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Sudan: Fuelling Peace through Dialogue over Natural Resources in Sudan’s West Kordofan
Feb 20, 2019
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UN Environment
Between June 2015 and August 2018, UN Environment, with funding from the European Union, implemented the Promoting Peace Over Natural Resources in Darfur and Kordofan…
Nigeria: Conflicts over Access to Land will Remain a Major Problem for the Nigerian Government
Feb 20, 2019
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Mervyn Piesse, Future Directions International
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015, promising to improve security, reduce corruption and rejuvenate the economy. At the time, Boko Haram, an Islamist…
Somaliland: Providing Cash to People Displaced by Conflict and Drought
Feb 20, 2019
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Abdifatah Muse, Norwegian Refugee Council
Somalia has experienced recurring droughts since 2015. Four consecutive failed rainy seasons have resulted in loss of livestock and food insecurity. Digital cash aid is…
South Sudan: South Sudan Water Minister Says Oil Minister Interfering in Her Activities
Feb 20, 2019
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudanese Water Resources and Irrigation Sophia Pal Gai accused The Minister of Petroleum of Republic of South Sudan Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth of interfering in…
Somalia: Agricultural Advisory Facilitator
Feb 19, 2019
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World Vision
World Vision International is an Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization.
Background:
SomReP aims to equip producers with the real-time climatic information to allow them…
South Sudan: Charcoal Value/Supply Chain Assessment; Maban County, Upper Nile State South Sudan
Feb 19, 2019
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Relief International
Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. Relief International specializes in fragile settings,…
Somalia: Humanitarian and Resilience Program Manager
Feb 19, 2019
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Oxfam
Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty. Oxfam’s approach is about tackling the conditions that cause…
Jordan: Livelihoods Project Manager
Feb 19, 2019
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life…
Pulwama Attack: Sadly, India Can't Resort to 'Water War'
Feb 19, 2019
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Ashish Shukla
The dastardly Pulwama attack has again led to talks of India abrogating the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 and wage a ‘water war’ against Pakistan…
Missing Peace: Why Transboundary Conservation Areas Are Not Resolving Conflicts
Feb 19, 2019
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Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao
Transboundary Conservation Areas, such as Parks for Peace, have been heralded for their potential to simultaneously contribute to biodiversity conservation and peace, but evidence to…
Missing Peace: Why Transboundary Conservation Areas Are Not Resolving Conflict
Feb 19, 2019
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Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao
Transboundary Conservation Areas, such as Parks for Peace, have been heralded for their potential to simultaneously contribute to biodiversity conservation and peace, but evidence to this effect has…
Afghanistan: As Afghanistan’s Capital Grows, Its Residents Scramble for Clean Water
Feb 19, 2019
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Stefanie Glinkski, IRIN
Afghanistan’s capital is running dry – its groundwater levels depleted by an expanding population and the long-term impacts of climate change. But its teeming informal…
Colombia: Aggressive Coca Eradication Threatens Voluntary Substitution Efforts in Colombia
Feb 19, 2019
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Felipe Puerta and Maria Paula Chaparro, InSight Crime
Colombia’s government plans to deploy an ambitious program to forcefully eradicate illicit crops, raising fears that a crop substitution program, which has been limping along…
Myanmar: The Race to Save Myanmar's Inle Lake
Feb 19, 2019
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Nyaung Shwe, Agence France-Presse
Myanmar's famed Inle Lake has enchanted tourists for decades with its floating gardens and the graceful leg-rowing style of its fisherman, but experts warn the…
Climate Change: Climate Change an 'Imminent' Security Threat, Risk Experts Say
Feb 19, 2019
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Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Climate change threats - from worsening water shortages in Iraq and Pakistan to harsher hurricanes in the Caribbean - are a growing security risk and…
Liberia: NGO Coalition Urges Gov’t to Investigate Operations of Delta Timber Company
Feb 19, 2019
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Edwin M. Fayia, III, Observer
A lead civil society actor, NGO Coalition of Liberia, has urged the government to institute an investigation into the alleged illegal logging of Delta Timber…
Climate Change: Climate Change Will Fuel More Wars and Displacement in the Middle East, Experts Warn
Feb 19, 2019
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Borzou Daragahi, Independent
The most volatile region in the world is about to be plunged into further chaos because of climate change, academics and international officials warned at…
Climate Change: Lake Chad Water Crisis, Climate Change Take Centre Stage at Hague Conference
Feb 19, 2019
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Africa Prime News
World leaders have converged on The Hague, Netherlands to call on countries to take urgent actions toward reducing the impact of climate change to water,…
Brazil: Brazil's First Indigenous Congresswoman Defends Her People's Rights From Bolsonaro
Feb 19, 2019
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Fabiano Maisonnave
When indigenous leader Joênia Wapichana first came across Jair Bolsonaro, she was appalled. The year was 2008, and there was a heated debate about the demarcation…
Climate Security in Times of Geopolitical Crises — What Ways Forward?
