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Iraq: Iraq Oil Partners Seek Contract Changes to Boost Output
Nov 10, 2015
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Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg
International oil companies could boost production in Iraq beyond current targets if production contracts were changed to give more incentives for investment, according to BP…
How to Keep the Peace in an Age of Water Wars
Nov 9, 2015
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John Converse Townsend
Water is life, but it’s increasingly scarce on planet Earth. The issue isn’t so much one of availability, but of poor management. One billion people…
Iraq/Turkey/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey
Nov 9, 2015
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California Turkish Times
There’s a single factor Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is utilizing extra than its fair share of water.…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Projects Paralysed by Budget Problems
Nov 9, 2015
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Wil Crisp, MEED
Since the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (Isis) gained control of Iraq’s second-biggest city in June 2014 the value of active large capital projects…
Liberia: Oil Blocks Sale - Liberia to Complete Controversial Kosmos Deal
Nov 9, 2015
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Rodney D. Sieh, FrontPageAfrica
Liberia appears to be nearing closer to sealing the lease of two controversial oil blocks as the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's government nears the finish line. Negotiations…
Crimes Against the Environment: The Silent Victim of Warfare
Nov 8, 2015
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Steven Freeland
Acts perpetrated during the course of warfare have, through the ages, led to significant environmental destruction. These have included situations in which the natural environment…
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Dependence On Natural Resources Is Bad for the DRC
Nov 8, 2015
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Yvan Yenda Ilunga
Many African countries have in recent years shown phenomenal economic growth. But recent developments on global markets - including the drop in prices of commodities such…
Myanmar: Controversial Dam in Kachin Dents Aung San Suu Kyi's Popularity
Nov 8, 2015
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Pichayada Promchertchoo, Channel NewsAsia
Controversy surrounding the Myitsone dam in Kachin State has bred resentment among the ethnic locals against Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party…
China's Xi Jinping Talks Peace, Not War, Heading Off Conflicts In Summits With Historic Old Foes
Nov 7, 2015
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Donald Kirk
President Xi Jinping is shaking the hands of so many leaders of neighboring powers with which China has been on unpleasant terms, he gives the impression he’s…
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 7, 2015
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News Hour
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…
Available for Download: Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
Nov 6, 2015
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ELI & UNEP
Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding is now available for download free of charge. This is the fifth book to be published in a series of…
Growing the Conflict-Free Movement at Illinois College
Nov 6, 2015
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Allie McNamara
If someone had asked me exactly a year ago what I thought of conflict minerals, I would have had no idea what to say. Today, I…
UNEP Marks International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2015
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UNEP
On the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underlined the continuing…
Statement by UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment during War and Armed Conflict
Nov 6, 2015
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UNEP
Every year, for the last 14 years, the world has designated 6 November to acknowledge the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment…
Myanmar: Distribution of Natural Resources a Key Election Issue in Myanmar Polls
Nov 6, 2015
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Panu Wongcha-um, Channel NewsAsia
Myanmar's historic elections are just days away and one of the biggest issues concerning voters is economic development and the distribution of natural resources, particularly…
Yemen: Second Freak Storm Heads for Yemen, WMO Says
Nov 6, 2015
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Reuters
A new tropical cyclone is heading for Yemen three days after a storm dumped several years' worth of rain on the port city of Mukalla,…
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: Meet War’s Other Casualty…the Environment
Nov 6, 2015
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Joanna Parkman, care2
If you needed another reason to object to military conflict, thank the environment. At least 40 percent of internal conflicts have been linked to the…
Kuwait/Iraq: History: November 6, 1991 Canadians Cap the Last Oil Fire in the Gulf War
Nov 6, 2015
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Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
In 1990, after a long-standing feud with neighbouring Kuwait, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army invaded the country. Iraq had accused Kuwait of slant drilling into Iraq’s…
Iraq: Cholera Spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain - UNICEF
Nov 6, 2015
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Isabel Coles, Reuters
A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of pilgrims prepare to visit…
Myanmar: See the True Cost of Burmese Jade
Nov 6, 2015
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Charlie Campbell, Time
For the Chinese, jade’s luster represents good fortune, prosperity and longevity. For impoverished Burmese toiling in squalid mines, it represents escape, or at least the…
Sierra Leone: With Ebola Waning, Sierra Leone Seeks to Rebuild its Economy
Nov 6, 2015
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Alex Lawson, Independent
The people of Sierra Leone will breathe an uneasy sign of relief today. The west African nation is expected to be officially be declared free…
China/South China Sea: China's Xi Says Wants South China Sea Issue Resolved Peacefully
Nov 6, 2015
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Rujun Shen, Reuters
China has always insisted the dispute in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully through talks, but the government has a responsibility to protect…
SEC to Issue Final Dodd-Frank Resource Extraction Disclosure Rule by June 2016 (Maybe)
Nov 5, 2015
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Cydney Posner
As noted in this Law 360 article and in this thecorporatecounsel.net blog , on Friday, the SEC filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese President Visits Vietnam to Discuss Stronger Ties, Dispute over South China Sea
Nov 5, 2015
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Associated Press
Chinese President Xi Jinping's meetings in Vietnam beginning Thursday follow the communist countries' efforts to repair ties strained over disputes in the South China Sea.…
United States: Importance of Agriculture to National Security Scrutinized
Nov 5, 2015
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Laura Lloyd, Food Business News
The United States needs to stay a step ahead of key challenges faced by its agriculture sector, especially resource scarcity, the threat of bioterrorism and…
South Sudan: South Sudan Replaces State Oil Company Head to Fix Fuel Crisis
Nov 5, 2015
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Oil-producing South Sudan appointed its second director for state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp. in about six months, tasking him with solving fuel shortages that have left…
China: Research Associate
Nov 4, 2015
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Center for American Progress
American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Associate to support the China Policy Director. This person will work on a wide range of…
New Desk Study on Syria Identifies Pollution Risks to Civilians
Nov 4, 2015
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Doug Weir
The ongoing conflict in Syria is likely to have a disastrous impact on the environment and public health, according to a new study published by…
Liberia: Boosting Liberia's Tourism Sector - a Resort in the Making
Nov 4, 2015
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Alpha Daffae Senkpeni, FrontPageAfrica
A little farther from the Du-Port Road Waterside Community in Paynesville City, lies what many continue to describe as the beauty of naturalness ingrained with…
DRC: Mining for Change: The Road Ahead for the DRC's Artisanal Miners
Nov 4, 2015
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Naki B. Mendoza, Devex
The mining industry is often affiliated with large-scale operations and massive capital investments, but it is the small scale miners that form the bulk of…