyan Rebels Loyal to Khalifa Haftar Seize Key Oil Facilities
Sep 11, 2016
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Heba Saleh, Financial Times
Forces under the command of General Khalifa Haftar, a renegade general in eastern Libya, say they have seized control of key oil export facilities, dealing…
Iraq: Baghdad Wants Back All Oilfields that Fell to Kurds During ISIS War
Sep 10, 2016
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Rudaw
Iraq's ministry of oil says that it intends to retake full control of all Kirkuk oil fields that fell to the Peshmerga during the war…
Water Wars: Series of Summits Highlights Persistent Divisions in the South China Sea
Sep 9, 2016
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Chris Mirasola
Staircase snubs notwithstanding, world leaders traded familiar talking points at this year’s G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. President Barack Obama stated that China should “abide by international law” and warned…
Intel Ad Campaign Highlights Importance of Supply Chain Responsibility
Sep 9, 2016
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Lewis Golove
The past two decades in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been characterized by civil war and mass atrocity, the staging ground of “Africa’s…
Myanmar: Is Yearly Flooding the New Normal?
Sep 9, 2016
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Hein Ko Soe, Fronteir
Environmentalists and activists told Frontier that they believed there were two factors driving more regular flooding. The first is man-made climate change. Myanmar’s National Adaptation…