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Cluster Hire in Security, Resilience, and Sustainability
Sep 15, 2015
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Northeastern University
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) at Northeastern University invites applications and nominations for open rank positions in all relevant areas of security,…
Introducing the Toxic Remnants of War Network
Sep 15, 2015
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Doug Weir
Damage to the natural environment has long been a hallmark of conflict. But technological developments, both in terms of how hostilities are conducted, and the…
China/Vietnam/Japan/South China Sea: Japan to Give Vietnam Boats, Equipment Amid China's Buildup
Sep 15, 2015
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John Boudreau, Bloomberg
Japan will extend 100 billion yen ($832 million) in infrastructure aid to Vietnam and provide patrol boats as the two countries vow to expand ties…
New Graduate and Professional Education Program: Certificate in Environment, Peace and Security at Columbia University
Sep 14, 2015
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Columbia University
Evidence is accumulating that linkages between environment and security dynamics are more important than previously thought. Governments, the public, corporations, and other organizations around the…
The Losing Battle Against Conflict Minerals
Sep 14, 2015
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Natasja Sheriff
United States regulations concerning the trade in conflict minerals, aimed at reducing the devastating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are proving difficult…
Myanmar: Oil and Gas Experts Predict Burmese Boomtown
Sep 14, 2015
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Despite the slump in energy prices, oil and gas fields in Burma will soon be the busiest in Asia as foreign and local investors begin…
Africa: African Nations Work Together to Rid Supply Chains of Conflict Materials
Sep 14, 2015
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Alison Moodie, Guardian
A group of African nations have developed a framework that will make it easier for companies to keep conflict minerals out of their supply chains.…
Iraq: Iraq Warns Oil Companies of Spending Cuts
Sep 14, 2015
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Kevin Baxter, Wall Street Journal
Iraq’s oil ministry has issued a stark warning to the international oil companies running its energy sector that it will slash spending in 2016 as…
South Sudan: Food Security and Livelihoods Coordinator
Sep 13, 2015
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United Methodist Committee on Relief
The Food Security & Livelihoods Coordinator plays an important role in the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Sudan's field management structure. UMCOR-International Program’s program…
Cambodia: Senior Consultant for the Assessment of Curricula of 2 Agricultural Colleges
Sep 13, 2015
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Kingdom of Cambodia
1.1 Beneficiary country
The Beneficiary country of this assignment is the Kingdom of Cambodia
1.2 Contracting Authority
The Programme, “Promotion of inclusive and sustainable growth in…
Liberia: Project Manager
Sep 13, 2015
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Fauna & Flora International
Fauna & Flora International (FFI) protects threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human…
Cote D'ivoire: Consultant: Mainstreaming Gender in Natural Resources Management
Sep 13, 2015
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The African Natural Resources Center
The African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) was established with the long term goal to improve development outcomes from the management of renewable (fisheries, forestry, land…
Afghanistan: Emergency Shelter Coordinator
Sep 13, 2015
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UNHCR
With more than 2.7 million Afghan refugees in the region, and an estimated 3 million globally, Afghanistan has one of the largest refugee populations in…
Liberia: Two Foreigners, Ivorian and Burkinabe Arrested for Illegally Farming on Liberia Land, as 200 Chased Out
Sep 13, 2015
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Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
A member of the Grand Gedeh Legislative Caucus, Representative Alex Grant of District #3 has disclosed that his citizens have arrested two foreigners, an Ivorian…
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Sep 12, 2015
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Global Witness
The Global Witness team draws on a wide range of skills, from undercover investigations and painstaking financial research, to information gathering on the ground and…
Cambodia: Environmental Lawyer and Advisor
Sep 12, 2015
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UNDP
Background
Sustainable natural resources and environment is integral for Cambodia to sustain its economic growth and its growing population. Yet the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC)…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: REDD Capacity Building Program
Sep 12, 2015
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REDD Capacity Building Program
The Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) is engaged in a process of preparation of the future international arrangement Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD +). This…
Timor Leste: Disaster Prevention Financing Consultancy
Sep 12, 2015
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UNDP
The Dili-Ainaro Road Development Corridor project, is aimed at strengthening the resilience of communities living in the Dili-Ainaro Road Development Corridor to climate-induced disasters such…
South Sudan: Institutional Analysis and Capacity Adaption
Sep 12, 2015
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UNDP
The GEF has approved funding for the Preparation of South Sudan’s National Adaptation Programme of Action in accordance with the Operational Guidelines for Expedited Funding.…
The Next Genocide
Sep 12, 2015
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Timothy Snyder
New Haven — Before he fired the shot, the Einsatzgruppe commander lifted the Jewish child in the air and said, “You must die so that…
Myanmar: Shan Villagers and the Salween Dam Fight
Sep 11, 2015
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Dana MacLean
The increasing army presence to defend the construction of a controversial Salween river dam in southeastern Myanmar’s Shan state has sparked heightened concerns among rural…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Watch Out China: Vietnam's Coast Guard Will Fight Back
Sep 11, 2015
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Ankit Panda, The Diplomat
Starting October 20, 2015, Vietnamese coast guard vessels will be permitted to use on-board weapons to deter and repel foreign boats. According to a report by…
Myanmar: Shan Villagers and the Salween Dam Fight
Sep 11, 2015
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Dana MacLean, The Diplomat
The increasing army presence to defend the construction of a controversial Salween river dam in southeastern Myanmar’s Shan state has sparked heightened concerns among rural…
Myanmar: Myanmar Third-Worst for Deforestation Rate, Says UN
Sep 11, 2015
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Aye Sapay Phyu, Myanmar Times
Since 2010, Myanmar has lost more than 546,000 hectares (over 1.3 million acres) of forest on average each year, according to a report by the…
Liberia: A Transition into the New "Liberia Land Authority", a Priority That Requires Collective Efforts (part I)
Sep 11, 2015
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Liberian Observer
Liberia’s land administration and management system has negatively impacted the socio-economic and political wellbeing of all Liberians. Property rights in land are characterized by weak…
Grant Opportunity: Dialogue and Dispute Resolution for Conflict Prevention in Guinea's Forest Region
Sep 10, 2015
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Department of State, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations
CSO seeks to support facilitated dialogue and community level alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to prevent and mitigate inter-communal violence in Guinea's Forest Region. The dialogue…
Director, Early Engagement in Extractives (EEE)
Sep 9, 2015
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One Earth Future Foundation
OEF is a private, self-funded operating foundation based just outside Boulder, Colorado. OEF develops and then supports programs aimed at improving social systems in the…
DRC: New Scheme Seeks to Improve Tracking of DRC Minerals
Sep 9, 2015
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Nick Long, Voice of America
The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is renowned for its mineral wealth, but much of that wealth is untapped, partly because of fears that mineral…
Liberia: Women Petition Senate to Pass Land Rights Bill
Sep 9, 2015
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Liberia News Agency, Richard Stephens
A group of women under the banner of the Women NGO Network Tuesday converged on the Capitol Building to petition the Liberian Senate to speedily…
Liberia: Liberia's Bust State Oil Firm to Get 'Forensic' Uudit
Sep 9, 2015
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AFP
Liberia's Senate ordered Wednesday a "forensic" audit of the bankrupt state oil company and vowed to punish anyone found to have negligently handled its finances.…