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China/ India: China and India's Next Rivalry- Energy
Nov 6, 2014
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Huffington Post
With two of the fastest growing economies in the world, India and China are racing towards securing resources they need to sustain their economic growth.…
Myanmar: NGOs Say Ethnic Areas Have No ‘Virgin Lands’
Nov 6, 2014
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DVB News
The Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF) released a statement on Thursday which slammed Burma’s draft National Land Use Policy for failing to protect small-scale farmers…
Iraq/ Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Close to Economic Independence, Says Oil Minister
Nov 6, 2014
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Rudaw
The Iraqi Kurds are within sight of economic if not political independence with oil exports expected to rise to 500,000 barrels a day by early…
Syria: Syrian Army Regains Control of Oil Wells Captured by Islamic State
Nov 6, 2014
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Middle East Monitor
The Syrian army regained control on Wednesday over two important oil wells that had been seized recently by the Islamic State (ISIS), according to the…
Egypt: Analysis - Why Ethiopia and Egypt Aren't Fighting a Water War
Nov 6, 2014
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allAfrica
There were times last year, when the rhetoric in Cairo reached fever pitch, that some kind of conflict between Ethiopia and Egypt over the waters…
Conflict Minerals: Debate in the European Parliament on the European Commission’s Conflict Minerals Proposal
Nov 6, 2014
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National Law Review
On November 6, the Committee on International Trade (INTA) of the European Parliament will have a first exchange of views on the proposal presented in…
Kenya: Kenyan Law Aimed at Luring Mining Giants Sparks ‘Resource Curse’ Fears
Nov 6, 2014
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Andrew Thompson, The Guardian
Community and human rights advocates in Kenya are wary of a new mining bill that is on the verge of being passed into law.
Kenya’s national…
Central African Republic: Policy Analyst
Nov 5, 2014
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Peace and Collaborative Development Network
Reporting to the Director of Research and Editorial and working in collaboration with staff and contractors on the Central African Republic, or CAR, the Policy…
London: Head of Economy & Peacebuilding, Peacebuilding Issues Programme
Nov 5, 2014
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International Alert, peace and Collaborative Development Network
Head of Economy & Peacebuilding, Peacebuilding Issues Programme
Salary: £44,500 – £52,221 per annum, (subject to skills and experience), plus excellent benefits
Based: London
We are recruiting a hands-on leader…
UK: Senior Research Fellow in Gender, Food and Resilient Communities Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience
Nov 5, 2014
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Coventry University
Coventry University is investing in research excellence. Our journey continues with additional investment of £100 million in research, with a total spend of £150 million…
UK: Senior Research Fellow on Water and Resilient Communities Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience
Nov 5, 2014
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Coventry University
Coventry University is investing in research excellence. Our journey continues with additional investment of £100 million in research, with a total spend of £150 million…
War and the Environment
Nov 5, 2014
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Cynthia S. Levesque
"Impacts to the environment from war threaten human health, livelihoods and security and can undermine post-conflict peacebuilding. November 6th has been declared by the United Nations General…
3 Ways Conservation Efforts Can Promote Peace
Nov 5, 2014
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Brittany Ajroud
Illegally mined minerals and timber stripped from Africa’s forests have financed some of the continent’s most brutal wars. Similarly, the illegal ivory trade has been linked…
Central African Republic: Gold, Diamonds Fuelling Conflict in Central African Republic U.N. Panel Says
Nov 5, 2014
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Reuters
Gold and diamond sales are being used to finance conflict in Central African Republic and United Nations peacekeepers should monitor mining sites to clamp down…
China/ South China Sea: Energy Potential in Disputed Waters
Nov 5, 2014
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New Strait Times
FOR the past several years, China has been throwing its weight around the South China Sea, a body of water studded with coral reefs that…
Myanmar and EU Discuss Forestry Cooperation
Nov 5, 2014
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Mizzima
The European Union and Myanmar’s Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry recently held discussions about how Myanmar can encourage sustainable management of the country's forests…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Kicks out Judges over ConocoPhillips Tax Fight
Nov 5, 2014
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Reuters
East Timor has ordered five foreign judges out of the country after a court ruled in favour of U.S. oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips in…
Deer with 'Vampire Fangs' Spotted for 1st Time in Decades
Nov 5, 2014
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Kelly Dickerson
An endangered deer with vampire-like fangs was spotted for the first time in nearly 60 years, in a remote forest in northeastern Afghanistan.
