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Iraq: Power Outages Reduce Iraq Oil Output

May 24, 2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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…