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Myanmar: Chinese Delegation Visits Myanmar Locals Displaced by Controversial Dam Project
Jun 3, 2016
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Kyaw Myo Min, Radio Free Asia
China’s ambassador to Myanmar met on Friday with residents forced to relocate for the construction of the controversial China-backed Myitsone Dam project in Kachin state…
Myanmar: USDP to Sue Newspapers over Gems Corruption Story
Jun 3, 2016
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Sam Yamin Aung, The Irrawaddy
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has said it will sue two Burmese weekly newspapers... for defaming former President Thein Sein and the USDP…
Colombia: Two Die, Dozens Hurt in Colombia Protests
Jun 3, 2016
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Emirates 24/7
Two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in Colombia as more than 30,000 farmers joined a growing anti-government protest, blocking roads and clashing with…
Afghanistan: Afghan Government Money Reaching Taliban through Marble Trade
Jun 3, 2016
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Sune Engel, The Guardian
Intent on maintaining a marble industry, government buys stone from firms who in turn pay fees and taxes to Taliban.
Event Report: Addressing the Environmental Dimensions of Armed Conflict to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Jun 2, 2016
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Jessica Dorsey
During UNEA-2, the TRW Network partnered with Zoi Environment Network, The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Norwegian People’s Aid on a ‘Green Room’ side event on…
Congo: Park Director
Jun 2, 2016
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Wildlife Conservation Society
Purpose:
The purpose of this position is to ensure the effective protection and conservation of NNNP and its wildlife while helping to develop world-class tourism and…
Ogoniland/Nigeria: A Future for Ogoniland
Jun 2, 2016
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UNEP
Speech by UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at the Launch of the Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration Programme
Climate Change: At Security Council, Climate Change Cited among Factors Impacting Stability in Sahel
Jun 2, 2016
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Climate Diplomacy
At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that…
India: PM Modi To Inaugurate Afghan-India Friendship Dam On June 4
Jun 2, 2016
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NDTV
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Afghanistan on Saturday where he will hold talks with President Ashraf Ghani and inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier…
Myanmar: Gems Traders Accuse Ex-President of Misusing More Than US$1 Million
Jun 2, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
At one time, the Myanmar Gems Traders Association had €93 million (US$103.9 million) in its bank account. But, now, all that money is gone, and…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Oil Fields are Becoming a Wildlife Trafficking Hotspot
Jun 2, 2016
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Jason Patinkin, Quartz Africa
South Sudan’s oil industry, plagued by violence, corruption allegations, and environmental ruin, faces another crisis: the smuggling of illegal wildlife products.
Myanmar: Tribunal to Investigate Gem Association Embezzlement Claims
Jun 2, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
A Tribunal has been established to investigate almost US$100 million that reportedly went missing from a gems and jade industry body during U Thein Sein’s…
Nigeria/Ogoniland: Nigeria Launches $1 Billion Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration Programme
Jun 2, 2016
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UNEP
Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, today set in motion a $1 billion clean-up and restoration programme of the Ogoniland region…
Can Businesses Police the Behaviour of Global Suppliers?
Jun 1, 2016
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Ken Fireman
A group of activists wanted to shine a spotlight on the opaque supply chain that provides raw materials for cellphones. What they discovered was just…
Peace After Paris: Addressing Climate, Conflict, and Development
Jun 1, 2016
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Sreya Panuganti
2015 was a historic year for international commitments to sustainable development, climate change action, and new kinds of peacebuilding. For governments and policymakers, now comes…
Kalabagh Dam: Fact and Fiction (Part 1)
Jun 1, 2016
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Zafar Mahmood
World over water storage and irrigation projects are no strangers to controversies - but difference of opinion surrounding Kalabagh Dam (KBD) Project has some unique…
Kalabagh Dam: International Water Disputes (Part 2)
Jun 1, 2016
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Zafar Mahmood
What encouraged me to search for the elusive consensus on KBD Project was the research conducted by Ms. Sjomander Magnusson, Director Trans-boundary Water Management of…
Lee on Young and Goldman, 'Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding'
Jun 1, 2016
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SungYong Lee
The linkage between environment, conflict, and peacebuilding is no longer a new agenda. This topic, which was once treated as a niche area, has quickly moved into…
Somalia: WASH Assistant- Garowe
Jun 1, 2016
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International Rescue Committee
The position is responsible for rehabilitation and construction activities for target IDP camps in Garowe WASH systems - including water systems, sanitation facilities and hygiene…
Myanmar: Program Coordinator
Jun 1, 2016
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International Rescue Committee
The Program Coordinator will be based in Sittwe and have overall responsibility for the coordination of the partners and project implementation. The Program Coordinator will…
Cambodia: Cambodia Coordinator
Jun 1, 2016
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EarthRights International
The Cambodia Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and implementing ERI’s campaign and advocacy activities in Cambodia, and ensuring that these are linked and integrated with…
Sierra Leone: Monitoring and Evaluation Expert
Jun 1, 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…
South Sudan: Chief of Party
Jun 1, 2016
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Pact
The COP shall have overall responsibility for managing and reporting on activities for the anticipated Livelihoods, Vulnerability and Resilience Program (LVRP); making key decisions and…
South Sudan: WASH and Nutrition Expert
Jun 1, 2016
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Pact
Reporting to the Chief of Party, the WASH and Nutrition Expert will be responsible for technical leadership of the water, sanitation and hygiene and nutrition…
Somalia: Environment Expert
Jun 1, 2016
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CTG Global
CTG support and manage humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world. With past performance in 15 countries – from the Middle East,…
Conflict Minerals: More U.S. Companies Expected to Show Improved Conflict Minerals Disclosure Reports Based on Increased Use of Source Intelligence Platform
Jun 1, 2016
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Source Intelligence
More U.S. companies should show greater supply chain diligence in their latest conflict mineral disclosure reports with the SEC, based on an upswing in the…
Myanmar: Yangon Region Should Turn to Dams for Electricity: Chief Minister
Jun 1, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Dams can provide an affordable means for electricity production and water storage, said Yangon Region Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein at an event to inform…
Colombia: Colombia City Combines Gardening and Hip Hop to Revive Community
Jun 1, 2016
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Dylan Lebecki, Global Voices
“Seeds of the Future” demonstrates how organized projects are capable of creating and sustaining alternative communities where victimization and social invisibility have dominated in the past.
The Folly of Lobbying to Carve Up Iraq
May 31, 2016
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Luay al-Khatteeb
"It was the Kurds," wrote Thomas Friedman in 2014, "who used the window of freedom we opened for them to overcome internal divisions, start to…
Kurdistan’s Independence Referendum From An Economic Point Of View
May 31, 2016
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Tara Shwan
This is not a political opinion, but an economic point of view. Some people in the Kurdistan Region oppose the proposed referendum for independence just…