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Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: Armed with Intel, U.S. Strikes Curtail IS Oil Sector
Dec 28, 2015
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Ben Van Heuvelen, Iraq Oil Report
An intensifying campaign of U.S. air strikes on the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) has nearly shut down its oil operations in Iraq and has hampered…
Iraq: Iraq Approaches Exxon, Petrochina over Southern Energy Project
Dec 28, 2015
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Aref Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
OPEC's second-largest producer, has approached PetroChina and ExxonMobil about investing in a multi-billion-dollar project to boost output from its smaller southern oilfields, a senior Iraqi…
Liberia’s Economic Diversification Bill: It’s Better, but Seems Too Late
Dec 27, 2015
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Samuel Goteh
In the past centuries, Liberia’s model for economic development has been predominantly natural resource-driven and revenues generation for government’s operations have mainly come from the…
South Sudan: Deadly Famine Looms in South Sudan
Dec 25, 2015
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Richard Nield, Al Jazeera
More than two years after the outbreak of civil war in South Sudan, tens of thousands of South Sudanese face starvation, say NGOs. More than…
U.K.: Campaigner
Dec 24, 2015
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Land and Environmental Defenders
Global Witness’ Land and Environmental Defenders Campaign aim is for ‘defenders’(including communities, activists, lawyers, journalists, civil society organisations and indigenous people) working on environmental and…
Iraq: Iraq Seeks to Reopen Oil Pipeline through Saudi Arabia-Paper
Dec 24, 2015
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Saif Hameed, Maher Chmaytelli, and William Hardy, Reuters
Iraq is seeking to reopen its crude oil export pipeline through Saudi Arabia, shut in 1990, state newspaper Assababah reported citing an unidentified Iraqi official.…
Climate Change: War Gaming the Climate: How Global Warming Could Trigger Nationalism
Dec 24, 2015
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Megan Darby, Climate Home
Backed by the UK’s foreign office and Skoll Global Threats Fund, 24 experts met to play out the implications of a heating planet. These included…
Egypt: Programme Policy Officer (Resilience Building Livelihoods) P4
Dec 23, 2015
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UN World Food Programme
The Cairo Regional Bureau (RBC) is supporting local and national recovery, rehabilitation, “resilience building” and livelihoods protection strategies and efforts. Several Country Offices (COs) have…
The Rare Metal Age
Dec 23, 2015
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Greg Klein
Read this book and you might want to renounce technology to live in a cave—provided it’s equipped with battery rechargers. Author David S. Abraham brings…
Cote d’Ivoire/Liberia/Sierra Leone/Guinea: US$2bn Power Transmission Line for 4 MRU States
Dec 23, 2015
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Global News Network
A 225kv power transmission line costing over US2 billion is to be constructed linking the four Mano River Union (MRU) states to serve the expanding…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Tears Iraq to Pieces
Dec 23, 2015
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Rufiz Hafizoglu, Trend
The division of the Arab countries of the Middle East on a mini "state" is a painful process accompanied by military actions. The common religion…
Climate Change, Arab Spring and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Dec 22, 2015
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Mohammad Bundokji
A contribution from guest writer Mohammad Bundokji, EcoPeace Middle East, on the compound climate-fragility risks arising from water scarcity, energy requirements and population influx in…
How to Conceive Resilience in a Protracted Crisis Situation like Eastern DRC? The Peacebuilding Contribution to Resilience in Conflict Settings
Dec 21, 2015
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Clémence Finaz
Eastern DRC has a long history of pervasive violence and instability. Aid agencies have been sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into this region for…
Lifecycle Versus the Law - Defining the Environmental Impact of Weapons
Dec 18, 2015
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Doug Weir
This blog considers the extent to which we can use international humanitarian law (IHL) to define or judge the environmental impact and acceptability of weapons.…
Online Identification of Conflict Related Environmental Damage
Dec 18, 2015
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Wim Zwinenburg and Eliot Higgins
In this blog, Wim Zwinenburg (PAX) and Eliot Higgins (Bellingcat) discuss the open source intelligence tools that they used to recover data on environmental damage…
Vietnam/China/South China Sea: Insight - Vietnam Builds Military Muscle to Face China
Dec 18, 2015
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Greg Torode, Reuters
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernisation drive, Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of the…
Liberia: The Importance of the Land Rights Bill to Liberia’s Land Reform Part II (Land Ownership)
Dec 18, 2015
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Liberian Observer
The Land Rights Bill is a proposed law currently before the Legislature for review. The Bill seeks to establish authentic procedures and well organized processes…
Iraq: World Bank Lends Iraq $1.2 Billion to Face Oil, Security Shocks
Dec 18, 2015
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Sylvia Westall, Reuters
The World Bank said on Thursday it would lend Iraq $1.2 billion in emergency support to help it deal with the economic effects of its…
Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: U.N. Targets Islamic State Oil Finance Network
Dec 18, 2015
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
Finance ministers gathered at the United Nations said that, with millions of dollars coming from illegal oil sales, it was time to target Islamic State…
Identifying Causes of Global Freshwater Vulnerability
Dec 17, 2015
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Steven Gorelick and Julie Padowski
Over the past half century, the total volume of water used by people has nearly tripled, outpacing the global population increase. Regional crises related to…
Vietnam/China/South China Sea: Vietnamese Submarine Patrols South China Sea
Dec 17, 2015
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Reuters
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernisation drive, Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of the…
DRC: Student Leads Wisconsin School District to Go “Conflict-Free” as International Movement Gathers Steam in 2015
Dec 17, 2015
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Enough Project
From high schools and college campuses to cities and states, the “Conflict-Free” movement continued to expand this year. Spurred by the activism of a high…
South Sudan: Fuelled by Corruption, South Sudan War Enters Third Year
Dec 17, 2015
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Karin Zeitvogel, IRIN
South Sudan is an oil-rich country with fertile soil and a wealth of untapped mineral riches. Pilfering money is easy for those who are so…
Cambodia: Agribusiness Lead
Dec 16, 2015
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Good Return
Responsible to: Program Director, Regional Program Manager
Direct Reports: Indonesia Program Coordinator, 2 Indonesia-based Field Support Officer Volunteers
Working closely with: Good Return staff: other technical leads,…
M&E Partner Engagement
Dec 16, 2015
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Stop Hunger Now
This position will be responsible for coordinating the Monitoring and Evaluation aspects of Stop Hunger Now’s (SHN) Food Aid Distribution system. This position will be…
Somalia: Livelihoods & ERD Coordinator
Dec 16, 2015
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International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee has been working in Somalia since 2006, providing essential services to conflict and disaster affected communities. The IRC has been operational…
Value Chain Competitiveness Director
Dec 16, 2015
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ACDI/VOCA
ACDI/VOCA is seeking a Value Chain Competitiveness Director for the USAID Cereal Value Chain (CVC) project in Mali. The CVC project aims to increase agriculture…
Afghanistan: Chief of Programmes (CoP)
Dec 16, 2015
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Mission East
Mission East, founded in Denmark in 1991, is an international humanitarian and development organisation, working in South and Central Asia, the Middle East and Eastern…
DRC: Chief of Party
Dec 16, 2015
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated USAID Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Eastern Congo Agricultural Value Chain Project. This project aims to…
Lebanon: Food & Security Livelihoods Coordinator
Dec 16, 2015
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Première Urgence Internationale
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and…