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Iraq: ISIS is Using Water as a Weapon in Iraq
Jul 15, 2014
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PRI
According to a report by meterologist Eric Holthaus, militant groups in Iraq are taking advantage of the country's drought, squeezing Baghdad by controlling the water flow to…
Iraq: Is Climate Change Destabilizing Iraq?
Jul 15, 2014
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Slate
This winter was not a good one for farmers in the Fertile Crescent.
A punishing drought hit most of Syria and northern Iraq during what’s normally…
Uganda: Program Director (Head of Mission)
Jul 15, 2014
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The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG)
Program Director (Head of Mission) in Uganda at The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG)
About GRG: The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) helps former child soldiers and combatants…
Central African Republic: Forest Governance at Risk
Jul 15, 2014
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EU Forest Watch
The EU and others donors are slowly re-engaging in the Central African Republic (CAR) to support reconstruction and stabilisation efforts. In May, the European Union…
Ivory Coast VPA: Work in Progress
Jul 15, 2014
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EU Forest Watch
Representatives from the Ivory Coast -government, private sector and civil society- met with European Commission officials in Brussels from 24 - 26 June 2014, to…
Myanmar: Development and Alternative Crops Provide Hope In War On Illicit Drugs – UN
Jul 15, 2014
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United Nations
Senior United Nations officials today called for a greater focus on development activities and alternative crops in countries where the tight grip of drug lords…
Sierra Leone: Reprocessing of Tongo Sample Tailings Results in 29% Grade Increase
Jul 15, 2014
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Leandi Kolver, Mining Weekly
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The reprocessing of bulk sample tailings at West Africa-focused diamond developer Stellar Diamonds’ Tongo kimberlite dyke project, in Sierra Leone, has yielded…
Liberia: Lawyer Wants Ellen's Intervention
Jul 15, 2014
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AllAfrica
The Executive Director of Innocence Project Africa (INPA), has requested the intervention of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in a controversy surrounding a disputed land within the…
Myanmar: As Japan’s Aid Money Pours In – Community Groups Raise Concerns
Jul 15, 2014
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John Arterbury, Karen News
When three villagers from rural Myanmar visited Tokyo earlier this month they came equipped with an unusual itinerary. Rather than spend time exploring the city’s…
Iraq: Kurds May Have Oil To Export, But Buyers Are Harder To Find
Jul 15, 2014
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Jackie Northman, NPR
Kurdish security forces, the peshmerga, have , in northern Iraq. The fields have the potential to put billions of dollars into the coffers of the…
Global: Linking Humanitarian, Development and Climate Finance Critical for Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
Jul 15, 2014
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Asian Tribune
Three sources of finance - humanitarian, development and climate finance - play a critical role in supporting recovery efforts in fragile and conflict-affected countries, says…
Containing the Resource Crisis
Jul 14, 2014
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Project Syndicate
The proclamation of a new Cold War, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, turned out to be alarmist and premature. However, it reflected the anxiety of…
Liberia: EPA Predicts Threat to Environment
Jul 14, 2014
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Jimmey C. Fahngon, AllAfrica
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it foresees threat to the environment of Liberia if measures are not taken to ensure sustainability of the country's…
Liberia: Sineoans Issue 10-Day Ultimatum
Jul 14, 2014
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E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor, AllAfrica
Citizens of Sinoe County, through their superintendent, have issued a ten-day ultimatum to the management of SGS to give permit to the Atlantic Resource Company…
Myanmar: Military Seized Land to Extend Golf Course, Say Farmers
Jul 14, 2014
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Yay Khel, Mizzima
Farmers in western Bago Region have demonstrated over a lack of response from the authorities to their request for returning land they say was seized…
Timor-Leste: Analysis: Why Timor-Leste’s Stability Could Be Deceptive
Jul 14, 2014
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IRIN
DILI, 18 July 2014 (IRIN) - Timor-Leste’s current stability could be undermined by a sharp decline in oil revenues and leadership challenges if the country’s…
Myanmar: China Backed Dam Projects “Fuelling” Conflict in Shan State
Jul 14, 2014
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Karen News
The Shan Human Rights Foundation, a community based human rights organisation, claims that since June 11th the Burma Army has been attacking civilians and is…
South Sudan: Famine Looms In South Sudan
Jul 13, 2014
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AFK Insider
At night, the glow from the lights of the oil installations in Paloich cuts through many miles of undeveloped South Sudanese countryside.
During the day, the…
Myanmar: The Smuggled Stone That Was Once More Precious Than Gold
Jul 13, 2014
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Alex Preston, BBC
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is one of the world's largest Jade producers - but with trade bound by international sanctions, many of the precious…
Development Diamonds
Jul 11, 2014
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Rapaport
The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West…
Myanmar: Achieving Burma’s Energy Goal Will Be ‘Very Tough’: Report
Jul 11, 2014
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The Irrawady
Burma faces a “very tough task” to achieve the Ministry of Electric Power’s ambition to develop a modern national energy infrastructure in the next 15…
Sierra Leone: ‘Minerals Sector is Growing’- NMA DG
Jul 11, 2014
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Awoko
The prophecy made by President Ernest Bai Koroma that by 2035 Sierra Leone will become a middle-income country, has been conceived by the Director General…
Central African Republic: WASH Project Manager
Jul 10, 2014
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Tearfund
Immediate start until end November 2014 (possible extension, subject to funding)
Unaccompanied
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with Tearfund in our new programme…
Turkey: WASH Technical Programme Manager. Syria Response
Jul 10, 2014
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Save the Children
The WASH Technical Programme Manager will be based in Antakya overseeing WASH programs in Northern Syria (Idlib, Aleppo etc with the possibility to expand in…
Liberia: Pres. Sirleaf Not Under Probe - Speaker Tyler
Jul 10, 2014
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allAfrica
House Speaker Alex Tyler, has denied media reports here of President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf being probed by the House of Representatives for alleged mismanagement of…
Congo: Sexwale 'Caught Up' in US Probe of Suspect DRC Mining Deal
Jul 10, 2014
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Mail&Guardian
In the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Congo River rises from the Katanga Plateau to arc across central Africa and drain…
Conflict Minerals: White House adds Conflict Minerals Trade to Criteria for U.S Sanctions
Jul 10, 2014
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Compliance Week
Companies, scrambling to identify “conflict minerals” from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that may enter their supply chains, now have even more to worry…
South Sudan: Global Witness Rings Alarm Bell Over South Sudan's Finances
Jul 10, 2014
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allAfrica
The UK-based Global Witness warned that South Sudan is in the process of racking up more debt of which the bulk of it is not…
Call for Papers: International Conference on Environmental and Territorial Sciences
Jul 9, 2014
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World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The ICETS 2014: International Conference on Environmental and Territorial Sciences is the premier interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in…
Conflict Resources: Conflict Minerals Law Starts Working Despite Poor Industry Response
Jul 9, 2014
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African-American Observer
A U.S. law on conflict minerals is curbing African warlords' presence around mines in Congo, campaigners say, but its full impact remains unclear, with most…