News
Conflict Minerals: State Department Signals Interest in How Tech Companies Address Abuses in Cobalt Supply Chain
Dec 23, 2016
|
Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post
The U.S. government is taking an increased interest in how American technology companies plan to address human rights abuses in Congo’s cobalt mines, according to a…
India/Pakistan: Are India and Pakistan Set for Water Wars?
Dec 22, 2016
|
Navin Singh Khadka, BBC
India is stepping up efforts to maximise its water use from the western rivers of the Indus basin, senior officials have told the BBC. Experts…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kirkuk Province Ready to Cut Oil Output amid OPEC Deal
Dec 22, 2016
|
Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk province, under the protection of the nation’s Kurds since 2014, said it’s willing to reduce crude production if required to meet the…
Myanmar: Gov’t Continues to Pay Land Compensation for Letpadaungtaung Project
Dec 22, 2016
|
Soe Min Htike, Eleven
The government will pay compensation for land grabbing at the Letpadauntaung project and will also persuade recipients to accept compensation, says Ohn Win, Union Minister…
Afghanistan: Saffron Cultivation Hits Record High in Afghanistan
Dec 22, 2016
|
TOLO News
The increase in saffron production is a result of continued technical, financial and training support provided by MAIL to Afghan farmers, according to the Minister…
Iraq: Iraq Gets $1.5 bln Loan to Cope with Low Oil Price, ISIS
Dec 21, 2016
|
Reuters
The World Bank has approved a new loan of $1.485 billion to help Iraq lessen the impact of low oil prices on its economy and…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan, South Sudan Reach Deal on Oil Financial Arrangements
Dec 21, 2016
|
South Sudan News Agency
Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to extend oil financial arrangements after days of tough negotiations. The new agreement is extended for three years and…
The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme Seeks Applicants for the 2017 Academic Year
Dec 20, 2016
|
University for Peace (UPEACE), UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Oregon State University (OSU)
The Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Master’s Programme is recruiting competitive applicants from around the world for enrollment in a two-year, three-degree international master’s programme.…
The Center for Tropical Ecology and Conservation Announces the Annual Symposium and Call for Abstracts: New Approaches to Conservation Conflicts
Dec 20, 2016
|
Antioch University New England
Human-wildlife conflicts and conflicts between people about wildlife and conservation are serious obstacles to wildlife conservation programs worldwide. Conservation conflicts are increasing and need to…
Online Publication: Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Dec 20, 2016
|
ELI and UNEP
The chapters from Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding (2016) are now available online free-of-charge. Edited by Carl Bruch, Carroll Muffett, and Sandra S. Nichols,…
Myanmar: Consultant - Identify Best Approaches for Water Supply and Storage for Agriculture For Small Farmers in Chauk and Yenanchaung Townships
Dec 19, 2016
|
World Vision
World Vision Myanmar is implementing a project titled “Improved Economic Livelihoods and Environmental Management Project in Myanmar” in 29 villages in Chauk and Yenanchaung Townships,…
Kenya: Food Security Specialist - Region Horn of Africa
Dec 19, 2016
|
Norwegian Refugee Council
NRC’s Horn of Africa operation comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across nine countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Eritrea, Uganda,…
Kenya: WASH Project Manager - Region Horn of Africa
Dec 19, 2016
|
Norwegian Refugee Council
NRC’s Horn of Africa operation comprises of large-scale multi-country humanitarian and early recovery interventions spread across nine countries (Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Eritrea, Uganda,…
Sudan: Programme Coordinator (Environmental/WASH)
Dec 19, 2016
|
International Organization for Migration
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Mission, the successful candidate will ensure appropriate delivery, and sustained impact of all Water and Sanitation Hygiene…
Sierra Leone: WASH Consortium Director
Dec 19, 2016
|
Oxfam GB
The Freetown Urban WASH Consortium brings together five agencies (Action Contre la Faim, CONCERN Worldwide, GOAL, Oxfam and Save the Children) to support the Government…
Lebanon: WASH and Consortium Advisor H/F
Dec 19, 2016
|
Croix-Rouge Française
In response to the Syrian and Iraqi crises, the French Red Cross has been working since September 2013 in Iraq, Jordan, Yemen and Lebanon through…
Senior Consultants in Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Recovery
Dec 19, 2016
|
Canadian Partnership for Reconstruction and Development Inc.
