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¿Quién Responde por el Daño Ambiental de Tumaco?

Jul 6, 2015 | Razon Publica

Como si se tratara de un luto, Tumaco está teñido de negro. Los últimos atentados contra el oleoducto Transandino produjeron una mancha enorme que se…

While Saudi Arabia Goes to War Abroad, It’s Simmering at Home

Jul 4, 2015 | Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner

To hear Saudi leaders tell it, the primary threat to the kingdom’s stability is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Worried over Washington and Tehran’s slowly…

Collateral Damage Estimates and the Acceptability of Attacks on Industrial Sites

Jul 3, 2015 | Doug Weir

The deliberate or inadvertent damage or destruction of industrial facilities during conflict has the potential to cause severe environmental damage and create acute and long-term…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Oil Deal Close to Collapse

Jul 3, 2015 | Matt Bradley, Wall Street Journal

An oil-sales deal between Iraq and the semiautonomous Kurdistan Regional Government is close to collapse about six months after it was signed, undermining the country's…

Does Gender Balance Improve Forestry and Fishery Management?

Jul 2, 2015 | Francesca Booker

Differences in women's and men's access to, control over, and use of local natural resources shapes the way that these resources are managed. Yet women…

Somaliland: Living at the 'Mercy of the Rain' in Somaliland

Jul 2, 2015 | Katie Riordan, Al Jazeera

It has been particularly dry this year in parts of Somaliland, the internationally unrecognised nation-state that broke away from Somalia in 1991. Small, frequent droughts…

Artisanal Gold Programme Officer

Jul 1, 2015 | Partnership Africa Canada

Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) has been working on the question of responsible natural resource governance in Africa for over 15 years, combining a search for…

Welcome to Basrastan

Jul 1, 2015 | Peter Schwartzstein

This port city in southern Iraq is not an easy place to love. Once the handsome backstop of the Persian Gulf, its famous canals are…

Russia/Ukraine: Russia Halts Gas Supply to Ukraine Amid Pricing Dispute

Jul 1, 2015 | NewsOK

The Russian gas company Gazprom halted supplies to neighboring Ukraine on Wednesday after the collapse of pricing talks, a company official said — but an…

Iraq/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey

Jul 1, 2015 | Zaid Sabah, Selcan Hacaoglu, and Jack Fairweather, Bloomberg

There’s one thing Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is using more than its fair share of water. Iraq…

Iraq: Iraq Oil Exports Hit Record 3.187 Million bpd in June

Jul 1, 2015 | Al Arabiya, Reuters

Iraq’s oil exports rose in June to a record average of 3.187 million barrels per day (bpd) from 3.145 million in May, the oil ministry…

Myanmar: Ministry of Energy Stays Mum on 2016 Bidding

Jun 30, 2015 | Consult Myanmar

Further bidding rounds for offshore oil and gas blocks are likely to come in 2016, though government officials and Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise have…

Sudan: IMF Says Sudanese Economy Could Face Fiscal Gap on Oil Price Fallout

Jun 30, 2015 | Sudan Tribune

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the Sudanese economy could be adversely impacted by the drop in worldwide oil prices and that inflation rate…

Islamic State: India Bans Oil Trade with Islamic State-Linked Organisations

Jun 30, 2015 | Reuters

India on Tuesday banned trade with Islamic State-linked entities in oil and other products, complying with a U.N. resolution to act against militants active in…

China/India: Revisiting the ‘Water Wars’ Narrative

Jun 30, 2015 | Zhang Hongzhou, The Diplomat

With China’s late-2014 completion of the Zangmu dam, the largest hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River (known in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River), many…

Liberia: World Bank Upbeat over Liberia Forest Carbon Initiative

Jun 30, 2015 | Front Page Africa

The New Liberia Media Initiatives says after an engagement of stakeholders during a ten day visitation mission geared at starting preparation of Liberia's Forest Sector…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Ramps Up Independent Oil Sales

Jun 29, 2015 | Humeyra Pamuk, Ahmed Rasheed, and Isabel Coles, Reuters

Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has ramped up independent oil sales since mid-June while cutting allocations to Iraq's state oil firm SOMO in an escalating dispute…

Myanmar: Severe Floods Force Evacuations in Rakhine

Jun 29, 2015 | Aye Sapay Phyu, Myanmar Times

Rescue workers in Rakhine State fear villagers may have died in severe flooding over the past few days, as five townships reported heavy rains. U…

Yemen: Rising Water Price Hits Yemenis, Shortage May Become Bigger Problem than War, Experts Say

Jun 29, 2015 | Magdalena Mis, Reuters

The price of water is rising steeply in Yemen, which may run out of water for its 25 million people, experts say, adding to the…

Nepal: WASH Technical Coordinator

Jun 28, 2015 | Catholic Relief Services

This is an exciting and interesting position that requires a good knowledge of engineering, but also experience of working alongside communities and with multiple stakeholders.…

Sierra Leone: Climate Change Consultant

Jun 28, 2015 | USAID

USAID’s Leveraging Economic Opportunities (LEO) Project has commissioned value chain assessments for horticulture, maize (food and feed), legumes/pulses (plant-based protein, food and feed), and animal…

North Korea: International Consultant

Jun 28, 2015 | UNDP

DPRK is prone to frequent natural disasters especially the extreme weather conditions e.g. floods and droughts that are impacting negatively on people’s lives. Meanwhile due…

Community Forestry Network Capacity Building Officer

Jun 28, 2015 | RECOFTC

Community Forestry Network Capacity Building Officer (CFNO) base in Kampong Speu province, Strengthening the Role of Community Forestry in Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade…

Sierra Leone: Short Term Climate Change Consultant

Jun 28, 2015 | USAID

USAID’s Leveraging Economic Opportunities (LEO) Project has commissioned value chain assessments for horticulture, maize (food and feed), legumes/pulses (plant-based protein, food and feed), and animal…

Afghanistan: Senior International Expert/HPS Mid-Term Evaluation

Jun 28, 2015 | Afghanistan National Horticulture Development Organization

Since 2003, The European Union (EU) continues its support to the creation of the required institutional and organizational frameworks for enabling the agriculture sector to…

Palestine: Short-Term Consultancy Position in the Food Security/Livelihoods Sector

Jun 28, 2015 | Act for Peace

Act for Peace is the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA). Act for Peace supports local partners in 16…

Nepal: Country Representative

Jun 28, 2015 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN’s…

Nepal: Systematic Review Specialist for Agricultural Water Management

Jun 28, 2015 | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Background  The Centre is looking for a qualified Special Services Assignment (SSA) for assisting in the  International  Centre  for  Integrated  Mountain  Development  (ICIMOD)  is  a  regional…

Democratic Republic of Congo: National Coordinator

Jun 28, 2015 | METI Inc / US Forest Service

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as one of the world’s least developed countries and part of the world’s second largest rainforest ecosystem, presents a…

Nepal: Health and Hygiene Manager

Jun 28, 2015 | Splash

Our goal in Nepal is to ensure sustainable WASH coverage at 100% of all 650 government schools within the Kathmandu valley by 2019.  Currently, we…