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Water Wars: Flexing Muscles, U.S. Deploys Great Green Fleet to South China Sea

Mar 11, 2016 | Zack Bluestone

In a symbolic show of force, the United States dispatched “a small armada” to patrol the disputed waters of the South China Sea, according to…

Myanmar: Parliament Cancels Discussions on Letpadaungtaung Copper Mine Project, Military Land Seizures

Mar 11, 2016 | Eleven Myanmar

Win Myint, the speaker of Lower House, announced to MPs at a regular parliament session that the discussions on the Letpadaungtaung copper mine project and…

Do You Know Leaders in the Environment and Security Sectors in Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, or South Sudan? Send Us a Message!

Mar 10, 2016 | ELI & UNEP

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are soliciting input from Members of the Environmental Peacebuilding Community of Practice to…

Myanmar: Climate Change Could Cause 4450 Deaths in Myanmar

Mar 10, 2016 | Yola Verbruggen, Myanmar Times

Researchers have predicted that climate change will have such severe impact on food production that it could lead to 4450 deaths in Myanmar by 2050.…

Myanmar: Myanmar’s Jade Bounty is Disappearing ‘in Front of Our Eyes’: Hpakant MP

Mar 10, 2016 | Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times

U Tint Soe, the new lower house MP for Hpakant township, discusses his frustration with Chinese lawbreakers, large-scale excavation, narcotics, landslides, environmental damage and the…

Conflict Minerals: Intel Commits to No More Conflict Minerals in 2016

Mar 10, 2016 | Ariella Brown, EBN

In his CES 2016 keynote, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich cast a spotlight on Intel's goals beyond technology, particularly the achievement of attaining conflict-free  status in 2016. In an…

South Sudan: Oil Minister: Technical Assessment of Damaged Unity Oil Fields Underway

Mar 10, 2016 | Radio Tamazuj

South Sudan's oil minister Steven Dhieu Dau says Wednesday that his ministry is working to boost oil production to raise more income for the country. Dau told…

Sierra Leone: 'Women Are Still Marginalised in Land Ownership'

Mar 10, 2016 | Joseph S. Margai, Concord Times

Director of Green Scenery, Joseph Rahall, has disclosed that in Sierra Leone women are still marginalised in the ownership of land. He made this disclosure…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Shrinking Oil Reserves Crimp Iraqi Kurdistan's Allure

Mar 10, 2016 | Ron Bousso, Reuters

A string of downgrades to Iraqi Kurdistan's oil reserves is a fresh blow to the autonomous region's fledgling oil industry already crippled by conflict, political…

Chad: Expert in Food Security and Nutrition

Mar 9, 2016 | CARE Canada

Given the context of chronic food and nutrition insecurity in Chad and recurrence of climate and social shocks, CARE has set itself the objective of…

Ethiopia: Agricultural Development Coordinator

Mar 9, 2016 | Pharo Foundation

The Pharo Foundation is a private foundation committed to the development of Africa. Our vision is an economically self-reliant Africa. Our mission is to facilitate…

Ethiopia: Water and Sanitation Development Coordinator

Mar 9, 2016 | Pharo Foundation

The Pharo Foundation is a private foundation committed to the development of Africa. Our vision is an economically self-reliant Africa. Our mission is to facilitate…

Somalia: Agricultural Development Coordinator

Mar 9, 2016 | Pharo Foundation

Vacancy Announcement The Pharo Foundation is a private foundation committed to the development of Africa. Our vision is an economically self-reliant Africa. Our mission is to…

Somalia: Water Development Coordinator

Mar 9, 2016 | Pharo Foundation

Vacancy Announcement The Pharo Foundation is a private foundation committed to the development of Africa. Our vision is an economically self-reliant Africa. Our mission is to…

Armed Conflict Harms Countries’ Environmental Performance

Mar 9, 2016 | Doug Weir

Improvements in global environmental monitoring are continuing to provide evidence showing that conflicts and insecurity have a persistent and negative impact on environmental governance. With…

