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Liberia: Chief of Party
Oct 24, 2016
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Project Concern International
Project Concern International (PCI) has emerged as a dynamic, leading organization in the areas of food and livelihood security, improved child nutrition, social and economic…
Cameroon: WASH Officer
Oct 24, 2016
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR and its implementing partners have extensively been working to ensure the provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) assistance is maintained to these various…
Greece: Project Manager Food Security, Chios Island
Oct 24, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
NRC started operations on Chios in mid-October 2015 and has since directly assisted over 70,000 refugees and migrants, working together with the Greek authorities, humanitarian…
Iraq: Programme and Partnership Manager
Oct 24, 2016
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GOAL
The overall objective of the post is to provide, leadership and management of REAL, including supervision of the portion of the programme implemented by a…
Commentary: A Promising Pick for UN Secretary General
Oct 24, 2016
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Ruth Greenspan Bell and Sherri Goodman
The selection of António Guterres as the new United Nations Secretary General is encouraging news for those concerned about the global challenges brought on by…
Afghanistan’s Coming Water Crisis
Oct 24, 2016
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Omair Ahmad
Decades of conflict have left Afghanistan’s water infrastructure in a mess, and as refugees return to the country, the prospect of water-related conflicts rises. Hundreds of…
Afghanistan: Kandahar’s Grape Exports Fall; Alternative Route Sought
Oct 24, 2016
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Bashir Ahmad Naadem, Pajhwok
Despite a higher grape yield this year, farmers in southern Kandahar province could not export much of the fresh fruit due to the closure of…
Colombia: What Does Peace in Colombia Have to Do with the Environment?
Oct 24, 2016
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Camila Bustos and Marcela Jaramillo, Guardian
After 52 years of war, the government finalised a peace accord to cease conflict and construct stable and long lasting peace in Colombia. Without a…
Mining and Peace
Oct 23, 2016
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Manuel Rodríguez Becerra
The recent ruling by the Constitutional Court over mining has caused a stir in government officials and private sector leaders. According to the ruling, "territorial entities…
Afghanistan: UN Report Finds Settling Water Disputes Key to Economic Growth, Avoiding Conflict
Oct 23, 2016
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UN
The demand for water to support agricultural development in conflict-plagued Afghanistan often results in high-stakes water disputes, according to a new United Nations report released…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Opium Production Soaring, Says UN
Oct 23, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
Afghanistan’s opium production has risen by an estimated 43% this year, the UN has said. The annual increase on 2015 levels was due in part…
Afghanistan: Afghan Agricultural Exports Could Soar if Access to Overseas Markets Granted
Oct 22, 2016
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Abdul Haleem and Jawed Omid, Xinhua
To boost the sector in the foreign-aid dependent country, the Afghan government has been encouraging Afghan and foreign companies to invest in both agricultural and…
As Ivory Becomes Bigger Issue, Environmental Peacebuilding Gaining Ground at IUCN World Congress
Oct 21, 2016
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Bethany N. Bella
A traditional conservation approach to climate change (e.g., habitat restoration, species protection) has been a primary tenet of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) agenda…
Cambodia: Man Charged with Land Grabbing
Oct 21, 2016
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Khmer Times
A 55-year-old farmer in Pursat province was charged yesterday with allegedly clearing community forest for his own use and encouraging others to do the same.…
DRC: The Policy Analyst Going after War Financing in the Congo
Oct 21, 2016
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Ozy
Holly Dranginis is a 32-year-old senior policy analyst for the Enough Project, an advocacy group dedicated to ending genocide and crimes against humanity. It’s not…
Sudan/South Sudan: Swedish Lundin Petroleum Company Investigated for Crimes in Sudan, South Sudan
Oct 21, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
A Swedish oil company, Lundin Petroleum, which operated in Sudan and the then Southern Sudan’s oil rich Unity state in the past, has been investigated…
Sudan: Lundin Petroleum CEO, Chairman to Be Questioned on Possible Sudan Crimes
Oct 21, 2016
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Reuters
Swedish prosecutors will question the CEO and chairman of Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum about possible crimes against international humanitarian law in Sudan, a company…
ECSP Is Seeking Winter/Spring 2017 Interns!
Oct 20, 2016
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Environmental Change & Security Program (Wilson Center)
The Environmental Change and Security Program is seeking interns to write for our award-winning blog, New Security Beat, network with leading experts in the environment, development,…
Iraq: Iraq's Oil Fields Burn as Government Forces Close in on Isil
Oct 20, 2016
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Telegraph
Iraqi special forces charged into the Mosul battle on Thursday with a pre-dawn advance on a nearby town held by the Islamic State group, a…
Liberia: The Growth of a New Palm Oil Frontier
Oct 20, 2016
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Clair MacDougall, Guardian
Open doors, fertile soils, high levels of rainfall and large tracts of uncultivated land made Liberia an obvious choice for palm oil companies, says Golden…
DRC: 'Catastrophic' Decline in Eastern Lowland Gorilla Blamed on Mining for Minerals Used in Mobile Phones
Oct 20, 2016
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Aislinn Laing, Telegraph
The Eastern lowland gorilla, the world's greatest ape, has suffered a "catastrophic decline" in the restive Democratic Republic of Congo, blamed on mining for minerals…
Cauvery Water Dispute “Because of Greed”
Oct 19, 2016
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Shivani Chaturvedi
India’s leading water expert and president of the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies, S Janakarajan, wonders why Chennai, a city that receives…
Myanmar: Illegal Myanmar Teak Importation Widespread to EU, Investigation Finds
Oct 19, 2016
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John C. Cannon, Mongabay
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released allegations Tuesday about what it says is the illegal importation of Burmese teak from Myanmar to the EU. In…
Afghanistan: Large Afghan Pomegranate Crop Threatened by Lack of Markets, Farmers Say
Oct 19, 2016
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Ismail Sameem, Reuters
Farmers in Afghanistan's fertile south harvested a bumper crop of deep red pomegranates this year, but they say barriers to international trade in the landlocked…
China/South China Sea: China Using Ecological Protection to Boost Claims in Disputed Waters
Oct 19, 2016
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
China's public order to keep away from a rare, environmentally unique ocean sinkhole in the Paracel Islands signals a new effort to tighten its grip…
Afghanistan: Research Farms Build Foundation for Afghanistan’s Agriculture
Oct 19, 2016
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World Bank
The agricultural engineers at the Urdo Khan Research Farm, one of 10 regional research stations across the country owned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation…
There Are No Shortcuts to Establishing Trust between Extractive Industries Stakeholders
Oct 18, 2016
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Inga Petersen, David Jensen, and Ousmane Deme
The Extractive Industries are an important driver of global economic growth. They can also be a vital catalyst for national socio-economic development, especially in resource-rich…
Myanmar: Jade Producers Hope to Get a Boost from Access to US Market
Oct 18, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
In terminating economic sanctions against Myanmar on October 7, the executive order signed by US President Barack Obama has opened the way to the resumption…
Afghanistan: Anti-Poppy Drive Remains Superficial in Past 15 Years: Survey
Oct 17, 2016
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Azizullah Hamdard, Pajhwok
A recent survey shows the fight against narcotics and policies in this regard have been only superficial and illusive over the past 15 years. Financed…
District Court Judge Assigned in Conflict Minerals Rule Case
Oct 13, 2016
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Emily Burke, Julia Chen, and Michael Littenberg
This month, the litigation relating to the U.S. SEC’s Conflict Minerals Rule enters its fourth year. The litigation has been quiet for the better part…