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Coming Soon: Water Wars

Mar 28, 2019 | Rodel Lasco

Water is a hot-button issue in many parts of the world. Scientists are predicting that nations will wage war over water as populations increase while…

What's Institutional Bricolage and How Can It Improve Infrastructure and Lives?

Mar 28, 2019 | Brendan Bromwich and Eiman Karar

The French word ‘bricolage’ has a range of meanings related to ‘DIY’ and upcycling. Building on this concept, Brendan Bromwich and Eiman Karar explain how ‘institutional…

Afghanistan: Ten Million Afghans Face Severe Hardship after Extreme Weather

Mar 28, 2019 | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Ten million people in Afghanistan – more than a quarter of its population – face severe acute food insecurity and need urgent help after floods…

Nigeria: Farmers/Herders Clash: Stakeholders Proffer Solutions

Mar 28, 2019 | Donald Iorchird, Blueprint

Just when everyone thought that the frequent clashes between farmers and herdsmen has died down in many parts of the country, the incidence has resurfaced…

Who's Interested in Afghanistan's Lithium?

Mar 27, 2019 | Hindol Sengupta

What connects mobile phones, the Taliban, India and China? A metal called lithium.

Afghanistan/India: Who’s Interested in Afghanistan’s Lithium?

Mar 27, 2019 | Hindol Sengupta, Fortune India

In the last few years, one bright spot in the Indian economy has been the soaring growth of the mobile phone manufacturing industry. India is…

Afghanistan: Communities Affected by Drought in Afghanistan Are Struggling with Hunger

Mar 27, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Consecutive drought in the last three years – followed by a severe drought during the 2017/2018 wet season – hit almost two out of three…

Afghanistan: After Drought and Floods, Afghanistan Confronts Critical Harvest

Mar 27, 2019 | Rod Nickel and Abdul Matin Sahak, Reuters

Afghanistan’s summer harvest will be one of the most critical in years, especially of wheat, its biggest cereal crop, as the country recovers from floods…

Syria: The Thorny Issue of Food Security

Mar 27, 2019 | Georges Saad, By the East

During wartime, what’s on your plate doesn’t matter as long as there is something on it. And sometimes, food can really be treacherous. With the…

Colombia: Sin Tregua con la Infraestructura Petrolera: Nuevo Atentado contra el Oleoducto Trasandino

Mar 27, 2019 | Diario del Cauca

Un nuevo atentado contra el oleoducto trasandino se registró la noche del pasado miércoles, esta vez en el tramo que está ubicado en el municipio…

Yemen: 'Yet Another Killer for Children Left Starved by War': Cholera Grips Yemen

Mar 27, 2019 | Karen McVeigh, Guardian

Yemen is seeing a sharp spike in the number of suspected cholera cases this year, with 1,000 children a day infected in the last two…

Communications Director

Mar 26, 2019 | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is looking for a Communications Director in Oslo, Norway. This is an opportunity to work in an international and…

Project Director

Mar 26, 2019 | Levin Sources

Levin Sources is a consultancy that helps its clients integrate social, environmental, and economic sustainability into their mining and minerals operations and sourcing practices through…

Liberia: Country Manager

Mar 26, 2019 | IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative

IDH (HQ in the Netherlands) creates public-private partnerships to develop value chains and drive market transformation with focus on the inclusion of smallholders and SMEs…

GoJIL – Call for Submissions for Special Issue on "Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict – Beyond the ILC"

Mar 26, 2019 | Goettingen Journal of International Law

The International Law Commission included the topic “Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict” in 2011 on its future program of work. It…

Seeking Nominations for Environmental Peacebuilding Research Award

Mar 26, 2019

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is currently seeking nominations for the Environmental Peacebuilding Research Award. This award recognizes a recent outstanding research contribution that has made a…

Launch of Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace Newsletter and Community of Practice

Mar 26, 2019

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the launch of the Community of Practice on Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace. On March 21,…

Why the Golan and Crimea Aren't So Different

Mar 26, 2019 | Leonid Bershidsky

Both allies of President Vladimir Putin and critics of President Donald Trump are playing up a supposed connection between U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as…

United States: Legislation Introduced for Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

Mar 26, 2019 | Big Island Now

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, introduced the Women and Climate Change Act of 2019, which would…

Bocar Thiam

Project Director
Tetra Tech
United States
Mar 26, 2019

Bocar Thiam is a social scientist and practitioner focusing on issues of land tenure and natural resources governance. He has worked as a consultant, project…

Can Greening Afghanistan Help End the War?

Mar 25, 2019 | Austin Bodetti

A solution to the war in Afghanistan has eluded American presidents of both political parties as well as generations of Afghan policymakers. The environmental movement…

Can Greening Afghanistan Help End the War?

Mar 25, 2019 | Austin Bodetti

A solution to the war in Afghanistan has eluded American presidents of both political parties as well as generations of Afghan policymakers. Now that Taliban negotiators are discussing a…

Myanmar: Myanmar to Try Growing, Exporting More Coffee as Alternative to Opium

Mar 25, 2019 | Thiha Ko Ko, Myanmar Times

Last week, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and French coffee company Malongo together launched a high-quality coffee, Shan Mountain Coffee from…

Afghanistan: 'The Country Could Fall Apart': Drought and Despair in Afghanistan

Mar 25, 2019 | Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian

The worst drought in a decade, prolonged conflict and poverty have pushed families across Afghanistan to the brink. About 13.5 million people are severely food…

Iraq: IS Tries to Hit Oil Field in Northern Iraq

Mar 25, 2019 | Irina Slav, Oilprice

Security forces at the Alaas field in northern Iraq have thwarted an attack by Islamic State militants, killing and injuring several attackers, Iraqi media report…

Afghanistan: 'The Country Could Fall Apart': Drought and Despair in Afghanistan

Mar 25, 2019 | Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian

There are 24 children being treated at Mofleh paediatric hospital’s malnutrition ward, on the outskirts of Herat city, western Afghanistan. Mothers and aunts lean next…

Ukraine: UNICEF: Children in Eastern Ukraine Suffering as Conflict Affects Critical Water Infrastructure

Mar 24, 2019 | Unian

Children under the age of 15 living in countries affected by protracted conflict are, on average, almost three times more likely to die from diarrhoeal…

Sri Lanka: Demand to Go up 40% in Five Years : Experts Warn of Serious Water Issue in Colombo

Mar 24, 2019 | Lalin Fernandopulle, Sunday Observer

The current requirement of fresh water in Colombo will increase by around 40-50 percent in the next five years due to the rising number of…

Request for Expressions of Interest: Non-Oil Revenue Mobilisation and Accountability in South Sudan (NORMA-SS) Project

Mar 22, 2019 | Government of South Sudan and African Development Bank

The government of the Republic of South Sudan has received a financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of Non-Oil Revenue Mobilization and…

Gender Research in Integrated Pest Management: Unlocking Food Security

Mar 22, 2019 | Sara Hendery

Agricultural production is only one of many factors that impacts global food security. A Virginia Tech team has found that some factors, like gender, take…