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Call for Papers: Human Migration and the Environment: Futures, Policies, Invention
Jan 4, 2015
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Durham University, UK
Human migration and the environment are two of the most pressing issues of our times. But what is stake when these two phenomena are articulated…
South Sudan/Sudan: Sudan to Receive $884 Million from Juba in Oil Transit Fees in 2014
Jan 4, 2015
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Sudan Vision
Khartoum – South Sudan’s Oil Minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, said on Saturday that Sudan’s share from transit fees of South Sudan’s oil amounted to US$884…
Climate Change: Weather & Climate Summit Returns to Breckenridge with Sessions on Sea Ice and Climate Security
Jan 4, 2015
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Bob Berwyn, Summit County Citizens Voice
FRISCO — This year’s Glen Gerberg Weather and Climate Summit in Breckenridge once again features some notable climate scientists, including James Balog, who has documented…
Iraq: Iraq's Oil Revenues Hit Despite Record Exports
Jan 4, 2015
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Gulf Daily News
BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in decades in December, the oil ministry's spokesman said yesterday, but vital revenues were being hit by…
The Business of War
Jan 3, 2015
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Asad Zaman
As plans for war against Syria heat up, new myths are being manufactured to support it. In line with Major General Smedley Butler’s thesis, we…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Exports Soar but Low Prices Hit Revenue
Jan 3, 2015
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Al Arabiya
Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in decades in December, the oil ministry's spokesman said on Saturday, but vital revenues were being hit by…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Revenue at $3.38 Bln, Hit by Conflict and Price Falls
Jan 3, 2015
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Reuters
South Sudan's oil revenue last year was hit by reduced output because of conflict in the African republic and the rapid decline in oil prices,…
Myanmar: Myanmar Returns to What Sells: Heroin
Jan 3, 2015
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Thomas Fuller, New York Times
BANG LAEM, Myanmar — A decade ago, Myanmar seemed on course to wipe out the opium fields and heroin jungle labs along its eastern border,…
London: Executive Director
Jan 2, 2015
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Global Witness
Global Witness is seeking an Executive Director to run the organisation and its pioneering investigations and campaigns.
Salary: Around £80,000 pa
Global Witness is an international organisation…
Myanmar: Protests Against Letpadaung Mine Staged in Burma’s Biggest Cities
Jan 2, 2015
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The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Activists in Burma’s two largest cities took to the streets on Thursday to show their solidarity with farmers affected by the Letpadaung copper…
Crunching the Numbers on Climate Change, Conflict, and Food Aid
Dec 31, 2014
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Sarah Meyerhoff
Two studies push back on recent analyses that claim to demonstrate empirical links between food aid and conflict and climate change and conflict.
This summer, Nathan…
Who is Setting Libya’s Oil on Fire?
Dec 31, 2014
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Ali Ibrahim
Those worried about the slump in the oil market—which has seen prices of crude oil fall to their lowest levels in years—may owe a debt…
South Sudan: ‘Silent Emergency’ in South Sudan as Protracted Conflict Displaces Millions of Cattle – UN
Dec 31, 2014
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United Nations
As South Sudan’s livestock owners flee the country’s conflict, a “silent emergency” has emerged threatening the very fabric of society and further undermining social stability,…
Liberia: Plan to Resell Oil Block 16 Contract Exposed
Dec 31, 2014
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Heritage
It can be recalled that recently, the 53rd Legislature ratified the controversial Production Sharing Contract (PSC) of Liberia offshore Oil Block 16 between the Government…
Timor-Leste: Sanitation Specialist
Dec 30, 2014
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BESIK
Aurecon is currently seeking the services of a Sanitation Specialist to facilitate the development of a National Plan for Rural Sanitation Improvement (Roadmap) towards 2030.…
Solomon Islands: Social Scientist
Dec 30, 2014
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WorldFish
WorldFish, a member of the CGIAR Consortium, is an international, nonprofit research organization. CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a…
Afghanistan: Programme Manager AUP
Dec 30, 2014
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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
NRC is starting a new regional integrated programme responding to the needs of Afghan displacement affected communities in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. The overall programme…
The Egypt-Ethiopia Dispute Over the Nile Basin Can Evolve into a Strategic Partnership
Dec 30, 2014
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Goitom Gebreluel
Ethiopia and Egypt have successfully managed to end their millennia-long rivalry over the river Nile. Ethiopia’s announcement in 2011 of its intention to construct Africa’s…
South Sudan: South Sudan Claims Oil Still Flows, Experts Disagree
Dec 30, 2014
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John Tanza, Voice of America
South Sudan Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said Tuesday that oil production, the backbone of the country's economy, has not been affected by the year-old…
Liberia: For Ratification of Block 16 Oil Contract: Lawmakers Bribed Over US$3M?
