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Afghanistan: Helmand Man Builds Solar-Powered Water Pump

Nov 8, 2017 | Abdullah Achakzai, TOLOnews

A man in the southern province of Helmand has designed a solar-powered water pump which is able to pump water by using only sunlight. Dad…

Myanmar: China Says Will Keep Talking to Myanmar over Stalled Dam Scheme

Nov 8, 2017 | Reuters

China said on Wednesday it will continue to talk to Myanmar about a controversial stalled dam project, after Myanmar’s new energy minister cast doubt over…

Liberia: Citizens Dialogue on Concession Agreement

Nov 8, 2017 | New Dawn

The National Youth Movement for Transparent Elections or NAYMOTE ends a day- long stakeholder’s dialogue with affected concession communities in Pleebo, Maryland County, southeast Liberia.…

DRC: Paradise Papers Reveal Dubious Dealings Bleed Congo’s Mineral Wealth

Nov 8, 2017 | Mel Frykberg, African Independent

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) enormous mineral wealth is being exploited by greedy international companies and corrupt middlemen with close relations to President Joseph…

A Toxic Legacy: Remediating Pollution in Iraq

Nov 7, 2017 | Wim Zwijnenburg

As the so-called Islamic State loses control over the areas it once occupied, it is leaving behind a toxic legacy.  The initial findings of a scoping mission undertaken…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Saffron Revenue up by 33pc

Nov 7, 2017 | Pajhwok Afghan News

The ‘Fifth National Saffron Conference’ was held in capital Kabul on Monday with the aim to create jobs, particularly for women, in the poverty-stricken country.…

Colombia: Black Leaders Who Urged Farmers to Dump Coca on Run from Colombia Gangs

Nov 7, 2017 | Florence Panoussian, Agence France-Presse

There is a price on their heads, and one of them has already been gunned down. Now, the leaders of a black community in Colombia…

Myanmar: Big Dams Can Wait, Myanmar Overhauls Energy Strategy

Nov 7, 2017 | Simon Lewis and Shoon Naing, Reuters

Big hydropower dams are not a priority in Myanmar’s strategy to tackle chronic power shortages, the country’s new energy minister said in an interview that…

Trailer, Website, and Enrollment Are LIVE for MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace

Nov 6, 2017

Marking the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, we are pleased to announce a new massive open…

Confronting Climate Change as an Accelerator of Crisis

Nov 6, 2017 | Kishan Khoday and Oscar Ekdahl

More frequent and severe droughts, millions at risk of famine, the spread of conflict and mass displacement - these are the challenges of our time…

Joint #envconflictday Statement: Protecting the Environment, Protecting People

Nov 6, 2017 | Doug Weir

NGOs and leading experts have used the United Nation’s International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict to call for greater…

War-Related Damage to Environment Devastating for Health, Well-Being, Secretary-General Says in International Observance Message

Nov 6, 2017 | UN

War is a dirty business.  Smoke plumes from burning oil wells, looted industrial facilities, abandoned munitions and collapsed buildings are among the hallmarks of conflict.…

Governments Can No Longer Ignore War’s Impact on People - and Planet

Nov 6, 2017 | Doug Weir

Since its inception in 2001, the United Nations' International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on November 6th has mainly…

When the Sheep Turn Black, War's Toxic Legacy Can No Longer Be Ignored

Nov 6, 2017 | Erik Solheim

The smoke that billowed from the burning oil fields was so thick it blocked out the sun. By the time I reached Qayyarah, where Islamic State fighters…

Protect Environment from Wars and Conflicts, UN Urges on International Day

Nov 6, 2017 | UN

Commemorating the international day for lessening the impact of armed conflicts and wars on the environment, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the need to…

Afghanistan: Afghan National Saffron Conference Held in Kabul

Nov 6, 2017 | Zhou Xin, Xinhua

A national saffron conference was held in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, aiming at creating jobs, particularly for the women, in the poverty-stricken country. "Fortunately,…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Cabinet Plans to Cut Kurdistan Share in 2018 Federal Budget

Nov 6, 2017 | Ahmed Rasheed and Raya Jalabi, Reuters

Iraq’s cabinet proposed on Sunday to slash the Kurdish share of the country’s revenue in the 2018 federal budget, a move that Kurdish officials said…

DRC: DRC’s State Mining Company Hiding Revenues – Carter Center

Nov 6, 2017 | Martin Creamer, Mining Weekly

Certain revenues of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) State mining company Gécamines are not directed to the public treasury and are largely beyond the realm…

Sudan: West Kordofan Herders Refuse to Hand in Their Weapons

Nov 6, 2017 | Radio Dabanga

West Kordofan nomad herders are refusing to hand their weapons to the authorities in the current disarmament campaign. Misseriya and other pastoralists, in particular those…

South Sudan: Project Manager WASH - Maban

Nov 5, 2017 | ACTED

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…

Jordan: Emergency Program Manager

Nov 5, 2017 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries…

Somalia: Portfolio Manager (Resilience & Climate Change)

Nov 5, 2017 | UNDP

UNDP Somalia is about to launch a new Country Programme (2018-2020) which rests on three outcome areas: inclusive political processes; accountable and transparent service delivery…

Nigeria: Emergency Coordinator

Nov 5, 2017 | Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is…

Yemen: Country Director

Nov 5, 2017 | 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…

Colombia: Farmers in Colombia’s Troubled Northeast Agree to End Shut-Down

Nov 5, 2017 | Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports

Farmers in northeast Colombia agreed to end a shut-down of their province after the government on Sunday vowed to respect a peace agreement with Marxist…

Afghanistan: Above 18,000 Acres of Land Saved from Grabbing: MoJ

Nov 4, 2017 | Naheed Bashardost, Pajhwok Afghan News

Government land measuring at least 18,000 acres across the country has been prevented from being usurped during the past three years, the Ministry of Justice…

Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Agrees to Pay Sudan $262M Oil Debt

Nov 4, 2017 | Parach Mach, Anadolu Agency

South Sudan’s government has agreed to pay $262 million it owes for the transfer of oil through Sudan, according to South Sudan media reports. Most…

Myanmar: Jade Export Earnings Down

Nov 4, 2017 | Eleven

Myanmar has earned US$251.16 million (342.65 billion kyat) from exports of jade as of October 20, down US$70 million compared with jade export earnings of…

Colombia: Colombia Signs $300m UN Deal to Fight Cocaine Production

Nov 4, 2017 | BBC

Colombia has signed a $300m (£230m) agreement with the United Nations aimed at reducing the production of cocaine. Farmers who switch from growing coca -…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Oil Export Talks with Turkey Vexed by $4-Billion Kurd Debt

Nov 3, 2017 | Kadhim Ajrash, World Oil

Baghdad’s talks with Turkey about ramping up oil exports from northern Iraq, including the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, is complicated by a $4 billion debt that…