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Sudan: Associate Director

Jan 16, 2016 | Enough Project

The Associate Director position requires deep policy knowledge of the region and experience in team leadership. The Associate Director will carry out and lead research…

DRC: Policy Analyst

Jan 16, 2016 | Enough Project

The Policy Analyst for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region will be responsible for researching and writing about the drivers of…

DRC: Country Director

Jan 16, 2016 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world, active in almost 100 countries. It has…

Cambodia: Conservation Programme Manager

Jan 16, 2016 | World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF-Cambodia is looking for a highly committed, energetic and qualified Conservation Programme Manager to join the world’s largest and most respected international conservation organization. He/she will 1)…

Program Analyst

Jan 16, 2016 | USAID

Be a senior member of a multi-disciplinary team focused on increasing the effectiveness of international development activities in fragile and conflict-affected parts of the world.…

Iraq: Iraq's Southern Oil Exports Running at 3.3 Million bpd, Unaffected by Clashes

Jan 16, 2016 | Reuters

Iraq's exports from its southern region have been running at an average daily rate of 3.297 million barrels per day (bpd) so far this month,…

Myanmar: Rampaging Elephants Force Myanmar Villagers to Tree-Top Refuge

Jan 16, 2016 | Agence France-Presse

Pushed from their forest home by encroaching farm land, wild elephants are driving fearful villagers in a Myanmar township to seek refuge in tree houses…

Missing the Peace for the Trees

Jan 15, 2016 | Arthur Blundell and Emily Harwell

Natural resources play a role in nearly half of the world's conflicts, but when it comes to ending wars, they're almost always forgotten.

Water Wars: Beijing Faces Further Pushback over Moves in the Asian Pacific

Jan 15, 2016 | Lawfare Staff

Diplomatic protests continued this week over China’s landing of multiple civilian aircraft on Fiery Cross Reef—a PRC-held artificial island in the Spratly chain. In addition…

An Empty Table? Food-Climate-Conflict Connections in Paris

Jan 15, 2016 | Roger-Mark De Souza and Meaghan Parker

Security, terrorism, conflict, and peace: you won’t find any of these words in the landmark agreement released on December 12 at the 2015 Paris Climate…

Myanmar: Govt Releases Long-Awaited Environmental Guidelines for Megaprojects

Jan 15, 2016 | Frontier Myanmar

The government on Thursday announced new assessment requirements for investment projects that could cause environmental and social harm. The new Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedures,…

Myamar: Water Management Requires a More Holistic View

Jan 15, 2016 | Piyaporn Wongruang, Nationmultimedia

As of Tuesday, the combined amount of usable water retained in seven major dams, including Bhumibol and Sirikit, that feed the Central plains stood at…

From Banned Crayons to Concrete, Gaza Struggles to Rebuild After a Decade of Israeli Blockade

Jan 14, 2016 | Robert Fantina

In addition to essential building supplies like boards and concrete, Israel’s blocked crayons, soccer balls, musical instruments and even potato chips from entering Gaza. Gaza…

Tracking National Security in the Paris Outcome

Jan 14, 2016 | Carley Chavara

Security was inseparable from the climate talks in Paris, from the safety of conference participants to how climate change impacts the stability of nations. Though…

Myanmar: Myanmar Aims High for Gas Discoveries in the Future

Jan 14, 2016 | Khine Kyaw, Eleven Myanmar

The recent discovery of gas in Block A-6 is just the first of numerous discoveries in Myanmar, which remains an attractive frontier for international oil…

Afghanistan: The U.S. Spent a Half Billion on Mining in Afghanistan with ‘Limited Progress’

Jan 14, 2016 | Megan McCloskey, Pro Publica

The United States has spent nearly half a billion dollars and five years developing Afghanistan’s oil, gas and minerals industries — and has little to…

Liberia: Land Commission and the Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA) Completes Ten Days Awareness Campaign on the Land Authority Bill

Jan 14, 2016 | Liberian Observer

The Land Commission in collaboration with one of its partners, Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA) has completed a ten-day intensive awareness campaign on the draft…

Fire and Oil: The Collateral Environmental Damage of Airstrikes on ISIS Oil Facilities

Jan 13, 2016 | Wim Zwijnenburg and Annica Waleij

As the United States, Russia, and others step up attacks on the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), there is concern over their…

Iraq and the Kurds Are Going Broke

Jan 13, 2016 | New York Times

Iraqi and American officials leading the military campaign against the Islamic State now have to wrestle with a challenge that has the potential to change…

Myanmar: Key Witness Missing in Illegal Jade Ownership Case

Jan 13, 2016 | Swan Ye Htut, Myanmar Times

Kachin State resident Ngwe Si Hein and the Runjan Stone company have been battling for three years over the ownership of a rock of rough…

Myanmar: Govt Rejects China’s Request for Timber-Based Industrial Zone in Myanmar

Jan 13, 2016 | Eleven Myanmar

The Myanmar government has rejected China’s requests to purchase timber in log form under a tender system and to build a timber-based industrial zone in…

Liberia: Senate Pro-Tempore Wants Review of Forest Policies

Jan 13, 2016 | FrontPageAfrica

In the wake of recommendations from western countries to pay poor countries including Liberia for its forest reserve, Senate Pro-Tempore Armah Jallah is recommending a…

Colombia: Colombia Continues Work on Gold Projects Despite Dropping Prices

Jan 13, 2016 | LATINONE

Mining companies are still continuing their gold projects in Colombia despite the weakening local currency, which offsets falling gold prices. Miners, including Continental Gold, Red…

Philippines/China/South China Sea: Time Is of the Essence in South China Sea Arbitration Case

Jan 13, 2016 | Ernest Bower and Conor Cronin, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

The timing of the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the Philippines’ case against China’s nine-dash-line claims has critical geopolitical…

Call for Papers: The Water-Gender Violence Nexus

Jan 12, 2016 | King's Water (King's College)

King's Water will be participating in the 2016 Annual International Conference (30 August – 2 September 2016) of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in…

Afghanistan: Afghan Rivers Need Better Management

Jan 12, 2016 | Institute for War & Peace Reporting

A national strategy to manage Afghanistan’s abundant water reserves is urgently needed, according to debates organised by IWPR in three Afghan provinces. The events in…

Conflict Minerals: How Intel Eliminated War from Its Supply Chain

Jan 12, 2016 | Alexander C. Kaufman, Huffington Post

Seven years ago, Carolyn Duran realized the company she worked for had blood on its hands. Intel -- the world's largest semiconductor maker, where Duran…

Myanmar: Gold Miner Opens Case Amid Fresh Protests

Jan 12, 2016 | Than Naing Soe, Myanmar Times

A gold-mining company supported by military-owned Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings opened a case with Mandalay police last week, after 100 people occupied the site…

Myanmar: CSOs Ask to Be Heard in Timber Trade Talks with China

Jan 12, 2016 | Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy

A network of some 150 civil society organizations (CSOs) have called for their voices to be heard in bilateral timber trade talks between Burma and…

Colombia: La Peor Sequía en Casi dos Décadas Sacude a Colombia [The Worst Drought in Nearly Two Decades Shakes Colombia]

Jan 12, 2016 | EL PAÍS

Colombia, un país donde el verde y la lluvia caracterizan gran parte de su territorio, vive la peor sequía en casi dos décadas. Sus efectos…