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Afghanistan: Pistachio, Not Poppy
Jul 10, 2018
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Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Local authorities in the southern Afghan province of Helmand are hoping to provide local farmers with an alternative to growing poppy by rolling out a…
Open Mineral and ConsenSys Seek to Put the Blockchain in the Mineral Supply Chain
Jul 9, 2018
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Kyt Dotson
Open Mineral, an online metal and mineral exchange based in Switzerland, announced today the company’s upcoming launch of a distributed ledger blockchain platform to serve…
A Pak-Afghan Water Treaty?
Jul 9, 2018
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Mashhood Hassan Azam Awan
The Indus River Basin is shared by four countries: Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and China. The water sector in this region faces certain challenges including the…
Afghanistan: Underground Water Level Goes 20 Meters Down in Kabul
Jul 9, 2018
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Navid Ahmad Barakzai, Pajhwok Afghan News
Officials of the water supply company and urban canalization on Monday said the underground water level in the capital has severely polluted and lowered by…
South Sudan: Rising Health Risks in South Sudan: Radioactive and Toxic Contamination
Jul 9, 2018
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Francis Michael, Via News
Plug County is located in the Melut Basin, home to South Sudan’s most productive – and hence polluting – oil fields. In view of this…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudanese Team Arrives in South Sudan to Inspect Oil Fields
Jul 9, 2018
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Sudan Tribune
Sudan’s Ministry of Oil and Gas Sunday said a delegation has been dispatched to South Sudan to check on arrangements for resuming oil pumping. State…
Philippines: School Fixed as DENR Eyes Use of High-Tech Land-Mapping Tool for Marawi City Rehab
Jul 8, 2018
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BusinessMirror
Bullet-riddled Pendolonan Elementary School in Marawi City got a surprised fixing from outsiders in time for the return of schoolchildren, a year after the locale…
Iraq: Protests Turn Violent in Iraq’s Oil-Rich Basra over Unemployment, Lack of Electricity
Jul 8, 2018
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Salar Ali, Kurdistan 24
People took to the streets of Basra on Sunday, the center Iraq’s oil industry, to protest the lack of services and job opportunities in the…
Philippines: Land Mapping System to Be Used in Marawi
Jul 8, 2018
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Ellalyn de Vera Ruiz, Manila Bulletin
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be making use of a modern land mapping system to sustain order in the war-ravaged Marawi…
Sudan: Consultant: UNDP-GEF Midterm Review (MTR) for Promoting the Use of Electric Water Pumps for Irrigation in Sudan Project
Jul 6, 2018
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UNDP
The project aims to support the adoption of solar PV technology for water pumping for irrigation in agriculture in Sudan, particularly in the North State.…
Tunisia: Individual Consultant Services for the management of the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS)
Jul 6, 2018
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Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med)
The Global Water Partnership Mediterranean is seeking to hire an Individual Consultant in the framework of the project ‘Making Water Cooperation Happen in the Mediterranean’,…
South Sudan: Project Officer (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH))
Jul 6, 2018
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International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…
South Sudan: Livelihoods Coordinator/Team Leader
Jul 6, 2018
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Relief International
Relief International (RI) is a home to teams of humanitarian activist-professionals committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations. By partnering…
Myanmar or Vietnam: International Staff
Jul 6, 2018
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International Centre for Environmental Management
ICEM – International Centre for Environmental Management is an award-winning independent technical service centre that assists government, private sector and communities to define and implement…
Papua New Guinea: Livelihoods Specialist
Jul 6, 2018
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DAI
DAI is seeking a Livelihoods Specialist for an anticipated USAID Biodiversity Program in Papua New Guinea, which will support conservation and natural resource management activities…
Central African Republic: Chief of Party - Artisanal Mining and Property Rights
Jul 6, 2018
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Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. Tetra Tech’s reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of their…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Agrees to Compensate Sudan for 2012 Heglig War Damage
Jul 6, 2018
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Dickens H. Okello, Chimp Reports
The South Sudanese government has agreed to pay Sudan damages incurred during the 2012 war in the disputed oil rich Helgig region. ChimpReports has seen…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Perilous Talc Mines
Jul 6, 2018
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Asad Jabarkhail, Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Safdigul Shirzad spends his days working in a talc mine in Markikhail village in the eastern province of Nangarhar’s Shirzad district. In return, he gets…
Sudan: Tribal Leaders in Sudan's Disputed Abyei Agree on Migration Corridors
Jul 5, 2018
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Radio Dabanga
At a conference brokered by the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) that ended today, leaders of the disputed border area's Misseriya and Dinka…
Iraq: Iraq Bans Farming Summer Crops as Water Crisis Grows Dire
Jul 5, 2018
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Philip Issa, Associated Press
Iraq has banned its farmers from planting summer crops this year as the country grapples with a crippling water shortage that shows few signs of…
Liberia: Charcoal Union Wants Allocation of 'Pro-Poor Forest'
Jul 5, 2018
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Alvin Worzi, Daily Observer
Women from five of the 15 counties represented their colleagues at the occasion in Monrovia. The government through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) should place…
Liberia: Watchdogs Strategize to Protect Liberia’s Remaining Forest
Jul 5, 2018
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Daily Observer
The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) with funding from the British…
Food Security: Agriculture Key to Conflict Prevention, Says FAO Chief
Jul 5, 2018
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Business Standard
Agriculture plays a vital role in averting conflict and promoting lasting peace, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva said on…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Fires and Armed Conflict Take Toll on Kurdish Flora, Fauna
Jul 5, 2018
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Fazel Hawramy, Al-Monitor
Wildfires are common in Iraqi Kurdistan, a scenic region where many Iraqis seek refuge from the summer heat. Several fires broke out across the Kurdistan mountains in…
Colombia: Can Bird Watching Help Save Colombia's Forests?
Jul 4, 2018
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Manuel Rueda, Deutsche Welle
Colombia teems with birds, but until recently fighting between the government and guerilla groups scared visitors away. Now, former war zones are fast becoming bird-watching…
Afghanistan: Farmers Display ‘Alternate Poppy Crops’ at Kabul Expo
Jul 4, 2018
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Rohullah Arman, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock held an agricultural exhibition in Kabul on Tuesday that was an “alternate to poppy cultivation”. The produce on…
South Sudan: South Sudan Restricts Export of Charcoal, Scrap Metal
Jul 4, 2018
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Xinhua
South Sudan on Wednesday imposed restrictions on exports of charcoal, waste and scrap of ferrous cast iron in a bid to regulate depletion of natural…
Libya: Oil Exports Suspension Could Create Crisis
Jul 4, 2018
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Jamal Jawhar, Asharq Al-Awsat
The crisis of suspending Libyan oil exports from eastern regions overshadowed the political and social life of the country, amid the fear of a "catastrophic"…
First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Jul 3, 2018
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is proud to announce that the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in October 2019 at the University…
Myanmar: Soil Dumping Worsens Impact of Flooding in Mining Areas, Activists Say
Jul 3, 2018
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Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy
Environmental activists in the Hpakant and Lonekin jade mining regions of Kachin State have urged the government to impose strict controls on the dumping of…