Myanmar: Suu Kyi Party Mulling Myanmar China Dam Rethink, Says Economic Advisor

Mar 9, 2016 | Agence France-Presse

Aung San Suu Kyi's incoming government is considering a rethink of a controversial Chinese-backed dam in Myanmar and looking for ways to end a military…

Sierra Leone: 'One Day, They Will Rise up': Explosive Anger Builds around a Tiffany Diamond Mine

Mar 9, 2016 | Cooper Inveen, VICE News

When the siren begins to wail, those who live closest to the mine start packing up their belongings. Armed guards keep watch, ensuring that they…

Iraq: Iraq Prepares to Amend Its Existing Oil Contracts

Mar 9, 2016 | Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor

Oil revenues accruing from oil field development and production in Iraq no longer match the revenues made before the licensing contracts the Ministry of Oil…

Myanmar: Yangon Water Supplies to Outlast Hot Season, Says YCDC

Mar 9, 2016 | Khin Wyne Phyu Phyu, Myanmar Times

Yangon has nothing to fear from El Niño, city officials say, despite warnings that the weather phenomenon will bring drought to many parts of the…

Africa: Hunger Intensifies in Areas Suffering From Drought, Flooding and Conflict - UN Report

Mar 9, 2016 | United Nations

Thirty-four countries, including 27 in Africa, are currently in need of external assistance for food due to drought, flooding and civil conflicts, according to a…

Environment, Peace, and Security Certification of Professional Achievement

Mar 8, 2016 | Columbia University

Columbia University’s Environment, Peace, and Security Certification of Professional Achievement will prepare you to understand the rapidly changing connections between environment and security dynamics, and…

Armed Groups and Mineral Extraction in the DRC

Mar 8, 2016 | Washikala Malango

As armed groups are the main perpetrators of the ongoing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, many actors working in the country have…

Who Owns the Land?

Mar 8, 2016 | Tom Hundley

In little more than half a century, the world’s population has increased from 2 billion to more than 7 billion. Unfortunately, the size of the…

Can Mining Dig Rural Women Out of Poverty in Ghana?

Mar 8, 2016 | Amani Mhinda

Walking within the artisanal and small-scale mining population in Tarkwa, one of Ghana's principal mining regions, it dawns on me that the local population has…

Women Pay Heavier Price for Big Dams

Mar 8, 2016 | Jamie Skinner

Large dams are displacing thousands of people in West Africa in societies where women traditionally have few legal or customary rights to the natural resources…

Myanmar: China Says Still Trying to Resolve Stalled Myanmar Dam Scheme

Mar 8, 2016 | Reuters

China is pursuing efforts to resolve the problem of a stalled dam project in Myanmar, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding that Beijing had…

Liberia: ‘Too Much Money’: No Land - GVL Planning Liberia Bow

Mar 8, 2016 | Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica

A recurring Liberian nightmare is forcing another concessionaire out the door. FrontPageAfrica has reliably learned that the palm giant, Golden Veroleum, the world’s second largest…

Kurdistan/Iraq: Idle Pipeline Almost Halves North Iraq February Oil Exports

Mar 7, 2016 | Isabel Coles, Reuters

Oil exports from northern Iraq nearly halved in February due to the ongoing outage of a pipeline to Turkey, wiping $350 million off the cash-strapped…

Environmental Peacebuilding & Sustainability: Peace Parks in the Balkans

Mar 6, 2016 | International Peace Park Expeditions & Ohio University

International Peace Park Expeditions and Ohio University will offer the following accredited academic expedition focused on Environmental Peacebuilding this summer with a deadline to apply…

Myanmar: China Will Renegotiate on Myitsone Dam with New Government

Mar 5, 2016 | Mizzima

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr. Hong Lian said that China would renegotiate with Myanmar’s new government on Myitsone Dam, averting any call to seek damages…