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Sierra Leone: Head of Renewable Energy Project
Oct 4, 2015
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Welthungerlife
This project focuses on the use of renewable energies (in particular solar photovoltaic, mini hydro power) with productive benefits for agriculture, health and education. Sustainability…
Sri Lanka: Technical Consultant to Energy PPP Project
Oct 4, 2015
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Urban Development Authority
The Urban Development Authority in Sri Lanka has requested IFCs assistance in designing and successfully bidding a WtE plant of 600 TPD capacity in Karadiyana…
Asean Environmental Security Concerns
Oct 3, 2015
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Amado S. Tolentino, Jr.
The effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change are now felt all over the world – warmer temperature causing desertification and inadequate food…
Iraq: Cholera Infections in Iraq Climb to More than 800: Health Ministry
Oct 3, 2015
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Press TV
Iraqi medical authorities say the number of recorded cases of cholera in the conflict-ridden Arab country has climbed to more than 800, though no new…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Gulf Petroleum Says Kurdish Oil Reserves at Least Double Expected Amount
Oct 3, 2015
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Hellenic Shipping News
Gulf Keystone Petroleum said third-party estimates show recoverable oil reserves in the Kurdish north of Iraq are at least twice as much as initially expected.…
Call for Papers for the 3rd European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS) in Tübingen, Germany
Oct 1, 2015
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European International Studies Association
Profits resulting from the production and trade of valuable natural resources have long been identified as a driving force of violent conflict. The prospect of…
OP-ED: Mass Firing at National Oil Company of Liberia is Overdue
Oct 1, 2015
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Francis Cordor
In August, the National Oil Company of Liberia fired its entire staff of 200 people in a move aimed at reducing costs and saving the…
New Amnesty Report Provides Insights into the Diamond Trade in Central African Republic
Oct 1, 2015
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Kasper Agger
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been rocked by renewed violence this week with 36 people killed and 42,575 displaced persons over the last few days. A new report from…
Internships with the Environmental Change and Security Program
Oct 1, 2015
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Environmental Change and Security Program - The Wilson Center
The Environmental Change and Security Program is seeking interns to:
Write for our award-winning blogNetwork with leading experts in the environment, demography, and security fieldsWork closely…
Central African Republic and Philippines: Slave Labour behind 'Blood Diamonds' Jewelry Dug from African Mines by Children
Oct 1, 2015
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Imogen Calderwood. Daily Mail
The jewellery around your neck and on your fingers is still being dug out of the earth by slave children facing extreme danger, two new…
Myanmar: Land-Grab Communities Hope for Election Saviour
Oct 1, 2015
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Nyan Lynn Aung, Myanmar Times
The ethnic Kayin woman, from Thein Byin village in Tanintharyi township, has walked to the hilltop overlooking the valley to pray together with other residents…
Liberia: GVL Conducts Participatory Mapping with Communities in Grand Kru
Oct 1, 2015
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Liberian Observer
Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) is holding a series of meetings, alongside land mapping with communities that have freely offered new and additional lands for oil…
Guest Post: Setting the Boundaries in the South China Sea
Sep 30, 2015
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Micah Zenko
Tensions between China and Vietnam over the South China Sea are rising and a miscalculation or miscommunication risks an outbreak of hostilities. Earlier this month, imagery…
Friday Deadline for SEC to Appeal Latest Conflict Minerals Court Ruling
Sep 30, 2015
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Enough Team
This Friday, October 2, is the deadline for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other parties to petition for a review of the most recent…
Peru: Peru Declares State of Emergency in Mining Region
Sep 30, 2015
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BBC
Peru declared a 30-day state of emergency in the Apurimac region on Tuesday after four people were killed during anti-mining protests. The four were shot…
Iraq/Syria/ISIS: U.S. Offers $5 Million for Tips on Disrupting ISIS' Oil, Antiquities Trade
Sep 30, 2015
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Faith Karimi, CNN
The war against ISIS is expanding to a new frontier: its finances. As the terror group plunders archaeological sites and oil fields in Iraq and…
Liberia: Sinoe County - Liberian Community Pushing to Manage Forest
Sep 30, 2015
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Al-Varney Rogers Alvarney, FrontPageAfrica
The Norwegian government has pledged $150m up to the year 2020 if Liberia protects its forests standing - putting communities in charge of conserving their…
Central African Republic: The Blood Diamond Trade is Tearing the Central African Republic Apart
Sep 30, 2015
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Jake Flanagin, Quartz
The Central African Republic (CAR)—one of the poorest countries in the world—has been embroiled in intense religious conflict since Dec. 2012. Fighting between the predominantly…
Myanmar: Mandalay Golf Resort Project Faces Land-Grabbing Claims
Sep 29, 2015
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Defiant farmers in Mandalay Region are cultivating fields they say they own as negotiations with the local authorities broke down. The 200 farmers began harrowing…
Call for Articles - 2015 Issue of Conflict Trends
Sep 28, 2015
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The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the fourth 2015 Issue of Conflict Trends (2015, Issue 4).…
Côte d’Ivoire: President Ouattara Receives Post-Conflict Environmental Report
Sep 28, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
Ivorian President AlassaneOuattara received Friday a United Nations report detailing decades of environmental destruction in the country, especially during 11 years of civil war and…
Liberia: Land Disputes Threaten Peace & Security
Sep 28, 2015
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The New Republic
The Mayor of Ganta Ben Dokpah has said land disputes in the country remain a serious threat to the peace of security the country of…
Cambodia: Conservation Programme Manager
Sep 27, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
From its origins as a small group of committed wildlife enthusiasts, WWF has grown into one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation…
Sierra Leone: Agroforesty Expert Tech
Sep 27, 2015
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UNDP
Sierra Leone is increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of global climate change. This is exacerbated by uncontrolled deforestation, partly due to unsustainable agricultural methods and…
South Sudan: National Consultant to Support HDIG
Sep 27, 2015
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UNDP
South Sudan development context has been severely affected by the current armed conflict, which started in December 2013 and has persisted despite the IGAD efforts…
Africa: Natural Resources and Conflict Policy Analyst
Sep 26, 2015
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Enough Project
The Natural Resources and Conflict Policy Analyst will be responsible for policymaker outreach, research, report writing, and review surrounding the nexus of corruption and the…
Somalia: British Oil Firm Accused of Corruption in Somalia Exploration Deal
Sep 26, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
A British oil exploration firm has been accused of corrupt payments to government officials in Somalia in return for rights to explore offshore for hydrocarbons,…
Liberia: Another Land Dispute in Nimba
Sep 25, 2015
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Solomon T. Gaye, The Inquirer
The Muslim community dominated by the Mandingo ethnic groups has disrupted a team of surveyors backed by the 8th Judiciary Circuit Court Sheriff in the…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Theft Disrupts Kurdish Oil Flows to Turkey
Sep 25, 2015
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Daniel J. Graeber, United Press International
The Kurdish government in northern Iraq said the flow of crude oil to a Turkish sea port was halted because of theft at the start…
Liberia: Big Money: Liberia Lost Nearly $300M in Illegal Deposits
Sep 25, 2015
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FrontPageAfrica
In February this year, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists website released information relating to 300 secret bank accounts accused of involvement in tax evasion…