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Iraq: Power Outages Reduce Iraq Oil Output
May 24, 2016
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Trade Arabia
Iraq is pumping around 4.5 million barrels of oil per day, a senior official said on Tuesday, as issues including maintenance and power outages slow…
Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Kills at Least 12 in Kachin
May 24, 2016
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BBC
Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar's jade-producing area after a landslide killed at least 12 people with fears that there may be as many as…
Myanmar: Protestors Call for Closure of Gold Mine
May 24, 2016
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Around 40 residents staged a protest on Monday calling for the shutdown of a gold-mining operation near Uru Creek in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township. Residents…
Conflict, the Environment and Humanitarian Action: a Critical Discussion for the World Humanitarian Summit
May 23, 2016
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Wim Zwijnenburg
This week the much anticipated but also disputed World Humanitarian Summit begins in Istanbul. Its aim is to find ways to improve the global system…
Lebanon: Support to Ministry of Environment
May 23, 2016
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UNDP
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) with support from the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has prepared the Environmental Impact Assessment of…
Sierra Leone: Social & Environmental Impact Assessment Expert (Consultant)
May 23, 2016
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UNDP
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved the Project Identification Form (PIF) that was presented by UNDP on behalf of the Environment Protection Agency on…
Sierra Leone: Climate Adaption Specialist
May 23, 2016
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UNDP
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved the Project Identification Form (PIF) that was presented by UNDP on behalf of the Environment Protection Agency on…
Policy Analyst, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region
May 23, 2016
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Enough Project
The Policy Analyst for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of…
Somalia: Water Supply Expert
May 23, 2016
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CTG Global
CTG Global is a managed service company specializing in Recruitment, Management Consultancy, Human Resources support services and Monitoring & Evaluation in post-disaster and post-conflict countries…
Yemen: WASH Coordinator
May 23, 2016
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Oxfam International
Oxfam in Yemen:
Oxfam is working in Yemen since last 32 years, implementing the country programme though 4 field offices, in Amran, Hajja, Aden and Taiz…
Lebanon: WASH Program Manager
May 23, 2016
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Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization. created in 1965. Founded in Milan in 1965 its goal is to assist populations…
Afghanistan: Feasibility Researcher
May 23, 2016
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Action Contre La Faim
In a bid to reduce under-five morbidity and mortality, and address what stands as the number one priority of a large share of the Afghan…
Afghanistan: Sustainable Consumption Coordinator
May 23, 2016
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Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity
Based upon the previous Kabul energy efficiency project (2012-2015), the SWITCH project aims to strengthen the emerging Energy Saving Solutions (ESS) value chain and engage…
Cameroon: Head of Wildlife Crime Program
May 23, 2016
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature
WWF, active in almost 100 countries, has been working in the Congo Basin in Central Africa for more than 20 years, with a focus on…
Agriculture Sector Key to Protecting Livelihoods, Addressing Conflict and Climate Change Risks
May 23, 2016
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Agriculture Industry Today
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries are central to ensuring food security and protecting livelihoods and play a key role in changing the way we manage risks…
Africa: World Bank Study Highlights Artisinal Mining Challenges in Central Africa
May 23, 2016
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Mining Review Africa
Women have been known to break boundaries which have persisted to box them into certain classifications of occupations, mining has also been one of those…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Turns to the US and Others to Help Fund the Future of its Crude Oil [Audio]
May 23, 2016
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S&P Global Platts
Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has been hard hit by the oil price plunge of late, but it is attempting to pull its oil industry out…
China/South China Sea: Why the South China Sea Has More Oil Than You Think
May 23, 2016
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Hellenic Shipping News
With all of China’s geopolitical posturing in the South China Sea, many are claiming that Beijing’s aim to control more than 80% of the troubled…
Myanmar: Communities Demand Regulation as Jade Mining Destroys Landscape
May 23, 2016
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Htet Khaung Linn, Myanmar Now
Local activists and communities have also begun asking for changes in Myanmar's multi-billion dollar jade industry. They demand that authorities mitigate its heavy environmental impacts…
Colombia: Colombians Displaced by Conflict Are Moving Home, but Still Living in Fear
May 23, 2016
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The Conversation
Colombia is finally close to signing a peace accord to formally end to its decades-long armed conflict, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of…
Low Oil Prices Are Making Iraq's Political Crisis Worse
May 22, 2016
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Shwan Zulal
Iraq is exporting around 3.3 million barrels of oil a day from Basrah in the south and around 500,000 barrels from the Kurdish region through…
Israel/Palestine: Israeli Land Grabs Benefit Palestinians, State Tells High Court
May 22, 2016
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Chaim Levinson, Haaretz
Landowners from Anata are demanding the state cancel order expropriating their lands for Ma'aleh Adumim, but the state says residents benefit from order by finding…
Liberia: President Sirleaf Launches E-Registration Platform; Commends Farmers for Making Liberia a Food Secured Nation
May 22, 2016
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Executive Mansion
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Saturday launched Liberia’s e- Registration Platform for farmers in the country and commanded them for making the nation a food…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Border Dispute at Angoor Adda Resolved
May 22, 2016
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Mushtaq Yusufzai, The News International
Pakistan on Saturday handed over a multi-purpose built crossing facility at the Angoor Adda border in South Waziristan to Afghanistan. Angoor Adda borders Afghanistan’s restive…
Protect Myanmar's Marine Resources from Being Pillaged to Point of No Return
May 20, 2016
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Colin Poole
Literally out of sight, the country’s marine resources have been pillaged almost to the point of no return. Research data released in February of this…
Conflict Minerals: EU Conflict Minerals Legislation Risks Being Quietly Shelved
May 20, 2016
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Julian Hale, Equal Times
Since 2014 the European Union, which Global Witness calls a “major player” in the trade, has been working on a law aimed at getting manufacturers…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan Petroleum Minister Reiterates Commitment to Review South Sudan Oil Transit Fees
May 20, 2016
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Radio Tamazuj
Sudan's minister of petroleum and gas Mohammed Zaid Awad said his ministry is committed to president Omar al-Bashir's directives to review South Sudan's oil transit…
Natural Resources, Plunder and Reparations in the DRC: How the ICJ is Setting Precedents
May 19, 2016
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Eliana Cusato
What might reparations for the illegal exploitation of natural resources in armed conflict look like? This question may soon be answered by the International Court…
Didn't We Already Solve This Blood Minerals Problem?
May 19, 2016
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Tim Worstall
House of Cards star Robin Wright has launched a campaign with Congolese and American activists to end the pillage of Congo’s vast mineral resources and…
Oil Wars: Why Nations Aren’t Battling over Resources
May 19, 2016
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Emily Meierding
When China’s Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig sailed into waters off the Paracel Islands in May 2014, it provoked an international crisis. Hanoi insisted that…