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Ethiopia: Enabling Environment and Policy Specialist
Nov 21, 2015
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International Executive Service Corps
IESC is seeking an enabling environment and policy for an anticipated USAID funded agricultural value chain development program in Ethiopia. It is anticipated that the…
Afghanistan: Regulatory Framework and Capacity Building Specialist
Nov 21, 2015
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International Executive Service Corps
IESC is seeking a regulatory framework and capacity building specialist for an anticipated USAID-funded program in Afghanistan in strengthening watershed and irrigation management. This position…
Afghanistan: Technical Deputy Chief of Party
Nov 21, 2015
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a long-term technical deputy chief of party for the $70 million USAID Regional Agricultural Development Program - West (RADP-W) located in Herat, Afghanistan.…
Cambodia: Horticultural Value-Chain Promotion
Nov 21, 2015
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Winrock International
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity,…
Sierra Leone: Technical Advisor of Operations
Nov 21, 2015
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The Gola Rainforest Programme is an exciting long-term initiative supporting the management of a critical landscape in Sierra Leone which is a global priority for…
Sierra Leone: Manager/Engineer
Nov 21, 2015
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King's Sierra Leone Partnership
The King’s Sierra Leone Partnership (KSLP) is a global health project that aims to help strengthen Sierra Leone’s health system by improving clinical services and…
Mali: Project Manager
Nov 21, 2015
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AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center
The Center is seeking to fill the position of Project Manager for a USAID funded project entitled “Deploying Improved Vegetable Technologies to Overcome Malnutrition and Poverty”…
Central Africa: Plant Health Specialist
Nov 21, 2015
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AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is an international non-profit research and development center committed to alleviating poverty and malnutrition in developing countries through the…
Greece: Environmental Health Manager
Nov 21, 2015
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International Rescue Committee
The Emergency Environmental Health Manager (EHM) is responsible for leading IRC’s emergency WASH response for the refugee influx in Mytilini. The EH Manager will have…
Republic of Congo: Field Conservation Evaluator
Nov 21, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF seeks the services of a consultant to undertake an evaluation of a WWF funded field conservation program in the northern Republic of Congo (TRIDOM landscape).
The consultant…
Peacebuilding Affairs Officer
Nov 21, 2015
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Peace & Collaborative Development Network
The Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) was established to assist and support the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and administer the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). Based on the founding…
Water Wars: Maritime Disputes Feature Prominently during International Summit Circuit
Nov 20, 2015
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Zack Bluestone
By week’s end, the major players in the South and East China Sea will have participated in three separate international conferences touching on tensions in…
Let's Face It, Supply Chain Transparency Is Not Going Away
Nov 20, 2015
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Justmeans
Supply chain transparency is not going away. Consumers want to know where the products they buy come from. Companies will have to disclose more supply…
How Bad Will this El Niño Be? Worse Than You May Think
Nov 20, 2015
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Marc Levy
This week the Earth Institute’s International Research Institute on Climate and Society convened a 2-day workshop reflecting on efforts over the past 20 years to improve responses…
The Right Way to Think about Climate Change and National Security
Nov 19, 2015
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David Roberts
Thanks to some comments by Bernie Sanders in the last Democratic debate, the question of whether climate change is a national security threat has once again bubbled…
Rwanda a Conflict-Free Mineral Country - Govt
Nov 19, 2015
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James Karuhanga
Rwanda must be considered as a conflict-free mineral country, the Minister of State in charge of Mining, Evode Imena, told the US House of Representatives.…
Will Everything Change in Conflict Minerals Reporting Year Three?
Nov 19, 2015
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Alexandria Bennett
On Tuesday, The Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Dodd-Frank Five Years…
Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: Hitting ISIS Where It Hurts by Striking Oil Trucks
Nov 19, 2015
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Jackie Northam, NPR
The debate over how to combat the self-declared Islamic State is increasing in the wake of the Paris attacks. There are calls for more airstrikes…
Iraq/Syria/Islamic State: Obama and Putin Agree on Bombing Islamic State's Oil Pipeline
Nov 19, 2015
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Grant Smith, Ilya Arkhipov, and Henry Meyer, Bloomberg
When Vladimir Putin met with Barack Obama in Turkey on Sunday to discuss the terrorist attacks in Paris, he brought along some photos. The satellite…
Peace Mediation: Natural Resources and Conflict: A Path to Mediation
Nov 19, 2015
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Interpeace
Conflicts can have many causes. Whether political, social or economic, the roots can run deep and often intertwine. However, one root cause is often overlooked:…
South Sudan: South Sudan Struggling to Resettle Refugees Due to Low Oil Prices: President
Nov 18, 2015
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Reuters
South Sudan President Salva Kiir said on Wednesday his country will struggle to resettle thousands of refugees and those displaced internally during nearly two years…
European Union: EU Conflict Minerals Discussions to Begin Next Year
Nov 18, 2015
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Chemical Watch
Negotiations between the EU institutions, on the European Parliament's proposed changes to the conflict minerals Regulation, are expected to ...
China/United States/South China Sea: Obama Calls on China to Stop Land Reclamation in South China Sea
Nov 18, 2015
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Coco Alcuaz, International Business Times
U.S. President Barack Obama said China should stop expansionist activities in the South China Sea a day after he announced the U.S. was giving the…
Water Wars: 'Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace' to Propose Solutions to Conflicts
Nov 18, 2015
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Dinesh Narayanan, Economic Times
Fifteen countries, the United Nations and an Indian think-tank have come together to create a Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace that aims…
Colombia: Blood Gold: From Conflict Zones in Colombia to Jewelry Stores in the US
Nov 18, 2015
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James Bargent and Michael Norby, Al Jazeera
In the department of Cauca in southern Colombia, newly constructed huts and fresh tracks made by heavy machinery indicate an old, abandoned mine is seeing…
Climate Change, Paris, the Rise of ISIS, and What “Causes” Terrorism
Nov 17, 2015
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Andrew Holland
Over the past few days, there have been a number of discussion in the press around the country and around the world on the links…
Prof. Marc Levy Talks About Peace, Conflict, and Climate Risk
Nov 17, 2015
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Security and Sustainability Forum
Prof. Marc Levy, Deputy Director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and faculty member of the Certification of Professional Achievement in…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Exclusive: How Kurdistan Bypassed Baghdad and Sold Oil on Global Markets
Nov 17, 2015
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Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan has for the first time detailed its secretive oil exports operations and said it plans to sell more, whether Baghdad…
Timor-Leste: East Timor Appealing for Australian Public's Support in Border Dispute, Minister Says
Nov 17, 2015
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ABC News
East Timor is seeking Australian public support to try to persuade Canberra to settle a longstanding maritime border dispute over lucrative oil and gas reserves,…
Syria/Islamic State: ISIS Selling Oil to Syria
Nov 17, 2015
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Venture Capital Post
ISIS has begun selling Iraqi crude oil to Syria, against which the Islamic militant group has been fighting to take over the country. In turn,…