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Nepal: Program Manager
Dec 16, 2015
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Catholic Relief Services
As the Nepal program transitions from emergency response into recovery, resilience and development programming, the Livelihoods PM II will have overall responsibility for the development,…
Climate Change is a National Security Issue - But Not for the Reasons You Think
Dec 16, 2015
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Neil Berg and Nick Burger
The connection between climate change, conflict, and U.S. national security is receiving increasing attention from political analysts, government agencies, and even the White House. At…
Food Security: Building Peace: A Path to Resilience in the Face of Food Insecurity
Dec 16, 2015
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Kate McMahon, Devex
This year’s weather forecast is grim for vulnerable communities and households around the world. Recent reports indicate that this year’s extreme El Nino is having…
Libya/Islamic State: Islamic State Looks to North Africa for Oil, Recruits
Dec 16, 2015
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Carla Babb, Voice of America
Libya and the Sinai are “vulnerable” areas that the Islamic State group would like to exploit for potential oil revenue and recruits, officials say, as…
Taking Back the Narrative on Dodd-Frank’s Conflict Minerals Provision
Dec 15, 2015
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Per-Olof Loof
I recently had the privilege to testify before the House Financial Services Committee’s Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee (Nov. 17, 2015). The hearing was held…
How we can Link our Responses to Conflict and Climate Change
Dec 15, 2015
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Janani Vivekananda
Last week saw the most significant climate change agreement of our lifetimes. After 21 years of wrangling, world leaders finally managed to reach a deal…
Myanmar: UN: Poverty, Conflict Drive Opium Production in Myanmar-Laos
Dec 15, 2015
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Ron Corben, Voice of America
The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime’s latest opium survey for Myanmar and Laos, released Tuesday, said poverty and conflict are the driving forces behind…
Global: Conflict Tops List of Global Risks
Dec 15, 2015
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Strategic Risk
A UNEP report supports the findings of the World Economic Forum that interstate conflict with regional consequences is now rated as the most likely of…
Ethiopia: Five Dead in Ethiopia Protests Sparked by Land Grab Fears
Dec 15, 2015
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Agence France-Presse
Ethiopia's government said Tuesday five people had died in weeks of protests sparked by land grab fears in the country's Oromia region, dismissing opposition reports…
Liberia: 6th EITI Report Shows Gains in Extractive Sector
Dec 15, 2015
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Omari Jackson, Liberian Observer
The Liberian government received more revenues than payments declared by eight reporting companies because of the net difference of U$5,361,233 or 2.9% of the total…
South Sudan: South Sudan, Rocked by Conflict and Economy Reeling from Falling Oil Prices, Devalues Currency by 84%
Dec 15, 2015
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Okech Francis and Neo Khanyile, Mail & Guardian Africa
South Sudan devalued its currency by 84% as the government abandoned efforts to fix the exchange rate and allowed the pound to trade freely, surrendering to…
South Sudan: New Report Exposes South Sudan’s War Machine, Offers Steps to Target Financial Interests and Counter Potential Spoilers
Dec 15, 2015
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South Sudan News Agency
Today, on the two-year anniversary of the start of South Sudan’s civil war, a new report by the Enough Project exposes the political and financial…
Climate Security: Climate Change Will Create More Violent Extremism, If We Let It
Dec 15, 2015
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Jessica Leber, Co.Exist
The protests and violent conflict in Syria that began in 2011 originally took U.S. security analysts by surprise. Early in the Arab Spring, the State…
Liberia: LEITI Report Reveals More Revenue, Less Payment
Dec 15, 2015
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Willie N. Tokpah, FrontPageAfrica
The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has released its sixth report with major reveling discrepancy of net differences of more revenues than payments declared by…
Iraq: Iraqi State Oil Firm Official Shot Dead in Kirkuk city: Police
Dec 14, 2015
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Reuters
Gunmen shot dead a senior employee of Iraq's state-run North Oil Company (NOC) on Monday, the third company official to be killed in the past…
Iraq’s Economic Reform for 2016
Dec 13, 2015
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Luay Al-Khatteeb
In August 2015, Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi introduced reforms to shrink the size of the government and tackle corruption. Luay Al Khatteeb Founding Director…
Iraq: There is No Respite for Iraq’s Oil Industry
Dec 13, 2015
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Saadallah Al Fathi, Gulf News
Iraq’s oil revenues are now projected at $50 billion this year compared to about $84 billion in 2014 even though exports increased by about 0.5…
SEC Takes Long-Awaited Step to Combat Rampant Corruption in the Oil, Gas and Mining Industry
Dec 11, 2015
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Zorka Milin and Corinna Gilfillan
Today the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a strong proposed rule to implement a landmark transparency law which requires US-listed oil, gas and mining companies…
South Sudan: Camera Traps Snap First Photos of Endangered Elephants (and Other Rare Species) in South Sudan
Dec 11, 2015
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Earth Touch
Despite years of civil conflict in South Sudan, the nation’s wildlife seems to be persevering. A new camera trap survey has revealed that the country’s…
United States: SEC Proposes Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers under Dodd-Frank Act
Dec 11, 2015
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US Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rules that would require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to the U.S. federal government…
Moving Beyond The Jurisdiction Victory In West Philippine Sea
Dec 10, 2015
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Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
The October 29 decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration stating that it has jurisdiction over the case initiated by the Philippines against China was…
Deepening Australia’s Regional Relationships through Climate Security
Dec 10, 2015
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Robert Sturrock
Climate change undermines regional human security, with inaction breeding greater insecurity. Conventional wisdom about Australia’s geography is that we are uniquely located to capitalise on…
The EITI and Commodities Trading Transparency: Where Are We Headed?
Dec 10, 2015
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Nicholas Garrett
For the past 2 years RCS Global has been advising Trafigura on its journey to become the commodities trading industry leader on transparency. With developments…
Iraq/Kurdistan: War with Islamic State, Low Oil Prices Cripple Once-Vibrant Economy in Iraq's Kurdish Region
Dec 10, 2015
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Balint Szlanko, Associated Press
Less than two years ago, Iraq's northern Kurdish region was booming, as oil revenues poured in and foreign investors flocked to a rare island of…
Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: Leaked Budget Document Provides Glimpse into How ISIS Makes Money [Audio]
Dec 10, 2015
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Stacey Vanek Smith, NPR
NPR explores how ISIS gets its money and why that makes it so hard to turn off the money spigot. It examines how ISIS makes…
The “Water Wars” Trap
Dec 9, 2015
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Josh Newton
As negotiations at the Paris climate conference head into the final, critical stage, a piece of pop wisdom is coming to a boil: “They say…
Oil Fuels War and Terrorists Like ISIS: The Climate Movement Can Bring Peace
Dec 9, 2015
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Rebecca Solnit
Greed for petroleum has produced plenty of war. War can be defined narrowly, as conflict between nations, or broadly, as large-scale violence in pursuit of…
DRC: Program Analyst
Dec 8, 2015
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UNDP
La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) est aujourd’hui sollicitée par l’impératif de renforcer sa résilience dans le but d’agir comme un acteur actif de développement.…
DRC: Expert in Gender and Socio-economic Development
Dec 8, 2015
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UNDP
Dans sa mission d’appui au Gouvernement Congolais, le PNUD-RDC a, avec le concours de ses partenaires, mis au point un programme multi-sectoriel de lutte contre…
The U.S. Asia-Pacific Rebalance, National Security, and Climate Change
Dec 8, 2015
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Schuyler Null and Deepshri Mathur
In the hierarchy of global and national security challenges, climate change comes out near the top, said a panel of distinguished defense, diplomacy, and intelligence…