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Timor-Leste: Why Water Is More Important Than Oil

Aug 29, 2019 | Christopher Ryan

It’s a time of immense change for one of the world’s youngest nation-states: Timor-Leste, which gained independence on May 20, 2002. Timor-Leste faces multiple social,…

Myanmar: Police Arrest 9 of 21 Kayah Farmers Accused of Trespassing by Myanmar Military

Aug 29, 2019 | Htet Khaung Lin, Irrawaddy

Police have arrested nine of 21 local farmers whom the Myanmar military accuses of trespassing on a cantonment, according to the Karenni State Farmers’ Union.…

Fake-Branded Bars Slip Dirty Gold into World Markets

Aug 28, 2019 | Peter Hobson, Reuters

A forgery crisis is quietly roiling the world’s gold industry. Gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are being inserted into the…

Afghanistan: Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources

Aug 28, 2019 | Matthieu Aikins

As a female politician in a country where many women still struggle for basic rights, Nargis Nehan is used to standing out. In December 2017,…

South Sudan: South Sudan Probes High Number of Birth Defects in Oil Regions

Aug 28, 2019 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg

South Sudan is investigating an increase in the number of infants born with deformities in crude-producing regions and whether the cases are linked to pollution,…

Myanmar: Fake Deeds Cause Land Buyers Headaches in Mandalay

Aug 28, 2019 | Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times

Some empty land on Thaik Pan street in Chan Mya Tharsi township, Mandalay Region, is fenced off, and a sign gives the owner’s name and warns…

Climate Change: From Yemen to South Sudan, Climate and Water Stress Seen Worsening Conflict

Aug 28, 2019 | Adela Suliman, Reuters

Social and political tensions fueled by climate change have yet to translate into international military confrontations, but local conflicts are heating up due to pressures…

Timor-Leste: Why Tiny Timor-Leste Is Defying Global Energy Giants

Aug 28, 2019 | Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg

When Timor-Leste became a country in 2002, it did so with a built-in advantage: the Bayu-Undan oil and gas field. It’s generated billions of dollars…

An EU Agenda for Climate Security

Aug 28, 2019 | Luca Bergamaschi

Responding to the unprecedented challenge posed by climate change will require all actors – including the defence and security community – to step outside their…

Gender and REDD+ Group

Aug 28, 2019

With the purpose of establishing a community of practice on gender and REDD+, a Gender and REDD+ Group has been set up on the UN-REDD…

Myanmar: Ensuring Access to Land and Resolving Disputes Part of an Inclusive Peace

Aug 27, 2019 | Joint Peace Fund

Land allocation and confiscation remain hugely important issues to be resolved for 70% of Myanmar’s population, whose livelihoods are based around agriculture and related activities.…

South Sudan: South Sudan to Assess Pollution in Oil-Producing Areas

Aug 27, 2019 | John Adukata, East African

South Sudan authorities plan to send a team of environmental experts to assess the scale of damage caused by pollution in oil-producing areas. The environmental…

Afghanistan: Tackling Corruption in Mining: Gov't Signs Agreement with Afghan-German Cooperation

Aug 27, 2019 | Wadsam

Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan, signed the implementation agreement for the next phase of the program for promoting good governance in Afghanistan's…

Liberia: Nationwide Ground Survey Could Resolve Many Land Conflicts

Aug 27, 2019 | Sampson David, Bush Chicken

Amid conflicts between multiple counties within Liberia over boundary divisions, a cartographer at the Liberia Land Authority is calling for a nationwide ground survey of…

Africa: Enhancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Gender and Climate Change Linkages to Build Climate - Resilient Communities

Aug 27, 2019 | Julitta Onabajo, Benoit Kalasa, and Shoko Arakaki, UNFPA

Twenty-five years ago, world leaders acknowledged the threats of climate change at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). In the Programme of Action,…

Afghanistan: Tackling Corruption in Mining: Gov't Signs Agreement with Afghan-German Cooperation

Aug 27, 2019 | Wadsam

Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Nargis Nehan, signed the implementation agreement for the next phase of the program for promoting good governance in Afghanistan's…

Iraq's Latest Oil Plan Could Upset the Entire Middle East

Aug 27, 2019 | Cyril Widdershoven

Washington’s advisors will need to get back soon to address a possible tripartite pipeline proposal of Iran, as it will not only be linked to…

Sierra Leone: No Pot of Gold as China Mines Sierra Leone

Aug 26, 2019 | Nellie Peyton and Richmond Tholley, Reuters

When the Chinese gold miners came to Masumbiri town in northern Sierra Leone, everyone lined up for jobs. But 18 months into the multi-million dollar…

Myanmar: Subsistence Gem Mining to Be Allowed in Mogok after New Rules Issued

Aug 26, 2019 | Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times

Subsistence gem mining will be allowed in Mandalay Region’s Mogok, which produces rubies and other precious stones, after new rules are issued, said U Myo Thit,…

Myanmar: Supply, Distribution of Water in Yangon to Be Privatised: Mayor

Aug 26, 2019 | Myanmar Times

The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) will invite the private sector to take over the supply and distribution of water in Yangon, Mayor U Maung…

Liberia: River Cess and Sinoe Sign Resolution to Resolve Land Dispute

Aug 26, 2019 | Bush Chicken, Sampson David

After an intensive three-day dialogue, Sinoe and River Cess have signed a resolution aimed at settling a longstanding border land dispute between the two counties.…

Syria: Project Manager Food Security and Livelihoods

Aug 26, 2019 | ACTED

Since 2012, ACTED has been implementing projects with vulnerable communities in Syria with a two-fold approach: ACTED provides life-saving support to vulnerable displaced persons, returnees,…

Food, Security and Resilience Gender Adviser

Aug 26, 2019 | CARE

CARE is a leading humanitarian and development organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on rights programming, gender equality, and…

Nigeria: FSL Project Manager - WFP

Aug 26, 2019 | INTERSOS

The Boko Haram armed opposition insurgency started in 2009 and Maiduguri was the epicentre of the armed conflict. Later the armed conflict spread to all…

Environment + Conflict + Peace: A Photo Exhibition [Call for Submissions]

Aug 26, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

A group exhibition to elevate diverse conversations on the dynamics between environmental issues, the causes and impacts of conflict, and peacebuilding. Curated by Jason Houston…

Malaysia: Malaysia Hopes to Pay for Military Equipment with Palm Oil

Aug 26, 2019 | Joseph Sipalan, Reuters

Malaysia is in talks with at last six countries on the possibility of using palm oil to pay for arms, as Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy…

"Black Gold" and Global Armed Conflicts

Aug 26, 2019 | Christina Kitova

By August 1942 the Germans soon faced a conundrum: mass their forces and turn south to capture the oil, or continue driving west to capture…

"First They Grabbed Our Land with Guns; Now They Are Using the Law"

Aug 26, 2019 | Transnational Institute

A Commentary by TNI on the Right to Land of People Displaced by War and Militarization: Displaced people in Myanmar have been suffering layer upon layer…

Myanmar: Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager

Aug 26, 2019 | Action Contre la Faim France

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children and…

United States: A Climate-Gender Wave Election? The Power of the 19th Amendment

Aug 25, 2019 | Joan Michelson, Forbes

We commemorate the 99th year of women voting in the midst of an historic presidential election season – for the country, for women and for the…