Feb 18, 2019
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Dan Smith, Malin Mobjörk, Florian Krampe, and Karolina Eklöw
Ahead of the fourth Planetary Security Conference on 19–20 February 2019 in The Hague, SIPRI authored the 2019 progress report ‘Climate Security – Making it…
Uganda: Massive Deforestation by Refugees in Uganda Sparks Clashes with Local People
Feb 18, 2019
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Samuel Okiror, Guardian
The cutting down of millions of trees has sparked angry clashes in parts of Uganda between local people and refugees who have been fleeing conflict…
Africa's Rich Oil: From Blessing To A Curse Of Rampant Corruption And Bad Governance On The Continent?
Feb 17, 2019
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Josephus Moses Gray
The African continent in recent years has come to be of major Geo-strategic importance to oil-dependent industrialized economies and the idea of an African rebirth…
China/South China Sea: Chinese Analysts Call for Joint Marine Research to Move beyond Conflicts in South China Sea
Feb 17, 2019
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Liu Caiyu, Global Times
Fishery cooperation in the South China Sea should move beyond the idea of disputed areas and regard fish protection as the primary goal of cooperation,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s KRG Suspends Oil Exports to Iran
Feb 16, 2019
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Ali Mohamed, Anadolu Agency
The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has suspended oil exports to neighboring Iran. In a statement, the KRG’s Ministry of Finance and Economy…
Kenya/Somalia: Kenya Recalls Ambassador to Somalia over Water Rights Clash
Feb 16, 2019
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Associated Press
A top Kenyan official says the country has recalled its ambassador to Somalia and told the Somali ambassador to leave over an alleged land grab…
Conflict Minerals: Apple Mentions Blockchain Guidelines in Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC
Feb 16, 2019
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Max Mayer, Smartereum
According to the Conflict Minerals Report that was published yesterday, February 15th, Apple is working on forming blockchain guidelines as part of its Responsible Minerals…
Conflict Minerals: Apple Terminated Five Suppliers after Human Rights Audits, Conflict Minerals Report Reveals
Feb 15, 2019
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Jesse Hollington, iDrop News
Apple has long been committed to Supplier Responsiblity; ensuring that all of the companies in its supply chain, from the mines that produce the raw…
Peace and Security Philanthropy Isn't Just about Conflict; It's Also Key to Curbing Climate Change
Feb 14, 2019
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Cath Thompson
Iconic images of World War II Europe and Japan, of Vietnam after Operation Ranch Hand, and of post-ISIS Mosul show total destruction of lives, communities,…
Myanmar: Eco Green City to Commence by Year End
Feb 14, 2019
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Htet Shine, Myanmar Times
A final agreement giving the go ahead for development of the Eco Green City project is expected to be inked before the end of this…
Myanmar: How Myanmar Indigenous Peoples Defend Their Rights over Natural Resources
Feb 14, 2019
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Clemente Bautista, Bulatlat
In December 18, 2018, the Karen people formally declared the establishment of the Salween Peace Park, a 5,485-square kilometer forest park in Hpapun District, Karen…