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Myanmar: The Salween Peace Park: A Radical, Grassroots Alternative to Development in Karen State
Jan 18, 2017
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KIC
A path has opened for environmental conservationists and rights advocates to strengthen their fight against gold mining and other socially and environmentally destructive projects in…
Iraq: Iraq's Marsh Arabs Test the Waters as Wetlands Ruined by Saddam Are Reborn
Jan 18, 2017
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Peter Schwartzstein, Guardian
Authorities in Baghdad are rebuilding lost communities. They are keen to resettle properly at least some of the roughly 250,000 Marsh Arabs who have trickled…
Myanmar: Yangon Chief Minister Hopes to Resolve Land Issues in 3 years
Jan 18, 2017
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Eleven
The parliamentary commission for assessing legal affairs and special cases suggested better land management policy at a parliamentary session last month. It stated that speculation…
Leading Jewelry Manufacturer Richline Group States Public Support for Conflict Minerals Regulations
Jan 17, 2017
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Enough Team
On January 9th, the Richline Group released a statement voicing strong support for Section 1502, the conflict minerals provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer…
The Power of Cocoa: Preserving Peace - and an Indigenous Tribe - in Colombia
Jan 17, 2017
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Lutheran World Relief
Now that an agreement has been reached between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the current generation of Colombian youth…
Global Surge Delegate - Food Security & Livelihoods
Jan 16, 2017
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British Red Cross
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural…
Afghanistan: Natural Resources Management & Food Security and Livelihood Coordinator - Kabul
Jan 16, 2017
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Solidarités International
SI has been working in Afghanistan for 35 years. It is currently implementing Food Security (1 Natural Resources Management and Rural Development project) and Emergency/livelihood…
Somalia: National WASH & Infrastructure Coordinator
Jan 16, 2017
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Danish Refugee Council
The position of the National WASH & Infrastructure Coordinator is an overall coordination of the technical Infrastructure sectors of DRC construction projects in Somalia, in…
South Sudan: Pipeline Coordinator (Shelter/NFI and WASH)
Jan 16, 2017
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International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is…
South Sudan: Pipeline Officer (Shelter/NFI and WASH)
Jan 16, 2017
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International Organization for Migration
Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is…
Yemen: WASH Coordinator
Jan 16, 2017
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.…
Sudan: Livelihoods Advisor
Jan 16, 2017
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in…
Environmental Affairs Officer
Jan 16, 2017
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United Nations
The United Nation Secretariat maintains rosters of qualified and available candidates to fill anticipated job openings in peacekeeping operations, special political missions, and other field…
Land Grabs are Partly to Blame for Skyrocketing Violence in Central America
Jan 16, 2017
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Saskia Sassen
In 2013, San Pedro Sula in Honduras was the world’s murder capital, with a murder rate of 187 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, driven by a surge in gang…
Syria: Damascus Goes Dry as Syria’s Grim Water Wars Intensify
Jan 16, 2017
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Sami Moubayed, Middle East Online
Days before Christmas, Damascus went dry due to an aerial attack on the Ain al-Fijah spring 18km north-west of the Syrian capital, which feeds the…
Afghanistan: Bearing Fruit: Japan and UNDP Boost Output for Northern Farmers
Jan 16, 2017
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UNDP
Some provinces in Afghanistan are famous for their fruit. In Kandahar, it’s the pomegranates; in Parwan, the grapes. Now Takhar is earning its own place…
Israel/Palestine: Water Deal Reached between Israel and Palestinians
Jan 15, 2017
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Elior Levy, Yedioth Internet
Israel's Coordinator of Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT) signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority's Minister of Civil Affairs on Sunday to renew the…
Adapting NATO to Climate Change, and the Economic Benefits of the 1.5-Degree Limit
Jan 13, 2017
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Sreya Panuganti
In his dissertation, Tyler H. Lippert of the Pardee RAND Graduate School explains how the transboundary security impacts of climate change will both challenge and elevate…
Water Wars: Sparks (and Planes) Fly as Countries Contest Access to the Seas
Jan 13, 2017
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Chris Mirasola
After a period of (relative) quiet last week, Beijing returned to the center of action in the East and South China Seas. The Liaoning aircraft carrier…
Sudan: US Set to Revoke Some Oil-Related Sanctions against Sudan
Jan 13, 2017
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Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday that would lift certain trade and oil-related sanctions against Sudan in six months’ time,…
For Rural Afghan Women, Agriculture Holds the Potential for Better Jobs
Jan 12, 2017
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Anuja Kar and Mansur Ahmed
In Afghanistan, agriculture continues to be the backbone of the rural economy – about 70% of the population in rural areas is engaged in on-farm…
Backdraft Revisited: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Jan 12, 2017
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Lauren Herzer Risi
Whether or not we respond to climate change – and the security implications of that decision – is a major public policy question. But increasingly…
Conflict Minerals: Massachusetts to Examine Conflict Minerals Procurement Policies
Jan 12, 2017
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Chemical Watch
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed into law a resolve to examine the state's procurement policies with regard to so-called conflict minerals.
Myanmar: 3D Printing Improves Farming in Myanmar
Jan 12, 2017
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Rapid Ready
Myanmar’s agricultural and other industries suffered numerous setbacks during decades of military rule. 3D printing is helping jumpstart a recovery, and making it possible for…
Afghanistan: Tenkiv Nexus Uses Solar to Clean Water in Afghanistan
Jan 11, 2017
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Tom Spendlove, Engineering.com
The team at Tenkiv Nexus says that the average person needs five liters of water a day to survive, and ten liters a day for…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Gazprom Neft to Increase Oil Extraction in Kurdistan Despite ISIS Threat
Jan 11, 2017
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Igor Roznin, Russia Beyond the Headlines
Gazprom Neft, the fourth largest oil producing company in Russia, plans to increase oil extraction in areas controlled by ISIS, a terrorist organization at war…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s ‘Green Princess’ is a Humble Activist on a Mission
Jan 11, 2017
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Jennifer Rigby, Mongabay
Devi Thant Cin lives on one of the most prestigious roads in Myanmar, just a few feet from the famous Shwedagon Pagoda and next to…
Liberia: Liberia’s Hope for Oil Falters as ExxonMobil Fails to Find Oil
Jan 11, 2017
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James Harding Giahyue, FrontPageAfrica
The future of Liberia’s oil and gas industry did not depend entirely on the outcome of ExxonMobil’s drilling activities last month but it has been…
Colombia: Identifying a Fire Ecology Research Agenda for Colombia
Jan 10, 2017
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Susana Rodríguez-Buriticá, Mauricio Aguilar-Garavito, and Natalia Norden, Eos
Over the years, isolated research efforts in Colombia have highlighted the ecological importance of natural wildfires in some areas and the risks of fire-driven biodiversity…
Iraq: Iraq asks Angola Firm to Resume Work at Retaken Oil Fields
Jan 10, 2017
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Agence France-Presse
Iraq's oil minister called Tuesday for Angolan energy firm Sonangol to resume work at fields south of Mosul where the Islamic State group had set…