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Iraq: Iraqis Kept in the Dark about Mosul Dam Emergency Plans
Mar 30, 2016
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Stephen Kalin and Saif Hameed, Reuters
Despite intense U.S. pressure to act to keep Iraq's largest dam from collapsing, Baghdad has done little to prepare Iraqis for the possibility of a…
Conflict Minerals: Apple Says Supply Chain Now 100% Audited for Conflict Minerals
Mar 30, 2016
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Emily Chasan, Bloomberg
Apple Inc. has reached what it’s calling a milestone in supply-chain transparency, saying it’s now auditing 100 percent of its suppliers for the use of…
Conflict Minerals: Edinburgh University Breaks New Ground by Opposing Conflict Minerals
Mar 30, 2016
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Owen Duffy, Guardian
Edinburgh university is to cut the use of so-called conflict minerals in goods it buys, with a promise to search out alternatives if a product…
Myanmar: Plea for Halt to Dams in Myanmar 'Conflict Areas'
Mar 30, 2016
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Shan Human Rights Foundation
A new report launched today by Shan community groups calls for an immediate halt to the Upper Yeywa dam and other planned hydropower dams on…
Myanmar: Power Plant Wastewater Causes Health Problems, Water Shortages in Tikyit
Mar 30, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Wastewater from the coal-fired power plant in Tikyit, Pinlaung Township, Pa-O Self-Administered Region, has been identified as the cause of health problems and drinking water…
China/United States/South China Sea: US: No, China, We Won't Recognize These Red Lines You've Drawn All over the South China Sea
Mar 30, 2016
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Reuters
The US has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said…
Nigeria/South Sudan: Diversify Your Economy from Oil, Buhari Urges South Sudan
Mar 29, 2016
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Jonathan Nda-Isaiah, Leadership
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday urged the South Sudanese government to invest more in agriculture and not to be solely dependent on oil revenues to…
Oil Prices: Hidden Force behind Oil's Rise: Sabotage by Terrorists
Mar 29, 2016
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Matt Egan, CNN
Oil prices have surged on hopes of a freeze in global production. But a more hidden factor is also fueling the price spike: terror attacks…
Myanmar: Myanmar to Introduce Rules, Regulations of Jewelry Law
Mar 26, 2016
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Shanghai Daily
Myanmar will introduce rules and regulations of the country's Jewelry Law, official media reported Saturday. The Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs Association is working for…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: South China Sea Controversy: Beijing Urges Vietnam to Deepen Defense Ties amid Territorial Dispute
Mar 26, 2016
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Suman Varandani, International Business Times
China’s defense minister has urged his country’s military to deepen ties with Vietnam amid the ongoing territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Chinese Defense…
Will Peace Halt Colombia’s Coca Boom?
Mar 25, 2016
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Jim Wyss
Daniel Duarte has thick, rough hands and the burned scalp of someone who has spent more than two decades under the Andean sky tending coca…
Water Wars: In the South China Sea, Beijing Faces Twin Threats of New U.S. Military Presence and Pushback from an Old Friend
Mar 25, 2016
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Zack Bluestone and Chris Mirasola
China suffered two major setbacks in the South China Sea this week. First, sparks flew between the PRC and its longtime ally, Indonesia, when the…
Susan Martin: Migration a Climate Adaptation Strategy, but Displacement More Dangerous
Mar 25, 2016
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Sean Peoples
“Migration is a risk management strategy,” says Susan Martin, the Donald G. Herzberg professor of international migration at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, in…
DRC: Diamond Mining Industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to 2020: Latest Market Research Report
Mar 25, 2016
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Empowered News
ResearchMoz added its latest research report titled " Diamond Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to 2020: Worldwide Market Size, Shares, Trends, Growth,…
Sustainability Sourcing Data Analyst
Mar 24, 2016
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Illinois Tool Works
ITW is seeking a Sustainability Sourcing Data Analyst in the Conflict Minerals area to join its Strategic Sourcing team located in Glenview, Illinois, USA. As part…
Pentagon Directive Quietly Makes Climate Change Long-Term Priority
Mar 24, 2016
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Wilson Center Staff
In the middle of January, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work signed off on one of the potentially most significant, if little-noticed, orders in recent…
Enhancing Women's Role in Land Management Decisions
Mar 24, 2016
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Thierry Berger
How can women's rights be strengthened when decisions are being made about large-scale agricultural investments that affect their livelihoods?
A recent IIED webinar examined how women's…
China/Indonesia/South China Sea: Chinese, Indonesian Fishery Dispute Rekindles Competing Seas Claims
Mar 24, 2016
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Ade Irma, Voice of America
Tension is mounting between China and neighboring Indonesia after a recent fishery dispute brought to light their competing claims over the 200-nautical miles exclusive economic…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Minister Suspends Duties Citing Political Disarray
Mar 24, 2016
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Khalid Al-Ansary, Kadhim Ajrash, and Grant Smith, Bloomberg
Iraq’s Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi suspended his participation in the cabinet, citing disarray in government ministries in OPEC’s second-biggest supplier. Abdul Mahdi said in…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Minister Proposes Solution to Resolve Oil Dispute
Mar 24, 2016
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Kurdsitan24
The Iraqi Oil Minister proposes a resolution for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi federal government to resolve the oil dispute. Adil Abdulmahdi,…
Engineered Volatility in Kyrgyzstan
Mar 23, 2016
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Geopolitical Diary - Ghostwriter
Kyrgyzstan is a small yet strategically located country in Central Asia whose geopolitical significance has often outstripped its geographic size. March 23 marked the sixth…
Iraq: US Marines Enter Battle in Iraq to Help Army and Peshmerga Defend Oil Fields from ISIS
Mar 23, 2016
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Erin Banco, International Business TImes
The Islamic State group is trying to retake control of the oil fields it lost two years ago in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan…
South Sudan: Oil Ministry: South Sudan Will Never Recover Earlier Production Levels
Mar 23, 2016
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Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan’s oil ministry has concluded that oil production is in quick decline, and future production will not reach even half of its peak 2010…
Myanmar: Mandalay Industrial Zone Waste Water Poisons River
Mar 23, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
According to reports, over 90 factories in the Mandalay Industrial Zone in Pyigyidagun Township, have been dumping waste water into the Dunawadi River, depriving villages…
Environment in Humanitarian Action: Why It Matters?
Mar 22, 2016
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Consultative Group for Emergency Preparedness and Response
When you think of humanitarian action, do you ever reflect on the environment? You surely see humanitarian relief as saving lives, alleviating suffering, providing aid…
Will the World's Next Wars be Fought Over Water?
Mar 22, 2016
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Peter Engelke
California’s ongoing drought is one sign that we have entered some uncharted and uncomfortable territory. Of the fears that have risen alongside a warming planet,…
Creating a Water Ready World
Mar 22, 2016
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Sherri Goodman
Sitting at my desk looking at bills to be paid, the first one on the stack is for the water company, emblazoned with the phrase,…
How Exploiting the Earth Can Fuel Violent Conflict
Mar 22, 2016
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Chelsea Harvey, Washington Post
At the end of May, the U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA) will convene for the second time ever in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the United Nations’…
Stirling Scientist Wins £1.1 Million to Tackle Global Environmental Conflicts
Mar 22, 2016
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University of Stirling
University of Stirling scientist, Dr Nils Bunnefeld, is tackling one of the biggest environmental problems facing government agencies and communities across the globe -how humans…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Denies Conceding Abyei Region to Sudan
Mar 22, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan’s foreign affairs minister has denied reports that he authorised an official response to a United Nations Human Rights report on his country’s situation,…