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DRC: Senior Consultant- Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Aug 16, 2016
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Enough Project
The Senior Consultant on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be responsible for researching, investigating, and writing about the drivers of conflict and…
China: China Associate, Forest Legality Initiative
Aug 16, 2016
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World Resources Institute
The Associate will be a key subject matter expert and will facilitate program management and contribute to the development of high quality project activities and…
DRC: Central Africa Regional Strategy Lead, Forests
Aug 16, 2016
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World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (WRI) seeks a Central Africa Regional Strategy Lead to lead development of national strategies, support work plan development, monitoring, communication and…
Liberia: Economic Assessment Consultant
Aug 16, 2016
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International Alert
International Alert is requesting ‘Expressions of Interest’ (EOI) from qualified and experienced specialists for a "Community Economic Needs and Opportunities Assessment" to be submitted by 31…
Myanmar: Farmers Seek Reform of Seized Lands Scrutiny
Aug 16, 2016
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Nay Aung, Myanmar Times
Villagers in Magwe Region’s Sinbaungwe township are calling for the reconstitution of committees in the township tasked with resolving seized land claims, saying their current…
Myanmar: Seized Timber under Military Microscope in Pyin Oo Lwin
Aug 16, 2016
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Si Thu Lwin, Myanmar Times
The Tatmadaw is responsible for taking action in a case involving more than 300 tonnes of illegally harvested timber in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Division among Iraq's Shabak Minority Reveals Kurdish-Arab Land Rivalry
Aug 16, 2016
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Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Aug. 10 the end of the first and second phases of the Mosul liberation operations. Since the third and last phase will…
Iraq/Kurdistan: In Kurdistan, Beekeepers Sweeten Lives as Business Flourishes
Aug 15, 2016
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Rawa Abdulla, Rudaw
Although the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources does not have specific data about the number of bees, beekeepers and their…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Oil Minister Sees End to Kurd Dispute as War Hurts Output
Aug 15, 2016
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Jabbar al-Luaibi, the former head of Iraq’s biggest crude producer who was appointed oil minister on Monday, said that he sees ways to resolve the…
Syria: SDF Burn Properties Records in Manbij
Aug 15, 2016
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Baladi
Private sources confirmed to Baladi News that Syria’s Democratic Forces (SDF) burned the property records division in the court of Manbij (3rd Story) after capturing…
Still Sick 25 Years after the Gulf War, a Vet Seeks Answers — and the Minneapolis VA May Have Them
Aug 14, 2016
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Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune
Today, researchers at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center are leading a wave of studies to solve the mystery of Gulf War Illness, a cluster of…
India: Global Warming Making Siachen Riskier for Soldiers
Aug 14, 2016
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Press Trust of India
Climate change is making the life of the soldiers posted in the world's highest and arduous battlefield - Siachen Glacier - not just tough but…
Cambodia: Villagers Protest Ruling Party Senator’s ‘Land Grabs’
Aug 13, 2016
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Hul Reaksmey, Voice of America
More than 100 villagers from Kampong Speu province on Friday submitted a petition to the Ministry of Land Management calling on the government to resolve…
Iraq/Kurdistan/Islamic State: Islamic State Oil Commander Dead
Aug 12, 2016
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
A commander in charge of oil for the Islamic State was killed in operations led by multilateral forces near the Syrian border, the Kurdish government…
Conflict Minerals: Many Companies Still Struggling with Conflict Mineral Reporting
Aug 12, 2016
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Kaitlyn McAvoy, Spend Matter
Nearly two-thirds of the companies that filed conflict mineral reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this year did not disclose the country of…
Myanmar: New Commission to Decide Fate of Myitsone Dam in Kachin State
Aug 12, 2016
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Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy
President Htin Kyaw on Friday formed a new commission to evaluate all proposed hydropower projects on the Irrawaddy River prior to their going ahead. The…
Myanmar: Floods Shift to South - Flood Kills Six, Affects More Than 420,000 People Nationwide
Aug 12, 2016
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Government of Myanmar
Nationwide flooding, which began in mid-July and so far killed six people, has also affected more than 420,000 people in 98,000 households, according to the…
Vietnam’s Rocket Launchers May Prompt China to Declare Air Defense Zone
Aug 11, 2016
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Harry Kazianis
It was inevitable, but nations in the South China Sea that have overlapping claims with the People’s Republic of China are now beginning to push…
A Resourceful Solution to Rapacious Mining Projects
Aug 11, 2016
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Frontier Myanmar
Just weeks before last year’s election, Global Witness dropped a bombshell. In a report on the jade industry, Jade: Myanmar’s ‘Big State Secret’, it alleged that…
Africa: War On Climate Terror - Fleeing Disasters, Escaping Drought, Migrating
Aug 11, 2016
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Baher Kamal
While widespread violence and climate catastrophes are common to all continents and countries, there is an overwhelming consensus among experts, scientific community and international specialised…
Climate Security: War on Climate Terror (II): Fleeing Disasters, Escaping Drought, Migrating
Aug 11, 2016
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Baher Kamal, Inter Press Service
“No one can deny the terrible similarities between those running from the threat of guns and those fleeing creeping desertification, water shortages, floods and hurricanes.”…
Myanmar: The Key to Jumpstarting Myanmar’s Economy: Electricity
Aug 11, 2016
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Peter Loftus, Diplomat
It’s no secret that the National League for Democracy (NLD) faces myriad challenges in improving Myanmar’s socioeconomic situation. In fact, its biggest challenge might be…
Iraq: Iraq, Oil Companies Agree to Restart Investment, Boost Output
Aug 11, 2016
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Ahmed Rasheed and Aref Mohammed, Reuters
Iraq has reached agreement with BP, Shell and Lukoil to restart stalled investment in oil fields the firms are developing, allowing projects that were halted…
Liberia is at a Crossroads: Recognising Land Rights Can Safeguard Against Violence
Aug 10, 2016
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Jennifer Duncan and Jaron Vogelsang
The government of Liberia has an unprecedented opportunity to pass progressive land reform legislation that could positively impact millions of people, but the window of…
The Middle East: From Oil Wars to Water Wars?
Aug 10, 2016
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Mike Safadi
In 1988, Egyptian Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali said that the next war in the Middle East would be fought over water, not politics. What is…
Deep Trouble: Emerging Resource Competition in the Deep Sea
Aug 10, 2016
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Scott Moore & Dale Squires
It might seem strange to say that the deep sea, the vast expanse of the world’s oceans beyond the continental shelf, is at risk of…
On the Humanitarian and Environmental Frontline in Iraq
Aug 10, 2016
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Rene Nijenhuis
As the country battles the so-called Islamic State (IS) on multiple fronts, Iraq is also trying to prevent what could be one of the worst…
Myanmar: Waters, but Not Worries, Recede in Flooded Mandalay Villages
Aug 10, 2016
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Phyo Wai Kyaw and Hlaing Kyaw Soe, Myanmar Times
High waters along the Ayeyarwady River in Mandalay Region’s Amarapura and Tada-U townships have begun to recede, but victims of flooding in the area say…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Exclusive: Vietnam Moves New Rocket Launchers into Disputed South China Sea - Sources
Aug 10, 2016
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Greg Torode, Reuters
Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers capable of striking China's runways and…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Sea Dispute Fallout Stokes Tensions between China and Vietnam
Aug 10, 2016
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Michael Peel, Financial Times
Tensions are rising between Vietnam and China over an escalating regional sea territory dispute that has sparked allegations of missile deployments by Hanoi and cyber…