The Canadian Partnership for Reconstruction and Development (CPRD) is a humanitarian and international development consulting firm, providing services in the areas of post-conflict and post-disaster…
Central African Republic: Project Managers - Shelter and WASH
Dec 19, 2016
|
Norwegian Refugee Council
We are looking for 2 Project Managers for our country operation in the Central African Republic. Are you our new SHELTER Project Manager or WASH…
Iraq: WASH Project Manager - Tikrit
Dec 19, 2016
|
Terre des hommes
End of June 2016, Tdh launched an integrated emergency WaSH, Child Protection and NFI response, following several waves of IDPs resulting from military operations to…
South Sudan: Consultancy-End of Project Evaluation for Food and Nutrition assistance for vulnerable populations in South Sudan-Phase XV
Dec 19, 2016
|
World Vision
World Vision in partnership with the Government of Southern Sudan and World Food Programme agreed to provide support to the most vulnerable population with two…
Myanmar: New Government ‘Powerless’ to Overhaul Rampant Land Grabbing in Northern Myanmar
Dec 19, 2016
|
Jack Board, Channel News Asia
In rural northern Myanmar, land is everything. Yet in Kachin, there is little balance between the meagre and the mighty. Over decades of civil conflict…
Liberia: First Forest Atlas for Liberia Launched
Dec 19, 2016
|
J. Burgess Carter, Daily Observer
The international resource organization, World Resource Institute and the Forestry Development Authority recently launched the first Forest Atlas for Liberia to promote sustainable forest management…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Women Farmers Demonstrate Agriculture Can Recover after War
Dec 19, 2016
|
Sarina Locke, ABC News
An aid project in Afghanistan helps enterprising women to multiply grain seeds for cropping, share vegetable seeds and breed better goats. So far the work…
Myanmar: Murder in Myanmar
Dec 19, 2016
|
Beth Walker, Third Pole
A Burmese journalist was found dead on December 13 while investigating illegal logging and wood smuggling near Monywa, in the Sagaing region of Northwest Myanmar,…
India/Pakistan: No End in Sight in Water Row between India and Pakistan
Dec 18, 2016
|
Aamir Latif, Anadolu Agency
A simmering water dispute between India and Pakistan seems to be turning towards another boiling point as both sides continue to stick to their guns…
DRC: As President Joseph Kabila Digs in, Tensions Rise in Congo
Dec 17, 2016
|
Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times
Recent troves of documents shared with The New York Times — whose authenticity has been verified by current and former Congolese officials — reveal a…
Hydropower in Myanmar: For Whose Benefit?
Dec 16, 2016
|
Nang Shining
Amidst the many challenges Myanmar now faces, the threats to the environment are urgent – and they are growing more extreme. The situation is especially…
Afghanistan: China Gets an All-Clear from the Taliban to Mine for Copper in Afghanistan
Dec 16, 2016
|
Mariam Amini, CNBC
The Taliban say they're giving China the green light to restart a $3 billion mining project, but Afghanistan's legal government says the militant group is…
China/South China Sea: China Seizes U.S. Underwater Drone in South China Sea
Dec 16, 2016
|
Phil Stewart, CNBC
A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S. oceanographic vessel in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest and…
Myanmar: When Selling is More Lucrative Than Protecting: Myanma Timber Enterprise and the Deforestation Crisis
Dec 16, 2016
|
Samuel Schlaefli, Myanmar Times
For years, Myanmar’s state-owned timber giant has been subject to accusations of corruption and shadowy closed-door dealings. Environmental advocacy groups have long blamed Myanma Timber…