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South Sudan: Oil-Infrastructure Damage Cuts Output Further in South Sudan
May 26, 2016
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Oil output in South Sudan declined to as little as 120,000 barrels per day because of damage caused by a 2 1/2-year civil war to…
Liberia: Liberia Grand Jury Indicts Sable Mining, Officials for Bribery
May 26, 2016
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James Harding Giahyue, Reuters
A grand jury in Liberia on Wednesday indicted government officials, including the speaker of parliament and the head of the ruling party, along with London…
Half Time Analysis on Conflict and the Environment from UNEA-2
May 25, 2016
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Doug Weir
Governments, international organisations and civil society are meeting in Nairobi this week for the second meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-2). The environmental causes…
Colombia: Colombia Using Just 35% of Its Agricultural Land: Report
May 25, 2016
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Stephen Gill, Colombia Reports
65% of Colombia’s farmland is not used or underused, according to a government report published Tuesday. The Unit of Rural Agro-economic Planning (UPRA), which was given…
Myanmar: Myanmar Government to Return Seized Land to Farmers in Sagaing Region
May 25, 2016
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Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s government plans to return 2,500 acres of confiscated land to farmers in Tant-Se township in the country’s northwestern Sagaing region, more than 35 years…
Liberia: Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2288 on Liberia Sanctions Termination
May 25, 2016
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United States Mission to the United Nations
Remarks by Ambassador David Pressman: Thank you, Mr. President. As we terminate these sanctions today, it is worth recalling how far Liberia has come. Today…
Myanmar: As Lines Form for Water, Myanmar Pins Hopes on Suu Kyi
May 25, 2016
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Esther Htusan, Associated Press
Every year at this time, the ponds and wells go dry. People walk for hours to fill their plastic buckets at a lotus-filled pond that…
Iraq: Construction of Iraqi Oil-Gas Pipeline Expected to Start This Year — Envoy
May 25, 2016
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Mohammad Ghazal, Jordan Times
Construction of the oil pipeline between Iraq and Jordan is expected to start this year, according to the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Safia Al Souhail.…
Itaq/Kurdistan: As Baghdad Government Stumbles, Iraqi Kurdistan Officials Call for Partition
May 25, 2016
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Erin Banco, International Business Times
Kirkuk Gov. Najmaldin Karim swept to office on the promise of oil-fueled prosperity for residents of the Kurdish-majority province in northern Iraq. But, with oil exports at a record low, it's a pledge…
South Sudan: Babies Born with Congenital Malformation in Oil Areas of Unity State
May 25, 2016
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Radio Tamazuj
The minister of information in South Sudan’s proposed Ruweng state in northern Unity said on Tuesday there are incidents of congenital malformation among newborn children in oil…
Liberia: Last Liberia Sanctions, Vestige of Civil War, Are Lifted
May 25, 2016
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Somini Sengupta, New York Times
More than a decade after the end of Liberia’s last civil war, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to lift the remaining…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Leader Calls for Resolving Water Issue with Afghanistan
May 24, 2016
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Khalid Kazimov, Trend
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for resolving an issue over sharing the waters of the Helmand River between Iran and Afghanistan. At…
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…