Dec 30, 2014
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Heritage
Recently, the Legislature ratified the Block 16 Oil Contract few days after the Executive Branch of the Government of Liberia(GOL) headed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf…
Iraq: Basra Leaders Pushing for Regional Autonomy
Dec 30, 2014
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Ali Abu Iraq and Ben Lando, Iraq Oil Report
Leaders in Basra are making a renewed push to form a region akin to the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) – a move that would…
Iraqi PM: Baghdad Unable to Export Oil Without Kurds
Dec 29, 2014
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Mewan Dolamari, Basnews
The Iraqi Prime Minister has said that without reaching an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Baghdad cannot export oil from fields in the…
Iran/Iraq: Iran Approves $15 Billion Plan to Develop Oilfields With Iraq
Dec 29, 2014
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Kambiz Foroohar, Blomberg
Iran’s cabinet approved a four-year $15 billion plan to jointly develop oilfields with Iraq that will increase the nation’s production capacity by 550,000 barrels a…
South Sudan: UN Boosts Food Assistance As ‘Very Critical’ Nile Corridor Reopens
Dec 29, 2014
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United Nations
A barge carrying a shipment of food destined for thousands of people in South Sudan has crossed over from neighbouring Sudan, reopening a long-closed river…
Business's Bribery Shifts Country Dividends To A Privileged Few
Dec 28, 2014
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J. Yanqui Zaza, The Perspective
For big business to get its sweet heart deal, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf paid $31,000, predictably, to each Liberian Senator, to approve an Oil Agreement…
DRC: 15 Killed in Illegal Mine in Democratic Republic of Congo
Dec 28, 2014
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Press TV
At least 15 people have suffocated to death while working in an illegal mine in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Mayor Deoda Kapenda…
Iraq: Iraq Pins Hope on Privatisation as Oil Price Falls and War Against ISIL Takes Its Toll
Dec 28, 2014
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The National
Iraq plans to divest state-owned enterprises as part of a major privatisation push to diversify income and revenues in light of lower oil prices and…
Iraq: Belgian Jet Fighters Destroy ISIL-Used Oil Refinery in Iraq
Dec 28, 2014
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Kuwait News Agency
Two Belgian F-16 fighter jets have destroyed an oil refinery which was being used to supply fuel for ISIL vehicles in western Iraq. According to…
Libya: Libyan Militias Set Fire to Storage Tanks in Renewed Push for Oil, Foreign Minister Says
Dec 28, 2014
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New York Times
Libya’s foreign minister said Sunday that militant groups were making a renewed push to seize oil resources, after an assault on eastern terminals set storage…
China, Viet Nam, South China Sea: China, Vietnam to Address Maritime Disputes without Using 'Megaphone Diplomacy:' Xinhua
Dec 27, 2014
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Pete Sweeney, Reuters
Senior Chinese and Vietnamese officials have agreed to settle their maritime disputes without resorting to "megaphone diplomacy", the official Xinhua news service said on Saturday.
The…