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RFS is Crucial to National Security
Nov 24, 2015
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Jon Soltz
As a veteran, I’ve witnessed fellow servicemen and servicewomen risk life and limb over oil interests in hostile regions, all so we can feed our…
Conflict Minerals: China Draft Conflict Minerals Guidance Expected Next Month
Nov 24, 2015
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Chemical Watch
China's guidelines for responsible mineral supply chains are expected to be announced, during a workshop on the issue, to be held by the OECD and…
Liberia: How Sime Darby & Oil Palm Production Will Help Liberia's Economy
Nov 24, 2015
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Toweh Alphonso, New Republic
From the sixties up to few years back, only two key commodities were known once Liberia name was mentioned. But today, the story is changing.…
Afghanistan: Food Prices Rise Sharply after Fighting Disrupts Afghan Harvest
Nov 24, 2015
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Bilal Sarwary, IRIN
Food prices are shooting up in Afghanistan as the harvest has been halted in the country’s breadbasket in the northern province of Kunduz, where farmers…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Urged to Diversify Economy
Nov 24, 2015
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Eric Frykberg, Radio New Zealand
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) information shows the country is in danger of running out of money due to the decline…
Islamic State: Is Turkey Buying Oil from ISIS? After Downed Plane, Putin Slams Islamic State's Black Market Fuel Sales
Nov 24, 2015
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Elizabeth Whitman, International Business Times
The fact that Turkey shot down a Russian plane is not the only reason Russian President Vladimir Putin is furious. Since the jet fighter was…
Syria/Islamic State: ISIS in Syria: US Air Strikes Destroy 283 Oil Tankers Used for Smuggling to Fund Terror Group
Nov 24, 2015
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Lizzie Dearden, Independent
US fighter jets and gunships have destroyed 283 Isis oil tankers in Syria as part of efforts to cripple the terror group’s income streams. American…
Sierra Leone: Diamond Mining Company Octea Facing Claims It Owes Money to Sierra Leone Town and New York Jeweller Tiffany
Nov 24, 2015
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David Connett, Independent
Tiffany has announced it has deferred payment of $50m (£33m) of loans it made to Octea to develop the mine while Koidu town council now…
Cuba/United States: U.S.-Cuba Joint Statement on Environmental Cooperation
Nov 24, 2015
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US Department of State
Representatives of the United States and Cuba signed a joint statement on environmental cooperation today at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. The statement…
Will a Welcome Peace Derail Colombia’s Sustainable Development Plans?
Nov 23, 2015
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Rocio Rodriguez Granados
In August 2012, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos began negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as the People’s Army, or FARC,…
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan/Fergana Valley: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s Unresolved Border
Nov 23, 2015
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Catherine Putz, Diplomat
Despite repeated incidents over the last year, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan remain unable to settle their Fergana valley border. A meeting last week between the two…
Prince Charles: Climate Change Driving Conflict, Terrorism
Nov 23, 2015
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Ed King, Climate Home
Britain’s heir to the throne Prince Charles will head to next week’s Paris climate change summit with a strong warning for all participants: global warming…
Japan/China/South China Sea: Japan Renews South China Sea Alert, Pushes Aussies on Submarines
Nov 22, 2015
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Michael Heath, Bloomberg
Japan’s foreign and defense ministers reiterated concerns about China’s strengthening position in the South China Sea in meetings with their Australian counterparts and pressed the…
Ethiopia: Joint Emergency Operation Program Consultant
Nov 21, 2015
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Catholic Relief Services
The JEOP consortium is an emergency free food distribution program targeting transitory or acute food insecure households (HHs) in 76 USAID approved woredas (districts) through a beneficiary…
Ethiopia: Enabling Environment and Policy Specialist
Nov 21, 2015
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International Executive Service Corps
IESC is seeking an enabling environment and policy for an anticipated USAID funded agricultural value chain development program in Ethiopia. It is anticipated that the…
Afghanistan: Regulatory Framework and Capacity Building Specialist
Nov 21, 2015
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International Executive Service Corps
IESC is seeking a regulatory framework and capacity building specialist for an anticipated USAID-funded program in Afghanistan in strengthening watershed and irrigation management. This position…
Afghanistan: Technical Deputy Chief of Party
Nov 21, 2015
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a long-term technical deputy chief of party for the $70 million USAID Regional Agricultural Development Program - West (RADP-W) located in Herat, Afghanistan.…
Cambodia: Horticultural Value-Chain Promotion
Nov 21, 2015
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Winrock International
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity,…
Sierra Leone: Technical Advisor of Operations
Nov 21, 2015
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The Gola Rainforest Programme is an exciting long-term initiative supporting the management of a critical landscape in Sierra Leone which is a global priority for…
Sierra Leone: Manager/Engineer
Nov 21, 2015
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King's Sierra Leone Partnership
The King’s Sierra Leone Partnership (KSLP) is a global health project that aims to help strengthen Sierra Leone’s health system by improving clinical services and…
Mali: Project Manager
Nov 21, 2015
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AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center
The Center is seeking to fill the position of Project Manager for a USAID funded project entitled “Deploying Improved Vegetable Technologies to Overcome Malnutrition and Poverty”…
Central Africa: Plant Health Specialist
Nov 21, 2015
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AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is an international non-profit research and development center committed to alleviating poverty and malnutrition in developing countries through the…
Greece: Environmental Health Manager
Nov 21, 2015
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International Rescue Committee
The Emergency Environmental Health Manager (EHM) is responsible for leading IRC’s emergency WASH response for the refugee influx in Mytilini. The EH Manager will have…
Republic of Congo: Field Conservation Evaluator
Nov 21, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF seeks the services of a consultant to undertake an evaluation of a WWF funded field conservation program in the northern Republic of Congo (TRIDOM landscape).
The consultant…
Peacebuilding Affairs Officer
Nov 21, 2015
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Peace & Collaborative Development Network
The Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) was established to assist and support the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and administer the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). Based on the founding…
Water Wars: Maritime Disputes Feature Prominently during International Summit Circuit
Nov 20, 2015
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Zack Bluestone
By week’s end, the major players in the South and East China Sea will have participated in three separate international conferences touching on tensions in…
Let's Face It, Supply Chain Transparency Is Not Going Away
Nov 20, 2015
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Justmeans
Supply chain transparency is not going away. Consumers want to know where the products they buy come from. Companies will have to disclose more supply…
How Bad Will this El Niño Be? Worse Than You May Think
Nov 20, 2015
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Marc Levy
This week the Earth Institute’s International Research Institute on Climate and Society convened a 2-day workshop reflecting on efforts over the past 20 years to improve responses…
The Right Way to Think about Climate Change and National Security
Nov 19, 2015
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David Roberts
Thanks to some comments by Bernie Sanders in the last Democratic debate, the question of whether climate change is a national security threat has once again bubbled…
Rwanda a Conflict-Free Mineral Country - Govt
Nov 19, 2015
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James Karuhanga
Rwanda must be considered as a conflict-free mineral country, the Minister of State in charge of Mining, Evode Imena, told the US House of Representatives.…