The fanged creature…
Sierra Leone: Ebola's Catastrophic Consequences on Sierra Leone’s Small-Scale Mining Sector
Nov 4, 2014
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The Guardian
Ebola is having catastrophic economic consequences for Sierra Leone, where the disease is running rampant.
The country, together with the two other Mano River Union states, Liberia…
Uganda: Catalyst or Curse? East Africa’s Oil and Gas Boom
Nov 4, 2014
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World Politics Review
As he delivers his lecture from the breezy, pink-hued classroom, Robert Rutaro is optimistic about Uganda’s future in oil.
An attorney with a master’s degree in…
Liberia: Equatorial Revises Down Oil Palm Planting Target Due To Ebola Virus
Nov 4, 2014
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Alliance News
Equatorial Palm Oil PLC Tuesday said there have been no instances of the Ebola virus at its operations in Liberia and the company continues to…
Iraq: Carrots to Kalashnikovs- The Dangers Faced by Oil Workers Abroad
Nov 4, 2014
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The Guardian
As international oil companies begin to restart full operations in Iraq despite the continuing threat of attacks by Islamic State (Isis), one lifelong oil worker…
Iraq: Iraqi Troops, ISIS in Heated Battle for Oil Refinery
Nov 4, 2014
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Al Iraqiya
Iraqi troops advanced toward the northern Iraqi city of Beiji on Tuesday, exchanging heavy fire with militants from the Islamic State group, footage from a…
Petrodollars: Fight for Kobani Has a Key Oil Aspect to It
Nov 3, 2014
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Platts
The focus of the Islamic State group’s military campaign in Iraq and Syria has shifted in recent weeks from lands around Iraq’s northern oil fields…
Iraq: The KRG to Cooperate with USA to Put an End to ISIS' Oil Smuggling
Nov 3, 2014
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Kurdish Globe
The Islamic State (formerly ISIS) has been exporting oil from Northern Iraq to finance its activities, thanks to a solid network of smugglers. The Kurdistan…
Russia/Ukraine: Russia Continues to Train and Equip Ukraine Rebels, NATO Official Says
Nov 3, 2014
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New York Times
Hundreds of Russian troops are still training and equipping separatists in Ukraine, NATO’s top military commander said Monday, activities that are heightening tensions with the West…
Iraq/ Syria: This Is How ISIS Smuggles Oil
Nov 3, 2014
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Buzzfeed
This town on the Turkish-Syrian border is covered in trash. Residents refuse to let any outsiders — even garbagemen — inside. What makes Besaslan more…
Iraq/ Kurdistan: Baghdad Blacklists Foreign Tankers
Nov 3, 2014
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Arabian Supply Chain
Iraq’s oil marketing agency has banned three foreign tankers from Iraqi ports, according to the Platts news service, citing market sources.
Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation…
Af-Pak 2014: Waste of the Environment
Nov 3, 2014
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Wazhma Fazli, Ghotei Safi and Abdur Razzaq
Chronic air pollution, filthy water and mountains of garbage in cities are creating a pandemic of respiratory and water-borne diseases both sides of the Durand…
Conflict Minerals: Scotland Leading Way in Fight to Stop War, Slavery and Misery Powering our Technology
Nov 2, 2014
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Herald Scotland
Every time you switch on your mobile, power up your laptop or even switch on a light, you could unwittingly be fuelling slavery, civil wars…