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Bangladesh: A Precarious Environment for the Rohingya Refugees
May 14, 2018
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UN Environment
Andrea Dekrout is Senior Environmental Coordinator for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Based in Geneva, Dekrout is responsible for ensuring sustainable environmental management in UNHCR…
Why Sierra Leone’s Mining Industry Requires a Robust Environmental Protection Regime
May 13, 2018
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Sonkita Conteh
As you enter Koidu town in the Kono District of eastern Sierra Leone an impressively large hill rises to the right of the newly constructed…
South Sudan: South Sudan Lifts Fuel Subsidies to Cut Expenditure
May 13, 2018
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Xinhua
The South Sudanese government has lifted the fuel subsidies in a bid to cut spiraling public expenditure costs in the youngest nation that has experienced…
Syria/Kurdistan: Syrian Kurds Attempt to Stimulate their Economy through Oil Trade
May 12, 2018
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SOFREP
In northern Syria the economy is struggling in the wake of the Islamic State war, the Kurds of Rojava have resorted to the oil trade…
Syria/Kurdistan: Syrian Kurds Build on a Ramshackle Oil Industry [Photos]
May 11, 2018
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Hussein Malla, Associated Press
The Kurdish self-rule administration seized control of oil fields in northeastern Hassakeh province after the government pulled out of most of the Kurdish-majority regions in…
New Global Analysis Finds Water-Related Terrorism Is on the Rise
May 10, 2018
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Jennifer Veilleux and Shlomi Dinar
In 2014, after losing a number of Somalian cities it had captured to African Union and Somali troops, the terrorist group Al-Shabaab changed its tactics.…
Why Blockchain Can Be an Effective Tool for Fighting Environmental Crime
May 10, 2018
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Samantha Radocchia
The effects of environmental crime and illicit trade are vast and often irreversible. For illustration, look no further than the recent death of the last…
Conflict Minerals: De Beers Tracks Diamonds through Supply Chain Using Blockchain
May 10, 2018
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Reuters
De Beers said on Thursday it had tracked 100 high-value diamonds from miner to retailer using blockchain, in the first effort of its kind to…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Launch Oil and Gas Policy
May 10, 2018
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Joseph Oduha
South Sudan will launch a policy to regulate oil and gas industry management, official said. Oil minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth said the local content regulatory…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan to Make Last Debt Payment to Sudan in June
May 10, 2018
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Julia Payne, Reuters
South Sudan will finish paying off its debt to neighbor Sudan in June with a final cargo of crude oil, South Sudan’s oil minister Ezekiel…
Somalia: Champion of the Earth Fatima Jibrell Attends High-Level Talks on Somalia’s Illegal Charcoal Trade
May 10, 2018
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UN Environment
2014 UN Environment Champion of the Earth Fatima Jibrell once said: “People are fighting about limited resources, destroyed by displaced youth: a ready pool for…
Stabenow, Roberts Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Farmer Veterans
May 10, 2018
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High Plains Journal
Today, leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow and Chairman Pat Roberts, introduced new legislation that expands…
Colombia: Call for 3rd National Coffee Quality Competition 'Colombia, Land of Diversity' Is Open
May 9, 2018
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Colombian Coffee Growers Federation
From May 15 to August 15, the call is open for receiving coffee lots for the 3rd National Coffee Quality Competition “Colombia, Land of Diversity,”…
Myanmar: Myanmar Hills Embrace Silkworms over Poppies
May 9, 2018
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Ann Wang, Reuters
Zhou Xing Ci’s family have farmed poppies for as long as anyone remembers. Along with many other farmers in the hills of eastern Myanmar, poppies…
Liberia: Senators Brace for Heated Land Rights Act Debate
May 9, 2018
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J. Burgess Carter, Observer
There are growing indications that the four year-old Land Rights Act (2014) will finally be passed by the senate, and sooner than expected, a source…
Mining Transparency in Myanmar: Can the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Lead to a More Sustainable Democracy?
May 8, 2018
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Marjanneke Vijge
Myanmar is rich in natural resources—gas, oil, minerals, and gemstones—yet is still one of the world’s least developed countries. Extractive industries are the country’s most lucrative sector…
Help Us Build the Membership of the NEW Environmental Peacebuilding Association!
May 8, 2018
We are in a critical moment for generating new information and sharing experiences in the growing, interdisciplinary field of environmental peacebuilding. The Environmental Peacebuilding Association…
Jordan: Field Coordinator Azraq
May 8, 2018
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Action Contre la Faim France
Created in 1979, our Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) – Action Against Hunger – is fighting against hunger in the world. Its mission is to save lives…
Sierra Leone and Liberia: Country Director
May 8, 2018
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger is fighting against hunger in the world. Its mission is to save lives eradicating hunger through the prevention, detection, and treatment of…
Myanmar: Land and Forest Tenure Technical Adviser
May 8, 2018
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Land Core Group
BackgroundThe Land Core Group (LCG) is a secular Myanmar civil society organisation and network working on land and forest governance issues in Myanmar and a…
Egypt: Director, Water, Land Management and Ecosystems Program
May 8, 2018
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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international autonomous, non-profit, research organization supported by the Consultative Group on International…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Signs Deal with BP over Kirkuk Oil in Basra
May 8, 2018
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Baxtiyar Goran, Kurdistan 24
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that it has signed a deal with the British Petroleum to develop oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk province. The…
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Extractive Industries, Transparency and Citizen Engagement
May 7, 2018
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) creates knowledge for a better world and solutions that can change everyday life. The postdoctoral fellowship provides…
Research Terms of Reference: Afghanistan Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Dry Spell Assessment
May 7, 2018
Afghanistan is highly dependent on livestock and agriculture. Moreover, a large proportion of the population has faced multiple displacements, with conflict and returnee influxes expected…
Call for Scholarship Applications: MA Peace and Conflict Studies
May 7, 2018
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Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University, UK, is pleased to announce the scholarship opportunity to study our flagship MA Peace and…
Afghanistan/Iran: New Water Share Detente between Afghanistan and Iran?
May 7, 2018
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OOSKAnews
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the country’s parliament May 6 that Afghanistan has pledged to let Iran have its share of water from…
Myanmar: India Funds Flood, Earthquake Warning Systems in Myanmar
May 7, 2018
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Myanmar Times
India has launched a flood and earthquake early warning systems in Myanmar aimed at helping the country mitigate the effects of natural calamities that affect…
Myanmar: Work on Myanmar Dam Goes on under Heavy Guard
May 7, 2018
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Tan Hui Yee, Straits Times
Work on a massive hydropower dam appears to be picking up in eastern Myanmar as the electricity-starved nation seeks ways to light more homes amid…
Myanmar: Myanmar Court Convicts Farmers of Trespass in 'Blow' to Land Rights
May 7, 2018
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Rina Chandran, Reuters
A Myanmar court has found 33 farmers living next to a Special Economic Zone guilty of criminal trespass, a ruling seen by activists as a…
Combating Water Wars: What It Means to Manage Our Supply with Blockchain
May 7, 2018
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Samantha Radocchia, Forbes
Water isn’t just seen as a basic human need. It’s also viewed as a commercial necessity and a commodity to be bought and sold, which…